Minutes of the January 20, 2009 Local Access Channel Advisory Committee meeting.
Members Present:
Stephen Dungan
Bob Glorioso
Chris Funkhouser
Lisa Lavina
Also Present: Anne Van Tine
Lew Halprin
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 PM at the Stow Town Building.
VanTine reported that the video server is up and running with some loose ends to tie up. The work will be completed before the final portion of the bill is approved for payment. She has begun creating a digital archive by encoding existing DVDs and VHS tapes. It appears that the archive of currently existing material will consume most of the 2 TB disk space in the server.
Halprin reported that Verizon has now installed the two channels available to Stow. The second channel is currently airing only the bulletin board but that channel is not available to Comcast subscribers. Discussion centered on Stow TV taking over use of Comcast’s channel 10 with the least amount of expense. Glorioso moved and Dungan seconded that we pursue bringing Stow TV programming to Comcast channel 10. Approval was unanimous.
Ross Perry joined the meeting briefly to inquire whether LACA will be submitting any capital requests to the budget process. The answer is no.
The minutes for June 7, June 26, August 26 and November 19th 2008 were reviewed. Steve Dungan moved, and Bob Glorioso seconded that we approve the minutes as presented. Approval was unanimous.
Service and Warranty
Anne proposes retaining Michael Ridinger for technical support of the video server and related equipment at the rate of $1,200/year. Steve Dungan moved, and Bob Glorioso seconded that we approve retaining Ridinger’s services. Approval was unanimous.
Equipment Requests
Anne presented a list of equipment that needs to be purchased. This list was developed by the volunteers and reviewed by Bob Glorioso and he recommends that the requests and prices are reasonable. Dungan moved and Lavina seconded that we approve the request for equipment totaling $15,876. Approval was unanimous.
Contract Renewals
Lew Halprin has resigned as Tech. Assistant. The position needs to be refilled but there’s some question about the availability of someone with technical skills. It was recommended to post the job and see who comes forward.
VanTine’s contract is also due for renewal. After discussion, Steve Dungan moved and Bob Glorioso seconded that we increase VanTine’ s rate of pay by 3% to $22,056 based on 22 hours/week. Approval was unanimous.
FY10 Budget
Anne reviewed the budget as presented in the town budget format.
Adjournment
Dungan moved and Glorioso seconded adjourning the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55.
Prepared by: _________________________________
Anne VanTine
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