I thought Mpls-Issues participants (and lurkers) would find the following announcement of great interest: The City of Minneapolis will produce its first webcast next week when the Mayor delivers her 2001 budget address. Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton's address will be available live on the City's web site at 2 pm Thursday, Nov. 9. If you can't watch it live, the address will also be archived for later viewing. This is the first step in the City's move into streaming media. Later in the month, City Council meetings will be webcast, and Council committee meetings will be added early next year. Webcasting the events will make them more accessible to residents, who will be able to watch them at whatever time fits their schedule. The events will be available on the City's site at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us. Windows Media Player will be required. The City is working with the Minneapolis firm implex.net to stream the events to the Internet. A text of the speech will also be available on the City's web site by later Thursday afternoon, November 9. Ann Freeman Ward 9 Ann Freeman Communications Director Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton (612) 673-2156
