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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/2011WATERLOO CABLE TV COMMISSION July 7, 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@excite.com Term Expiration date of 12/31/2009 Larry Herzog 1604 Baltimore Street Waterloo, IA 50702 274-4560 WORK 111bee).5(Qp , y @bluedawn.net Expiration date of 12/31/2009 Willie Cody 3004 Niles Street Waterloo, IA 50703 235-0191 HOME Term Expiration date of 12/31/2010 Jane Scott 1925 Westchester Road Waterloo, IA 50701 (319) 234-3904 Term Expiration date of 12/31/2011 Michael G. Neff 3345 West Ridge Drive Waterlod, IA 50701-4647 (319) 232-6179 HOME (319) 404-3558 CELL bassign@hotmail.com ike_neff27@yahoo.com erm Expiration date of 12/31/2013 NON-MEMBERS . _Nn[ 1(nvtgki w(cra *-16.-1 fly-, h� Mediacom Communications 6300 Council Street, N.E. Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 ( Evansdale City Clerk City Hall 123 N. Evans Road Evansdale, IA 50707 Chris Wendland P. O. Box 596 Waterloo, IA 50704 vk v� cnz4' 0-4i- A 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 July 1, 2010 JENNY HARRIS SWAGGART MINISTRY 4 TRAMMELL ST LIBERTY SC 29657 RICHARD SZATKOWSKI P. O. BOX 845 BENSENVILLE IL 60106 DOUG NIX MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS 4010 ALEXANDRA DR WATERLOO IA 50702-6118 EDWARD HUTCHENS PO BOX 485 WATERLOO IA 50704-0485 WILLIE CODY 3004 NILES STREET WATERLOO IA 50703 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 MICHAEL NEFF 3345 WEST RIDGE DRIVE 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 Page 1 of 1 SUZY SCHARES From: Michael Neff [bbassign©hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 9:55 AM To: SUZY SCHARES Subject: Waterloo Cable - TV Commission Suzy, As I spoke with you this morning I am resigning my position on the Cable -TV commission board effective immediately. My wife has been transferred to John Deere Company Headquarters in Moline and we're in the process of moving to the QC area. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to help serve the city of Waterloo. Mike Michael G. Neff Executive Director Black Hawk Officials Association 3345 West Ridge Drive 319-232-6179 (H) 319-404-3558 (C) bbassign@hotmail.com Waterloo, IA 50701-4647 7/5/2011 .cTofl Ca cl 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 Michael G. Neff 3345 West Ridge Drive Waterloo, IA 50701-4647 (319) 232-6179 HOME (319) 404-3558 CELL bbassign@hotmail.com Term Expiration date of 12/31/2013 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 June 30, 2011 Sed-- (P7/1/2-av 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 MICHAEL NEFF 3345 WEST RIDGE DRIVE 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 July 7, 2011 4:30 p.m. First Floor Conference Room I. Call to Order --Chairperson Larry Herzog. II. Roll Ca11 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 September 1, 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 June 14, 2011 Ms. Suzy Schares City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo, Iowa 50703-5783 Dear Ms. Schares, Wedding Central, currently carried on channel 269 on the Digital Plus tier, has notified Mediacom they will cease broadcasting at 11:59pm on June 30, 2011. You can continue to watch many of your favorite Wedding Central programs on WE tv. The channel will not be replaced at this time. If there are any questions you may contact me at 319-268-5033 or e-mail Irasslev@mediacomcc.com. Sincerely: Lee Grassley Sr. Manager, Government Relations Mediacom Communications Corporation 6300 Council St. NE • Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 • 319-395-7801 • Fax 319-393-7017 Mediacom May 19, 2011 Ms. Suzy Schares City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo, Iowa 50703-5783 Subject: Channel Changes Dear Ms. Schares: On or about June 22, 2011 the following channel line-up changes will happen in your community: KFXA-DT Country will be added to Digital Broadcast Basic channel 103. *Customers with QAM tuner TVs receiving digital format may need to run a one time rescan. Customers with analog cable will need to contact Mediacom at 800-332-0245 to order a rent free DTA tuner to receive the digital format. The following channels will be added / move to the Family Digital Cable Tier: Channel New Channel Location Current Tier New Tier ESPN Classics 32 Analog Family Digital Family Fox Sports MW Plus 126 NEW Digital Family Comcast Sports Plus 127 NEW Digital Family *Customers with QAM tuner TVs receiving digital format may need to run a one time rescan. Customers with analog family cable will need to contact Mediacom at 800-332-0245 to order a rent free DTA tuner to receive the digital format. In addition, Fox Business will be added to the Digital Plus* tier on channel 248. *Subscription to the Digital Plus tier is required to receive additional digital plus programming. These changes will not affect pricing on any Mediacom packages. If there are any questions please contact me at 319-268-5033 or e-mail igrassley@mediacomcc.com Sincerely, Lee Grassley Sr. Manager, Government Relations Mediacom Communications Corporation 6300 Council St. NE • Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 • 319-395-7801 • Fax 319-393-7017 Y.