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1 <br />2 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />~~~ <br />~~ <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />~~ <br />53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />5 <br />Carrboro have around 10,000. It is impractical to have a separate channel <br />for each school system, each government, etc. There is no money to <br />operate all those separate channels. It is essential to have an operating <br />organization that operates these channels on behalf of the total <br />community. The important thing is the production facility. It would be <br />much more economical to have a single production facility which would <br />serve the government channel, education channel and public access channel <br />-- everyone could use this facility which would need to be well equipped. <br />Joe Capowski said that it is the channel space that is important as <br />well as the facilities. By FCC law the channel space has to be in the <br />basic level of service and subscribers would be forced to pay 63 cents per <br />month per channel. The reason they went to four channels instead of three <br />is because they could not see how to coordinate UNC with the Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro school system. He feels that there should be one facility. The <br />Town decided they did not want to be involved in selecting the programming <br />for public access. They chose to contract with a non-profit corporation <br />which will make the decisions on what will go on the air. <br />Fred Good said that what is really important to understand is that <br />the economy of scale has to do with production facilities including the <br />physical equipment. The model is to use a non-profit corporation and one <br />great high tech facility with great equipment that is centralized. <br />Shane O'Neill said that with the increase in local production there <br />would be an increase in subscriptions because people, friends and families <br />will want to see those they know on TV. <br />With no further comments, Commissioner Halkiotis closed the public <br />hearing. This item will be placed on the October 2 agenda as a decision <br />item. <br />VIII. ITEMS FOR DECISION (CONSENT AGENDA) <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br />Commissioner Crowther to approve those items on the Consent Agenda as <br />listed below: <br />A. BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #2 <br />The Board approved budget ordinance amendments, grant project <br />ordinances and capital project ordinances as listed below: <br />GENERAL FUND <br />Source - Miscellaneous (Appropriation) $ <br />Appropriation - Miscellaneous (Appropriation) <br />(To budget for appropriation from Commissioners' <br />Contingency fund for Farmland Preservation <br />Workshops and Wildlife Habitat Study) <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECT ORDINANCE <br />Source - Intergovernmental $ <br />Human Services - Community Development <br />(To provide funds for the rehabilitation of <br />17 deteriorated houses in Orange County) <br />HOME PROGRAM GRANT PROJECT ORDINANCE <br />Source - Intergovernmental (Federal Grant) $ <br />Source - Intergovernmental (Town of Chapel Hill) <br />Source - Intergovernmental (Town of Carrboro) <br />(13, 040) <br />13, 040 <br />378, 495 <br />378, 495 <br />500, 000 <br />46, 125 <br />13, 500 <br />