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<br />"Fund raising teiethons, perhaps in combination with other <br />charitable organization (share profits) <br />"Develop a commercial production department that would lease <br />equipment to for-profit producers and would tape events for a <br />price <br /> <br />>Services Media Center Could Provide to the Cities <br /> <br />It's asking a lot for the cities to dedicate most of their franchise fees to the Media Center, <br />when there are government channel programming costs to consider. There are things <br />we can do to reduce that cost to the cities. By transferring many of the programming <br />responsibilities currently performed separately at each city, such as master control, <br />equipment maintenance, and program production, we can reduce the expenses cities <br />have for programming their own channels. Some of these things could be done <br />immediately with current staffing levels. Others, such as taping all city meetings, would <br />require additional staffing, and would need to be implemented further down the road. <br />Examples of services the Media Center could offer cities include: <br /> <br />III Computer and web site support <br />"Video equipment technical support <br />.. Program production; from taping meetings to producing other programs <br />.. Program playback over Government channels <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />We are currently at the maximum PEG fee allowed by our Memorandum of <br />Understanding. We are, however, allowed to increase that level annually to cover cost <br />of living increases. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average CPI for <br />2001 was 2.8%. Increasing the current PEG fee by this amount results in a seven cent <br />increase per subscriber, per month, to $2.45. <br /> <br /> <br />As has just been pointed out, upgrading our equipment systems to the digital format, <br />including Master Control, providing staff necessary to reach our stated goals, and <br />maintaining a facility that gives us adequate space and security are expensive to <br />provide. Increasing the PEG fee and continuing to support the Media Center's efforts <br />through grants from franchise fees will make it possible to reach those goals. <br />