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5.RCN Cable TV License Issues a.Ownership transfer. Dave Becker said that Dave Buczkowski will lead the hearing after the chair (Suzie Barry) opens the hearing. Introduction will handle circumstances, rules, etc. and then Dave will get in to the details about the buyer. Dave Becker reviewed the details of the sale and the plan for the hearing. Suzie indicated that they had allowed for 10 minutes for this on the agenda, and she was concerned that what Dave described was going to take well in excess of 10 minutes. Suzie asked that RCN and the stenographer plan to arrive by 6:45 PM. b.License renewal. Received formal notification in July. Dave Becker indicated that he planned to send letters to various town personnel, and that there would be a hearing in the spring to solicit public input. Dave Becker indicated that the license wouldn’t likely be signed until close to June 30, 2019 to ensure the license addressed any late-breaking technology changes. c.Hub relocation. RCN is required by the license to have a hub in Lexington, and they have moved the hub to Arlington. Dave Becker indicated that we want to amend the license to reflect the reality that the hub is no longer located in Lexington. Dave Becker indicated that we have asked Tom Steel to write a draft document. Dave Becker said that a hearing is also required for the hub relocation. Would likely be coordinated with the hearing for license renewal. 6.LexMedia Update – Florence DelSanto a.Staff is very happy – came back from an overnight retreat. “First time we’ve done something like that.” b.Had our first board meeting this week. No changes on the board at all. Chose a date for the annual meeting: November 17, 2016 at 6:30 PM (the same day and time as the next CAC meeting!). c.RCN has passed equipment needs to LexMedia for the two additional HD channels. d.“Got two big regional awards.” “Was hoping to get the national award.” e.“The challenge is to keep it growing.” “Keep the staff growing, keep them creative.” 7. Discussion of LexMedia Annual Report; Review and Approval of CAC Response a.Florence had not yet received the CAC response. Smita and Ken agreed they had sent it yesterday.