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was working to improve user experience, while also improving navigation. She provided the Council with a 1 sneak peak of the new website and the content that would be populated on the City's portion of the site. Mayor Johnson asked if New Brighton residents would get confused by the fact this content was stored on 1 CTV's website and not the City's website. She stated she would like to see greater differentiation between CTV and the City's webpages. Ms. Healy indicated she could clarify the comments or complaints tabs were for cable services. She reported she could have her interns work on a piece that would describe how to best navigate the new website. She thanked the Council for their feedback and encouraged the Council to continue to provide her with comments or questions. Councilmember Allen thanked CTV for providing New Brighton residents with a live feed. Councilmember Burg questioned how the Council and Commission meetings would be recorded going forward. Massopust commented on the new staffing model that would be followed for the City's meetings. Lotter discussed the new HD cable recording equipment that had been installed in the Council Chambers. He explained the new equipment was much more efficient. Mayor Johnson thanked the CTV representatives for their presentation. She stated she would like to see the City's fraternal organizations creating content for the community. CPY Contract Renewal Discussion Lotter reviewed the CPY Contract with the Council. He commented on the services CPY provided to the community and how their services were reimbursed by the school district. He discussed the fundraising efforts CPY completes on a yearly basis and explained this organization has a healthy fund balance. He commented on the success of the food shelf and noted future changes may need to be made for this program. He explained the City was able to revise the contract fee for CPY last year. H reviewed the proposed funding plan for CPY A for the next 5+years. Staff asked for direction from the Council on how to proceed with the contract. Councilmember Jacobsen indicated the CPY Board has begun engaging a fundraising group. He stated if the fundraising efforts continue to succeed, he anticipated the City's contribution would continue to be scaled back over time. He recommended that during dire times, a contribution amount be reconsidered. Councilmember Dunsworth questioned how the City was benchmarking CPY's fundraising efforts. She stated she had concerns with how CPY fundraising efforts would change over the next 10 years. She indicated she would like the contract to have more oversight. Mayor Johnson commented this was a good point and explained there were not clear benchmarks in place. However, she noted the crime rate at Polynesian Village has decreased over time and how CPY has contributed to this. Lotter explained a financial picture could be provided from CPY at the beginning of each year and at the end of each quarter. In addition, the fundraising efforts could be described. Councilmember Burg discussed the positive work that was being completed in the community by Northeast Youth and Family Services. She stated she wanted to see the City continuing to support CPY and Northeast Youth and Family Services. Councilmember Allen explained he believed the City saved a great deal of money in Public Safety expenses by investing in CPY. He commented further on the large reduction in juvenile arrests that have occurred over the _ years at Garden View apartments. He was of the opinion the City's contribution to CPY more than paid for itself. He stated he supported the City continuing to strongly fund CPY long-term.