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North Andover Cable Television Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
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Date: December 8, 2015
Time: 5pm-6pm
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Place: Town Hall 2 Floor Conference Room, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA
Attendees:
Committee Present: Christopher McClure (Non - voting)
Ronn Faigen (Chairman)
Robert Parker
Brian Fraser (Non- Voting)
Chanida Oros
Paul F. Blinn
Other Committee: Arthur Fundeklain
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Agenda
● Call to Order
● Acceptance of Minutes
● Discuss Timeline and Attorney Selection
● Old Business :Membership Updates and Roles
● New Business : Discuss Verizon Renewal Schedule
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Meeting was called to order by Christopher McClure at 5:00 pm
Approval of Minutes
A correction was made to the June 9th meeting minutes; changing the spelling of a committee member’s
name and last name from Ron Faigan to Ronn Faigen. All in favor.
Discuss Timeline and Attorney Selection
The committee members planned the process of attorney selection. It is agreed that each candidate will be
offered an opportunity to make a presentation/proposal to the committee members. This proposal will
include, but is not limited to, the introduction of the candidate and a description of the service as well as
the requested fee. It is anticipated that there will be three potential candidates; Bill August, Sue Burke and
the other attorney recommended by Dr. Jennifer Price, the North Andover School Superintendent.
Christopher McClure has agreed to lead the process to schedule each presentation session with the
potential candidates. It is expected that the first presentation will be in January 2016 onward.
Old Business: Membership Updates and Roles
● Committee welcomed the new member, Paul F. Blinn.
● Committee discussed the role of Committee Chairman. Ronn Faigen volunteered to be committee
chairman. All in favor.
● Committee discussed the importance of committee members to attend the meeting as scheduled
so we can have the quorum.
● The committee discussed about the need to schedule meeting more often in Jan-Feb. to assist the
process of attorney selection. All in favor.
New Business : Discuss Verizon Renewal Schedule
The committee members have agreed that at this time the challenge for the committee is to select the
attorney who will help the town with contract negotiation. The committee with the selected attorney will
work together later in Spring to plan the timeline accordingly.
The committee also identified the needs to start gathering important statistics that will help us with the
renewal process i.e. VZ financial statements, cable penetration reports etc.
Next Steps
Christopher McClure to :
1. contact Dr. Jennifer Price about the attorney candidate that she recommended in the previous
meeting
2. contact Bill August to set up appointment for attorney presentation
3. verify the process of selecting the attorney with town managers and BOS as needed.
4. schedule the dates for the next few meetings to confirm the availability of the committee
members as well as to ensure the delivery of meeting quorum.
Brian Fraser to work with Christopher McClure to contact Sue Burke and schedule a presentation
Brian Fraser to share with the committee his budget needs ( staffing needs as well as non-operation needs
) for cable studio.
Adjournment
Meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:00 pm.Respectfully submitted by Chanida Oros, Committee
Member.
Upcoming Meeting Dates
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January 5, 2016 , 5pm-6pm, Town Hall Conference Room 2, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845
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January 12, 2016, 5pm-6pm, Town Hall Conference Room 2, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845
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February 2, 2016, 5pm-6pm, Town Hall Conference Room 2, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845
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February 16, 2016,5pm-6pm, Town Hall Conference Room 2, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845