Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Public, Education, and Governmental Access Capital Funds for Coastside
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to distribute Public, Education, and Governmental access capital funds to the Public, Education, and Government access provider for the County coastside area.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 4, 2006 this Board executed Resolution No. 067916, which authorized a 15-year Cable Franchise Agreement (franchise agreement) with Comcast. The franchise agreement stipulated that the County would receive $379,908 in Public, Education, and Governmental (PEG) access capital funds (PEG funds) over the term of the franchise agreement. The franchise agreement required that PEG access channels be broadcast to their subscribers in Moss Beach, Montara, El Granada, Princeton, Pescadero, and La Honda.
Concurrent with the execution of the Franchise Agreement, this Board adopted Resolution No. 067917, which authorized the Director of Public Works to distribute $231,042 in PEG grant funds to coastside PEG access provider, who was at the time Mid-Coast Television, Inc. The PEG fund allocation was based on coastside cable subscribers, which was approximately 23% of the total County unincorporated area cable subscribers at that time. The distribution of PEG funds are at the sole discretion of the County and must be used on PEG capital expenses.
Beginning in December 2010 and concluding in 2011, the County and City of Half Moon Bay (City) collaborated on a request for proposals from PEG providers for the provision of PEG services to the coastside County (Moss Beach, Montara, El Granada, Princeton, Pescadero, and La Honda) and City areas. As a result, this Board executed Resolution No. 071437 on June 7, 2011 authorizing an agreement with Pacifica Community Television, no...
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