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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Cable Communications Commission - 02/19/2007 MINUTESI f 2007 I n7 k'k11:, tx1 CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ; February 19,2007 l;i;��t- ' OFFICE {CE +t,7 PRESENT a° Chairperson Robert`Bob"White,Vice Chairperson Dr. Bruce Stratton, Connie Gutierrez;.Steve West„ City Staff Susan Cable, Director of E-Government Services, Lisa Aguilar, Assistant City Attorney and Holly Houghton, E-Government Services Cable Operators Vicki Triplett, Time Warner Cable Chairperson Bob White called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. and verified the necessary quorum. The minutes from January 15, 2007 meeting were reviewed. Dr. Bruce Stratton motioned to approve the minutes as amended and Bob White seconded the motion. All Commissioners approved. 1. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING VIOLATION APPEALS — a. Doug Hoffman — Mr. Hoffman explained that there was a flaw in the system they were using for the tape drop-off process and that the problem has been resolved since the violation letter was received. Dr. Bruce Stratton motioned to grant the appeal. Steve West seconded. All Commissioners approved. b. Johanna Salazar—Rick Perez represented Ms. Salazar. Mr. Perez explained that many of the programs has been produced, but the hard drive crashed on their computer and they did not have backups for any of the programs that had been produced. So, they had to re- produce the programs from scratch. He also discussed that they were unaware that programs could be submitted for airing when an appeal was pending. Dr. Bruce Stratton motioned to grant the appeal. Steve West seconded the motion. All Commissioners approved. c. William Henneberger — He explained that his wife just had a baby and due to complications, he was unable to turn any new programs in. Dr. Bruce Stratton motioned to grant the appeal. Connie Gutierrez seconded the motion. All Commissioners approved. 2. UPDATE REGARDING CABLE OPERATORS PASS THROUGH GRANTS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS EQUIPMENT — Susan Cable stated that approval has been received from both Time Warner and Grande for the Channel 10 and Channel 18 PAUGs funding requests. 3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND TEXAS CABLE PARTNERS LP (TIME WARNER) CABLE FRANCHISE TO REMOVE ANNUAL $3,500 PUBLIC ACCESS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES FUNDING REQUIREMENT — Susan Cable reviewed the proposed changes to the franchise agreement with Texas Cable Partners. Dr. Stratton motioned to approve the ordinance changes. Steve West seconded the motion. All Commissioners approved. 4. DISCUSSION REGARDING CHANNEL 10 AND 18 COMPLAINTS — Susan Cable explained that a complaint was received regarding Channel 18's programming because the SCANNED c , schedule indicates that one organization may have up to one original and five repeats. Jack Gordy stated that the issue is the producers are not uniquely identifying the programs. Jesse Nesmith stated that the scheduling distinction is his fault and he will send the City a copy of the revised schedule. Ms. Cable also stated that the PAUGs need to pay attention to copyright laws and local programming requirements. 5. CABLE OPERATOR REPORT — Vicki Triplett, Time Warner Cable, discussed their community projects. 6. STAFF UPDATES — Susan Cable stated that an agenda item would be placed on the next meeting for the Commission to review applications and make a recommendation to City Council on the vacant commissioner position. 7. PAUG UPDATES—Jack Gordy, Channel 10 PAUG, stated that if Channel 18 receives a call and there are no timeslots available, the producer is referred to Channel 10 and he thanked Grande and Time Warner for the quick responses on their funding requests. He stated their next lottery will be held on April 30, 2007 at 6:00pm in the Central Library. Jesse Nesmith, Channel 18 PAUG, also thanked Time Warner and Grande and stated their next lottery will be held on the last Thursday in April at 4:30pm at Family Harvest, located at 2310 Pearce Dr., in front of the new Home Depot on Port. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT—none 9. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS—Bob White stated he received expressions of appreciation from council members on the hard work of the Commission. 10. ADJOURNMENT — Dr. Bruce Stratton motioned to adjourn. Connie Gutierrez seconded the motion. All Commissioners approved. The meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m.