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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 18, 2001CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 590 40th Avenue N.E., Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3878 (763) 706-3600 TDD (763) 706-3692 Visit Our Website at: www.ct.cnlumbin-heights.:m:. us MEETING of THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 7:00 PM, TI-IURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2001 CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM Please contact Jeau at 706-3613 if you are unable to attend. **PLEASE B12ING YOUR COPY OR THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MEETING** AGF,NDA: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of September 20, 2001 4. Old Business a. Channel Check b. Correspondence Log and Company Follow Up on Complaints- o, Franchise Fee Analysis Update e. 2000 Annual Report-Remaining Outstanding Item (Financial Information) f. Review of Farms 1240 and 1205 for Rate Increase Effective July 1, 2001 g. Other Old Business 5. New Business a. Recommend Holding Public IIearing November 13, 2001 b. Other New Business Reports a. Report of Commissioners Assigned to Access Channels: Educational Access--Dennis Stroik; Library Access-Bob Buboltz; Government Access--Ken Henke; Public Access-- Reuben Ruen b. Report of AT & T Broadband- August-September 2001 Reports --Programs Produced --Installation and Service Activity Report --Current Channel Line Up and Service Charges c. ReporC of the Cable Attorney d. Report of the Assistant to the City Manager 8. Adjournment Attachments The Clty of Columbia Heights does no[ dism~iminate on [he Oasis of disability in the admissimi or access to, or h~eahnent m~ employment in, its services, programs, m• activities. Upon request, acconunodnliml will Oe provided to allow individuals with disabilities to pm~ticipate in all City of Columbia Heights' sevices, programs, and activities. Auxilimy aids fm' handicapped pm~sons are available upon request when the requast is nmde a[ Icas[ 96 hmu~s in advm~ce. 1'leasc call [he Deputy City Clerk at 706-361 I, to make m~rangements. (rUD 706-3692 fm• Acaf m' hearing impaired only) THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BA515 OF DISABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE MINUTES OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FROM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Dennis Stroik, Chairperson. The meeting was held at the 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: Dennis Stroik, Reuben Ruen, Dan Swee, and Bob Buboltz Council Representative: City Representative: AT & T Broadband Rep: Legal Counsel: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Brice Nawrocki Jean Kuehn and Linda Magee Kathi Donnelly-Cohen Stephen Guzzetta Motion by Bruce Nawrocki, secoruled by Dan Swee, to approve the rninutes from the meeting of July 19, 2001. All ayes. OLD BUSINESS A. Channel Check No channel check was performed. The variation of sound levels between channels was discussed with Scott Melter during the tour of the studio. B. 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 2, 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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS MEETING 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 OI+ 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 costs, 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 MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 PAGE 3 B. MALTA 18°i Annual Conference in October Enclosed in the agenda packets was information on the 18"' Annual Conference that will be held October 25-26, 2001. Anyone interested in attending, contact Jean Kuehn before September 28°i 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. REPORTS 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 farther 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 programming 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 Bzsboltz, seconded byReuben Ruen, to adjourn the meeting at B: 06 prn. All ayes. Re`s~pectfully submitted, ~~%X ~~~IQ_Q~t. C~YL~(tyl Shelley Hanso~ Secretary August 2001 ATBT Broadband Monthly Subscriber Numbers Agent 5050 City of COL HTS ROTE CODE Total Homes Marketable BA Basic 1 4412 Bc Basic 2 4001 sz Universal 36 Fo Total Premium Households 1225 gs Total Digital Households 374 Ca Total Receivers 2988 Tv Broadband Monthly 415 o ~.,~~ ., ~., ~`~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~. ~; ~~~~ Aug-00 Sep-00 Oct-00 Nov-00 Dec-00 Jan-01 Feb-01 Mar-01 Apr-01 May-01 Jun-01 Jul-01 4402 4378 4400 4413 4435 4416 4416 4391 4375 4407 4425 4408 4079 4052 4063 4060 4081 4052 4038 4011 3996 4008 4014 3996 42 42 43 42 42 42 40 40 40 39 37 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n!a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0 348 3152 3115 3124 3137 3125 3048 2952 2882 2798 2852 3225 3070 515 522 523 523 525 510 509 501 490 484 461 445 TRADE SECRET INFORMATION NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Channel Line-up for Columbia Heights/Hilltop October 2001 Universal Service Basic 1 Basic 2 15 -PUBLIC ACCESS *2 - KTCA (PBS) 24 - OVC 54 -NICKELODEON 16-GOVERNMENT ACCESS 3 - TV GUIDE CHANNEL 25 -ESPN 55 -CARTOON NETWORK 18- EDUCATIONAL ACCESS '4-W000 26-ESPN2 56-ANIMAL PLANET 19 -LIBRARY ACCESS '5 - KSTP 27 -FOX Sports 57 -FOX FAMILY 6-METR06 28-SPEEDVISION 58-C-SPAN 7 - KPXM 29-ESPN CLASSIC 60 -COURT /GAME SHOW 8-KMWB (WB23) 30-GOLF CHANNEL 62-TNN '9 - KMSP 31 -CNN 63-GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY *10 - WFTC 32 -HEADLINE NEWS 64 - VH-1 '11 - KARE 33 - CNBC 65 -MTV '12-KVMB 34-FOX NEWS 66-BET *13 - M1TV 35 -WEATHER CHANNEL 67 -ROMANCE CLASSICS OPTIONAL SERVICES: 17 - KTCI 36 - A&E 70 - MSNBC 68 -HBO 20 - C-SPAN11 37 -THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 69 -HBO PLUS 21-BRAVO 38-THE HISTORY CHANNEL 71 - CINEMAX 22-TBS 39-THE LEARNING CHANNEL 72 - STARZ! 23-WGN 40-AMC 73-ENCORE 96-HSN 41-TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES 74 - SHOWTIME 98-EWTN/INSP 42-TRAVEL CHANNEL 75-THE MOVIE CHANNEL 99-UNIVISION 43-LIFETIME 76 -PPV 44 -FOOD NETWORK 77 -PPV 45-HGTV 78 -PPV 46-USA 47-TNT 48 - fX 49 -SCI-FI-CHANNEL 50 -COMEDY CENTRAL 51-EI 52 - TV LAND 53 -DISNEY CHANNEL October 2001 SERVICE PRICE UNIVERSAL SERVICE NC Basic 1 SERVICE 8.33 Basic 2 SERVICE 25.15 STANDARD CABLE 33.08 PEG Fee 2.00 Basic 1 only Gonverter 1.85 Non-Basic only Converter 3.80 Remote Control .35 Additional Digital Outlet 7.95 PREMIUM SERVICES: ANALOG DIGITAL HBO/H802 10.95 12.99 SHOWTIME 10.95 11.99 CINEMAX 10.95 11.99 THE MOVIE CHANNEL 10.95 11.99 STARZ! 11.99 The New Encore 4.99 ANALOG PREMIUM PACKAGES Premium Plus -HBO, HBO Plus, Starz!, and Encore 19.95 Premium Select - HBO, HBO Plus, Starz!, Encore, and Cinemax 23.95 Premium Preferred - HBO, HBO Plus, Starz!, Encore, Cinemax , Showtime, and The Movie Channel 27.95 DIGITAL PACKAGES Bronze (includes Standard Cable) 41.99 Silver (includes Standard Cable) 56.99 Gold (includes Standard Cable) 66.99 Platinum (includes Standard Cable) 81.99 PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIES: CABLE PLUS MOVIE 3.99 Spice, Spice 2 and Playboy 7.99 Hot Network Adult PPV 11.99 MONTHLY GUIDE 2.65 SERVICE FEES: LABOR IS CHARGED ON A PER HOUR BASIS PL US MATERIALS Installation -unwired within 125 of existing plant 41.99 Prewired Install 24.99 Additional outlet at initial install 13.49 Additional outlet -separate trip 19.99 Relocate outlet 18.99 Upgrade/downgrade/addressible services 1.99 Upgrade -separate trip 15.99 Downgrade optional service -separate 4rip 9.99 VCR Connection at initial install 5.99 VCR Connection -separate trip 12.99 Return Check fee 20.00 Unreturned addressible converter 200.00 Unreturned digital converter 300.00 Home service Plan -whole house 1.20/month Hourly Service Charge 27.99 HSD - @Home Service If a cable subscriber 45.95 if not a cable subscriber 49.95 Premium Internet Installation 99.95 Basic Internet Installation 49.95 Data Outlet Installation 13.49 NIC/USB 49.95 PCMCIA (Laptop) 49.95 Home Networking 9.95/month Mobile Access 2.00/month Unreturned modem 650.00 MONTHLY CONSOLIDATED!TECNIUICAL REPORT October ' Columbia Hei hts I Jan-01 Feb-01 ' Mar-01 Apr-01 Mav-01 I Jun-01 Jul-01 ~ Aug-01 Sep-01 Oct-01 Nov-01 I Dec-01 error error .................................... .................................. .................................... ................................. ................................... ................................. .................................. .................................. ................................... error error .error error '..error error Connector 1 Col Heights Tech Report 10/02/2001 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DETAILED OUTAGE REPORT Date C Cause Jun-01 Average Time # Subs Minutes Amps Affected COLUMBIA HEIGHTS JuI-01 DETAILED OUTAGE REPORT Average Time # Subs Date City Cause Minutes Amps Affected 11-Jul Columbia Heights Blown Fuse 49 4 80 22-Jul Columbia Heights Node 227 10 210 22-Jul Columbia Heights Node 56 10 210 30-Jul Columbia Heights Utility Power Outage 86 14 183 C®LUfVI~iIA Ht:~F-ITS DETAILED fJUTAGk.-: F2EPORT nata City Cause Aug-01 Average Time # Subs Minutes Amps Affected 17-Aug Columbia Heights Amplifier 589 1 25 18-Aug Columbia Heights Amplifier 519 1 17 Date COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DETAILED OUTAGE REPORT Time Cause Minutes Sep-01 Average Subs Affected AT&T Broadband Minnesota Call Center 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 98 Apr-01 May-01 Jun-01 Average Speed of Answer Note: This chart contains raw data that has not been adjusted to conform to FCC measurements. Tetep~~~~° ---- es the Percent ofi calls that wer sego ds or`less. actor is an intemai benchmark rather than an FCG service standard. 1t gaug Note: Telephone Service F ___-------~! AT&T Broadband Minnesota Call Center 140.0 120.0 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 .:. - ; .^. r -./ .... ,.~ .... ~: ' .' ., .:' ~.:. i. ., i..... ...N.' .: ~:~ .. .. ,. ...: y: .. ' ' ~ ':::: _ Jul-01 Aug-01 Sep-01 Average Speed of Answer Note: This chart contains raw data that has not been adjusted to conform to FCC measurements. AT&T Broadband Minnesota Call Center 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% .: ~. ~. _ .. :. ,...: ~,. .. ., :' - - : -, .: l __ :. ;. ,. Jul-01 Aug-01 Sep-01 Telephone Service Factor Note: Telephone Service Factor is an internal benchmark rather than an FCC service standard. It gauges the percent of calls that were answered in 30 seconds or less.