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HACTAC Minutes 01/16/2008
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HACTAC MEETING OF  1-16-2008
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NAME
E-MAIL ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER
ATTEND
EXCUSED
ABSENT
Stephen Fitzgibbons (Comcast)
XXX
Walter Balasa
XXX
Richard Brimley
XXX
Leo Canty
XXX
Mayme Casady
XXX
Irene Cone
XXX
Carol Hartman
XXX
Mark Harutunian
XXX
Celestino Jimenez
XXX
Lorenzo Nathan, Jr.
XXX
Joe Olzacki
XXX
Richard Ostop
XXX
Mike Paine
XXX
David Raney
XXX
Peter Stempien
XXX
William Stephenson
XXX
Troy Stewart
XXX
Hyacinth Yennie
XXX

GUEST NAME
COMPANY AFFILITATION
E-MAIL ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER
Karen Handville
SCTV
WINTV

Minutes of the HACTAC Meeting of  January 16, 2008

Attendance:  SEE ABOVE

Excused Absence:  SEE ABOVE

Absent: SEE ABOVE

Guest: SEE ABOVE

Members not appointed:

Bloomfield ______   East Hartford: _______  Hartford (Schools) _________  Hartford (Town) _______   Simsbury: ________   West Hartford: _________   Windsor: __________

The meeting was called to order at 8:59.

Note:  All attachments referenced in these minutes are available either on mentioned e-mail addresses or at your public library; or questions to the DPUC may be addressed to Michael.Coyle@po.state.ct.us.  

Minutes:

No prior meetings minutes were discussed or approved    

Motion:  _______________________

2nd:  __________________________

Treasurer’s Report:

No Financial information was discussed or voted on

Balance beginning was:  ____________________________

Balance ending was:  __________________________

Motion: _________________________

2nd:  ____________________________

Town Reports:

Bloomfield:   

No report


East Hartford

No report


Hartford (Schools):

No report


Hartford (Town):

No report


Simsbury:

No report


West Hartford:

No report


Windsor:

No report


COMCAST:

NOTE:All complete reports appear in the DPUC reports available on-line from the DPUC.  See below for e-mail address.

No report


Legislative Committee Report:

No report


Public Relations Committee Report:

No report


Nominating Committee:

No report


Motion:  _______________________

2nd:  __________________________

President’s Report:  Most memos concerning the DPUC are available on the web-site for the DPUC (www.state.ct.us/dpuc/database/htm)

President discussed and shared concerns of HACTAC member Towns regarding the Certificate

of Cable Franchise Authority (CCFA) action taken by and  approved by DPUC on 12/18/2007

and granted to AT&T.  Requested answer and verification that Comcast  franchise is until 2012,

that HACTAC would be first about any change in that date or requirements of Comcast.    

AT&T has been very active through out state but have not responded to several invites by

HACTAC to come to our meetings to talk with us.  President appointed Carol Hartmann to

represent HACTAC on the SNET/AT&T statewide advisory council.   

Still waiting for rest of refund of $ 750.00 from deposit for attempted meeting/seminairs.      


HACTAC e-mail address:  HACTAC@yahoo.com


Complaints:

Two complaints about no power both resolved quickly, also billing compliant resolved quickly    


Old Business:

Date of March 8, 2008 for seminars’ on Fund Raising Grant Writing and  discussion with

Senator Fonfora, Chairman of Energy Committee and Mike Coyle at DPUC., site to be

determined      


New Business:

No report


Schedule:

October     18      East Hartford                                   March 19          Bloomfield
November 15       Windsor                                          April 16             Comcast
December   ___    Holiday Party                                 May  21            Hartford
January        16     Simsbury                                        June   18           Windsor
February       20     Hartford

Adjournment:

Meeting was adjourned at _9:20______

Motion:  Leo C

2nd: Dave R__PASSED


Next Meeting and Location:

February       21     Hartford