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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/14 08 Meeting Location: Municipal Center City of W.Wiley 7100 147th Street West Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA September 8, 2014 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Called Meeting to Order 2. Approved Agenda 3. Audience—No one requested to speak. 4. Approved Minutes of June 2, 2014 Regular Meeting and July 21, 2014 Special Meeting 5. Regular_ Agenda Items: A. Reviewed 3rd Quarter Complaints B. Reviewed 3rd Quarter Activities Report C. Presented Franchise Renewal Update 6. Informational Items A. Reviewed FCC Rulemaking and Other Franchise Issues B. Reviewed E-Commerce and Business Development Issues C. No Other Staff and Committee Updates Reviewed 7. Adjourn NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING: Monday December 1, 2014 7:00 p.m. (Regular) 08 Meeting Location: Municipal Center City of W.Wiley 7100 147th Street West Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING TENTATIVE AGENDA September 8, 2014 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Audience - 10 Minutes Total Time Limit - For Items NOT on this Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes of June 2, 2014 Regular Meeting and July 21, 2014 Special Meeting 5. Regular_ Agenda Items: A. 3rd Quarter Complaints B. 3rd Quarter Activities Report C. Franchise Renewal Update 6. Informational Items A. FCC Rulemaking and Other Franchise Issues B. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues C. Other Staff and Committee Updates 7. Adjourn NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING: Monday December 1, 2014 7:00 p.m. (Regular) Telecommunications Advisory Committee City of Apple Valley June 2, 2014 7:00 P.M. Municipal Center Minutes 1. Call to Order Chair Westbrook called the meeting to order 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 2. Approval of Agenda MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Hugstad-Vaa, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passed 6—0. 3. Audience There were no audience items. 4. Approval Minutes of March 3, 2014 MOTION: Mr. Rodell moved, second by Mr. Brown, to approve the minutes of March 3, 2014. Motion passed 5 —0 (Mr. Bible abstained). 5A. 2nd Quarter Complaints Mr. Grawe reported one complaint. 5B. 2nd Quarter Activities Report Mr. Grawe briefly provided a verbal update of the staff activity and noted the upcoming installation of the new control room equipment. 5C. Franchise Renewal Update Mr. Grawe briefly updated the Committee on the progress of negotiations. Committee members asked that the negotiators attempt to get language that keeps costs for high definition convertors low for the customers and to strengthen customer service requirement language. 5D. Franchise Audit Update Mr. Grawe provided a brief update on the franchise audit process. 6A. FCC Rulemaking and Other Franchise Issues Mr. Grawe reported no new issues. 6B. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues Mr. Grawe had no new issues. 6C. Other Issues and Staff Updates Mr. Grawe noted that the County is exploring ways to leverage the fiber infrastructure owned by the County and cities within the County. 7. Adjourn MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Hugstad-Vaa, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 6 - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Telecommunications Advisory Committee City of Apple Valley July 21, 2014 4:00 P.M. Municipal Center Minutes 1. Call to Order Chair Westbrook called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Members Present: Rollin Bible, Jerry Brown, Scott Hugstad-Vaa, John Magnusson, Dale Rodell, David Westbrook Members Absent: Others Present: Charles Grawe 2. Approval of Agenda MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Brown,to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passed 6—0. 3A. Consider Extension of Cable Franchise Agreement MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Brown,to recommend the City Council approve extension of the existing cable franchise agreement for a period of up to eighteen months, subject to recommendation of the City's cable attorney. Motion passed 6-0. 3B. Consider Settlement of Cable Franchise Audit MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Hugstad-Vaa,to recommend the City Council approve the terms of the franchise and PEG fee audit review and recommended by the City's cable attorney. Motion passed 6—0. 3C. Consider Cable Company Request to Relocate PEG Channels There was discussion about ensuring that the City will have the right to upgrade its PEG channels to high definition in the future and ensuring that short-term allowance of conversion to digital channels will not prevent the City from obtaining full 180 uncompressed high definition channels in the new franchise. MOTION: Mr. Hugstad-Vaa moved, second by Mr. Magnusson,to recommend the City Council approve the request to relocate the PEG channels and convert them to a digital signal. Motion passed 5-1. Mr. Brown voted against. 4. Adjourn MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Rodell,to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 6 - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 4:26 p.m.