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4R7 since the last discussion of one particular spill in December there have been none . Councilman Keckley asked if the problem has been solved . Mr . Reiter stated the sewerage reliability study is being conducted to determine what other systems can be used in the event there is a power outage , and this report will be brought back to Council the end of this month . (Memo 1-12 -71 ) City Manager stated there have been some mechanical changes in the devices within the system itself , and hopefully improvements in the reliability in the mechanisms of the cutoffs , City Manager proceeded to introduce the remaining items on the Community Progress Report . Status Report - CATV Mr . Sonsini , Manager of Peninsula Cable TV, reported that they have basically completed construction of facilities throughout Redwood City except for a few small projects which are budgeted and for which they will have definite plans within the next few months . All schools have at least one outlet . He suggested exploring the matter of better use of some of the facilities at schools . There have been some problems with billing procedures in the past . They have had several audits and these are all up to date , They plan to make a complete field audit of all facilities to make sure that each subscriber is being billed accurately . They are accomplishing this by having a marketing company going to every house in Redwood City , noting the addresses and the subscriber names , and comparing this with their records . The main purpose of this , however , is to conduct a marketing campaign through- out Redwood City . They are offering a 60 - day trial offer where a subscriber pays for the first month and gets the second month free , with free installation , They expect to double the subscriber accounts within the next five months through this program , which would mean approximately 6 , 000 individual subscribers by the end of June in Redwood City alone . They have recently completed construction of a black and white TV studio in San Carlos . There are facilities for remote pickups and they can televise ( Channel 12 ) newsworthy events or meetings . Mr . Sonsini urged community participation in these facilities . Councilman Keckley noted the importance of informing the schools so they will know what is available to them and can take advantage of this service . Mr . Sonsini stated they have a full - time program director , Mr . Andy Trentacosta , who will work with these people . In response to Councilman Keckley ' s request , Mr . Sonsini agreed to advise the Council by letter of his ideas for using the facilities for stimulating events within the community . Mayor Bury inquired if CATV provided the equipment , etc . at their own expense for these events , and also if there are commercial sponsors . Mr . Sonsini replied that they do furnish the equipment and cameraman at their expense . He further stated that community programs would be without commercial sponsors . Councilman Petersen commented that there have been some complaints from subscribers who expected to receive 20 channels and only receive 8 or 10 ,