Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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MINUTES June 15, 2010 Present: TPAC Members: Russ Fertitta, Gerry Geyer, Amber Robinson, Marshall Tuttle, Justin Burns, John Nuwer, David King Absent: Mark Ewell, Michael Peltier (alternate) Staff: Jackie Julaton, Guests: Dawn Roth-CSU, Ben Kley and Dave Bryan-Falcon Broadband, Chris Pratz-Zip Broadband, William Murray-Citizen INTRODUCTIONS: None
CALL TO ORDER A quorum was present and the meeting was called to order at 7:33 a.m. MINUTES Mr. Gerry Geyer made motion to approve the May minutes. Mr. John Nuwer seconded the motion, all were in approval, and the motion passed. ADMINISTRATION
Cable Video Franchise Updates
· Comcast ? Ms. Kathy Lake reported no update. Discussion took place surrounding more HD channels. · Falcon Broadband ? Mr. Dave Bryan offered tour of fiber to the community in the Banning Lewis Ranch development with anticipated duration of 1 hour. An afternoon tour to be scheduled sometime in July. · Zip Broadband: No report, not present. New Technologies No update. TPAC Website Mr. Russ Fertitta commented that the TPAC?s website is very comparable to other city board websites. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Curlie Matthews reported he?s heard no further response on the Google RFI, other than receiving promotional material from them.
· Legislative Matters Sub-Committee
No report.
· Franchise Performance Sub-Committee
Mr. Gerry Geyer emailed quarterly reports following the May meeting. · Broadband Infrastructure Task Force Mr. Marshall Tuttle reported some land line providers have requested stimulus money but it is gone to the public sector. Ms. Dawn Roth reported CSU applied for grant money and weren?t selected. Service Provider Letter: Ms. Jackie Julaton reported still no response to the service provider letter from businesses to present. A Comcast representative was not in attendance therefore, no presentation given. Review, Planning and action status - TPAC support to City IT Mr. Curlie Matthews reported no assistance needed at this time. Also reported the City has issued an RFI to research the feasibility of outsourcing the City?s IT services and support. He said that if the RFI advances to the RFP stage, then he may lean on the TPAC for assistance. Dawn Roth commented on CSU?s experiences with outsourcing and the challenge of working with multiple vendors. Mr. Matthews mentioned City Council has mandated other departments to research outsourcing costs. · Other cities' eGov systems and capabilities: No report.
· Future Projects: NEW BUSINESS Mr. Justin Burns commented the Governor vetoed Bill 1281 that would allow Qwest to de-regulate their VOIP services. He will email information to the TPAC. Citizen Mr. Murray commented on Comcast buying Bresnan Communications, according to Gazette. ADJOURN: Mr. Fertitta made motion to adjourn and Mr. Geyer seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:27 am. |
