Minutes_Cable TV Commission Copyrighted
July 16, 2018
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: Cable N Commission of 7/11 ; City Council Proceedings
of 7/2, 7/9; Five Flags Civic Center Commission of 6/25,
Housing Commission of 6/26; Library Board of Trustees
Council Update #172 or 6/28/18; Zoning Advisory
Commission of 7/5; Zoning Board of Adjustment of 6/28;
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of 6/18,
6/25.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Cable N Commission Minutes of 7/11/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 7/2/18 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 7/9/18 Supporting Documentation
Five Flags Civic Center Commission Minutes of 6/25/18 Supporting Documentation
Housing Commission Minutes of 6/26/18 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Council Update#172 of Supporting Documentation
6/28/18
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes of 7/5/18 Supporting Documentation
Zoning Board of Adjustment of 6/28/18 Supporting Documentation
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
6/18/18
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
6/25/18
MINUTES OF CABLE TV COMMISSION MEETING
July 11, 2018
CITY HALL ANNEX — 1 st FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM #1
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pauline Maloney (Chair), Jennifer Tigges (Vice-Chair), Kathy McMullen,
Alan Vincent, Ron Tigges.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Sr. Carol Hoverman. One seat is vacant.
OTHERS PRESENT: Craig Nowack, City of Dubuque
Jason Burds, City of Dubuque
Darin Dean, Mediacom
Maloney called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
Acceptance of the Agenda
Upon a motion by JTigges, seconded by Vincent, the agenda was approved 5 - 0.
Approval of the Minutes of June 6, 2018
Upon a motion by Vincent, seconded by McMullen, minutes of the June 6, 2018, meeting were
approved 5— 0.
Public Input
There was no public input.
PEG Fund Requests
Nowack presented a request on behalf of the City of Dubuque for$30,200 to upgrade and expand the
digital routing system in the N Control Room at City Hall Annex. The 12 x 12 router now in use is not
sufficient for the City's needs, and a larger system requires that individual video sources by
synchronized to function properly. This request encompasses a sync generator, several frame
synchronizers, a piece of test equipment to accomplish the goal. The test equipment will allow Cable
TV staff to do the installation and deal with any future technical issues without having to schedule and
wait for a service technician from out of town. A second component of this project is creating a
separate network for the Cable TV gear to facilitate the configuration of the individual video
components. Burds was present from the City's Information Services Department to discuss the need
for and implementation of this network. Upon a motion by Vincent, seconded by McMullen, the
request was approved 5— 0.
Nowack presented a separate request for $315 for an Airband radio that will allow Cable staff to
monitor air traffic communications at Dubuque Regional Airport and provide the control tower there
with their location while flying the Cable N drone over the Southwest Arterial project corridor which
lies wholly in the restricted airspace of the airport. The airport tower chief requested that the City
have such a radio. Upon a motion by JTigges, seconded by RTigges, this request was approved 5 -0.
Council Goal Setting
The Commission reiterated their support for the submissions they drafted and approved at the June 6,
2018, meeting.
Mediacom Cable Report
Dean reported that a replacement for Jim Barefoot has been hired. He also discussed an extensive
upgrade to the local physical plant in terms of updated firmware for their TiVo boxes, new backup
power supplies to keep their system running during power outages, and automatic leak detectors now
in most of the Mediacom trucks that are out in the community performing service calls.
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Cable TV Report
Nowack informed the Commission that the new Mediacom servers and routing gear will be installed
tomorrow. He also reported that the City has finally received the authority from the FAA they need to
fly over the Southwest Arterial project corridor which is in restricted airspace. They have purchased a
small 360-degree powered tripod component that allows them to do moving time lapse recordings
with a GoPro camera, something they will use for an upcoming traffic video project.
Adjournment
Upon a motion by JTigges, seconded by Vincent, the meeting adjourned at 439 p.m.
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