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Telecommunications Advisory Committee
City of Apple Valley
December 6, 2010
7:00 P.M. Municipal Center
Minutes
1. Call to Order
Vice-Chair Bible called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Rollin Bible, Jerry Brown, Scott Hugstad-Vaa, John Magnusson,
Dale Rodell
Members Absent: David Westbrook
Others Present: Nathan Bang, Charles Grawe
2. A�proval of A e�nda
MOTION: Mr. Hugstad-Vaa moved, second by Mr. Brown, to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion passed 5— 0.
3. Approval Minutes of September 13 2010
MOTION: Mr. Rodell moved, second by Mr. Magnusson, to approve the minutes of
September 13, 2010. Motion passed 5— 0.
4. IT Division Update �
Mr. Bang reported on City IT Division projects. Wireless Internet was installed in the
Municipal Center, parts of the Police Facility, the Senior Center, and parts of the Central
Maintenance Facility. Wireless was recently installed in the Ice Arena utilizing the ISD
196 fiber optic network at no cost to the City. Additional wireless access is being
planned for the remainder of the Police Facility, Fire Station #1, and the Community
Center. The Division is also working on several projects related to the new website to
help provide on-line transactions such as recreation program management, building
inspections permitting, and utility billing.
5. Website Redevelopment Project Feedback
Mr. Grawe solicited comments from the members on various types of website design
elements.
6. 4 Quarter Com laint Lo�s
Mr. Grawe reported no complaints for the quarter.
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7. 4 Quarter Coordinator's Report
Mr. Grawe briefly reviewed the staff activity.
8. Charter Communications Issues
Mr. Grawe noted that franchise renewal discussion would likely begin in the next year.
The previous attorney, Tom Creighton, who negotiated the last agreement has since
retired. The consensus of the Committee was that a new attorney should take a
collaborative approach to franchising, not an adversarial approach.
9. FCC Rulemakinp and Other Franchise Issues
Mr. Grawe cautioned that new Federal legislation requiring closed captioning for
Internet video potentially could have significant cost implications to the City.
10. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues
Mr. Grawe reported no new issues.
11. Other Issues
There were no other issues.
12. Adj ourn
MOTION: Mr. Rodell moved, second by Mr. Brown, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
passed 5- 0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.