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City Council Meeting Minutes March 7, 2006 Page 7 of 16 The City received a letter from Com cast stating they shall no longer maintain and operate a Public Access facility within Louisville. Should the City accept such terms, the letter also states that within 60 days of the effective date of the franchise, Comcast shall provide the City with an unrestricted technical grant of $50,000. Comcast has represented they will not pass this cost on to Louisville subscribers. The negotiating team recommends those funds to the designated Public Access Provider. The CCTV Board of Directors presented a summary at the February 21 City Council meeting, of issues and concerns relating to Public Access. Consultant Ken Fellman responded to CCTV's written questions and suggestions regarding the cable franchise and public access funding. Mayor Sisk opened the public hearing and requested public comment. Zoe Monroe, 470 Muirfield Circle, Louisville, CO voiced her support for CCTV and expressed her hope the Council understands the need for public access television in the community. Buddy Day, 701 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO stressed the importance of the programming of community television that represents the community. He asked if Comcast does not support public access television, who will. Peter Stewart, 1132 Jefferson Avenue, Louisville, CO thanked the negotiation team for their work on the franchise. He stated Louisville prides itself on their sense of community. He stressed the importance of community access television and stated the CCTV Board of Directors will support the City in their decision to approve the Franchise Agreement. Eva Kosinski, 1301 Jackson Court, Louisville, CO stated the CCTV volunteers should be given credit for their work.. She explained it started as an Ad Hoc group, but now function as a solid organization. Randy Luallin, 301 East Street, Louisville, CO asked who would be the access provider. He disagreed the approval of the franchise agreement is a different issue than how the money will be spent. He stated the $50,000 is for a new public access studio, and the remainder would be split between public access, education and government (PEG), and because there are no educational program the PEG funds should be split between government and public access. He requested 20% of the 5% franchise fee be given to public access. He asked Council how they will split the PEG fees. Shauna Barrow, 1123 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, CO, business address 706 Front Street, voiced her support of CCTV and agreed Louisville has a strong sense of community. She requested the Council support community television.