2008-05-22
Beverly CATV Commission Meeting
DATE: May 22, 2008
LOCATION: Bevcam office, Beverly High School, Beverly, Ma.
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
COMMISSION MEMBERS:
Steve Pike - Chairman, George Johnson, Arthur Crandall, Al Torsey, Bob
Murphy, Dan Murphy, Eric Overberg, Neil Overberg
PRESENT:
Pike, Johnson, B. Murphy, D. Murphy, E.Overberg
PUBLIC:
(BEVCAM) Walt Kosmowski, Dennis Heslet, Don Berman.
· A quorum being present Steve opened meeting at 7: 00
· Dennis Heslet presented the monthly BevCam report re: Staff, Productions, and Project
Outreach... .voted 5-0 to accept report
· George Johnson reported that he, Dan Murphy, and Steve Pike met with Mayor Scanlon
on 5/20/2008 regarding the hiring of William Hewig, attorney for Kopelman and Paige,
P.C., to represent Beverly in contract negotiations with Comcast. Mayor Scanlon gave
his approval.
- A motion was made by George Johnson to retain William Hewig to
represent Beverly... .. .Dan Murphy stipulated that this motion contain an
amendment that it only be approved pursuant to acceptable financial
arrangements. Bill Murphy seconded the motion... voted 5-0 to accept the
motion.
· Steve and George agreed to formulate a letter for Mayor Scanlon to send to Comcast to
begin informal negotiations for the new contract. This is the first step in the
ascertainment process.
· A motion was made and seconded (5-0) to notify William Solomon of the hiring of
William Hewig.
· Steve assigned sub committees re: various parts of new contract with Comcast.
-Dan and Eric... ..I-net issues
-Steve... city departments
-Bob... . crunch numbers from Comcast and other recent contracts signed by other
cities and towns.
-Public hearings.. . general discussion with no results.
· Also discussed was issue of duplicate I-Net facilities should another vendor wish to
provide cable television to Beverly. . . .no findings
· The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 17,2008 at the Bevcam office, at 7:00 P.M.
· At 8: 15 P. M., a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
Eric Overberg