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8/12/2009
I. Call to order
Chairman Sandy Peavey called to order the regular meeting of the Cable Advisory Committee at 7:05 pm on August 12, 2009 at Hingham Town Hall.
II. Roll call
Eric Connerly conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Sandra Peavey, Katy Gallagher-Wooley, Jim Dellot, Eric Gauthier, Amy Goebel, Rob Kirk, Eric Dresser and Eric Connerly.
III. Open issues
A. Norwell CAC meeting
a. Ms. Peavey and Mr. Dellot met with two members of the Norwell Cable Access Committee – Norwell decided not to form a 501(c)3 corporation for their cable activities. They indicated interest in sharing programming with other towns for their public channel.
B. New committee members
a. Ms. Peavey welcomed Mr. Kirk and Mr. Dresser to the committee.
b. Mr. Dresser described the technological capacity of the Brockton public access station, which relies fairly extensively on remote programming and enjoys the participation of many community volunteers.
C. Capital Outlay Committee meeting
a. Ms. Gallagher-Wooley and Ms. Peavey met with the COC on August 10; the committee had many questions for Ms. Gallagher Wooley, several of which revolved around the middle school’s media education program.
b. The COC also distributed a standardized form for capital requests that they requested the CAC complete.
c. The COC then discussed the equipment request for the education channel and approved it. They approved the upgrade of the equipment in the Selectmen’s room but deferred a decision on equipment to record committee meetings in rooms other than the Selectmen’s.
d. Mr. Dellot indicated that the equipment for town hall should arrive by the end of August and that training should be scheduled for soon thereafter. It was agreed that Ms. Gallagher Wooley, Steve Becker and Kate, Mr. Becker’s assistant, should be approached about jointly attending the training class to be conducted by Michael Redinger.
D. Linden Ponds cable service
a. Ms. Peavey indicated that Erickson, the operator of the Linden Ponds community, had opted not to pursue bids from either Verizon (for technological reasons) or Comcast (for service history reasons) for Erickson’s multiple communities’ cable service. That decision will result in lower projected subscribers for Hingham’s two granted franchises.
E. Various programming issues
a. Mr. Dellot agreed to distribute to the committee the articles of incorporation for the Dedham PAC. Mr. Dresser agreed to do the same for the Brockton PAC.
b. Mr. Dellot and Ms. Peavey agreed to jointly approach Dennis Corcoran from the library to discern the library’s interest in serving as a potential location for the town’s studio.
c. Ms. Goebel and Mr. Connerly agreed to assemble a narrative and financial plan, respectively for the potential library studio.
d. Mr. Dresser agreed to compose a video highlighting the variety of programs produced by the Brockton studio.
IV. Adjournment
Ms. Peavey adjourned the meeting at 10:15 pm
Minutes submitted by: Eric Connerly
Minutes approved by: Hingham CAC