HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12-15-CAC-minTOWN OF LEXINGTON
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 15, 2011
Call to order. CAC Chair Jim Goell called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM in Room G-
15 of Town Hall.
Present: CAC Members: Jim Goell, Chair; David Becker, Dorinda Goodman, Maria
Kieslich, Ken Pogran, Linda Roemer, Smita Desai, John Rudy, Frank Cai, David
Buczkowski. Others: George Burnell, Board of Selectmen.
1. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes. The minutes of the meeting of November
17 meeting were approved.
2. Carrier Reports. None
3. Selectmen's Liaison Report. Mr. Burnell had nothing to report
4. Chairman's Report.
a. Annual Report. Mr. Goell urged that comments on the draft be submitted to
him.
b. Indexing. Mr. Goell sent a note to Mary Ann Stewart about the stenographer
not noting indexing times. He did not receive a response yet.
c. RCN Modulator. A note was sent to RCN about sound quality but no response
had been received yet.
d. Meeting with David Ilsley, new chair of LexMedia will be held at the January
CAC meeting.
e. The next meeting was scheduled for January 19, 2012 at Klein Hall.
5. Update on New Town Communication System and Room G15 Upgrade. Details
of a new town wide communication system are still under discussion. A discussion of
installing an overhead projector or large screen TV in G -15 was held. It was the
consensus that a TV would be a cheaper and better alternative.
6. Economic Development Official Status. Mr. Burnell reported that the choice was
down to two candidates with references being checked. An offer is expected to be made
soon.
7. Carrier Revenue Breakdown Letter. Mr. Becker reported that he had sent out the
letter on December 15, 2011. More work is needed on Mr. Becker's revenue update and
account review status.
8. Plans for 2.5G and 10G on Hartwell Avenue. Mr. Becker reported that RCN
already has fiber in place.
9. LexMedia Annual Report Schedule. Ms. Roemer distributed a list of reports
required. A discussion of the timing of Audit Reports was held. Mr. Goell reported that
he had discussed this with Carl Valente. The next report will be after the end of the
current fiscal year.
10. Backup Server Location. Ms. Goodman had no report stating that this was a
LexMedia issue. She will discuss with Florence deSantis.
11. Promotion of LexMedia Government Programs. No report. Ms. Kieslich will call
Ms. DeSantis.
12. WiFi Project Update. Mr. Pogran submitted his draft report to the CAC. Ms
Goodman discussed issues concerning turning on the access points in Cary and Town
Hall.
13. AT &T Wireless Plans. Mr. Pogran has found the appropriate person at AT &T to
direct inquiries to. He will draft a letter for Mr. Goell to make the contact.
14. Comcast Negotiations. A review of the December 15, 2011 planning meeting was
held. It was agreed that a public hearing for ascertainment would be held January 26,
2012. Mr. Burnell and Mr. Buczkowski will run the meeting. Comcast will provide a
stenographer for the hearing to be held at the DPW Building. Mr. Becker will inform the
Selectmen.
15. Storm Outage Refunds. Mr. Rudy will look into the three licensees to determine
what the requirements for a refund after a storm outage are.
16. Noveember complaints. Questions about service to commercial districts were
received. Verizon engineers residential areas before commercial areas. Mary Lou frere
will be invited to attend the next meeting of the CAC.
17. Wireless Applications. Mr. Cai reported that there were no new applications.
18. Future Plans/New Business. There was no new business.
19. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
David J. Buczkowski