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TOWN OF LEXINGTON COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 21, 2019 Call to order. CAC Chair Kenneth Pogran called the meeting to order at 6:33PM in the Parker Room (G-15) of the Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue. Members Present: Ken Pogran, Chair; Bob Avallone, Dave Becker, Dave Buczkowski, Smita Desai, Dorinda Goodman, Nick Lauriat, Ben Moroze, P. K. Shiu, Rita Vachani. Members Absent: Ramin Taraz. Quorum: A quorum of members was present. Others Present: Joe Pato, Selectman; Jim Malloy, Town Manager; Florence DelSanto, Executive Director, LexMedia Materials Referenced: Draft minutes of the January 17 meeting; LexMedia Q2 report and cover letter; Draft CAC response to LexMedia Q2 report 1. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes. The minutes of the meeting of Jan 17, 2019 were unanimously approved with corrections. 2. Introduction to and discussion with Town Manager Jim Malloy The Chair introduced Jim Malloy, Town Manager to the committee. The chair summarized his earlier meeting with Mr. Malloy. He had briefed Mr. Malloy about the role and charter of the CAC as well as key initiatives of the CAC. Mr. Malloy thanked Mr. Pogran and the CAC for creating a thoughtful response to the FCC “in-kind contributions” rulemaking, and offered assistance to the CAC as the need arises. Mr. Malloy acknowledged that LexMedia is important to Lexington. It is a good source of information that the public historically has relied upon. The committee discusses the trends of cord-cutting and the move towards on demand streaming media distribution. Ms. Goodman noted that the audience wants only a small subset of events broadcast live, such as sports events, town meetings, and senior proms. A discussion was held on possible cost structure changes if LexMedia move to utilize more on-demand streaming. The Chair extends an invitation to Mr. Malloy to attend any future CAC meetings.