HomeMy WebLinkAboutCable TV and Communications Advisory Committee minutes 01-29-1988.pdf LEXINGTON: CABLE TV AND COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Lexington, Massachusetts
MEETING OF THE COMMITEE, 29 JANUARY 1988
The chairman was unable to attend but appointed Theodore
Mairson to be acting chairman . The meeting was called to order at
3: 22 PM. Present were Julian Bussgang, Stella Liu, Theodore
Mairson, Leo McSweeney, William Spencer, Martha Stanton, and John
Ward.
McSweeney presented the following papers:
cover letter from Richard J . White
letter dated 1 /29/88, Richard W. Chandler to Richard White
letter dated 12/21/87, Sheila Mahoney to Richard White
letter undated, Richard J. White to Anthony F. Peduto
memorandum dated 1/28/88, Richard J . White to Leo McSweeney
These have been placed on file.
Stanton commented that she is now pleased with prompt responses
by Adams-Russell .
McSweeney agreed to distribute copies of the 1980 and 1974
Selectmen' s CATV reports to members of the committee.
The matter of the Selectmen' s charge to the committee was
discussed. Bussgang said that emphasis should be placed on
reviewing performance by Adams-Russell and advising the Selectmen.
Mairson distributed a note dated 1/29/88 "RE: CHARGE TO CATV
COMMITTEE" , a copy of which has been placed on file. Spencer
suggested the following emphasis:
hold a public hearing in the fall
prepare a report to the Selectmen
Publish the report in the Town' s annual report
Mairson suggested that the scope of subject matter was technology,
not just CATV and that this was the significance of COMMUNICATIONS
in the committee' s title. McSweeney confirmed that this had been
the Selectmen' s intention. ' ~
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Complaint procedures were discussed. It was agreed that
McSweeney should ask the Town Manager to mail a questionnaire to
each one who submits a written or telephone complaint to Town Hall .
Copies of the response will be forwarded to Adams-Russell .
Preliminary discussion of public access and local origination
was begun, but no conclusions were reached. Liu pointed out that
there were no A- or B-channels available for library access. This
will be taken up with Adams-Russell .
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It was voted unanimously that the committee will meet on the
fourth Friday of each month at 3: 30 PM. The next meeting will be on
Friday, 26 February 1988 at 3: 30 PM.
The meeting adjourned at 4: 58 PM.
Respectfully submitted, �
Theodore Mairson