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January 23, 2015
Dear Chairperson Pulkrabek and Commissioners:
Enclosed please find a copy of the agenda and related materials for the
annual meeting of Ramsey/Washington Counties Suburban Cable Communications
Commission II scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2015, 5:30 p.m., at the
Commission office, 2460 East County Road F, White Bear Lake. If you are unable to
attend, please call the Commission office at 651-747-3801.
Please review the materials and feel free to contact me if you should have
any questions.
Sincerely,
Timothy W. Finnerty
Executive Director
Enc.
cc:
Mike Bradley
Emmett Coleman
Karly Werner
Shirley Donovan
Joanne Frane
Steve Bohnen
Amy Modean
Karen Gochberg
Bob Cardinal
Paul Reinke
Les Dahm
Luke Michaud
Vickie Keating
White Bear Township
Meeting of the
R/WSCC COMMISSION
2460 East County Road F
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
January 29, 2015, 5:30 pm
AGENDA
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
A
Call to Order & Roll Call
B
Approval of the Agenda
C
Public Comment
D
Consent Agenda
1. Approval of Claims
2. Acceptance of Financial Statements
3. Minutes of November 13, 2014.
4. Treasury Report for period ending December 31, 2014.
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Reports
Chairperson
Treasurer
Executive Director
GTN, Public Access & On-Location
Committee Reports
Attorney
Cable Company
Unfinished Business
Request for Transfer
M
New Business
N
Other Business
O
Adjournment
PACKAGE
NO.
01
06
02, 03
04
05
07
ACTION PACKAGE NO.
01
RAMSEY/WASHINGTON COUNTIES SUBURBAN CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION II
ACTION REQUESTED BY:
DATE:
Commission staff
January 2, 2015
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve Consent Agenda as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Approval of claims.
Acceptance of financial statements.
Minutes of November 13, 2014, Commission Meeting.
Treasury Report for the period ending December 31, 2014.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:
(See individual items within the Consent Agenda for their budget implications.)
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (ATTACHED):
1.
2.
3.
4.
List of general account checks 16917 through 16972 totaling $144,752.34 covering current
expenses and equipment account check 5486 for $24. In addition to the claims specified
in the consent agenda, a list of additional claims will be distributed at the meeting for
approval in this agenda item. For a copy of the additional checks, contact the Commission
office.
Financial reports through December 31, 2014.
Minutes of November 13, 2014, Commission Meeting.
Treasury Report for period ending December 31, 2014.
STAFF COMMENTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff is recommending approval of the Consent Agenda. All matters listed under the Consent
Agenda are considered to be routine by the Executive Director of the Commission and may be
enacted by one motion with no separate discussion on these items. If a Commissioner wishes to
discuss an item, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered
separately.
Commission Office - Telephone: 651-747-3800
ACTION TAKEN:
Fax: 651-747-3849
DATE OF ACTION: ________________
January - Checks
Check No.
16917
16918
16919
16920
16921*
16922*
16923*
16924*
16925*
16926
16927*
16928*
16929
16930*
16931*
16932*
16933*
16934
16935*
16936*
16937
16938*
16939*
16940*
16941*
16942*
16943*
16944
16945
16946
16947*
16948
16949*
16950
16951*
16952*
16953*
16954*
16955*
16956
16957*
16958*
16959*
16960*
16961*
16962*
16963
16964*
16965*
16966
16967
16968*
16969*
16970*
16971*
16972*
Date
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Payable to:
Metro Cable Network
SPNN
Kellerman's Event Centr, LLC
Star Tribune
Pitney Bowes
4imprint
Arlin Becker
Best Best & Krieger
Jeb Brann
VOID
City of White Bear Lake
CBG Communications, Inc.
Coordinated Business Systems
Richard Currie
Samuel Erickson
Cory Franzmeier
G&K Services
Nathan Hart
Zach Kingsley
Michael Lawrence
MACTA
Markertek
Nathan Neumann
North Suburban Access Corp.
Adam Reinke
Charles Turning
UPS
White Bear Area Chamber of Com.
Wellington Security Systems
Comcast
Donna Coons
Coverall of the Twin Cities
DARTS VMS
Data Media Products, Inc.
Erickson Oil Products
Graphic Resources
Capital One Commercial-Menards
Republic Services
Sam's Club
Judy Skeie-Voss
US Bank
Verizon
Ted Arbeiter
City of Mahtomedi
Century Link
Coverall of the Twin Cities
G&K
MACTA
Postmaster
Premium Waters, Inc.
UPS
White Bear Township
Xcel Energy
City of Lake Elmo
* 2014 expense
For:
2015 membership
2015 membership
2015 Awards Event location rental
2015 subscription
Meter ink
VIP tote bags
Ice for truck productions
Transfer and franchise renewal expenses-Nov
9.5 hrs. assistance in December
December payroll
Lake Elmo line extension expenses
January copier contract
3 hrs. assistance in December
8.5 hours assistance in December
Mthly rug service & paper products
January internet
2015 membership
Parts
December webstreaming-RWSCC, NSP & MWD
Mileage July-Dec
Shipments of returned items
2015 membership
Jan-June burglary monitoring
Production Truck license tabs
4 qtrs. Cablecasting reimbursement
January rent
December mileage
January office cleaning
Production truck maintenance
DV cassettes
December fuel
December newsletter
Shelving and studio panels
January recycling
Production supplies
December mileage
December VISA charges
December cell phone charges
Mileage
4th qtr. cablecasting reimbursement
January analog line
Carpet cleaning
Paper products
Comcast/Time Warner financial analysis
Postage for bulk account
December bottled water
Return of shipment
3rd & 4th qtr. cablecasting reimbursement
December electric
2nd & 3rd qtrs. Cablecasting reimb.
Amount
8,900.00
75.00
1,075.00
286.00
268.96
547.62
11.83
3,328.00
85.50
99,200.18
1,501.95
224.25
27.00
85.00
85.50
187.12
53.95
27.00
102.50
2,500.00
134.25
27.00
1,659.14
54.00
75.60
11.31
285.00
175.21
160.00
1,259.93
5,321.76
11.76
682.39
1,530.99
103.36
152.51
564.40
114.59
61.99
449.15
28.00
4,097.07
408.49
122.08
375.00
57.61
728.45
58.01
2,800.00
750.00
58.68
4.15
570.00
1,561.85
1,726.25
144,752.34
January Equipment Checks
Check No.
*5486
Date
1/8/15
Payable to:
RWSCC
For:
4th qtr. 2014 use tax
Amount
24.00
24.00
*2014 expense
Ramsey/Washington Cable Commission-General
INCOME/BUDGET REPORT
For the 12 Periods Ending December 31, 2014
Page 1
Actual
Budget
Variance $
%
INCOME:
01-3000-10 Franchise Fees
01-3001-10 Interest Income
01-3002-10 Operating Grant
01-3004-10 Other Income - Adm.
01-3004-30 Other Income - P/A
01-3005-30 Class Fees
01-3006-30 Tape/Mds.Sales-P/A
01-3006-40 Tape/Mds. Sales-O/L
01-3007-20 Tape Dubs-GTN
01-3007-30 Tape Dubs - P/A
01-3007-40 Tape Dubs - O/L
01-3008-10 Reimbursements
01-3008-20 Reimbursements to GTN
01-3009-60 Loss Recovery
01-3801-60 Forgiveness of Liability
01-9999-10 Insurance Reimbursement
01-3900-10 Operating Transfer In
1,255,939.09
3,461.09
1,353,525.96
6,304.44
52.80
2,060.00
1,691.00
42.00
0.00
0.00
1,155.00
0.00
0.00
446.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,647,464.00
5,000.00
1,354,284.00
0.00
0.00
1,500.00
2,500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
391,524.911,538.91758.046,304.44
52.80
560.00
809.0042.00
0.00
0.00
1,155.00
0.00
0.00
446.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
76.2
69.2
99.9
**
**
137.3
67.6
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
TOTAL INCOME
2,624,677.68
3,010,748.00
386,070.32-
87.1
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:
01-4010-10 Executive Director
01-4011-10 Administrative Assistant
01-4013-10 IT Coordinator
01-4070-10 FICA
01-4071-10 PERA
01-4072-10 Health Ins.
01-4073-10 Worker's Comp
01-4074-10 Payroll Expense
68,701.96
46,680.38
43,527.59
12,116.00
11,520.77
18,393.69
868.17
445.92
78,552.00
53,460.00
49,848.00
13,912.00
13,185.00
27,000.00
1,782.00
880.00
9,850.04
6,779.62
6,320.41
1,796.00
1,664.23
8,606.31
913.83
434.08
87.4
87.3
87.3
87.0
87.3
68.1
48.7
50.6
01-4080-10 Training & Conf.-Staff
01-4090-10 Cable Service
01-4100-10 Auditing
01-4110-10 Legal - general
01-4120-10 Legal - rate regulation
01-4130-10 Legal-Franchise Renewal
01-4140-10 Legal-Trans/Ownership
01-4170-10 Outside Services
01-4180-10 Office equipment
01-4190-10 Telephone
01-4200-10 Office Supplies
01-4210-10 Postage
01-4220-10 Cleaning
01-4230-10 Meeting Expenses
01-4240-10 Dues/memberships
01-4250-10 Non-staff Travel Expense
01-4251-10 Ch. 15 Com. Conf. Travel
01-4260-10 Subscriptions
01-4270-10 Bank Charges
01-4310-10 Cell Telephone
01-4320-10 Franchise Renewal Expenses
01-4520-10 Employee Recognition/Events
01-4990-10 +/- Charged to Petty Cash
3,006.64
25,203.17
10,000.00
17,347.43
2,419.00
14,788.78
12,606.39
8,765.85
9.63
4,657.22
7,599.37
2,924.83
9,656.29
1,929.72
3,930.00
5,994.02
3,441.37
218.99
140.00
1,274.18
7,851.02
803.01
0.00
5,100.00
48,286.00
10,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
0.00
0.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
7,000.00
8,500.00
3,500.00
13,500.00
2,300.00
4,000.00
15,000.00
7,000.00
250.00
150.00
900.00
0.00
1,500.00
0.00
2,093.36
23,082.83
0.00
7,652.57
2,581.00
14,788.7812,606.391,234.15
4,990.37
2,342.78
900.63
575.17
3,843.71
370.28
70.00
9,005.98
3,558.63
31.01
10.00
374.187,851.02696.99
0.00
58.9
52.2
100.0
69.3
48.3
**
**
87.6
0.1
66.5
89.4
83.5
71.5
83.9
98.2
39.9
49.1
87.6
93.3
141.5
**
53.5
**
346,821.39
410,605.00
63,783.61
84.4
TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Page 2
Actual
Budget
Variance $
%
01-4019-20 Prod Services Director (1/2)
01-4021-20 Producer I
01-4022-20 Producer II
01-4023-20 Photographer I
01-4024-20 Photographer II
01-4025-20 Production Coordinator
01-4026-20 Producer III
01-4070-20 FICA
01-4071-20 PERA
01-4072-20 Health Insurance
01-4073-20 Worker's Comp.
28,517.07
37,496.03
37,496.00
34,342.75
34,342.52
34,342.48
37,496.02
18,379.09
17,693.03
51,024.41
1,277.04
965.84
32,659.00
42,941.00
42,941.00
39,331.00
39,331.00
39,331.00
42,941.00
21,379.00
20,262.00
56,053.00
2,739.00
1,430.00
4,141.93
5,444.97
5,445.00
4,988.25
4,988.48
4,988.52
5,444.98
2,999.91
2,568.97
5,028.59
1,461.96
464.16
87.3
87.3
87.3
87.3
87.3
87.3
87.3
85.9
87.3
91.0
46.6
67.5
01-4080-20 Training & Conf. - Staff
01-4180-20 Office Equipment
01-4280-20 Operating Supplies
01-4290-20 Videotape Stock
01-4310-20 Cell Telephones
01-4320-20 Van Fuel
01-4330-20 Vehicle Maintenance
01-4340-20 Dues/Subscriptions
01-4350-20 Printing & Promotion
01-4360-20 Awards Entry Fees
01-4380-20 Computers/Software
01-4390-20 Studio Props & Materials
01-4400-20 Purchases for Municipalities
01-4410-20 Mileage
11,462.15
1,330.04
0.00
1,930.44
556.02
318.33
929.88
341.94
1,503.06
2,272.37
1,255.00
0.00
3,375.98
0.00
461.72
11,050.00
2,300.00
0.00
1,600.00
1,500.00
450.00
1,500.00
2,500.00
1,000.00
2,300.00
1,550.00
0.00
3,350.00
0.00
600.00
412.15969.96
0.00
330.44943.98
131.67
570.12
2,158.06
503.0627.63
295.00
0.00
25.980.00
138.28
103.7
57.8
**
120.6
37.0
70.7
61.9
13.6
150.3
98.8
80.9
**
100.7
**
76.9
359,109.21
411,038.00
GTN EXPENSES:
TOTAL GTN EXPENSES:
51,928.79
87.3
PUBLIC ACCESS EXPENSES:
01-4029-30 Fac & Tech Supp Director (1/2)
01-4031-30 Public Access Lead I
01-4032-30 Public Access Asst.
01-4034-30 Public Access Lead II
01-4070-30 FICA
01-4071-30 PERA
01-4080-30 Training & Conf.-Staff
01-4345-30 Newsletter
01-4380-30 Computer Software
01-4390-30 Studio Props & Materials
01-4410-30 Mileage
01-4420-30 Videotape-Resale
01-4421-30 Videotape-Staff
01-4430-30 Producer Services
01-4440-30 Studio Sets & Props
TOTAL PUBLIC ACCESS EXPENSES:
ON LOCATION EXPENSES:
01-4039-40 Prod Services Director (1/2)
01-4041-40 Van Coordinator
01-4042-40 Photographer
01-4045-40 Producer
01-4070-40 FICA
01-4071-40 PERA
01-4290-40 Videotape Stock
01-4320-40 Fuel
01-4330-40 Vehicle Maintenance
01-4360-40 Awards Entry Fees
01-4380-40 Computer Software
01-4410-40 Mileage
01-4440-40 Sets & Props
01-4460-40 Production Supplies
TOTAL ON-LOCATION EXPENSES:
Page 3
Actual
Budget
Variance $
%
27,749.67
37,496.04
29,226.14
37,583.55
10,011.12
9,562.46
19,935.44
731.88
520.51
31,779.00
42,941.00
36,703.00
42,941.00
11,809.00
11,192.00
33,478.00
1,513.00
770.00
4,029.33
5,444.96
7,476.86
5,357.45
1,797.88
1,629.54
13,542.56
781.12
249.49
87.3
87.3
79.6
87.5
84.7
85.4
59.5
48.3
67.6
5,019.31
318.33
562.96
9,079.16
2,659.09
0.00
714.40
27.16
994.53
66.00
6,045.20
119.50
5,950.00
450.00
735.00
12,540.00
2,650.00
0.00
4,500.00
750.00
5,000.00
1,450.00
6,500.00
3,500.00
198,422.45
257,151.00
58,728.55
77.1
28,517.08
38,816.82
34,342.49
37,496.02
10,714.69
10,089.97
21,380.66
731.88
520.52
32,659.00
44,454.00
39,331.00
42,941.00
12,193.00
11,555.00
30,182.00
1,562.00
770.00
4,141.92
5,637.18
4,988.51
5,444.98
1,478.31
1,465.03
8,801.34
830.12
249.48
87.3
87.3
87.3
87.3
87.8
87.3
70.8
46.8
67.6
5,571.14
7,303.25
556.03
1,538.31
1,448.25
2,151.29
1,282.94
3,326.32
1,200.00
0.00
345.68
3,138.67
4,004.81
5,950.00
10,841.00
1,000.00
2,250.00
3,000.00
6,500.00
1,100.00
5,200.00
1,550.00
0.00
700.00
2,850.00
5,100.00
378.86
3,537.75
443.97
711.69
1,551.75
4,348.71
182.941,873.68
350.00
0.00
354.32
288.671,095.19
93.6
67.3
55.6
68.3
48.2
33.1
116.6
63.9
77.4
**
49.3
110.1
78.5
214,476.82
261,688.00
930.69
131.67
172.04
3,460.84
9.090.00
3,785.60
722.84
4,005.47
1,384.00
454.80
3,380.50
47,211.18
84.3
70.7
76.5
72.4
100.3
**
15.8
3.6
19.8
4.5
93.0
3.4
81.9
Actual
Page 4
Budget
Variance $
%
27,749.61
49,106.70
35,150.96
34,675.21
895.33
29,371.95
11,927.07
12,133.13
40,595.07
959.03
2,989.88-
31,779.00
56,240.00
40,257.00
39,711.00
34,491.00
0.00
15,489.00
14,680.00
44,752.00
1,984.00
770.00
4,029.39
7,133.30
5,106.04
5,035.79
33,595.67
29,371.953,561.93
2,546.87
4,156.93
1,024.97
3,759.88
87.3
87.3
87.3
87.3
2.6
**
77.0
82.6
90.7
48.3
**
6,489.68
955.87
442.00
64.60
661.39
7,650.00
1,350.00
700.00
1,400.00
5,000.00
1,160.32
394.13
258.00
1,335.40
4,338.61
84.8
70.8
63.1
4.6
13.2
TOTAL TECHNICAL EXPENSES:
248,187.72
296,253.00
48,065.28
83.7
JOINT EXPENSES:
01-4076-60 Vacation/Severance Payout
01-4077-60 Unemployment
01-4078-60 Longevity Pay Program
01-4079-60 Payroll Adjustments
01-4080-60 Redistribution pmt. to cities
01-4180-60 Office Equipment
01-4260-60 Internet/Security
01-4291-60 Channel 6
01-4300-60 Equip. Maint. & Repair
01-4301-60 Loss Replacement
01-4380-60 Computers/Software
01-4490-60 Facility Maintenance
01-4500-60 Grant Program
01-4503-60 Prev Yrs Grants
01-4510-60 Awards Show/Projects
01-4700-60 Rent
01-4701-60 Utilities
01-4702-60 Xcel Energy
01-4710-60 Insurance
01-4720-60 Reimb. to Municipalities
01-4740-60 Telecom/Regulatory/Legislative
01-4745-60 Misc. Expense
01-4900-10 Operating Transfer Out
0.00
2,333.08
8,915.47
0.00
702,834.32
480.39
2,968.82
8,900.00
14,948.86
0.00
19.00
2,827.19
6,785.00
5,513.85
4,553.06
43,062.24
23,363.26
16,158.56
13,958.00
8,051.94
0.00
696.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
10,100.00
10,000.00
0.00
10,000.00
4,000.00
9,345.00
40,000.00
0.00
0.00
6,500.00
20,000.00
0.00
6,700.00
45,000.00
25,000.00
18,000.00
17,000.00
30,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,333.081,184.53
10,000.00
702,834.329,519.61
1,031.18
445.00
25,051.14
0.00
19.003,672.81
13,215.00
5,513.852,146.94
1,937.76
1,636.74
1,841.44
3,042.00
21,948.06
0.00
696.300.00
**
**
88.2
**
**
4.8
74.2
95.2
37.3
**
**
43.5
33.9
**
67.9
95.6
93.4
89.7
82.1
26.8
**
**
**
TOTAL JOINT EXPENSES:
866,369.34
251,645.00
614,724.34-
344.2
NET INCOME (LOSS)
391,290.75
1,122,368.00
731,077.25-
34.8
TECHNICAL EXPENSES:
01-4049-50 Fac & Tech Supp Director (1/2)
01-4050-50 Technical Lead
01-4051-50 Technical Asst.
01-4052-50 Master Control Operator
01-4054-50 Master Control Asst.
01-4055-50 MC Asst-Temp
01-4070-50 FICA
01-4071-50 PERA
01-4410-50 Mileage
01-4470-50 Tools & Test Equip.
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Actual
Budget
Variance $
%
01-4750-70 Birchwood Village
01-4751-70 Dellwood
01-4752-70 Grant
01-4753-70 Lake Elmo
01-4754-70 Mahtomedi
01-4755-70 Maplewood
01-4756-70 North St. Paul
01-4757-70 Oakdale
01-4758-70 Vadnais Heights
01-4759-70 White Bear Lake
01-4760-70 White Bear Township
01-4761-70 Willernie
01-4762-70 R/W Commission
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11,246.09
5,142.77
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11,246.095,142.770.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
TOTAL WEBSTREAMING EXPENSES:
16,388.86
0.00
16,388.86-
**
MUNICIPAL WEBSTREAMING EXPENSES:
RAMSEY/WASHINGTON COUNTIES SUBURBAN
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION II
November 13, 2014, 5:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Randy LaFoy
Jeff Huber
Newton Smith
Candy Petersen
Jim Dustin
Ron Denn
Bob Nuffort
Ginny Holder
Marylee Abrams
Lori Pulkrabek
Steve Hoffmeyer
Beverly Friendt
Staff Present:
Mike Bradley, Bradley Hagan & Gullikson
Timothy Finnerty, Executive Director
Donna Coons, Administrative Assistant
Ted Arbeiter, Facilities and Technology Director
Others Present: Karly Werner, Comcast
Anthony Mendoza, Attorney for Comcast
Jim Campbell, CenturyLink
Patrick Haggerty, CenturyLink
Kirstin Sersland, CenturyLink
Mary Lafave, CenturyLink
Tom Armstrong, Lake Elmo resident
Shirley Donovan
Joanne Frane
Steve Bohnen
Amy Modean
Karen Gochberg
Les Dahm
Chairperson Pulkrabek called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mr. LaFoy MOVED, Ms. Friendt SECONDED, to approve the agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Minutes of November 13, 2014, Commission Meeting
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Tom Armstrong expressed his thanks to the Commission staff, Mr. Finnerty, Mr.
Bradley, and Mr. Neilson for their work to enforce the franchise and obtain Comcast
service at his home in Lake Elmo. He said he looks forward to watching the next
Commission from his home. He asked if installation would be done before the ground
freezes? Ms. Werner said they are working on it.
CenturyLink Presentation
Mr. Jim Campbell, Regional Vice-President for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
for CenturyLink introduced himself and then his team: Mary Lafave, Director of Video
Affairs who is on the franchising team located here in Minnesota; Patrick Haggerty,
Assistant Vice-President for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs located in Minneapolis;
and Kirstin Sersland located in Minneapolis, works with local governments in the
Twin Cities area.
Mr. Campbell reported CenturyLink recently replaced their old coaxial system
with fiber to the home (1 GB) and fiber to the node (40MB) products that are being
launched in 16 cities, including Minneapolis. He said CenturyLink has also decided to
offer their video service called PRISM, a fully digital product over fiber in Minneapolis.
He then gave an overview of their video product, where they have already launched it in
the country, terms and conditions of their franchises and what PEG would look like in
the Twin Cities area.
CONSENT AGENDA (AP 66)
Mr. Dustin MOVED, Mr. Huber SECONDED, to approve the consent agenda,
including general fund checks 16811 through 16866 totaling $137,305.33. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
REPORTS
Report of the Chairperson
Chairperson Pulkrabek noted the annual NATOA Conference held at the end of
September in St. Paul, was a really good conference.
Report of the Treasurer
Mr. Dustin said reports were included in the packet.
Report of the Executive Director
In response to CenturyLink’s presentation, Mr. Finnerty recommended the initial
planning be delegated to the franchise renewal committee to help the Commission sort
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out the legal, technical and financial implications of a competitive franchise and to seek
input from legal counsel on how to proceed as a public body.
After discussion, Mr. Hoffmeyer MOVED, Mr. Denn SECONDED, to send the
matter to the franchise renewal committee for review of the legal, technical and
financial implications of a competitive franchise. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Regarding the Comcast to GreatLand Connections transfer, Mr. Finnerty reported
a decision to approve or not approve the transfer is needed from each municipality by
January 15, 2015. In order to meet that deadline, he recommended the Commission
schedule a full commission meeting for December 11, 2014, in lieu of the Executive
Committee meeting already scheduled for that date. He said the Commission would
present its recommendation at that meeting.
Mr. Smith MOVED, Ms. Holder SECONDED, to schedule a special full
commission meeting for Thursday, December 11, 2014, 5:30 pm for this purpose.
Mr. Finnerty noted how very busy the last couple months have been with the
celebration of community television week, the annual awards event, the NATOA
conference, the candidate forums, election coverage, and six committee meetings. He
congratulated staff for a job “well done” on winning awards at both the NATOA
conference and the Regional Emmys.
Reports of GTN, Public Access and On Location Reports (AP 67 & 68)
Public Access
Mr. Arbeiter reported that Ray Widstrand returned to work in Master Control parttime for three hours a day on October 20th. He said Amanda Hang was promoted to the
Public Access Lead position after Ryan Hickok’s last day on October 17t h and staff hired
Ben Vinar to fill the Public Access Assistant position effective November 25t h.
Ms. Holder complimented staff on their efforts to involve youth in community
media. She then asked if there was an explanation why the City of Lake Elmo has 4 to
5 times more downloaded program files than other city on the municipal Video On
Demand (VOD) report? As this is the first year VOD has been available, Mr. Arbeiter
said he did not have an immediate explanation. He said he would reformat the report
into a spreadsheet to show the numbers month to month, which may help provide an
explanation.
On Location
Ms. Skeie-Voss reported Scott Jenson, On Location Producer who works mainly
with the Local Image Program, is leaving November 21s t. She said the job opening has
been posted.
She said new set pieces have been obtained for studio B that offers more
versatility and a new look.
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She noted the election coverage and the candidate forums went well.
Mr. Huber asked how staff determines which sports events On Location will
cover? Ms. Skeie-Voss said staff reviews all game schedules at the start of the year,
taking into consideration what games are being covered by other facilities because
games are shared, and also other community and school events to be covered. She said
anyone with questions should contact Arlin Becker at the Commission office.
Committee Reports (AP 69)
Minutes for six committee meetings were included in the packet.
Report of Attorney
Mr. Bradley said his report is covered later in unfinished business.
Cable Company (AP-70)
Ms. Werner congratulated staff on their program awards.
Regarding the local transfer, Ms. Werner reported Midwest Cable, which will
become GreatLand Connections after completion of the transfer, filed an S-1 report with
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 31, 2014. She said the final
transition services agreement that Midwest Cable will have with Comcast to support the
transition to the new service provider has been made available. She said it covers long
transition times for minimal customer disruption. Also available is the shared service
agreement Midwest Cable will be entering into with Charter Cable for receipt of certain
services.
As part of the transition, Ms. Werner reported customers with a Comcast.net
email address will receive forwarding of that email address to any new email address
that they will receive under the new company for a number of years; phone numbers
will not need to be changed; the new company has agreed to continue the Internet
Essentials program and enrollment; there will be very little need, if any, to switch out
any equipment; the new company will be providing the Charter brand of service which
is called Spectrum; and they are keeping all the local field office personnel to maintain
the current level of customer service.
Ms. Friendt asked if the Tom Armstrong installation would be completed before
the transition? Ms. Werner said the install is not related to the transfer but will be
completed in the next couple weeks.
Ms. Holder complimented Comcast on their hiring of heroes and veterans and the
easy equipment returns through local UPS stores. She said it would be nice to have
more local presence to pick up equipment.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Notice of Violation–Armstrong Property (AP-74)
Mr. Finnerty reported a resolution was received from Mr. Mendoza’s office in
response to the Commission’s Notice of Violation regarding the installation of service at
the Armstrong property in Lake Elmo, MN.
Mr. Armstrong thanked Mr. Bradley for coordinating the proposed resolution. Mr.
Bradley said it looks to be a good resolution and thanked all who have worked hard to
move it along: Mr. Mendoza who has been representing Comcast regarding this matter,
Mr. Coleman and his staff from Comcast, Executive Director Mr. Finnerty,
Commissioner Holder, and Mr. Nielsen from CBG Communications for their assistance
throughout the process. It is expected the matter will be settled in the next couple
weeks.
Mr. Finnerty recommended holding the Notice of Violation at least until the
December meeting, at which time the notice may be withdrawn if the matter is resolved.
Rate Order Update (AP-73)
Mr. Finnerty reported Comcast has taken steps to resolve violations of the Rate
Order, which are now being reviewed by Mr. Van Eaton. He recommended the matter
be carried over to the next Commission meeting. Mr. Finnerty asked Commissioners to
contact him directly if they have any questions about what Comcast has proposed to
resolve the 2012 Rate Order matter.
NEW BUSINESS
Channel 98 (AP 72)
Mr. Finnerty reported the Local Programming Committee recommends approval of
their proposal to open up access Channel 98 to the concept of replaying member
municipalities’ meetings throughout the 12-city area. He said interested municipalities
would need to provide written consent to authorize meeting replays on Channel 98.
Programming submitted by the cities would be limited to city council meetings, it was
noted.
After discussion, Mr. LaFoy MOVED, Mr. Huber SECONDED, to approve the
Channel 98 programming policy as outlined in the staff memorandum dated August 21,
2014, as recommended by the Local Programming Committee. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Mr. Finnerty said staff would send information about this to member
municipalities, including a copy of the consent language used by the City of Birchwood
as an example.
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Revision of Franchise Redistribution Calculation (AP 75)
Mr. Finnerty reported the finance committee is recommending the Government
Television Network (GTN) operational expenses be charged against the
Public/Education/Government (PEG) grant rather than against franchise fees. He said
this could free up approximately an additional $400,000 each year to return to the
member municipalities.
After discussion, Mr. Huber MOVED, Mr. Dustin SECONDED, to finance GTN
department expenses from the PEG grant income rather than franchise fees as
recommended by the finance committee. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Election of Officers (AP 71)
Mr. Finnerty reported the Nominating Committee surveyed commission members
for interest in serving as an officer in 2015. They prepared and recommend approval of
the following slate of candidates to serve as officers in 2015:
Lori Pulkrabek, Chair
Beverly Friendt, Vice Chair
Jim Dustin, Treasurer
Candy Petersen, Secretary
Mr. LaFoy MOVED, Mr. Huber SECONDED, to approve the recommended slate of
officers for 2015. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
OTHER BUSINESS
Chairperson Pulkrabek asked anyone wanting to make changes to the committees
they currently serve on to contact Ms. Coons at the commission office by December
15th.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Smith MOVED, Ms. Friendt SECONDED, to adjourn the meeting. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
RAMSEY/WASHINGTON SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION
TREASURY REPORT
December 31, 2014
4M General Fund Balance - Last Report
Deposits
Interest
Expenditures
4M General Fund Balance
1,785,263.50
+ 1,497,353.81
+ 1,307.20
- 131,898.45
$ 3,152,026.06
(Avg. monthly interest rate –.02%)
Savings Account Balance - Last Report
Deposits
Interest
Other Withdrawals
Savings Balance
General Fund Investments
TOTAL GENERAL FUND ASSETS
4M Equip/Cap. Imp. Fund Balance - Last Report
Deposits
Interest
Expenditures
4M Fund Statement Balance
2,563.79
+ 13.00
+ .01
- 0.00
$ 2,578.60
$ 996,000.00
$ 4,150,604.66
796,664.11
+ 0.00
+ 62.01
- 0.00
$ 796,726.12
(Avg. monthly interest rate – .02%)
Equip./Cap. Imp. Fund Investments
TOTAL EQUIP./CAP. IMP. FUND ASSETS
$ 996,000.00
$ 1,792,726.12
ACTION PACKAGE NO.
06
DATE:
Executive Committee
January 2, 2015
ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt a policy, effective immediately, which allows no more than one representative from each
city to serve on any single committee, with preference given to the Commissioner over the
alternate as recommended by the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee, at its December 11, 2014, meeting, took action to dissolve the following
committees that are inactive or have completed their objective: Internet Video On Demand, New
Cable Technology and Municipal Equipment.
N/A
List of current committee appointments.
ACTION TAKEN:
Fax: 651-747-3849
DATE OF ACTION: ________________
ACTION PACKAGE NO.
02
DATE:
Director of Facilities & Technical Support
January 2, 2015
ACTION REQUESTED:
Review public access activity report for period ending December 31, 2014.
N/A
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:
Statistics and reports prepared by Ted Arbeiter.
ACTION TAKEN:
Fax: 651-747-3849
DATE OF ACTION: ________________
M e m o r a n d u m
To:
Public Access Committee Members
From:
Ted Arbeiter
Date:
December 26, 2014
Re:
Public Access Report – December 2014
Statistics
Overall, studio, field cameras, field production items, editing usage, and wireless access numbers
were below the monthly averages for 2014. The training numbers were below the monthly
averages for 2014. The programming numbers for channels 14 and 15, pre-recorded and live
submissions, were above the monthly averages for 2014.
Promotion/Outreach
SCC Public Access hosted two SCC public access facility tours: one to a local arts group and one
to a local religious group interested in taking classes, producing and submitting programs.
The RWSCC website continues with ongoing updating of content, new graphics, links, and other
functionality. SCC staff is continuing to follow the SCC social media plan regarding placement
of new, up-to-date video content on the following websites: scctv.org, You Tube, and Facebook.
These are in addition to SCC’s presence on the social media site Twitter.
Production
‘Open Mic’, the popular live program continues at 6pm, Thursday nights on SCC Public Access
Channel 15. This live, free speech program is available to anyone in the community on a first
come, first served basis. SCC staff performs all technical duties to enable the program ‘s
production & transmission. We’ve packaged an Open Mic ‘greatest hits’ of Open Mic
presentations for playback filler during Open Mic.
Programming
The late fall edition (November/December ) of ‘Access SCC’ is still being seen on: SCC public
access channel 15 at various times; OnLocationTV channel 19 at 10:30 p.m.; Metro Cable
Network Channel 6 at 5:30 p.m. on the first & third Tuesdays each month. ‘Access SCC’ is an
SCC staff produced series that provides valuable information about SCC activities and how
producers, volunteers and community members can connect through community media.
Youth Media
The 2014-2015 season of SCC’s Exploring Post continued with its meetings and equipment
training potion of its program. Other Youth Media activities will included the delayed roll out of
this year’s edition of Girl’s Speak. There are eight girls who are involved with Girls Speak which
is being held at John Glenn Middle School.
SCC Public Access is continuing with its new efforts with the Twin Cities Youth Media Network.
The TCYMN is a group of Community Media Centers in the metro area who are working
together to foster greater media opportunities for youth. SCC staff attends the regular meetings of
the The TCYMN which enables activity sharing, networking, and coordination of youth media
activity at PEG and other facilities.
Training
SCC Public Access continued with its equipment training and production activities in December
with Century College and will the activity will continue through the spring months. Century
College also is in preproduction work on the spotlight program “Century Today”, which
highlights happenings and events at the college.
Producer Services
SCC Public Access continues to process, administer, and disperse grant funding to applicants
who’ve completed and submitted receipts for grant reconciliation for previous years grant
programs.
SCC PUBLIC ACCESS
2014 Key Statistics
SCC - 2014 Key Stats
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
2014
Monthly
Average
284
260
290
296
292
282
296
288
272
296
256
283
283
New SCC programming (ch15) - Recorded
- Live
66
35
68
30
66
30
77
30
81
34
78
34
83
34
83
35
83
26
86
37
78
25
86
30
78
32
- Live
54
7
53
8
54
10
57
8
57
8
54
10
57
8
57
10
57
8
58
8
59
10
63
8
57
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
<1
50
54
42
55
62
69
54
46
67
73
56
65
69
85
54
74
47
59
40
31
34
42
28
40
50
58
Studios: A/Nano Studio -Total # of checkouts
- Total use hrs
60
172
56
166
63
180
60
175
52
147
48
140
52
148
51
149
40
121
62
183
50
145
44
137
53
155
FCP Editing Suites and - Total # of checkouts
Dub/ Duplication/Mac Lab Room - Total use hrs
91
292
92
301
141
483
144
463
125
380
109
366
118
353
101
409
141
441
80
281
68
231
83
253
108
354
Wireless Access - Total # usage
125
145
171
147
142
178
72
106
104
101
81
73
120
Facility - Hours open per month
SCC Program Complaints - Written
- Verbal
Field Camera Checkouts - Total # of checkouts
Misc. Field item Checkout - Total # of checkouts
Classes Held - Scheduled and On Demand
Class Certifications
SCC - Year-by-Year Key Stats
7
4
8
8
6
2
5
3
3
6
1
3
5
58
10
24
31
14
3
15
15
6
41
1
6
19
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average
Facility - Hours open per month
283
282
273
276
278
278
278
280
279
282
283
286
275
265
266
- Live feed: internal/external
78
32
61
28
57
21
59
22
54
26
53
24
57
24
61
16
59
19
59
22
51
20
66
25
71
28
74
30
67
33
- Live feed: internal/external
57
9
53
8
52
4
49
12
45
12
47
n/a
48
n/a
50
n/a
46
n/a
44
n/a
43
inc. above
inc. above
inc. above
inc. above
inc. above
inc. above
inc. above
inc. above above
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
SCC Program Complaints - Written
- Verbal
0
<1
<1
<1
<1
n/a
0
n/a
0
n/a
<1
n/a
0
n/a
0
n/a
0
n/a
0
n/a
0
n/a
<1
n/a
<2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Field Camera Checkouts - Total # of checkouts
Misc. Field item Checkout - Total # of checkouts
50
58
67
76
62
93
81
n/a
89
n/a
82
n/a
79
n/a
58
n/a
51
n/a
47
n/a
46
n/a
46
n/a
46
n/a
44
n/a
38
n/a
36
n/a
25
n/a
26
n/a
27
n/a
31
n/a
Studios: A/Nano Studio -Total # of checkouts
- Total use hrs
53
155
53
155
57
168
60
180
70
215
69
215
66
210
63
213
60
215
60
210
52
178
63
205
60
196
?
222
?
200
?
203
?
135
?
172
?
151
?
140
FCP Editing Suites and - Total # of checkouts
Dub/ Duplication/Mac Lab Room - Total use hrs
108
354
111
365
137
465
143
481
149
484
118
387
75
263
68
242
71
260
68
261
75
266
87
305
80
278
n/a
224
n/a
206
n/a
225
n/a
226
n/a
271
n/a
281
n/a
274
Wireless Access - Total # usage
120
161
172
103
64
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
5
6
5
6
8
7
7
7
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
?
?
?
?
19
23
14
22
28
19
22
17
15
19
28
24
20
18
19
16
6
10
10
7
Classes Held - Scheduled and On Demand
Class Certifications
December 2014
270
262
268
259
259
44
56
54
33
30
21
inc. above
inc. above
inc. above above
SCC PUBLIC ACCESS
2014 Operational Statistics
Facility/Equipment
Facility - Hours open this month
Programs Produced/Submitted
- Public Access - Total Submissions
- Public Access - Inside SCC Area
- Public Access - Outside SCC Area
- Public Access - Live Programs
- Religious - Total Submissions
- Religious - Inside SCC Area
- Religious - Outside SCC Area
- Religious - Live Programs
Program playback
- Ch. 15 Total Program Playbacks
- Ch. 15 Total Programming Hours
Program Comments/Complaints
- Formal Program Complaint
- Program Comment
Field production Tools
- Total # camcorder checkouts
- SD/HD Camcorders-Tape/SD Card
- DVCPRO/other cams
- Misc. equipment/Accessories
- # Days cameras unavailable
Studio A/Nano Studio
- Total studios A/nano c/o's
- Total studios A/nano hrs
- Studio A Production use hrs
- Studio A. Production use %
- Studio A Editing use hours
- Studio A Editing use %
- Nano studio Production use hours
- Nano studio Production use %
- Nano studio Editing use hrs
- Nano studio Editing use %
- # Days studios unavailable
Editing Suites/Dub Rack/MacLab
- Total # edit checkouts
- Total edit facility use hrs.
- Average hours per edit checkout
- Dub/DVD Dup/Mac lab use hours
- Dub/DVD Dup/Mac lab use %
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Gold hrs
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Gold %
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Silver hrs
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Silver %
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Platinum hrs
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Platinum %
- # Days editing suites unavailable
Wireless Access In Facility
- Total #wireless access
- # Days wireless unavailable
Community Media Classes/Events
- Total Class Enrollment
- Producer Certifications
- # of scheduled classes
- # of special classes
- # of workshops/Producer Clubs
December 2014
January February
284
260
March
290
April
296
May
292
June
282
66
46
20
35
54
19
35
7
68
48
20
30
53
18
35
8
66
47
19
30
54
18
36
10
77
57
20
30
57
20
37
8
81
60
21
34
57
19
38
8
78
58
20
34
54
18
36
10
907
601
649
441
899
565
632
424
871
607
622
491
915
603
685
480
1026
613
706
494
946
606
681
447
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
54
0
42
42
0
55
0
62
62
0
69
1
54
54
0
46
1
67
67
0
73
0
56
56
0
65
0
60
172
135
78%
0
0%
37
22%
0
0%
0
56
166
124
75%
0
0%
42
25%
0
0%
0
63
180
130
72%
0
0%
50
18%
0
0%
0
60
175
139
79%
0
0%
36
21%
0
0%
0
52
147
105
71%
0
0%
42
9%
0
0%
0
48
140
111
79%
0
0%
29
21%
0
0%
4
91
292
3.20
49
17%
90
31%
80
27%
73
25%
0
92
301
3.27
65
22%
81
27%
115
38%
40
13%
0
141
483
3.43
81
17%
131
27%
146
30%
125
26%
0
144
463
3.22
65
14%
130
28%
167
36%
101
22%
0
125
380
3.04
78
21%
111
29%
118
31%
73
19%
0
109
366
3.36
118
32%
110
30%
97
27%
41
11%
0
125
0
145
0
171
0
147
0
142
0
178
0
62
58
2
5
1
10
10
1
3
0
27
24
6
2
13
31
31
5
3
0
14
14
5
1
9
6
3
2
0
0
SCC PUBLIC ACCESS
2014 Operational Statistics
Facility/Equipment
Facility - Hours open this month
Programs Produced/Submitted
- Public Access - Total Submissions
- Public Access - Inside SCC Area
- Public Access - Outside SCC Area
- Public Access - Live Programs
- Religious - Total Submissions
- Religious - Inside SCC Area
- Religious - Outside SCC Area
- Religious - Live Programs
Program playback
Program Comments/Complaints
- Formal Program Complaint
- Program Comment
Field production Tools
- Total # camcorder checkouts
- SD/HD Camcorders-Tape/SD Card
- DVCPRO/other cams
- Misc. equipment/Accessories
- # Days cameras unavailable
Studio A/Nano Studio
- Total studios A/nano c/o's
- Total studios A/nano hrs
- Studio A Production use hrs
- Studio A. Production use %
- Studio A Editing use hours
- Studio A Editing use %
- Nano studio Production use hours
- Nano studio Production use %
- Nano studio Editing use hrs
- Nano studio Editing use %
- # Days studios unavailable
Editing Suites/Dub Rack/MacLab
- Total # edit checkouts
- Total edit facility use hrs.
- Average hours per edit checkout
- Dub/DVD Dup/Mac lab use hours
- Dub/DVD Dup/Mac lab use %
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Gold hrs
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Gold %
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Silver hrs
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Silver %
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Platinum hrs
- Final Cut Pro NLE - Platinum %
- # Days editing suites unavailable
Wireless Access In Facility
- Total #wireless access
- # Days wireless unavailable
Community Media Classes/Events
- Total Class Enrollment
- Producer Certifications
- # of scheduled classes
- # of special classes
- # of workshops/Producer Clubs
December 2014
July
284
August September October November December
288
272
296
256
283
83
61
22
34
57
19
38
8
83
63
20
35
57
18
39
10
83
61
22
26
57
19
38
8
86
64
22
37
58
19
39
8
78
58
20
25
59
20
39
10
86
64
22
30
63
24
39
8
1007
619
701
459
1013
609
680
453
973
615
700
467
998
636
727
486
950
609
790
520
970
635
761
506
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
69
0
85
0
54
54
0
74
1
47
47
2
59
0
40
40
0
31
0
34
34
0
42
0
28
28
0
40
0
52
148
120
81%
0
0%
28
19%
0
0%
0
51
149
122
82%
0
0%
27
18%
0
0%
0
40
121
102
84%
0
0%
19
16%
0
0%
0
62
183
146
80%
0
0%
37
20%
0
0%
0
50
145
101
70%
0
0%
44
30%
0
0%
0
44
137
103
75%
0
0%
34
25%
0
0%
0
118
353
2.99
51
14%
107
30%
116
33%
79
22%
0
101
409
4.05
59
14%
116
28%
121
30%
113
28%
0
141
441
3.13
64
15%
136
31%
146
33%
95
22%
0
80
281
3.50
71
25%
55
20%
126
45%
29
10%
0
68
231
3.40
58
25%
36
16%
76
33%
61
26%
0
83
253
3.05
64
25%
56
22%
78
31%
55
22%
0
72
0
106
0
104
0
101
0
81
0
73
0
17
15
3
2
11
18
15
3
0
0
7
6
2
1
13
42
41
3
3
0
6
1
1
0
0
7
4
3
0
0
SCC Programming Complaints/Comments - December 2014
Formal
No. Complaint?
Date
Ch.
Program Name
Playback
Date(s)
Live or
Recorded
Nature of Comment/Complaint
There were no program comments/complaints
December 2014
Commenter's
Name
City
Ramsey Washington Suburban Cable Commission
Municipal VOD Statistics
Municipality
July
August September October November December Mo. Ave.
BIrchwood Village
- Program file complete download
- Program file scrubbed or partially viewed
19
141
62
2,118
30
372
50
162
38
225
40
604
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
14
14
33
13
250
16
174
28
542
15
203
253
1,737
614
18,693
174
14,434
206
4,132
206
1,120
291
8,023
24
66
69
287
15
502
44
2,035
33
778
37
734
71
29
15
18
17
22
14
26
26
6
29
20
14
36
43
196
22
14
34
9
36
12
30
53
23
32
171
688
21
138
77
289
65
635
71
356
48
403
80
483
116
1,673
89
786
96
103
86
690
47
139
103
1,133
44
698
139
1,304
141
1,465
95
948
14
0
0
0
5
0
21
16
7
95
9
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,116
24,820
18,560
9,623
5,657
12,356
Dellwood
Grant
Lake Elmo
Mahtomedi
Maplewood
North St. Paul
Oakdale
Vadnais Heights
White Bear Lake
White Bear Township
WIllernie
Total VOD access for all municipalities
RWSCC Municipal VOD Statistics
January - December 2014
ACTION PACKAGE NO.
03
DATE:
Production Services Staff
January 2, 2015
ACTION REQUESTED:
Review activity report of staff for December 2014
N/A
Memos and statistics prepared by Judy Skeie-Voss and Arlin Becker.
ACTION TAKEN:
Fax: 651-747-3849
DATE OF ACTION: ________________
December 2014
Judy Skeie-Voss – Director of Production Services
•
•
•
•
Candidates were interviewed for the vacant OLTV producer/editor position.
GTN’s Jeffrey Wilson interviewed for the position and was selected to fill the
role. Jeffrey’s position then became open and OLTV’s Nicholas Anderson
interviewed for that position and was selected to fill the role. A new posting for
the open spot vacated by Nicholas has been posted and it is anticipated that this
spot should be filled by mid to late January. So some staff shuffling and the
addition of a new staff member is how it looks to be shaking out. We hope to be
back up to full speed with productions in the OL part of the operation by the end
of January. Feel free to express your congratulations to Jeffrey and Nicholas on
their new roles within the production services department!
Staffer’s Chuck and Jeffrey represented us during career day at WBL H.S. The did
a show and tell on the career of Photojournalism. They were well received and
may have even enlisted a few new volunteers!
Local Image for January is a “best of 2014” edition.
Facilitated the LPC meeting where discussion of and work towards ch. 98 as a
replay option for city council meetings occurred. We anticipate launch of this new
version of channel 98 in early 2015.
GOOD NEWS:
From a student who job shadowed me for their career day activity:
Dear Judy,
I just wanted to send you an email to thank you for letting me shadow you the
other week. I appreciated it a great deal and learned so much. It was a really fun
experience and enjoyed every minute of it. My favorite part was getting the
opportunity to watch one of the segments be filmed in the studio. Thanks again
and happy holidays!
—Dana Nielsen
Check out this link from the Ramsey Watershed Dist. Newsletter:
http://therippleeffectmn.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-screen-government-televisionnetwork.html
!
Program!
!
!
Northeast Journal
GTN Program Log 2014
Date! !
December
Length!
30 mn
Organization!
All cities
!
Type
Field/pkgs
Lake Area Beat
December
30 mn
WBL
Studio/pkgs
Oakdale Update
December
30 mn
Oakdale
Studio/pkgs
Your Police Report
December 30 mn
Maplewood
Studio/pkgs
North St. Paul Notes
December 30 mn
NSP
Studio/pkgs
YPR, NSP Notes, LAB,
NEJ promos for April
December
30 sec- 1
mn ea.
all cities
Post
OBPA
December
30 mn
Oakdale
Field/post
Notes: Regular series programs contain from two to eight edited packages each.
On Location Programming
Program
Oakdale Elem. Gr 2
Music Program
Oakdale Elem. Gr 3
Music Program
Girls Basketball:
HM vs. WBL
Boys Basketball:
Roseville vs. WBL
Richardson Elem. Gr 1
& 4 Winter Music Pgm.
Boys Hockey:
Maht. vs. North
Date
12/2/14
Length
30:00
Organization
Oakdale Elem.
Type
XD Camera
12/2/14
30:00
Oakdale Elem.
XD Camera
12/2/14
1:30:00
Hill-Murray
Truck
12/9/14
1:21:00
WBL
12/11/14
0:32:14
Richardson Elem. XD Camera
12/11/14
1:30:00
Mahtomedi High
5th Grade Music
Program - Carver
Elem.
12/15/14
0:30:00
Tartan Choir Concert
12/15/14
1:13:00
0:30:00
Truck
Truck
Carver Elem.
Truck
Tartan High
Truck
Skyview Middle School 6th Grade Choir
Skyview Middle School 7 & 8th Grade Choir
Boys Basketball:
Simley vs. Tartan
Mahtomedi Choir
Program
Weaver Elementary
Music
Local Image
12/16/14
12/16/14
1:00:00
12/16/14
1:15:00
Skyview Middle
School
Skyview Middle
School
Tartan High
XD Camera
12/18/14
1:00:00
Mahtomedi High
Truck
12/23/14
0:30:00
Weaver Elem.
Truck
12/5/14
0:30:00
TV 19
Studio B
Inside Health Care
12/2/14
30:00
TV19
Studio B
Inside Health Care Promo 12/214
30 Sec.
TV19
SportsPath
12/3/14
0:22:00
TV 19
Studio B
SportsPath
12/3/14
30
Sec.PSA
TV 19
Studio B
XD Camera
Truck
ACTION PACKAGE NO.
04
DATE:
Staff
January 2, 2015
ACTION REQUESTED:
Review committee reports.
N/A
1.
2.
3.
Minutes of December 11, 2014, Executive Committee Meeting.
Minutes of December 15, 2014, Local Programming Committee Meeting.
Minutes of December 15, 2014, Public Access Committee Meeting.
ACTION TAKEN:
Fax: 651-747-3849
DATE OF ACTION: ________________
RAMSEY/WASHINGTON COUNTIES SUBURBAN
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION II
Executive Committee
December 11, 2014, 5:30 pm
Chairperson Pulkrabek called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
Present:
Lori Pulkrabek, Chair
Beverly Friendt, Vice-Chair
Candy Petersen, Secretary
Jim Dustin, Treasurer
Also present:
Tim Finnerty, Executive Director
Donna Coons, Administrative Assistant
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mr. Finnerty added “Committee Discussion” under New Business. Ms.
Petersen MOVED, Ms. Friendt SECONDED to approve the agenda as amended.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA (AP 76)
Ms. Friendt MOVED, Ms. Petersen SECONDED, to approve the Consent
Agenda as presented, including Operating Fund checks 16867 through 16916
totaling $130,649.14. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
REPORTS
Chairperson
No report.
Treasurer
No report.
December 11, 2014 – Executive Committee
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Executive Director
Mr. Finnerty reported Comcast extended the deadline for review of the
Comcast/GreatLand transfer to February 13, 2015. He said information and
briefing points on the transfer would be distributed to cities in preparation for
the presentation and review of the consultant’s recommendation at the January
Commission meeting. Individual cities would need to make their decision
regarding approval of the transfer before the February 13, 2015 deadline.
GTN, Public Access & On Location (AP 77 & 78)
Mr. Dustin asked if a minimum standard has been set for the type of
equipment that will qualify for reimbursement from the new Municipal Grant
Policy?
Mr. Finnerty said all municipalities should contact Mr. Arbeiter regarding
equipment before the purchases are made.
Attorney
No report.
Cable Company (AP 79)
Included in the packet.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Committee Discussion
Committee members reviewed the list of current appointed committees and
discussed discontinuing committees that are no longer active or needed. After
reviewing the status of each committee, Ms. Petersen MOVED, Mr. Dustin
SECONDED, to discontinue the Internet VOD and New Cable Technology
Committees. After further discussion, committee members agreed to amend the
original motion to also include discontinuation of the Municipal Equipment
committee. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, as amended.
Committee members then discussed the need to establish a policy that
would not allow both the Commissioner and alternate to serve on the same
December 11, 2014 – Executive Committee
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committee. After discussion, Mr. Dustin MOVED, Ms. Friendt SECONDED, to
recommend the Commission adopt a policy, effective immediately, that allows no
more than one representative from each city to serve on any single committee,
with preference given to the Commissioner over the alternate. MOTION
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Petersen MOVED, Mr. Dustin SECONDED to adjourn the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 6:26 pm.
Local Programming Committee
Meeting Minutes
December 15, 2014 – 5:15 pm
Draft
Members Present:
Randy LaFoy (Chair)
Beverly Friendt
Newton Smith
Absent:
Candy Petersen
Staff Present:
Ted Arbeiter, Director of Facilities & Tech Services
Judy Skeie-Voss, Director of Production Services
Dean Gross, Master Control Assistant
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. LaFoy called the meeting to order at 5:15 pm.
AGENDA
Ms. Friendt MOVED, Mr. LaFoy SECONDED, to approve the agenda. MOTION
CONSENT AGENDA
Mr. Smith MOVED, Mr. LaFoy SECONDED, to approve the consent agenda as
presented. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
OLD BUSINESS
Shared Programming Channel
The Commission approved the transition of Channel 98 from Hill Murray
content to municipal city council meetings at its November 2014 meeting. Mr.
Arbeiter reported the plan is to have playback of city council meetings on Channel 98
on four days a week, specifically Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 am, 12
pm and 7 pm. Municipal meeting content will not appear on Channel 98 on the
remaining three days as each municipality presents their content on Channel 16 on
those days. He said the timetable included in the packet for launching the new
channel is contingent on receiving municipal consent. City outreach will include
information regarding meeting playback, format, rights/clearances, the mission of the
channel, the benefits of the channel, and sample language for providing city consent.
Local Programming Committee — December 15, 2014
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Committee members then reviewed drafts of a channel logo & name, color
scheme, and channel pages put together by Mr. Gross. Mr. Arbeiter said there would
be 12 pages, one for each municipality. Each page would include a playback schedule
and information pertaining to that municipality. He asked committee members for
their input regarding the logo, channel name, and color scheme at this time.
Committee members approved the logo, asked for the color scheme to be lightened up
and tweaked, and requested more time to think about the name “All Municipal
Meeting Channel”.
Mr. Arbeiter said he would forward the channel presentation to committee
members for their further review. He said he would put together a draft municipal
letter and forward it to Mr. LaFoy for his approval the first week of January.
Channel 18 Programming Update
Mr. Gross reported there are no changes to the regular program schedule.
On Location TV and GTN Reports
Ms. Skeie-Voss reported Jeffrey Wilson, GTN photographer, filled the vacant On
Location Producer position. Nicholas Anderson, On Location Mobile Production
Assistant, then filled the GTN photographer position. Applications are currently being
accepted for the Mobile Production Assistant position. She said they hope to have that
position filled by the end of January.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Friendt MOVED, Mr. Smith SECONDED, to adjourn the meeting. The
meeting adjourned at 5:47 pm.
Public Access Committee
Meeting Minutes
December 15, 2014 - 5:45 pm
Members Present:
Randy LaFoy, Newton Smith and Beverly Friendt
Absent:
Lori Pulkrabek
Others Present:
Ted Arbeiter, Director of Facilities & Technical Support
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. LaFoy called the meeting to order at 5:52 pm.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Ms. Friendt MOVED, Mr. Smith SECONDED, to approve the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA
Mr. LaFoy MOVED, Ms. Friendt SECONDED, to approve the consent agenda
as presented. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
OLD BUSINESS
Grant Program Report
Mr. Arbeiter said status reports for 2013 and 2014 grants are included in
the packet.
He reported packets for 2015 Grants would be available January 5, 2015.
He said there are changes in paragraphs 4 and 9 in the Grant Guidelines, as
previously recommended by the committee.
Public Access Committee Meeting 12-15-14
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•
In paragraph 4, addition of the sentence “The expense of one website for
the approved production, not to exceed $50 for domain name, website
hosting, etc. is authorized”.
Mr. Arbeiter reported some producers have asked if mileage could be
added as a reimbursable authorized production expense. After
discussion, committee members agreed to include mileage as a
reimbursable expense if it is included in the producer’s grant application
and the amount limited. Mr. Arbeiter said he would add the sentence
“The expense of mileage for the approved production, not to exceed $250,
is authorized.” to paragraph 4.
•
In the last sentence of paragraph 9, addition of “as well as any signs, set
materials unique to the production”.
Committee members agreed to the above changes to the 2015 Grant
Guidelines.
Mr. Smith asked if the Grant Guidelines couldn’t be condensed and the
language more understandable? Mr. Arbeiter said he would work on that for the
2016 Grant Guidelines and added it to the agenda for the committee’s October
2015 meeting.
E-newsletter Update
Mr. Arbeiter said no other report is available from mynewsletterbuilder.com
for the price the Commission is currently charged.
He reported the incentive program used to encourage people to open the enewsletter and click on links has been successful. People who have won have
come in to claim their DVD or SD card. Assessment of the program will be
included on the February meeting agenda.
SCC Website
Mr. Arbeiter reported the first page of the website, along with some analytics
for this calendar year, were included in the packet. Compared with the last
report, he said the number of sessions has increased by 150 per month.
Regarding the purchase of additional domain names, Mr. Arbeiter reported
the Commission currently owns 4 domain names (rwcable.com, onlocationtv.org,
scctv.org & gtn.org) that are up for renewal in January. The current cost for those
four domain names for two years equals $71.92. The estimated cost for purchasing
an additional 8 domains with .com, .org, or .net equals $143.84 for two years.
The total cost for all 12 domains equals $215.76 for two years. Purchase of the
additional domains would keep others from using those domains to misdirect
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visitors away from our website. He said the additional domains could be “parked”
or used to forward visitors to our website.
After discussion, Mr. Smith MOVED, Ms. Friendt SECONDED, to purchase 8
domain names in addition to the four current domain names. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Youth Media Activity
Mr. Arbeiter reported staff continues to meet with the Youth Media Group
once a month and recently renewed their membership for 2015, SCC is an
Exploring Post with a membership of 6, staff is teaching on-site classes for
Century College, and eleven girls have signed up for “Girls Speak” at John Glenn
middle school in December.
Mr. Arbeiter reported staff is currently doing outreach to schools. Mr. LaFoy
noted St. Andrew’s has a huge youth program and asked if staff have contacted
them? Mr. Arbeiter said it has been several years since staff has contacted
churches. Mr. LaFoy asked that it be put on the 2015 list of things to do.
NEW BUSINESS
SCC MC Staffing Update
Mr. Arbeiter reported Amanda Hang filled the vacant Public Access Lead
position effective October 16, 2014, after Ryan left. Ben Vinar was hired to fill the
vacant public access assistant position effective November 25, 2014.
Upcoming Events
Mr. Arbeiter reported the next Producer Club is the annual mixer, which is
bowling on January 12, 2015, 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
Proposed 2015 Meeting Dates
Committee members agreed to the 2015 meeting dates scheduled bi-monthly
on the fourth Monday, except for December, which is the third Monday, at 5:45
pm.
Closed Captioning
Mr. Arbeiter reported closed captioning is a costly endeavor. For prerecorded programs the cost is $7.00 per run time minute plus the cost of an on-site
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encoder at a cost of $6-7,000. There are several companies that provide this
service.
Mr. LaFoy said he thought there is legislation mandating this. Mr. Arbeiter
said he doesn’t know if SCC is subject to that. He said that would be a question for
the Commission’s attorney.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Smith MOVED, Ms. Friendt SECONDED to adjourn the meeting.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 6:46 pm.
ACTION PACKAGE NO.
05
DATE:
Comcast
January 2, 2015
ACTION REQUESTED:
Review newsletter and correspondence.
N/A
1.
2.
3.
December issue of Twin Cities Update newsletter.
Letter dated December 8, 2014, regarding HBO Latino.
Letter date December 16, 2014, regarding programming changes.
ACTION TAKEN:
Fax: 651-747-3849
DATE OF ACTION: ________________
TWIN CITIES
Update
A Summary of News and Information for Our Communities
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Happy traveling!
In this December Issue...
Smart Home for the Holidays..............................................................1
Comcast Recognized for Commitment to Community.............1
Voice Guided TV Using a Remote....................................................2
We are honored to receive this distinction – and
grateful to all of our employees for their incredible
generosity.
Comcast Renews Franchise................................................................. 2
10 Ways to Optimize Your Wi-Fi........................................................ 3
Contact Us.................................................................................................. 3
TWIN CITIES Update December 2014
How to Make Voice Guided TV a Reality
Using a Remote
X1
users will soon be able to access a first-of-its-kind, voiceenabled television interface, a solution that will revolutionize
the way users, especially those
with visual impairments, navigate the X1
platform. The “talking guide” features a
female voice that reads aloud selections,
such as program titles, network names and
time slots, as well as DVR and On Demand
settings. Enabling the enhancement is simple:
We’ve made it simple for visually impaired
users to enable voice guidance by assigning
it to the “A” hot button on the X1 remote.
Voice Guidance is now
activated. Sighted users
will observe an on-screen
notification. All users will
immediately begin to hear
channel names, TV show
and movie titles and DVR
commands read aloud.
Click “A” to open X1’s
help menu.
ith the help menu open,
W
click “A” once again to
access the Voice Guidance
shortcut. Arrow right then
press “OK” on your remote
to toggle on X1’s talking
guide. (Tip: This is also the
fasted way to disable Voice
Guidance)
Comcast Renews Franchise
with Northwest Suburbs
Cable Communication
Commission & Northwest
Community Television
C
omcast recently renewed a 10-year franchise with Northwest Suburbs
Cable Communications Commission. Al Madsen, Chair, and Mike
Johnson, Executive Director of Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications
Commission, presented Comcast Government Affairs Vice President,
Emmett Coleman and Director of Government Affairs, Karly Werner
with a plaque on the completion of the 10-year cable franchise agreement.
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X1’s “Accessibility Settings”
is the place to control the
platform’s full offering of
enhancements for visual
and hearing impaired users,
including Voice Guidance.
Arrow down to Voice
Guidance to toggle the feature
on and off.
he “A” hot button is the
T
quickest way to enable
Voice Guidance, but it’s
not the only way. We’ve
added a new “Accessibility
Settings” section to our
X1 Setting menu where
users can access X1’s
full slate of accessibility
enhancements.
TWIN CITIES Update December 2014
10 Ways You Might be Killing your
Home Wi-Fi Signal
This is a popular time of year for hosting friends and family. And stocking up on essentials is a must –
drinks, snacks, the list goes on. But, there’s one necessity in your house that might get overlooked: Wi-Fi.
Whether your guests want to show a funny YouTube video, stream the latest Taylor Swift song
or post a selfie on Facebook, everyone will want a strong and fast Internet connection.
Here are some tips to make sure the Wi-Fi in your home is battle-tested for the holidays, not to mention every other
day of the year:
1 Don’t put your router on the floor. Get your router off the ground at least 5-7 feet if possible. It’s kind of
like a light bulb; when you turn it on you want it to shine as far as possible, not straight into the ground.
2 A lot of folks default to an upstairs office, but that’s usually located in a remote corner of the house.
Even worse: the basement; that area makes it hard for the wireless signal to reach all areas of your home.
Put your router in the center of the home, preferably on the first floor.
3 Don’t put your router next to windows. You might as well
throw half your signal out the window.
4 Avoid locations next to or behind your TV because media
components like this can seriously affect your wireless
performance. Also, stay away from enclosed consoles
with heat producing appliances like a DVD player or game
console. Those will also cut down your wireless signal.
5 Speaking of devices, steer clear of basic home appliances
like cordless phones and microwaves that also can affect
performance.
6 Don’t hide your router. Set it up out in the open, not tucked
in a cabinet.
7 Got a fish tank? Wireless signals don’t pass well through
water so keep it away from Nemo and Dory. They won’t be
using it anyway.
8 Figure out where in your house you use wireless most often
and put the router within a clean line of site to that room.
A central location, off the ground and out in the open, is the
ideal location, as seen here. Most signals bounce off walls.
9 Limit applications that hog your speed. If your kids are always playing games online or doing video chats,
this can make your wireless experience slower for everyone else. You can check your speeds using the
Xfinity Speed Test located here.
10Regularly reboot your router. There are a lot of software updates made to your equipment that require a
restart just like any other consumer device. You can automatically reboot it by using an old outlet timer.
Finally, regardless if you rent or own your wireless router, make sure you have the latest equipment and are running the latest system software.
Older wireless routers running older software may not be able to handle the speeds that you receive with your Internet service.
Follow some of these tips, and you’ll definitely have your Wi-Fi optimized for your next big event.
Contact Us...
Emmett Coleman
Vice President of Government Affairs
(651) 493-5774
Kate Hensing
Manager of Government Affairs
(651) 493-5778
Karly Werner
Director of Government Affairs
(651) 493-5777
Allyson Hartle
State Director of Government Affairs
(651) 252-9279
Mike Logan
Director of Government Affairs
(651) 493-5776
Martin Ludden
Manager of Government Affairs
(651) 493-5780
[email protected]
[email protected]
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COMCAST
December8.2014
Mr. Tim Finnerty
Administrator
Ramsey/WashingtonCable
White Bear Lake, MN 55 | l0
RE: HBO Latino
Dear Tim:
Due to a recent audit, we found that customersmay be receiving channelsthat are not available in their
package.Effective February l8th,HBO Latino (chs.3 12 and675) will no longerbe availableon the
Latino Tier. Customerswho subscribeto the HBO packagewill continueto receiveFIBO Latino on
channel3 11.
Customerswill be notified of this channelchangevia bill messageon their billing cycles.
As always,if you have any questionspleasedon't hesitateto contactme at65l-493-5711.
Sincerely,
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Karly Werner
Director, Government Affairs
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COMCAST
December16,2014
Mr. Tim Finnerty
Administrator
Ramsey/WashingtonCable
2460 F,astCounty Road F
White BearLake,MN 55110
Dear Tim:
Effective December16,2074, WGN and WGN HD will no longerbe availableon channels27 and
810. Effective December16"2074.WGN America will be availableon channel27 andWGN America
HD on channel810 to customerswith our Digital Starteror higher levels of XFINITY TV service.
National Geographic(ch. 109) and National GeographicHD (ch. 200,819)will
Also effective 1211612014
now be availableon Digital Starter.At the sametime XFINITY 3D will no longerbe availableon channel
897, pleasesearchOnDemandfor future 3D content.
Customershave beengiven the required3O-daynotification. We inadvertentlyfailed to includethis
notice in the last notification of channelchangesthat we sentto you and we apologizefor oversight.
.
As always, if you have any questionspleasedon't hesitateto contactme at 651-493-5711
Sincerely,
l,{,
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Karly Werner
Affairs
Director,Government
ACTION PACKAGE NO.
07
DATE:
Executive Director
January 23, 2015
ACTION REQUESTED:
1. Draft resolution.
2. Staff report.
3. Review report Regarding the Spin-Off of Cable Systems to Midwest Cable, Inc.
Note: Attachments were previously emailed to Commission members.
4. FCC Form 394 and certain related correspondence.
Not applicable.
1. Draft resolution.
2. Staff report.
3. Regarding the Spin-Off of Cable Systems to Midwest Cable, Inc.
4. FCC Form 394 and correspondence.
Joe Van Eaton, Commission attorney representing the Commission in this matter, will be present at
the meeting to discuss the reports, resolution and any related recommendations.
ACTION TAKEN:
Fax: 651-747-3849
DATE OF ACTION: ________________

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