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Pre-Meeting Notes: 5:35pm
David Green reported !)Nursing home can have hook up;information on prions has been sent and
follow-up by Cablevision due next week. 2) NBC America's Talking will cease on July 15,
Cablevision considering what to put on but will put Spit:(previously canceled) up until the decision
is made. 3)June 30th America's Health Netwoik will go on.4)Questioned on whylhow Brookline
carries International News Network,ESPN2,and the History Chante!. Green reported that Brookline
has 102 channels Can Lexington not change some offerings? Get ESPN2 and Scala or ESPN2 and
International News Channel? Green suggested that Cablevision does a survey in Oct.and possibly can
look into this at that time(subscriber interest),but we need to submit questions to them.
Minutes of CATV and Communications Committee Meeting
June 20, 1996
Chair Gharibian called meeting to order at 5:50pm. Mairsan,Bateson, Oharibian, Bucrkowski,
Lange/opt, Ellis,Kanter,Bussgang and Associate Warner were present. Guests were O. Garber and
Construction Manager for Cablevision,Earl.
The minutes of May meeting were approved with the change in Paragraph S"an ad hoc resolution"
The equipment inventory process is still being worked on and report was deferred until the neat
regularly scheduled meeting in September.
Before further discussion continued on the report, Mairson called for the Chair to read the Charge to
the Committee from the Board of Selectmen from the teat provided by him. The Charge was read.
Further discussion on the assessment moved to I-net administration. Steve Ellis is the de facto
Administrator at this time. Ellie will provide information on data miens etc.Further discussion
deferred.
Transfer bearing discussion deferred to later in meeting for return of David Bu'ikowski.
Mr. Garber reported a standstill on the group rate question with Cablevision,as their most recent letter
offered less discount than previously.
Mr Green reported that he did not receive the packet for this meeting,but asked what specifically Mr.
Garber wanted at this point.
Bussgang asked for report on qualifications and background of Audrey Hall,General Manager
Omen responded with prior responsibilities: Assistant General Manager of Framingham system;
Director of Customer Service for Surburban Mass., 12 years of Cable specific experience; has duvet
responsibility for systems in Nonvood, Westwood,Braintree and Framingham where she was
General Manager at the time of purchase by Cablevision.
Kanter reported for the record that he was a party to the meetings with Garber and Hail and that there
was no validity to her assertions in the letter to Garber. He felt her conduct unprofessional. Kanter
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further asked for a Committee response: a letter of inquiry to flail outlining our response to her letter
to Mr.Garter and to his comments at our meeting and requesting a response. The Committee agreed.
The tone and content of the letter should be set by the Committee. Gharibiun will send out the letter
after input from members.
C Warner of the negotiating team reported that the license Until was sent to cablevisiu,Lung Island on
6t7/96 but not acknowledged us reed until 6/13/96. Cablevision returned a marked up copy of the
draft with 25 of the 125 comments in agreement Peter Epstein will work over the draft and changes to
re-submit Three areas arc still the most important and unreconciled: level playing field language;
repo,ting requirments;wiring of the entire town,including business zones. The negotiating team and
Peter Epstein will continue to work on resolution.
Transfer hearing issue was re-opened. Font 394 has been received by the Town frum Cablevision.
The hewing date is set for July 22, 1996 in Selectman s Room. David Buezkuwski will preside for
the Committee. Financial information for the reorganized entity has been requested-maul no longer
in the hands of Warburg-Pincus. D.Green responded,in refernce to Bussgung letter to J. Hendricks,
Cablevision,that assets remain with A/R Cable Servicer'as they are today. Refcg to pages 91-107 of
the Form 394;he reported that A/R Cable Investments is nota reporting entity and has no balance
sheet Green will get the financial information for the Committee and will submit answers to questions
drawn by the Committee in advance of the hearing. Further, Green was asked for infixmaticm on
management at Hudson and replied that Audrey Hall,General Manager,reports to Lung Island
Corporate. Quarterly reports were requested by Bussgaag. Green will see that all information
requested is submitted before the hearing.
Cablevision reports:
A report from Earl. .Construction Manager for Cablevision Sorburban that in Drummer Roy
controversy legal review of specifications has led to resolution. Committee applauded the efforts of
Earl in getting this done. For the record,Green opined that 'there had been foot dragging en both
sides here.'
Warner reported that Hanscom expansion group,"HATS' who meet in opposition to the pmposed
expansion,would like their monthly meetings taped. They meet every 4th Thursday at 4:30 pm. Can
that be arranged?
Thanks was expressed to Cablevision for the stickers provided to subscribers which can be glued to
the remote control device.
Next regular meeting will be the third Thursday of September. All meetings,unless otherwise noted
and changed,will be held on the thud Thursday of each month,summer months of July and August
excluded,at 5:30 pm.
Meeting adjourned