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I <br />March 2 8 1, 9 8 6 <br />TO: City �council <br />FROM: Ci ty Ma,nage, <br />SUBJECT: TELEVISING 10F COUNCIL, MEETINGS <br />I <br />Attached is a letter from, th,e Lileague of Women Voters urging the <br />P <br />City Council to televise its meetings. Because of the avail- <br />abJ-1.1-ty of the new cable sysitem and interest in televising <br />meetings, the flollilowing is, provJ-1ded for the Councills informa- <br />ti,on, <br />Ten, suburban clommunit. i-es niot 'Included in the North Suburban <br />21 <br />Cablefranchise, 'were contacted regarding televising of Council <br />p <br />meetings. <br />Bloominiation, - has been teliev Insing meet ings f or ten <br />A <br />years. They are shown livie,, and then again on tape <br />three days later, They use flour cameras (two fixed <br />in place without operators) and f our City staf f to <br />operate the system, . <br />Crystal, - Two cameras operated by volunteers and Cit <br />staff. They have had very few comments from th <br />public . I <br />P <br />Fridley- has televised Council meetings since 1982, <br />Cable ciolmpany proviid,es cameras and does set up before <br />the, meeting,. Citizens have called to say 'Its their <br />"If avori t,e -showill . Al <br />4 <br />Hopkins - began teleivising meetings in January, 1985 <br />Use one, camera, and televise, live. They are plannin <br />to improve bolt,h the audio and video quality of th <br />program.1 Receive quitle a bit of c itizen comment <br />Mostly positive <br />Plymouth - has t,eleilviised since January, 1985. Use two <br />cameras operated by City staff,, Very 118ttle feedback <br />from citizens, <br />