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2 <br /> council meeting room. <br /> I <br /> - Carrboro- Cablevision Industries (CVI) the Cable TV Franchisee <br /> for the Town provides all the equipment and personnel for <br /> cablecasting Aldermen's Meetings. Cablecasting of Aldermen's <br /> Meetings is covered in Carrboro's Cable TV Franchise Agreement <br /> with CVI. The Town expended approximately $2, 000 for acoustics <br /> and a speaker system in their meeting room. <br /> - City of Durham-Cablevision of Durham provides the equipment and <br /> personnel for cablecasting City Council Meetings. Cablevision <br /> of Durham Personnel operate three robo cams attached to the <br /> walls in the meeting room. <br /> - County of Durham expended a pp roximatel y $123, 000 00 in fiscal year <br /> 1991-92 for equipment, cameras and audio to cablecast <br /> Commissioners' Meetings. Contract personnel operate three robo <br /> cams from a control room at a cost of $6, 000 annually. <br /> The staff offers the following options: <br /> -If the Board desires to cablecast meetings immediately, <br /> conducting one meeting a month in the Chapel Council Meeting <br /> Room is the most viable option. The meeting would be on the <br /> third Wednesday of the month. Meetings in Hillsborough <br /> and other locations would not be cablecasted. <br /> -If a long term approach is considered, the plans for the new <br /> Southern Human Services must be revised to accommodate <br /> cablecasting requirements. The proposed courtroom in <br /> Hillsborough should include cablecasting of meetings as a <br /> design feature. Primarily, a meeting room would be suitable <br /> for cablecasting with proper lighting, acoustics, wiring and <br /> other construction considerations. <br /> -If the Board desires cablecasting in the above mentioned County <br /> Buildings, we should request participation by both County cable <br /> companies, Cablevision and CVI. The level of participation <br /> should be discussed during franchise renewal negotiations which <br /> begins in January 1995 and will end before February 24, 1996 <br /> the expiration date of the current cable franchises. <br /> I <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends the Board receive this <br /> report as information. <br /> I, <br />