Minutes of the LACAC Meeting March 10, 2010
Members Present:
Steve Dungan, Chris Funkhouser, Bob Glorioso, Len Golder, Lisa Lavina
Also present: Anne Van Tine
Lew Halprin arrived at 8:00 pm
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm
Dungan moved and Glorioso seconded to approve the minutes of the November 17, 2009 meeting. This was unanimously approved.
Contractor Employee Contracts
The group reviewed current contracts due for renewal and discussed increases.
Dungan moved and Glorioso seconded to renew the contract with Michael Ridinger for email, phone, and online support for the video server at $1200 for the year. This was unanimously approved.
Dungan moved, and Lavina seconded that Assistant Coordinator Kathy O’Keefe’s hours be increased to 10 per week, in light of the departure of Michele Crosby from the staff. Unanimously approved.
Glorioso moved and Dungan seconded that to increase Coordinator Anne Van Tine to 25 hours per week, and increase the Technical Assistant Lew Halprin’s hourly rate by 2% and increase his hours to 8 per week. Unanimously approved.
Equipment Purchases
Pending equipment purchases were reviewed and discussed. It was concluded that the camera purchase for the Hale Video club should be removed, and to reduce the number of Scenalyzer purchases to one, until verification of this software as a solution to the stereo problem with the PDX10 is confirmed. If this is the correct solution, voted approval grants permission to purchase two additional units of the Scenalyzer.
Dungan moved and Glorioso seconded that we approve the list of items with the changes mentioned above. Unanimously approved.
Camera in the 3rd floor meeting room
VanTine presented several alternative approaches to configuring the ability to remotely record meetings in the new third floor conference room. After discussion, it was concluded that no vote was necessary at this time.
Stow TV Handbook
VanTine presented revisions to the Stow TV Handbook that had been developed in coordination with Attorney Bill August. Some of these revisions had been discussed and reviewed in prior LACAC meetings., Glorioso moved and Dungan seconded to approve the Handbook as submitted, with a few minor edits. Unanimously approved.
The following topics were each presented and briefly discussed with no action.
- Putting a Stow TV monitor on 1st floor of Town Building
- Putting Selectmen meetings on web
- Contributing to Hale Video Club
- Resources for Springfest booth
- Application for a Google network in Stow
- Interest expressed by a resident in having a Webcam in Stow
Use of Comcast Channel 10
After discussion regarding the desire to retain use of Comcast Channel 10 for Stow TV purposes, Glorioso moved and Dungan seconded that we request the Selectmen prepare a letter to Comcast asking for Channel 10 to be made available at no additional cost. Unanimously approved.
Dungan moved and Glorioso seconded that the meeting being adjourned at 9:20 pm. Unanimously approved.
Prepared by: _________________________________
Anne VanTine
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