Minutes

Windham Cable Advisory Board Meeting

November 8, 2007

Present: Chairperson Margaret Case, Vice Chair Leo Hart, Mary Griffin, J. Gross, Alan Shoemaker, Dave Unger, Roger Hohenberger, and Greg Cappiello Alt.

The meeting called to order by Margaret Case at 7:08 p.m.

Minutes of the 27 September meeting were read. Motion to approve was made by Leo Hart, and seconded by J. Gross. Approved unanimously.

The Alliance for Community Media, Northeast Region, announced that WCTV won first place in its 10th Annual ACM NE Video Fest competition, in the category of Municipal Programming – Non Professional, for the program Windham School Board Meeting.

Margaret reported that the PEG Access Support check in the amount of $22,523.32 was received.

In response to myriad requests resulting in considerable disquietment from the community, Alan Shoemaker made a motion that WCAB Cable Board approach Comcast to strongly urge return to the former lineup the TV Guide, Hallmark and CSPAN II channels. Seconded by Roger Hohenberger. Unanimously approved.

The Board wished to extend its gratitude to Tom Case, who during this interim period has been acting as studio coordinator. All shows have been covered. Also, kudos go to the Town maintenance Department crew under Alan Barlow, who have done a great job in sprucing up the studio facility.

It was decided that the Board would look into various ways to divest itself of obsolete studio equipment.

The Board agreed that Margaret should approach the Town Manager to return to the Board’s original budget request of $12,000 for equipment, and minor changes in a few other lines ($325.00). The line item for telephone will need to be address.

The matter of the WCAB Web Site was discussed. The proactivity in getting the site up and running was appreciated. The Studio Coordinator will be taking over the web site maintenance, and any major changes deemed necessary will be discussed among and approved by the Board.

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by J. Gross and seconded by Dave Unger. Unanimously approved, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Alan Shoemaker, Secretary