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CE TRAL SAINT CROIX VALLEY
JOINT CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
January 8, 1998 1941 South Greeley Street
Stillwater, MN 55082-6012
(612) 439-8803
Judy Hoist, City Administrator
City of Oak ��
Park Heights hts _�
14168 N.57th Street r5 ' 5 �� �''
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 `�
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Re: Needs Assessment for the New Cable Franchise
CITY OAK PARK HEIGHTS
Dear Judy,
Since we last talked about the cable franchise renewal, I have worked on a business
survey with our cable attorney's input on it as well, to obtain useful information for
negotiating the new franchise. I know you are in between administrators there and
didn't feel in a position to comment on cable issues and that it would probably have
been difficult to give much input anyway without having any specific questions from us.
Since our 3 Cities are the most important entities we have, I wanted to send this out
and get your City's information and comments included in our needs assessment. I
hope that Julie or other individuals associated with the City can be helpful resources
for you to ask questions of. The rest of the letter is general information which everyone
else got with their business surveys, explaining why we are doing this.
The ntral St. Croix Valley Communications o yJ oin Joint Cable nications Commission is the u
regulatory authority in this area for cable television. We enforce and administer the
franchise which allows King Videocable to do business in our area, which includes
Stillwater, Oak Park Heights, Bayport, Baytown Township and Stillwater Township.
Our current 15 year franchise will expire in August of 1998 and we are in the process
of renewing it. Part of that process is doing a "Needs Assessment" - finding out how
residents, businesses, government entities, non-profit organizations and religious
institutions in the community feel about cable services; what they would like to see in
the next franchise and what types of services and technology our community needs.
We anticipate that the cable company may be able to offer new services during our
next franchise period. It is anticipated that high speed data transmission, Internet
access, telephone/long distance service and videoconferencing may be provided in
the future by the cable company once fiber optics are introduced. We hope to expand
communications in our area by making it possible to do more live public, educational
governmental, and religious programming. We also intend to interconnect with other
businesses and institutions in neighboring communities and within our community via
the cable system.
Businesses in our community may have unique and specific telecommunications and
Representing
the Cities of Stillwater,Oak Park Heights and Bayport
and the Townships of Stillwater and Baytown
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technology needs. The cable company may begin to provide services that meet these
needs. We need to document interest in, and need for, these technologies and we
are asking you to take a few moments and give us some information as to what types
of technology your business utilizes or may seek to utilize in the future. We will use
this information to help formulate the new franchise.
Please return your survey to the Commission by January 31, 1998. Your
input is very important to us - thank you for your time!
Sincerely,
Kathy Cinnamon
Administrative Secretary
CITY C •
OAK PARK HEIGHTS
14168 N. 57th Street Box 2007 •Oak Park Heights,MN 55082 Phone: (612) 439-4439 •FAX 439-0574
January 21, 1998
Kathy Cinnamon
Central St. Croix Valley Cable Commission
1941 South Greeley Street
Stillwater, Minnesota 55082
Dear Kathy:
This is just to let you know that the City Council approved the Commission's 1998
budget at its January 13, 1998 meeting. Thank you again for the budget information
you sent.
Very truly yours,
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Interim City Administrator
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them locate because of the increased taxes the utilities pay.
Robert said that there are other inconveniences that are
associated with utility plants, and that cities should be
compensated for those inconveniences . She also noted that
personal property tax reform would affect the fiscal disparities
formula which benefits Oak Park Heights and surrounding
communities .
Prison Pond Outlet - Mayor Schaaf said that Oak Park Heights
would like to see the pond be reconstructed before the problem
gets worse, and the Council feels that the Department of
Corrections should include this project in its bonding bill .
Senator Laidig said that there are other issues that affect the
prison, and that there is a possibility that the pond outlet
could be included in those improvements .
Levy Limits - Schaaf noted that the City has reduced its 1998
budget $20, 000 from 1997 . The City was hit hard, however, with
the shift in commercial property taxes, which affected NSP, and
the loss of the homes in the bridge area. Laidig said that is
the flaw in levy limits; while they sound like a responsible way
to limit municipal spending, they can' t take into account a lot
of issues that would affect a city' s budget and increased
spending. They discussed the shift in property taxes that was
passed this last legislative session, and how it has affected
homeowners in Oak Park Heights .
Highway 36 Reconstruction - Schaaf said that the City would like
to see 36 improved regardless of the bridge status . Laidig
agreed that the traffic flow is significant and that the
improvements on 36 and 5 have markedly improved the congestion.
He also agreed that further improvements would be beneficial .
Council thanked Representative Holsten and Senator Laidig for
coming in and discussing these issues which affect Oak Park
Heights .
Mike Knutson - Valley Access Channels
Mr. Knutson was present to clarify some issues regarding VAC
taping policy. Council had expressed concern that pro-bridge
issues were receiving priority over other views about the bridge .
Council was also worried that there may be a conflict of interest
with the coverage. Mr. Knutson said that VAC had not received
any other complaints about the meetings that have been covered by
the cable channel .
There was discussion about the policy used for requesting an
event to be taped. Councilmember Robert said that the Council
was requesting a written policy of VAC' s taping schedule in order
to clarify any confusion regarding that policy. Knutson said
that VAC may discuss that at a board meeting, and he reiterated
that VAC has a policy of equal access to all on a first come,
first served basis . Knutson then said that anyone can call to
request a taping of an event; if someone is available, VAC will
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do all they can to accommodate the request . Councilmember Robert
said that she found the whole organization confusing, because
there are several different branches that handle cable issues .
Jack Doerr of the Valley Access Community Board was present to
clarify that VAC does not tape governmental meetings; the cable
commission does . Doerr also said that VAC cannot tape private
meetings unless they are invited to do so. He then said that he
would try to see if there was money in the budget to tape the
BWAC meetings, which are not currently taped on a regular basis .
Knutson and Doerr thanked the Council for allowing them to
clarify some issues regarding VAC.
Department Reports:
Parks - Councilmember Robert said that Parks Superintendent Jeff
Kellogg has interviewed and recommended the hiring of three
attendants : John Sortedahl, Benjamin Ptacek, and Justin Blake .
Brekke Park will have the same hours as last year; 3 : 00-9 : 00 P.M.
weekdays and 9 : 00 A.M. -9 : 00 P.M. on weekends and school holidays .
Cover Park will be staffed from 4 : 00-6 : 00 P.M. weekdays and
12 : 00-4 : 00 P.M. on weekends and school holidays . Councilmember
Robert, seconded by Beaudet, moved to hire the three attendants
as recommended by Jeff Kellogg. Carried 4-0 .
Robert then said the hockey association will be using the ice at
Cover Park from 6 : 00-9 : 00 P.M. on weekdays and on Saturday
mornings . She requested that the City Attorney and City
j Administrator work out the details with the hockey association.
Robert also said that the association will do some work at the
park in the spring as a way to say "thank you" for being allowed
to use the rink. Councilmember Robert, seconded by Swenson,
moved to direct staff to work with the hockey association
regarding allowing them to use the Cover Park hockey rink this
winter. Carried 4-0 .
Robert said that the Parks Commission has recommended that Renee
Sorenson be allowed to conduct ice skating lessons at Brekke Park
from 3 : 00-5 : 00 P.M. this winter. Councilmember Robert, seconded
by Swenson, moved to allow Sorenson to use the ice during those
times for ice skating lessons. Carried 4-0 .
Robert then reported that there are two openings on the Park
Commission and she requested that anyone interested in these
positions should contact her, anyone on the Parks Commission, or
City Hall .
Cable - Nothing to report .
Water Management Organizations - Councilmember Beaudet reported
that the WMO will meet Thursday, January 8, 1998 at 7 : 00 p.m. at
Bayport City Hall .
Recycling Award - Administrative Intern Mesko reported that the
recipients of a $25 . 00 check from the City of Oak Park Heights
41111 111 Iktu
Oak Park Heights has another enemy
The micro-managing unit from the City of Oak Park time available for some nice little anti-bri dge ro a-
Heights has selected another public enemy. It's Local ganda. There's nothing stopping them, except them-
Access Television. selves.In fact,the public has been clamoring for another
The meager forces of Local Access came into the firing chapter of"we're against it."
line Tuesday night at a meeting of the Oak Park Heights City officials
OPH council. The lone-standing mu- didn't gain p ublic support by climb-
nicipal governmental unit opposed to a _ ing allover the Access Channel orga-
new St.Croix bridge says Local Access j• nization. But from all indications,
didn't treat the"bridge issue"fairly. :, the entire cable operation, decision
That's all the City of Oak Park Heights ;= ` ; Mahoney making process, stewardship, bud-
wants, "Treat us fairly, not better,not y
worse,justtreatus fairly," � geting and service is going.to come
under close scrutiny.In fact,the cable
Those with control-mentality at Oak $' Publisher franchise,as its known today,may '
Park Heights claims Local Access went be in danger.
out of its way to give beneficial cover- Bits of Bladar' Oak Park Heights ought to plant its
age to those who support the bridge,and trees,hire a new city administrator,
thereisadifferenceof opinion ofwhether continue official proceedings to
or not the Access organization may have committed an achieve an acceptable annexation solution,and whatever
actual crime in the process.Local Access is not the first else needs to be done.
group to be given a troublemaker label.There's a large Controversy seems to come naturally in Oak Park
and growing hate-list in Oak Park Heights:headed by the Heights. As the former city official remarked,"They
Minnesota Department of Transportation,the Wisconsin need a good conservative fanner up there to help them.
Department of Transportation,the Bridge Alliance orga- They keep stepping in the wrong pile.At the present time,
nization,the City of Stillwater, (and we won't mention they don't know where to step."
such controversies as annexation with Bay Township and While the heat's on at Oak Park Heights,the controver-
the City of Lake Elmo, the fire hall controversy, the sies overcloud other municipal functions. Said one
departure of the chief city administrator,the resignation Stillwater city official,"Things are good here as long as
of the community tree doctor). the spotlight keeps pointed to Oak Park Heights."
In
a style used by such groups as the Minnesota Twins, Remember,the request is treat`em fair.I believe it's
the Council opened with criticism of Local Access and fair to suggest the City of Oak Park Heights has more than
then shifted to backhand threats of removing the govern- its share of troubles_
mental support for it. One observer of the vocal and
heated exchange Tuesday night labeled it"the threat to The Forest Lake school district has distributed a
remove support was petty at best."(There's more to this directive to faculty members outlining what"can't"be
story,see Page 1 today.There are two sides and they're done over the holidays.It includes"not"wearing cruci-
speaking up), v fixes,tiny lapel angels,nothing tied to areligious conno-
Local Access is not the first to be threatened either.For tation of any kind.`It seems the district was a loser in a
that matter,the Council itself,has been threatened via the lengthy suit and the results are coming down on those in
mail from an unsigned disturbed citizen or citizens group. the classrooms. -
A former Oak Park Heights city official,,who prefers to And if you want to really get involved,you ought to be
remain anonymous in order to avoid becoming the next in the music program when you try to hold a holiday
target,says paranoia is rampant,to the point of being an concert.Remember,nothing religious,nothing religious
embarrassment. "They (the members of the Council) of any kind.You can mention snow and reindeer,unless
ought to leave their enlarged egos at home," was the they have some form of religious affiliation.
observation. The absurdity continues right before our very eyes.
If Oak Park Heights(and its spin-city partner the Sierra
Club)want an anti-bridge program on Loeal Access,it
ought to get off its duff and do Sine. Remember this —
Council is the one that said it wasn't opposed to a bridge,
it was just opposed to THIS bridge." 111+D1'ity: "T a minority Of a
If ever there was an organization"open"to the commu- country is never known to agree,
nity,it's been Access. You don't have to be a research
mathematician to locate the Access office,sit down and except in its efforts to reduce and
map out strategy. oppress the majority."
In fact, Local Access repeats its locally produced
James Fenimore Cooper
programs. Most community television viewers have p
watched the 1997`Lumberjack Days y parade 67 times,and '
it's not six months old yet.There musth newiIPg of ArC..PCC
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.defends co orations actions in
face of oak Park Heights charges
gar caws, ALDUS Valley moss claw, is in the past
for with no success. card the eyyd of
U.–PARK HEIGHTS To what became a heated discussion,
'homework assignment, an er$ peaked for Knutson after Mayor
High School stu- David Schattf asked, "Why do f get
t, ;40' ,:' works Tuesday this funny feeling that when we call
Mike Krtutsof; a and ask,the schedule is too busy?" •
Vall0 Access Chan- "I resent the hell out of that re-
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t F a •ors;and the City track."'nASwered Knutson.
t,�,as "I'm swe you do and I understand
stated on bus wodCSheet. * why, said Schaaf. "You have Bob
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for time on Utechthere andhe goes to all the pro-
wl�o asked we
„ 60 , t bodge nee ltd ems'
.?`; r– " , ,. , ,, er c` " ng know on the (Valley Access
bt saver the pastfew hers)board,exce tone:is I m'mge•
tedl 'denied that Val-• At some point,if it walks like a duck
tm�onth 'trepea y
ley Aug Channels is slanting its and talks like a duck,we think it's a
z in favas'of ups..that duck,and maybe we'te wrong."
l 1;. g'TO 're'ihon mayor,"
favo,rt R,y, 5. Ction of the new St. "Trust me yon g Y
Croix g . 'geaspu,posedby.the said Knuts °,.
1Vltntte m �:'.+ : 'I eat of Transpor- Knutson! and council members
'`, M`i 'Council o con- delved into a number of topics involv-
pposes ing what Wandmacher is paid to tape '
talc ,f if t bridge.
"I C °here in early Novem- <and what she volunteers for,conflicts
bor to assU1 you that it was not our: of interest on the board because of
meant,"he said. "It wasn't our goai.Y their political beliefs and with
of hermember-
Knutson said that Val ship on the pro-btidgu ter Area 1
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ley Access Channels.just responded Chamber of Commerce Board of Di-
to citizen requests to cover events.He rectors;and venous situations regard-
said the council ptembers can, and ing decisions to tape some events and
should have been,calling Valley Ac- not others.-Amid all that Robert said
Bess Channels Executive Director the council was looking for a policy ,
Karen Wandmacher to, get anti- of fairness.
1vinDOT bridge events;covered. As "That's all we want id-a policy as
with any request, Wandmacher will to what programs could be covered
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try to either cover it herself or find a how a person in the community gets
volunteer to take the job, said aprogram covered,"said Robert."We
Knutson,adding that sometimes nei- just want there to be a rational basis
ther option works out. and guidelines,that's all"
bets JanetRobert and
said they have caned (See Television,page 10)
,tilibuater ( bening ddaette Wednesday,-December 10,1997;.
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Te1esion
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Robert asks for qut1 time polic
(Continued fipm page 1)
"I appreciate What you want nets is required to present a balanced Wild and Scenic Riv Act.Neither , ;ing events,such at the Stillwater Area:
councilperson,'", opinion on all issues. She recom were covered by ValleyAccess Chan- 'Chamber of Commerce All Cities
"The reality is,w` • an inde mended the group's board consider nets. Banquet,as not:being pro bridge a:
� � tson answered.
y independent �..
body. We're not part of Oak Park , adopting a policy of equal tinge,es- Knutson said ValleyAccess Chan- position the council vehemently dis-
Heights City Council,and believe me pecially in the case of political issues. nets does notcover gOaernment meet- agreed with — and saying that it
We will try to behest and fair and Knutson said there have not been ings like the Boundary'Area Commis- didn't matter which side of the issue-
get programmin.on the channel." very many community events,that don.Those meetings fall into the ju- an event fell on.Valley Access Chan
Prom there, G'±- pointed out that have been against the bridge.When risdiction of the go nment access nel was asked to tape it, so it was
part of the funding that supports Val- there are,someone needs to call Val- channel, which li i Valley Access done. :
ley Access Channel,through the Cen- ley Access Channels,he added. Channels, is overseen by the Joint . "To this point,Valley Access chan-
nel St.Croix Valley Cable Commis- The accessibility of Valley Access Cable Commission , nei has responded to every request;
sign,comes flu if . . Park Heights, Channels was a point of contention. Beaudet persisted that Valley Ac- that they have received," said
money that the,*;, Council could Robert said citizens do not know cess Channel has mitered other events Knutson. "The people who o ap-
•pull away if it-dc not approve of " which of the cable entities to call to -involving governinertt officials and preached Valley Access Channel see •
the way things.operate, The Cable get certain events covered,she said agencies,such as Wisconsin Gover- the value,of the public,message get-
Commission exists through a joint "If it was less confusing,it would nor Tommy Thompson and the Min- ting out Apparently,the groups op-
powers agreement between Stiliwa- be easier for the public to call,"said nesota Department Of Transportation. posed to the group don't see the value]
ter,Oak Park Heights and Bayport. Robert He,didn't see a difference between of a public message getting out." '
If you all don't want to establish "Perhaps if you had taken dine to those events and covering the Bound- Knutson said be would be willing,
guidelines that the community can be call you could have found out this ary Area Commission,which be be- to devote a future "Valley'Insight";
aware:Of,`then maybe it's not in the information,"said Knutson. lieves would.provide a balance show to the anti-bridge side of the is
best interest fora$to continue to be a An example of that confusion can against the pro-bridge programming. sue.Schaaf indicatedtbiat he a the
part of the cable commission that has be found in an issue Beaudet beta- Later, in response to an Evening Sierra Club are willing.
no guidelines," said bored throughout the discussion He Gazette question, y Access To ask Valley Access Channel to:
Knutson said F didn't remember said he called Valley Access Channels Channels Board Memr Jack Doerr, cover an event,other than a govern-
saying-his organs atlon doesn't want three times about covering the Min- said thatthe Boundaiy Area Commis- meat meeting,.Knutson said people`
to establish guidelines. It is an issue nesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area sion could be cables ast on govern should call;430-0074. to inquire
the Valley AccessChannels Board'of Commission meetings. He also said ment access if someone would pay fS r about coverage of government meet-
Directors has-to discuss. the Sierra Club contacted Valley Ac- it He suggested that°the commission ings,call the Central Si Croix Valley
By law,as anon-profit corporation, cess Channels about covering the+cel be asked if it would be Willing to pay. Cable Commission at 439-8$03:
Robert said that Valley Access Chan- ebration of the 25th anniversary of the Knutson shifted between defend-
sigh s 4 -tip:To.
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(Continued from page 1) srpor corporation
the cot-
,�+ construction of which is currently and Mike,as vice president
th need
i s, poration,feel that they
in court'proceedings.in
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ethics up to present both sides of a very co
the
again Tuesday,was P
,, Brought up ag issue. It cer-
.`• ethics of.Wandmacher's traveling to troversial community corporation appear
Washington D.C.on a lobbying trip tainly makes the
, a ' s organized by the Bridge Alliance. that they have a strong opinion in fa-
ch riet Wandmacher,who Knutson said took vor of the bridge.Mike says he went
the trip on her own time,videotaped as an individual and he is the p
City a meeting between the pro-bridge of the show. I am not sure lne can
Q U 11" raises group and a committee of rep r en- the pos nssthey wbCt i you bold
in} tatives.That tape was used p
lic access television show produced Cable Commission Attorney
,. David Magnuson disagreed that a vie-
by Knutson called"Valley Insight."
:1.8'111441F After the trip, Oak Park Height latioon of
issue Ethics s s Law Karen, as
<. _ i o City Councilman levy Turnquist rug- public en,access
w <a + gested Wandmacher's actions via executive director of the
'
lated the Minnesota Ethics Law. corporation, is a `loeal official as
. ' 13A 9 "When I heard that Karen defined in M.S.471.895,subd. 1(d)
: r b :' 4 `d (Wanamacher) and Mike (Knutson) or an as defined in M.S. 14A.0'il,
, .p
,' ,•A'::1‘_, ` '—,Mike had gone to Washington D.C. to film subd.b."Magnuson wrote in an opin-
on. "It is
-, R 1 a ne i+o a meeting of the congressional del- mion to y opinion he Cable ble Karen is neither"It s
Y ' o i "' ' of egation and the pro-bridge support- y a
a c i future.,eif�ublie ers, I was concerned," Turnquist `public official'.or a local official'and
television.in ion few' wrote in a memorandum to the Cable her expenses by the lobbyist does not
Pat a height iti ion a Oak Commission and the City Council. violate either statute."P i is Cam,+. .;;'lie cowl_ "When I heard that Karen's trip had Wandmacher said she did not go
suit o its p a a e ," been paid for by Ed Cain and the to Washington with a personal pro-
P y e agenda. She said she was ap-
ou '.:« >`'' '.; Stillwater grodp lobbying for the bridg a$ .
e
K proached by the Bridge Alliance�� ,�' `'r, k `" } '�" bridge I became very concerned.In pr y opportunity.for "great-
the gift was a violation saw it as an
, . �. t, my opinion, g n ," which was her only
's `db ` x of the Minnesota State Ethics Law. programming,"
roms g
' r ' Mr.Vierling agrees with me.I am also concern. She added that if she had
"'" " .W° ','" known about Oak Park Heights
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., `� , ,, . is now ,
„� � �v.�W, � ' concerned that corporation` Ilk,-Y `k_ lobbying.When only one Mayor David Schaaf's similar meet-
'- u� ', involved in lobby g in Washington D.C. to lobby
e electing n`#i�i ,"� p ' �n' side of the issue is presented,I call it ing ' g
havechallenged how t ''' r lobbying.A non-profit corporation against the bridge, she would have .'
creation onaof Valley.the l�s " the lobby or videotaped that as well.� has to be careful when they y «M focus was not on any
creation of Valley,access w els they can endanger their non profit Y
and how Tuesday suggean t agenda,"she said."My focus was we
ert on Tuesday rugger ;" £ k "The other issue of concern to me. getting great progratnmmg."
Park Heights might w.,6•�, .� out
of the joint powers '1 , 'r: 'at
supplies funding for the St.
Croix Valley Cable Co, .`
For its part,the c+ . tea I
lenged Valley Access .1 ' + be
in covering po , :,'� ^'and
has called into question' s 9 ' ties
of Valley Access Channels Executive
Director„Karen Wandmacher.
The Tuesday discussion was only
the latest volley between Valley Ac-
cess Channels and the council. It
again focused on the council's belief
that Valley Access Channels is giv-
ing preferential treatment to gtoups
supporting the construction of`the
new St. Croix River bridge as pro-
posed by the Minnesota Department
of Transportation. The Oak Park
Heights City Council has been a vo-
cal opponent of the proposed bridge,
• Enclosure 6
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 17, 1997 AGENDA ITEM
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Request Submitted: December 12, 1997
Requested By: Councilmember Turnquist
ITEM/ACTION DESCRIPTION: Central St . Croix Joint Cable
Commission' s Operating and Capital Expenditure Budget for FY
1998 .
BACKGROUND: Budget was approved by the Commission on November 19,
1997 .
ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of Central St . Croix Joint Cable
Commission' s Operating and Capital Expenditure Budget for FY
1998 .
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: None
REVIEWED BY:
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{ty Aiiministrator Fj. nan. Director
• Enclosure 12
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` CENTRAL ST. CROIX VALLEY
JOINT CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
DEC -- I S7
MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, November 19, 1997
The meeting was held at Stillwater City Hall and began at 5:35 with a presentation by
Bill Morris of Decision Resources. He gave a summary of the needs assessment
phone survey results. Some high school students were in attendance.
CALL TO ORDER
The regular monthly meeting was called to order by Chairman Ann Bodlovick
(Stillwater) at 6:15 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Jerry Turnquist (Oak Park Hts.), Doug Bergmann (Oak Park Hts.), Sharon
Ridgway (Bayport). Also: Dave Magnuson, Karen Wandmacher, Steve Hanson, Jim
li Commers, Gail Leavitt-Bush, a representative from Charter Communications, Don
Fixmer and Kathy Cinnamon.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Kathy had the following additions to the agenda: under King Video report add letter a.
Complaints of 11/14 and 11/17; under Cable Commission Business, add to letter c.
Approval of Transfer/US West Split; under Cable Commission Business, add letter f.
Lower Valley info on Channel 12; and under Correspondence, remove #2.
MOTION to Jerry Turnquist to approve the agenda with changes, seconded by Doug
Bergmann. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION by Jerry Turnquist to approve minutes of regular meeting and public hearing
of October 15, 1997; seconded by Doug Bergmann. MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
OLD BUSINESS
1. County Board complaint followup - Steve Hanson said that John Lindell was in an
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editing suite at the time and didn't get the modulator switched on time. Said that it
turned out the County Board hearing didn't get started on time so the entire public
hearing did go out live. Steve told John to be more diligent about being on time.
NEW BUSINESS
1. King Videocable - The company was sent 3 complaints: on Friday, November
14th and 2 on Monday, November 17th. Steve said that the 11/14 complaint had been
investigated by him and that he requested waiting until Roy returned from vacation to
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Corporation also wants to purchase a new character generator for the studio control
room and the Company is to ask Roy is to get 3 bids for this.
The Corporation has requested that when the playback decks in the Access Center get
replaced, that the old ones be returned to the Corporation, who purchased them.
The Corporation reported that they will be having a planning meeting soon to discuss
the expenditure of grant monies and how to apply it to more community programming.
It was pointed out for the benefit of Oak Park Heights City Council that the City should
not expect to get government programming (above and beyond their normal Council
meeting) done free of charge by Valley Access Channels; that they are not the ones in
charge of doing government programming.
ren spoke of an award and recognition she received from Supreme Court Judge
S dy Keith, who really liked Karen's "Law in Action" programs, and he spoke of the
value of public access television. The Commission would like to have some of these
programs put on our channels. As for other community programming, Doug Bergmann
expressed an interest in seeing a program where the sheriff's office justifies their tax
increases. Jerry Turnquist suggested having a program where the Cities talk about
taxes and what they are doing to keep them in line. Karen indicated that if they would
give her names of people to contact that she could call them and make arrangements.
Karen made a request that if any mail for Valley Access Channels comes to the Access
Center by mistake that the staff have the courtesy to forward it on to Karen, as she
does for them. Steve Hanson is to let staff know.
4. Cable Commission Business
a. Approve Corporation Budget - MOTION by Doug Bergmann to approve the
Corporation's FY 98 Budget; seconded by Jerry Turnquist. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Approve Commission Budget - MOTION by Jerry Turnquist to approve the
Cable Commission's FY 98 Budget; seconded by Sharon Ridgway. MOTION
CARRIED.
c. Approve Transfer to Charter Communications/US West Split - Dave
Magnuson met with people from Charter Communications and discussed various
issues of concern. He felt that Charter is qualified to be a buyer of the system and he
recommended that the Commission approve the transfer. It is possible that the transfer
may not take place - US West now has split off their phone businesses and cable
businesses and would not now have to sell the local cable systems. They have
applied to the FCC for a special waiver and if they are successful, they would end up
having to pay Charter Communications $30 million as a termination fee to get out of
the purchase agreement. But because we don't know if the FCC will grant US West's
request, we were asked to proceed with the transfer approval and Dave Magnuson
.
11/19/97 Commission Meeting - Page 5
AFFIRM NEXT MEETING DATE
There will be no meeting in December. The next meeting will be Wednesday, January
21st at 7:30 p.m. at Stillwater City Hall if available.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn by Jerry Turnquist, seconded by Doug Bergmann. MOTION
CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Submitted by Kathy Cinnamon
Administrative Secretary
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Recycling Award - Administrator Robertson stated that the
recipient of the $25 . 00 check from the City of Oak Park Heights
for participating in its recycling program is John Witzel, 14925
Upper 55th Street .
Oak Park Heights Business Group - Administrator Robertson
reported that Fire Chief Chuck Schwartz presented the fire
inspection plan for commercial businesses at the recent OPHBG.
Robertson said that businesses will be contacted a few weeks
prior to the fire inspection. Council suggested that the costs
of this program be added to future fire contracts .
Consent Agenda:
1 . Approve Bills and Investments
2 . Approve Council Meeting Minutes - January 28, 1997
3 . Set Public Hearing - Changes to Ordinance 502 Governing the
Disposal of Garbage and Rubbish - Establishing Requirements for
Yard Waste Bags - March 11, 1997, 7 :30 p.m.
4 . Set Public Hearing - Proposed Rainbow Shopping Center
Development - Oppidan Investment Company - March 11, 1997, 7 :30
p.m.
5 . Fire Protection Agreement with Bayport Fire Department -
$54, 125 . 00 .
Councilmember Turnquist, seconded by Swenson, moved to approve
the Consent Agenda as presented. Carried 5-0 .
Unfinished Business
Approve Newsletter Bid - Councilmember Robert, seconded by
Turnquist, moved to approve the Heritage Printing bid to do the
City Newsletter in 1997, using 3 colors and recycled paper.
Carried 5-0 .
New Business:
Approve Audio Equipment Bid - Council reviewed bids for the audio
equipment . Councilmember Robert suggested the Council table
approval of the bid because she was concerned regarding the cost
of the project and suggested the City get input from residents
regarding the quality of sound of the telecasts . Administrator
Robertson stated that he has received comments from viewers that
the audio portion of the City Council broadcast is poor.
Councilmember Turnquist and Mayor Schaaf indicated they had
received similar comments .
Councilmember Robert, seconded by Beaudet, moved to table
approval of the audio equipment bid until the March 11, 1997
meeting. Carried 4-1, Councilmember Turnquist opposed.
Appointment of Cable Commission Representative - Mayor Schaaf,
seconded by Robert, moved to approve Gayle Bush as alternate
citizen representative to the Cable Commission. Carried 5-0 .
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Enclosure 6
MTRAL SAINT CROIX VALLEY
JOINT CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
1941 South Greeley Street
Stillwater, MN 55082-6012
(612) 439-8803
November 24, 1997
Cif - ► 1997
Ms. Judy Hoist, City Administrator
City of Oak Park Heights
14168 N. 57th St.
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Dear Judy,
Enclosed find the Commission's budget for FY 98, approved by them at our meeting of
November 19th.
Also find the results of the survey recently done for us by Decision Resources in
connection with our cable franchise renewal. They will still be forwarding to us a
formal bound copy with even more details and a profile of what each City's responses
were. I will forward that to you when I receive it.
Sincerely,
Kathy Ci namon
Administrative Secretary
Representing
the Cities of Stillwater,Oak Park Heights and Bayport
and the Townships of Stillwater and Baytown
DECISION RESOURS, LTD. CENTRAL ST. CROIX VALLEY
3128 Dean Court CABLE COMMISSION
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 FINAL VERSION
SUBSCRIBERS
Hello, I 'm of Decision Resources, Ltd. , a nation-
wide opinion polling firm located in Minneapolis . We have been
retained by the Central St . Croix Valley Cable Commission to
speak with a random sample of residents about cable television,
services and programs. This survey is being done because King
Videocable company wants to renew its franchise next year, and
the Cable Commission needs to know the wants and needs of people
in the cable franchise area. Only a summary of the entire
sample will be reported.
1 . Does your household presently re- Y ES CONTINUE
ceive cable television? NO THANK & TERMINATE
2 . How would you rate your cable EXCELLENT 24%
television service -- excellent, GOOD 56%
good, only fair or poor? ONLY FAIR 18%
POOR 2%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 1%
3 . Are there any channels not currently offered you would like
to see made available by the Cable Company?
UNSURE, 5%; NONE, 65%; NICKELODEON, 4%; SCI-FI, 3%; GOLF,
3%; SPORTS, 2%; NEWS, 2%; PREMIUM, 4%; CHILDREN/FAMILY, 3%;
SCATTERED, 10% .
For each of the following services areas, please rate the Cable
Company as excellent, good, only fair or poor. If you don' t
have an opinion just say so. . .
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4 . Number of channels available? 22% 60% 13% 2% 3%
5 . Program choices? 14% 61% 19% 3% 3%
6 . Picture and Sound quality? 26% 61% 9% 4% 1%
7 . Customer service? 21% 60% 8% 3% 9%
8 . Billing? 20% 68% 7% 3% 3%
9 . Rates? 4% 38% 38% 13% 8%
10 . Installation of service? 20% 67% 5% 2% 8%
13% 51% 5% %
11 . Service repairs?. 130 510 50 2% 300
12 . Restoring of service after an
outage? 12% 55% 8% 3% 23%
IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR, " ASK:
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13 . Could you tell me why you rate that service as ?
UNSURE, 2%; RATES HIGH, 36%; LITTLE CHOICE, 11%; RATES
HIGH + SERVICE SLOW, 8%; RATES HIGH + LITTLE CHOICE,
23%; POOR/SLOW SERVICE, 6%; POOR QUALITY, 9%; RATES
HIGH + POOR QUALITY, 9% .
14 . How often have you experienced in- VERY OFTEN 1%
terruption of your cable tele- OFTEN 10%
vision service because of tech- NOT TOO OFTEN 66%
nical problems or outages -- very NOT AT ALL OFTEN 23%
often, often, not too often, or DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 2%
not at all often?
Moving on. . . .
15 . In comparison with other services VERY HIGH 14%
you buy, do you feel that the SOMEWHAT HIGH 41%
charges you pay for cable tele- AVERAGE 40%
vision service are very high, SOMEWHAT LOW 2%
somewhat high, average, somewhat VERY LOW 0%
low, or very low? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 4%
King Videocable has a local office where you can drop off or ex-
change equipment and make payments .
16 . Have you ever used the local cable NO 50%
office? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) Do YES ou YES/YES 16%
Y /
use it on a regular basis? YES/NO 34%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 0%
17 . How important is it to you to have VERY IMPORTANT 30%
the local cable office -- very im- SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT34%
portant, somewhat important, not NOT TOO IMPORTANT 20%
too important,p t, or not at all im- NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT11o%
portant? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5%
In our current franchise the cable company is required to provide
a community access facility where residents get free training and
free use of video equipment to produce their own programs . This
facility also makes it possible to bring local programming to our
residents .
Many programs which deal with the people, places and organiza-
tions of your area are shown on cable television. This is called
local or community programming. The following is a list of the
local community access channels . For each one, please tell me
if you or other members of your household have watched that
channel during the past six months .
YES NO DKR
18 . Public access, Channel 10? 60% 38% 2%
19 . Government access, Channel 12? 56% 43% 2%
20 . Educational access, Channel 3? 41% 56% 3%
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21 . Senior/Religious access, Channel 22? 14% 82% 4%
For each of the following types of public access programming on
Channel 10, please tell me if you are very interested, somewhat
interested, not too interested or not at all interested in that
type of programming.
VIN SMI NTI NAA DKR
22 . Local community news programs? 17% 41% 20% 20% 2%
23 . City festivals and celebrations? 12% 35% 24% 28% 2%
24 . Programs produced by local resi-t
dents? 7% 29% 28% 33% 3%
25 . Local talent? 5% 27% 30% 35% 3%
26 . Talk shows involving the commun-
ity? 10% 34% 20% 33% 3%
27 . Community information? 17% 49% 12% 21% 3%
28 . Programs about local businesses? 7% 36% 22% 32% 4%
I would like to re-read the list and please tell me if you watch
these public access programs frequently, occassionally, rarely
or never.
FRE OCC RAR NEV DKR
11% 24% 27% 37% 0
29 . Local community news programs? 110 240 27a 370 2%
30 . City festivals and celebrations? 7% 25% 22% 43% 2%
31 . Programs produced by local resi-
dents? 4% 20% 21% 50% 5%
32 . Local talent? 3% 17% 22% 54% 4%
33 . Talk shows involving the commun-
ity? 7% 25% 17% 49% 3%
34 . Community information? 14% 38%
14% 32% 3%
35 . Programs about local businesses? 5% 21% 19% 50% 5%
For each of the following types of government access programming
on Channel 12 please tell me if you are very interested, some-
. what interested, not too interested, or not at all interested in
that type of programming.
VIN SMI NTI NAA DKR
36 . City council meetings? 32% 33% 10% 24% 1%
37 . School Board meetings? 18% 31% 18% 33% 1%
38 . County Board meetings? 13% 33% 21% 32% 1%
39 . Candidate' s forums at election
time? 17% 29% 18% 35% 1%
40 . Truth in taxation hearings? 12% 29% 19% 37% 3%
I would like to re-read the list and please tell me if you watch
these government access programs frequently, occassionally,
rarely or never.
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41 . City council meetings? 28% 27% 16% 28% 1%
42 . School Board meetings? 14% 22% 20% 43% 2%
43 . County Board meetings? 12% 21% 20% 45% 3%
44 . Candidate' s forum at election
time? 13% 19% 20% 45% 3%
45 . Truth in taxation hearings? 6% 18% 19% 55% 2%
For each of the following types of educational access programming
on Channel 3 , please tell me if you are very interested, somewhat
interested, not too interested or not at all interested in that
type of programming.
VIN SMI NTI NAA DKR
46 . Elementary school events? 9% 22% 20% 48% 1%
47% 0
47 . Secondary school events? 9%0 23% 20% 47� 1-s
48 . School orchestra, band or
choir productions? 10% 25% 19% 46% 1%
49 . High school athletic events? 17% 28% 14% 40% 2%
50 . Instructional programs? 11% 27% 16% 44% 3%
I would like to re-read the list and please tell me if you watch
these educational access programs frequently, occassionally,
rarely or never.
FRE 0CC RAR NEV DKR
51 . Elementary school events? 7% 14% 15% 62% 3%
52 . Secondary school events? 8% 17% 14% 60% 2%
53 . School orchestra, band or
choir productions? 6% 19% 17% 57% 2%
54 . High school athletic events? 15% 21% 12% 51% 2%
55 . Instruction programs? 6% 17% 17% 57% 4%
For each of the following types of programming on the Senior and
Religious Channel, please tell me if you are very interested,
somewhat interested, not too interested, or not at all interested
in that type of programming.
VIN SMI NTI NAA DKR
56 . Church services? 10% 13% 17% 59% 2%
57 . Church events? 6% 15% 17% 60% 2%
58 . Senior Citizen programming? 4% 8% 20% 66% 3%
I would like to re-read the list and please tell me if you watch
these Senior and Religious programs frequently, occassionally,
rarely or never.
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59 . Church services? 8% 14% 6% 68% 4%
60 . Church events? 6% 12% 8% 71% 4%
61 . Senior citizen programming? 3% 6% 7% 82% 4%
62 . How interested are you in watching VERY INTERESTED 19%
informational or educational pro- SOMEWHAT INTERESTED51%
gramming concerning your city and NOT TOO INTERESTED21%
its activities-- very interested, NOT AT ALL INTERESTED. . 9%
somewhat interested, not too in- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 1%
terested, or not at all interested?
63 . Are there any types of local programming not currently
offered that you would be interested in watching? (IF "YES, "
ASK: ) What would that be?
UNSURE, 9%; NONE, 77%; LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, 3%; EVENTS,
3%; GOVERNMENT, 5%; LOCAL SCHOOLS, 2%; SCATTERED, 3% .
64 . How important is local programming VERY IMPORTANT 20%
to you -- very important, some- SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT49%
what important, not too important, NOT TOO IMPORTANT 25%
or not at all important? NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT. . . 5%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 1%
Currently, the cable company operates the community access fac-
ility. The Cable Commission is considering operating the access
facility to better meet the needs of the community.
65 . Prior to this survey, were you YES 64%
aware of the community access NO 34%
facility and the services offered DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 2%
there?
66 . Have you or any members of your YES 7%
household been involved in a pub- NO 90%
lic access training class or the DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3%
production of a public access
program?
IF "YES, " ASK:
For each of the following public access service aspects,
please rate each of them either excellent, good, only fair,
or poor. If you have no opinion, just say so. . . .
EXC GOO FAI POO DKR
67 . Quality of the Public Access
faclity? 7% 41% 24% 3% 24%
68 . Quality of equipment for public
access? 14% 45% 14% 0% 28%
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69 . Quality of the training classes? 14% 24% 10% 3% 48%
70 . Helpfulness of staff at the pub-
lic access facility? 28% 31% 7% 3% 31%
IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR" IN #67-70, ASK:
71 . Could you tell me why you rated that aspect as
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UNSURE, 13%; POOR FACILITY, 75%; STAFF, 13% .
72 . Would you favor or oppose your FAVOR 40%
local Cable Commission operating OPPOSE 17%
the Community Access facility? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED43%
Moving on
73 . Do you have a personal computer YES 53%
at home? NO 47%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 0%
IF "YES, " ASK:
For each of the following, please tell me if you use your
personal computer for that item.
YES NO DKR
74 . Internet access? 65% 33% 1%
75 . Access to other on-line
services, such as E-Mail? 64% 34% 2%
76 . Link to other computers with
48%modem? 480 460 5%
77 . Business? 52% 45% 3%
78 . Educational applications? 74% 23% 3%
79 . Do you have access to %
y t a computer YES 480
at your workplace? NO 42%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 2%
NOT APPLICABLE 8%
IF "YES,," ASK:
For each of the following, please tell me if you use your
computer at work for that item.
YES NO DKR
80 . Internet access? 49% 51% 0%
81 . Access to other on-line
services, such as E-Mail? 62% 38% 0%
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YES NO DKR
82 . Internal operations? 81% 18% 1%
83 . Connections with other
locations around the state,
nation, or world? 54% 45% 1%
84 . Videoconferencing? 12% 85% 3%
The cable company is considering offering some new advanced cable
services . If the service were available, please tell me for each
one, if you would subscribe for that service for your home, busi-
ness, or both. If you are not interested in the service, just
say so
HOM BUS BOT NOT DKR
85 . Internet access? 20% 2% 8% 60% 10%
86 . Data Transmission? 9% 2% 7% 69% 13%
87 . Computer to Computer networking? 9% 3% 10% 68% 11%
88 . Video conferencing? 5% 4% 5% 75% 12%
89 . Repeats on programs on Demand? 19% 1% 6% 60% 14%
90 . Movies on Demand? 28% 00 4% 57% 12%
91 . Interactive video games? 19% 1% 3% 67% 11%
92 . Local telephone service? 13% 1% 8% 63% 16%
93 . Do you work in Stillwater, Bayport NO 59%
or Oak Park Heights? (IF YES, ASK) YES/STILLWATER 27%
Which city do you work in? YES/BAYPORT 7%
YES/OAK PARK HEIGHTS6%
REFUSED 2%
Now, I would like to ask you a few more background questions for
demographic purposes
For each age group, please tell me how many reside in your
household.
94 . Adults, over the age of 65? 0, 79%; 1, 10%;
2, 12%
95 . Adults, between the ages of 45 and 65? 0, 53%; 1, 18%;
2+, 29%
96 . Adults, between the ages of 18 and 44? 0, 37%; 1, 23%;
2, 35%; 3+, 6%
97 . Children, between the ages of 12 and 18? 0, 77%; 1, 15%;
2+, 8%
98 . Children, under the age of 12? 0, 77%; 1, 12%;
2, 9%; 3+, 3%
99 . Do you own or rent your current OWN 89%
residence? RENT 11%
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100 . What is Al! age, please? 18-24 7%
(READ CATEGORIES, IF NEEDED) 25-34 13%
35-44 26%
45-54 20%
55-64 13%
65 AND OVER 21%
Thank you for your time . Good-bye.
101 . Area STILLWATER 71%
BAYPORT 12%
OAK PARK HEIGHTS 18%
102 . Gender (DO NOT ASK) MALE 49%
FEMALE 51%
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I
Central Saint Croix Valley Cable Commission Study
Methodology:
• Survey of 400 randomly selected subscribers of King Videocable.
• Average interview time of twenty-one minutes for subscribers.
• Telephone interviews completed between September 18 and 26, 1997.
• Results projectable to the universe of cable television subscribers within f 5.0 percent in.
95 out of 100 cases.
Subscriber Demographics:
Household characteristics:
• Twenty-two percent of the households contained senior citizens.
• Forty-seven percent contained adults between the ages of 45 and 64 years old.
• Sixty-three percent contained adults between the ages of 18 and 44 years old.
• Twenty-three percent reported children between the ages of 12 and 18 years old.
• Twenty-four percent indicated children under the age of 12 years old.
The median adult of age subscribers g o subs rib rs was found to be 46.8 years old.
• Twenty percent posted ages less than 35 years old.
• Twenty-one percent posted ages over 64 years old.
Eighty-nine percent owned their present residences.
Women were two percent higher in the sample than men.
Forty percent reported working in Stillwater, Bayport, or Oak Park Heights.
• Twenty-seven percent worked in Stillwater.
• Seven percent worked in Bayport.
• Six percent held jobs in Oak Park Heights.
City representation in the sample:
• Seventy-one percent resided in the City of Stillwater.
• Twelve percent lived in the City of Bayport.
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• Eighteen percent lived in Oak Parks Heights.
Perspectives on the Cable Company:
Eighty percent rated their cable television service as "excellent" or"good."
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• Twenty percent were more critical.
The Cable Company was rated very strongly on five service areas:
• Eighty-eight percent rated billing as "excellent"or"good."
• Eighty-seven percent similarly evaluated picture and sound quality.
• Eighty-seven percent felt positive about installation of service.
• Eighty-two percent rated the number of channels available as"excellent"or"good."
• Eighty-one percent were positive about customer service.
Moderate strong ratings were granted on three dimensions:
• Seventy-five percent rated program choices as "excellent"or"good."
• Sixty-seven percent similarly rated the restoring of service after an outage.
• Sixty-four percent rated service repairs positively.
Only one dimension was weak:
• Forty-two percent graded rates as "excellent" or"good," while fifty-one percent saw it as
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"only fair" or"poor."
• Lower ratings were based upon the high cost of service for seemingly slow service and
little choice.
Fifty-five percent rated their cable television service charges in comparison with other services as
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"very high"or"somewhat high."
• Forty percent saw it as "average."
• Only two percent felt the charges were"somewhat low."
Fifty percent had visited the King Videocable Office.
• Sixteen percent use the office on a regular basis for dropping off or exchanging
equipment and making payments.
• Sixty-four percent thought it was "very important"or"somewhat important" to have the
local cable office.
Eighty-nine percent have experienced technical problems or outages"not too often" or"not at all
often.
• Eleven percent thought it occurred"very often" or"often."
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Local Programming:
Viewership of public access channels varied markedly.
• Sixty percent had watched Channel 10 Public Access during the past six months.
• Fifty-six percent had tuned in on Channel 12 Government Access.
• Forty-one percent had viewed Channel 3, Education Access.
• Fourteen percent had viewed Channel 22 Senior/Religious Access.
Fifty-eight percent were at least"somewhat interested" in local community news programs.
• Thirty-five percent reported occasionally watching this type of programming.
Forty-seven percent were either"very interested" or"somewhat interested" in city festivals and
celebrations.
• Thirty-two percent watched this type of programming "frequently" or"occasionally."
Thirty-six percent were at least"somewhat interested" in programs produced by local residents.
• Twenty-four percent had at least"occasionally" watched this type of programming.
Thirty-two percent were either"very interested"or"somewhat interested" in local talent
programs.
• Twenty percent had watched this type of show either"frequently" or"occasionally."
Forty-four percent expressed interest in talk shows involving the community.
• Thirty-two percent had watched this type of show periodically.
Sixty-six percent were at least"somewhat interested" in community information.
• Fifty-two percent had watched community information productions at least
"occasionally."
Forty-three percent were either"very interested" or"somewhat interested" in programs about
local business.
• Twenty-six percent watched either"frequently" or"occasionally."
Sixty-five percent were at least"somewhat interested" in telecasts of City Council Meetings.
• Fifty-five percent watched these telecasts either"frequently"or"occasionally."
Forty-nine percent expressed interest in School Board Meeting telecasts.
• Thirty-six percent watched cablecasts at least"occasionally."
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Forty-six percent were either"very interested" or"somewhat interested" in telecasts of County
Board Meetings.
• Thirty-three percent watched County Board Meeting telecasts periodically.
Forty-six percent were at least"somewhat interested" in telecasts of candidates' forums at
election time.
• Thirty-two percent reported watching candidates' forums at least "occasionally."
Forty-one percent expressed interest in Truth-in Taxation Hearing cablecasts.
• Fourteen percent reported watching Hearings either"frequently"or"occasionally."
Thirty-one percent were at least"somewhat interested" in telecasts of elementary school events.
• Twenty-one percent reported watching these cablecasts periodically.
Thirty-two percent were either"very interested" or"somewhat interested" in cablecasts of
secondary school events.
• Twenty-five percent watched cablecasts at least"occasionally."
Thirty-five percent expressed interest in school orchestra, band, or choir production telecasts.
• Twenty-five percent watched musical cablecasts either"frequently"or"occasionally."
Forty-five percent were at least"somewhat interested" in high school athletic event telecasts.
• Sports events were watched at least"occasionally" by thirty-six percent.
Thirty-eight percent were either"very interested" or"somewhat interested" in instructional
program telecasts.
• Twenty-three percent watched instructional program telecasts either"frequently" or
"occasionally."
Twenty-three percent expressed interest in church service cablecasts.
• Twenty-two percent watch services either"frequently" or"occasionally."
Twenty-one percent were"very interested"or"somewhat interested" in church event telecasts.
• Eighteen percent watched church event telecasts at least"occasionally."
Twelve percent were at least"somewhat interested" in senior citizen programming.
• Nine percent watched senior citizen programs periodically.
Seventy percent were "very interested" or"somewhat interested" in watching informational or
education programming about their city and its activities.
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• Thirty percent were "uninterested."
Sixty-nine percent regarded local programming as "very important" or"somewhat important."
• Thirty percent rated its importance lower.
Community Access Facility:
Sixty-four percent reported awareness of the community access facility and the services offered
there.
Only seven percent indicated household members who had been involved in public access
training classes or public access program productions.
• Forty-eight percent rated the quality of the public access facility as "excellent"or"good,"
while twenty-seven percent were more critical.
• Fifty-nine percent rated the quality of equipment for public access positively, while
fourteen percent rated it negatively.
• Thirty-eight percent rated the quality of training classes as "excellent" or"good,"while
thirteen percent felt it was "only fair"or"poor."
• Fifty-nine percent rated the helpfulness of staff at the public access facility positively,
while ten percent rated it lower.
Forty percent favored the Cable Commission operating the Community Access Facility.
• Seventeen percent opposed the switch in control.
• Forty-three percent were unsure.
Technology Audit:
Fifty-three percent have a personal computer at home.
• Sixty-five percent utilized it for internet access.
• Sixty-four percent used their computer for access to other on-line services, such as e-mail.
• Forty-eight percent employed it as a link to other computers with their modem.
• Fifty-two percent used the computer for business purposes.
• Seventy-four percent utilized it for educational applications.
Forty-eight percent reported access to a computer at their workplace.
• Forty-nine percent used that computer for internet access.
• Sixty-two percent utilized it for access to other on-line services.
• Eighty-one percent used the computer for internal operations.
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• Fifty-four percent employed it for connections with other locations around the state,
nation, or world.
• Twelve percent employed the computer for videoconferencing.
Interest in subscribing to a number of advanced cable services showed a wide degree of variation:
• Thirty percent were interested in internet access, particularly for use at home.
• Eighteen percent were interested in data transmission, both at home and at work.
• Twenty-two percent would subscribe to computer to computer networking, both at home
and at work.
• Fourteen percent would use video conferencing services, both at home and at work.
• Twenty-six percent were interested in repeats on programs on demand service, especially
for use at home.
• Thirty-two percent reported interest in movies on demand, particularly for use at home.
• Twenty-three percent were interested in interactive video games,particularly for use at
home.
• Twenty-two percent would subscribe to local telephone service,P p serve , both at home and at
work.
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Subscriber Conclusions:
1. King Videocable was generally well-regarded as a service provide. On most quality
service dimensions, it exceeded Metropolitan Area norms.
2. Charges were viewed as being somewhat high, and this feeling exceed the general
suburban evaluations of current rate structures.
3. Channel 10 Public Access and Channel 12 Government Access posted solid viewership
levels.
4. Several types of programming evidenced a large gaps between potential audience and
actual audience: "Truth-in-Taxation Hearings,""local community news programs,"and
"programs about local businesses."
5. Current public access training facilities and classes were rated below the Metropolitan
Area suburban norm.
6. A majority of residents have a personal computer at home, and forty-eight percent have
access to one at their place of work. Internet access, e-mail, and educational application
were major home uses. Similarly, internal operations, e-mail, and connections with other
computers were major workplace uses.
7. The highest levels of interest in new advanced cable services surrounded "movies on
demand," "interne access,"and"repeats on programs on demand."
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DECISION RESOUR•, LTD. CEAL ST. CROIX VALLEY
3128 Dean Court CABLE COMMISSION
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 FINAL VERSION
NON-SUBSCRIBERS
Hello, I 'm of Decision Resources, Ltd. , a nation-
wide opinion polling firm located in Minneapolis . We have been
retained by the Central St . Croix Valley Cable Commission to
speak with a random sample of residents about cable television,
services and programs . This survey is being done because King
Videocable company wants to renew its franchise next year, and
the Cable Commission needs to know the wants and needs of people
in the cable franchise area. Only a summary of the entire
sample will be reported.
1 . Does your household presently re- YES THANK & TERMINATE
ceive cable television? NO CONTINUE
2 . Do you own a satellite dish? YES 7%
NO 93%
3 . Is cable service available in your YES 94%
neighborhood? NO 4%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 2%
IF "NO, " ASK:
4 . If cable service were avail- YES 30%
able, would you subscribe? NO 40%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED30%
GO TO QUESTION #9 :
5 . Have you ever subscribed to the YES 44%
cable television system serving NO 56%
Stillwater, Oak Park Heights and DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 0%
Bayport?
IF "NO, " ASK:
6 . Could you tell me one or two reasons why you have not
subscribed?
UNSURE, 5%; COST, 21%; NO TIME, 10%; NO INTEREST, 46%;
WOULD WATCH TOO MUCH, 13%; DON'T WANT CHILDREN TO
WATCH, 4% .
IF "YES, " ASK:
7 . Why did you stop subscribing to cable television?
UNSURE, 3%; SATELLITE DISH, 6%; MOVED, 8%; PROBLEMS
WITH CABLE COMPANY, 6%; COST, 39%; DID NOT WATCH
ENOUGH, 28%; POOR SELECTION, 11% .
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7.1q,
II410 8 . What cFanges, if any, would it take to make y ou con-
sider subscribing to cable television again?
UNSURE, 7%; NOTHING, 42%; BETTER PROGRAMMING, 5%; LOWER
COST, 34%; FREE CABLE SERVICE, 6%; FREE INSTALLATION,
3%; SCATTERED, 3% .
Your community has a community access facility which provides
local programming, as well as the opportunity to learn how to use
studio equipment and make your own program, free of charge .
9 . Prior to this survey, were you YES 54%
aware of the community access NO 44%
facility and the services offered DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 2%
there?
10 . How interested are you in viewing VERY INTERESTED 10%
local programming, such as City SOMEWHAT INTERESTED34%
Council meetings and local pro- NOT TOO INTERESTED30%
gramming -- very interested, NOT AT ALL INTERESTED26%
somewhat interested, not too in- DON' T KNOW/REFUSED 0%
terested, or not at all interested?
The cable company is considering offering some new advanced cable
services . If the service available, please tell me for each one,
if you would subscribe for that service for your home, business,
or both. If you are not interested in the service, just say
so
HOM BUS BOT NOT DKR
11 . Internet access? 20% 2% 10% 67% 2%
12 . Data Transmission? 6% 2% 4% 79% 9%
13 . Computer to Computer networking? 10% 3% 11% 74% 2%
14 . Video conferencing? 4% 3% 4% 87% 2%
15 . Repeats on programs on Demand? 31% 0% 3% 63% 3%
16 . Movies on Demand? 45% 0% 2% 51% 2%
17 . Interactive video games? 18% 0% 0% 79% 2%
18 . Local telephone service? 14% 0% 5% 68% 12%
19 . Do you work in Stillwater, Bayport NO 64%
or Oak Park Heights? (IF YES, ASK) YES/STILLWATER 28%
Which city do you work in? YES/BAYPORT 4%
YES/OAK PARK HEIGHTS4%
20 . At this time, are you considering YES 10%
subscribing or resubscribing to NO 88%
cable television? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 2%
Now, I would like to ask you a few more background questions for
demographic purposes
For each age group, please tell me how many reside in your
household.
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21 . Adults, over 411 110
the age of 65? 0, 82%; 1, 15%;
2, 8%
22 . Adults, between the ages of 45 and 65? 0 , 63%; 1, 18%;
2, 19%
23 . Adults, between the ages of 18 and 44? 0, 39%; 1, 16% :
2, 41%; 3+, 4%
24 . Children, between the ages of 12 and 18? 0, 85% ; 1, 10%;
2+, 5%
25 . Children, under the age of 12? 0, 72%; 1, 10%;
2 , 14%; 3+, 4%
26 . Do you own or rent your current OWN 74%
residence? RENT 26%
27 . What is your age, please? 18-24 5%
(READ CATEGORIES, IF NEEDED) 25-34 23%
35-44 26%
45-54 20%
55-64 6%
65 AND OVER 19%
Thank you for your time . Good-bye .
28 . Area STILLWATER 68%
BAYPORT 14%
OAK PARK HEIGHTS 17%
29 . Gender (DO NOT ASK) MALE 43%
FEMALE 57%
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Decision
Resources Ltd.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II
Central Saint Croix Valley Cable Commission Study
Methodology:
• Survey of 250 randomly selected subscribers of King Videocable.
• Average interview time of seven minutes for non-subscribers.
• Telephone interviews completed between September 18 and 26, 1997.
• Results projectable to the universe of cable television subscribers within± 6.3 percent in
95 out of 100 cases.
Non-Subscriber Demographics:
Seven percent owned a satellite dish.
Ninety-four percent reported the availability of cable service in their neighborhood
• Thirty percent of those in uncablized neighborhoods expressed interest in subscribing.
Forty-four percent had subscribed to the local cable television system in the past.
Thirty-nine percent stopped because of"cost."
Twenty-eight percent "did not watch enough television."
Eleven percent pointed to "poor selection."
Eight percent"moved."
Six percent had"problems with the Cable Company."
Six percent"purchased a satellite dish."
"Lower cost"might induce thirty-four percent to re-subscribe.
Fifty-six percent had not subscribed to the local cable television system in the past.
"Lack of interest" was reported by forty-six percent.
"Cost"was cited by twenty-one percent.
Thirteen percent felt they "would watch too much."
"Lack of time" was key for ten percent.
Four percent"did not want their children to watch."
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1997 Residential Study
Ten percent were currently considering subscribing or re-subscribing to cable television.
Household characteristics:
• Twenty-three percent of the households contained senior citizens.
• Thirty-seven percent contained adults between the ages of 45 and 64 years old.
• Sixty-one percent contained adults between the ages of 18 and 44 years old.
• Fifteen percent reported children between the ages of 12 and 18 years old.
• Twenty-eight percent indicated children under the age of 12 years old.
The median adult age of subscribers was found to be 43.0 years old.
• Twenty-eight percent posted ages less than 35 years old.
• Twenty-five percent posted ages over 64 years old.
Seventy-four percent owned their present residences.
Women were fourteen percent higher in the sample than men.
Thirty-six percent reported working in Stillwater, Bayport, or Oak Park Heights.
• Twenty-eight percent worked in Stillwater.
• Four percent worked in Bayport.
• Four percent held jobs in Oak Park Heights.
City representation in the sample:
• Sixty-eight percent resided in the City of Stillwater.
• Fourteen percent lived in the City of Bayport.
• Seventeen percent lived in Oak Parks Heights.
Community Access Facility and Local Programming:
Fifty-four percent reported awareness of the community access facility and the services offered
there.
Forty-four percent were either"very interested" or"somewhat interested" in viewing local
programming, such as City Council Meetings and local programming.
• Fifty-six percent registered lower interest levels.
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Technology Interests:
Interest in subscribing to a number of advanced cable services showed a wide degree of variation:
• Thirty-two percent were interested in intereet access, particularly for use at home.
• Twelve percent were interested in data transmission, both at home and at work.
• Twenty-four percent would subscribe to computer to computer networking, both at home
and at work.
• Eleven percent would use video conferencing services, both at home and at work.
• Thirty-six percent were interested in repeats on programs on demand service, especially
for use at home.
• Forty-seven percent reported interest in movies on demand, particularly for use at home.
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• Eighteen percent were interested in interactive video games, particularly for use at home.
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• Nineteen percent would subscribe to local telephone service, especially for use at home.
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Non-Subscriber Conclusions:
8. Lack of interest and service costs were the two major reasons for not subscribing to King
Videocable. Cost and lack of use were the two key reasons for previous subscribers to
terminate their cable television service.
9. A lower cost structure could attract back about one-third of the former subscribers.
10. The highest levels of interest in new advanced cable services surrounded"movies on
demand," "repeats on programs on demand,"and"internet access.
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TRAL SAINT CROIX VALLEY
JOINT CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
1941 South Greeley Street
Stillwater, MN 55082-6012
DEC — l (612) 439-8803
NEEDS ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 6 P.M.
STILLWATER CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
To: City Administrators of Stillwater, Bayport
& Oak Park Heights
We are inviting you to our workshop to give you the opportunity to talk about
the upcoming cable franchise renewal and give us any input you may have.
Of particular interest to us would be concerning technology - we anticipate
that there may be some new services available through your cable service
at some point over the next 15 years and we want to be able to get those
things if and when they become available. But we need to be able to
document community interest. Our phone survey asked residents about a
number of technology and computer issues, but the Cities and businesses
in our community might very well have an interest in some technological
advances as well, such as high speed data transmission and connecting to
the Internet (once fiber optics are in place in this area). Also tele-
conferencing and videoconferencing. Would your City be interested in any
of these possibilities?
We look forward to meeting with you. If you are unable to come, perhaps
you could send the Commission a letter with your input, or give us a call at
439-8803.
Sincerely,
Kathy Cinnamon
Administrative Secretary
Representing
the Cities of Stillwater,Oak Park Heights and Bayport
and the Townships of Stillwater and Baytown
• •
OAK PARK HEIGHTS
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7 : 04 p.m. by
Mayor Schaaf . Present : Councilmembers Beaudet, Robert, Swenson,
and Turnquist . Staff Present : Interim Administrator Holst, City
Attorney Vierling, City Planner Richards, and Administrative
Intern Mesko.
Approval of Agenda:
The following was added to the agenda : 1) Set a Public Hearing
for a commercial subdivision for the Oak Park Ponds Addition of
Oppidan Investment Co. for Tuesday, December 9 at 7 :30 P.M. was
added as Item 7 of the Consent Agenda, 2) Councilmember Turnquist
added additional comments under the Cable Commission Departmental
Reports. Councilmember Swenson, seconded by Beaudet, moved to
approve the agenda with changes . Carried 5-0 .
Visitors:
Theresa Stewart, who lives in Stillwater and drives a school bus
for the district, was present with some road concerns . Ms .
Stewart said that she would like to see some more communication
between the cities and the bus dispatchers about the status of
the roads . There was some discussion about the best way to
facilitate this request . Staff was directed to contact the
dispatch company to inform them that bus drivers should feel free
to contact the police department if there are bad road
conditions . Staff was also directed to request a map of the bus
routes that go through Oak Park Heights, so the police know which
roads are a priority.
Mike Knutson - of Valley Access Channels, wanted to clear up what
he felt was some confusion about what type of programs are
broadcast on the public access channel . Knutson said that he
felt that the Council was inaccurate when they stated that pro-
bridge broadcasts were made more often than views against the
proposed bridge. There was discussion about the employees of VAC
taping programs that are pro-bridge on VAC time. There was also
some discussion about the policy that VAC has about requesting
taping of an event . Knutson said that it is a first-come, first-
serve policy, and that if there are not enough people to tape,
residents are always welcome to check out equipment to tape a
meeting. Council stated that they were still uncertain about the
policies of VAC and welcomed the Board to come before the Council
at a meeting to clear up questions .
Department Reports:
Parks - Councilmember Robert said that the trail from Swager Park
has been paved and that the signs will be put up soon.
Cable - Councilmember Turnquist said that the Cable Commission
will be meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 1997 . He said that
the survey results are finished and they will be discussing
refranchising issues .
. .
ITIFF
alley Access Channels
Corporate Office
14791 North 60th Street • Stillwater, MN 55082 (612) 430-0074
November 7, 1997
Mayor Dave Schaaf
Oak Park Heights City Hall
14168 N. 57th Street
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 1 0 199T
Dear Mayor Schaaf ° '1 ,
I left a message on your beeper message machine Friday, October 31st.
On behalf of the Valley Access Channels Board of Directors, I would like to
extend to you an invitation to learn more about public access to television.
One of our goals at Valley Access Channels is to inform the public about the
public access opportunity and explain how Valley Access Channels
functions within the community. We've learned one of the best ways to
accomplish that goal is to help facilitate the production of a community
program..
We at Valley Access Channels would like to help you and/or your City get
their messages out to the community.
For example, board member, Margot Rheinberger is willing to volunteer her
time to help you produce a program about the bridge. She has even come up
with a title for you to consider, "Building Bridges - A View From the Other
Side." The pro bridge group has seen the value of public access to television
and has approached us to get their message out. We want to offer you the
same opportunity.
Please feel free to contact me at Valley Access Channels at 430-0074 or
Margot Rheinberger at 439-4199 to discuss this further.
Sincerely,
q<a/t4A,_ 'ala4-Ad't-"6'19
Karen Wandmacher
Executive Director
Valley Access Channels