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City Council Meeting Minutes February 21, 2012 Page 9 of 14 • Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Public Relations Manager Muth explained staff is asking for direction from the City Council on whether to proceed with the Public Access station management contract or if the City Council would like to discontinue funding for Public Access. The City Council discussed some aspects of this at the February 13 Study Session. The specific questions are: • How would the City Council like to handle future PEG fees: • What should happen to the approximately $16,000 in PEG fees the City is currently holding for CCTV due to contractual compliance issues. • What should the City do with the equipment CCTV purchased with PEG funds? The City technically owns all of the equipment that CCTV has purchased over the years. Options for the equipment may include: taking it back and using what we can for Channel 8, selling the equipment and using the proceeds for Channel 8, donating the equipment to Catalyst High School, CCTV, or some other organization. • Does the City want to continue to allow CCTV access to broadcast on Channel 54 without City funding? Erie and Lafayette do this. • Does the City want to allow CCTV to continue to use the head end in City Hall or • require them to move it? PUBLIC COMMENT John Schwartz, 302 Peerless St., Louisville, CO, a CCTV Board member, expressed their thanks and gratitude for the City of Louisville's support. He noted CCTV broadcasts a large number of programs highlighting the City of Louisville. Regardless of whether the City continues to fund CCTV with PEG fees they will continue to produce programs about and for Louisville residents. He addressed equipment CCTV purchased with PEG funds are now of old technology. They would also like to move the CCTV head- end from the City Hall. He thanked Council for their support. PUBLIC COMMENT Alan Sobel, 1408 Kennedy Avenue, Louisville, CO noted CCTV began as a grass-roots public access television station in 2003. The franchise agreement with CCTV was approved in 2006. He noted the Council communication recommends the City not be involved in the day-to-day process of the public access station however the report does not state what the City's role should be. He stated community television has value. It's about local artists, activists, cub scouts, parents and organizations coming together. COUNCIL COMMENTS • Councilor Loo asked why the City hasn't paid CCTV the PEG fees owed. City Manager