February 2024

Cable Television Advisory Council

Minutes for Wednesday, February 7^th, 2024 6:00 pm   ZOOM

Attendance:     Johnes Ruta, Chair (New Haven)

Tom Costa, Advisor, (New Haven Library System)

George Alexander – Treasurer (Hamden)

1. Welcome and Minutes
   Call to order at 6:31 pm, delayed because of technical problem starting Zoom.
   b. January Minutes for approval, No modifications requested.
   Tom makes Motion to accept. George 2nds this Motion. Vote unanimous.
2. Treasurer’s Report – George Alexander
   514. Balance: $5,514.31
   515. George reminds us that we need to write our Annual Report to PURA, due by the end of February. This will be a summary of all 2023 Minutes together in one document. The Form for this doc is to be found on the PURA website.

 

III.      CTV. Executive Director Joseph Schofield not present.
a.  Review three PURA Reports from summer 2023, received recently from Amy Horan at                 Comcast:
1. CTV Response to PURA Notice, dkt 22-06-26.pdf
2. Response of CTV to OCC-PURA Interrogs 4-15.pdf
3. Response of CTV to 22-06-26 PURA Interrogatories 15-43.pdf

1. CTV Studio availability for CTAC Meetings? – It is recommended that we ask
   Joe Schofield to notify us by email immediately when the studio reopens for
   public use.c.  Johnes says that he notifies Joe Schofield when he detects that any or all of the
   CTV channels, 26, 27, 93, on Comcast cable are blank or dysfunctional.
   He requests that other members who subscribe to Comcast also do this.IV.      Comcast – Representative Amy Horan (not in attendance)
2. George reported Comcast now recognizes customer history across changing addresses.
3. No correspondence in February from Amy Horan.

 

 

1. Old Business
2. Facebook- No update
3. Any update from CTV on the CTAC Public Service Announcement?
   c. Community Awards – 2024 planning. No recommendations put forward.

 

 

 

 

• New Business
  Request from Joe S. if there is a Final Legislative Report. Must be submitted by end
  of February.b.  Request for member to attend – 2024 HAMDEN BOARDS & COMMISSIONS FAIR
  Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM at Miller Library – Thornton Hall, received from Karimah Mickens <kmickens@Hamden.com>

2024. Hamden Town Clerk.
      No one volunteers or is available.Status of new outgoing email group addresses for GoDaddy system transfer
      to Microsoft 360 email addresses.  Peaches project, not ready.
      CTACCouncil@gmail.com   for public access.
      CTACForward@gmail.com  for CTAC members internal messaging.
      VII. Subscriber Issues – George – no emails received at this time.VII.   Adjournment:
      a. Next Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 via ZOOM.b. 7:15 pm. Tom makes Motion to adjourn: George; seconded, Peaches.  Carried.

      Respectfully submitted:  Johns Ruta 03-04-2024.