Minutes_Cable TV Teleprogramming Commission 1 5 10MINUTES OF CABLE COMMUNITY TELEPROGRAMMING COMMISSION MEETING
January 5, 2010
CITY HALL ANNEX — 2nd FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM #2
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jennifer Tigges, Pauline Maloney, Sr. Carol Hoverman, George Herrig.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Burton Everist, Al Vincent. One seat is vacant on the Commission.
OTHERS PRESENT: Jim Barefoot, Mediacom
Craig Nowack, City of Dubuque
Ms. Tigges called the meeting to order at 4:06 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 November 3, 2009, Meeting
Upon a motion by Ms. Maloney, seconded by Mr. Herrig, the Minutes of the November 3, 2009,
Meeting were approved unanimously.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
Dubuque's Cable Franchise
Mr. Nowack informed the Commission that the City had received notice in late November that
Mediacom had converted Dubuque's municipal franchise to a state franchise effective the month
before. Mr. Nowack said the City does not accept this conversion and discussed several options that
were presented to the City Council at their meeting on December 7. These options include potential
litigation to reinstate the franchise, amending the state law, the possibility of doing another feasibility
study for a municipal telecommunications utility, and entering into a community partnership agreement
with Mediacom. The City Council is interested in pursuing all these options.
Loras College /Channel 17 Update
Mr. Nowack reported that the City Council approved Loras College taking over the day -to -day
operation of Channel 17 at last night's meeting. He is now working on a management agreement for
both parties to sign and hopes to send that to Loras soon. Craig Schaefer and Jill Specht from Loras
are due to meeting with Mr. Nowack and Mr. Barefoot on Friday to talk about the transition and what
equipment will need to be purchased.
Mediacom Cable Report
Mr. Barefoot stated that until he is told otherwise, nothing has changed in terms of his department and
duties in light of the franchise situation. He provided an update on production at Mediacom and the
various programs in production.
Cable TV Report
Mr. Nowack is expecting a quote for a new editing system and hopes to submit a grant request at next
month's meeting. He should know the status of his budget recommendation at the next meeting as
well. Otherwise he has been working on budget and franchise matters over the past month. The
Cable TV budget presentation will be on February 11.
Adjournment
Upon a motion by Sr. Hoverman, seconded by Mr. Herrig, the meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
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