9/13/2005 CABLE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Minutes

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i i Report rt Action Items Listed in the Advisory Board minutes dated 6!14106. Jim Chisholm asked whether any action had been taken on the a tion items outlined at the 6114105 Advisory Board meeting. Joyce Mason reported that the County is coordinating again a consortium lice what was done before. Each town will have a-representative at the table for the negotiations. The plan i to use Ptrpsteir again as the attorney for the nsrtiurr . �he hay made it known that Il ashpee did want to be a part of it, so she will be looking for.volunteer help i from the Advisory Board. Joyce stated that one advantage to participating in the consortium is that there is someone coordinating all the public hearings, thus taking a lot of that responsibility oft the Towns. The County Administrator will be managing the program this year, so that it will be much.more open to . all the towns. Andrew Bliason recommended that a member from each Town cable committee be invited to their meetings, even if just as an observer. Financial Report r —Jim Chisholm Jim Chisholm distributed copies of an Advisory Board Revenue/Disbursements Review and Projections Report thru 2009. Jim noted that the Board allocated to pay$279,341-65 last year. The year before, the Board had allocated$238,000, but out of that was$84,000 that was,not paid in '032 ; but was paid out in '04-05. 1n '03204 the Board actually spent$151,943, but the following year, spent$$219}341. Jim stated that the Board cannot continue on that sane track. Andrew Biiason pointed out that the money had gone for specific projects like GIS photographer. Joyce Mason confirmed that she was not anticipating another such project that the Board would need to ponsider funding. One expense item on Fuge 1 of the report titled Warrant rhich carne to$1,099.56, was questioned. Joyce Mason will inquire as to what the item corers. Jim referred to Page 'l of the financial report. He noted that in '05206, the Board is starting off at 103,907.76. If everything is paid that is allocated, along with the $20,000 contingency, $45,'090 would remain t the end of the year. The$125,000 from Cable would leave$174,000 at the end of next year. .Jim referred to the figures on page 3 of his report. If nothing charges, from '0 —'o to the end of the contract, $434,000 would remain.ain. `I`he' 20 projected PBG balance i $35,938. The Board agreed that the budget looks Very healthy. .dim will be preparing another report the end of September. Andrew Elia on requested that the expense item on Page I titled Police Network be changed to Police Wipatch. The special meeting of the Cable&Advanced Technology Advisory Board is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at 3:00 PM at Town Heli, Conference Poon 2. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:35 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ina G. S obohm (for Jean Giliberki Recording Secretary 3