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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - August 15, 1994 Page - 11 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Polvorosa asked if, in coordination with East 14th Street construction, they could look into providing undergrounding service to areas and businesses that are not currently served. Council Member Perry asked if they would consider City-designated conduit when doing fiber-optic installations. Mr. Perron said they have done that with other cities. He said they are interested in making sure all educational institutions have access to the fiber-optic system in the new service. Council Member Perry said the customer-satisfaction report did not say when or how the data was collected. Mr. Perron said it is done by Spectra Marketing, which contacts groups of subscribers in Hayward, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo, and was done in July and August 1993. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Morgan Rice, 663 Valita Drive, asked if it would be possible to receive a copy of the packet and staff report. Fletcher Hicks, 757 Dolores Avenue, said there are three basic elements of good cable, including picture, sound, and price. He said he is pleased with all three; however, he has invested in surround sound and some channels that are available in stereo are not delivered in stereo by TCI , such as the A&E Network. He advocated provision of these channels in stereo. Mr. Perron said Mr. Hicks has subscribed for 17 years, and he would like to be able to provide this programming in stereo and would look at the budget to see if it would be possible to do so. He said he would personally contact Mr. Hicks. Justin Agrella, 1670 - 142nd Avenue, asked why there are not three or four different cable companies instead of costly rate regulation. Mr. Oliver said there is no restriction if other companies want to come in and invest in the system, and this may occur in the future as the Information Highway gets under way. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, said there are 70,000 people in San Leandro, including 36,000 seniors and 20,000 homes. He said the City should hire a consultant to ask the senior citizens how many of them have had an increase in their income in the last two fiscal years. He said many seniors have had to give up Cable TV due to the many other fees that have been imposed upon them. He asked how many residences are not hooked up to Cable TV. Mr. Perron said approximately half.