LYNN – In the wake of a disappointing decision by the Cable Access Committee to not televise City Council meetings because of money woes, one Lynn resident has decided to take a stand and tape the meetings himself.Volunteering his time for the greater good of the city, Seth Albaum said he plans to tape the next City Council meeting on Sept. 9 for all to see.”I’m just fired up about this issue,” he said. “The tapings may not sound that great, but I’m planning on doing what I can for the time being with the hope that someone else will tape meetings as well until the council takes it on.”Albaum, a video production and broadcast journalism teacher at Chelsea High School and the assistant director at NORCAM (North Reading Community Access and Media), said he has made a career out of media access and media literacy and finds it laughable that he lives in the only city in the state that does not televise its meetings.Although he said he is 100 percent sure he will show up at the meetings with a camera and tripod in tow, he made it clear that he doesn’t want to step on anyone’s toes in the process.”I’m not doing this to confront or upset those on the council who have been blocking the effort,” he said. “I’m doing it to help out the community and to exercise my own rights.”Ward 3 City Councilor Darren Cyr, who voted against instating council tapings, said while he isn’t adamantly opposed to Albaum taping meetings, he refuses to put up with any interruptions the tapings may cause.”He’s entitled to it, but he doesn’t have a right to interfere,” he said. “He can sit in the back row and tape whatever he wants and show it online or wherever, but I really think its going to open up a whole can of worms.”Albaum stressed he is not working on behalf of Lynn Cable Access and Media or the newly-formed Downtown Lynn Neighborhood Association.”It’s just me and my own video equipment,” he said. “However, I will give LynnCam a copy of the tape because, as I am a member there, I can submit programs for them to schedule at their convenience.”After the tapings, Albaum said he plans to post the meetings on YouTube and his own Web site, www.lynnhappens.comAs an advocate of downtown signage, he said he is also strongly considering taping tonight’s Sign Advisory Committee meeting at City Hall at 6 p.m.In addition to Albaum’s efforts, City Councilors at Large Judith Flanagan Kennedy and Paul Crowley are continuing their fight against a lack of solidarity on the Cable Access Committee to broadcast council meetings with a petition drive.If successful, Kennedy and Crowley said the petition would force the council to hold a public hearing on the matter of televising all regular and special council meetings.”Under section 7-9 of the City Charter, the City Council must act on any petition presented to it that is signed by at least 150 voters,” Kennedy said. “We feel strongly that the council meetings should be made accessible to as many Lynners as possible, and judging by the enthusiastic reception to our petition drive, Lynn residents must agree.”Once the 150 signatures have been certified, the council would then have to schedule a public hearing on the matter.Cyr said his main beef with Kennedy and Crowley’s mission is the undetermined amount of money the project would cost, and the fact that he thinks it would be a misrepresentation of what the councilors really do on a day-to-day basis.”I’m glad they (Kennedy and Crowley) have enough time on their hands to do this,” he quipped. “I just don’t get it.”Crowley, however, said he supports Albaum’s right to tape meetings as long as his true intent is geared toward informing the residents of Lynn.”I want meetings to be accessible to people, but I don’t want it to be a circus,” he said.LynnCAM previously said it would cost roughly $16,000 to properly televise the meetings.Kennedy said anyone who wants to learn more about the petition could contact her at 781-595-7697, or Crowley at 781-593-4700.