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HomeMy WebLinkAboutICTC Agenda and Packet 2017-08-28 Agenda Iowa​ ​City​ ​Telecommunications​ ​Commission City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office,​ ​10​ ​S.​ ​Linn​ ​St.,​ ​Tower​ ​Place​ ​Parking​ ​Facility,​ ​Level​ ​3A August​ ​28,​ ​2017,​ ​5:30PM 1.​ ​Call​ ​to​ ​order 2.​ ​Approval​ ​of​ ​minutes 3.​ ​Announcements​ ​of​ ​Commissioners 4.​ ​Short​ ​public​ ​announcements 5.​ ​Election​ ​of​ ​Officers 6.​ ​REPORTS ​ ​ ​ ​ Consumer​ ​Issues ​ ​ ​ ​ Mediacom​ ​Report ​ ​ ​ ​ Local​ ​Access​ ​Reports ​ ​ ​ ​ City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​Report 7.​ ​Adjournment ​ ​​ ​​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Draft Minutes Iowa​ ​City​ ​Telecommunications​ ​Commission June​ ​26,​ ​2017​ ​–​ ​5:30​ ​P.M. City​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office,​ ​10​ ​S.​ ​Linn​ ​St.​ ​-​ ​Tower​ ​Place,​ ​Level​ ​3A Call​ ​to​ ​Order:Meeting​ ​called​ ​to​ ​order​ ​at​ ​5:32​ ​P.M. Members​ ​Present:Nick​ ​Kilburg,​ ​Laura​ ​Bergus,​ ​Derek​ ​Johnk Members​ ​Absent:Paul​ ​Gowder Staff​ ​Present:Ty​ ​Coleman Others​ ​Present:Bond​ ​Drager Recommendations​ ​to​ ​Council:​​ ​​ ​​None Approval​ ​of​ ​Minutes: Kilburg​ ​moved​ ​and​ ​Bergus​ ​seconded​ ​a​ ​motion​ ​to​ ​approve​ ​the​ ​May​ ​22,​ ​2017​ ​minutes​ ​as amended.​ ​​ ​The​ ​motion​ ​passed​ ​unanimously. Announcements​ ​of​ ​Commissioners: None Short​ ​Public​ ​Announcements: None Consumer​ ​Issues: Johnk​ ​noted​ ​that​ ​there​ ​were​ ​no​ ​issues​ ​noted​ ​in​ ​the​ ​May​ ​2017​ ​Consumer​ ​Issues​ ​Report. Mediacom​ ​Report: Coleman​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​he​ ​was​ ​still​ ​waiting​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​from​ ​Mediacom​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​return​ ​of the​ ​Letter​ ​of​ ​Credit​ ​to​ ​the​ ​City​ ​per​ ​the​ ​local​ ​franchise​ ​agreement. Local​ ​Access​ ​Reports: Johnk​ ​mentioned​ ​that​ ​he​ ​had​ ​recently​ ​seen​ ​a​ ​video​ ​posted​ ​by​ ​PATV​ ​that​ ​featured​ ​PATV’s director,​ ​Gerardo​ ​Sandoval,​ ​preparing​ ​for​ ​the​ ​upcoming​ ​“I​ ​Drag​ ​for​ ​PATV”​ ​fundraising event. City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​Report: Coleman​ ​said​ ​that​ ​Special​ ​Projects​ ​Assistant​ ​Jack​ ​Brooks​ ​has​ ​begun​ ​a​ ​“Know​ ​Your Neighborhood”​ ​series​ ​to​ ​feature​ ​some​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City’s​ ​neighborhoods. Coleman​ ​said​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​would​ ​be​ ​working​ ​with​ ​Systems​ ​Unlimited​ ​in 1 ​ ​​ ​​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Draft August​ ​to​ ​promote​ ​and​ ​record​ ​a​ ​musical​ ​benefit. Coleman​ ​said​ ​he​ ​learned​ ​that​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council’s​ ​summer​ ​work​ ​session​ ​schedule​ ​is​ ​full and​ ​that​ ​a​ ​meeting​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Telecommunications​ ​Commission​ ​regarding​ ​municipal broadband​ ​would​ ​need​ ​to​ ​wait. Coleman​ ​suggested​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Commission​ ​consider​ ​whether​ ​it​ ​would​ ​have​ ​interest​ ​in pursuing​ ​any​ ​new​ ​projects,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​the​ ​community​ ​surveys​ ​and​ ​informational​ ​materials that​ ​had​ ​been​ ​created​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past.​ ​​ ​Coleman​ ​recognized​ ​the​ ​work​ ​of​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​staff member​ ​Mike​ ​Brau,​ ​who​ ​had​ ​been​ ​a​ ​major​ ​contributor​ ​to​ ​these​ ​projects​ ​in​ ​past​ ​years. Coleman​ ​told​ ​Commissioners​ ​to​ ​notify​ ​Commission​ ​Chair​ ​Derek​ ​Johnk​ ​of​ ​any​ ​ideas​ ​for future​ ​projects​ ​so​ ​that​ ​they​ ​could​ ​be​ ​added​ ​to​ ​future​ ​agendas​ ​as​ ​desired. Coleman​ ​indicated​ ​that​ ​the​ ​City​ ​had​ ​not​ ​received​ ​any​ ​applications​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commission vacancies.​ ​​ ​He​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​when​ ​an​ ​applicant​ ​for​ ​a​ ​City​ ​board​ ​or​ ​commission​ ​is​ ​not selected,​ ​a​ ​thank​ ​you​ ​letter​ ​is​ ​sent​ ​and​ ​a​ ​list​ ​of​ ​the​ ​current​ ​vacancies​ ​is​ ​included.​ ​​ ​Johnk wondered​ ​if​ ​a​ ​more​ ​direct​ ​approach​ ​from​ ​the​ ​City​ ​could​ ​be​ ​more​ ​effective.​ ​​ ​Bergus wondered​ ​if​ ​contact​ ​information​ ​for​ ​applicants​ ​was​ ​public​ ​record​ ​and​ ​whether​ ​members of​ ​the​ ​Commission​ ​could​ ​personally​ ​invite​ ​applicants​ ​rejected​ ​for​ ​other​ ​boards​ ​or commissions.​ ​​ ​Bergus​ ​and​ ​Kilburg​ ​suggested​ ​that​ ​a​ ​video​ ​to​ ​highlight​ ​each​ ​board​ ​or commission​ ​could​ ​be​ ​an​ ​effective​ ​way​ ​to​ ​promote​ ​vacancies.​ ​​ ​Johnk​ ​suggested​ ​that​ ​there could​ ​be​ ​University​ ​students​ ​who​ ​might​ ​have​ ​interest​ ​in​ ​joining​ ​the​ ​Telecommunications Commission. Adjournment: Bergus​ ​moved​ ​and​ ​Kilburg​ ​seconded​ ​a​ ​motion​ ​to​ ​adjourn.​ ​​ ​The​ ​motion​ ​passed unanimously.​ ​​ ​Adjournment​ ​was​ ​at​ ​5:47​ ​p.m. 2 July​ ​18,​ ​2017 To:​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Telecommunications​ ​Commission From:​ ​Ty​ ​Coleman,​ ​Media​ ​Production​ ​Services​ ​Coordinator​ ​(MPSC) Re:​ ​Cable​ ​Complaints​ ​-​ ​June​ ​2017 No​ ​issues​ ​were​ ​reported​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​by​ ​residents​ ​during​ ​the​ ​month​ ​of​ ​June​ ​2017. August​ ​24,​ ​2017 To:​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Telecommunications​ ​Commission From:​ ​Ty​ ​Coleman,​ ​Media​ ​Production​ ​Services​ ​Coordinator​ ​(MPSC) Re:​ ​Cable​ ​Complaints​ ​-​ ​July​ ​2017 1.) Date:​ ​​07/10/17 Method​ ​of​ ​contact: Phone​ ​call​ ​to​ ​MPSC Complaint/Comment​ ​Summary: A​ ​local​ ​developer​ ​complained​ ​that​ ​Mediacom​ ​had​ ​not​ ​built​ ​out​ ​its​ ​infrastructure​ ​to​ ​a​ ​number​ ​of​ ​homes​ ​the​ ​development company​ ​had​ ​recently​ ​built,​ ​saying​ ​that​ ​some​ ​currently​ ​had​ ​residents​ ​who​ ​were​ ​not​ ​able​ ​to​ ​get​ ​Mediacom​ ​service. Resolution​ ​Summary: MPSC​ ​checked​ ​on​ ​the​ ​development​ ​area​ ​with​ ​Mediacom’s​ ​Tim​ ​Eagan.​ ​​ ​Eagan​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​there​ ​had​ ​been​ ​a miscommunication​ ​that​ ​led​ ​to​ ​Mediacom’s​ ​infrastructure​ ​not​ ​being​ ​built​ ​in​ ​a​ ​timely​ ​manner,​ ​but​ ​that​ ​the​ ​project​ ​had​ ​been submitted​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​and​ ​the​ ​tentative​ ​completion​ ​date​ ​would​ ​be​ ​in​ ​mid-September. The​ ​developer​ ​clarified​ ​the​ ​addresses​ ​that​ ​needed​ ​service​ ​with​ ​the​ ​MPSC.​ ​​ ​MPSC​ ​forwarded​ ​the​ ​addresses​ ​to​ ​Eagan,​ ​who later​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​many​ ​of​ ​the​ ​addresses​ ​were,​ ​in​ ​fact,​ ​ready​ ​for​ ​service​ ​and​ ​that​ ​construction​ ​for​ ​the​ ​remaining​ ​addresses had​ ​been​ ​approved​ ​and​ ​that​ ​the​ ​project​ ​would​ ​begin​ ​soon​ ​to​ ​make​ ​the​ ​homes​ ​serviceable. Date​ ​of​ ​Resolution:​​ ​07/24/17 2.) Date:​ ​​07/20/2017 Method​ ​of​ ​contact: Email​ ​to​ ​MPSC Issue/Comment​ ​Summary: Customer​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​she​ ​was​ ​told​ ​by​ ​Mediacom​ ​that​ ​a​ ​hung​ ​cable,​ ​which​ ​had​ ​become​ ​disconnected​ ​due​ ​to​ ​fallen​ ​tree branches,​ ​would​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​buried​ ​in​ ​her​ ​backyard​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​being​ ​rehung.​ ​​ ​The​ ​customer​ ​was​ ​concerned​ ​about​ ​potential safety​ ​and​ ​landscaping​ ​issues​ ​and​ ​preferred​ ​to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​cable​ ​hung​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​buried. Resolution​ ​Summary: MPSC​ ​investigated​ ​the​ ​issue​ ​with​ ​Mediacom’s​ ​Rick​ ​Karnes.​ ​​ ​Karnes​ ​explained​ ​that​ ​MidAmerican​ ​Energy​ ​had​ ​contacted Mediacom​ ​to​ ​alert​ ​them​ ​that​ ​their​ ​cable​ ​line​ ​was​ ​too​ ​close​ ​to​ ​MidAmerican’s​ ​power​ ​line.​ ​​ ​He​ ​further​ ​explained​ ​that​ ​the​ ​way Mediacom’s​ ​line​ ​connected​ ​to​ ​the​ ​house​ ​made​ ​it​ ​so​ ​that​ ​there​ ​would​ ​not​ ​be​ ​enough​ ​clearance​ ​if​ ​kept​ ​aerial.​ ​​ ​However,​ ​Karnes noted​ ​that​ ​he​ ​had​ ​been​ ​unaware​ ​that​ ​the​ ​customer​ ​preferred​ ​not​ ​to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​line​ ​buried​ ​and​ ​would​ ​direct​ ​his​ ​staff​ ​to​ ​work​ ​with the​ ​customer​ ​to​ ​determine​ ​a​ ​favorable​ ​solution. Mediacom’s​ ​Heath​ ​Piercy​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​he​ ​had​ ​met​ ​with​ ​the​ ​customer​ ​and​ ​had​ ​MidAmerican​ ​raise​ ​the​ ​power​ ​line​ ​at​ ​the​ ​house a​ ​bit​ ​more​ ​to​ ​enable​ ​Mediacom’s​ ​line​ ​to​ ​remain​ ​aerial​ ​and​ ​be​ ​in​ ​compliance​ ​with​ ​requirements.​ ​​ ​Piercy​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​the customer​ ​was​ ​pleased.​ ​​ ​The​ ​customer​ ​also​ ​reported​ ​to​ ​the​ ​MPSC​ ​that​ ​the​ ​issue​ ​had​ ​been​ ​favorably​ ​resolved. Date​ ​of​ ​Resolution:​​ ​07/24/17 PATV Report to Iowa City Telecommunications Commission July 2017 July we aired one of our new producers show, Iowa Martial Arts Forum and our fearless animal rights advocate’s adoption show called Cat Shopping Network. Both of which have generated lots of interest. We are Iowa City, our community show, has been active checking in with our local at this summer downtown events. PATV Board Meetings PATV Board of Directors next meeting Aug. 17th, at 6 pm. Intro Workshop Guidelines orientation is the first Thursday of every month, 6 pm at PATV or online @ www.patv.tv Next Guidelines is Thursday, Aug. 3rd at 6 PM. Video Workshops Schedule Studio Training – The second Tuesday of the month from 5 – 7 pm. HD Camera – The third Thursday of the month from 6 –8 pm. Digital Editing – The fourth Thursday of the month from 6 - 8 pm. Current and upcoming staff supported productions We are Iowa City Transformation The Intermission Time For Soup GreenFire The LyleStyle Show PATV Presents: Thursday Night Live at Uptown Bills Tom’s Guitar Show Submitted by Gerardo Sandoval 7/16/17 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa 52240 • Phone 338-7035 Fax 338-8456 • contact@patv.tv • http://www.patv.tv PATV Report to Iowa City Telecommunications Commission August 2017 August has seen lots of interest by both new members as well as some returning producers. We have also continued to capture our local community members at this years summer events like Soul Fest. We expect some great programming to come this fall from these new members and returning producers. PATV Board Meetings PATV Board of Directors next meeting Sept. 21st, at 6 pm. Intro Workshop Guidelines orientation is the first Thursday of every month, 6 pm at PATV or online @ www.patv.tv Next Guidelines is Thursday, Sept. 7th at 6 PM. Video Workshops Schedule Studio Training – The second Tuesday of the month from 5 – 7 pm. HD Camera – The third Thursday of the month from 6 –8 pm. Digital Editing – The fourth Thursday of the month from 6 - 8 pm. Current and upcoming staff supported productions We are Iowa City Transformation GreenFire The LyleStyle Show PATV Presents: Thursday Night Live at Uptown Bills Tom’s Guitar Show Submitted by Gerardo Sandoval 7/16/17 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa 52240 • Phone 338-7035 Fax 338-8456 • contact@patv.tv • http://www.patv.tv The Library Channel Report prepared for the Iowa City Telecommunications Commission monthly meeting by Beth Fisher, Program Librarian and Bond Drager, Equipment Specialist. July 2017 July 2017: Summer Reading Program for all ages continues apace through July. There should be something for everyone, and as usual we’re broadcasting as much as possible on the Library Channel. Visit calendar.icpl.org for more information on the programming in this list. Childrens Programming: • SRP Kids: The Blank Park Zoo Show & Tell • Family Storytime with Mrs. Hinky Dink • SRP Kids: Dan Wardell’s Reading Road Trip • SRP Kids: Sea Beast Puppets • SRP Kids: Rockin’ Reptiles and Awesome Amphibians with the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium • SRP Kids: The Rope Warrior, David Fisher Adult Programming: • Gaia’s Peace Garden – Healing Happens Here • Habitat for Humanity – Building a Better World • Distracted Driving: National Advanced Driving Simulator • DNA Interest Group: Archaic Ancestry • Engineers without Borders USA at the University of Iowa Monthly Program Update: This month: July 2017 Next Month: August 2017 Live Children’s Programs • 7 • 3 Live Adult Programs • 5 • 3 Programs Cablecast • 663 • Programs videotaped by Govt. Channel/CTS • 1 • The Library Channel Report prepared for the Iowa City Telecommunications Commission monthly meeting by Beth Fisher, Program Librarian and Bond Drager, Equipment Specialist. August 2017 August 2017: The Library’s ever popular Summer Reading Programs have concluded another successful year. Having had 2 or more live programs all summer long, we are now looking forward to a few weeks to catch up before our fall programming begins in September. This fall we are looking forward to a wide variety of programs: a Sherlock Holmes series in September; the Fall International Writing Program series with the UI International Writing Program; the Library’s annual Intellectual Freedom Festival; the Iowa City Book Festival; a special author event with Janet Fitch, the ongoing monthly DNA Interest Group programs, and the Witching Hour festival. It’s going to be a busy fall here at the Library. Childrens Programming August highlights: • Summer Reading Program Kids: Sing & Play & Learn with West Music! • Book Babies with Music Together (Preucil School of Music) • Summer Reading Program Kids: Iowa State Fair Storytime Adult Programming August highlights: • The National Advanced Driving Simulator program about Assisted Driving • The Great Eclipse of 2017, a lecture from Adjunct Professor Brent Studer • DNA Interest Group: Hidden Family History Revealed, Part I - Searching Monthly Program Update: This month: August 2017 Next Month: September 2017 Live Children’s Programs • 3 • 1 Live Adult Programs • 3 • 6 Programs Cablecast • 696 • Programs videotaped by Govt. Channel/CTS • 1 • 2 Date:​ ​​July​ ​19,​ ​2017 To:​ ​​The​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Telecommunications​ ​Commission From:​ ​​Ty​ ​Coleman,​ ​Media​ ​Production​ ​Services​ ​Coordinator,​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office Re:​ ​​City​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​report​ ​for​ ​the​ ​July​ ​2017​ ​meeting Media​ ​Production​ ​Services Provided​ ​by​ ​Ty​ ​Coleman,​ ​Media​ ​Production​ ​Services​ ​Coordinator and​ ​Jack​ ​Brooks,​ ​Special​ ​Projects​ ​Asst. Recent​ ​production​ ​activities: ●Covered​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Downtown​ ​District’s​ ​annual​ ​meeting​ ​and​ ​panel​ ​discussion​ ​event. ●Recorded​ ​the​ ​United​ ​Jazz​ ​Ensemble​ ​(UJE)​ ​performance​ ​at​ ​the​ ​2017​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Jazz Festival.​ ​​ ​UJE​ ​consists​ ​of​ ​students​ ​from​ ​City​ ​and​ ​West​ ​high​ ​schools. ●Produced​ ​two​ ​short​ ​videos​ ​for​ ​Summer​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Arts​ ​to​ ​play​ ​throughout​ ​Jazz​ ​Fest​ ​on​ ​a large​ ​screen​ ​on​ ​the​ ​main​ ​stage​ ​to​ ​welcome​ ​attendees​ ​to​ ​Jazz​ ​Fest​ ​and​ ​to​ ​ask​ ​for support. ●Recorded​ ​three​ ​Market​ ​Music​ ​concerts​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Farmers​ ​Market. ●Recorded​ ​a​ ​concert​ ​at​ ​a​ ​Party​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Park​ ​event​ ​at​ ​Creekside​ ​Park. ●Covered​ ​two​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Foreign​ ​Relations​ ​Council​ ​lectures.​ ​​ ​One​ ​featured​ ​UI​ ​students who​ ​received​ ​Fulbright​ ​grants.​ ​​ ​The​ ​other​ ​featured​ ​a​ ​panel​ ​of​ ​Mandela​ ​Washington Fellows​ ​from​ ​various​ ​countries​ ​in​ ​Africa. ●Assisted​ ​with​ ​the​ ​recording​ ​of​ ​interviews​ ​for​ ​a​ ​short​ ​video​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Foreign​ ​Relations Council​ ​is​ ​putting​ ​together​ ​as​ ​it​ ​prepares​ ​to​ ​celebrate​ ​its​ ​35th​ ​anniversary. ●Cablecasting​ ​live​ ​and​ ​recording​ ​the​ ​July​ ​18​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​work​ ​session​ ​and formal​ ​meeting. ●Recording​ ​the​ ​Council’s​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​Committee​ ​meeting​ ​of​ ​July​ ​21. ●Friday​ ​Night​ ​Concert​ ​Series​ ​performances. ●Shot​ ​and​ ​produced​ ​four​ ​episodes​ ​of​ ​​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Update​.​ ​Topics​ ​included​ ​the​ ​Jazz​ ​Festival, Riverfront​ ​Crossings​ ​Park,​ ​Taste​ ​of​ ​Market​ ​and​ ​Ped​ ​Mall​ ​improvements​ ​open​ ​house. ●Created​ ​a​ ​July​ ​edition​ ​of​ ​​Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​.​ ​Topics​ ​included​ ​the​ ​Free​ ​Wheels​ ​program, waste​ ​characterization​ ​study,​ ​Know​ ​Your​ ​Neighborhood​ ​–​ ​Northside,​ ​and​ ​Party​ ​in​ ​the Park. ●Completed​ ​​Community​ ​Highlights​​ ​videos​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Juneteenth​ ​Celebration,​ ​Downtown Block​ ​Party,​ ​Jazz​ ​Fest,​ ​and​ ​Taste​ ​of​ ​Market. Upcoming​ ​productions: ●A​ ​presentation​ ​on​ ​the​ ​future​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City’s​ ​Northside​ ​Neighborhood​ ​and​ ​South​ ​District, featuring​ ​an​ ​overview​ ​of​ ​studies​ ​conducted​ ​to​ ​examine​ ​the​ ​current​ ​zoning​ ​and​ ​feasibility of​ ​Form​ ​Based​ ​Code​ ​and​ ​recommendations​ ​from​ ​the​ ​draft​ ​final​ ​report,​ ​which​ ​contains responses​ ​to​ ​feedback​ ​provided​ ​by​ ​the​ ​community​ ​during​ ​public​ ​workshops​ ​held​ ​in February​ ​and​ ​May. ●A​ ​promotional​ ​piece​ ​for​ ​the​ ​upcoming​ ​musical​ ​to​ ​benefit​ ​Systems​ ​Unlimited.​ ​​ ​The​ ​musical itself​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​recorded​ ​and​ ​features​ ​many​ ​community​ ​volunteers,​ ​staff,​ ​and supporters​ ​of​ ​Systems​ ​Unlimited. ●Coverage​ ​of​ ​a​ ​portion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​Soul​ ​Festival. ●Continue​ ​weekly​ ​episodes​ ​of​ ​​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Update​.​ ​Upcoming​ ​topics​ ​include​ ​Dubuque​ ​St. traffic​ ​for​ ​football,​ ​job​ ​fair,​ ​and​ ​Kids​ ​Day​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Farmers​ ​Market. ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​ ​​for​ ​August​ ​will​ ​cover​ ​the​ ​Historic​ ​Cabins​ ​moved,​ ​energy​ ​efficiency grants,​ ​Know​ ​Your​ ​Neighborhood​ ​–​ ​Wetherby/Grant​ ​Wood ●Upcoming​ ​​Community​ ​Highlights​​ ​videos​ ​will​ ​include​ ​Taste​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City,​ ​Kids​ ​Day​ ​at​ ​the Farmers​ ​Market. 1 Programming​ ​and​ ​Interactive​ ​Services Provided​ ​by​ ​Kevin​ ​Crawley,​ ​Communications​ ​Technician Recent​ ​and​ ​upcoming​ ​projects: We're​ ​fine-tuning​ ​our​ ​new​ ​InfoCast​ ​program,​ ​continuing​ ​to​ ​work​ ​on​ ​the​ ​phone​ ​interface​ ​for InfoVision,​ ​and​ ​making​ ​progress​ ​on​ ​the​ ​next​ ​iteration​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Channel​ ​4​ ​website.​ ​​ ​A​ ​sneak peek​ ​of​ ​the​ ​new​ ​front​ ​page​ ​can​ ​be​ ​seen​ ​at​ ​citychannel4.com/2017 Website: In​ ​June,​ ​we​ ​had​ ​1,563​ ​users​ ​access​ ​3,168​ ​pages​ ​in​ ​2,231​ ​sessions.​ ​Our​ ​most​ ​popular​ ​pages were​ ​Mediacom's​ ​channel​ ​lineup,​ ​Mediacom's​ ​cable​ ​rates,​ ​our​ ​video​ ​page,​ ​our​ ​home​ ​page,​ ​and our​ ​program​ ​schedule. Our​ ​streaming​ ​media​ ​provider​ ​reports​ ​8,193​ ​total​ ​hits,​ ​which​ ​includes​ ​4,316​ ​Events​ ​(player window​ ​was​ ​loaded),​ ​162​ ​Sessions​ ​(media​ ​was​ ​played),​ ​and​ ​1,957​ ​OnDemand​ ​Hits​ ​(media​ ​was scrubbed​ ​or​ ​index​ ​point​ ​was​ ​clicked).​ ​1,488​ ​podcasts​ ​were​ ​downloaded,​ ​and​ ​our​ ​HQ​ ​media​ ​was accessed​ ​257​ ​times.​ ​Our​ ​live​ ​stream​ ​was​ ​accessed​ ​14,000​ ​times,​ ​but​ ​about​ ​13,000​ ​of​ ​those appear​ ​to​ ​be​ ​robots.​ ​​ ​On​ ​YouTube,​ ​we​ ​had​ ​4,540​ ​video​ ​views​ ​account​ ​for​ ​12,813​ ​minutes​ ​(213.5 hours)​ ​of​ ​watch​ ​time.​ ​​ ​We​ ​picked​ ​up​ ​an​ ​additional​ ​14​ ​subscribers,​ ​bringing​ ​our​ ​total​ ​subscribers up​ ​to​ ​180.​ ​​ ​Our​ ​most​ ​watched​ ​videos​ ​by​ ​views​ ​was​ ​the​ ​Welcome​ ​to​ ​Iowa​ ​City!​ ​video,​ ​our​ ​Iowa City​ ​Update​ ​episodes​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Fireworks​ ​Ordinance​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Downton​ ​Block​ ​Party,​ ​while​ ​the​ ​most watched​ ​videos​ ​by​ ​time​ ​where​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​Work​ ​Session​ ​of​ ​June​ ​6,​ ​the​ ​Family Folk​ ​Machine​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Awful​ ​Purdies​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Arts​ ​Festival,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​ ​episode​ ​on the​ ​ICPL​ ​Bookmobile. Programming: We​ ​cablecast​ ​144​ ​programs​ ​produced in-house​ ​885​ ​times​ ​for​ ​541​ ​hours​ ​of programming,​ ​19​ ​locally-produced​ ​(DITV, Senior​ ​Center,​ ​Hoover​ ​Library,​ ​JC​ ​Board of​ ​Supervisors,​ ​Coralville,​ ​North​ ​Liberty and​ ​University​ ​Heights)​ ​programs​ ​95 times​ ​for​ ​118​ ​hours​ ​of​ ​programming,​ ​and 23​ ​imported​ ​programs​ ​72​ ​times​ ​for​ ​32 hours​ ​of​ ​programming.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​showed 83​ ​PSAs​ ​1329​ ​times​ ​for​ ​29​ ​hours​ ​of programming. 2 Programs​ ​Completed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​in​ ​June​ ​2017 ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​Foreign​ ​Relations​ ​Council ○ ●Friday​ ​Night​ ​Concert​ ​Series​ ​2017 ○ ●City​ ​Channel​ ​4​ ​Weekly​ ​Highlights ○Week​ ​of ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​Meeting ○ ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​Work​ ​Session ○ ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​​ ​for​ ​June​ ​2017 ○Stories​ ​included: ■​ ​ICPL​ ​Bookmobile ■Beginning​ ​Biking​ ​class ■Disaster​ ​training ■Mayor​ ​Throgmorton’s​ ​trip​ ​to​ ​Baghdad ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​Update​ ​programs ○Fire​ ​Hydrant​ ​Maintenance ○Fireworks​ ​Ordinance ○Downtown​ ​Block​ ​Party ○Jazz​ ​Festival ●Community​ ​Highlights ○Iowa​ ​Arts​ ​Festival ○Juneteenth​ ​Celebration ○Downtown​ ​Block​ ​Party ○Jazz​ ​Festival ●PSAs ○Summer​ ​Safety ○Emergency​ ​Services​ ​Youth​ ​Camp 3 Date:​ ​​August​ ​24,​ ​2017 To:​ ​​The​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Telecommunications​ ​Commission From:​ ​​Ty​ ​Coleman,​ ​Media​ ​Production​ ​Services​ ​Coordinator,​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office Re:​ ​​City​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​report​ ​for​ ​the​ ​September​ ​2017​ ​meeting Media​ ​Production​ ​Services Provided​ ​by​ ​Joel​ ​Bouwers,​ ​Media​ ​Production​ ​Asst.​ ​and​ ​Jack​ ​Brooks,​ ​Special​ ​Projects​ ​Asst. Recent​ ​production​ ​activities: ●Recorded​ ​4​ ​concerts​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Summer​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Arts​ ​Friday​ ​Night​ ​Concert​ ​Series​ ​and​ ​a Black​ ​Entrepreneurs​ ​Roundtable​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​Soul​ ​Festival. ●Recorded​ ​the​ ​All​ ​Systems​ ​Go​ ​Musical​ ​Extravaganza​ ​Fundraiser​ ​for​ ​Systems​ ​Unlimited. ●Recorded​ ​and​ ​produced​ ​programs​ ​related​ ​to​ ​the​ ​September​ ​12​ ​school​ ​board​ ​election including​ ​our​ ​usual​ ​“Meet​ ​the​ ​Candidates”​ ​program​ ​with​ ​statements​ ​by​ ​6​ ​candidates​ ​and and​ ​informational​ ​PSA​ ​on​ ​the​ ​G.O.​ ​Bond. ●Covered​ ​the​ ​first​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Foreign​ ​Relations​ ​Council​ ​lecture​ ​of​ ​the​ ​season. ●Recorded​ ​a​ ​presentation​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Northside​ ​and​ ​South​ ​District​ ​zoning​ ​assessment. ●Recorded​ ​5​ ​performances​ ​by​ ​artists​ ​at​ ​Market​ ​Music. ●Covered​ ​the​ ​monthly​ ​NAMI​ ​JC​ ​lecture​ ​on​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Mood​ ​Disorder​ ​Clinic​ ​at​ ​the University​ ​of​ ​Iowa. ●Shot​ ​and​ ​produced​ ​four​ ​episodes​ ​of​ ​​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Update​.​ ​Topics​ ​included​ ​the​ ​Rummage​ ​in the​ ​Ramp,​ ​historic​ ​cabin​ ​restoration,​ ​Bicycle​ ​Master​ ​Plan,​ ​new​ ​school​ ​zones,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​park grant​ ​for​ ​Riverfront​ ​Crossings​ ​Park. ●Created​ ​a​ ​July​ ​edition​ ​of​ ​​Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​.​ ​Topics​ ​included​ ​the​ ​Data-Driven​ ​Justice initiative,​ ​Emergency​ ​Services​ ​Camp,​ ​and​ ​Know​ ​Your​ ​Neighborhood​ ​-​ ​Lucas​ ​Farms. ●Completed​ ​​Community​ ​Highlights​​ ​videos​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​Soul​ ​Festival​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Farm​ ​to Street​ ​Dinner. Upcoming​ ​productions: ●Record​ ​an​ ​event​ ​held​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Historic​ ​Preservation​ ​Commission​ ​discussing​ ​Iowa​ ​City’s Historic​ ​Downtown. ●Cover​ ​an​ ​event​ ​held​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Sierra​ ​Club​ ​discussing​ ​Urban​ ​Sprawl​ ​in​ ​Iowa. ●Cover​ ​a​ ​candidates​ ​forum​ ​for​ ​school​ ​board​ ​candidates,​ ​held​ ​by​ ​the​ ​League​ ​of​ ​Women Voters. ●Record​ ​the​ ​Metropolitan​ ​Planning​ ​Organization​ ​of​ ​Johnson​ ​County’s​ ​Urbanized​ ​Area Policy​ ​Board​ ​meeting​ ​at​ ​Emma​ ​Harvat​ ​Hall. ●Continue​ ​weekly​ ​episodes​ ​of​ ​​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Update​.​ ​Upcoming​ ​topics​ ​include​ ​Dubuque​ ​St. traffic​ ​for​ ​football,​ ​job​ ​fair,​ ​and​ ​Kids​ ​Day​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Farmers​ ​Market. ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​ ​​for​ ​August​ ​will​ ​cover​ ​the​ ​Historic​ ​Cabins​ ​moved,​ ​energy​ ​efficiency grants,​ ​Know​ ​Your​ ​Neighborhood​ ​–​ ​Wetherby/Grant​ ​Wood ●Upcoming​ ​​Community​ ​Highlights​​ ​videos​ ​will​ ​include​ ​Taste​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​and​ ​Kids​ ​Day​ ​at the​ ​Farmers​ ​Market. 1 Programming​ ​and​ ​Interactive​ ​Services Provided​ ​by​ ​Kevin​ ​Crawley,​ ​Communications​ ​Technician Recent​ ​and​ ​upcoming​ ​projects: We've​ ​added​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​choose​ ​radio​ ​stations​ ​to​ ​InfoCast,​ ​and​ ​we're​ ​adding​ ​about​ ​a​ ​dozen​ ​new public​ ​radio​ ​stations​ ​from​ ​around​ ​the​ ​country​ ​to​ ​broaden​ ​the​ ​musical​ ​selections.​ ​​ ​We've​ ​also added​ ​a​ ​new​ ​slide​ ​that​ ​lists​ ​the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​current​ ​radio​ ​station. Website: In​ ​July,​ ​we​ ​had​ ​1,430​ ​users​ ​access​ ​2,782​ ​pages​ ​in​ ​1,952​ ​sessions.​ ​Our​ ​most​ ​popular​ ​pages​ ​were Mediacom's​ ​channel​ ​lineup,​ ​Mediacom's​ ​cable​ ​rates,​ ​our​ ​program​ ​schedule,​ ​our​ ​video​ ​page,​ ​our home​ ​page,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​playback​ ​page​ ​of​ ​the​ ​July​ ​18th​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​meeting. Our​ ​streaming​ ​media​ ​provider​ ​reports​ ​5,540​ ​total​ ​hits,​ ​which​ ​includes​ ​3,812​ ​Events​ ​(player window​ ​was​ ​loaded),​ ​106​ ​Sessions​ ​(media​ ​was​ ​played),​ ​and​ ​501​ ​OnDemand​ ​Hits​ ​(media​ ​was scrubbed​ ​or​ ​index​ ​point​ ​was​ ​clicked).​ ​991​ ​podcasts​ ​were​ ​downloaded,​ ​and​ ​our​ ​HQ​ ​media​ ​was accessed​ ​129​ ​times.​ ​​ ​These​ ​numbers​ ​are​ ​steadily​ ​dropping,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​stopped​ ​uploading​ ​video there​ ​in​ ​June.​ ​Our​ ​live​ ​stream​ ​was​ ​accessed​ ​602​ ​times.​ ​​ ​On​ ​YouTube,​ ​we​ ​had​ ​5,083​ ​video​ ​views account​ ​for​ ​14,330​ ​minutes​ ​(238​ ​hours​ ​and​ ​50​ ​minutes)​ ​of​ ​watch​ ​time.​ ​​ ​We​ ​picked​ ​up​ ​an additional​ ​5​ ​subscribers,​ ​bringing​ ​our​ ​total​ ​subscribers​ ​up​ ​to​ ​185.​ ​​ ​Our​ ​most​ ​watched​ ​videos​ ​by views​ ​were​ ​the​ ​Welcome​ ​to​ ​Iowa​ ​City!​ ​video​ ​and​ ​Know​ ​Your​ ​Neighborhood:​ ​Northside,​ ​while​ ​the most​ ​watched​ ​videos​ ​by​ ​time​ ​where​ ​the​ ​July​ ​episode​ ​of​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​ ​and​ ​last​ ​year's​ ​Black Entrepreneurs​ ​Roundtable. Programming: We​ ​cablecast​ ​151​ ​programs​ ​produced in-house​ ​933​ ​times​ ​for​ ​573​ ​hours​ ​of programming,​ ​24​ ​locally-produced (DITV,​ ​Senior​ ​Center,​ ​Hoover​ ​Library, JC​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Supervisors,​ ​Coralville, North​ ​Liberty​ ​and​ ​University​ ​Heights) programs​ ​112​ ​times​ ​for​ ​109​ ​hours​ ​of programming,​ ​and​ ​22​ ​imported programs​ ​71​ ​times​ ​for​ ​32​ ​hours​ ​of programming.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​showed​ ​75 PSAs​ ​1007​ ​times​ ​for​ ​23​ ​hours​ ​of programming. 2 Programs​ ​Completed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Cable​ ​TV​ ​Office​ ​in​ ​July​ ​2017 ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​In​ ​Focus​​ ​for​ ​July​ ​2017 ○Stories​ ​included: ■Free​ ​Wheels ■Waste​ ​Characterization​ ​Study ■Know​ ​Your​ ​Neighborhood​ ​-​ ​Northside ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​Update​ ​programs o​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Riverfront​ ​Crossings​ ​Park​ ​construction o​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Taste​ ​of​ ​Market o​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Pedestrian​ ​Mall​ ​Improvements o​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Rummage​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Ramp o​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Restoring​ ​Historic​ ​Cabins ●Community​ ​Highlights ○Taste​ ​of​ ​Market ●Friday​ ​Night​ ​Concert​ ​Series ○The​ ​Fez ○The​ ​Recliners ●2017​ ​Iowa​ ​City​ ​Jazz​ ​Festival​ ​-​ ​United​ ​Jazz​ ​Ensemble ●Economic​ ​Development​ ​Committee​ ​Meeting​ ​of​ ​July​ ​21,​ ​2017 ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​Work​ ​Session​ ​of​ ​July​ ​18,​ ​2017 ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​Meeting​ ​of​ ​July​ ​18,​ ​2017 ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​Downtown​ ​District​ ​-​ ​State​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Downtown​ ​-​ ​Annual​ ​Meeting​ ​and​ ​Panel Discussion ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​Foreign​ ​Relations​ ​Council ○Fulbright​ ​Awardees​ ​Discuss​ ​Their​ ​International​ ​Assignments ○Young​ ​Entrepreneurs​ ​Challenging​ ​the​ ​Political​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​African​ ​Status Quo:​ ​How​ ​&​ ​Why? ●Iowa​ ​City​ ​Noon​ ​Rotary​ ​Club​ ​-​ ​Volunteer​ ​Recognition ●Market​ ​Music​ ​2017 ○Dave​ ​Moore ○Kol​ ​Shira ○Play​ ​By​ ​Ear ●MusicIC​ ​2017 ○Darkness ○Lightness ○Transcendence ●Party​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Park​ ​2017​ ​-​ ​Creekside​ ​Park​ ​-​ ​Mike​ ​Haverkamp ●Presentation​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Northside​ ​Neighborhood​ ​and​ ​South​ ​District​ ​Zoning​ ​Assessment ●World​ ​Refugee​ ​Day​ ​2017 ●Systems​ ​Unlimited​ ​-​ ​All​ ​Systems​ ​Go​ ​Event​ ​PSA 3