HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997 08 19 Minutes CALNO Government Cable Television Channel Task ForceMEETING NOTES
CALNO GOVERNMENT CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL TASK FORCE
August 19, 1997
WMFE-TV/Channel 24 Studio, 11510 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Commissioner Cindy Gennell, Chairperson, City of Winter Springs
Larry Furlong, CALNO Member, Seminole County School Board Member
Diane Pickett, Time Warner Cable (TWC)
Mike Simmons WMFE
Dr. Elaine Greenwood, CALNO Member, Seminole Community College
Steve Coover, ESQ.
Stephen M. Steck, WMFE
The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Gennell at 9:30 a.m.
Commissioner Gennell introduced Mr. Steve Coover and stated that he has
offered his services to CALNO to assist in drafting an interlocal agreement to
accomplish the goals set forth by the Task Force.
The Task Force, by consensus, gave Mr. Coover the following directives:
Each entity will determine what goes into their time-slot.
All entities shall share in the cost and programming time.
A consortium or council would be formed with one representative from each
participating entity.
Criteria for membership needs to be clearly identified.
Applications for new membership will have to be voted upon.
Mission statement should provide for local government and public educational
programming in Seminole County and should provide for pooling of resources.
Leave issues of scheduling, cost, and contractual agreements to the consortium
or council.
We will need an agreement document and an overview document.
The Task Force agreed to recommend that the name of the government cable
service should be SEMINOLE TV and that the MID COST FIBER DELIVERY
SYSTEM $73,402 would be the best choice of beginning service.
(The equipment will have a life span of 5-6 years)
Mr. Coover said that he would try to have a draft of the agreement at the next
meeting.
Meeting concluded at 11:00 a.m. with a tour of the facilities.
Notes provided by Commissioner Gennell