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Members of the Board May 6, 1980 Page 2 of 3 APPROPRIATENESS OF THE BOUNDARIES: Staff finds no serious question with respect to the appropriateness of the boundaries of the proposed territory. Anoka and Ramsey are within Anoka County; they are contiguous; and political divisions and subdivisions are not compromised. Champlin is in Hennepin County. However, staff concurs in the Metropolitan Council's recommendation which states, "Of higher priority here, it seems, is the community of interest between Champlin and Ramsey and the Anoka Freestanding Growth Center. However,-as the communi- ties approach the franchising process, steps should be taken to ensure that franchise proposals address the fact that two counties may be involved in governmental and public service programming." The proposed territory is served by one school district, District 11 (except for Ramsey, a small portion of which is served by District 728). District 11 also serves Andover and Coon Rapids (which is in an established cable serv- ice territory with Spring Lake Park). Staff recommends that Andover be eventually considered for inclusion in the proposed territory because of its sharing the District 11 school district with Anoka, Champlin and Ramsey. Staff has found no conflict between the proposal and the cooperative arrange- ments between and among the affected municipalities, and concurs with the Metropolitan Council findings. The C~ty Councils of Anoka, Champlin and Ramsey have passed resolutions support- ing the proposed territory, copies of which are attached hereto. ECONOMIC VIABILITY: Considering current industry practices and availableprojected revenue-and cost data, staff analysis concludes that the CST proposed, if served by one cable system, would constitute an economically viable investment. TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY:~' Service to the territory as proposed is technically feasible and there seem to be no s~gnificant technical impediments to construction of a state-of-the- art cable system. OTHER FACTORS TIlE BOARD DEEMS RELEVANT: Staff has reviewed the Board's Statewide Plan objectives of special concern to the Metropolitan Area, and has concluded that the proposed territory is both consistent and supportive of them. They are: