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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Cable Communications Commission - 02/21/2011MINUTES CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PRESENT APR 2011 Chairperson Steve West, Leo Estrada, Latrice Sellers LC17Y SECRETARY'S OFFICE ABSENT Connie Gutierrez, Carolyn Moon CITY STAFF Lisa Aguilar, Assistant City Attorney, Kim Womack, Director of Public Information Mr. West called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. and verified the necessary quorum. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ABSENCES Ms. Gutierrez was not present and did not call regarding absence. Ms. Sellers made the motion to issue an unexcused absence for the December meeting in which Ms. Gutierrez was absent. Mr. Estrada seconded. All other Commissioners were in favor. Remaining absences for January and February will deliberated in March. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING MINUTES Mr. Estrada made the motion to accept the minutes as presented and Ms. Sellers seconded. All Commissioners present were in favor. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CABLE COMMISSION DUTIES No action taken. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING VIOLATION APPEALS Producer Pastor Reynaldo Chavira with Faithful and True Ministries Program was not present to address alleged program identification violations but Mr. Gordy represented Mr. Chavira at his request. Mr. Gordy explained the program had the wrong producer name and identification. Ms. Sellers made the motion to dismiss the violation and Mr. West seconded, all Commissioners present were in favor. Producer Camille Carter - Kitchen with the program Making Disciples to Transform the World failed to appear before the Commission. The producer has until March 21" to appeared before the Commission regarding the alleged program identification violation. Producer Luis Javier Gonzalez with the program Monte Sinai Christian Church appeared before the Commission regarding the alleged program identification violation. Mr. Gonzalez explained the issue with the program identification. Mr. West motioned to issue a violation, Mr. Estrada seconded, the vote was taken with Ms. Sellers voting no. The motioned past and a violation was issued. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC ACCESS Mr. Gordy requested the Commission relook at the recently approved updates to the Rules & Procedures specifically the words "timeslot" and "repeat ". The Commission discussed the issue with Mr. West making a motion to clarify the wording to specify "time slot" rather than "third repeat" with Mr. Estrada seconding the motion. Ms. Sellers voted no. City staff noted that another s:, notification would have to go to Time Warner and 60 days after the City Council could deliberate the change. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CABLE OPERATOR COMPLAINTS No cable operator representative was in attendance at the meeting. Discussion pertained to the digital conversion and various complaints the City has began receiving relating to the transition. Mr. Gordy further noted he felt the DVD players at Time Warner were dirty causing some of the technical issues they were seeing with replays. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING MEDIA DELIVERY LOGS Ms. Sellers motioned to approve the logs for both Channel 10 PAUG and the Channel 18 PAUG as presented with Mr. Estrada seconding and all other Commissioners in favor. PAUG UPDATES Channel 10: Mr. Gordy noted they were completely full and had 91 programs airing. Channel 18: Mr. Luna represented Mr. Nesmith and said everything was running smoothly and there was no other report. PUBLIC COMMENT None ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING Mr. West moved that the meeting be adjourned, Ms. Sellers seconded the Commission agreed and the meeting adjourned at 12:31 p.m.