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City Council Meeting Minutes May 2, 2006 Page 8 of 13 Council member Yarnell requested clarification of the process. City Attorney Light stated the Council would take formal action and give notice to the contractor. Council member Marsella addressed Mr. Sobel's comment relative to a contract provision the City is responsible for the programming. City Attorney Light explained Section 3 of the contract provides neither the City nor Comcast will have the authority to control the contents of the program placed on the channel as long as the program is lawful and Section 7 recognizes CCTV owns the copyright of all the programs that it produces. Council member Muckle was not opposed to non-residents serving on the CCTV Board of Directors. He addressed renting out the facility for fund raising and asked if the contract prohibits such activities. City Attorney Light stated the contract has language providing rules and regulations for the use of the equipment to produce public access programs. In the event the equipment is rented out and damaged, the public access provider is required to carry insurance to cover the repair or replacement of the equipment. Mayor Sisk supported Louisville residents on the Board of Directors, until other municipalities can financially support public access television. He suggested striking the termination for convenience for 180 days and adding termination for cause. He noted Mr. Stewart gave credit to the citizens who were very active in the franchise agreement negotiations, but failed to acknowledge the City Staff, the City's consultant, and past and present City Council members, and noted it was a team effort. He explained the $80,000 PEG fees represents a three-year advance of fees, for which each Louisville cable television subscriber will pay $0.50 per month. He suggested allocating $50,000 of the PEG fees for government access, $20,000 to CCTV, and $10,000 in escrow for CCTV. Alan Sobel, 1408 Kennedy Avenue, Louisville, CO suggested language be added to the contract, which provides the City and Comcast has no call on the channel, and it be for the public access provider only. He also addressed termination for convenience clause. Peter Stewart, 1132 Jefferson Avenue, Louisville, CO addressed Section 3 of the contract and agreed the intent is neither the City nor Comcast will put programming on public access channel. He stated his belief the PEG fees should be distributed equally. He felt the City should endeavor to go out to bid for both the equipment needs of government and public access. Eva Kosinski, 1301 Jackson Court, Louisville, CO stated she was willing to serve on the Board of Directors if non-residency is an issue for the City Council.