HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.F.1. City Council Program for Government Access Channel Consent Business 11. F. 1.
SHAKOPEE
TO: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator
DATE: 12/16/2014
SUBJECT: City Council Program for Government Access Channel (F)
Action Sought
The City Council is asked to decide whether it wishes to proceed with a proposed video program
featuring Council members discussing recent and upcoming actions of the City Council.
Background
At its November 5 meeting, the Council discussed 2015 goals and priorities for the City's
communications efforts, including an offer from local resident Kent Robbins to organize and host
a regular video program interviewing Council members, and sometimes staff, regarding major
issues facing the City. Mr. Robbins has previous experience hosting a similar program for the
City of Minneapolis. The proposed program would air on the Government Access Channel and
also be made available for on-demand viewing on the City's website and YouTube page.
At the November 5 meeting the Council expressed an interest in seeing a sample of the proposed
program. Therefore, Mayor Tabke and Councilmember Mocol met with Mr. Robbins and taped a
sample program on November 21. That video was distributed to all Council members on
November 24.
If the Council elects to proceed with the proposed program, it is estimated that it will require
approximately two hours of the Telecommunications Coordinator's time per episode for set-up,
taping and basic post-production work.
Council will need to decide on the desired frequency of the program (bi-weekly? monthly?) and a
regular taping time.
It is expected that Mr. Robbins will manage the scheduling of guests and selection of topics and
that he will be responsible for communicating those topics to his scheduled guests prior to taping.
Requested Action
The Council is asked to decide whether it wishes to proceed with the proposed program, and, if so,
to determine a desired frequency and taping schedule.
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