TC 07-05-95 Cable Television Advisory Committee
Regular Meeting
July 5, 1995
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m. by chairperson Mike Wincn.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Donna Poggi, Paul Rodwick, J.M. Wincn
Absent: Laird Huntsman, Ernest Tsui
TCI: Kathi Noe
Guests: Linda G-rodt, Daniel Wade and Leonard Batchelor
APPROVAL OF JUNE 7, 1995 MINUTES
Donna Poggi made a motion to approve the minutes as written; Paul Rodwick seconded and the
motion passed unanimously.
COMMUNICATIONS
Oral: There were none.
Written: A copy ora letter to Ralph Steinke of De Anz_a College was distributed. No response
as yet.
Also, a letter from Monta Vista High School (MVHS) regarding a grant request was reviewed,
and it was decided that the committee send a letter to MVHS informing them of the grants program and
encouraging them to apply for a grant during the upcoming campaign.
OLD BUSINESS
Schedule visit to TCI in San Jose: Due to the absence of two of the members of the
committee, Wincn requested that this item be agendized for the September 6 meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Mayor's breakfast: There was some uncertainty as to who had attended the previous mayor's
breakfast or who was due to attend the next one. Wincn said he would find out who it should be and
would inform them.
TCI: Kathi Noe distributed two months' of reports and pointed out that progress had been
made in improving the data under Customer Concern for June and was passed to Bruce Dinger, the
new Customer Relations Manager, who is now tracking these complaints. Noe said she would like to
inlxoduce Bruce to the committee at its next meeting.
She also advised that in the franchise renewal process, TCI is working towards a new report as
required by the franchise, and so doesn't plan to revise this report until it has been resolved in the
franchise renewal process, hopefiflly by the September meeting. She pointed out that in the period of
May through June this year TCI had lost some subscribers, which is typical for this time of year. Noe
reported the number of drops buffed during May was 41 and in June it was 30.
Now that the council has finalized all of TCI's authorized increases for basic service, the
August bills will reflect those adjw, lmcnts.
Wincn reported that he had already received a billing that reflected a $5.58 increase for his
service in the Cupertino/Los Altos system. The majority of the increase was for Expanded Basic and
the cost of the addressable converter doubled and the remote control cost trebled. Noe was puzzled by
this and will look into the matter.
Len Batehelor asked what TCI planned to do about the FCC order dated June 21, 1995 and Noe
explained that TCI had already factored this into its calculations last summer. The latest FCC order
will be referred to the new rate specialist for this area, Crystal Barstedt.
City of Cupertino: Donna Krey submitted a written report which was accepted.
De Anza College: No representative was present.
ADJOURNMENT
Poggi made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:23 p.m., Rodwick seconded and the motion
passed unanimously.' The next meeting will be held September 6, 1995 at 7 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk C/