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MINUTES OF CABLE COMMUNITY TELEPROGRAMMING COMMISSION MEETING
July 6, 2010
CITY HALL ANNEX –2ndFLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM #2
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jennifer Tigges, Pauline Maloney,Sr. Carol Hoverman,Al Vincent.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Two seats arevacant on the Commission.
OTHERS PRESENT:
Jim Barefoot, Mediacom
Jill Specht, Loras College
Jordan DeGree, Dubuque Art Center
Craig Nowack, City of Dubuque
Mr. Vincentcalled the meeting to order at 4:27p.m.
Acceptance of the Agenda
Upon a motion byMs. Maloney, seconded by Ms.Tigges,the agenda was accepted by a vote of 4-0.
Approval of the Minutes of the May 4, 2010,Meeting
Upon a motion by Sr. Hoverman,seconded by Ms. Maloney,the Minutes of the May 4, 2010, Meeting
were approved 4–0.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
Access Equipment & Expenditures
Mr. DeGree presented a request for $17,000 for six additional Apple editing stations to relieve the
bottleneck in editing station availability that the Dubuque Art Center has beenexperiencing in their
video production classes for high school students. Ms. Maloney moved to approve up to $17,000.
The motion was seconded by Ms. Tigges and approved 4 –0.
Loras College/Channel 17 Update
Ms. Specht showed a brief video of some of the award-winning productions from Loras College
produced with equipment purchased through the Capital Grant for Access Equipment and
Expenditures. She also showed a series of photographs of the construction of the Channel 17 control
room and invited the Commission to hold a meeting there in September. Tentative plans call for the
September meeting to be held there, on Tuesday, September 14.
Mediacom Cable Report
Mr. Barefoot reported various productions occurring in the public access studio and in the editing
facilities.
Cable TV Report
Mr. Nowack reported on some of the productions now underway for the Cable TV Division. He
informed the Commission that there have been two successful tests of the solar-powered time lapse
package and that it is going to be installed Friday on top of the Fischer Building to record the building
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of the new parking ramp. He also said that the motion-controlled camBlock tripod setup arrived today
and that he hopes to test it later this week. He also said that the quote had come in for the wiring for
the new hockey arena. The cost is just under $19,000, which leaves about $11,000 for terminating all
the lines.
Adjournment
Upon a motion by Ms. Tigges, seconded by Sr. Hoverman,the meeting was adjourned at 4:59p.m.
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