Minutes_Cable TV Commission 3 6 19 Copyrighted
March 18, 2019
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUM MARY: Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission of 2/26;
Cable TV Commission of 3/6; City Council proceedings of
3/4, 3/7, 3/11 ; Civil Service Commission of 3/7; Community
Development Advisory Commission of 1/16; Housing
Commission of 3/8; Historic Preservation Commission of
2/21; Human Rights Commission of 3/8; Library Board of
Trustees Minutes of 1/24 and Council Update#180 of
2/28; Long Range Planning Advisory Commission of 2/25;
Resilient Community Advisory Commission of 3/7; Zoning
Advisory Commission of 3/18; Zoning Board of Adjustment
of 2/28; Proof of publication for City Council proceedings
of 2/18, 2/21 .
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
of 2/26/19
Cable N Commission Minutes of 3/6/19 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 3/4/19 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 3/7/19 Supporting Documentation
Civil Service Commission Minutes of 3/7/19 Supporting Documentation
Community De�lopmentAdvisory Commission Minutes Supporting Documentation
of 1/16/19
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes of 2/21/19 Supporting Documentation
Housing Commission Minutes of 3/8/19 Supporting Documentation
Human Rights Commission Minutes of 2/18/19 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes of 1/24/19 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Council Update#180 of Supporting Documentation
2/18/19
Long-Range Planning Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
2/25/19
Resilient Community Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
3/7/19
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes of 3/18/19 Supporting Documentation
Zoning Board of Adjustrnent Minutes of 2/28/19 Supporting Documentation
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
2/18/19
Proof of publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
2/21/19
MINUTES OF CABLE TV COMMISSION MEETING
March 6, 2019
CITY HALL ANNEX — 1st FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM #1
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jennifer Tigges (Chair), Ron Tigges (Vice-Chair), Pauline Maloney,
Kathy McMullen.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Sr. Carol Hoverman, Alan Vincent. One seat is vacant.
OTHERS PRESENT: Craig Nowack, City of Dubuque
Erich Moeller, City of Dubuque
Craig Schaefer, Loras College
Felicia Carner, DCSD
Michael Lawrence, DCSD
Nathan Ripperger, UD
JTigges called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.
Acceptance of the Agenda
Upon a motion by Maloney, seconded by McMullen, the agenda was accepted by a motion of 4-0.
Approval of the Minutes of January 9, 2019
Upon a motion by McMullen, seconded by RTigges, minutes of the January 9, 2019, meeting were
approved 4— 0.
Dubuque Community Schools Presentation
Carner & Lawrence thanked the Commission for the financial support over the years and played a
short video showing some of their programming highlights from 2018. The Commission asked about
student involvement in producing videos for the cable channel. Carner discussed some of the ways
they are attempting to involve students, and Nowack pointed out some of the student productions
originating at the schools, such as Roosevelt, Hempstead, and Sageville.
University of Dubuque Presentation
Nathan Ripperger thanked the Commission for their support and discussed some of the productions
they do and some he hopes to do in the future. He noted that he has been an office of one since his
supervisor left the University last fall.
Public Input
There was no public input.
Funding Requests
Schaefer presented a Loras College request for $7000 to purchase a variety of production equipment.
He noted the need for new wireless microphones since the FCC no longer permits the frequencies on
which his current wireless mics operate. Also included in his request were some LED lights, batteries,
and stabilizers for DSLR cameras. RTigges moved to approve up to $7000 for the request. The
motion was seconded by Maloney and approved 4-0.
Moeller presented a request for $10,000 for the City of Dubuque to purchase an Inspire 2 drone
package. He noted the Inspire 2 was more solidly built, has better collision avoidance technology,
and is superior cinematically to the City's existing drone. McMullen moved to approve the request.
The motion was seconded by Maloney and approved 4-0.
Moeller next presented a request for an upgrade to the 3D "lite" software thaYs included in Adobe
After Effects post-production software. The upgrade will unlock many useful features that are not
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currently available to him. Maloney moved to approve $1650 for this request. The motion was
seconded by RTigges and approved 4-0.
Nowack presented a request for $3200 for an additional FS2 frame sync for the TV Control Room at
City Hall Annex. He noted the need to have redundancy in the properly synchronized video sources
they could put on air and indicated that if the City Council approves closed captioning in the Fiscal
Year 2020 budget, a frame sync will need to be dedicated in order to pass the captions after their
signal has been down converted to air on the cable system. RTigges moved to approve this request.
The motion was seconded by McMullen and approved 4-0.
Mediacom Cable Report
No one from Mediacom was present to give a report.
Cable TV Report
Nowack discussed the stressful few days last month when the City's routing switcher failed and they
were unable to air any video programs for a couple of days. He noted that the router they ordered last
June had finally arrived and they worked hard to get the new router installed and properly configured.
He also mentioned that the City Manager has recommended that his improvement package for closed
captioning is being recommended for FY2020.
Looking ahead, Nowack said the Commission's annual goal setting as requested by the City Council
will be on the April agenda. The Commission also requested that he look into scheduling the May
Commission meeting at Loras College.
Adjournment
Upon a motion by RTigges, seconded by McMullen, the meeting adjourned at 5:13 p.m.
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