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TOWN OF LEXINGTON
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 15, 2015
Call to order.
CAC Chair Ken Pogran called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM in the
Parker Room (G-15), Town Hall.
Present:
CAC Members: Ken Pogran, Chair; Dave Becker; Dorinda Goodman; Steve
Iverson; Maria Kieslich; Nick Lauriat; Linda Roemer
Not Present:
CAC Members: Dave Buczkowski, Frank Cai, Smita Desai,
There were no others present.
Materials passed out:
Agenda for meeting of January 15, 2015;minutes of the meeting
of December 18,, 2014; spreadsheet of cable connections in public buildings; and the
Town of Lexington Network Redundancy & Improvement Projects, Phase III proposal.
1.Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes.
The minutes of the meeting of December 18, 2014 were unanimously approved.
2.Carrier Reports
There were no carrier reports.
3.Selectman’s Report – Joe Pato
There was no Selectman’s Report.
4.Chairman’s Report
a. Nothing new on Committee membership. Ken will put something on Lexington
List.
b. It was suggested that the format for the minutes used by Dave Buczkowski should
be used.
c. The February 2015 meeting will be held February 19, 2015.
d. Complaint log management –Dave Becker had completed it.
e. Ken had called Lynne Pease about the contracts not being on the web site. Lynne
said it was her responsibility and she would see to it.
f. Steve Iverson requested that for CAC business the following email should be
used: steve@siverson.com
5. LexMedia Update
No one was present form LexMedia nor was a report submitted. The next quarterly report
st
is due January 31 and Linda will prepare a draft response.
6. LexMedia Oversight
It was noted that complaints were still missing from the website and that this had been
called to LexMedia’s attention over many months. The complaint log is a contract
requirement. Ken will write to LexMedia.
There is still no HD channel guide on the website or in the newspaper. LexMedia will be
asked for an explanation.
7. PEG account balances, trends and analysis
The committee held an extended discussion on this with Maria Kieslich once again
requesting a single number. Donna Hooper had reported that whenshe approached
Finance about this issue, she was told it was supplied monthly to Dave Becker.
The town does not recognize the three categories into which the Committee divides the
funds: PEG, I-Net, and Technology. But the Committee could do that calculation if it
had the overall number. It was recognized that there would not be any change in the use
of the MUNIS system and the Committee would have to do the best it could with what
information it got.
Ken will get in touch with Joe Pato, recap the discussion and get his reaction.
8. Town IT Updates
Dorinda Goodman presented the Network Redundancy and Improvement Plan, Phase III,
for discussion and approval. This is to put wireless access points into Cary Memorial
Hall. The Committee felt that this was an excellent use of the I-Net funds.
The Committee voted to recommend the use of $57,000 from the Technology Fund for
Phase III of the Network Redundancy and Improvement Plan, Phase III. This was moved
by Linda and seconded by Maria.
9. Cable TV in Public Buildings
The spreadsheet provided to the Committee by Sergio from Facilities following a request
to Pat Goddard was discussed. As there were remaining questions, Sergio will be invited
to a future meeting.
It appears that all public buildings have at least basic service with the exception of the ice
skating rink and that should be added.
10. Improving Cell Phone Coverage in Lexington
Ken and Dorinda will meet to discuss possible overlap with the Town on this.
Linda brought in two legal notices from the Minutemanfor changes in cell towers and
asked whether we knew about these. Ken was not sure they required approval but would
look into it.
11. Massachusetts Cable TV Licensing Practices
Because of the time, this was not presented.
12. Wireless Report
There was no report.
13. Complaints
Steve reported on a complaint from someone in an Avalon property about having no
choice in cable company. It was noted that there have been previous complaints about
this.
Ken reported that Jill Reddish from Verizon had emailed that she would be pleased to
help and had forwarded the request to the appropriate people. Jane Lyman at Comcast
said she would look into it.
Smita has complaints for January, Dave Bucskowski for February and Dave Becker for
March.
14. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:13.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Roemer