Spoiler alert: The city of Janesville’s 20-minute-long, video-only “State of the City” address does not pack a bombastic wallop.

But flash-and-pomp really wasn’t the point.

The debut of the all-video State of the City on Monday night was largely a showcase of the new partnership between the city’s administration and local cable access channel JATV. It showed what some new JATV programs could look like as its operations are officially taken over this year by the Janesville City Manager’s office.

City Manager Kevin Lahner had a limited footprint in the video address. Instead, he gave the floor mostly to more than a dozen city department heads who presented on-camera rundowns of new plans coming out of their own city divisions.

In the presentation, no major new initiatives were announced, but the city talked about its work to buy the 240-acre former General Motors and JATCO site on the south side through eminent domain. That process could start to hit high gear in the next month or two — either at the bargaining table, or in court.

City officials also touched on the pending completion of the Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center, which should be up and running this fall.

Officials also touched on housing — namely, the 219 new multifamily apartment units coming to Myrtle Way later this year. That project is considered “market-rate” housing.

In the address, city officials did not mention Bear Development’s now-abandoned plan for 78 “mixed-income” apartment units along a stretch of the Rock River on Rockport Road in the city’s Fourth Ward — or Bear’s more controversial, recent pitch to build a similar apartment project downtown, off North Parker Drive.

Beyond the major themes of housing, recreation and the former GM site, the “State of the City” revealed a raft of mainly smaller, quieter initiatives. This comes as city governments navigate a quieter spring than recent years, amid ongoing economic and political uncertainty.

There was public works chief Mike Payne, who spoke of science — a new electrical generating “micro-turbine” at the city’s water treatment center that was mostly covered by federal funding. The nifty little turbine will save the city on its electric bill.

Hedberg Public Library Director Eric Robinson teased the library’s fundraising plans for a brand-new Book Mobile to replace its current, worn-out mobile book distribution rig.

The city manager’s move to take full oversight over the city-funded cable channel has raised concerns by some who worry the city aims to outmode most independent programming that residents might want to produce at JATV, in favor of city government-centered projects.

In the video’s wrap-up, the nonprofit JATV’s director, Alan Luckett, says he looks forward to working with the city on other, similar video projects. City spokeswoman Amanda Gilbert also issued an all-call to residents that they’re welcome to reach out to the city or JATV with any idea or concept for new programming at JATV.

The Janesville City Council watched the State of the City video’s debut as part of its regular meeting Monday night. The viewing came without discussion or comment by the council.

The State of the City is viewable on JATV’s YouTube channel, and on cable TV Channel 994.