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Cable TV Broadcast Council Meetings/Community Events John Jermanis - Stated the City expects to have the renovations to City Hall completed later this year. The wiring will be in place and the capability to have access to cable broadcasting will be possible at this time. The acquisition of equipment costs and the costs connected with broadcasting and the basic policy issues will need to be resolved. We have a cost item identified in the budget of $250,000. Garry Loeffler - Stated the issue of Cable TV is the accessibility of people to government -- not just city government. We have not had this dialogue around the issue of accessibility to school districts; we have two in the City. One of the issues that we have to live with today in a media world, is that communities are promoting themselves and connecting themselves through their accessibility to Cable TV. We have a segment of our community that are senior citizens who do not have the ability to attend City Council, Planning Commission or Board of Zoning Commission meetings. These senior citizens need to have accessibility to government and know what is going on in the community. I will continue to be an advocate for Cable TV; and I believe we should have a time line of two to three years to become a City that is totally inter -active with the community. Mayor Corbett - Referred to the Telecommunications Bill recently signed by President Clinton which has allowed cities to have jurisdiction over the rights -of -way. The compensation that would be received for allowing the use of these rights -of -way could be either dollars or in -kind services. Mayor Corbett suggested the Telecommunications Bill might be an avenue to find possible funding. Community Survey/Vision Plan Mike Oliver - Explained there was $60,000 allocated for the community survey and vision plan to be evolved. He stated that this project has been put on hold however the funds still exist. Mike asked the committee if the funds should be carried over to the 1996-97 fiscal year budget. Garry Loeffler - Stated there was a need for this program and recommended the funds be carried over to the 1996-97 fiscal year budget. Mayor Corbett - Would like to see the survey and vision plan go forward; she believes it is a good planning tool. Mayor Corbett feels it is money very well spent and that it is important to know what the community at large wants. Garry Loeffler - Stated this is a way to prepare the City for the 21 st century and would advocate carrying the funds over for this purpose. Council Member Loeffler stated, with new City Council members coming on board there will be a need for training or workshops to a bring the new members into this visioning process. 44 4