Broadband Monitoring Committee Meeting Notes
Saturday, January 6, 2006
Milton Town Hall - John Cronin Room
Time: 5 PM - 8:30 PM

In Attendance: 
Jonathan Brown, Chairman
Bernie Lynch
Paul Yovino, Secretary Pro Tem
Selectman, John Michael Shields

The BMC discussed the resume of Peter Bongiorno as an addition member of the BMC.  Several endorsements of his credentials were mentioned and forwarded to Selectman Shields with the support of the current members of the BMC for further consideration by the BOS and nomination to the BMC.

Chairman Brown introduced the Extension Request from Comcast of 21 days to respond to the RFP. A discussion followed on the need to have a 6 month window of negotiation on the new Comcast Contract with the Town of Milton before it is ratified or if ratified by the Milton Board of Selectman (BOS).  The Chair noted that the last date the BOS could vote on the new contract would be 21 June 2007.  A vote of the BMC was taken on the extension and it was voted and passed unanimously to extend to response period offered to Comcast to February 5, 2007. It was also voted unanimously that the official letter on that new extension deadline of February 5, 2007 would come from the BOS. The letter will be drafted by the Chairman, Jonathan Brown and forwarded to Selectman Shields.

Next on the agenda was a review of the Draft Agreement Between The Town of Milton, Massachusetts and MPEG Access, Inc. Edits were made on that agreement and were to be forwarded to Attorney Peter Epstein

Summary of Edits To Draft Agreement:
	Section 2 ---Term
		“This Agreement shall be co-terminus with Comcast’s 10 year term…”

	Section 3--- Designation
		Edit “ initially” to now read: Subject to Sections 4 and 5 below, the 
		Issuing Authority hereby designates MPEG as the designated PEG 			Access Corporation to provide services to PEG Access Users.

	Section 4 --- Annual Hearing

		(b) MPEG shall provide:
			1. Treasurer’s Reports on a monthly basis
			2. Meeting Minutes for all regular meetings of the MPEG 				Access Board of Directors on a monthly basis.	
			3. An annual budget of MPEG
				[N.B Chairman Brown is to add 11 items that will 					institutionalize Polices and Procedures in the Annual 					Budget. This is an addition not a change.]
		( c ) This section was deleted in its entirety.

	Section 5 --- Access Corporation Obligations

		(4) Operate and maintain a PEG Access studio in the Tow for the use 			of Milton PEG Access Users and Subscribers in accordance with 			Section 11 herein [stated business plan.]

		A discussion of adding a subsection 10 to commit to providing coverage 			of specific town meeting such as the Warrant Committee meetings was 			discussed but it was the feeling of Selectman John Shields that cable 			coverage of the Warrant Committees activities involving personnel and 			department budgets might cause problems if they were on live cable. 
		No specific vote or agreement was reached on this issue.

	Section 7 --- Annual Funding For PEG Access

		(b) Payment to MPEG shall be made within 14 days {with right to 			access fees} of the Town’s receipt of initial and quarterly payments 			for this purpose from Comcast.

	Section 8 --- Equipment and Equipment Funding for PEG ACCESS

		In order to fulfill its obligations pursuant to Section 5 suprs, MPEG 			shall receive equipment from Comcast from previous studio and 				payments made to the Town by Comcast …..

	Section 10 PEG ACCESS STUDIO
		Add “As described in Business Plan”.

	Section 16 Termination/Dissolution of The Access Corporation
		(a) A question was raised in the meeting as to what “material breach” of 		this  Agreement …means.

		(b) Check the other members notes as to whether words were deleted of 			kept in this section. I have a question here.
Section 18 Access Corporation Annual Report
	A discussion of Sections 4 & 11 may replace subsection (a) here . Check your 		notes.