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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-10-CAC-min (Negotiating Subcommittee) COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE NEGOTIATING SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING Room 111, Town Hall June 10, 2013 The meeting was called to order at 7 34 PM Attendees Negotiating Subcommittee members David Becker, Nick Launat and David Buczkowski, Jane Lyman from Comcast Mr Becker outlined the final Request List for Comcast for Ms Lyman Since Ms Lyman had previously informed the Subcommittee that Comcast would not provide any in-kind services to the Town, any such requests such as for additional Internet bandwidth were eliminated First was the designation by Comcast of a person to identify the owner of downed wires In an emergency Ms Lyman stated that there already is an 800 number that rings in Chelmsford where it is covered 24/7/365 Municipalities press"3" on the choice list Apparently Comcast has sent letters to the Town advising it of this service, and Ms Lyman said that she occasionally sends reminders of this number to the Town She provided the number to the Subcommittee The second item discussed was a side letter similar to the 2009 RCN letter regarding double utility poles Ms Lyman indicated that she had to talk to"management" about this item She spoke of how responsive Comcast is to responding to requests to move its wires when poles are being replaced and wondered why there was a need for the side letter Mr Buczkowski advised Ms Lyman that there were no known complaints about Comcast but that the Town wanted all users of poles to be on board in resolving the ongoing problem Third, Mr Becker stated that he thought 33 cable boxes for the schools may be the total of what is currently needed though he couldn't state this with certainty Mr Launat stated that the six elementary schools need three each for a total of 18, the two middle schools need four each for a total of eight and the high school needs seven (due to the numerous buildings on the campus)which totals 33 boxes Ms Lyman stated as before that we don't have to wait for the renewal license for Comcast to provide needed boxes She further stated that set top distribution boxes (up to three) could be provided that would enable the schools to add more than three televisions Ms Lyman stated that Comcast's "corporate standard" was to provide three boxes for each municipal building where they provide cable television service Fourth, the Subcommittee requested an HD PEG channel and informed Ms Lyman that RCN would soon go live with its HD PEG channel Fifth, a request that service be provided to the proposed new Senior Center at 39 Marrett Road was made to Ms Lyman She responded that she thought there may already be service to the facility She also mentioned that much of the service is underground which Mr Lauriat confirmed The Subcommittee indicated that, depending how old the service is, Comcast may want to lay new conduit which means they need to be involved early in the planning process Sixth, the Subcommittee advised Ms Lyman that the town desires to have the $17,606 00 payment in lieu of providing an I-Net be continued A discussion then ensued regarding the need for the payment and whether ascertainment was required Mr Becker informed Ms Lyman that the funds were or would be used to provide additional Internet bandwidth for the Town since Comcast refuses to provide it in-kind Seventh, Ms Lyman was advised that the Town wants to continue receiving the annual 5%payments Thereafter, a discussion was held regarding using Federal and State statutes and regulation citations in the proposed license instead of including the language in the text in the license, which can be voluminous Mr Becker suggested that the full language of the statutes and regulations referenced be included as exhibits to the license, out of the main body The next meeting with Jane Lyman is scheduled for a date to be determined in September 2013 The meeting was adjourned at 8 45 PM Respectfully submitted, David J Buczkowski, Secretary