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Telecommunications Advisory Committee
City of Apple Valley
December 3, 2007
6:30 P.M. Municipal Center
Minutes
1. Call to Order
Chair Westbrook called the meeting to arder at 7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Rollin Bible, Jerry Brown, Scott Hugstad-Vaa, John Magnusson,
Dale Rodell, David Westbrook
Members Absent:
Others Present: Charles Grawe, John Yarian
2. Approval of A eg nda
MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Magnusson, to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion passed 6- 0.
3. Approval Minutes of September 10, 2007
MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Rodell, to approve the minutes of
� September 10, 2007. Motion passed 5— 0(Mr. Bible abstained.)
4. John Magnusson Service Reco in�tion
Mr. Grawe presented Mr. Magnusson with his ten-year service recognition award.
5. Charter Basic Cable Rate Adjustment
Mr. Grawe noted the rate adjustment is based on forms filed with the Federal
Communications Commission which calculate the maximum allowable rate increase and
only pertains to the Basic service tier. The Committee reviewed the adjustment.
6. 4"' Ouarter Complaint Log
Mr. Grawe noted that the compliant volume had decreased and many of the complaints
pertained to bundled services, noting the non-video services fall outside of the City's
scope of regulatory authority.
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7. 4 Quarter Coordinatar's Report
Mr. Grawe briefly reviewed the Coordinator's Report.
8. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues
Mr. Grawe said the City continues to work on solutions to the proposed Frontier
Communications wireless network agreement. He said the current point of study
involves language regarding interference. Since Wi-Fi is not a regulated frequency and
is subject to interference from even kitchen appliances, the City does not want to agree to
language that might affectively prohibit another service provider from serving the City,
especially if Frontier only intends to serve the downtown area. Mr. Brown said if the
agreement moves forward, he would like to see the N protocol used instead of G and
believes that a five to seven year build-out requirement to serve the entire City would be
helpful to attract new businesses.
Mr. Westbrook reminded the Committee that the March meeting has been rescheduled
from March 3 to March 10`".
7. Adj ourn
MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Rodell to adjourn the meeting. Motion
passed 6- 0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.