HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-04-11-CAC-min.pdf Minutes for Lexington Communications Advisory Committee,April 11, 2002
The Meeting was called to order at 5 45 PM by the Chair, Jane Gharibian.
Other Attendees:
Committee Members: Bill Kofoed, Mike Greene, Steve Ellis, Dave Becker, David Kanter, Tim
Counihan, Mike Morrisey, Ed Vail, Howard Cravis, and Miriam Boucher
Guest: Ron Cordes, Town of Bedford CAC.
Ed Vail appointed secretary
The Minutes of the previous meeting, March 21, 2002, were amended as follows:
David Kanter Precede the information on the Village Circle AT&T Wireless pedestal with
"Subject to a Grant-of-Location approval at a 1 Apr 2002 Selectmen's meeting,"
David Kanter: 'Cell Tower report"changed to Wireless-Communications Report'
Dave Becker:
1 Access-Corporation Ascertainment: Dave introduced the draft Ascertainment Statement
of Requirements to Rika Welsh and requested that the Committee vote to send it to Rika.
After a brief review and discussion, the Committee voted to authorize Dave to send it to
Rika.
2. EAS. No new developments. Assume that AT&T Wireless will fulfill their commitments;
no response from RCN Action Item: Send Tom Steele (RCN) an e-mail on status.
AT&T Wireless:
1 Transfer hearing: Peggy Sullivan was absent due to the need to attend other Town
License-Transfer Hearings. She sent a response to the questions from the Lexington
Town-License Transfer Hearing to the CAC. The sense of the sub-committee handling
the hearing was that the answers were not particularly responsive. They may note this as
a matter of record in conjunction with preparing a cover and draft memo for the
Selectmen. The CAC Chair and Committee thanked Tim Counihan for his excellent work
in preparing for and conducting the Hearing.
2. License Renewal. Jane mentioned that Jennifer Taub of the Committee had been working
renewal issues with Peggy, but that with the Transfer Hearings, Peggy was currently
overloaded.
3 Steve Ellis mentioned that he had noted the use in the Boston Globe s Sports section of
Channel 3 to broadcast Red Sox games. Jane noted that Peggy had called her to note this
and that this was OK.
4 David Kanter stated that the Village Circle pedestal issue had been moved to the
April 22nd Selectman s Meeting for a Grant-of-Location decision for an underground
vault.
RCN
1 Jane noted that the Town Meeting (TM) was going very well with no problems with the
live/tape coverage and closed captioning. TM member/speaker names are now pre-sent to
the captioning person whenever possible. There was a problem with TM schedule
changes that was addressed and resolved.
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2. SCOLA. Jane asked if the high school was on line. Steve replied that there was fiber into
the high school; a walkthrough was scheduled and that RCN would be hopefully up soon.
Ron Cordes, Bedford CAC:
Ron introduced himself as a long-time member of the Bedford CAC (-1984 on) with an interest
in a possible joint Lexington-Bedford Access Corporation. Bedford has been working its way
through the AT&T Wireless license transfer process as well as an earlier preliminary RCN
Access Corporation initiative. They are actively exploring a non-profit access corporation and
are interested in testing whether a joint venture might make sense. Tim and other committee
members gave Ron the history of Lexington s efforts in this area and our current status. Ron was
very interested in maintaining contact, so Jane assigned Tim and Mike to coordinate our
activities with Ron.
Wireless Communications Report:
David Kanter gave the Committee the status on the following Town wireless applications:
1 Sprint PCS, 451 Lowell Street: Approved at the 3/28 hearing
2. Boston PCS, 128 Spring St: Revision needed per substantive issues; not forwarded yet.
3 Cingular Wireless, Town water tower new Cingular representative assigned to complete
a revised application to satisfy the outstanding issues—which was a Condition of the
Special Permit granted by the Town's Board of Appeals.
4 Cingular Wireless, 201 Spring Street: Understand a facility will be proposed, but no
determination yet
5 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Health (DPH), Radiation
Control Program. Decision made, due to budget cuts, to no longer require the filing with
the DPH a "Notification of Non-ionizing Source" radiation data. David has requested the
Town's Board of Appeals to amend their Rules & Regulations so as to require continued
inclusion of information comparable to what had been in that "Notification," and he has
also requested further status/justification by the DPH as to why the Federal reporting
requirements are the same as what had been required by the DPH.
I-NET
Steve reported that the switchover to the RCN network is almost done. The Town Office
Building is the last to roll over. PAYT/Budget cuts may impact planned I-NET-equipment
purchases. The overall network quality is good which, in turn, is increasing demand. Budget is
to be determined.
Other Business: None.
Next meeting date: May 16, 2002
Meeting adjourned at 6:33 PM
Respectfully submitted.
Ed Vail
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