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Ms. Bascom said she thought the site plan for the Riverfront Research Park saved the Greenway in a creative and far-reaching way. She noted that the e plan also retained the soccer field and some of the orchard. Ms. Bascom said she thought the general sense at the forum had been that the plan had dealt with environmental criticisms in an innovative way. Mr. Keller said he and the Riverfront Research Park Commission were sensitive to the timing of the project and were prepared to move ahead. He said he would continue to keep the council informed of progress. Ms. Briner said Maureen McAvey, of The Carley Group, would be present at the fall council meetings on the subject. III . CABLECASTING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Public Information Director Barbara Bellamy presented the staff report. She said the City Council meeting of Monday, October 26 would be broadcast live on cable television Channel 36. She also reported that regular broadcasts of two Monday council meetings per month would begin in January. Ms. Bellamy said the City also planned to use video equipment and facilities for public information and training purposes. She noted that the City's 5 percent cable franchise fee amounted to $300,000 per year and that the franchise provided for four access channels, of which three now were active on cable channels 34, 35, and 36 and offered public, education, and government information respectively. She added that video training efforts were expected e to result in substantial savings and would be the first area pursued. Ms. Be 11 amy noted that only Monday even i ng council meetings would be broadcast, and she showed a tape of a practice session that had been held last Monday. She distributed guidelines for cablecasting public meetings. She added that meetings woul d be rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Bellamy said cable broadcasts reached about 58 percent of the metropolitan area population. She descri bed planned uses of video, including public information such as crime prevention, council agendas, and job listings; training for police and fire staffs; documentation; and internal communication. Ms. Bellamy introduced Robert Lewis of the Community Cable TV Center, who showed video spots about the adopt-a-cop program, the Business Assistance Team small business program, and two training tapes. Ms. Bellamy distributed information on the Community Cable TV Center, access channels, and video uses. Ms. Wooten said she thought there was value in showing public participation at meetings, and she did not think the guideline of focusing on the recognized speaker should ignore such participation. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 14, 1987 Page 5