Minutes Cable Teleprog 12 5 00MINUTES OF CABLE COMMUNITY TELEPROGRAMMING COMMISSION MEETING
DECEMBER 5, 2000
CITY HALL ANNEX CONFERENCE ROOM # 2
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Sr. Carol Hoverman, Paul Kohl, Jennifer Tigges, David
Wanamaker
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Anthony Allen, two seats remain vacant on the Commission
OTHERS PRESENT:
Jim Barefoot, AT & T Broadband
Merrill Crawford, Cable Franchise Administrator
Mr. Wanamaker called the meeting to order at 5:51 P.M.
1. Acceptance of the Agenda.
Upon a motion by Sr. Hoverman, seconded by Mr. Kohl, the agenda was accepted
as published.
2. Approval of the Minutes of the November 14, 2000 Meeting.
Upon a motion by Mr. Kohl, seconded by Ms. Tigges, the Minutes of the November
14, 2000 Commission meeting were approved as distributed.
3. Public Comment.
Ms. Tigges commented that she thought it would be nice for the Commission to
arrange a meeting at least once a year at the AT & T Broadband facility. The other
Commissioners concurred.
4. Access Equipment Expenditures.
Mr. Barefoot told Commissioners that the budget for calendar year 2001 has been
submitted. He was not sure when the authorization for ordering the various
stipulated items would occur in 2001.
5. Access Rulebook Revisions.
Following discussion, the Commission members agreed that it would not be
practical to reprint a quantity of updated Access Rulebooks at this time, with the
reorganization of AT & T and renewal of the franchise on the horizon.
Mr. Crawford gave a brief report on recent developments regarding access in
Maquoketa.
At Mr. Crawford's suggestion, the Commission moved to Item # 7 on the agenda.
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7. AT & T Broadband Report.
Mr. Barefoot briefed members of the Commission on the reorganization and
restructuring of AT & T Broadband as it pertained to Iowa and the local system.
There followed a detailed discussion on this topic. Mr. Barefoot also distributed
copies of his written report and highlighted items regarding the appointment of Mark
Morrison to the directorship of operations for east Iowa, the addition of time-base
correctors to Channels 44 and 45 for substantial video quality improvement, and the
holiday hours for the access facilities.
Mr. Wanamaker introduced an extensive discussion regarding the options for
repairing or replacing the mobile production van and the status of the as yet
unspent access equipment commitment under the current franchise.
The Commission discussed the impact of franchise renewal on community access
programming facilities, operations, etc., and discussed ways to enhance the
promotional effort, the number of agencies and individuals using access, and the
quantity and quality of programming being produced with the current facilities and
equipment.
9. Future Agenda Items.
There were no additional new items suggested for the next agenda.
10. Adjournment.
Upon a motion by Ms. Tigges, seconded by Mr. Kohl, the meeting was adjourned at
7:04 P.M.
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