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Home My WebLink About[09a] Meeting BroadcastCM OF ST. jOSM -H Council Agenda Item f MEETING DATE: December 3, 2009 AGENDA ITEM: Administrator Reports — Meeting Broadcast SUBMITTED BY: Administration BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: At the November 17, 2009 City Council meeting Councilor Frank discussed the broadcasting of the City meetings as it relates to the policy adopted by the Council. It was stated the "we" are not following the Cable Charter and requested this matter be placed on the Council agenda. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: When the City began televising meetings, there was some hesitancy with some Boards and Commissions and the Council made a conscious decision to only televise regular Council and Planning Commission meetings. This has been the practice since that time. We have also televised special hearings or meetings at the request of the Council. In discussing the situation with Noreen Loso of the Cable Commission, the City budget for 2010 and staff for 2010 only accommodates the broadcasting that has historically been done. Additional staff would have to be found and trained to use the equipment. I contacted the area City Administrators to see what meetings their communities broadcast. Please find below the summary: (Sauk Rapids has yet to reply. St Cloud — Mike Williams response: We broadcast our Council Meetings but only re- broadcast the regular meetings. The Study Sessions are not rebroadcast. We also televise a number of other advisory board meetings like Park & Recreation, HRA Board, and Planning Commission. Waite Park — Shouna Johnson response: We broadcast our council mtgs, planning commission, and park board meetings. All of them are rebroadcasted as well. We also broadcast the County Commission meetings as well. We broadcast only their regular meetings. This is the same for Park Board and Planning Commission as well. Sartell — Patti Gartland response: We broadcast only our regularly scheduled City Council meetings which are then rebroadcast the following morning at 9 am. Thus far, we've been able to have the broadcasts completed by volunteer camera operators It is the recommendation of the Cable Commission to continue the broadcasting as we have been, with the addition of broadcasting more of the budget process. BUDGET /FISCAL IMPACT: ATTACHMENTS: None REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: The Council should either affirm the current practice of broadcasting or amend the broadcasting.