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MINUTES NORTH SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION MARCH 3, 1988 PAGE 4 After further discussion on who should be charged with the responsibility to determine whether the system is working, the fact that the issue is still not completely resolved (company exposure must be determined), whether the system will meet the needs of other users besides the schools, and the fact that the system should have been fixed properly a long time NSCC ago, Brandt moved, seconded by Weyandt, that Cable TV North Central be 3.3-6 issued a written notice pursuant to Article VIII, Section 4.E that Cable Approved TV North Central has violated one or more terms, conditions or provisions of the franchises of the member cities of the North Suburban Cable Commission, specifically failure to activate the institutional network by February 1, 1988, pursuant to the official action of the North Suburban Cable Commission on November 5, 1987 which required Cable TV North Central to activate the 10/10 configuration as diagramed in Attachment A hereto, incorporated by reference and made a part hereof. Further, within fifteen t of e a SuburbansCableocommission shallpverifvoincwritingrtoethetive of Chair of the North the Commission with copies to Cable TV No..` Central that the configuration of Attachment A hereto ib in place and activated. The failure of Cable TV North Central to have in place and activated the configuration of Attachment A within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice shall result in the assessment of the penalties prcvided by the franchise calculated from March 3, 1988, Article VIII, Section 4.C(71), $5,000 per day, or part thereof, such failure occurs or continues. The Chair of the North Suburban Cable Commission is instructed to implement all necessary procedures to draw from the letter of credits of the member cities the above named penalties should the above referenced violations continue. The Commission acknowledges that both parties are reserving their rights as to the maximum required activated channel capacity of the institutional network. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Bauer, Eggert, Villella, Brandt, Fritze, Murphy and Weyandt, and the following voted against the same: None. Motion carried unanimously. Bauer stated that he hoped Cable TV North Central would comply without cannibalizing the rest of the system. IX. Channel 16 (Government Channel) Reception Chairman Eggert advised that the reception problem had been corrected and thanked the company for its efforts to correct the problem. Reception monitoring will continue. X. Irondale School District Grant Chairman Eggert advised that the Education Committee had met with Iron"lle High School representatives to determine their needs. After an examination of the problems the school encounters with transportation and the fact that the editing capacity at the Edgeweod Studio has dimminished, the Committee felt a favorable temporary solution to the problem was that a two camera portable system be loaned to the school by Cable TV North Central and monies be supplied to purchase two camera and a 1/2" VCR (costing approximately $7.000).