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Thursday May 15, 2008 – 7:30 a.m.

NW Television Center

6900 Winnetka Ave. N, Brooklyn Park

(USE NORTH PARKING LOT)

 

I.   Roll Call

 

 

Anniversary Date

 

Anniversary Date

Brooklyn Center

___ Mary O’Connor

 

___ Rex Newman

 

Feb. 2005/

   Jan. 2007

 

Jun. 2000

New Hope

___ Andy Hoffe

___ Kirk McDonald

 

Jan. 2007

Oct. 2007

Brooklyn Park

 

__ Mike Meinz

 

 

 

 

Mar. 2007

Osseo

___ John Hall

___ Greg Withers

 

 

May 2008

May 2008

Crystal

___ Anne Norris

___ Garry Grimes

 

 

Jun. 2000

Mar. 2003

Plymouth

___ Helen LaFave

___ James Willis

 

May  1999

Nov. 1980/

   Jan. 2007

Golden Valley

___ Joan Russell

___ Bob Shaffer

 

Mar. 1994

Oct. 2004

Robbinsdale

___ Bill Blonigan

___ Mike Holtz

 

 

Feb. 1981

Jan. 1992

Maple Grove

 

___ Alan Madsen

 

 

Aug. 1997

Attorney

___ Adrian Herbst

 

 

 

Comcast

___ Emmett Coleman

 

 

Associate Members

 

___ North Hennepin Community College

 

___ Wayzata School District 284

 

___ Osseo School District 279

 

___ Robbinsdale School District 281

 


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II.         Consent Items

 

1.         Approval of the minutes from the February 21, 2008 meeting.

ATTACHMENT 4

 

2.         Treasurer’s Report.                                                                               ATTACHMENT 5

 

 

III.       Action Items

 

            1.         Presentation of the Wi-Fi system in Osseo.  Kevin Rebman, City of Osseo EDA President

 

2.         Consideration of Executive Director’s recommendation to delegate to the Executive Committee the authority to enter into a contract with an auditing firm for the purpose of auditing franchise fee and PEG fee payments paid by Comcast to NWSCCC.                     ATTACHMENT 6

 

3.         Update regarding a contract with Granicus to provide on-demand and live Webstreaming of city meetings and an implementation schedule.                                           ATTACHMENT 7

 

4.         Review of report prepared by Charles Gramlich regarding Comcast’s notice to increase certain rates.                                                                                                        ATTACHMENT 8

 

5.         Review of report by NATAO regarding the early impact of state granted cable franchises.

ATTACHMENT 9

           

6.         Consideration of NWSCCC’s Chair, Al Madsen’s recommendation to delegate the authority  to review the Executive Director’s 2007 performance and set his compensation for 2008 to the Executive Committee.

 

7.         Other.

 

8.         Adjourn

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETINGS:  Sept. 18, 2008; Nov. 20, 2008