12/20/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR 14EETING DECEMBER 20, 1976 Crone from the City's legal;; pepartrient, the Board of Public Works and Antenna installers. I feel that it is absolutely impossible for the Board to properly ascertain the facts until a face to face meeting takes place. Only until the Board hears both sides with all parties free to ask questions and seek certain°explanations will we ever be able to make any progress. I am tired of "cruisading" against these violations. All I want is to be able to install my antennas without illegal interference from Cable. I trust that a meeting can be arranged in the near future. If the Board has any doubt that these leaks are not°above the 20 microvolt per meter at 10 feet as the FCC's limit, I see no value at all in further delaying a request to the FCC for an investigation. Thank you very much for your time and concern. Yours truly, s/ Tin Zeak The Board received the following letters from Valley Cablevision: Decenber 17, 1976 Harry White, Valley Cablevision's General Manager, is out-of-town for the holiday season. In his absence, I an acknowledging your letter of Decenber 10, 1976, regarding cable television signal leaks affecting: 1235 Catherwood Dr., Mr. Michael Tomolak 1233 Catherwood Dr., Mr. William Hazelton Each address has been referred to our service department for investigation and any necessary correction, I will forward a report of our findings at the above addresses by your Decenber 27, 1976 Board neeting. Thank you for calling this to our attention. Sincerely, VALLEY CABLEVISION CORPORATION s/ Gregory J. Giczi. December 20, 1976 At this time, Valley Cablevision Corporation would like to present additional information asa follow-up of our letter of December 3, 1976, and your letter of November 17., 1976: 117 Id. St. Louis St. Rechecked area using specialized signal -leakage detection equip- nent. A low level of leakage was detected and traced to a location in an alley, 1 block east of the residence. Such leakage was eliminated by the replacement of broken shields on 4 service -drop cables, replacing 4 "F" fittings on. 4 additional service -drop cables, and the tightening of loose screws on a tap faceplate. The resident's antenna was rotated 3600, and no evidence of cable TV leakage was found. 1535 Rockne Dr. A 4 to 5 block area around this address was inspected.. A severe signal -leakage problem was found west of this address. Such problem was caused by sor_ze person illegally attaching to Valley Cablevision facilities. In addition, minor leakage problems were cleared with the replacement of broken or loose shields on 3 service -drop cables, 4 locking terminator devices were tightened, and the interior wiring of 3 cable television customer homes was repaired. No cable TV related signal interference could be detected at the resident's television set.