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TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
****April 6,1999 ****
*** 6:00 PM ***
Council Liaison: Kurt Kastein Staff Liaison: Liz Stroh
Members Present: Braun Mincher, Howard Llowell, Tim Tillson, Dave Augustine, Greg
Smith
Members Absent: Tom Maher, Larry Bontempo
City Staff Present: Liz Stroh, Eric Dahlgren, Gary Gordier
Guests: Kathy Stewart, TCI General Manager
Approval of Minutes:
Minutes of February Board meeting were unanimously approved.
Franchise Review Update:
Liz Stroh discussed activities regarding the Franchise Review. The Board provided feedback on
the customer satisfaction survey that is to be sent to a random sample of Fort Collins citizens.
Board members had several suggestions regarding the survey, including:
➢ Use external source to tabulate results
➢ Post survey on web, with ability to separate out those responses from the rest of the
mailed survey tabulations
➢ Include questions about high-speed access and other new services offered by TCI.
Liz asked for volunteers from the Board to attend the public forums. Howard Llowell
volunteered to attend the April 26 forum; others will check schedules and respond.
Information Strategic Plan update
Gary Gordier provided a brief update regarding the Information Technology Strategic Plan.
TCI Update
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Kathy Stewart provided an update regarding TCI activities. She reported that @Home will be
tested in May.
The system upgrade is on schedule, and there should be no problem to completing the upgrade
prior to the completion deadline of December 31, 1999. Construction is proceeding in all areas
of the City. During the engineering walkout, unburied cable was identified, and there are plans
to bury cables throughout the city as the upgrade construction takes place
Other Business:
Liz mentioned that the City Manager has asked for input from Boards and Commissions
regarding budget needs for the next budget cycle. Greg suggested that be added to the next
agenda.
Meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM
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