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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 15, 2013 Page 4 positions of the parties, and to preserve timing concerns, with the current franchise agreement set to expire in October of 2013, with no guarantee that terms would be con- tinued under that agreement in the interim. Mayor Roe advised that this was basically an administrative litigation process with the member cities and cable provider; and cau- tioned individual Councilmembers of the need for discretion in their responses if contact- ed by Comcast during that litigation process. 5. Recognitions, Donations, Communications a. Recognize Outgoing Commissioners Mayor Roe recognized six (6) advisory commissioners who were retiring due to term expirations, or resigning due to moving out of the community. Those commissioners present for recognition included Jason Etten, former Parks and Recreation Commission, resigning when elected to the City Council; Harold Ristow, retiring from the Parks and Recreation Commission having served his full terms; Daniel Boerigter, retiring from the Planning Commission having served his full terms, a portion of them as Chair of the Commission; and Jeff Lester, resign- ing from the Planning Commission due to moving from the community. Others recognized but unable to attend tonight's meeting, included Luann Peter- son, retiring from the Ethics Commission at the end of her term, and having served part-time as Chair of the Commission; and Peter Strohmeier, resigning from the Planning Commission due to moving from the community. Certificates of Recognition were available for each Commissioner. Commissioners Ristow and Boerigter provided brief comments on their experi- ences. From their years of service with Commissioner Ristow, Councilmembers Willmus and Etten thanked him for his years of service and his perspective on the City's Parks and Recreation Department. Mayor Roe thanked these commissioners for their years of service to the commu- nity; and thanked all advisory commissioners for their service, noting that the City Council would be unable to do their jobs effectively without their support and input. 6. Approve Minutes a. Approve Minutes of April 8, 2013 Meeting Comments and corrections to draft minutes had been submitted by the City Council prior to tonight's meeting and those revisions were incorporated into the draft presented in the Council packet.