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November 9, 2016
TOWN OF PRINCETON MA
Cable Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
November 9th, 2016

CAC members in attendance: Darcy Rowell, Paul Caneen, Phil Gransewicz, David Union, David Hilton
Advisory Board members in attendance:  Wayne Adams
BoS in attendance:   None
Residents:  None
The Landmark: Phyllis Booth

Cable Advisory Committee Agenda:
  • Approve Minutes
  • Future Meeting Schedule
  • Discuss Old Business
  • Applications received for cable franchise license
  • Comcast and Charter
  • Next steps
  • Update research on following:
  • Rutland CAC (Paul)
  • Any further updates from research
  • Review document sections language for IAR based on Sterling License Renewal December 2008
  • Articles 3 (finish), 4 and 7
  • Discuss New Business
  • Additional research needed
  • Assign tasks/next steps
  • Public Comment
CAC Meeting

  • 6:29 PM - The meeting was called to order.
Future meeting schedule: Nov 16 &30; Dec 7, 14, 21, 28
  • Additional meeting may be scheduled as needed, space would need to also be book and 48 hours’ notice provided
  • Discussion of old business:
  • Applications received for cable franchise license (two received, Comcast and Charter).
  • Two Form 100 applications were submitted to the Board of Selectmen, one from Charter and one from Comcast – those submitted documents were posted on the town website and copies distributed to the CAC members.
  • The committee divided up the sections of the two form 100 submissions between the members to set up a comparison document (supplied by Darcy) for discussion at the Nov 16th meeting.
Additional documents to be posted on the town website include: CATV Initial Licensing Process Time Frames; Charter rate schedule (Comcast’s has been posted); A sampler charter CAC report (Comcast’s has been posted); a sample Charter license renewal (Comcast’s has been posted).
  • Update on research
  • Paul updated us on the Rutland CAC
  • Review document sections language for IAR based on Sterling License Renewal
  • The CAC elected to continue to follow our current working model of the Sterling License Renewal as the basis for our upcoming report to the Select Board.
  • New Business – none discussed
  • Public Comment - none
  • 8:10 PM - Meeting was adjourned.