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• MINUTES OF THE <br /> , ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 11,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (17. FRANCHISE RENEWAL, Continued) <br /> McMillan commented it is unfortunate there are five underserved cities. <br /> Koenecke indicated the other cities did not object to the build-out being a priority and felt that the other <br /> members of the organization should have build-out just like they have. <br /> Koenecke stated the other priority identified is service,and that she would say that service is also a <br /> priority for Orono. When the technical consultant went out,he found various connections in all of the <br /> cities that were done improperly. Service issue applies here in Orono as well,with the main goal of <br /> build-out. One of the goals of the LMCC is that whenever Mediacom is working with older installations, <br /> they should be upgraded and fixed. The LMCC has seen certain pockets of service with complaints, <br /> which generally means that that is an older area. Mediacom will have to redo the coaxial in those areas, <br /> which will help clean up the system and allow for better function. <br /> McMillan asked if the LMCC pays for the cost of video streaming. <br /> Koenecke indicated they do. <br /> McMillan asked how often people access the Orono Council meetings. <br /> Jim Lundberg indicated he can supply that specific information but that he has seen Orono meetings in <br /> the top ten. Lundberg indicated he will have a report generated specifically for the City of Orono and will <br /> attempt to get that information by the end of this week. <br /> Lundberg stated in regards to video streaming, if you look at individual city entities and what they offer <br /> as far as streaming, many of them offer the same agenda parsing services that the LMCC has begun to <br /> implement. For an individual city entity, it will cost them between five and six thousand dollars up front <br /> for the hardware costs as well as $6,000 a year for the agenda parsing system. The LMCC has been able <br /> to take 17 different government entities and wrap them into the same umbrella of costs. The LMCC does <br /> that by sharing some of the burden and by having a staff person work with the cities and adjust them into <br /> one single template. By negotiating with Granicus over a 5-year period,they now understand that the <br /> LMCC is not your typical city entity and that they need to treat the LMCC as a single large entity. By <br /> taking on a large share of the work,the LMCC is able to provide that at a reasonable cost. <br /> Anderson asked how the fiber optics piece would be a benefit and where it falls in the priority list. <br /> Koenecke stated the I-Net has been brought up numerous times with the educational group and the cities <br /> as to whether or not those dark fibers should be activated in some way. The Commission feels that we <br /> need to go to Mediacom and ask that these be put into use. The LMCC can then work with the school <br /> districts and cities to understand exactly what it is they would like for services. The LMCC has been told <br /> that cities would like to have their meetings on demand or live, and so those connections can be used for <br /> those capabilities. Koenecke indicated the LMCC will probably need to do more questioning of the cities <br /> to see which cities specifically would like that service. When we negotiate with Mediacom,we will ask <br /> for the location of these dark fibers and then find out how they can be activated. <br /> Page 21 of 27 <br />