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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR DISCUSSION
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: JUNE 11, 2003
AGENDA: CABLE FRANCHISE — FIBER TO THE HOME AGENDA SECTION:
DISCUSSION
PREPARED BY: JAMIE VERBRUGGE, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA NO: Q
ATTACHMENTS: E -mail from Cable Coordinator Mark Moore APPROVED BY:
FTTH (Fiber To The Home) was granted a cable franchise by the City of Rosemount in 2002. Terms of the
franchise require FTTH to deliver public access channels and broadcast City Council and Planning Commission
meetings. FTTH is ready to lay the fiber to City Hall and met with staff on June 4 to discuss a number of issues
related to it.
The item being brought to Council for discussion is how best to deliver the public access channels and
programming. Cable Coordinator Mark Moore will be present at the meeting to more clearly articulate the
policy issues.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Give staff direction.
Hawkins Pond Association
June 3rd, 2003
Dan Huberty
President Hawkins Homeowner Association
Phone: 651-42.j_.jjz+6
The Pro posal
Repair the flood damage that occurred on the
pond
F Pond is considered a wetland and therefore
should be maintained as a wetland
Replant grass that was destroyed from the
flood
Install a lift station in the pond to maintain
level of pond and avoid flooding problems
Establish the water level on the pond
Proposed Project
Install sod around pond
Homeowners will be responsible for watering and
mowing after August 2002
Plant wildflowers and grass in the pond area
from the sod level to the water level to create a
wetland and wildlife area.
Plant aquatic plants to create a natural barrier
for pond life
Install Cattails and other plants to restrict geese
from homeowners yards
Contractor to maintain weeds in pond area for 3
years from completion of contract
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Current State of Pond
Current State of Pond
Current State of Pond
Current State of Pond
Homeowners Request of the City
Follow through on the promise the city made to the homeowners on
Hawkins Pond.
Complete the work as originally committed to make the ponding
area a wetland as this was the cities request, not the homeowners.
Homeowners agreed to the city's request to make the area a
wetland.
Re -plant the wildflowers and grass by using hy seeding so the
flowers and grass will not wash away.
Re -plant the aquatic life that is non- existence to create a natural barrier
around the pond.
Consider putting some amount of large river rock (not limestone)
around the pond to prevent erosion.
Raise the level of the pond to just below the top of the grates. -
Do something to camouflage the wood box. - �,
Give homeowners input on ways to minimize the growth of algae in
the pond.
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Verbrugge,Jamie
From: Moore, Mark [MMoore @ci.apple- valley.mn.us]
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:46 AM
To: Verbrugge,Jamie
Cc: Grawe, Charles
Subject: Access Channels on FTTH
Jamie,
I have been giving some thought to the program content that would be shown on the five PEG
Access TV channels that you would receive as part of the franchise agreement with FTTH.
It makes sense to me from a continuity standpoint that Rosemount would want to carry the
same programming that is currently shown, and shared with its commission partners, on our
existing five access channels through Charter Communications. The reasons behind my
thinking are:
* While customers could eventually have a choice of cable TV
providers, I feel that they should have access to the same information that is distributed
on the public, education, and government channels through Charter's system.
* That it would be much easier and more cost - effective for Rosemount
to cablecast the same content, rather than create and produce new programming for the
feeds to FTTH.
* Providing the same PEG program content and channel line -ups on FTTH
would be consistent with what Rosemount is currently doing in concert with its commission
partners on the Charter system.
If it is decided to show the same content on both cable systems, the big question to be
answered is how to get the program feeds for all five existing PEG channels to FTTH.
Therefore, the heart of what I will be discussing with Bob Vose on this subject is:
* What authority and rights we may or may not have under the
franchises and Chapter 238 to require an interconnect between the two systems that would
pass the five PEG feeds to FTTH.
* What other options may need to be explored if we are not able to
require an interconnect in order to get those feeds to FTTH. They may include running
separate feeds from their source such as the Apple Valley Municipal Center for Government
Channels 16 & 22, and Apple Valley High School or an ISD 196 facility in Rosemount for Ed
Channel 10. Public Access Channel 12 and Metro Channel 6 currently originate from
Charter's head -end, and may or may not still be an issue as far as tying into their
facility and equipment. Another possibility may be to redesign the current return path
configurations for the PEG channels and have them all be ultimately distributed from the
Apple Valley Municipal Center, and then sent on to FTTH from there. The other issue here
is likely to be who pays for the separate feeds if they are necessary.
* Another option may be to find a way to retransmit those channels
from Charter out of the Rosemount TV Control Room to FTTH. Even thought those are our
channels and programming, would that create an infringement issue by lifting that content
from Charter's system to give to another cable provider?
I am certain that other questions will arise as we delve further in, but this is what I'm
am looking at so far. Please let me know if you have another perspective, or additional
questions and /or suggestions to be considered on this topic.
Thanks,
M. M.
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