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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chambers January 27, 1982 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Smith, Mark Lindberg, D. W. Hamel, Cynthia Wooten, Gretchen Miller, Eric Haws, and Emily Schue. COUNCILOR ABSENT: Brian Obie. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. I. ITEMS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS A. Minutes Productivity Councilor Lindberg stated that the council had received a memo from the City Manager regarding an effort to improve productivity of meeting minutes and to try to make them briefer. There is a balance between the uses of the minutes for an information tool and the cost of producing them. He would hope that shortening the minutes would be done on an experimental basis so staff can make 4It a decision in six months. Mr. Gleason responded that that is correct. B. Cable Franchise/Rate Increase Discussion Mr. Hamel stated that tomorrow would be the last meeting for the cable franchise negotiations and there will likely be some changes in the franchise. These will come back to the council for action. Ms. Wooten asked if the commission would be voting on the rate increase request tomorrow. Mr. Hamel responded that they would. Ms. Wooten asked what the process is for the public to provide input on the audit. She also asked if this information can be made available to the council. Mr. Hamel stated that the negotiated agreements cannot be made public until tomorrow. The negotiations have been held in closed sessions. Keith Martin, City Attorney, and Kent Gorham, City Manager's Office, have been doing the negotiations for the Cable Commission with a representative from Springfield and Teleprompter. The sub- stance of the negotiations will be made public tomorrow. Ms. Wooten asked if the City's representative would be voting in favor of the increase rate. Mr. Hamel stated that public access has been a big issue in the franchise negotia- tions as has improvements in service. They are hoping for additional channels in the basic service. Ms. Wooten stated that unless the level of service is commensurate with the industry thoroughout the rest of the country, she would not favor the rate increase. Mr. Hamel stated that there really are no "industry e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 27, 1982 Page 1