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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 20, 2001THE MINUTES OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FROM "THURSDAY, 5EY'I~p;MBER 2U, 2UU1 Tile lilt^etiiig LvaS called tv order at ~:vv p.iii. bj% DciuiiS Stroik, CiiaiiYerSvri. Tlic iiieetirig "waS iieidat rile Roseville Headend Studio so that a tour of the facility could take place. Scott Melter, Director of Technical Engineering conducted the tour. ROLL CALL: Commission Members Council Representative: City Representative: AT & T Broadband Rep Legal Counsel: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Dennis Stroik, Reuben Ruen, Dan Swee, and Bob Buboltz Bruce Nawrocki Jean Kuehn and Linda Magee Kathi Donnelly-Cohen Stephen Guzzetta Motion by Bruce Nawrocki, seconded by Dan Swee, to approve the minutes from the meeting of July 19, 2001. All ayes. OLD BUSINESS A. Channel Check B No channel check was performed. The variation of sound levels between channels was discussed with Scott Melter during the tour of the studio. Correspondence Log and Complaint Follow Up. There were no complaints received by the City since the last meeting. However, Bruce Nawrocki reported he is having trouble with reception on channels ~, 4, and sometimes 5. There is constant ingress on each of these channels. Kathi is going to schedule a service call for him. She explained that the outside connections or fittings could be faulty. A service tech will be dispatched to correct the problem. C Franchise Fee Analysis Update Steve Guzzetta reported the Ramsey-Washington Commission has come to an agreement on the figures. However, there are still four legal issues dealing with accounting issues/practices that need to be discussed further. If no agreement is reached in these areas, Maplewood will need to decide if they will pursue the matter through legal channels. TFT FIvQMMTiNI(~ATT(1NC MFFTTN('t MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 PAGE 2 D. 2000 Annual Report-Remaining Outstanding Items *The Guidelines for Community Television Channel 15 Equipment/Facilities were re- submitted-see July minutes. *The attachments for Form 395 were provided-see July minutes. *The financial statements with verification by an accountant required an audit to be performed. This document will be ready by October 5`''. Therefore, we will review the Annual Report and consider accepting it at the October meeting. PLEASE BRING YOUR COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE OCTOBER MEETING. E. Review of Forms 1240 and 1205 for Rate Increase Effective July 1, 2001 Columbia Heights is in a coalition of cities for the review the 1240 and 1205 forms for the rate increase that took effect July 1, 2001. All forms and orders issued during the last 4-5 years were reviewed during this process to ensure that they were correctly submitted. There is a meeting scheduled for next week with the administrators of the various cities to discuss the findings. The figures on the 1205 Form were based on national casts, not local costs. This is something that will be discussed at the meeting. Steve Guzzetta also informed the commission that according the Our Policy and Procedures for Rate Regulation the City Council needs to hold a Public Hearing on this issue. This will be scheduled within the next two months. F. Other Old Business There was no other old business. NEW BUSINESS A. Franchise Fee Payment for 2°d Quarter The franchise fee payment of $33,981.78 was received. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION A.~INUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 PAGE 3 B. MACTA 18`" Annual Conference in October Enclosed in the agenda packets was information on the 18"' Annual Conference that will be held (lrtnhPr 25-2~, 2001. Anyone interested in atfenr~ing~ ~nnta~t Tean Kuehn before September 28"' so the registration can be processed. Bruce noted that he felt the cost for this conference was very high. C. Digital Access Service Available to Subscribers September 1, 2001 Notice was received regarding Digital Services that will be available to subscribers on an ala carte basis, for those not wishing to subscribe to a full package. D. Other New Business There was no other new business. RF.PnRTS A. Report of Commissioners Educational-Nothing to report Government- Nothing to report Library-Nothing to report Public-Nothing to report B. Report of AT & T Broadband- Nothing further to report. It was noted, we had not received the monthly report that is usually submitted by AT & T Broadband. C. Report of the Cable Attorney Steve Guzzetta reported on a case recently heard in the New York Courts regarding what defines commercial prograrriiriing and what is, and is not allowed to be run on access channels. D. Report of the Assistant to the City Manager There was nothing further to report. Motion byBob Buboltz, seconded byReuben Ruen, to adjourn the meeting at 8: 06 pm. All ayes. Respectfully submitted, Shelley Hanson Secretary