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TOWN OF LEXINGTON COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2021 (Conducted via remote participation over Zoom) 1. Call to order and roll call: Ken Pogran CAC Chair Ken Pogran called the meeting to order and conducted roll call at 6:32pm. Mr. Pogran then read the Executive Order regarding remote participation. CAC Members Present: Ken Pogran, Chair; Bob Avallone, Smita Desai, Dave Becker, David Buczkowski, Dorinda Goodman, Nick Lauriat P.K. Shiu, Ramin Taraz and Rita Vachani. CAC Members Absent: None Quorum: A quorum of members was present Others Present: Mark Sandeen, Select Board Member; Florence DelSanto, LexMedia Executive Director; Tom Steel, RCN. Materials Referenced: Draft Minutes of the November 19, 2020 and December 17, 2020 CAC meetings; LexMedia Audited Financial Statements for FY 2020; RCN transfer of control cover letter and draft resolution; RCN transfer of control FCC application (non-confidential portions) 2. Select Board Liaison Report: Mark Sandeen Mark Sandeen reported that he and Doug Lucente, Select Board Chair, are working on design guidelines for wireless cell sites. The proposed process for review of permits for cell sites will be automated as much as possible so that the total approval time meets the shot clock requirements defined by FCC. The new process and guidelines will be ready for review at the Town Meeting in March. CAC's involvement will continue, as before, to review the technical details. 3 & 4. Service Provider Reports, RCN acquisition and license transfer: Tom Steel, RCN a. Tom Steel reported on the status of Stonepeak's acquisition of RCN and the next steps. FCC Form 394, seeking approval from the Town of Lexington Select Board (Issuing Authority) for the transfer of control was filed and a hearing is scheduled for Monday January 25, 2021 as part of the Select Board Meeting. Tom Steel and a representative from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners will attend the hearing. i. Ken Pogran noted that the non-confidential material related to the transfer of control had been distributed to the committee by email. The confidential material was delivered in hard copy form to the Town Manager; it cannot be