HomeMy Public PortalAboutCable Television Advisory -- 2008-03-05 MinutesMinutes of the meeting of the Brewster Cable TV Advisory Committee scheduled for 7:00 pm on
Wednesday 5 March 2008.
The meeting is called to order at 7:01 pm on Wednesday 5 March 2008 by Larry Greeley.
Members present at this time are:
Larry Greeley
Norman Adams
Walter Powers
Norman Adams distributes copies of the draft minutes of the meeting of Tuesday 8 January 2008.
A motion is made by Walter Powers and seconded by Norman Adams to accept the minutes of the meeting
of Tuesday 8 January 2008 as presented. The vote to accept is unanimous.
Larry Greeley reports that he has completed and submitted a report on the activities of this committee for
the past year. This material is expected to become part of the town annual report.
Larry reminds us that the principal part of tonight's meeting will be discussions by and with William
Solomon concerning negotiations in the offing with Comcast. Bill has not yet arrived but is expected at
any moment.
Bill arrives at 7:15 pm having just driven from some distant point. He takes a few minutes to get
organized.
Among other preliminaries he gives us his fax number: (781) 438-4999.
At 7:20 pm the discussions begin. They include possible and preferred strategies for negotiation in some
detail.
Bill stresses that it is very desirable, indeed essential, that the six towns have a united front in these
negotiations.
Bill would like us to produce for his consideration in his preparation for these negotiations the exact value
of each of the two most recent payments by Comcast to Brewster, together with supporting material from
Comcast (that they should have provided) to show the numbers for each of the applicable elements of their
total income from Brewster that together form the basis for the amount of each payment. He will be
gathering the analogous information for each of the other five towns.
The discussion goes as far as it can tonight, after which it comes to a halt.
In regard to our next meeting, the regular meeting time and date (to wit at 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of
the next month) meets with general acceptance.
The meeting seems to be out of other business to be taken up tonight. A motion to adjourn is made by
Walter Powers and seconded by Norman Adams. The motion is passed unanimously. The meeting is
adjourned at 9:15 pm. ~~w ~~~
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Submitted by Norman Adams, Clerk, Brewster CTVAC
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