HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-10-21 Cable TV Advisory Committee MinutesCATV Meeting Reading, MA 1998-10-21 Wed.
Schedule start 6:30 PM in the Lounge downstairs @ Reading Town Hall
Atendee's (Listed in order of arrival)
Peter Epstein Outside Counsel
Joe Santangelo CATV Secy.
Brenda Smith CATV Chr
Bernie Svedlow CATV Vchr
Mike Longo CATV
Jim Biller CATV
Richard Cohen CATV
Brenda provided an AGENDA for this meeting with 8 items to be covered. See Attachment 1.
AGENDA Items
Item 2 Discussion with Peter Epstein ensued concerning some details of a few items of the
upcoming contract. The major discussion from the start to 8:30 PM concerned the legal aspects to
form a nonprofit Public Access Board of Directors, By-Laws, Conflict of Interest ramifications,
size of Board of Directors etc.
Item 3 Approved the minutes of the meeting by the 5 CATV members present at the 10/14/9
meeting..
Item 1 & 4 Concerning some details of item 1 A,B,C,& D and Brenda's meeting with the Town
Manager on 10/19/98.
Item 5 Jim Biller gave an account of his meeting with the Superintendent of Schools and provided
a detailed report. See Attachment 2.
Items 6 & 7 were not covered as individual items.
Brenda distributed a page concerning the Transition Financial Plan that she will present and
discuss with the Town Manager on 10/23/98.
A motion was made as follows: Subject to the final agreement of the contract with
MediaOne, that we retain Peter Epstein to provide: 1 - Articles of Organization, 2 -
By-Laws, 3 - IRS and State forms. Motion was carried 5 to 1.
The next meeting is scheduled for 11/04/98 at 6:30 PM. The Vchr will file information with the
town clerk and determine the exact location.
This meeting was adjourned at'10:19 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Santangelo Secy.
Cable TV Advisory Board
10/21/98 Meeting
Agenda
✓1. Distribute information to Committee members: - Brenda
A. Memo to Town Manager
B. Cable Committee's comments on MediaOne's letter dated
10/9/98
C. Committee's revised Transition Financial Plan
D. Committee's preliminary thoughts on PEG Access start-up
✓2. Meet with Peter Epstein re: legal aspects of setting up a Public
Access Corporation. - All
/3. Approve Minutes of 10/14/98 Meeting - Bernie
-A Report on 101W/98 conversation with Town Manager - Brenda
/5. Report by Jim Biller on his meeting with the Superintendent of
Schools - Jim
6. Review Sample By-Law Documents (BCAT & LTC), Facilities
Agreement, Executive Director Job Description - All
7. Prepare questions for Harry Haratunian on school involvement in
the Access Corporation for next meeting. - All
,/8. Set-up dates and times for future meetings. Discuss possibility of
an open forum to orient interested people about public access.