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REGULAR MEETINGOCTOBER 8, 2007 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />their elected City Officials from the Mayor on down to the Council to let them in on the <br />ground floor of where this public access is going because they are the ones that have built <br />it to what it is today. They give people non-stop public access for fourteen years and he <br />knows that a lot of the Councilmember’s have seen his show. Mr. Poindexter feels that <br />he gives the community what he feels they need such as a religious experience; he gives <br />them an educational experience and things that are going on in the community. Like <br />tonight, people won’t be able to see this Council Meeting to see what is going on. He <br />stated that it is the Council’s duty to prod whoever is in charge of this to get public access <br />up and going and put him in on ground zero with this thing. He stated do not let <br />somebody come in that doesn’t know the people and take over. <br /> <br />Councilmember Varner stated that he had a conversation with Mr. Poindexter as far back <br />August 28, 2007, when the letter first appeared. The letter basically stated that due to the <br />change in the State Legislature, Comcast would still broadcast tapes but they would not <br />provide personnel or equipment to make or produce the tapes. Since that time, the <br />Council has been waiting for other information that has not arrived and relayed that <br />information to Mr. Poindexter. He took the liberty of contacting WNIT since they are <br />going to be residents of South Bend. Now, at this point and time, the issue that the <br />Council is dealing with is whether or not the Council Meeting’s are going to be <br />broadcast. The issues that Mr. Poindexter brought up about WNIT are certainly <br />something that the Council should have some say in where the City is concerned. At this <br />point and time he stated that he can’t tell anymore other than that because of the lack of <br />progress and someone taking the initiative to go to WNIT and see if in fact there is a <br />possibility. So that’s where it is at this point and time at least from the Council’s <br />perspective. He stated that he is not sure if the Administration has gotten any further on <br />their own. <br /> <br />COMMENTS FROM MS. CAROL DAVIS REGARDING COMCAST <br />rd <br />Ms. Carol Davis, 623 S. 23 Street, South Bend, Indiana, stated like Mr. Poindexter, she <br />has an access program called “Your Right to Know.” She stated that she has invited <br />several Councilmember’s to be on the program. Prior conflicts have prevented them <br />from attending. She stated that they have had several of the City’s agencies like The <br />Youth Service Bureau, Police Department and several others along with various support <br />groups. Ms. Davis stated that she would like to continue their programs, but she would <br />like to see the City Council likewise aired, along with the South Bend Community School <br />Corporation Board. She noted that Mr. Poindexter can film and edit and that he should <br />have brought his equipment tonight to tape this meeting. She noted that the Council is <br />lacking their voice on television. The public needs to know what is going on at these <br />meetings. She stated that she is trying to save everyone’s voice over the airwaves. Ms. <br />Davis stated that if they can save just one station, there is a good possibility that they <br />could have up to four (4) different access stations for South Bend. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rouse asked Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney to give an <br />overview on the legislative action that has caused this confusion and the ceasing of public <br />access. <br /> <br />Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney, stated that it is her understanding that the <br />new State Law took effect July 1, 2007. As Dr. Varner as mention, the way that the <br />Indiana Legislature enacted the legislation there is a requirement to continue to have a <br />channel available for public access, however, with regard to either personnel or <br />equipment that is not required and basically, Comcast has stated that the way they see it <br />would not be a level playing field, since they are providing that at a cost to them. She <br />stated that Mr. Gilot said that the contract that the City has in effect with Comcast is in <br />effect until the year 2010 that the revenue stream will continue to the City of South Bend, <br />and again, at one of the Personnel and Finance Committee that Dr. Varner, Vice- <br />Chairperson, stated that the Mayor was to be setting up a meeting with the officials from <br />Comcast and again in light of this being the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns <br />Week, that many of the public officials are attending that conference in Evansville, that <br />upon their return that they do plan to bring the Council up to date with regard to that. She <br />also added that Councilmember Varner stated that in addition to WNIT he also asked for <br />information to be forthcoming from the public library and to see if any of the other <br />communities like Hammond, Mishawaka or Valparaiso who have received similar letters <br /> 33 <br /> <br />
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