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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 18, 2016 Page 5 Regarding what CTV did well, Councilmember McGehee opined that she thought the easy access to government coverage on issues worked well and was an essen- tial mission for CTV to continue. Advising that she heard that same comment from every city she met with, Ms. Raye agreed that people were watching whether in the audience or at home, and this was an important and valuable service for them. Councilmember Willmus agreed with the comments of his colleagues so far; and specific to those of Councilmember Etten, suggested CTV try to get to daytime events (e.g. Naturalization Ceremony) or perhaps programming that school dis- tricts could tie into student course work, opining that would be another great op- portunity for CTV programming. Councilmember Laliberte concurred with Councilmember McGehee's comments about making government accessible and accountable. However, Councilmember Laliberte noted there were frequent times when the visual or audio went out, which sometimes may be a fluke, but when happening more frequently was some- thing that needed some problem -solving. Ms. Raye recorded that comment related to inconsistent production coverage. Mayor Roe concurred, noting that at the last City Council meeting, some technical difficulties were evidenced during the meeting, and caused frustration for those viewing from home. Councilmember Laliberte opined that it would also be helpful other than simply saying the Roseville City Channel, to have actual program information available for Channel 16 if possible to guide viewers of upcoming programs to allow them to know when a program of interest to thein was going to be played. Ms. Raye noted that she had heard this from other member cities as well. Mayor Roe suggested this may be getting onto the Comcast viewers guide as well as that of CTV, but recognized challenges due to differences for cities using the same Channel 16. Specific to areas of improvement by CTV, Councilmember Willmus suggested di- rect outreach to those not having cable at this time, and driving them to the web- site or explain how they can receive free access to public education and govern- ment channels, which a lot of residents didn't realize was available. Coun- cilmember Willmus opined that this access wouldn't be readily available through a viewer's contact directly with Comcast.