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CABLE COMMITTEE MEETING MIN UTES
DATE: October 20, 2011
PLACE: Town Meeting Hall
TIME: 5:30p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:35p.m.
Roll Call: Diane Morin, Chairman; Mary Winglass, Public Relations/Programmer, Sally Woodman, Secretary;
Mary Marshall, Production Manager, Donna Judge, Operator
Minutes from Previous Meeting of October 3, 2011:
- Mary M. made a motion to accept the minutes of October 3, 2011. Mary W seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Budget:
- Mary W gave a copy of the September budget.
- The committee discussed the 2012 proposed budget and made some adjustments in the line items. The total amount of money requested remained the same at $5,500.
Correspondence and Communications:
Review Programing Schedule:
- Donna presented the new schedule. It was color coded to make it easier to read. After discussing the arrangements of the schedule, Mary W. motioned to allow Donna to adjust the scheduling as needed. Seconded by Sally and passed unanimously.
- Donna will create a color coded schedule that she will post on the town hall bulletin board. She will send an email to Mary W with the schedule so it can be posted on the town web site. This will allow residents to see what’s being broadcast.
Upcoming Events:
Unfinished Business:
- We reviewed the latest draft of the franchise renewal contract from Comcast. After minor corrections the committee will recommend to the BOS that they sign the contract. The corrections were:
- Remove Draft from document and headings
- Correct page 24 lettering. (there are 2 “c” sections)
- Remove the underline from page 24 new sections.
- A motion was made by Diane that the BOS sign the Franchise Renewal contract with Comcast. Seconded by Mary M and passed unanimously.
New Business:
- After some discussion concerning the best way to alert the cable operator and attendees that a meeting is ready to go live. Donna suggested a light that could be illuminated when the operators are ready to go live. This will help the meeting attendees know when to begin their meeting. A simple solution will be tried which is a night light plugged into a wireless switch. A motion was made by Mary W to have Donna purchase the equipment needed for the “On Air” light not to exceed $50 and will come from the equipment line item in the budget. Mary M seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
- Mary W asked the committee for help with setting up a method by which the recorded meetings could be transferred to the town’s new streaming web site. The committee will assist her by figuring out how to convert the files to the standard needed for streaming as soon as Mary W. receives this information. The file will then be FTP’d to the streaming site.
Other:
Next Cable Committee meeting: November 16, 2011
Adjournment: Sally motioned to adjourn at 6:55pm. Diane seconded and it was unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Woodman
Secretary
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