City Council Study Session Summary 2012 02 13

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City Council Study Session Summary February 13, 2012 Page 2of 4 Space Divisions or cuts in the general fund to maintain the existing level of service. Mayor Muckle asked if there was consensus on when to ask voters for an extensionof the tax.There was consensus to ask in 2012 so that if it failed in 2012 the City could go back to the ballot in 2013. The Council discussed options for the sunset of the tax should it be extended. Those options includea 10-year sunset as the existing tax does, a 20-year sunset, or no sunset provision. No consensus was reached on this topic. The Council would like to see what the Citizen Survey results are on this question and will decide what to put on the ballot based on that information. The Council discussed the ideaof adding to the ballot language additional items on which the funds can be used, including using it for Golf Course improvements or a Recreation Center expansion.The consensuswas to not add any additional items. The Council briefly discussed what kinds of outreach could be used to get more information out to voters about the ballot issue. Discussion –Public Access Channel Contract Public Relations Manager Muth reported that the Public Access contract will expire in May and staff is asking the Council to discuss the options for either signing a new contract or ending funding for Public Access.Staff will ask the Council to give direction on this matter at the February 21 City Council meeting. CCTV54,the current contract holder,was represented at the meeting by John Schwartz, Lori Laingor, and Kathy Metzger. Mayor Muckle asked if CCTV54 is now in compliance with the contract. Muth noted that they were, but to do so they reduced the size of their board to four memberswith two of the members being Louisville residents thereby meeting the 50% requirement. Council members Dalton and Loo asked why Public Access Television is still relevantin 2012 when anyone can post videos and shows to the Internet with relative ease and with very little equipment. Mr. Schwartz stated that Public Access offers an educational benefit to anyone interested inusing the equipment, high quality of productionat their studio, and local programming.