HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CABLE-2009-04-14Cable Access Oversight Committee minutes (as approved May 12, 2009)
The Cable Access Oversight Committee (AOC) met at the PEG Studio on Tuesday, Apr.
14, 2009, at 4:40 pm.
Present: AOC members Wayles Browne, Wies van Leuken, Rich DePaolo; studio
manager Lauren Stefanelli.
0. Notes by W. Browne as AOC secretary.
1. Rich DePaolo called the meeting to order.
2. The minutes of the Mar. 17, 2009 meeting were approved without change.
3. No comments from the public.
4. Member reports. R. DePaolo spoke with the Town of Ithaca budget manager, and will
get updated report on franchise fee receipts in the Town.
5. Reports from Time Warner Cable (TWC). Studio manager L. Stefanelli suggests that
reports on usage fees (paid by producers who are not from the City of Ithaca, the Town,
or the Village of Cayuga Heights) be made twice a year rather than quarterly, because the
fees are paid twice a year, namely in January and July. This was agreed to.
Stefanelli gave a verbal report. She has sent a letter to schools and other institutions
seeking their requests for TV equipment to come out of the coming year's budget.
Responses so far from:
- New Roots, with whom she conversed at some length;
- Cooperative Extension;
but no actual requests yet. These are needed by the end of April.
Progress on the present year's capital budget:
- The 1- person studio is wired but not yet set up. A helpful vendor has looked at it and
will help make it as desirable in appearance as the existing big studio is. Stefanelli has
already picked out cameras. Money for the studio is already in the 2009 capital budget.
Meanwhile the Lansing School Board wishes to install a mini - studio in its elementary
school, so the same audio -video corporation will look at the location (Lansing has its own
$20,000 to pay for this). Stefanelli has offered some old equipment to Lansing (2
"Winstead rack" bays to hold electronic devices).
The operating fund for items that can't be paid for out of the capital budget is still on the
path to being created.
Some of the loan -out cameras have both Fire -Wire and USB connectors; if the Fire -Wire
fails, use the USB.
There are now new expensive cameras available, as well as cheap ones, that record on
cards; we hope to get medium -price card camers in a year or so.
Judging for the Home -Town competition award for access programs is now under away
(split among access centers); volunteer judges are wanted to help with Ithaca's part of it.
6. Old business and new business: at the May meeting AOC needs to approve the draft
2010 capital budget and then forward it to the 3 municipalities (City of Ithaca, the Town,
the Village of Cayuga Heights) for approval. As always we need to remind them that
they're not appropriating "their own" money but approving the spending of money that
TWC has received.
7. Next meeting: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 4:30 at the PEG access studio.
8. Adjourned 5:33.
Contact information for AOC members:
Jennifer Dotson, chair, Common Council liaison <jdotson@cityofithaca.org>
Wayles Browne, secretary <ewb2 @comell.edu>
"Rich DePaolo" <rd @richdepaolo.com>
Wies van Leuken <pmv4(cr�cornell.edu> and <WIESVLkcityofithaca.org>
Michael Brutvan <noidea @lightlink.com> (appointment in process)
Web site for the PEGASYS studio, with program schedules:
http://www.pegasysaccess.org/
studio location:
612 West Green Street
Ithaca, New York
mailing address:
519 West State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
phone (607) 272 -7272
fax (607) 277 -5404
PEGASYS staff:
Lauren Stefanelli
Lauren. stefanelligtwcable. com