Minutes_Cable Teleprogramming Commission 8 4 09MINUTES OF CABLE COMMUNITY TELEPROGRAMMING COMMISSION MEETING
August 4, 2009
CITY HALL ANNEX - 2nd FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM #2
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jennifer Tigges, Sr. Carol Hoverman, Pauline Maloney, AI Vincent,
Burton Everist, George Herrig
MEMBERS ABSENT: One seat is vacant on the Commission
OTHERS PRESENT: Craig Schaefer, Loras College
Jill Specht, Loras College
Becky Specht, Holy Family Catholic Schools
Craig Nowack, City of Dubuque
Mr. Vincent called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.
Acceptance of the Agenda
Upon a motion by Sr. Hoverman, seconded by Mr. Herrig, the agenda was accepted unanimously.
Approval of the Minutes of the May 12 and July 7, 2009, Meetings
Upon a motion by Mr. Herrig, seconded by Ms. Maloney, the Minutes of the May 12, 2009, Meeting
were approved 4-0. Mr. Everist and Sr. Hoverman abstained.
Upon a motion by Ms. Maloney, seconded by Mr. Everist, the Minutes of the July 7, 2009, Meeting
were approved 5-0. Mr. Herrig abstained.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
Access Equipment & Expenditures
Ms. Specht presented a request for funding for $2500 for two teleprompters and some royalty free
music for Wahlert High School. Ms. Tigges moved to award up to $2500 for this request. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Herrig and approved 6-0.
Mr. Schaefer presented a request for funding for $39,386 for Loras College to purchase a remote
production package of three cameras, tripods, lens extenders, and various accessories for Loras
student productions. Sr. Hoverman moved to award up to $41,500 for the requested items. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Everist and approved 6-0.
Loras College/Channel 17
The Commission discussed the Loras College proposal to manage the shared educational access
channel (Channel 17). Mr. Everist suggested approaching the other colleges for their input. Ms.
Tigges wondered if a subcommittee of this Commission should convene. Mr. Schaefer discussed
approaching the other colleges in the area in order to get some programming from them. Mr. Nowack
pointed out that the cable franchise agreement designates Loras College as one of four access
origination points, suggesting that the intent was always to have Loras manage the educational
channel.
Mr. Everist moved to form a subcommittee to deal with Channel 17. The motion was not seconded.
Mr. Everist suggested that at a foundational level people should be invited to be part of a committee to
oversee the programming slots. Ms. Tigges and Ms. Maloney disagreed. Mr. Schaefer said he would
welcome any input in determining overall programming policy, but he would have to think hard about
ongoing input in putting together a weekly program schedule. Mr. Herrig noted that Jim Barefoot runs
three channels now and Gary Olsen runs the school district channel. In the past if any complaints
arose, this Commission dealt with them. So far there has not been an overabundance of
programming where satisfactory time slots have been a problem.
Ms. Tigges suggested putting "Promotion" back on the agenda in order to discuss ways to increase
the involvement of the other colleges in providing programming for Channel 17.
Ms. Maloney moved to recommend that Loras College take over the day-to-day management of
Channel 17. The motion was seconded by Ms. Tigges and approved 5-0. Mr. Everist abstained.
At 5:03 p.m. Mr. Vincent had to leave. Mr. Everist assumed the duties of meeting chair.
Mediacom Cable Report
No one from Mediacom was present to make a report.
Cable TV Report
Mr. Nowack reported that he has an intern, Ted Wittman, from Loras College. By the end of his first
week Mr. Wittman had produced a program for CityChannel 8. Video Producer Erich Moeller recently
had his cast removed and is now relatively mobile. Mr. Nowack reported that he will seek funding
next month for a video cabling project at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. While the Library was
undergoing renovation in the late winter/early spring of this year, he had some cabling installed to
enable live and recorded telecasts in the second-floor historic area and the third-floor auditorium. He
just received the bill yesterday for the job and will pay for it out of the Cable TV budget, but would like
a grant to get reimbursed for it. Mr. Nowack will also be requesting funding for a new editing
computer whenever it is that Adobe and Matrox have worked out all the bugs with the Windows 7
operating system that is due to be released in October. The Eagle Point Park program he's working
on is mostly all shot now, and over the weekend he filmed the Great River Rumble and will produce a
Featurette for that. They are also working on a Capital Improvement Project show for major products
worked on in FY09.
Adjournment
Upon a motion by Sr. Hoverman, seconded by Ms. Maloney, the meeting was adjourned at 5:13 p.m.
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