Telecommunications Advisory Committee
City of Apple Valley
December 3, 2007
6:30 P.M. Municipal Center

Minutes

1. Call to Order

Chair Westbrook called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Members Present: Rollin Bible, Jerry Brown, Scott Hugstad-Vaa, John Magnusson, Dale Rodell, David Westbrook

Members Absent:

Others Present: Charles Grawe, John Yarian


2. Approval of Agenda

MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Magnusson, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passed 6 - 0.


3. Approval Minutes of September 10, 2007

MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, second by Mr. Rodell, to approve the minutes of September 10, 2007. Motion passed 5 - 0 (Mr. Bible abstained.)


4. John Magnusson Service Recognition

Mr. Grawe presented Mr. Magnusson with his ten-year service recognition award.


5. Charter Basic Cable Rate Adjustment

Mr. Grawe noted the rate adjustment is based on forms filed with the Federal Communications Commission which calculate the maximum allowable rate increase and only pertains to the Basic service tier. The Committee reviewed the adjustment.

6. 4th Quarter Complaint Log

Mr. Grawe noted that the compliant volume had decreased and many of the complaints pertained to bundled services, noting the non-video services fall outside of the City's scope of regulatory authority.


7. 4th Quarter Coordinator's Report

Mr. Grawe briefly reviewed the Coordinator's Report.


8. E-Commerce and Business Development Issues

Mr. Grawe said the City continues to work on solutions to the proposed Frontier Communications wireless network agreement. He said the current point of study involves language regarding interference. Since Wi-Fi is not a regulated frequency and is subject to interference from even kitchen appliances, the City does not want to agree to language that might affectively prohibit another service provider from serving the City, especially if Frontier only intends to serve the downtown area. Mr. Brown said if the agreement moves forward, he would like to see the N protocol used instead of G and believes that a five to seven year build-out requirement to serve the entire City would be helpful to attract new businesses.

Mr. Westbrook reminded the Committee that the March meeting has been rescheduled from March 3rd to March 10th.


7. Adjourn

MOTION: Mr. Bible moved, second by Mr. Rodell to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 6 - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.