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e approximately how many hours it would take to produce a basic half-hour program. Ms. Baker said that based on her experience in producing the budget program last year, it would take between 16-25 hours. She said that many local producers borrow the equipment and do a lot of the work themselves; their major cost is for editing. Mr. Martin explained that until the commission and the access center set the regulations, it would be difficult to project what the costs will be. Mr. Lindberg asked for the definition of public access. Mr. Gleason said that the commission, as a representative body, was the access point and would be setting the guidelines. Ms. Miller asked who handles complaints about Teleprompter's service. Mr. Martin said Teleprompter has pledged to do a more effective job of responding to problems. He said the local Teleprompter management is keenly interested in making public access work. Ms. Wooten asked for further clarification on the pay television issue. Mr. Martin said the commmission wanted to exert its control over every aspect of Teleprompter's business in the community whether it was HBO, Galaxy, basic, or tiered service. There is a Federal pre-emption of pay television and the only way to remove that pre-emption is if it is contractually established and both parties agree to it. At this point, Mr. Martin felt he had obtained as much control for the commission as he could. Mr. Hamel emphasized the importance of raising concerns about the franchise well ahead of the next scheduled review in three years. Mr. Martin said that the council needs to provide its delegate on the Cable Commission with what direction it wants the commission to take. ~ The work session was adjourned. (Recorded by Joyce Edwards) JE:cm/CM21b14 - MINUTES--Eugene City Council Work Session March 8, 1982 Page 5