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,e e - M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Hall--McNutt Room January 7, 19B7 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Debra Ehrman, Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten, Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Jeff Miller, Robert Bennett. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Roger Rutan. The adjourned meeting from January 5, 19B7, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. ITEMS FROM THE COUNCIL, MAYOR, AND CITY MANAGER A. local Access to Channel 7 Mayor Obie said many people expressed displeasure to him and to the councilors when KOAC was moved from Channel 7 to Channel 27 on the Group W cable. Mayor Obie said he called the president of Tele-Communications, Inc., the parent company of Group W Cable, to discuss the change. He said officials of the company were responsive and indicated that KOAC would be repositioned on Channe 1 7. Mayor Obie introduced Brian Sullivan, the General Manager of Group W Cable in Eugene. Mr. Sullivan said KOAC has been restored to Channel 7. He said the company intended to improve the cable service when it repositioned the channels. He said the accounts of people who purchased converter boxes just to receive KOAC on Channel 27 would be credited with the purchase price when the boxes are returned to Group W Cable. Mr. Holmer commended Mayor Obie for his response to public concern about the change. B. Minimum levels of Service Mr. Miller asked if other councilors are interested in discussing the mlnlmum levels of service that are acceptable to the council and the community. The councilors discussed his suggestion. Several councilors said acceptable levels of service are usually discussed during consideration of the budget. By consensus, the councilors decided to discuss the matter at the next City Council Quarterly Process Session. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 7, 19B7 Page 1