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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/14/2009 � � Telecommunications Advisory Committee City of Apple Valley September 14, 2009 7:00 P.M. Municipal Center Minutes 1. Call to Order Chair Westbrook called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. I Members Present: Rollin Bible, Jerry Brown, Scott Hugstad-Vaa, Dale Rodell, David Westbrook Members Absent: John Magnusson Others Present: Charles Grawe, Tucker Carlson 2. Approval of A e� MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Hugstad Vaa, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passed 5- 0. 3. Approval Minutes of June 1. 2009 MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Brown, to approve the minutes of June 1, 2009. Motion passed 5— 0. 4. A�proval Minutes of Julv 13, 2009 MOTION: Mr. Rodell moved, second by Mr. Brown, to approve the minutes of July 13, 2009. Motion passed 5— 0. 5. 3 Quarter Complaint Log Mr. Grawe reviewed the complaint log. Mr. Bible mentioned an unburied cable near Faith Park and the intersection of 135�' Street and Findlay Avenue. Mr. Carlson said he would investigate. 6. 3` Ouarter Coordinator's Report Mr. Grawe briefly reviewed the staff activity. He noted that talks have broken down with other parties concerning the administration of the public access channel. As a result, the Commission has authorized the purchase of a basic message system that can be administered by the Commission staff, but would limit the outgoing signal to messages, not programming. i �. 7. FCC Rulemaking and Other Franchise Issues Mr. Grawe reported that there is the potential for a state-wide franchising bill to get some attention in the upcoming session. Mr. Carlson expressed his concerns about the bill and noted that one of the co-authors has withdrawn from the bill. 8: Update on Charter Financial Re-Organization Mr. Grawe reported that the transfer documents were approved by the City Council. Mr. Carlson said the hearing on the fmancial re-organization began in July and is ongoing. 9. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues Mr. Grawe reported that the City had installed its first Wi-Fi antennas to some facilities. The group agreed they would like to hear from the IT Division at the next meeting. Mr. Grawe said he had some communication with Mr. Carlson regarding businesses seeking high speed broadband services. He said the issue appears to be less that of availability as generally the bandwidth can be provided to the site, but more an issue over the cost of service. Mr. Carlson said the transition from analog signals to digital continues. This allows more space for High Definition channels and Charter anticipates having capacity for 50 High Definition channels by the end of the year. He said that Charter is in the beginning of a year-long process to roll out digital adapters to customers. The boxes cost Charter around $35 per unit, but will be provided free to subscribers up to two units per home. There was a brief discussion about digital compression technologies and strategies. 10. Adjourn MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Rodell, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 5- 0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:56 p.m.