TC 04-05-00 Telecommunications Commission
Regular Meeting
Apr/l 5, 2000
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair L. T. Guttadauro at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: L.T. Guttadauro, Sal Algeri, Ernest Tsui, David Eggleston,
Reginald Duh6
Staff: Donna Krey, Linda Lagergren
De Anza: Bob Haber
Guests: Linda Grodt
APPROVAL OF MARCH 1, 2000 MINUTES
Guttadauro made a motion to accept the minutes as submitted, Algeri seconded the motion. All
in favor. Motion passed.
COMMUNICATIONS
Oral: Linda C-rodt said she was invited to attend the State Democratic Convention at the San
Jose Convention Center. She took two children from the Silicon Kids show and they interviewed a
number of elected officials.
Written: Written correspondence was included in the packet. It included a Notice of
Suspension to access producer Jonathan Houle. No other correspondence was distributed.
OLD BUSINESS
Activities Calendar. The June producer's meeting was rescheduled for May 15. Krey
distributed additional information on the Alliance for Community Media Conference.
Duh6 reported he was invited to the Rancho Rinconada community meeting at the end of the
month to discuss and answer questions regarding cable service and access. He also gave a short report
on the Mayor's breakfast meeting.
Review and update of producer ~uidelines and agreement form with De Ann College
access director - Haber reported on the changes and updates that were made to the guidelines a~d
agre=~-~-~ent. Commission confirmed changes were made. Krey noted a typo in Section SN
(technologies).
Guttadauro made a motion to accept the Producers Guidelines and Agreement form as written
.-- with thc correction as noted. Duht seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.
Sithg and desig of aerisl facilities - Tsui reported he met with Colin Jung of thc Planning
Department to discuss the antenna applications. He ~ported Sprint withdrew their application. Tsui
asked Colin for a map of the city owned facilities and sites. Krey said she would work with Colin to
get the map. Krey reported the Planning Commission intends to meet with the Telecommunications
Commission in Sune. It hasn't been decided if it will be the entire commission or a subcommittee.
Tsui asked Krey to request from Jung the antenna ordinance, a list of the antennas already
located in the city, a map of city facilities, pictures of antenna styles and the coverage maps that were
submitted from the last two applicants. Krey said she would check with Colin June the next day and
request those items.
lnternet access video/meeting - Commission discussed and agreed to hold a forum at their
June meeting to educate residents on the various services that are available. They will invite a
representative from AT&T, Pacific Bell, Arc Communications, and Sprint to give a 5-10 minute report
on their services. They decided to call the event - "Internet Access Forum." The forum will be
televised live if possible.
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion of report to city council - Krey reported on what the other commissions have
included in their reports to council. She said the Telecommunications Commission was scheduled to
report at the May 1st meeting and suggested a 5-10 minute presentation by the chair reporting on
previous accomplishments and current goals.
Summary of franchise sanctions - At the previous commission meeting Eggleston had a
question regarding "actionable causes," so he prepared a summary review of the franchise agreement.
He wanted to see what legal recourses the city had when the terms of the franchise were violated.
Eggieston reported the franchise agreement allows the City to force AT&T to respond to the
commission's request for responsive information and actions. He stated the enforcement could be as
simple as monetary charges and as stem as terminating the agreement. He mentioned in his report
several ways he felt AT&T had not met their responsibilities, such as not submitting monthly reports
on a regular basis. Krey said she had not mentioned to AT&T the fact they were behind on submitting
monthly repolts, but as soon as she did let the~a know, they immediately faxed theia to her.
Guttadauro said he felt the best way to handle this is to do an educational campaign to inform
residents of their rights. He also suggested we can request from AT&T info,l,,afion that we need. Krey
said some information is proprietary under the Telecommunications Act. She said some laws have
changed and other information may be available.
Commission agreed that an educational campaign would be a better way to handle this
situation.
Reports from:
AT&T: Krey reported AT&T representative, Eddie Garcia sent an e-mail to her earlier in the
day stating he had to leave town due to a death in the family and would not be able to attend the
commission meeting. Garcia asked Krey to forward his status report to the commission.
AT&T will begin activating Rancho Rinconada customers by the end of April. Customers have
been notified by mail and a letter confirming this will be sent to the city from AT&T. (Dub6 said he
would check with the Rancho neighbors to see if people were notified by mail.)
AT&T will provide the commission with the number of active ~_~-Iome customers each month.
For the February report period there are 1,661 ~Home customers.
Garcia stated in his e-mail that he would like to provide the ~-Iome information verbally at the
monthly commission meetings or via e-mail rather than include it in the written report.
Records for the calls for ~-Iome sex. ice or installation made to the ~-Iome call center are
recorded and managed by ~Home. Any calls regarding the service made to thc call center are already
included in the monthly reports that are submitted to thc city.
City of Cupertino: Krey thanked the Chair for his participation in the judging of the CREST
nominations. The City Channel is currently preparing vignettes for each of the award recipients. The
CREST award ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 18.
Krey reported another very successful SWING week. Over 450 children came through city hall
for tours and game shows. This year the theme was Toy Town (based on the Toy Story movie).
De Anza College: Haber discussed the suspension of producer Jonathan Houle who produced
"Microwave Children." Haber reported De Anza received a $45,000 grant from AT&T and a $22,500
quarterly grant installment from the city of Cup=£dno.
All schedules, training, studio and editing have been mailed to access producers and posted on
the web site. The web site has been updated to reflect all programming changes. The redesign for the
access web site was initiated. They are currently working with Cupertino High School on a public
safety PSA.
The next taping of Indian Vegetarian Gourmet is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3. The
q~erterly newsletter is completed with a new look. The quarterly access producer meeting for spring
2000 has been moved to Monday, May 15 at 6 p.m.
Haber reported that De Anza would videotape an event at Cupertino High School, "Every 15
Minutes," held in conjunction with the County Sheriff's office.
ADJOURNMENT
Tsui made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:33 p.m.; Algeri seconded and the motion
passed unanimously.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk