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Telecommunications Advisory Committee
City of Apple Valley
December l, 2008
7:00 P.M. Municipal Center
Minutes
1. Call to Order
Chair Westbrook called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
Members Present: Rollin Bible, Jerry Brown, John Magnusson, Dale Rodell, David
Westbrook
Members Absent: Scott Hugstad-Vaa
Others Present: Charles Grawe, Nathan Bang, Tucker Carlson
2. Approval of A e�a
MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Magnusson, to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion passed 5- 0.
3. A�proval Minutes of September 8. 2008
MOTION: Mr. Magnusson moved, second by Mr. Bible, to approve the minutes of
September 8, 2008. Motion passed 4— 0(Mr. Brown abstained).
4. 4` Quarter Complaint Log
Mr. Grawe reviewed the complaint log. There were only two complaints and both
pertained to unburied cable, but had since been resolved.
5. 4�' Quarter Coordinator's Re�ort
Mr. Grawe briefly reviewed the staff activity. He briefly described the Commission's
current policy to only cablecast political candidate forums if all of the candidates for the
races within the cable system are present. He described a problem with candidates
attending and taping multiple "forums" over which the City has no control or means to
ensure they are conducted in a fair an impartial way. The candidates each want the City
to cablecast the forums they attended, even if their opponents were not in attendance.
This creates a potential problem for the City granting unequal time to candidates. In
order to avoid the potential for a candidate hold their own straw "forum" as a means of
essentially creating a commercial, the City has required that all the candidates participate
prior to cablecasting the forum. The Cities of Rosemount and Fannington actually
hosted their own forum and chose to cablecast their forums as they candidates all had
equal opportunity to participate and the Cities could ensure the foruxns were conducted
in a fair and impartial manner. The Committee members voiced support for the current
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policy requiring all of the candidates to participate in the forum if the City is to cablecast
it.
6. City Fiber Network Projects Undate
Mr. Bang gave a brief presentation outlining the location of the City's existing fiber
network and potential areas far future expansion. There was brief discussion regarding
the technology used by the City for its information technology infrastructure. Mr.
Westbrook requested that Mr. Bang make annual presentations to the Committee in the
future.
7. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues
Mr. Carlson reported that Charter continues to expand its Hi Definition offerings. He
also noted that there will be some channel realignment when the DTV transition takes
place and more broadcast channels are offered.
8. Adj ourn
MOTION: Mr. Rodell moved, second by Mr. Brown, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
passed 5- 0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m.