HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-10-19-CAC-min TOWN OF LEXINGTON
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 2017
Call to order. CAC Chair Ken Pogran opened the meeting at 6:35 PM in the Parker
Room(G-15), Town Office Building.
Members Present: Ken Pogran, Chairman; David Becker; Smita Desai; Steve Iverson;
Nick Lauriat; Ben Moroze; Dorinda Goodman; Rita Vachani.
Members Absent: David Buczkowski.
Quorum: A quorum of members was present.
Others Present: Joe Pato, Selectmen's liaison with the CAC; Ramin Taraz, applicant to
join the CAC
Materials Referenced: Draft Meeting Minutes for September 21, 2017; Draft CAC
contribution for the Town Annual Report; LexMedia financial statement for FY2017;
Membership application of Ramin Taraz; and meeting agenda
1. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes.
A motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of September 21, 2017 was
unanimously approved.
2. Carrier Reports
No representatives were present and no written reports were received.
3. Selectman's Report—Joe Pato
Mr. Pato had nothing to report.
4. Chairman's Report
a. Verizon has formally named Pamela N. Goldstein, Associate General Counsel, to
replace Jill Reddish as our official contact.
b. The Board of Selectmen has approved CAC reappointments to three-year terms
for Mr. Moroze, Ms. Desai and Ms. Goodman and to a one-year term for Mr.
Iverson.
c. Ramin Taraz has submitted an application to become a member of the CAC, and
action on his application is to be taken later in this meeting. One more person has
expressed interest and is expected to submit an application soon
d. The Chairman will attend an Open Meeting Law training session on November 1,
and will report to the Committee on any changes.
5. RCN License Amendment
a. The Board of Selectmen is expected to consider the Amendment on the Consent
Agenda at their October 30, 2017 meeting.
b. The CAC reviewed the RCN letter to the Board of Selectmen on the Amendment
and voted unanimously to recommend that the Board accept and sign the
Amendment.
6. RCN License Renewal
a. RCN's current cable TV license expires on June 30, 2019. The Negotiation and
Licensing group is planning an informal discussion with Tom Steel, our RCN
contact, to determine the major objectives of both parties.
b. The Chairman expects to send letters in the next few weeks to the Town Manager
and Superintendent of Schools to identify Town needs that might be met as part of
the RCN license negotiation.
7. LexMedia Update
a. Florence DelSanto was not present to make an oral report. However she did
provide a written report.
b. RCN, Minuteman High School and LexMedia are coordinating installation of a
new fiber connection to LexMedia for the school.
c. LexMedia expects to install one new Board member at their annual meeting on
November 16, 2017.
8. CAC Contribution to the Town's Annual Report
The Committee reviewed and unanimously approved the draft document.
9. Small Cell Wireless Status
A radio frequency engineer is making measurements to help determine whether
antenna radiation is high enough to be a health concern.
10. Police Station Cell Site Update
AT&T Mobility won the contract. Details are being discussed in coordination with
the Historic District Commission to make a lower visual impact and to minimize the
effect on the bike path.
11. Town IT Update
Dorinda Goodman was not present to give a report.
12. PEG Account Analysis
Rita Vacham and Dave Becker plan to release a new edition of the financial trends
document before the next CAC meeting.
13. Wireless Applications
Nothing to report.
14. Complaints
a. Assignments: September, Steve Iverson; October, Ben Moroze; November, Nick
Lauriat; and December, Smita Desai.
b. No complaints were logged in either September or to date in October.
15. Consideration of New Applicant
The Committee interviewed applicant Ramin Taraz and discussed his background and
capabilities. The Committee then voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of
Selectmen appoint Mr. Taraz to the CAC.
16. New Business
No new business was identified.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
David S. Becker