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Telecommunications Advisory Committee
City of Apple Valley
September 21, 2011
6:00 P.M. Municipal Center
Minutes
1. Call to Order
Chair Westbrook called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Members Present: Rollin Bible, Jerry Brown, Scott Hugstad-Vaa, John Magnusson,
Dale Rodell, David Westbrook
Members Absent:
Others Present: Charles Grawe, Mark Moore, Matt Lawton
2. A�proval of A eg nda
MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Rodell, to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion passed 6— 0.
3. A�proval Minutes of June 6, 2011
MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Hugstad-Vaa, to approve the minutes of
June 6, 2011. Motion passed 5— 0. Mr. Rodell abstained.
4. 3 Quarter Complaint Lo�s
Mr. Grawe reviewed the complaints for the quarter.
5. 3 Ouarter Coordinator's Report
Mr. Grawe briefly reviewed the staff activity.
6. Recommend Franchise Renewal Legal Consultant
The Committee members discussed the proposals and pricing of the different
consultants. There was general agreement that all three candidates were highly qualified.
The proposal by Kennedy and Graven appeared to have the lowest cost. The Committee
also noted that the City of Rosemount has a preference for this firm as it provides that
city's general legal services. The Committee also noted that the City experiences long-
term benefits and reduced operating costs by having nearly identical franchise language
with the other two partner Commission cities.
MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Magnusson, to recommend the City select
the service proposal by Kennedy and Graven. Motion passed 6-- 0.
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The Committee discussed the status of the current PEG fee. The current fee of $.50 per
subscriber, per month is inadequate to cover all of the City's cable operations costs and
subsidies are necessary from the General Fund. This fund would also be used for capital
upgrades of the aging City equipment. With the changing telecommunications legal
landscape, it is unclear if the City will have the same authority to levy necessary
increases in the future.
The Committee requested that Mr. Moore develop a capital projects plan for equipment
replacement and that the City Council meet with the Committee to discuss the PEG fee
in the context of the franchise negotiation.
7. FCC Rulemakin� and Other Franchise Issues
Mr. Grawe reported no new FCC issues.
8. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues
Mr. Moore discussed some technical upgrades to the system.
Mr. Brown distributed an article on the energy savings from certain cable system
devices.
9. Other Issues
There were no other issues.
10. Aa °1 urn
MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Hugstad-Vaa, to adjourn the meeting.
Motion passed 6- 0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.