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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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WI�IEREAS, AT&T Broadband paid PEG grant monies to the City as required by the Qable Franchise;
WHEREAS, The City has an interest in increasing the production and value of educational access
programming to benefit students, parents, and the general public in Saint Paul;
WHEREAS, The Office of Cable Communications held an educational access forum on January 17, 2002
to meet with representatives of public, private, parochial, and higher education institutions to hear their
needs;
7 WHEREAS, Pursuant to Council File #02-316, a Resolution that was adopted by City Council on Apri117,
8 2002, a Capital Equipment Program for Educational Access (CEPEA) for tHe 2002-2003 school year was
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10 WHEREAS, The Office ofCable Communications held an informational Proposers Conference on May 1,
11 2002 to explain CEPEA program objectives, requirements, and procedures for applying for fundsto pwchase
12 video production equipment;
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WHEREAS, Accredited educational institutions and the "Designated Entiry" (Saint Paul Neighborhood
Network - SPNN) were eligible to apply for funds through the CEPEA program;
WA�REAS, Four educational institutions/schools and SPNN submitted proposals requesting funds forvideo
production equipment for the purpose of creating programming for the Educational Access channel;
WHEREAS, The five proposals were reviewed by the Office of Cable Communications for compliance with
CEPEA prograui guidelines, objectives, and procedures and summaries of the proposals aze attached;
19 WHEREAS, The Office of Cable Communications recommends the fo3lowing amounts be awarded from
20 account 166-31125-0545 for the purchase of video production equipment in accordance with the CEPEA
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22 Avalon High School, $1,500.00
23 Central High School, $73,100.00
24 City Academy Aigh School, $2,4�Q.00
25 Expo Elementary School, $2,400.00
26 Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, $20,600.00
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27 BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council approves these awards and authorizes payment, in the amounts
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a�e;on Rea�cea: Approve resolution awazding $100,000 in CEPEA program funds to the recoxnmended accredited
educational institutions and Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNI�. The CEPEA program was established by
Council Resolution 02-316 and is for the purpose of generating more Educational Access pmgramming on channel
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Recommendations: Approve (A) or Rejed (R) Personal Service Contracts Must Answef the Following Questions:
t. Has this persoNfirtn ever worked under a contrad for this departmeM?
Planning Commission Yes No
Ci8 Committee 2. Has this persoNtirm ever been a city employee?
Civil Secvice Commission Yes No
3. Dces this personlfirtn possess a skill nnt nortnally possessad by a�y current city
employee7 Yes No
- Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and akach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, iss�e, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, wny�: AT&T Broadband paid PEG grant monies to the City as
required by the Cable Franchise. There is a need for more locally produced Educational Access programming on
channel 16, and Council approved the CEPEA program in Resolution 02-316 which allocated $100,000 of the
monies from the AT&T PEG grant for Educational Access. Educational entities and SPNN have applied'for these
funds. The Office of Cable Communications has reviewed the reqnests and have made xecommendations in the
Resolution for disbursement of the funds.
ad�aosages ir aPPro�ed: Local schools_ will receive the benefit of addirional video production equipment resources to
produce prograulming to inform parents, students, and the community about educational activiues and issues.
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o�sadvanr�$e5 ir Noc aPProYed: There will not be growth in locaily produced educational programu►ing and chac�ttel 16
will continue to air a large portion of imported programining.
Total Amount of Transaction: $100,�0� CosURevenue Budgeted: yeS
Funding Source: Fu11d 166 pcttvity Number. 31125-0545
F��a�o�ai mro�mano�: �eXpia�n� Funding came from AT&T PEG grant as required by the Cable Franchise
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CEPEA PROGRAM PROPOSAL SUMMARIES �?'
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OFFICE OF CABLE COMMUNICATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS
Background
City Council Resolution #A2316 from April 17, 2002 established the Capital Equipment Program for Educational
Access (CEPEA). CEPEA was created because the City has an interest in increasing the amount of Iocaliy
produced Educational Access programming in Saint Paul on cable channel 16. A one-time allocation of $100,000
from the PEG grant monies that AT&T pays to the City was made to fund CEPEA for the 2002-2003 school year.
Accredited educational institutions and the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) were invited to submit
proposals for video production equipment to produce Educational Access programming for channel 16. A
proposers conference was held on May 1, 2002 to explain the CEPEA guidelines, objectives, and procedures to
those interested in submitting a proposal. Five proposals were received by the proposal deadline of June 5, 2002,
and alI five proposals are being funded at varying levels. The proposals were then reviewed by a team from the
Offce of Cable Communications (OCC) consisiing of: Holly Hansen, Cable Communications Officer; Cheryl
Pasalic, Program CoordinatodProject Manager, Terry Devine, Video Production Supervisor; Michaef Popadiuk,
Video Production Technician, and Jesse Zimmerman, Video Production Technician. The following are the
summaries of each proposal and the OCC recommendations for funding amounts to be granted:
Avalon Hiah School
Proposal Request - $70U.00
ln-Kind Contribution by Proposer -$700.00 Camera purchase
Office of Cable Communications Recommendation for funding -$1,500.00
This is a smaller, project-based high school where students work a portion of the day in a non-classroom setting.
The students and teachers have begun training in video production through SPNN, but the school has no video
production equipment of their own to utilize. They plan to purchase portable video production equipment to
produce a half hour monthly show to run on Educational Access channel 16 if they are awarded CEPEA funding.
The review committee found that the proposal lacked the tripods and microphones necessary to complete the
poRabie equipment packages and recommends adding funding to the request to allow for the purchase of those
additionai pieces. These committee recommendations were discussed with the proposers and were acceptabie
to them.
Central High School
Proposal Request - $89,654.00
In-Kind Contribution by Proposer - Studio, 20 iMac computers, 2 Power Mac computers, video tapes, audio
& video supplies - $32,296.00
Office of Cabte Communications Recommendation for funding -$73,100.00
For many years Centra( High School has offered a Television Media Program for grades nine through twelve. The
programming produced is shown internally throughout the high school to all classrooms, several haliways, o�ces,
and the cafeteria. The school has some video production equipment that is more than 25 years old, and a studio
that has not been fully developed or equipped. The school is requesting CEPEA funding to purchase video
production equipment for the studio and control room/editing facilities. The proposal also offers that other schools
and the community would be able to utilize the studio and equipment after school hours through the Educational
N Department. Central indicates plans to increase their programming for channei 16 by five hours per week if
they are granted CEPEA funding. The review committee found that many pieces of the equipment contained
within the quote obtained by the proposer were of higher quaiity than may be necessary 4or the situation at this
time. The committee recommends that the proposed equipment coufd be scaled down slightly and the conversion
to an alt digital equipment facility be deferred to a later date when SPNN will have the same capabilities. The
committee recommendations were discussed with the proposers and they were acceptable to them.
City Academy Hiah School D 1
Proposal Request - $2,400.00
In-Kind Contribution by Proposer- Maintenance contracts forequipment, mobile computer lab, PC-based
editing software, tech support and disk storage -$23,800.00
O�ce of Cable Communications Recommendation for funding -$2,400.00
This charter high school has been training students and teachers in video production for over five years through
the classes offered by SPNN. They do not have any video production equipment of their own and have been
producing a regular newsietter using digital still cameras and art work from students.
Their proposal indicates they would like to transtate this newsletter called "Newsline" into a video p�ogtam that
could be played at the school and cablecast on channel 16. This is a year round school that hopes to have an
hour long show per month and produce another two or three sho�nrs per year to run on channel 16. They would
purchase portable video production equipment with CEPEA funding to go along with the computer equipment and
editing software that they have already purchased. The review committee has suggested some slight equipment
revisions and considerations for the proposer and
that is agreeable to them.
Expo Elementarv School
Proposal Request - $17,074.80
In-Kind Contribution by Proposer - video source and recording equipment in distribution center, editing
computer equipment
Of�ice of Cable Communications Recommendation for funding -$2,400.00
Expo Elementary is a magnetschooi that has been training some of its students and teachers in video production
through classes offered by SPNN. The school would like to expand on their training and produce a monthly news
program to inform students, teachers, and parents about activities at Expo. The proposal submitted requested
extensive equipment to complete internal audio and video distributior� within the school building and video
production equipment. After review, it was recommended by the review committee that CEPEA funding was
appropriate fior video production equipment, but not fior internaf distribution audio and pubiic address equipment.
These recommendations were discusSed with the proposers and they are agreeable to working with the funding
being provided.
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNNI
Proposal Request - $21,990.00
In-Kind Contribution by Proposer - Youth Education Director to coordinate with schools
Office of Cable Communications Recommendation for funding -$20,600
SPIVN is the City's Designated Entity for providing Public and Educational Access and Community Programming.
Because the City would like to see a greater emphasis placed on educational access programming, the CEPEA
program was created to foster more locally produced educational programs. SPNN proposed putting three
portable ,video praduction and edi6ng systems within the schools on a semester loan type program. While .the
review committee endorsed the idea of having more equipment available for schools, it also had concerns with
loaning only a limited number of sets for so many months at a time. The committee recommends that SPNN use
CEPEA funding to purchase six smaller portable video units that. can be loaned on a per project basis. Projects
could vary in length from a week to several weeks or monfhs and more schools would be able to access the
equipment on Yhat basis. The changes recommended bythe committee have been discussed with SPNN and they
are agreeable to them.
Copies of the CEPEA program guidelines and submitted proposals are available for City Council review upon request.