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PUBLIC
WELFARE COMMITTEE
- CITY
OF MUSKEGO
MINUTES
OF MEETING HELD
JUNE 23,
1986
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman
Patterson. Also present were Committee Members Taube and
DeAngelis, Recreation Supervisor Schweitzer, Norm Dubuc and Tom
Wing of Ingersoll Cable Co.
The minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and placed on file.
The Committee reviewed the status of Cable TV. The following
city -ownership items have been received from Ingersoll Cable Co.:
Editing Equipment, Character Generator, Monitor
The microphone stands have not been received. Mr. Wing indicated
that they will be coming shortly.
Following is a list of items currently being used by the Cable
Club but are owned by Ingersoll Cable Co.:
JVC Camera, JVC portable recorder, JVC battery kit
JVC AC adapter, Tripod with fluid head, two microphones
sound mixer, cables, camera carrying case
• Ald. Taube questioned Mr. Dubuc if Big Bend, Vernon and
Waterford, who are part of our cable system, have use of the
Ingersoll owned access equipment. Mr. Dubuc will check on all
franchise agreements with above mentioned communities and report
back to the Committee at the July 28, 1986 meeting.
The Cable Club requested exclusive use of Channel 32 to insure
that taped programs will get on the air. In order to facilitate
this request, Mr. Dubuc stated that Ingersoll Cable Co. will be
applying to the FCC to activitate another channel for their use.
The channels available at this time are 13 through 16. The time
of this change -over was discussed and Mr. Dubuc felt that no
later than October 31, 1986 the change -over will occur.
Mr. Dubuc informed the Committee that Ingersoll Cable Co. will
have their engineer look into the public address system in the
Council Chambers to determine what is to be done to make the
system more compatible with the Cable system. Any recommended
improvements will be at the expense of the City.
The Committee reviewed the Cable Technical Report Sheets for the
month of May, along with a city map indicating the final areas of
the City to be cabled in Spring of 1987 and Spring of 1988.
Mr. Dubuc stated that the telephone numbers to be used for
• restoration problems are 422-1700 (daytime) and 422-1701 (from
4:30 P.M. to 8:30 A.M.).
• Public Welfare Committee - Page 2
June 23, 1986
Because of the increased cost of the free Premium Book listing
cable presentations, all subscribers will be receiving a more
descriptive programming book for the month of June and July, free
of cost. If they wish to receive this publication on a monthly
basis, there is a coupon in the book which can be mailed in and
they will then have the book delivered to their homes monthly for
a specific charge.
Recreation Supervisor Schweitzer presented the Committee with the
Rules & Guidelines of the Cable TV Club for taping public events
for the Public Access Broadcast channel. Ald. Taube questioned
#4 which states, "The MPACC will generally meet the fourth
Wednesday of each month. Requests by any person or organization
must be received no later than 6 weeks prior to the 1st of the
month in which the planned event will be occurring. Ald. Taube
felt that the 6 to 8 weeks time element for requesting taping is
an unfair amount of time to require. Item #10 states, "The MPACC
will also have the option to edit any taped programs for
broadcast purposes." Ald. Taube's concern was basic censorship.
The Committee requests a legal opinion from the City Attorney on
how the Council can have total or ultimate control of Muskego
• Public Access Club and still have it be run by Recreation
Supervisor Schweitzer.
The Committee reviewed the quarterly landfill report received
from Waste Management and placed on file.
The Committee reviewed a report received from the Building
Inspector regarding the Salvage & Recycling Center operated by
Mr. John Glockner, Sr., S71 W13219 Tess Corners Drive. This
license expires on June 30, 1986, and the Committee is requesting
that the Building Inspector and Mr. Glockner attend the July 28,
1986 Public Welfare meeting. A registered letter will be sent to
Mr. Glockner informing him of the meeting and asking him to be
prepared to explain why he has not met Resolution #231-71 and
address the temporary living structure on his property. Building
Inspector Lee will contact the City Attorney with his concerns.
The meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Ald. Frank DeAngelis
Secretary
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