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TC 09-02-87City of Cupertino City Hall - 10430 S. DeAnza Blvd. 252-4505 MINUTES Regular Meeting of the Cable Television Advisory Committee 7:00 p.m. September 2, 1987 Interim City Hall - Conference Room CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Leonard Batchelor. FLAG SALUTE/ROLL CALL Committee members present: Batchelor, Chiavacci, Fletcher, Mann, Schmid Staff present: Krey, McKennan Guests present: Joe Wilcox, Herb Everett, Jim Cochran APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD AUGUST 5, 1987 Amendments were made to the minutes of August 5, 1987. Corrections should read: The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Vice -Chair- person Michelle Mann, and in the Report From Joe Wilcox of United Cable section, second paragraph, first sentence: Jane Chiavacci mentioned that the sound and picture on Channel 53 were still not up to par. Michelle Mann motioned to approve the minutes asemended. Jane Chiavacci seconded and the motion carried 4-0. Len Batchelor abstained. A discussion took place on the picture and sound quality of Channel 53. Donna Krey said Channel 53 was looking into the possibility of buying or renting a different microwave system, in hopes of correcting the problems. Len Batchelor wondered if it were possible to run a cable from Collins School to the Apple Building in order to get a straight feed to United Cable, in- stead of the present microwave system. Joe Wilcox said he would look into the matter. REPORT FROM JOE WILCOX OF UNITED CABLE Joe Wilcox reported on subscriber statistics, the customer complaint summary, phone statistics, the cable call-in show, cable guides, and the Disney promotions. Wilcox also mentioned that United Cable was participating in the coverage of the Bicentennial Parade with its mobile van, and that Elliot Margolies and Kellyn Yamada were working together to coordinate coverage of the event. Bill Fletcher gave Joe Wilcox a videotape recording from his home television set which showed a bad picture. Wilcox said he would look at the recording. CITY STAFF REPORT Donna Krey reported that she received no cable service complaints for the month. ACCESS COORDINATOR'S REPORT Elliot Margolies reported on equipment problems, mainly edit room C and a portapak deck that was malfunctioning. Margolies also mentioned that he was trying to locate a large hall to put on an awards ceremony/banquet, in conjunction with Mountain View and Los Altos. Margolies said it might cost $2,000 per group. DISCUSSION OF THE PURCHASE OF A CHARACTER GENERATOR Elliot Margolies reported that he would like to purchase a character generator for Channel 30. Margolies thaought it might cost around $5,000 for a character generator with a time base corrector. Len Batchelor asked Margolies to continue his research. REIMBURSEMENT OF $25.00 TO ELLIOT MARGOLIES FOR NATIONAL ACADEMY LUNCHEON Bill Fletcher motioned to approve a $25.00 reimbursement to Elliot Margolies for his attendance at the National Academy Luncheon. Michelle Mann seconded and the motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION OF GOAL SETTING/PLANNING CATV memebers discussed and listed goals, plans, and ideas for the CATV. The list includes: 1. Encourage other community groups - users 2. Local business sponsorship 3. More promotion 4. Use grants program - more outreach, direct advertising 5. How to use Access 6. CATV as a speakers bureau 7. Cooperation with Channel 53 8. Access user constituency 9 Interconnect/regional programming Committee members agreed to place emphasis on goals number 1 and 7. A sub -committee with Michelle Mann, Donna Krey, Kellyn Yamada, and Elliot Margolies was set up to work on the 7th goal. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There was one written communication from Bill Lauer regarding a major grant request which will be considered in November. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned as 9:05 p.m.