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TOWNOFLEXINGTON
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 15, 2016
Call to order.
CAC Chair Kenneth Pogran called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM in the
Parker Room (G-15) of the Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.
Members Present:
Ken Pogran, Chair; Steve Iverson, Dorinda Goodman, Ben Moroze,
Smita Desai, Nick Lauriat, Dave Buczkowski.
Members Absent:
Dave Becker, Rita Vachani.
Quorum:
A quorum of members was present.
Others Present:
Tom Case, CIO, Town of Lexington; Joe Pato, Selectman.
Materials Referenced:
Minutes of the meeting ofNov. 17, 2017; Sample RCN license
transfer approval notification letter.
1.Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes.
The minutes of the meeting of Nov. 17, 2017 were unanimously approved.
2.Town of Lexington CIO Introductions
Tom Case, CIO for the Town of Lexington since August 2016, was present.
Introductions were made between Mr. Case and CAC members. Mr. Case touched on
town IT issues, including ongoing VOIP implementation; dealing with storage
requirements; and piloting path/media diversity into town buildings.
3.Carrier Reports
No carrier representatives were present.
4.Selectman’s Report
Joe Pato said that there was nothing significant to report.
5.Chairman’s Report
Ken Pogran said that email notice should have been received by committee members
about conflict-of-interest training; must be completed online every two years, and
then form must be sent in to the town clerk; everyone should have responded
acknowledging receipt of notification.
The chairman also reported that Donna Macintosh will be replacing Lynn Pease as
the new Board of Selectman Executive Clerk.
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A CAC member, Tim Zack, has resigned due to a move, after which the committee
will have nine members, with two open positions; Mr. Pogran reports that he will
recruit new members.
6.RCN Cable TV License
The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve RCN’s license change.
Formal notification of RCN license transfer approval will be sent by town manager to
Mass. Department of Telecommunications and Cable. License modification due to the
RCN hub relocation will be dealt with at the end of January.
7.LexMedia Update
Florence DelSanto not present; no update.
8.Wireless Services Update
Ken Pogran reported that RFP for new multi-tenant tower at Police station is
progressing, will be available for review in January; final design will have to be
approved by HDC.
The temporary ATT tower at Police station is built; there will be article at town
meeting re: approval of final location / siting.
9.Town IT Update
Dorinda Goodman reported that some public safety antennas are now being moved
from one side of the water tower to the other due to upgrades.
10.Wireless Applications
Ben Moroze reported that there are no new wireless applications.
11.Cable Service Complaints
No complaints this month. Steve Iverson will respond to complaints in January.
12.New Business
No new business.
13.Adjournment
Dave Buczkowski moved to adjourn, seconded by Smita Desai. The meeting was
adjourned at 7:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven Iverson
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