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Mayor and Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
c/o \rValter Lynn, Mayor
Hanshaw Road, lthaca, NY 14850 I
Wies van Leuken, Village of Cayuga Heights Rep.WL/
Cable Access Oversight Committee .
1105 Hightand Road, lthaca, Ny 14890 J.<pmv4@cornelf.edu>; (h) 257-3156 ji'
May 22,2006
2A07 PEG Budget
Cable Access Oversight Committee
As mentioned in my previous letter, attached please find the Resolution of the Cable
Access Oversight Committee of May 16, 2006 with recommendations for the Z0O7
PFGASYS Budget. The City of lthaca's Franchise Agreement with Time Warner
Cable requires that the three participating municipalities submit a budget for public
access for fiscal year 2007 by June 30, 2006.
The budget addresses the equipment needs of community, government and
educational access. Specifically it includes replacements and upgrades for the
PEGASYS studio, equipment for ACS' s video program and equiphent to facilitate
cablecasting of school board meetings.
I have enclosed a TWC statement on revenues collected through a 15 cent per month
charge to its customers in the three municipalities" These revenues are the funding
source for PEG capital expenditures.
Also enclosed is the city's proposed resolution for your reference. your
recommendations are due at Time Warner Cable by June 30, 2006. I will attend the
June 19 Village Board meeting, to answer possibre questions.
Attachments
Cc. Cable Access Oversight Commltt6e
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Cify of Ithaca
Resolution to Adopt 2007 Pf,G Access studio capital Budget
Whereas the Franchise Agreement between Time Wamer Entertairunent and the City of
Ithaca signed in 2003 authorizes Time Warner Entertainment to collect $0.15 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 agrcement was estimated to
be $200,000 and the working practice has been to divide the iapitalbudget into
allotments of approximately $20,000/year; and
Whereas the Franchise Agreement outlines the creation of an Access Oversight
Committee which shall be responsible for approving the timing, use and u*o*t of pEG
aceess equipment acquired each year over the term of the agreement; and
Whereas the Access Oversight Committee has approved,a2007 capital budget in the
aflrount of $20,468.80; and
Whereas the Franchise Agreement states that participating municipalities, including the
City of Ithaca, must adopt the annual PEG Access Studio budget by.lune 30 of the
preceding year; now therefore be it
Resolved that Common Council adopts the 2007 PEG Access Studio budget as approved
by the Access Oversight Committee.
Resolution
Access Oversight Committee
Tuesday, May 16,2006
Approval of FY07 Budget
WHEREAS, Section 15.12 of the Franchise Agreement between the City of lthacaand T'ime Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (TWC] of January2903 requires the participating municipalities (City of lthaca, Town of lthaca, Villageof Cayuga Heights) to provide TWc with an annual budget ior public, educationaland governmental access operations by June 30 of each calendar year, and
WHEREAS, the city of lthaca's ordinance #2oog-17, par 1g-4-G, requires theAccess Oversight Com.mittee (AOC) to provide the participating muniilpafities w1h arecommended annual budget by May 31 of each calenoai yeai now be it
RESOLVED, that t" |Qq accepted the attached capital budget for fiscal year 2007in the amount of $20,468.80 at their regular meeting of May t6, 2006, ano
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the AOC forwards their recommendations forapproval by the Common Council of the City of lthaca, the Supervisor of the Town ofIthaca and the Mayor of Cayuga Heights sothat they may meet their obligation toprovide TWC with an.annual budget ior public, educational and governmental
access operation, which budget is due June 30 of each calendaivear.
Approved unanimously.
2007 Access Capital Budget
[As approved by Access Oversight Commitree 05116/06]
Editing
Upgrade Premiere Computer
Create second Premiere workstation
Create fleet of i0 hard drives for users
$2500
Playback
Purchase 16-input video switcher compatibie with NEXUS
$3000
Purchase DVD player/changer
Such as SonyDVp-CX777ES $519
Installation labor [40 hrs x $63.16ftr] $2526
Portable
Purchase 2DY field VCRs $2000
.Purchase 1 Steadycam Jr. $700
Purchase 4 Lilon batteries $600
Purchase 4 Tripods $464
Studio
Purchase 1 replacement camera cable $550
Purchase 1 replacement Kliegle Floodlight
fscoop, CaI"#3452] $300
Off-Site: ICSD
Purchase 2 Sony EVI-D3O Cameras $3000
With wall mounts and cables-
Off-Site: ACS
Purchase 2 DV camcorders and
. Accessories fsee request] $2100
Dubbing
Purchase 1 Hard-drive DVD-burner S350
Subtotal $18,608
Add l}%txlftt $20,468.80
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Cable Access Oversight Committee Minutes
The Committee [AOC] met at the PEGASYS studio on Tuesday, April 25,2006,4-6 pm.
AOC Members present: Wayles Browne, Wies van Leuken, Will Burbank [chair], Shane
Seger, studio manager Lauren Stefanelli fex officio].
1. Notetaker: W. Browne.
2' Minutes of March 20 meeting: decided to include the memo from the Ithaca City
Sohool District. Accepted with small amendments.
3. No public present.
4, Lauren: The Alliance for Community Media lobbies on behalf of community media. It
feels any state or federal media bill should insure survival of PEG access (six principles
listed). Some bills are now in committee in Congress. If a bill providing a nati-onal
(instead of local) franchise is adopted, rtmay make obsolete the existing local franchises
(instantly, or as they expire). Mayors and governors have also been lobbying in favor of
local control. A proposed "floor" of IYo of franchise fees would be significantly lower
than present cable-company -- local-jurisdiction contracts. Issues on "redlining": phone
companies may want to provide broadband service only to rich areas. Danger of being
"left behind" with analog TV and digital rv when the Internet is taking over.
Burbank: When does TWC switch to all-digital? The city will have to pay for "lighting
utrl" the new digital channel, right?
Lauren: It is not known yet when IthacaTWC will switch.
Van Leuken: How do we join our voices with the lobbying effort?
Lauren: contact members of congress. Look at the A.c.M. website
http ://www.alliancecm .or gl .
Seger: The City Council might pass a resolution.
Lauren: Names of bills may change, but it will still involve the phone companies wanting
to compete, as broadband service providers, with the cable TV companies.
The present law says cable is a common carrier--open to all, like a road. The phone
companies want the Internet to be "their own speech" rather than acommon carrier, or to
split it into "fast and slow lanes".
5. we accepted van Leuken's draft yearly month-by-month schedule for Aoc.
6. Studio Manager's report (see appendix).
Lauren: the 2004 and 2005 reports show capital expenditures of about $20,000 and
$15,000, respectively. The total for 10 years (duration of the cunent franchise) was
estimated to be $200,000, but will depend on the real amount of fees.
Some access equipment belonging to TWC is being used by the County for governmental
programming, in addition to a lot of the County's own equipment.
T 'auren's NEXUS playback system now records each program as it is being broadcast for
the first time, and then reruns of the show within the same week are files tlat are in the
system akeady and can therefore be programmed a long time in advance.
T'he capital budget proposal includes funds for carpet replacement.
Seger: will consult city attorney Dan Hoffman about whether this counts as capital or
"facilities", and also get a ruling about the relative priority between the franchise and the
local ordinance (which one governs if the two don't say the same thing?). He will also
cn'reck with the City Clerk about how and where the AbC's records should be kept.
Lauren will make a2007 proposal in May, and will get a report on the 15-cent-per-month
"Cable Peg fee" on monthly TWC bills.
7" Next meeting: }lay 16,2006,4:00.
8" The meeting adjourned at about 6:00.
,A,ppendix:
Access Manager Report April2006
Playback
The NEXUS playbacksystem is finally on-line. No wonder every aocess manager who
gets a digital server falls in love with it! I am working through ttre bugs but am now able
to do about 60% of playback through MpEGs, and to accept DVDs.
Policies
Time Warner Cable wishes to update the PEGASYS Policy Manual to include current
franchise conditions, such as channel lineup, hours, eligibiiity, etc, and to coordinate the
different access departments in the Syracuse/Binghamton division. I have been asked to
work with TWC access managers in Binghamton, Cortland and Syracuse to do this.
Access Networking
A NY Chapter of the Alliance for Community Media has just been created. It will have
its first meeting this Friday at Manhattan Neighborhood Network in NyC. I plan to
attend. I opened speglal hours for one producer whose studio time would have been cut,
and thanks to NEXUS, no playback will be missed!
Administration/Fees
2 people in the current class have paid $30 to begin a course at pEGASyS.
PF'JHometown Awards
We will be the judging site for 2 categories of the Hometown Awards. Volunteer judging
panels will be working on this between now and May 15. Anyone want to be a judge? -
Outreacl/Training
Classes have been very full so far this year, with all classes fully or over-enrolled.
Off-site Video Group Needs
I met with Fe Nunn at Boynton Middle School to discuss the needs of his video group.
Fle returned several items of equipment not being used by them [1 tripod, a titlemaker
and a VCR], and may return several more when the custodian digs o.rt th. storage room
they have been kept in. He said he does not need capital equipment at this time, but does
need a little technical help, which I amarcanging for him.
I met with JimBhzzard to discuss the equipment needs of Tompkins County. I believe I
can meet all his need_s by recirculating equipment we presentlytwn. I have already
transferred a $2000 Winsted rack to the county and freed up a smaller road case he had
been using for availability of ICSD. His other needs .un probubly be met by equipment
freed up with our playback upgrade plans.
LH.S. has not made a capital request.
ACS has asked for $2000 worth of camcorders and accessories.
2006 Access Capital
I propose the following expenditures for this year, and $20,00 0 for 2007:
Editing
Upgrade Premiere computer
Create second Premiere workstation
Create fleet of 10 hard drives for users
$2s00
Playback
Purchase 16-input video switcher compatible with NEXUS
s3000
Purchase DVD play er I changer
Such as Sony DVP-CX777ES
Installation labor [40 hrs x $63.16111r]
Portable
Purchase 2DV field VCRs
Purchase 1 Steadycam Jr.
Purchase 4 Lilon batteries
Studio
Purchase 1 replacement camera cable
Purchase 1 replacement Kliegle Floodlight
[scoop, Cat#3452]
Building
Replace carpet
$518
$2s26
$2000
$700
$600
$s50
$300
$1s00
Off-Site: ICSD
Purchase 2 Sony EVI-D3O cameras
With wall mounts and cables-
Off-Site: ACS
Purchase 2DV camcorders and
Accessories fsee request]
Dubbing
Purchase I Hard-drive DVD-burner
Subtotal $19,644
Add lj%txlfrt $21.608
$3000
$2100
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