TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor McCowen and Supervisor Gjerde
MEETING DATE: May 16, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Janelle Rau
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Acceptance of Update and Recommendations Regarding Allocation and Programming of Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Access Television Fees and Services in Mendocino County (Sponsor: Supervisor McCowen and Supervisor Gjerde - PEG Ad Hoc Committee)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Receive the update and recommendations from the ad hoc committee and approve direction to staff regarding the allocation and programming of Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Access Television fees and services or provide other direction as approved by the Board.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board of Supervisors adopted a Franchise Agreement with Adelphia Communications on April 19, 2005. The Board of Supervisors approved a Franchise Transfer Agreement from Adelphia to Comcast in December 2005. A Memorandum of Understanding was executed between the City of Ukiah and the County pertaining to the disbursement of one-time PEG related capital grant funding for infrastructure, as well as designating the County as the PEG provider for the County including incorporated areas of the City of Ukiah. The County initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) in 2007/2008 for the provision of PEG services within the County of Mendocino. As a result of this RFP, agreements were executed with PEG providers since 2007 (in the cities of Willits, Fort Bragg, and Ukiah). On December 16, 2016, the Board of Supervisor's received an update regarding the status of the various PEG programming and service providers, assigning the matter of allocation and programming of Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Access Television fees and services in Mendocino County to a Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Committee consisting of Su...
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