March 2024

MARCH 3, 2024 MINUTES

Cable Television Advisory Council

Minutes for Wednesday, March 3, 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 6:07 pm.
   b. February Minutes for approval, No modifications requested.
   Tom makes Motion to accept. George 2nds this Motion. Vote unanimous.
   c.  For the May 1^st CTAC Meeting, as I will likely be away, I request that Peaches
   Quinn be acting Chair, and that the task of taking the Minutes be determined
   by her.
2. Treasurer’s Report – George Alexander
   476. Balance: $5,476.59 as of March 1^st. George has paid the GoDaddy MS subscription of $38,16 for the advance year of 2024.
   477. Johnes reminds the council that we must compile and submit our Annual Report to PURA, already 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.  Johnes prompts the Council to review three PURA Reports from summer 2023,
of concern to CTAC:
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 again recommended that we ask
   Joe Scholfield to notify us by email immediately when the studio reopens for public use.
   IV.      Comcast – Representative Amy Horan (not in attendance)
2. Comcast has not attended any CTAC meetings in recent months, and there has not
   been any correspondence in March from Amy Horan.
   b.  We resolve to ask Amy to attend the next CTAC meeting on April 3, or send a delegate.
3. Old Business
4. Facebook- No update
5. Any update from CTV on the CTAC Public Service Announcement?
   c. Community Awards – 2024 planning. No recommendations put forward.
7. Old Business
8. Facebook- No update
9. Any update from CTV on the CTAC Public Service Announcement?
   c. Community Awards – 2024 planning. No recommendations put forward.

2024. New Business
      a. 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> Hamden Town Clerk.
      No one volunteers or is available.

      c. 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, April Peaches.  Carried.

      Respectfully submitted:  Johnes Ruta 03-04-2024.