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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
Meeting Location; Meeting Date and Time:
Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, July 27, 1993
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M.
i CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
Il. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF JUNE 29, 1993
Iii. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM - STATUS REPORT
SINGLE CABLE NEGOTIATIONS
In March of this year, the Village Board discussed the relative merits of a change
from the Village's current dual cable system to a single cable system.
In the past, the Village Board has monitored its relationship with TCl, as defined
by the Franchise Agreement, in the areas of performance standards, technical
compliance and contractual obligations. The Village also engaged in discussions
with TCI regarding their desire to modify the existing Franchise Agreement
including reconfiguring the system to a single cable, modest price restructuring and
other technical and legal requirements. The modifications were eventually adopted
by several other TCI municipal franchisors, however, Mount Prospect did not find
the modifications in total to be beneficial. Staff was directed to seek Franchise
compliance per the existing Agreement.
A[ the March 9, 1993 Committee of the Whole discussion, it was noted that most
outstanding compliance ~ssues had been addressed with the exception of the
unauthorized transfer issue. It was determined that further negotiations within the
existing Franchise Agreement would not result in further material changes
favorable to the Village Remaining contractual issues could be addressed during
the upcoming renewal process.
The March discussion resulted in direction from the Village Board for staff to
negotiated an amendment to the existing Franchise that would result in a single
cable format on terms at least as favorable as other Northwest Municipal Cable
Council communities had previously received. Over the past several months,
Village staff has met with TCI representatives to draft an Amendment document
mutually agreeable to the two parties. A tentative agreement has been reached
and in being presented to the Village Board for their review, comment and final
direction on whether to proceed with adoption.
Your information package includes a copy of the draft Amendment along with
background matedal highlighting major changes
The negotiations also resulted in a commitment by TCI to conduct a market test
tn Mount Prospect for a prototype "on demand" cable subscriber system. This
market test anticipates upcoming changes in cable technology that will see the
possibility of a 500 channel system with on-demand and specialty video services
TCI proposes to use the second cable to conduct this market test on a 100%
voluntary basis, The proposed market test will offer Mount Prospect cable
subscribers the option of taking a glimpse into the future of cable technology. A
letter outlining the proposed market test is enclosed as part of your package.
Appropriate staff and representatives from TCI will be available to facilitate
discussion.
V REVIEW OF REVISED ZONING CODE
For well over a year, Planning staff and Zoning Board of Appeals members have
worked on a comprehensive revision of the Village's Zoning Code The existing
Code has been criticized as being outdated, not user friendly, contributing to the
sometimes lengthy and cumbersome public hearing process that many petitioners
are now faced with
The proposed Code changes are designed to take into account well-established
building and remodeling trends, the growing predominance of in-fill projects and
the overall need to streamline the public hearing process, Proposed changes to
the Zoning Map seek to recognize conditions as they exist and create conforming
uses where possible
A number of joint workshop meetings have aIready been held between the Village
Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Members of the ZBA have been invited
to Tuesday's Committee of the Whole and appropriate staff will be in attendance
to facilitate discussion
VI. MANAGER'S REPORT
VII ANY OTHER BUSINESS
VIII ADJOURNMENT