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Minutes of the Sherburne/Wright County Cable Commission <br /> Thursday, October 9, 2014, 1:00 p.m. <br /> Watertown City Hall <br /> Present: Commissioners Mert Auger,Jim Bart,Terri Boese,Vice Chair Phil Kern,Peggy <br /> Carlson, Gina Wolbeck, and Lee Ann Yager.Also present: Carol Sindt <br /> Absent: Commissioner Cathy Schuman, and Chair Tina Allard. <br /> Also present: Technology Consultant Bill Bruce,Attorney Bob Vose,and Video Production <br /> Coordinator Mark Davis. <br /> 1. Call to Order-Vice Chair Phil Kern called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. <br /> 2. Approval of Minutes—May 1,2014 <br /> Commissioner Yager motioned to approve the May 1,2014 Sherburne Wright Cable <br /> Commission Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Bart,unanimous ayes, <br /> motion carried. <br /> 3. Treasurer's Report-Mert Auger presented the financial statements as outlined in the staff <br /> report. <br /> Commissioner Wolbeck motioned to accept the Financial Statements as presented. <br /> Seconded by Commissioner Boese,unanimous ayes,motion carried. <br /> Commissioner Boese motioned to approve return of December Franchise payments to <br /> each member City to help defer cable expenses. Seconded by Commissioner Bart, <br /> unanimous ayes,motion carried. <br /> Commissioner Wolbeck questioned if Franchise Fees other than those received from Charter <br /> are calculated in the return. Commissioner Auger explained that historically,the Commission <br /> has only included Franchise Fees paid by Charter in the return calculation. <br /> 4. Attorney's Report <br /> a. Charter/Comcast Update-Commission Attorney Bob Vose reviewed the Charter and <br /> Comcast transaction agreement that is contingent on approval of the Time <br /> Warner/Comcast merger. Under the agreement, Charter will be restructured in a manner <br /> requiring the Commission's approval. Comcast is "spinning-off'all its <br /> system/subscribers in Minnesota to a newly formed company, GreatLand,which Charter <br /> will operate under the terms of an agreement between Charter and GreatLand. Charter <br /> will become the largest cable company in Minnesota in terms of subscribers its serves,and <br /> the 2nd largest cable company nationwide.Vose discussed the option to negotiate the <br /> needs of the Commission and member cities.Vose noted that Charter has not been <br /> responsive to our questions and that we need to impose conditions to protect citizens <br /> commission-wide.The general consensus of the Commission was to authorize Vose to <br /> draft a Consent Resolution to address our concerns and to delegate finalization of the <br /> Resolution to the Executive Committee. <br />