Cable TV Committee

Minutes 2011


Monday, November, 21 st, 2011
Juneau Public Library at 5:45 PM

Members Present: Mark Lentz, Barb Smith, JoAnne Link, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Sandra Worthen
Also Present:

The meeting was called to order at 5:47 PM and roll call was taken.
Zwieg/Sweeney to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Sweeney/Link to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

Public Comments: None

Review Complaints: None

Community Member Production: None

Purchase New Equipment:
Did receive camera awhile ago.

Camera Person Hire:
Colton Schmidt to video, he is a sophomore.

Old Business: None

New Business:
Macy’s day parade if not copyrited.

 Ideas for next month’s agenda:
For January meeting, budget and Macy’s Day Parade if it can be shown.

Set Time and Date for the next meeting: January 16 th, 2012 at 5:45 PM.

Sweeney/Lentz to adjourn meeting at 5:52 PM. Motion carried.

Minutes Reported By:
JoAnne Link


Monday, September 26th, 2011
Juneau Public Library at 5:45 PM

Members Present: Mark Lentz, Barb Smith, Sandra Worthen, Jo Anne Link, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: None

The meeting was called to order at 5:52 PM and roll call was taken.
Sweeney/Zwieg to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Sweeney/Zwieg to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

Public Comments: None

Review Complaints:
Complaints from someone not receiving 97 and 991. They were dropped. Remote control had to be reprogrammed.

Community Member Production: Nothing

Purchase New Equipment: Nothing

Old Business:
Mayor Bosak asked Bob Sweeney if he received any applications for camera operator. He did, but some are too young and kids are too involved with other activities where they are not reliable.

New Business:
1. Budget.
Went through the budget. Increased $3,550.00 from last year. Zwieg/Sweeney to accept the budget.

Ideas for next month’s agenda:
Camcorder taping position to be put back on the agenda.

Set Time and Date for the next meeting: October 17th, 2011 at 5:45 PM.

Zwieg/Sweeney to adjourn meeting.

Minutes Reported By:
Kathy Zwieg


Monday, August 15th, 2011
Juneau Public Library at 5:45 PM

Members Present: Mark Lentz, Barb Smith, Sandra Worthen, Jo Anne Link, Robert Sweeney, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Kathy Zwieg
Also Present: Chad Stange, Mike Hill, Government Relation Manager for Charter Communications, Chuck Trout, Local Technical Supervisor in charge of Dodge County

The meeting was called to order at 5:45 PM and roll call was taken.

Sweeney/Lentz to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Sweeney/Link to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

Public Comments:
Corner on Fairfield:
Kindt Street, can gentlemen/technical crew do a better job of cleaning up after themselves. Plant grass, replacing dirt, etc.

Remote Programming:
Should be able to start on-line to find this information. If not, call Charter and they will get you started.

Interrupted Service – What Causes This?
Multiple sets, “maintenance window”, etc, call Charter and they will help you out. Sometimes checking the fitting will fix this issue.

Voice Synchronizations
Automatic audio levelers sometimes falls behind.

Review Complaints: None.

Community Member Production: None

Purchase New Equipment: Panasonic Camera Model #AGHMC 40
Two cameras are the same. One has poor color. $1,695.00 (hi-def) does not include memory card. Additional $50.00 for a 16 g memory card. Sweeney/Worthen to buy these items not to exceed $1,800 using funds from the Cable TV franchise fees. Keep old camera as a backup.

Review Budget:
Lower rates; bundle services. One bill vs. different for each service.
Green Screen: Box related issue.
Black Screen: Several issue possibilities.
Internet Speeds: Several options. Bill reflects speed different downloads need different speeds.

Old Business:

New Business:
Need to hire new camera person. Put something on Cable TV.

Ideas for next month’s agenda:
Budget.

Set Date and Time for the next meeting: September 19 th, 2011 at 5:45 PM.

Lentz/Sweeney to adjourn meeting at 6:52. Motion carried.

Minutes Reported By:
JoAnne Link


Monday, July 18th, 2011
Juneau Public Library at 5:45 PM

Members Present: Mark Lentz, Barb Smith, Sandra Worthen, Jo Anne Link, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: None

The meeting was called to order at 5:47 PM and roll call was taken.
Link/Zwieg to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
Sweeney/Worthen to approve the minutes. Motion carried unanimously.
Sweeney/Worthen to approve JoAnne Link as secretary. Motion carried unanimously.

Public Comments: Internet “streaming” should be “upload of meetings”. We do not have streaming capabilities. A member is having an issue with on demand. Gave her another option to try. Will following up at the next meeting.

Review Complaints: None

Community Member Production: Bob spoke with the community member. This person is still interested. Many items going on now. Maybe more toward winter.

Purchase New Equipment: None

Disposal of old VHS tapes and DVD’s: Keep committee meetings for one year, Common Council for 5 years per Mayor Bosak and keep the specials and games.

Old Business: Barb distributed budget comparison for the first six month. Reviewed budget numbers. The library thanks the city for the donation that was received.

New Business: August 15th meeting, two charter employees will be present to answer questions regarding services including: internet, phone and cable services.

Ideas for next month’s agenda: None

Set Date and Time for the next meeting: August 15th, 2011 at 5:45. Motion carried unanimously.

Zwieg/Lentz to adjourn meeting at 6:05. Motion carried.

Minutes Reported By:
JoAnne Link


Monday, May 16th, 2011
Juneau Public Library at 5:45 PM

Members Present: Mark Lentz, Barb Smith, Sandra Worthen, Jo Anne Link, Robert Sweeney, and Mayor Bosak (arrived @6:03)
Members Absent: Kathy Zwieg
Also Present: None

The meeting was called to order at 5:50 PM and roll call was taken.
Link/Sweeney to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
Sweeney/Link to approve the minutes. Motion carried unanimously.

Public Comments:
None

Review Complaints:
None

Election of Officers.
Link/Sweeney to nominated Barb Smith as the Chairman. Motion carried unanimously.
Link/Lentz to approve nomination of Barb Smith as Chairman. Motion carried unanimously.
Sweeney/Link to approve nomination of JoAnne Link as secretary. Motion carried unanimously.

Donation to the Juneau Public Library:
This is normally done in January or February. Sweeney/Link to donate $1,000.00 to the Juneau Public Library. Motion carried unanimously.

Internet Streaming of Meetings:
Is this something we will be doing? Bob asked at the conference and other communities are already doing it all. Not a real call for it in Juneau, maybe in the future, but not at this time. Remove item from the agenda.

Community Member Production:
No mention of this again from community member. Leave this venue open for future possibilities. Bob will approach community member and ask if he is still interested.

Charter Fee Increases:
Nothing at this time. Barb will check with Gladys on this item.

Purchase New Equipment:
Nothing at this time.

Old Business:
Bob Sweeney gave a report on the WAPC Conference that was held on May 5 th and 6 th. Report is attached.

New Business:
Nothing at this time.

Ideas for next month’s agenda:
Report on community member production, keep this on the next agenda. Remove the following from the next agenda: Election of officers. Donation to the Juneau Public Library. Internet Streaming of Meetings from the next agenda.

Set date, time and place for next meeting. June 20 th, 2011 at 5:45 PM.

Link/Sweeney to adjourn the meeting at 6:20 PM. Motion carried

Minutes Reported By:
JoAnne Link


Monday, April 18th, 2011
Juneau Public Library at 5:45 PM

Members Present: Jason Buske, Barb Smith, Sandra Worthen, JoAnne Link, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: None

The meeting was called to order at 5:45 PM and roll call was taken.
Link/Sweeney to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Link/Sweeney to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

Public Comments:
None

Review Complaints:
Questioned if Channel 68 was moved or taken off?

Community Member Production:
Nothing new – keep on agenda.

Budget:
Questioned if funds are rolled over goes into our contingency?

Annual WAPC Conference:
May 5 th and 6 th in Pewaukee. $165.00 for registration and $99.00 per room per person. Bob Sweeney would like to attend. Link/Zwieg to approve Bob Sweeney attending conference as stated. Motion carried 5-0.

Purchase New Equipment:
None at this time. Bob will let us know more after the conference.

Old Business: None

New Business: None

Ideas for next month’s agenda.
Election of Chairman and secretary. WAPC Conference up report – Robert Sweeney.

Set Date and Time for the next meeting: March 16 th, 2011 at 5:45 PM.

Link/Zwieg to adjourn meeting at 6:00 PM. Motion carried.

Minutes Reported By:
Jason Buske


Monday, February, 28 th, 2011
Juneau Public Library at 5:45 PM

Members Present: Jason Buske, Barb Smith, Sandra Worthen, JoAnne Link, and Robert Sweeney
Members Absent: Kathy Zwieg and Mayor Bosak
Also Present: None

The meeting was called to order at 5:45 PM and roll call was taken.
Link/Sweeney to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Smith/Worthen to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

Public Comments: None

Review Complaints: Call before 5:00 PM to get better service.

Internet streaming of Meetings: Will continue as is. No meeting yet.

Community Member Production: No recent contact, nothing new.

Charter Fee Increases: Premium channels increase approximately $4.00 per month.

Fees for City Cable: Approximately $5.00 per outlet comes out of building budgets. Does not affect us.

Purchase New Equipment: Nothing new: DVD recorder with hard drive needs repair. Link/Sweeney to have it repaired. Ayes: Buske, Link, Sweeney, Nays: Worthen. Motion carried 3-1.

Old Business: WAPC Membership: Link/Worthen to resubmit membership to WAPC for $195.00. Motion carried 4-0.

New Business: Discs are working well.

Ideas for next month’s agenda: None.

Set date, time and place for next meeting. March 21 st, 2011 at 5:45 PM.

Link/Sweeney to adjourn meeting at 6:15. Motion carried.

Minutes Reported By:
Jason Buske