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CABLE COMMITTEE MEETING MIN UTES
DATE: August 10, 2011
PLACE: Town Meeting Hall
TIME: 5:30p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:06p.m.
Roll Call: Diane Morin, Chairman; Mary Winglass, Public Relations/Programmer, Sally Woodman, Secretary;
Mary Marshall, Production Manager, Donna Judge, in attendance
Minutes from Previous Meeting of July 27, 2011:
Mary W motioned to amend the minutes of July 27 to read abstained instead of absentee. Diane seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Mary M motioned to accept the minutes as amended. Mary W seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Budget:
Correspondence and Communications:
- We received the signed Franchise extension agreement from Comcast. The extension is for 90 days and expires on November 20, 2011.
Review Programing Schedule:
Upcoming Events:
Unfinished Business:
- We are still waiting for the audit from Comcast. However, we will continue to move forward with the Franchise Renewal negotiations.
- Mary will contact the lawyer, Peter Epstein, to request he add a quarterly payment schedule in section 9.4 of the Franchise renewal contract. She will also have him remove exhibit C. Once the changes have been made the committee will bring the Franchise Renewal contract to the BOS.
- The committee members signed the USB Policy and will forward it on to the BOS.
New Business:
Other:
- Mary W has received positive feedback on the new music implemented during the slide presentations on Channel 20.
- Diane asked Donna to look into upgrading the Nexus. Donna will take over the scheduling from Sue Godin.
- Diane is working with Bill Landry on a program about the Historical Society’s Open House.
- The committee will present a draft of the Franchise Renewal contract to the BOS on August 16, 2011.
Next Cable Committee meeting: To be determined at a future time.
Adjournment: 5:50p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Woodman
Secretary
DRAFT
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