Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999 02 17 Letter Re: Cable TV Channel (2) SEMINOLE COUNTY COMMISSION . LAKE MARY Council of Local Governments in Seminole County . lONGWOOD . CASSELBERRY . ALTAMONTE . OVIEDO SPRINGS SEMINOLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD February 17, 1999 The Honorable Dudley Bates Mayor of the City of Altamonte Springs 225 Newburyport Avenue Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701 Dear Mayor Bates: As you may recall, I was scheduled to make a presentation to your board on behalf of CALNO, last month, but delayed doing so in view of the establishment of a cable TV channel by the Board of County Commissioners. At that time I anticipated the development of an agreement of some kind from the County. The Board of County Commissioners, at their last meeting, passed a draft resolution recognizing the Seminole Television Council, as well as setting policies and operations, which I have enclosed. It identifies the CALNO interlocal agreement as the vehicle through which the County will agree to allocate viewing time to the cities and school board. Altamonte Springs and Longwood are the only cities which are not represented in this agreement thus far. I would like the opportunity to present this issue to your board. Since the upcoming meeting of CALNO is scheduled to be held in Altamonte Springs, I was hoping that you would encourage your board to attend the CALNO meeting so that I could make the information available to them at that time. It would be an excellent opportunity to obtain answers to any questions they might have. The Board of County Commissioners will be finalizing this document at their next meeting and then the Seminole Television Council will begin holding meetings. Since there will be no other avenue of access to the government television channel currently operated by the county, it would seem to be to your advantage to participate in the CALNO agreement (even though some of the elements have become irrelevant, such as budget, staff and so forth). I will be making a presentation to Longwood in the near future along the same lines. COUNCIL MEMBERS Eddie Rose Linda C. Hart Cindy Gennell, Chairperson Gary Brender Ron Sargent Tom Hagood, Jr. Brady Lessard Daryl McLain Diane Bauer Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright, Ph.D Letter To Mayor Bates Page 2 I realize that you currently have a channel available, however, the cities of Lake Mary and Oviedo who also currently have channels available have seen it to their advantage to be involved in the development of the Seminole Television Council. They have done so because this channel will broadcast more widely than theirs and will be advantageous when they want to publicize upcoming events, etc. They also wish to preserve their ability to use this channel, in addition to their current channel, in the future if they so desire. Please advise me if your board will be available for the CALNO meeting on March 3rd in your city hall. . Respectfully, {.'./ 'J',0 '. ( /1 , ..~ 7 /~"-L-V1 I Cindy Gennell Chairperson Enclosures