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TOWNOFLEXINGTON
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Call to order.
CAC Chair Kenneth Pogran called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM in the
Parker Room (G-15) of the Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.
Members Present:
Kenneth Pogran, Chair; Dorinda Goodman, Smita Desai, Frank Cai,
Dave Buczkowski, Linda Roemer, Nick Lauriat, Steve Iverson, and Ben Moroze.
Members Absent:
Maria Kieslich, Dave Becker.
Quorum:
A quorum of members was present.
Others Present:
Joe Pato, Board of Selectmen; Elaine Ashton.
Materials Referenced:
Minutes of the meeting ofJune 18, 2015; Agenda for the CAC
meeting on September 15, 2015; LexMedia FY 2015 Annual Report; Draft Response to
LexMedia Annual Report; Recording Secretary Assignment spreadsheet; CAC
Complaints Contacts spreadsheet.
1.Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes.
The minutes of the meeting of June 18, 2015 were unanimously approved.
2.Carrier Reports
No service provider representatives were present.
3.Selectman’s Report
Selectman Chair Joe Pato was in attendance and thanked the Committee for their
contribution to Selectman’s goal setting. The Committee was encouraged to continue
working on the goals and the expectation was to make an oral presentation to the
Board of Selectman to be followed by a written report.
a.Improved Wireless Communication around Town.
The goal was agreed upon as an issue, and the CAC Wireless Communications
Working Group will continue to work toward this goal.
b.Enhanced Emergency Notification System.
The goal was also identified by the Board of Selectmen as an issue and a working
group was created consisting of town staff to work on this goal. Both Joe Pato and
Suzie Barry will participate.
4.Chairman’s Report
a.Retirement.
Linda Roemer has decided to retire from the Committee.
b.Reappointment.
Smita Desai and Dave Becker were reappointed to the Committee by the Board of
Selectmen.
c.New Members.
Ken Pogran will send an email to Lexington List soliciting new members.
d.Next Meeting.
Next meeting will be on October 15, 2015.
e.Recording Secretary.
Ben Moroze in October, Dave Becker in November and Dave Buczkowski in
December.
f.Complaint Contacts.
Nick Lauriat in October, Smita Desai in November and Dave Buczkowski in
December.
g.Working Groups for 2015-16.
LexMedia Oversight Group – Smita Desai, needs one more member.
Wireless Communications Group and Cable Licensing group had no changes to
their memberships.
5.LexMedia Update
Florence DelSanto mentioned that there will be improvements to lighting around the
studio as well as new media management software will be implemented.
Florence also indicated that Livingston Taylor concert will be recorded as well as
plans for recording of other concerts and a YouTube Channel.
6.LexMedia Annual Report
The draft CAC response to the LexMedia 2015 Annual Report was discussed and
approved with suggested modifications. Ken Pogran will edit the document based on
the feedback and forward to LexMedia. Due to the schedule of the meeting of the
board of LexMedia, it was suggested that the contract with the town be modified to
allow approved reports and financial statements to be completed within 120 days
instead of 90 days.
7.Special Recognition
Linda Roemer has decided to retire from the Committee. The Committee
unanimously thanked her for years of service and wished her the best.
David Buczkowski also recognized Linda for her work in the Cable Licensing
Working Group. Florence DelSanto thanked Linda for her guidance to LexMedia.
8.Election of Chair of CAC
Ken opened the floor for election of new Chair. Ken Pogran was unanimously elected
as Chair of the Committee for 2015–2016.
9.Town IT updates
Dorinda Goodman indicated that networking bids were pending for Cary Hall
renovation.
The Community Center work would be completed for the Grand Opening in October.
Regarding wireless service improvements, exploring the possibility of installing
distributed antennae system.
10.Wireless applications
None.
11.Complaints
None.
12.New Business
a.Goals and Objectives for Coming Year.
Each working group should set up a timeline of activities.
Ken also invited members to bring new ideas for discussion at the next meeting.
Adjournment.
The meeting was adjourned at 8.05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Smita Desai