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Access Oversight Committee
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Approval of FY 2012 Budget
WHEREAS, Section 15.12 of the Franchise Agreement between the City of
Ithaca and Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (TWC)
of January 2003 requires the participating municipalities (City of Ithaca, Town of
Ithaca, Village of Cayuga Heights) to provide TWC with an annual budget for
public, educational and governmental access operations by June 30 of each
calendar year, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca's Ordinance #2003-17, Par 18-4-G, requires the
Access Oversight Committee (AOC) to provide the participating municipalities
with a recommended annual budget by May 31 of each calendar year, now be it
RESOLVED, that the AOC accepted the attached capital budget for Fiscal Year
2012 in the amount of$30,000.00 at their regular meeting of May 24, 2011, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the AOC forwards their recommendations for
approval by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, the Supervisor of the
Town of Ithaca and the Mayor of Cayuga Heights so that they may meet their
obligation to provide TWC with an annual budget for public, educational and
governmental access operation, which budget is due June 30 of each calendar
year.
Approved unanimously
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Move to pass Resolution adopting the 2012 PEG Access Studio Capital Budget
Whereas the Franchise Agreement between Time Warner Entertainment and the Village of
Cayuga Heights authorizes Time Warner Entertainment to collect$0.1 S per subscriber per
month to be used for the purchase of equipment for the PEG Access Studio; and
Whereas the total capital budget for the life of the ten-year agreement was estimated to be
$200,000;
Whereas the Franchise Agreement outlines the creation of an Access Oversight Committee
which shall be responsible for approving the timing, use and amount of PEG access
equipment acquired each year over the term of the agreement; and
Whereas the Access Oversight Committee has approved a 2011 capital budget in the
Amount of$30,000.00; and
Whereas the Franchise Agreement states that participating municipalities, including the
Village of Cayuga Heights, must adopt the annual PEG Access Studio budget by June 30
of the preceding year; now therefore be it
Resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights adopts the 2012 PEG
Access Studio budget as approved by the Access Oversight Committee.