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Minutes of the October 18, 2007 Meeting Lexington Communications Advisory Committee Taken by Maria Kieslich Meeting was called to order at 6:35pm. In attendance were CAC members Maria Kieslich, Jim Gonzalez, Linda Roemer, Jeanne Canale, John Rommelfanger and Dave Becker. This constituted a quorum. Selectmen George Burnell, Jim Baker, LexMedia Executive Director George Preston and LexMedia Board Member Harry Forsdick were in observation. Minutes of the June meeting were accepted unanimously. Cable Company Report Jane Lyman was absent, and no written report from Comcast was received. Tom Steel was absent, and no written report from RCN was received. Jill Reddish was absent and no written report from Verizon was received. LexMedia Update LexMedia brought a draft proposal for changes to its contract with the Town for the CAC’s consideration. George Preston informed the CAC that an amendment was passed by the Selectmen recently which gave LexMedia $50,000 as an advance against the planned capital fund for 2007. George Brunell, believed that the $50,000 was simply an advance against expenses to help with cash flow, and was not against capital funds. Action Item: George Brunell took it as an action item to clarify the interpretation with the Town Manager, given that he believes the intent is not clear in the language approved by the Selectmen. Given this, George Preston related that Amendment #4 is no longer necessary. George Preston ran through an explanation of the other amendments. For Amendments #1 (increase in operating expenses) the CAC asked for the following additional information to facilitate their decision making. ?? Annual Reports for 2006 and 2007 ?? Operating Budgets for 2007 and 2008 ?? Proposed Budget for 2009 Amendment #2 (Use it or lose it language), George Brunell was going to discuss this provision with the Town Manager to confirm that monies were actually reabsorbed into the CAC account if LexMedia did not use them. Amendment #3(term date reset) was recommended to be done at the next contract renewal.