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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-20 Info Packet-1 � ism p�q; CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET — •a..a._ CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org February 20, 2014 IP1 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule MISCELLANEOUS IP2 Memo from City Clerk: KXIC Radio Show IP3 Civil Service Entrance Examination — Mass Transit Operator IP4 Article from City Manager: Innovative districts forging in cities as disparate as Montreal and London IP5 Article from City Manager: The Elected Bullies IP6 Article from City Manager: Iowa City Names a Top 10 City for Affordable Health Care IP7 Article from City Manager: New York's Affordable Housing Shortage IP8 Press Release: Precautionary Boil Advisory Issued For West Side Iowa City And University Heights DRAFT MINUTES IP9 Telecommunications Commission: January 27 City CITY OF IOWA CITY Date Time Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, March 25, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, April 1, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, April 15, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Monday, April 28, 2014 4:30 PM Tuesday, May 6, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 20, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, August 5, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:00 PM 7:00 PM LM IP1 council Tentative Meeting Schedule Subject to change February 20, 2014 Meeting Location City Conference Board Emma J. Harvat Hall Work Session Meeting Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Special Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Joint Meeting /Work Session TBA / ICCSD Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Formal Meeting Tuesday, September 2, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, September 16, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, October 21, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, November 4, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, November 18, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 2, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 16 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting CITY OF IOWA CITY Li aIP2 Mimi MEMORANDUM Date: February 20, 2014 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: KXIC Radio Show At your February 18 work session meeting Council Members agreed to the following schedule: February 19 — Payne February 26 - Dickens March 5 — Hayek March 12 — Throgmorton March 19 — Dobyns March 26 - Botchway Future commitments: April 30 - Dobyns June 18 - Dobyns U:radioshowappts.doc i � 1 IP3 �L CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 -1826 (319) 356 -5000 (3 19) 356 -5009 FAX www.icgov.org February 19, 2014 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Mass Transit Operator Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Mass Transit Operator. Daniel lannucci William Weldon IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 4 Lyra . Dickerson, Chair From the City Manager - IN Innovation districts forging in cities as disparate as Montreal and London Campuses like Silicon Valley used to be the home of innovation but now city centres are where ideas are grown Corporate campuses like Silicon Valley were known for innovation but now'innovation districts' are popping up in cities. Photograph: Image Broker / Rex Features For years, corporate campuses like Silicon Valley were known for innovation. Located in suburban corridors that were only accessible by car, these places put little emphasis on creating communities where people work, live and go out. But now, as the economy emerges from the recession, a shift is occurring where innovation is taking place. Districts of innovation can be found in urban centres as disparate as Montreal, Seoul, Singapore, Medellin, Barcelona, and London. They are popping up in the downtowns and midtowns of cities like Atlanta, Cambridge, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. These are places where advanced research universities, medical complexes, and clusters of tech and creative firms are attracting businesses and residents. Other innovation districts can be found in Boston, Brooklyn, San Francisco, and Seattle, where older industrial areas are being re- imagined and remade, leveraging their enviable location near waterfronts and city centres and along transit lines. Innovative companies and talented workers are flocking to these areas in abundance. Even traditional science parks like Research Triangle Park in Raleigh- Durham are scrambling to urbanise to keep pace with their workers' preference for walkable communities and their companies' desire to be near other firms. In these districts, leading anchor institutions and start-ups are clustering and connecting with one another. They are coming together with spin -off companies, incubators, and accelerators in the relentless pursuit of new discoveries for the market. These areas are small and accessible, growing talent, fostering open collaboration, and offering housing and office space as well as modern urban amenities. They are both competitive places and "cool" spaces. The growth of innovation districts is being driven by private and civic actors like universities, philanthropies, business associations and business improvement districts. Yet local governments play an important role in accelerating the growth of districts and maximising their potential . Three roles stand out: 1) Mayors are leading efforts to designate districts Barcelona's former mayor Joan Clos set his eyes on transforming his city into a "city of knowledge ". Through extensive, focused public planning and investment, Clos designed an innovation district from the debris of a 494 -acre industrial area, which was scarred and separated from the rest of the city by railroad tracks. His vision included burying these tracks, increasing access via a new public tram, designing walkable streets, and creating new public spaces and housing. Today, the area is a 21 st- century urban community with 4,500 firms, thousands of new housing units, and clusters of universities, technology centres, and incubators. Across the Atlantic in Boston, former mayor Tom Menino declared the South Boston waterfront an innovation district in 2010. Menino persuaded innovators like MassChallenge to move to the district and exacted important concessions from developers (including land for innovation- oriented retail, shared labs and other spaces, and micro - housing) to help realise the district's vision. 2) Changing land -use laws to build spaces with a mix of facilities Barcelona and Research Triangle Park, for example, developed bold master plans encouraging the "mixing" of large and small firms, research facilities, housing, restaurants, and retail and outlining where to create open spaces for networking. Cambridge, Massachusetts, by contrast, has allowed incremental moves from rigid, antiquated rules to encourage similar outcomes in Kendall Square . 3) Supporting scarce public resources with large private and civic investments In New York, former mayor Michael Bloomberg deployed $ l 00m in municipal capital to prepare the infrastructure necessary to lure Cornell and Technion universities to Roosevelt Island. In other cities, including St Louis and Seattle, local resources are financing infrastructure improvements to buttress and accelerate private growth. Given that many innovation districts are adjacent to low- income neighbourhoods, cities like Philadelphia are considering smart use of school investments to prepare disadvantaged youth for good jobs in the Stem (science, technology, engineering, and math) economy. As this decade unfolds, we should expect more cities to use their powers in the service of this new model of innovative, inclusive, and resilient growth. The Elected Bullies - NYTimes.com Page 1 of 2 From the City Manager aft. c Ntw 9 ork Smto December 28, 2013 LL The Elected Bullies By DAVID FIRESTONE There is a certain personality type in politics that the public has come to know all too well. The politician, invariably male, rises to power with a gaudy indifference to manners and derision for all that came before. He is sarcastic and loves to lecture, sneers at special pleaders and whiners, and his caustic energy persuades fed -up voters that he is the one who can finally take a cattle prod to a fat and unresponsive government. Once in office, however, he begins using that prod more against political enemies than problems of state, wielding his powers to punish critics, skeptics and those of questionable loyalty, while lavishly rewarding supporters. The brashness that seemed fresh and appealing in a debate loses its charm when it becomes the vengeful voice of a city or state, and voters then regret their choice. At least until the next charismatic bully comes along. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is the most current example. As Kate Zernike of The Times reported last week, he has had aides deliver obscenities to a union official who criticized him on the radio. His administration removed the police protection for one state senator (and former governor) after the senator was seen as too dilatory in approving the governor's nominees. When a Rutgers political scientist serving on the redistricting commission chose a plan favored by Democrats, Mr. Christie defunded two of his programs at the state university. And his associates have recently been accused of deliberately creating traffic jams in Fort Lee, N.J., in an act of vengeance against the city's mayor. But the archetype goes back many years, as anyone who dared criticize Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in the mid -199os remembers. I saw it happen repeatedly as City Hall bureau chief for The Times during that period: Mr. Giuliani cut off city money to some immigrant -aid groups and directed it to groups that supported him politically. Then he used the Department of Investigation to go after city employees who might have leaked news of those cuts. He was forced to pay $5 million to Housing Works, an AIDS activist group known for its high- decibel criticism of his administration, after spitefully cutting off its city contracts. He kicked two judges off the criminal court who were appointed by his Democratic predecessors, and put someone on who had close ties to his allies. And his budget director, Joseph Lhota, tried to pressure city bond underwriters not to buy tickets to the annual fund- raising dinner of the Citizens Budget Commission, a civic fixture that was often critical of Mr. Giuliani's budgets, as it has been of budgets in virtually every mayoral administration. http: / /www.nytimes.com/ 2013 /l2 /29 /opinionlsunday /the - elected- bullies.html? r=0 &pagewanted =print 2/20/2014 The Elected Bullies - NYTimes.com Page 2 of 2 The personality type is by no means restricted to Republicans. Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York demonstrated similar tendencies, harassing and insulting Republican critics, believing he could get away with anything until hubris helped lead to his fall. These tactics invariably come to light, and they always have the same effect: exposing a once - powerful politician as petty, defensive and weak. Meet The New York Times's Editorial Board >> http:// www. nytimes .coml2Ol3 /12 /291opinionlsundayl the - elected- bullies.html ?_r=0 &pagewanted =print 2/20/2014 From: Lauren Zimmerman <Iimmerman @livability.com> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 9:00 AM To: Council Subject: Iowa City, IA Named a Top 10 City for Affordable Health Care, 2014 by Livability.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Iowa City, IA Named a Top 10 City for Affordable Health Care, 2014 by Livability.com Annual list ranks America's top affordable health -care cities Navigating the health -care landscape can be a challenge for everyone. Across the country, health- care expenses can put big dents in family budgets. With this in mind, Livability.com has named Iowa City a Top 10 City for Affordable Health Care, 2014. Iowa City offers some relief with the right prescription of low health -care spending; good access to hospitals, doctors and other providers; plus an excellent quality of life. For this list of cities for affordable health care, editors not only measured affordability, but also took into account Esri survey data on average per capita spending on health care and related items. They factored in the number of area hospitals, the number of primary care physicians and dentists per capita, as well as quality of life. And finally, they considered data used to determine the Top 100 Best Places to Live. Specifically, they looked at such factors as walkability, income, the number of farmers markets, and natural environment and climate — after all, overall health relates to living in a city with recreational amenities, thriving entertainment districts and cultural assets. "Health -care costs are rising for most Americans, and the insurance marketplace is a complicated place," says Livability.com editor Matt Carmichael. "We wanted to create a list of cities with quality, accessible and affordable health care. But equally importantly, we wanted these cities and towns to be good places to live, too." Residents of Iowa City, Iowa, spend 17 percent less on health care than the rest of the nation. But it's residents' easy access to hospitals, doctors and dentists that earned Iowa City the top ranking on our list of cities for affordable health care. Health -care costs are kept low here, thanks to competition between 14 area hospitals. The city has a doctor for every 634 residents. If that doesn't give Iowa City residents something to smile about, the ratio of one dentist for every 532 people sure should. Top 10 Cities For Affordable Health Care, 2014 1. Iowa City, IA 2. Morgantown, WV 3. Mankato, MN 4. Portland, ME 5. Hartford, CT 6. Charlottesville, VA 7. Albany, NY 8. Lincoln, NE 9. Grand Rapids, MI 10. Burien, WA LIVABIL11kv,V ADkWanof4 Janxcommvnkadon: e M4 Joumal Caww. dcaftw. Alt rgtw mwvwd This email was sent to councilAiowa- city.org. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. manage your preferences I opt out using TrueRemove& Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. emma New York's Affordable Housing Shortage - NYTimes.com -t, t : t i ': 12 I s: THE OPINION PAGES i EDITORIAL http: / /nyti.ms /liEnkeF FROM THE CITY MANAGER New York's Affordable Housing Shortage By THE EDITORIAL BOARD FEB. 7, 2014 Page 1 of 3 P., New York City stands at the epicenter of an affordable housing crisis that has placed poor and elderly people throughout the country at greater risk of homelessness and forced low- income renters to forgo food and medical care to stay in their homes. Over the last several decades, New York mayors have tried to combat this problem by renovating rundown buildings that otherwise would have been torn down, subsidizing rents and construction costs for affordable housing and giving developers incentives to include affordable units in new buildings. The efforts have created hundreds of thousands of apartments that are affordable to low- and moderate - income families. Even so, the affordable housing gap appears to be growing. Mayor Bill de Blasio has promised to build or preserve 200,000 units in the next decade — about 35,000 more than the Bloomberg administration achieved over 12 years. He has proposed steering city pension funds into affordable housing construction, raising taxes on vacant land to spur construction and legalizing tens of thousands of currently illegal basement apartments. His most aggressive proposal would require developers to set aside units for low- and moderate - income families in major projects. Many cities around the country have various forms of inclusionary zoning laws. While this is a worthy approach, New York courts have been less sympathetic than courts in other states to attempts by local governments to regulate housing creation. Legal issues aside, excessively rigid laws might have the effect of discouraging development. Housing experts have found that programs with greater flexibility — offering off -site options, and incentives rather than mandatory participation — http: / /www.nytimes.com/ 2014 /02 /08 /opinionlnew- yorks- affordable- housing - shortage.html ?_r =0 2/14/2014 New York's Affordable Housing Shortage - NYTimes.com Page 2 of 3 may produce more units. The mayor needs to work with builders to find mutually beneficial solutions, particularly outside Manhattan. One big hurdle to more development is the state property tax on rental property, which discourages housing development by saddling the city's rental buildings with some of the highest tax burdens in the nation. The Legislature should remove this disincentive. The city needs to put more money into the capital budget for affordable housing. It must also rethink how it uses policy tools, including subsidies, taxes and zoning rules. (For example, builders drawing on two or three subsidy programs can't be allowed to double dip without actually producing more units.) And the city should explore ways to make apartments permanently affordable, rather than letting rent limits expire after a period. Mr. de Blasio and Alicia Glen, his newly appointed deputy mayor for housing and economic development, also need to be perfectly frank about the economics that make affordable housing production possible. Communities around the city would prefer affordable housing in small, three- or four -unit buildings. But with land and building costs soaring, the most cost - effective approach is to build moderate -size, mixed - income buildings in which a portion of the apartments are set aside for low- and moderate - income families. The problem, however, is that local communities — even those that desperately need housing — tend to view larger, mixed - income developments as part of a gentrification process that will drive them out. The deteriorating condition of public housing is another huge problem. The New York City Housing Authority, which manages more than 178,00o apartments in 334 developments spread around the city, faces a $6 billion backlog in capital repairs, mainly because of federal cuts. In December, The Times reported that hundreds of apartments had been left vacant, some of them for years on end, awaiting major repairs. Given that federal aid for public housing is unlikely to come back, the city needs to find alternative sources of revenue. Mr. de Blasio should seriously consider a plan, proposed by the Bloomberg administration, that would lease open space in the public housing projects to developers who would build mixed - income apartments that would generate $3o million to $5o million a year to be used to meet the system's capital needs. Under that plan, 20 percent of the units in the http: / /www.nytimes.com/ 2014 /02 /08 /opinionlnew- yorks- affordable- housing- shortage.html ?_r =0 2/14/2014 New York's Affordable Housing Shortage - NYTimes.com Page 3 of 3 new buildings would be permanently set aside for low- income families. Some residents fear that such development would be a prelude to driving them out. Without new revenue, though, housing authority buildings will continue to deteriorate. The affordable housing shortage represents an enormous challenge. But with energy and some ingenuity, the new administration could make a dent in this problem. Meet The New York Times's Editorial Board A version of this editorial appears in print on February 8, 2014, on page A18 of the New York edition with the headline: New York's Affordable Housing Shortage. © 2014 The New York Times Company http: / /www.nytimes.com/ 2014 /02 /08 /opinionlnew- yorks- affordable- housing - shortage.html ?_r =0 2/14/2014 Precautionary Boil Advisory Issued For West Side Iowa City And University Heights Page 1 of 1 Iowa City., Iowa IP8 A -Z Index Residents Business Government sltors 4yoyam Harm a News Precautionary Boil Advisory Issued For West Side Iowa City And University Heights Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:53 Contact Information AM Name: Shannon McMahon Due to a main break on Capitol Street near Lafayette Street on the evening of Email: Send Mail Wednesday, Feb. 19, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has Phone: 319- 356 -5058 requested a precautionary boil advisory for Iowa City west of Riverside Drive and University Heights. This does not include the University of Iowa, Attached Documents University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics or the Veteran's Administration Hospital, which utilize a separate water supply. Precautionary Boil Advisory The boil advisory s effective immediate) The repair to the water main has rY y P Area map PDF Document 1997 KB been completed and all service has been restored. The advisory will remain in place until two sets of bacteria samples have been completed confirming that the water meets all regulatory standards. Due to the potential for bacterial or other contamination, it is recommended by the IDNR that residents either boil water or use bottled water for drinking or cooking until further notice. Residents are advised to bring water to a boil for one minute and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. Tap water may be used for bathing and other similar purposes. Find more information at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline, 800 - 427 -4791. Residents will be notified when the boil advisory is lifted. It is anticipated the advisory will be lifted by Monday, Feb. 24. Media inquiries can be directed to Shannon McMahon at 319- 356 -5058 or Shannon- mcmahon(aDiowa- citv.ora. For more information regarding water issues, call the Water Division Emergency Line at 319 -356 -5166. 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LINN ST. -TOWER PLACE PARKING FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: Alexa Homewood, Matt Butler, Laura Bergus, Bram Elias, Nicholas Kilburg MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Mike Brau, Bob Hardy, Ty Coleman OTHERS PRESENT: Hans Hoerschelman, Josh Goding, Emily Light SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Hardy said Grassley informed him that Mediacom would be upgrading to the DOCSIS 3.05 Internet system. Fees for the 105 Mbps service will be reduced from $159 to $99 and the 50 Mbps service will go from $129 to $89. Hardy said the addendum to PATV's contract to identify equipment purchased with funds generated outside city funding and permit that equipment to not be included on the inventory of equipment subject to city acquisition if the contract is not renewed or terminated was passed by the city council. The PATV operating subsidy from Mediacom due January 1 has not yet arrived. Brau said he forwarded the results of the residential broadband survey to Mediacom and CenturyLink. Neither responded. Hoerschelman said there were a number of ideas on how the survey could be utilized included in the meeting packet. Developing a consumer education program will be the major effort at this time. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kilburg moved and Elias seconded a motion to approve the December 30, 2013 minutes. The motion passed unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS None. SHORT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS None. CONSUMER ISSUES Hardy referred to the complaint report in the meeting packet and noted that all complaints have been resolved. Homewood asked about a complaint regarding upgraded services and charges. Hardy said it appeared to be an issue of miscommunication. The customer service representative was apparently rude and the local Mediacom officials were concerned with such behavior. MEDIACOM REPORT Hardy said the Grassley informed him that Mediacom would be upgrading to the DOCSIS 3.05 Internet system. Fees for the 105 Mbps service will be reduced from $159 to $99 and the 50 Mbps service will go from $129 to $89. LOCAL ACCESS CHANNELS REPORTS Bergus noted that the City Channel and the library had written reports in the meeting packet. Goding reported that the February PATV board meeting will be held a week early on Feb. 13. The next guidelines classes will be held Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. PATV will provide the United Action for Youth (UAY) Advisory Panel a special workshop Feb. 4 to instruct them on how to use PATV's studio. The panel provides outreach services to UAY and Goding hopes they will be able to incorporate video into their efforts. Coleman said the City Channel has a number of new programs planned including new episodes of the Mercy cooking show, the annual Preucil School of Music concert, and the Johnson County Compeer annual concert. A remote control camera system has been installed in the council chambers. City staff will be collaborating with Senior Center TV volunteers by providing some feedback on their ideas and footage. Butler asked if the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council programs are be provided to the University Library. Coleman said the programs are provided each semester. CABLE TV ADMINISTRATOR REPORT Hardy said the addendum to PATV's contract to identify equipment purchased with funds generated outside city funding and permit that equipment to not be included on the inventory of equipment subject to city acquisition if the contract is not renewed or terminated was passed by the city council. The PATV operating subsidy from Mediacom due January 1 has not yet arrived. Hardy has contacted Mediacom about it. Hardy said he received notification that there will be an increase in installation fees. Kilburg noted that there appears to be an increase in fees when several services are installed at one time. Hardy said he would get clarification from Grassley on the charges. BROADBAND SURVEY Brau said that he forwarded the results of the residential broadband survey to Mediacom and CenturyLink. Neither responded. Hoerschelman said there were a number of ideas on how the survey could be utilized included in the meeting packet. Developing a consumer education program looks to be the major effort at this time. Included in this needs to be the "rack rate" cost of service. Actual costs need to be made clear so a consumer can make meaningful comparisons. In addition to a consumer education program, developing a method for continued feedback from consumers would be beneficial. Other ideas include undertaking a study to determine the cost to deploy next - generation technology in Iowa City so potential new entrants would have some information to work with, working with the City's economic development efforts, and developing a broadband task force to investigate community needs and options. All of these ideas should involve the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Community School District. Kilburg noted that national surveys have shown that Mediacom's customer satisfaction level is quite low. Mediacom's participation in a consumer education initiative could be beneficial to them. The Commission might approach Mediacom with the survey results to help them improve their customer satisfaction. Brau said an educational initiative would ideally involve Mediacom and CenturyLink but the Commission could act without their input. There are a number of methods the Commission could use to inform the public of the educational resources the education initiative would make available. Hardy said he has not received any feedback from the city administration regarding a consumer education outreach effort. The Commission's central role is to advise the city council and there might be a perception that the Commission is over - stepping its role. Bergus said what might be most useful to the city council is a concurrent presentation of the survey results and the proposed educational initiative. Hardy said the city administration might have concerns with the Commission releasing information directly to the public as anything the Commission does will be perceived as coming from the city. Bergus said the Commission should work with the Communications Division of the city in developing the educational initiative and use a presentation to the city council as a means to not only inform them of the results of the survey but also of the educational program. Hardy said he would talk with Markus about how he wishes the Commission to proceed. Brau suggested that the ideas contained in the meeting packet could be developed and run by Mediacom and CenturyLink to get their input. Hoerschelman said the education campaign could utilize a number of different methods to reach the public including a web page, video, and printed material. Hoerschelman said there might be a benefit to explaining the differing regulatory structures for different technologies. Elias said the city council should be made aware that the Commission was surprised by the survey results, specifically, that consumers lack adequate information and that the community is not being served as well as one might expect. As the incumbent providers have been the source of, or lack of, consumer information and the survey results show consumers are poorly informed, the city is serving the community by stepping in and providing consumer information. ADJOURNMENT Homewood moved and Butler seconded a motion to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Adjournment was at 6:33 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ichael Brau Cable TV Administrative Aide TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 12 MONTH ATTENDANCE RECORD (X) = Present (0) = Absent (O /C) = Absent/Called (Excused) Hoerschelman Ber us Homewood 5/28/11 X X X X x 6/27/11 x o/c x x X 8/27/11 x x x o/c X 9/24/11 X X X X X 10/24/11 X X X X X 11/26/11 X X vacant X X Kilbur 2/25/12 X X x x X Butler 3/26/12 o/c x o x X 4/23/12 X X X X X 5/21/12 X X X X X 6/25/12 X X X X X 7/23/12 x X X X X 8/27/12 x x x x X 9/24/12 X X X X X 10/22/12 X X X X X 11/26/12 X X X X X 12/17/12 X X X X X 1/28/13 X o/c X X X 2/25/13 X X X X X Elias 3/25/13 o/c x o/c x X 4/22/13 x x x x 0 6/3/13 X X X X X 6/24/13 x o/c z o/c X 7/22/13 o/c x x x X 9/23/13 x X X X o/c 10/28/13 X X X X X 12/30/13 O/C X O/C X X 1/27/14 X X X X x (X) = Present (0) = Absent (O /C) = Absent/Called (Excused)