2013-07-18Beverly Cable Advisory Commission Meeting
DATE: July 18, 2013
LOCATION: Beverly Public Library, Beverly Ma. Fogg room.
TIME: 7:08 P.M.
COMMISSION MEMBERS:
George Johnson — Chair - person, Al Torsey, Eric Overberg, Don Berman, Alex Ushakoff,
Muriel Zaginailoff, Diane Costa, Alternate - Neil Overberg.
• COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
George Johnson — Chair - person, , Eric Overberg, Don Berman, Al Torsey, Alex Ushakoff,
Diane Costa, and Muriel Zaginalloff .
• PUBLIC PRESENT: None
• A quorum being present the meeting was called to order at 7:08 P.M by chair - person
George Johnson.
• CORRESPONDENCE:
Discussion on complaint from a customer plus Comcast's habit of moving channels without
notice. George feels that Comcast's quality of service is down. Alex asked Walt for
clarification as to BevCam's responsibility for I -Net build out.
• OLD BUSINESS:
• Operation alert: Ongoing.
• Meeting minutes: Muriel asked to change the statement that she will chair the July
meeting. A motion was made by Muriel and seconded by Al to accept the Jun 20, 2013
minutes as amended..
• Membership: New member search is temporarily suspended.
• NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion held on long term access plan from BevCam. George will present this
request to BevCam prior to our next joint meeting on Thursday, September 12th in the Fogg
Room, Beverly Public Library at 7:00 P.M.
George is stepping down as chairperson as of today. Muriel agreed to assume the
chairperson position until the end of the year. Al agreed to be vice chairperson; All agreed.
George will present the Q2 status report to the City of Beverly.
Muriel asked for input re: commission members term expirations. George stated
the city clerk's office would have that information.
• SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
• Compliance and oversight Don Berman, Al Torsey, and Alex Ushakoff: Don asked for
approval to go ahead with subcommittee agenda; all approved. Muriel asked for Don to
prioritize the items in the document. Don stated another area of concern was coordination
of customer complaints.
• CAC policies and procedures: Muriel Zaginalloff and Diane Costa: Muriel and Diane the
final draft of the committee. It will be sent to the members prior to the " August" next
meeting.
• I -NET and Operation Alert. George Johnson and Eric Overberg: George has not yet
received clarification from the mayor's office on the letter to Comcast regarding fiber
expansion. George will follow up.
• OPEN ISSUES:
• Operation alert. Ongoing.
• I -Net build out. Ongoing.
• Long term strategic plan from BevCam.
The next CAC meeting will be held at the Beverly Public Library on Thursday, September
12th in the Barnet room, 7:00 P.M. The Q3 joint meeting with BevCam will be held at the Beverly
Public Library on Thursday, September 19th, 7:00 P.M. in the Fogg room.
At 8:50 P.M. a motion was made by Muriel, and seconded by Alex to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted: Eric Overberg, Secretary.