9.a) Presentation from Lakes Area Community Television Meeting Date: 8/17/2010
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City Council Agenda Report
City of Scandia
14727 209`h St. North
Scandia, MN 55073 (651)433-2274
Action Requested: None—information only. Hear a report from Lakes Area Community
Television.
Deadline/ Timeline: N/A
Background: • Gail Mohr and Tim Schingen of the Forest Lake Cable Television
Commission, has asked to address the City Council.
• Scandia is part of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the cities
of Forest Lake and Columbus that created the Forest Lake Cable
Commission. The purpose of the JPA is to establish an
organization to monitor, administer and enforce the cable
television franchise for the three communities. Lakes Area
Community Television is the arm of the Commission that operates
public access cable services, including the televising of public
meetings.
• The JPA provides that each city have two directors on the
commission, one of whom must be a city council member.
Scandia's current representative is Council member polores
Peterson. The citizen member position is vacant. The current
two-year terms expire December 31, 2011.
Recommendation: I recommend that the Council receive the report.
Attachments/ • None
Materials provided:
Contact(s): Gail Mohr, 651 464-1142
Prepared by: Anne Hurlburt, Administrator
(LATV report)
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