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Sherburne Wright Cable Commission <br /> Meeting Minutes from 05-01-14 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br /> • <br /> 5. Equipment Report <br /> Bill Bruce presented the equipment report. Bruce also discussed Windows XP replacements, <br /> upgraded workstations, member city equipment repairs/upgrades, and the Twitter Crawl <br /> System. Bruce also noted that SCALA Bulletin Board Software upgrades have been started in <br /> some member cities, and that HD Equipment transition efforts and new 4K technology has <br /> brought HD equipment prices down to a reasonable cost. Bruce discussed upcoming <br /> equipment phases and recommended equipment purchases. Discussion was held that cities <br /> and companies are at a point where they have to go to High Def as SD equipment is <br /> becoming unavailable. <br /> Commissioner Auger motioned to approve the purchase of Sony HD-SDI interface <br /> cards and parts in the amount of$21,900 from authorized Sony Professional dealer AVI <br /> System of Eden Prairie, MN. Seconded by Commissioner Levens, unanimous ayes, <br /> motion carried. <br /> Commissioner Auger motioned to approve the purchase of the NewTek TriCaster <br /> workstations from AV Solutions of Minneapolis for the cities of Buffalo, Delano, Elk <br /> River, Monticello, and the SWTV production trailer. Seconded by Commissioner <br /> Levens,unanimous ayes,motion carried. <br /> 6. Programming Report <br /> • Mark Davis presented the programming report. Davis discussed the recent HD production of <br /> a school play, productions of year-end reports, the status of the City Works video production <br /> project, Community Health topics, and various member City productions. Davis noted that <br /> Movies in the Park will start up soon along with community parades/festival productions. <br /> 7. Commission Business <br /> 7a. Capital Improvement Plan <br /> Commissioner Kern asked that a 5-year Capital Improvement Plan be approved annually. <br /> Commissioner Kern motioned to authorize the preparation of a 5-year Capital <br /> Improvement Plan to be reviewed and approved by the Commission on an annual <br /> basis. Seconded by Commissioner Levens,unanimous ayes, motion carried. <br /> 7d. Other Business <br /> Nick Hagenmiller from the City Howard Lake thanked the Commission for allowing him to <br /> sit in on the meeting and noted that his goal is to educate himself on activities of the <br /> Commission. <br /> 8. Upcoming Meeting Dates <br /> The next Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the City of <br /> • Watertown. <br />