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Home My WebLink About09/01/2011CANCELLED WATERLOO CABLE TV COMMISSION September 1, 2011 4:30 p.m. First Floor Conference Room Call to Order —Chairperson Larry Herzog. Roll Call Approval of Agenda, as proposed or amended Approval of March 3, 2011 Minutes Citizens Oral Comments Financial Report Chairperson's Report Report of Mediacom Net Report from CT Production Coordinator Committee Reports: 1. Public Access Programming —Chairperson Willie Cody 2. Commission Policy/Procedures—Chairperson Larry Herzog 3. Inter -Agency —Chairperson Ed Hutchens XI. New Business XII. Unfinished Business 1. Availability of Public Access and Government Access channels XIII. Adjournment Suzy Schares City Clerk *Note: Next meeting to be held on November 3, 2011 Ok 0-P - \ /No\ sv•-• cfr, v_ \co v.\ ` MEMBERS 47` Edward N. Hutchens ' PO Box 485 )• Waterloo, IA 50704-0485 -4 + (319) 433-5508 CELL 104- vtLiq „,1 fast007eddie@inbox.colrr—'-t-i&&i Term Expiration date of 12/31/2012 MEMBERS OF WATERLOO TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 0-61 Larry Herzog 1604 Baltimore Street Waterloo, IA 50702 (319) 274-4560 WORK 32-2729 Larry@bluedawn.net Term Expiration date of 12/31/2012 John Sherbon 1715 Robin Road Waterloo, IA 50701 011, • �(319) 236-2424 HOME (319) 939-4405 CELL Lk Term Expiration date of 12/31/2013 ‘iikV Jane Scott 1....1925 Westchester Road Waterloo, IA 50701 (319) 234-3904 beecherscott@gmail.com Term Expiration date of 12/31/2011 NON-MEMBERS Mike Ungs Mediacom Communications 4010 Alexandra Drive Waterloo, IA 50702 (319) 235-2197 ext. 3036 WORK (319) 269-6266 CELL Evansdale City Clerk City Hall 123 N. Evans Road Evansdale, IA 50707 Chris Wendland P. O. Box 596 Waterloo, IA 50704 Edward Stoffer Cable TV Production Coordinator City Hall Waterloo, IA 50703 ed.stoffer@waterloo-ia.org Suzy Schares City Clerk 715 Mulberry St Waterloo, IA 50703 (319) 291-4323 suzy.schares@waterloo-ia.org September 1, 2011 WATERLOO CABLE TV COMMISSION September 1, 2011 4:30 p.m. First Floor Conference Room No meeting was held due to lack of quorum. Suzy Schares City Clerk MEMBERS OF WATERLOO TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION MEMBERS Edward N. Hutchens PO Box 485 Waterloo, IA 50704-0485 (319) 433-5508 CELL fast007eddie@inbox.com Term Expiration date of 12/31/2012 Larry Herzog 1604 Baltimore Street Waterloo, IA 50702 (319) 274-4560 WORK (319) 232-2729 HOME larry@bluedawn.net Term Expiration date of 12/31/2012 John Sherbon 1715 Robin Road Waterloo, IA 50701 (319) 236-2424 HOME (319) 939-4405 CELL Term Expiration date of 12/31/2013 Jane Scott 1925 Westchester Road Waterloo, IA 50701 (319) 234-3904 beecherscott@gmail.com Term Expiration date of 12/31/2011 NON-MEMBERS Mike Ungs Mediacom Communications 4010 Alexandra Drive Waterloo, IA 50702 (319) 235-2197 ext. 3036 WORK (319) 269-6266 CELL Evansdale City Clerk City Hall 123 N. Evans Road Evansdale, IA 50707 Chris Wendland P. O. Box 596 Waterloo, IA 50704 Edward Stoffer Cable TV Production Coordinator City Hall Waterloo, IA 50703 ed.stoffer@waterloo-ia.org Suzy Schares City Clerk 715 Mulberry St Waterloo, IA 50703 (319) 291-4323 suzy.schares@waterloo-ia.org August 26, 2011 Aithus six(2,11 JENNY HARRIS SWAGGART MINISTRY 4 TRAMMELL ST LIBERTY SC 29657 RICHARD SZATKOWSKI MAGIC TV 909 S BISHOP ST #GARDEN CHICAGO IL 60607-4019 MIKE UNGS MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS 4010 ALEXANDRA DR WATERLOO IA 50702 EDWARD HUTCHENS PO BOX 485 WATERLOO IA 50704-0485 JOHN SHERBON 1715 ROBIN ROAD WATERLOO IA 50701 PHYLLIS JACOBSEN 327 S HACKETT RD WATERLOO IA 50701 EDWARD STOFFER CABLE TV PROD COORDINATOR CITY HALL WATERLOO IA 50703 EVANSDALE CITY CLERK CITY HALL 123 N EVANS RD EVANSDALE IA 50707 JANE SCOTT 1925 WESTCHESTER RD WATERLOO IA 50701 DAVID LEACH 137 E LEACH DES MOINES IA 50315 CHRIS WENDLAND P. O. BOX 596 WATERLOO IA 50704 KIRK EASTMAN CEDAR FALLS CABLE TV 220 CLAY ST CEDAR FALLS IA 50613 LARRY HERZOG 1604 BALTIMORE ST WATERLOO IA 50702 WATERLOO CABLE TV COMMISSION September 1, 2011 4:30 p.m. First Floor Conference Room I. Ca11 to Order Chairperson Larry Herzog. II. Roll Call III. Approval of Agenda, as proposed or amended IV. Approval of March 3, 2011 Minutes V. Citizens Oral Comments VI. Financial Report VII. Chairperson's Report VIII. Report of Mediacom Net IX. Report from CT Production Coordinator X. Committee Reports: 1. Public Access Programming —Chairperson Willie Cody 2. Commission Policy/Procedures—Chairperson Larry Herzog 3. Inter -Agency —Chairperson Ed Hutchens XI. New Business XII. Unfinished Business 1. Availability of Public Access and Government Access channels XIII. Adjournment Suzy Schares City Clerk *Note: Next meeting to be held on November 3, 2011 WATERLOO CABLE TV COMMISSION March 3, 2011 5:07 p.m. First Floor Conference Room Members present: Edward Hutchens, Jane Scott, Larry Herzog, and Michael Neff. Members absent: None Also present: Suzy Schares, City Clerk. Moved by Scott, seconded by Neff that the agenda, be approved. Ayes: Four. Motion carried. Moved by Neff, seconded by Scott that the minutes of July 1, 2010, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Four. Motion carried. Citizen Oral Comments None Financial Report The City Clerk will mail copies of the report to commissioners. Chairperson Report None Mediacom Report None CT Production Coordinator Report Ed Stoffer, Cable Television Production Coordinator, is working on adding a non-profit program to the channel. The commissioners were very supportive of this idea. Committee Report None New Business Recruitment of New Members — Scott suggested that each commissioner make a commitment to look for new members. Herzog requested to have a press release sent out and a notice put on the public access channel. Moved by Neff, seconded by Scott to recommend appointment to City Council of John Sherbon to the Cable Commission. Ayes: Four. Motion carried. Unfinished Business Availability of Public Access and Government Access channels — Neff contacted Lee Grassley, Mediacom, and was told that the public access channels are not available to non-Mediacom subscribers. The City Clerk will ask Mr. Grassley to attend the next Cable Commission meeting. Moved by Scott, seconded by Hutchens to adjourn at 5:25 p.m. Ayes: Four. Motion carried. Suzy Schares City Clerk Mediacom August 15, 2011 Ms. Suzy Schares City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo, Iowa 50703-5783 Dear Ms. Schares, Mediacom's contract with the Tennis Channel expires on September 3, 2011 and has not been renewed at this time. The Tennis channel will be dropped from Digital Sports Tier, channel 176 September 3, 2011. If there are any questions please contact me at directly via phone at (319)268-5033 or via email at Irassley@mediacomcc.com . Sincerely,} Lee Grassley Senior Manager, Government Relations ,MASHESMINIERag.i'-.9";.; Mediacom August 15, 2011 Ms. Suzy Schares City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo, Iowa 50703-5783 Dear Ms. Schares Mediacom is in the process of transforming its TV channel line-up to all -digital, which will bring faster Internet, more channels, more HD, better picture and sound quality for an all-around better viewing experience. This transition will move channels 23 through 80 to a permanent digital home. Customers with older TVs (manufactured before 2007) that do not have a built-in digital tuner or those who do not have a Mediacom digital receiver will need a digital adapter in order to continue to see the content on these channels. Existing customers can receive up to three (3) adapters free until January 30, 2013; each additional adapter beyond 3 will cost $.99 per month as of September 15, 2011. Starting on January 31, 2013 a fee of $.99 per adapter will be added to the customer's monthly bill. All new customers will see a fee of $.99 per adapter on their monthly bill upon signing up with Mediacom. Mediacom is proud to serve City of Waterloo, and looks forward to bringing our customers the best services we can provide. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact Lee Grassley via email at igrassley@mediacomcc.com, or via phone at (319) 268-5033. Sincerely, e:Lt 4wviT Lee Grassley Senior Manager, Government Relations z 'A Mediacom August 22, 2011 City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo, Iowa 50703-5783 Dear City Leader: We are pleased to announce that Mediacom and NFL Network have reached a new, long-term agreement for carriage of NFL Network and NFL RedZone. On or about September 11, 2011 the NFL net work will be added on channel 186 to the Digital Plus tier of service. There will be no additional charge to current Digital Plus subscribers and new Digital Plus subscribers will be charged the current rate of $12.00 per month. NFL RedZone will be offered as an ala carte service available on the Premium Group at channel 187 for a one-time fee of $49.95 for each NFL season. The customer must have NFL Network (Digital Plus) in order to subscribe to RedZone. If there are any questions please contact me at1grassley@mediacomcc.com or 319-268-5033. Sincerely, Lee Grassley Senior Manger, Government Relations