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Hansen questioned if the mailing list she had for the LiiCCC was accurate and requested that Conrnission members give any correction, to her, C. Legal Counsel Ayotte said the ACC is proposing to delete existing rules relater,,, to tech- nical standards and to pre-empt local regulatory authorities from requiring them. This is based on the new Federal Cable Act and FCC policy of letting the market- place control the quality of the signal. This would apply to all technical stan- dards except for signal leakage. MACTA has filed comments with FCC Commissioners opposing this action, the NLC and major metropolitan areas have filed formal comments in the proceeding which is on the FCC docket for 10/31/85. Mary Smith said she did not ;`,arsee this as a problem as Dow -Sat tests the Lake Minnetonka system on a regular basis. Ayotte said he would Keep the LMCCC info nr;ed of the FCC situation. D. Dow -Sat Revenues Tr October to -date were $70,865.51. not including nor -paid discon- nects which are performed the last week of the month anJ affect revenues. Current penetration is at 35%, Pay -to -basic is at about 904, both of these figures being lower than Dow -Sat had anticipated. Mary Smith mentioned their marketing plans for Fall to try to improve these figures. She also gave a report on Dow-Sat`5 efforts over the past year it local access workshops, equipment usage and programming E. Conferences Chair M ds discussed the NATOA Conference and that he had gained a better understanding of how cable commissions oper-ire through attending the conference. He recommended that cununittees be set up within the full commission to yet involved with governmental, educational and public access arid that a long-range plan be developed. Hansen said it had been beneficial for her to attend both the NATOA and NFLCP Conferences and that she had gained a better understanding of tier job and had developed ideas on how to promote loc ' access in the community. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Insurances Policy Ayotte said put,lic officials liability insurance for the LMCCC is unavailable for the remainder of this year but he is trying to get groundwork laid so that the L14CCC might be in a position to have an underwriter secure insurance around the first. of the year. He has also contacted the League of itinnesota Cities Insurance Trust and hoped to hear from them within the next few weeks. He mentioned that it would be a good idea for authorized check signers to be bonded and it was agreed that this would be a good idea as the LMCCC was becoming more active d waiting more checks. H. Franchise Pre -Payment Request Hansen reported she had� projected LMCCC operating expen: _ _,rough 12/31/35 and had met with Mark Ayotte to determine the amount of a pre -payment needed from Dow -Sat to meet these anticipated expenses. She recommended that the Co►rn►ission request an immediate advance of $5000 from Dow -Sat with the right to request an additional $5000 in December if necessary. Any pre -payment received would be paid back to Dow -Set upon receipt of the Franchise Fee payment. Chair Olds noted that even if the LMCCC had to request $10,000, this figure was less than the pro- jected deficit of $16,800 for 1935. Motion 10.23.85.5 Motion by Gagne to request an immediate $5000 advance from w- at reserving the right to request an additional $5000 if necessary, seconded by Hoseth. Vote: Unanimous. C. Commission 14eetinq Attendance Ways onvoTv-1n(j Convniss on mem ers were discussed, including settinq up commi[tees, video workshops for Commission members, and open houses when the Excelsior studio is completed. Also mentioned was that cities could be notified if their representatives failed to attend LMCCC meetings on a regular basis. -2- a