HomeMy WebLinkAbout0168.095Q v
City of Palo Alto
City Manager's Report
TO: HONORABU: cln' COUNCIL
FROM: CITY·MANAGF..R DEPARTMENI':INFORMATIONRESOURCES
AGENDA DATE: March 13, 1995 CMR, 168:95
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CABLECASTING TAJ'En COUNCIL COI\IMITTEE
MEETINGS ON THURSDAYS ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL
16
BWIJES[
This l'eporI requests Council', approval 10 cablecast the taped Finance Commin"e and Policy
and Services Committee meetings, ilia! were previously rablecast live on Tuesday., on the
following TbUllldays on government access Channel 16 sL'!Ce Ibe City of Menlo Park's Cit]
ConnciI meeting is D01F cablecast live on Tuesday evenings.
'fCOMMENDATlONS
It is ~ that Council appro ... e SIaff'. recommendation 10 cablecast the taped
Council Committee meetings Oil penuneol .,...cess channel 16 00 the ThUlllday following
Committee meeting.
roycx IMl'LICATIONS
The. existing cablecasting policy provides fcc the an Join! Powers City Council meetings I<>
lab precedence over noo-Council meetings. Therefore, the City of Menlo Park CounciJ.
meetings lake prccedeoce <:!VeT Finance and PoIi<:y and Services meetings. Approval of
playing taped Council Com",lttee meetings wl1l reaffirm past C<>UOcil policy cftrection 10
cablecast all Council, Committee, and Commission meedngs.
EXfTJiTIVE SUMMARy
Since December 6 1994, the City of Menlo Park', Cily Cou",,;] meetings have been
cablecast live on Tllesday nighls.· Because Menlo Park, Palo Alto, A!hertoa and East Palo
Alto share one cable channel, the Joint Powers Agreement 8ivos priority 10 cablecastlng City
Council meetings over oIber City meetings. As the Fin>..'!Ce and PoEcy and Servke.
ConurJttees ... .eet on Tuesday night also, they are no longer cablecast fIVe. SUfi has bee ..
playing !be taped meetings on the Thursday following the Tuesd~y meeting. and staff
recommends Ibe r<>ntinuance of this formal. However, there are two other options Council
could choose 10 select:
eMIt: 1611='5 "..Iofl
:--------~~--."'. =---.:.
"--.... < ..
""". ~"' .. "-., .' "--. ~ ~:--,,' ... ~ ,.
. ,-.
•
I. Cooncil tookl continue 10 cab!e<:aSt the CQmmitree meetings live by moving the
FL'WlCO Committee meetings 10 Eli. J;t and 3rd Thursday. and moving the Policy and
Services C<>mmitree meetings 10 the 4th Thursday of each month. Corrently. the
Hurr.u Relations Commission meeting is cablecast live at ,:00 p, m. on Ibe second
Thursday.
2. CoouciI rouId also reverse their Seplembet 1990 dec'.sioo 10 cabl=tst Council
Commitree meetings live and DOl cab!ecast the Committee meetings at all.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be DO fiscal impact if CQUIl<---iI choo>es 10 replay taped Cooncil Co!mnillee
meetings on Thursdays 0< move the Council Committee meetings 10 Thursdays. [f Council
chooses not Ie cablecasl the Council CQromitree meetings. the coo:ract with Mid-p.nfnsul.
Access Corporatioo (MP AC) could be redoced by $2,200 fur L'>e remai,!\<ler of FY 1994-95
and $8,000 fur FY 1995-96.
EN}uQNMENTAI, As}'E-W&'.NT
AdjustmeDls 10 the cablecasting schedule is not a p<ojecl fur purposes of the California
Environmcntlll Quality Act.
ATl'AClIMENTS
199495 Curl:ent Weeldj Calendar of Cablccasled Meeti"gs
1994-95 Proposed Weekly Calendar of Cablecasted Meetings
PREPARED BY, Dimah Neff
DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL: ,j)/~ M 1 !Ztii:.
Dianah Neff, Direclor of .600 :Resources
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: ~ -:;'-stant (;>1)' Manager
CC:n!a
.... 1011
WJ!I3K MONDAY
lot C(IIllICiJ
Week Mig. 1:00
pat,CC
2l1li CcunciI
Week MIg.
1;00 pm.
CC
3rcI Ccuncil
Vleek MIg.
1:00 pm.
CC
4th Council
W«:k Mtg.
7:00 pm,
CC
Lul
Week
1994 -9S
Current Weekly Calendar
or Cablecasted Mf'd:inW>
T ... 1ESDAY WEDNESDAY 111l11,SDAY
CiIJ of Menlo Historic Alchit",.-turaI
Pm:Coond Resow1;es Review BoaM
MIl • 1;:lQ I!III Board 8:00 am 8:00 1m CCIt
F"IIWICC ca Replay
Committ<e Utilities ARBMtg.
1:00 pm. CCR Advisory Comm. 5:00 pm
(cabio:casted 7:30pm, CCR
ifMealoPaJt:'.
Mig. is
canc"lled)
CiIJ of Menlo P!AnDing Human Relatioos
PaJt: Council Coolmission COOlmissioa
Mil 1:::lQ Il!Ii 7:30pm, CC 1;00 pm, CCR,
Policy At
SeMces
1:00 pm, CCIt
(cablecaslod
if Menlo PaJt:',
MIg. is
<lUICOIIod) .
CiIJ of Menlo HlsIoOc AJclrlIectura!
Pad Ccu!lCiI ~ Review Board
MIC 1'J!l1l!l! Board 8:00 am 1:!Kl1.lll CCIt
FlDartce CCR iteptay ARB
Commit!« Replay H1!B Mtg. 5:00 pm
1:00 pm, Celt Mig. 5:00 pm
(Cableca<led
if Menlo PaJt:',
Mig. is
cance!kd)
Cily dM<>aIo
PaJt: Ccuncil
Mig., 1:30 pm
P'.anclng
Commission
1:30 pm, t:X:
CCIt = Ccuncil Cooferena Room
CC = Council Chambers
FRIDAY
RfpJay
Council
Mig.
5:00 pm
RfpJay
Ccuncil
Mtg.
S:OOpm
RfpJay
Council
MIg.
5:00 pm
RfpJay
Council
Mig.
5:00pm
Vr"EEX
ht
Wed<
2nd
Weoi:
3n1
Wed< .
4th
Week
Las!
Week
CO
MONDAY
Cooocil
Mig. 7:00
pm.CC
CoonciI
MIg.
1:00pm.
CC
CoonciI
MIB·
7;()O pm.
CC
COWIClI
Mig.
7:00 pm.
CC
1994 -9S
Proposed Weekly Calendar
Of Cablecasted l\f~
nJESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Cily of Menlo Hlsloric An:biIcduraI
Pari: Cooncil Roooun:e& Review Boal'Il
MIl 7;30 Pill Boal'Il 8:00 am B;OO I!I! CCR
F"lIWlCe en. ~leca.It
Committee lltiiitieo F"mance
7:00 pm. CCR Advioory Cooun. Commlttee
(~1ecaBIed if 7:30 pm. OCR. S;()O pm
Menlo Pad',
Mig. is
caoceIIod)
City of Menlo Planning Human ReJatioos
PadCooncil Canmlssion Canmlssion
M1& .. 1;3Q~ l:30pm. CC 7;()o l!ID CCR.
Polk)" &; CabIocast Porq
Sen1ces & Secvices
7:00pm. CCR 4:00 pm
{Ca!>lec&sIed it
Menlo Pa.-lo:'.
Mig. is
cancelled}
City of Men10 HlsIoric An:hitecturaI
PadCooncil Roooun:e& Review BoanI
lit&: 7;32 RIB BoanI 8;()o am 8;00 I!I! Cl:R.._
Fmance CCR. C>blecasl
Committ<e Replay HIUI F~
7:00 pm, CCR. Mig. 5:00pm Coouniue..
(CabI=stod if S;()O pm
_Pad',
Mig ...
cancelk&)
Cily of Menlo
Pad Counc:il
Mig., 1:30 pm
P'.anning
Commission
7:30 pm, CC
I COOrerence Room
CC = CooociI Chambers
"""''''-;''''''''''=~7~Cc~x-·-·~~-·~·-:a .
"'\-": <.(
".--,'-:"-1:,
; --.....~~. ,~
.--
FRIDAY
Rfplay
Cooncil
MIg.
S;()O pm
Replay
Council
MIg.
S:OO pm
Replay
Council
Mig.
S;()O pm
Replay
Council
MIg.
S;()O pm