Live-streaming our city's political meetings is important to provide access to people who can't make it to meetings due to sickness, injury, age, childcare, work schedule, etc. so they may stay on top of discussions that involve them and will have a chance to share their input before topics are voted on during the next council meeting. Live-streaming would also open an avenue straight to our local youth, meeting them on their level, encouraging more involvement in our local politics. Live-streaming is not a replacement for newspaper reports or the government website minutes, but a virtually free and effective tool for providing accessibility to the actions taking place in our local government.