2011-02-24Beverly CATV Advisory Commission Meeting
DATE: February 24, 2011
LOCATION: BevCam office, Memorial Building, 502 Cabot St, Beverly, Ma.
TIME: 7:OOP.M.
COMMISSION MEMBERS:
Daniel Murphy - Chairman, George Johnson, Al Torsey, Eric Overberg, Don Berman,
Kim Allyn, Neil Overberg — Alternate.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Daniel Murphy - Chairman, Eric Overberg, George Johnson, Don Berman Kim Allyn.
and Al Torsey
PUBLIC PRESENT:
• Walter Kosmowski, (BEVCAM), Alex Ushakoff.
A quorum being present the meeting was called to order at 7:00.00 P.M.
• Old business:
• Communications and correspondence: None
• The January minutes were amended, voted on, and accepted.
• Operation alert: Ongoing.
• Walt Kosmowski gave status of Bevcam's move to the new high school. It is
proceeding well. Discussion followed on March 8 "' as target date for radiant box. Also
fiber from BHS to Comcast was discussed.
• New business:
• BevCam report: Walter Kosmowski presented the January BevCam report re: staff,
production schedule, project outreach, technical issues and financials.
• Contract talks with Comcast:
Four meetings have been held so far, The 3 issues under discussion are:
• BevCam's expenses going forward. Comcast wants to retain but not expand
use for video, not data. Expansion for Lynch Park and Beverly Farms Library
was also discussed.
• I -Net — discussion on Comcast's maintenance of the I -Net still ongoing.
• Third channel; An agreement in principal is pending.
• Open issues
• Search for new commission members
• Operation alert.
The next meeting is Thursday March 24 2011 at 7:00 P.M. at BevCam location
in the Memorial Building, 502 Cabot St. Beverly.
At 8:40 P.M. the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted:
Eric Overberg