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TOWN OF LEXINGTON
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2019
Call to order. CAC Chair Kenneth Pogran called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM in the
Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue,
Lexington, MA.
Members Present: Kenneth Pogran, Chair; Dave Becker, Dave Buczkowski, Smita Desai,
Dorinda Goodman, Nick Lauriat, Ramin Taraz.
Members Absent: Bob Avallone, Ben Moroze, P. K. Shiu, Rita Vachani.
Quorum: A quorum of members was present.
Others Present: Niall Connors - Verizon Representative.
Materials Referenced: Draft minutes of the meeting of September 19 2019; Mass Access
recommendations.
1. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes.
The draft minutes of the meeting of September 19, 2019 were unanimously approved.
2. Carrier Reports
Verizon representative Niall Connors confirmed that the contract would be extended for five
years.
3. Chairman’s Report
a. Committee reappointments
Dave Buczkowski, Kenneth Pogran, and Rita Vachani are reappointed to the
Committee.
b. Town “Board and Committee Training”
Ken Pogran will participate in the training in November 2019.
c. LexMedia contract replacement process
Ken Pogran will confirm the process with the Town Manager Jim Malloy and if a
new RFP is required.
d. Scheduling a “wireless services” working group meeting
Wireless services working group will schedule a meeting in November 2019.
4. LexMedia Update
LexMedia representative was not present and hence, no updates.
5. Verizon license renewal
The Committee discussed the license renewal process.
6. Potential impacts of FCC Order regarding cable licensee “in-kind contributions”
The Committee discussed the Mass Access Recommendation document. The next snapshot
of PEG revenue will be available in November 2019. This will need to be taken into
consideration for the LexMedia contract replacement.
Verizon representative Niall Connors indicated that Verizon was still reviewing the potential
impact of FCC order.
7. Town IT update
Dorinda Goodman gave the Town IT update.
Dorinda mentioned that this year the focus of IT is on cybersecurity.
8. Wireless applications
Nick Lauriat mentioned that an application had just been received for an upgrade to Hartwell
Avenue site, and he will further review the application and provide an update at the next
Committee meeting.
9. Complaints
There were no new complaints
10. New Business
There was no new business.
Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Smita Desai
Recording Secretary