HomeMy Public PortalAbout1980_08_19SPEC MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, AUGUST 19 ,
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A special meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held on
Tuesday, August 19 , 1980, at 7 : 30 P.M. in the Council Chambers,
10 West Loudoun Street, Leesburg, Virginia, pursuant to Notice
of same having been delivered to all councilmembers and local
media prior thereto . Present were : Mayor Kenneth B . Rollins,
Councilmembers Charles A. Bos , Stanley D. Herrell, Jr. , G. Dewey
Hill , Jr. , Marylou Hill, John W. Tolbert, Jr and Howard M. Willis ,
Jr. ; also Town Manager John Niccolls and Assistant Manager Jeffrey
H . Minor.
James Reeve, Atlantic Research Corporation engineer and con-
sultant to the Cable Television Information Center, who had been
selected to evaluate system design and engineering aspects of the
proposals of the TV proponents, was also present.
The purpose of the special meeting was to receive comments
from the public on proposals for a cable television system in
Leesburg, and all cable applicants were requested to make brief
presentations .
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 p.m. and an-
CO nounced that the only fair way to choose the order in which the
CO applicants present their comments was by using alphabetical order.
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Matrix was asked to make the first presentation. Woodrow W.
Q Turner introduced Mr . John Lubetkin, Senior Vice President; Mr.
Reginald Gheen, Financial Advisor; and Mr. John Norcutt, Presi-
Q dent. Mr. Norcutt was asked to make the presentation on behalf
of Matrix, after which he, Mr. Lubetkin and Mr. Turner answered
questions from Council .
Mid-Atlantic was second, with Mr. John Lewis introducing Mr.
Lou Costello and Mr. Roger Zylstra . Mr. Lewis opened their dis-
cussion by reading a memorandum setting forth their views . He
' was followed by Mr. Zylstra . Questions were answered by all
three members.
Pinebelt 's presentation was opened by Mr. Calvin Sutliff,
with Mr. Steve Robin assisting him.
The final presentation was made by Storer, opened by Mr.
Charles Ottinger, Director and Vice-President of Catoctin Cable
Communications , Inc. He introduced local members of their Board
of Directors as follows : Mrs . Helen Wallace, Richard Johnson,
Ross Lipscomb, Charles Grant and John Sleeter. Also introduced
were: Mr. Winfield Kelly, Vice President; Wayne O 'Dell , Area
Manager; and Mr. Warren Braun, Chief Engineer. Mr. Kelly made
the presentation and answered numerous questions by councilmembers,
with the help of Mr. O 'Dell and Mr. Braun.
After lengthy discussion pertaining to Storer ' s contact
and/or agreement with Loudoun Times-Mirror, all other proponents
were asked to comment on their company ' s behalf as to contacts
with Loudoun Times-Mirror and other media prior to submittal of
their proposals.
Upon completion of presentations by the four firms involved,
Mayor Rollins asked for comments from the audience. Mr. Bill Still,
Editor of the "Monitor" , read a letter he had prepared and sent to
the Town Manager, Mayor and Council, endorsing Matrix.
Mayor Rollins thanked all applicants for their time and presen-
tations . He announced that the committee having jurisdiction over
this matter will meet and make a recommendation to the Council for
its August 27 meeting, after which Council will make an award of
this franchise.
The meeting was adjourned at 10 :40 p.m.
Mayor
ler' of Council Pro-Tem