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TOWNOFLEXINGTON
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2016
Call to order.
CAC Chair Kenneth Pogran called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM in the
Parker Room (G-15) of the Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.
Members Present:
Ken Pogran, Chair; Dave Becker, Dave Buczkowski, Frank Cai,
Smita Desai, Dorinda Goodman, Nick Lauriat, Ben Moroze, Tim Zack.
Members Absent:
Steve Iverson, Maria Kieslich.
Quorum:
A quorum of members was present.
Others Present:
Florence DelSanto, LexMedia; Elaine Ashton, resident.
Materials Referenced:
Minutes of the meeting ofFebruary 18, 2016.
1.Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes.
The minutes of the meeting of February 18, 2016 were unanimously approved with
corrections.
2.Carrier Reports
No carrier reports were provided.
3.Selectman’s Report
No selectmen’s report was provided.
4.Chairman’s Report
The May 19 meeting of the CAC will be hosted by LexMedia at their studio.
5.Wireless communications in Lexington –
Ken Pogran, Ben Moroze,
Frank Cai, Dorinda Goodman
The Wireless Communications Working Group plans to meet before the next CAC
meeting.
The Request for Proposal for a cell site at the Town Center Complex is not yet
complete.
6.Town IT update
– Dorinda Goodman
Town-provided Wi-Fi service was made available in Battin Hall in time for the first
Town
7.Working group timelines
No activity this month.
8.PEG accounts status and issues –
Dave Becker
A preliminary look at the Revolving Fund indicates that available funds in the two
categories we track are:
Cable-Related : $571,145
Network Improvements: $302,811
Some uncertainties in these values will be cleared up, and more reliable numbers will
be available for the next CAC meeting.
9.LexMedia update –
Florence DelSanto
a.There is a problem in the online Town calendar, in which some activities are not
shown.
b.The new portable system has three cameras, and provides a lot of flexibility for
origination from arbitrary locations.
c.There has been a marked increase of interest in public video production.
d.LexMedia is working out a few bugs in the on-line reservation system, part of the
Media Center Manager.
e.Last quarter’s report to the Town is on the LexMedia Web site.
f.The LexMedia mobile app is no longer functional.
g.The complaint list is now accessible on the Web site.
h.A change to the contract will be requested so that the annual report will be due
after the annual audit is completed.
10.LexMedia Q2 report response –
Smita Desai, Steve Iverson
The Committee voted unanimously to approve the CAC response to the LexMedia
report.
11.Wireless applications –
Frank Cai, Ben Moroze
There were no new applications this month.
12.Complaints –
Frank Cai (February), Ken Pogran (March)
No complaints were received. Ken Pogran will handle complaints in April, and Steve
Iverson in May.
13.New business
No new business was brought up.
Adjournment.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
David Becker