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Show tart ctotaras goCdOo . ffffaiM8Q For the second time in as many meetings the Council was approached for a TV franchise. Mike Echson, of Western Satellite, Inc., approached ap-proached the city for a nonexclusive non-exclusive franchise for cable TV. He said his company proposed pro-posed to enter the Milford market with six stations, including movies, sports and children's programming. He said the price of $19.95 per month would not carry network net-work programming interfere with the translator reception. re-ception. However, he said they would pick up network broadcasts from Milford's translators and put them on cable for the convenience of subscribers if the city asked them to. Problems arose when the council tried to figure out a way to collect from local residents to keep the translators trans-lators operating. Mayor Young said, the city will run into trouble collecting the annual $12 tv license from those who were hooked to cable. Figuring approximately approxi-mately 500 hookups total, If 100 go on cable, will the other 400 have to pickup the difference to keep the translators runnine. They discussed several alternatives includingtrans-ferring includingtrans-ferring the city tv fee to property taxes and making everybody pay,whether they received a signal or not, having the cable company collect the city fee, and setting set-ting up a special service district. Councilwoman Yount objected ob-jected to several Items in the ordinance including the low franchise fee, 25 year renewable re-newable franchise, and others. Echson said his company preferred not to handle the network channels, but would only If the city Insisted. He was not sure If they would agree to collect the city fee before hooking up cable subscribers, and would have to refer back for advice. Councilman Maxey said the TV Committee had reviewed re-viewed both proposals. He said they could not recom -mend the franchise for Erickson Electronics, low1 power tv, and cited several sev-eral discrepancies andprob-lems andprob-lems that theydidn't like. However, the TV Committee recommended WesternSate-llite, WesternSate-llite, Inc. stating that it was (Continued on Page 5) ipproval to Mllford Assoc. proposal, and agreed they would readily accept growth trom MX. The Council authorized attorney Kanell to rewrite re-write the agreement, stating ilearly the city's position, md present it at the next meeting. Recorder Bacon read an-Dther an-Dther 'rah rah' letter from the Souhern Utah Power Federation stating that they were still proceeding to acquire ac-quire CPN, and that UP&L had renigged on their offer to let CPN and SUPF negotiate. ne-gotiate. In other Council action they looked over the recreation recre-ation survey of Mllford taken by Chris Ballard. The Swimming Swim-ming Pool repairs was listed list-ed at the top in all counts. Other items were playgrounds, play-grounds, golf course, city parks, tennis courts and little lit-tle league park. They approved a conditional con-ditional use permit for Davis Ins. to place a mobile home office at 200 South and Main Street. Authorized the pavil-llon pavil-llon for a July 4th dance for the Jr. Old Timers. Discussed funding for the Industrial Park and water wat-er project, Including placement place-ment of the well and storage stor-age tank. Authorized a resolution resolu-tion be drawn up to sell the Industrial Park bonds. HERE'S MORE ABOU1 City Council non -exclusive and they saw no reason it could not be given a franchise. It was felt that most items could be negotiated if they could resolve the collection of the Milford tv license. The matter was tabled until the first meeting In April, and Councilman Maxey will meet with the Commission to discuss a mill levy to eliminate the tv license. Hilda Shields and Lorl Ja-cobsen Ja-cobsen met with the board to discuss the bell on the siren si-ren tower. They asked that the Mllford City Youth Committee Com-mittee be given custody of the bell to be used as a victory vic-tory bell at the high school and in parades. They would mount It on a cart so It would be movable, and find a place to house It. Mayor Young said the city was still looking for a bell for the Youth C om m ittee . He feared someone will gethurt or the big bell lost or dam -..aged. - ;.;;;: ; Swain moved to let the Youth; Committee have the bell, If they make proper arrangements to take the bell down 'and house it. The ' motion passed. ( . Attorney Kanell said he i 1 had received a letter from ( Richard. Jucque attorney j for Mllford Associates,ask- lng for a letter confirming j . their agreement with the city j on the proposal to the Air ( Force. The agreement stat- j ed that they be given pref- j erential treatment by Mil- J ford City In several areas. J Kanell said that he didn't ( believe the city had prom is- ( ed anything, other than what j was available to any develop- ( er, and wanted to rewrite the i agreement. Swain exploded that he had , - made a point on two occas- Ions that Mllford Assoc. 1 ; would not receive special ' ' treatment by Milford City. , ; That they must make all ap- i ! plications and follow all 1 ' ordinances, just as any other ( i developer. He said the city ; had only given conceptual |
