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I city of <br /> ;61 . NEW Report Number 12-235 <br /> w13RICA-1TON Agenda Section V-1 <br /> the city that works for you Council Meeting Date October 9, 2012 <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: Acceptance of the Alliance for Community Media Hometown Media <br /> Award <br /> DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Tony Paetznick, Deputy Director of Public Sat'. vw• <br /> CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: <br /> No comments to supplement this report Comments attached <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Accept the Alliance for Community Medi Ho etown Media Award presented to the New <br /> Brighton Department of Public Safety for it roduction of"Public Safety Spotlight". <br /> Financial Impact: <br /> None <br /> Explanation: <br /> In conjunction with CTV North Suburbs the Public Safety Department has produced a local <br /> television program focusing on providing information about the Department and providing <br /> valuable safety information to the public for over 10 years. In partnership with CTV an episode <br /> of Public Safety Spotlight featuring New Brighton Firefighters Matt Farmer and Ashley Farmer <br /> discussing the dangers of firefighting was submitted to the Alliance for Community Media for <br /> consideration of a Hometown Media Award. The Hometown Media Awards honor and promote <br /> community media and local cable programs that are distributed on access cable television <br /> channels. Awards are presented to creative programs that address community needs, develop <br /> diverse community involvement, challenge conventional commercial television formats, and <br /> move viewers to experience television in a different way. The Hometown Media Awards is local <br /> cable's largest video awards competition and has been compared to the local cable version of <br /> winning an"Emmy Award". <br /> Despite over 1,000 entries Public Safety Spotlight was chosen as the 2012 Hometown Media <br /> Award Winner in the Government-Non Professional Category. Public Safety Spotlight Host <br /> Lynn Redlinger will be on hand to present the award to the City. <br /> \OCIl�nU 6U <br /> Trevor Hamdorf <br /> Crime Prevention Officer <br /> I:\COUNCIL\REPORTS\20I Muhl ic Safety\Alliance for Community Media Hometown Media Award Acceptance doc <br />