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SPECIAL , CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST . LOUIS PARK , MINNZSOTA
April 24 , 1972
A special meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Pucci at
7 : 45 p . m .
The following Councilmen were present at roll call :
Frank Fleetham
Rose - Mary Griak
Lyle Hanks
Leonard Thiel
Frank Pucci
Also present were the City Manager , Assistant to the City Manager , City
Attorney , Audio - Visual Director of School District # 283 , and Secretary .
Luanne Liljekrans and Robert Rohlf , members of the interview panel , were
absent.
Councilman Heltzer arrived at 8 : 15 p . m . and Councilman Graves at 8 : 30 p . m .
Cable Televisio ; Discussion of Proposed Ordi
nnance - The City Council and
Audio - Visual Director , Mr . Schutte , reviewed the proposed cable television
ordinance in its entirety. Questions were answered and clarifications which
were requested were discussed by staff and the City Attorney. Items which
needed further clarification were referred to staff for further recommendation
and study.
Mr . Schutte expressed concern kor financial assistance for school programming
since the school district has no money in their budget for utilizing this
educational media.
The School Board was urged by Council to provide immediate input in a
Positive way since Council feels the schools will be prime users of such
CATV facilities .
It was decided by Council to extend an invitation to the School Board to a
Joint meeting , at 8 : 00 p . m , ,, May 8 , 1972 , sending them in advance copies of
the proposed ordinance . At this meeting it was expected there would be
comments available from the Cable Television companies concerning the
proposed ordinance together with any changes or additions the companies might
wish to make which would update their proposals .
C- ity Newsletter - The City Manager explained newsletter proposals and
asked Council for its direction as to kind of news , format , and frequency of
Publication, Councilman Fleetham moved that no Councilman ' s name or
Picture be permitted to appear in any newsletter . After discussion , the
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" motion was withdrawn and the matter was placed on the May 1 agenda for
further study .
Council Chamber Sound S stem - (M &C No . 72 - 13 ) - It was moved by
Cou cn ilman Fleetham , seconded by Councilman Griak , to approve the
modifications to the sound system at a cost of $ 675 . 43 . The motion
carried 7 - 0 .
There being no further business , the meeting was adjourned at i I : 30 p . m .
Frank iucci , Mayor
Attest :
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Alice M . Carlson , Secretary
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