Aug 27-Sept. 2, 2010, program schedule

The Fayetteville Government Channel 

Program Guide  

 Aug 27, 2010 to Sep 02, 2010 

Friday, August 27, 2010 

12:00:00 AM News You Can Use  

  

12:30:00 AM Telecommunications Board Meeting   

  2:30:00 AM Airport Board Meeting  

  4:00:00 AM Ordinance Review Committee Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM News You Can Use  

  

  6:30:00 AM City Council Agenda Session   

  7:30:00 AM City Council Meeting   

  9:00:00 AM Advertising and Promotion Commission Meeting  

10:30:00 AM Mayor's Town Hall Meeting  

12:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 PM Environmental Action Committee Meeting  

  1:30:00 PM Historic District Commission Meeting  

  2:30:00 PM Ozark Writers: Miller Williams  

  3:30:00 PM Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting   

  5:00:00 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting  

  6:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 PM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  7:00:00 PM Children's Art Trail Kiosks  

  7:30:00 PM Housing Authority Board Meeting  

  9:00:00 PM Council of Neighborhoods Meeting   

11:00:00 PM Mayor's Corner  

11:30:00 PM Water and Sewer Committee Meeting  

Saturday, August 28, 2010  

12:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  1:00:00 AM Children's Art Trail Kiosks  

  1:30:00 AM Housing Authority Board Meeting  

  3:00:00 AM Council of Neighborhoods Meeting   

  5:00:00 AM Mayor's Corner  

  5:30:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 AM Telecommunications Board Meeting   

  8:30:00 AM Airport Board Meeting  

10:00:00 AM Ordinance Review Committee Meeting  

12:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 PM City Council Agenda Session  Meeting 

  1:30:00 PM City Council Meeting  

  

  3:00:00 PM Advertising and Promotion Commission Meeting  

  4:30:00 PM Mayor's Town Hall Meeting  

  6:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 PM Environmental Action Committee Meeting  

  7:30:00 PM Historic District Commission Meeting  

  8:30:00 PM Ozark Writers: Miller Williams  

  9:30:00 PM Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting   

11:00:00 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting  

Sunday, August 29, 2010  

12:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 AM Environmental Action Committee Meeting  

  1:30:00 AM Historic District Commission Meeting  

  2:30:00 AM Ozark Writers: Miller Williams  

  3:30:00 AM Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting   

  5:00:00 AM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  7:00:00 AM Children's Art Trail Kiosks  

  7:30:00 AM Housing Authority Board Meeting  

  9:00:00 AM Council of Neighborhoods Meeting   

11:00:00 AM Mayor's Corner  

11:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements  

11:30:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee Meeting  

12:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 PM Telecommunications Board Meeting   

  2:30:00 PM Airport Board Meeting  

  4:00:00 PM Ordinance Review Committee Meeting  

  6:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 PM City Council Agenda Session   

  7:30:00 PM City Council Meeting   

  9:00:00 PM Advertising and Promotion Commission Meeting  

10:30:00 PM Mayor's Town Hall Meeting  

Monday, August 30, 2010  

12:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 AM City Council Agenda Session Meeting 

  

  1:30:00 AM City Council Meeting   

  3:00:00 AM Advertising and Promotion Commission Meeting  

  4:30:00 AM Mayor's Town Hall Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM News You Can Use  

    

  6:30:00 AM Environmental Action Committee Meeting  

  7:30:00 AM Historic District Commission Meeting  

  8:30:00 AM Ozark Writers: Miller Williams  

  9:30:00 AM Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting   

11:00:00 AM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting  

12:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 PM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  1:00:00 PM Children's Art Trail Kiosks  

  1:30:00 PM Housing Authority Board Meeting  

  3:00:00 PM Council of Neighborhoods Meeting   

  5:00:00 PM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  5:30:00 PM Planning Commission Live  

  8:30:00 PM Airport Board Meeting  

10:00:00 PM Ordinance Review Committee Meeting  

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  

12:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 AM Telecommunications Board Meeting   

  2:30:00 AM Airport Board Meeting  

  4:00:00 AM Ordinance Review Committee Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 AM City Council Agenda Session  Meeting 

  7:30:00 AM City Council Meeting   

  9:00:00 AM Advertising and Promotion Commission Meeting  

10:30:00 AM Mayor's Town Hall Meeting  

12:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 PM Environmental Action Committee Meeting  

  1:30:00 PM Historic District Commission Meeting  

  2:30:00 PM Ozark Writers: Miller Williams  

  3:30:00 PM Gulley Park Concert: Full House  

  4:30:00 PM City Council Agenda Session Live  

  6:30:00 PM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  7:30:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting  

  9:00:00 PM Water and Sewer Committee Meeting  

  9:30:00 PM Council of Neighborhoods Meeting   

10:30:00 PM Tree and Landscape Committee Meeting  

Wednesday, September 1, 2010  

12:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  1:00:00 AM Children's Art Trail Kiosks  

  1:30:00 AM Housing Authority Board Meeting  

  3:00:00 AM Council of Neighborhoods Meeting   

  5:00:00 AM Mayor's Corner  

  5:30:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 AM Telecommunications Board Meeting   

  8:30:00 AM Airport Board Meeting  

10:00:00 AM Ordinance Review Committee Meeting  

12:00:00 PM News You Can Use  

  

12:30:00 PM City Council Agenda Session  Meeting 

  1:30:00 PM City Council Meeting   

  3:00:00 PM Advertising and Promotion Commission Meeting  

  4:30:00 PM Mayor's Town Hall Meeting  

  6:00:00 PM News You Can Use  

  6:30:00 PM Environmental Action Committee Meeting  

  7:30:00 PM Historic District Commission Meeting  

  8:30:00 PM Ozark Writers: Miller Williams  

  9:30:00 PM Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting   

11:00:00 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting  

Thursday, September 2, 2010  

12:00:00 AM News You Can Use  

  

12:30:00 AM Environmental Action Committee Meeting  

  1:30:00 AM Historic District Commission Meeting  

  2:30:00 AM Ozark Writers: Miller Williams  

  3:30:00 AM Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting   

  5:00:00 AM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda Session Meeting  

  7:00:00 AM Planning Commission Meeting  

  9:00:00 AM Council of Neighborhoods Meeting  

  

11:30:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee Meeting  

12:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

12:30:00 PM Washington County Quorum Court Meeting 

  

  2:00:00 PM City Council Agenda Session  

  4:00:00 PM Ward 4 Meeting 

  

  6:00:00 PM News You Can Use   

  6:30:00 PM City Council Agenda Session  

  8:30:00 PM Telecommunications Board Meeting  

  

10:30:00 PM Ward 4 Meeting  

*This schedule is valid as of 1:34 PM on Friday, August 27, 2010 and is subject to 

change.   

Request for proposals to manage Fayetteville public-access station for the coming 5 years issued for second time by Fayetteville city purchasing agent

Here is the new RFP with a deadline of 2 p.m. local time. The previous RFP brought in only one proposal and it was turned in one minute after the deadline. The purchasing office uses an "atomic-clock setting," which is about 7 minutes earlier than time one sees on CNN or Weather Channel or on your alarm clock or wrist watch. My computer provides "atomic-clock" time, which is supposedly more accurate for a given point on earth.
Ask Art Hobson to explain the process of determining atomic time. Only a physics professor is likely to explain it easily. And Art is a physicist who has been explaining his science to undergraduates for decades.

Telecom Board attendance chart for 2010 through July

Please click on image to enlarge for wider view.

CAT board's proposal for a 5-year renewal of its management of Fayetteville's cable-access television station rejected because it was turned in one minute late

Jim Bemis forwarded the following email:

The City has rejected the proposal turned in by Community Access Television due to the proposal being submitted after the deadline. The City will issue a revised RFP for a provider for public access television services in the near future. Hopefully we will be able to re-issue the RFP this week or next week. I apologize for my delayed response.

Best,
Andrea

_____________
Andrea Foren, CPPB
City of Fayetteville, Purchasing Agent
113 W. Mountain
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-8220
TDD (Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf): (479) 521-1316
aforen@ci.fayetteville.ar.us
www.accessfayetteville.org

In a phone call Wednesday morning, Ms. Foren confirmed her email to Mr. Bemis. She said that her office clock is get on the atomic clock system.

Interestingly, my home computer seems to show "atomic clock time" while television broadcasts through Cox Cable appear to use a system about 6 to 9 minutes later.
Maybe the CAT representative who delivered the RFP to the city purchasing office was walking over on television time.

August 13-20, 2010 schedule of Government Channel programs

Program Guide of
The Fayetteville Government Channel
August 13, 2010 to August 20, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
12:00:00 AM News You Can Use
12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 AM City Council Agenda Session
1:30:00 AM City Council Meeting
4:30:00 AM Gulley Park Joseph Israel
6:00:00 AM News You Can Use
6:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 AM Advertising Promotion Meeting
8:00:00 AM Animal Services Advisory Board
9:30:00 AM Arts Council Meeting
11:00:00 AM City Council Agenda Session
12:00:00 PM News You Can Use
12:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 PM Ordinance Review Committee
2:30:00 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
3:30:00 PM Tree and Landscape Committee.
5:00:00 PM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
6:00:00 PM News You Can Use
6:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 PM Subdivision Committee Meeting
8:00:00 PM Planning Commission Agenda
9:00:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting
10:00:00 PM Water and Sewer Committee
Saturday, August 14, 2010
12:00:00 AM News You Can Use
12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 AM Subdivision Committee Meeting
2:00:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda
3:00:00 AM Planning Commission Meeting
4:00:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee
6:00:00 AM News You Can Use
6:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 AM City Council Agenda Session
7:30:00 AM Washington County Quorum Court Meeting
10:30:00 AM Airport Board Meeting
12:00:00 PM News You Can Use
12:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 PM Advertising Promotion Meeting
2:00:00 PM Animal Services Advisory Board
3:30:00 PM Arts Council Meeting
5:00:00 PM City Council Agenda Session
6:00:00 PM News You Can Use
6:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 PM Ordinance Review Committee
8:30:00 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
9:30:00 PM Tree and Landscape Committee.
11:00:00 PM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
Sunday, August 15, 2010
12:00:00 AM News You Can Use
12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 AM Ordinance Review Committee
2:30:00 AM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
3:30:00 AM Tree and Landscape Committee.
5:00:00 AM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
6:00:00 AM News You Can Use
6:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 AM Subdivision Committee Meeting
8:00:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda
9:00:00 AM Planning Commission Meeting
10:00:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee
11:00:00 AM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
12:00:00 PM News You Can Use
12:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 PM City Council Agenda Session
1:30:00 PM Washington County Quorum Court Meeting
4:30:00 PM Airport Board Meeting
6:00:00 PM News You Can Use
6:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 PM Advertising Promotion Meeting
8:00:00 PM Animal Services Advisory Board
9:30:00 PM Arts Council Meeting
11:00:00 PM City Council Agenda Session
Monday, August 16, 2010
12:00:00 AM News You Can Use
12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 AM Advertising Promotion Meeting
2:00:00 AM Animal Services Advisory Board
3:30:00 AM Arts Council Meeting
5:00:00 AM Housing Authority Board Meeting
6:00:00 AM News You Can Use
6:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 AM City Council Agenda Session
7:30:00 AM Washington County Quorum Court Meeting
10:30:00 AM Gulley Park Joseph Israel
12:00:00 PM News You Can Use
12:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 PM Airport Board Meeting
2:00:00 PM Housing Authority Board Meeting
3:00:00 PM Subdivision Committee Meeting
4:30:00 PM Planning Commission Agenda
5:30:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting
6:30:00 PM Animal Services Advisory Board
8:00:00 PM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
9:00:00 PM Ordinance Review Committee
11:00:00 PM Water and Sewer Committee
11:18:15 PM News You Can Use
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
12:00:00 AM News You Can Use
12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 AM Subdivision Committee Meeting
2:00:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda
3:00:00 AM Planning Commission Meeting
4:00:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee
5:00:00 AM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
6:00:00 AM News You Can Use
6:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 AM Advertising Promotion Meeting
8:00:00 AM Animal Services Advisory Board
9:30:00 AM Arts Council Meeting
11:00:00 AM City Council Agenda Session
12:00:00 PM News You Can Use
12:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 PM Ordinance Review Committee
2:30:00 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
3:30:00 PM Tree and Landscape Committee.
5:00:00 PM City Council Agenda Session
6:00:00 PM City Council Meeting Live
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
12:00:00 AM News You Can Use
12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 AM Subdivision Committee Meeting
2:00:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda
3:00:00 AM Planning Commission Meeting
4:00:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee
5:00:00 AM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
6:00:00 AM News You Can Use
6:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 AM Advertising Promotion Meeting
8:00:00 AM Animal Services Advisory Board
9:30:00 AM Arts Council Meeting
11:00:00 AM City Council Agenda Session
12:00:00 PM News You Can Use
12:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 PM Ordinance Review Committee
2:30:00 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
3:30:00 PM Tree and Landscape Committee.
5:00:00 PM City Council Agenda Session
6:00:00 PM News You Can Use
6:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 PM City Council Meeting
9:30:00 PM Historic District Commission
Thursday, August 19, 2010
12:00:00 AM News You Can Use
12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 AM Ordinance Review Committee
2:30:00 AM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
3:30:00 AM Tree and Landscape Committee.
5:00:00 AM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
6:00:00 AM News You Can Use
6:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements
6:30:00 AM Subdivision Committee Meeting
8:00:00 AM Planning Commission Agenda
9:00:00 AM Planning Commission Meeting
10:00:00 AM Water and Sewer Committee
11:00:00 AM Gulley Park Concert Ben Miller
12:00:00 PM News You Can Use
12:15:00 PM Agendas and Announcements
12:30:00 PM City Council Agenda Session
1:30:00 PM City Council Meeting
5:30:00 PM Telecommunications Board Meeting Live
8:00:00 PM Animal Services Advisory Board
9:30:00 PM Arts Council Meeting
11:00:00 PM City Council Agenda Session
*This schedule is valid as of 12:00 pm on Friday, August 13, 2010 and is subject to
change.

Telecom ordinance revised in July 2003 by City Council and signed by mayor

Please click on individual images to ENLARGE for easy reading.

Jim Bemis tells the truth, as always

Government Channel schedule for July 30 through Thursday, August 5, 2010

 Program Guide of  

The Fayetteville Government Channel 

July 30, 2010 to August 5, 2010 

Friday July 30, 2010 

12:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 AM  City Council Agenda Session  

  1:30:00 AM  Street Committee Meeting   

  2:30:00 AM  Equipment Committee Meeting  

  3:00:00 AM  Ozark Writers Live: Daniel Woodrell  

  4:00:00 AM  Water Conservation  

  6:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 AM  City Council Agenda Session  

   

  7:30:00 AM  City Council Meeting   

10:30:00 AM  Gulley Park Concert Concert: Joseph Israel  

12:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 PM  FFEAC Meeting  

  

  2:12:00 PM  News You Can Use  

  

  2:30:00 PM  Tree and Landscape Committee  

  4:00:00 PM  Police Pension Board Meeting  

  5:00:00 PM  Parks and Recreation Board  

  5:30:00 PM  Arts Council Meeting  

  6:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 PM  Subdivision Committee Meeting  

  8:00:00 PM  Entertainment District Parking Update Meeting   

10:00:00 PM  Animal Services Advisory Board   

11:30:00 PM  Housing Authority Board Meeting  

Saturday, July 31, 2010  

12:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  

12:30:00 AM  Subdivision Committee Meeting  

  2:00:00 AM  City Plan 2030   

  4:00:00 AM  Animal Services Advisory Board   

  5:30:00 AM  Housing Authority Board Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM  News You Can Use 

  

  6:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 AM  City Council Agenda Session  

  7:30:00 AM  Street Committee Meeting   

  8:30:00 AM  Equipment Committee Meeting  

  9:00:00 AM  Ozark Writers Live: Daniel Woodrell  

10:00:00 AM  Water Conservation  

12:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 PM  City Council Agenda Session  

  1:09:30 PM  News You Can Use   

  1:30:00 PM  City Council Meeting   

  4:30:00 PM  Gulley Park Concert Joseph Israel  

  6:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

  

  6:30:00 PM  Entertainment District Parking Update Meeting   

  8:12:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  8:30:00 PM  Tree and Landscape Committee  

10:00:00 PM  Police Pension Board Meeting  

11:00:00 PM  Parks and Recreation Board  

11:30:00 PM  Arts Council Meeting  

Sunday, August 1, 2010  

12:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 AM  FFEAC Meeting   

  2:12:00 AM  News You Can Use   

  2:30:00 AM  Tree and Landscape Committee  

  4:00:00 AM  Police Pension Board Meeting  

  5:00:00 AM  Parks and Recreation Board  

  5:30:00 AM  Arts Council Meeting  

  6:00:00 AM  News You Can Use 

   

  6:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 AM  Subdivision Committee Meeting  

  8:00:00 AM  City Plan 2030   

10:00:00 AM  Animal Services Advisory Board   

11:30:00 AM Housing Authority Board Meeting  

12:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 PM  City Council Agenda Session  

  1:30:00 PM  Street Committee Meeting  

  

  2:30:00 PM  Equipment Committee Meeting  

  3:00:00 PM  Ozark Writers Live: Daniel Woodrell  

  4:00:00 PM  Water Conservation  

  6:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 PM  City Council Agenda Session  

  7:30:00 PM  City Council Meeting   

10:30:00 PM  Gulley Park Concert Joseph Israel  

Monday, August 2, 2010  

12:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 AM  City Council Agenda Session  

  1:09:30 AM  News You Can Use   

  1:30:00 AM  City Council Meeting   

  4:30:00 AM  Gulley Park Concert Joseph Israel  

  6:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 AM  City Council Agenda Session  

  7:30:00 AM  Street Committee Meeting   

  8:30:00 AM  Equipment Committee Meeting  

  9:00:00 AM  Ozark Writers Live: Daniel Woodrell  

10:00:00 AM Water Conservation  

12:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 PM  Advertising Promotion Meeting  

  1:13:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  1:30:00 PM  Road To Recovery   

  2:30:00 PM  Watershed Luncheon: Final Event  

  3:00:00 PM  Subdivision Committee Meeting  

  4:11:30 PM  News You Can Use   

  4:30:00 PM  Planning Commission Agenda   

  5:05:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  5:30:00 PM  Planning Commission Meeting  

  7:00:00 PM  Gulley Park Concert Joseph Israel  

  8:30:00 PM  Go Native When You Go Green   

10:00:00 PM  City Plan 2030   

Tuesday, August 3, 2010  

12:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 AM  Tree and Landscape Committee  

  2:00:00 AM  Parks and Recreation Board  

  3:00:00 AM  Environmental Action Committee  

  4:00:00 AM  Water and Sewer Committee  

  5:30:00 AM  Parks and Recreation Board  

  6:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 AM  Subdivision Committee Meeting  

  8:00:00 AM  Planning Commission Agenda   

  9:00:00 AM  Planning Commission Meeting  

10:30:00 AM  Housing Authority Board Meeting  

11:00:00 AM  Arts Council Meeting  

12:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 PM  Tree and Landscape Committee  

  2:00:00 PM  Subdivision Committee Meeting  

  3:30:00 PM  Animal Services Advisory Board   

  4:30:00 PM  Arts Council Meeting  

  5:00:00 PM  City Council Agenda Session  

  6:00:00 PM  City Council Meeting Live  

Wednesday, August 4, 2010  

12:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 AM Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 AM  Water and Sewer Committee  

  2:00:00 AM  Environmental Action Committee  

  3:00:00 AM  Police Pension Board Meeting  

  4:00:00 AM  Telecommunications Board   

  6:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 AM  Sidewalks and Trails Taskforce  

  7:30:00 AM  Animal Services Advisory Board   

  9:00:00 AM  Tree and Landscape Committee  

10:30:00 AM  Sustainability Team Meeting  

11:00:31 AM  Stream Restoration  

12:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 PM  Renewable Energy  

  2:00:00 PM  Parks and Recreation Board  

  3:30:00 PM  Subdivision Committee Meeting  

  5:00:00 PM  Planning Commission Agenda   

  6:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 PM  Planning Commission Meeting  

  8:00:00 PM  Go Native When You Go Green  

  9:00:00 PM  City Plan 2030   

10:45:00 PM  News You Can Use   

11:00:00 PM  Ozark Writers Live: Miller Williams  

11:45:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

Thursday, August 5, 2010  

12:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 AM  City Council Agenda Session  

  1:30:00 AM  City Council Meeting   

  4:30:00 AM  Gulley Park Concert Joseph Israel  

  6:00:00 AM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 AM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 AM  FFEAC Meeting   

  8:12:00 AM  News You Can Use   

  8:30:00 AM  Tree and Landscape Committee  

10:00:00 AM  Police Pension Board Meeting  

11:00:00 AM  Parks and Recreation Board  

11:30:00 AM  Arts Council Meeting  

12:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

12:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

12:30:00 PM  Advertising Promotion Meeting  

  1:30:00 PM  City Plan 2030   

  4:00:00 PM  Animal Services Advisory Board   

  5:30:00 PM  Housing Authority Board Meeting  

  6:00:00 PM  News You Can Use   

  6:15:00 PM  Agendas and Announcements  

  6:30:00 PM  City Council Agenda Session  

  7:30:00 PM  Street Committee Meeting   

  8:30:00 PM  Equipment Committee Meeting 

  9:00:00 PM  Ozark Writers Live: Daniel Woodrell  

10:00:00 PM  Water Conservation  

*This schedule is valid as of 9:07 AM on Friday, July 30, 2010 and is subject to 

change.   

Marvin Hilton's comments on the draft version of proposed government-channel policy submitted by members of the city staff

Marvin Hilton’s comments on the Draft Version (see full title below)

Submitted by Fritz Gisler, Manager of The Fayetteville Government Channel 06.09.10:

“THE FAYETTEVILLE GOVERNMENT CHANNEL

MISSION STATEMENT,

GOALS STATEMENT &

OPERATING POLICES

Draft Version 06/09/10”

MARVIN HILTON’S COMMENTS:

1.       There are basically two kinds of Government Channels across the country:

a.       Those that are controlled by the executive branch (Mayor and/or City Staff) with a policy written by the City Staff, such as this “Draft Version” which is basically a government executive branch staff stating how it will cover itself. 

b.      Those that have a policy written by a third party, Legislative Body, such as our Telecommunications Board of volunteer citizens, that requires the government to be transparent and mostly content neutral.

c.       Executive Branch (Mayor and Staff) controlled government channels are much more common. This policy “Draft Version,” which was written by the Staff of the executive branch of the government, will tend to move the Fayetteville Government Channel into the executive branch government controlled category. Such Government controlled channels tend to become promotional departments of their government with little transparency and not much citizen participation.     

d.      The Fayetteville Government Channel policy has, until the most recent years, been written by the Telecommunications Board.  This has helped the channel to be transparent and content neutral for most of its recent years.  One of the main features that creates this true transparency is a policy that allows citizens to request certain programs to be produced. This feature is not present in the “Draft Version” being discussed here. 

2.      Much of this “Draft Version” is actually “operating procedures” and could be used, with some major adjustments, as a good start in writing some operating procedures to carry out the policy written by the Telecommunications Board.

3.      Much of this “Draft Version” policy is about “informational programs” which the Telecom Board’s proposed policy clearly gives the City Staff discretion to produce, after other higher programming priorities are met. In contrast to this “Draft Version,” the Telecom Board’s proposed policy clearly states program priorities.

4.      Program requests from citizens (the customers) have never been a problem.  The much greater problem is apathy.  The Telecom Board’s proposed policy and the policy now in effect, which enables citizens to request programs, will help overcome apathy.  Perhaps an additional policy clause to require live meetings to include citizen participation from their living rooms, via email and phone, would also help overcome apathy.  One of the most successful companies in the world has a cheer that goes, “Who's number one? The customer! Always!”  The customers, in this case, are the citizens of Fayetteville.

5.      This policy “Draft Version” leaves much of the programming content to the “discretion of the “Channel Manager.” This is in direct contrast to the present Fayetteville Government Channel policy which states, “allow the Government Channel Staff to            operate without determining program content.”  For example, much of the “Draft Version” policy, concerning election programming and controversial issues is left to the discretion of the Channel Manager.  Issue forums and candidate forums are more clearly stated in the Telecom Board’s proposed policy and leaves few such policy decisions to the discretion of the Channel Manager.

Examples of Content determination by Government Staff from this “Draft Version” policy written by the executive branch government staff are as follows:

a.       Coverage of official meetings of other City of Fayetteville government boards, commissions and agencies will be at the discretion of the Channel Manager...

b.      Coverage of special … meetings shall be based upon staff and facility limitations.

c.       The Fayetteville Government Channel is not required to cover meetings in which no official business may be conducted due to lack of quorum, agenda or any other factor.

d.      The Fayetteville Government Channel may provide television programming pertaining to elections held in the Fayetteville – Washington County area.  The scope and format of such coverage shall be determined by the Channel Manager.

e.       The Channel Manager will determine if balancing [of controversial programs] is required.

6.      The section on Appeals/complaints almost leaves the Telecommunications Board out of the process and is not in accordance with the Telecom Board Ordinance, which lists one of the duties as, “Facilitate dispute resolution concerning PEG channels, including but not limited to operations, program content, etc; track complaints filed by citizens to assure that telecommunications providers are responding to complaints in an effective and timely manner.”

7.      Mayor Lioneld Jordan, in his 2010 State of the City Address said, “We have made significant strides to improving open government, expanding public information, empowering citizen input, and providing for transparency and accountability.” This policy “Draft Version” contradicts the Mayor’s statement and is a significant stride back toward an Executive Branch Government (Mayor and/or Staff) controlled Government Channel.

8.      In contrast to this “Draft Version” policy, the Government Channel Policy passed from the Telecommunications Board Government Channel Policy Subcommittee of 05.06.10, has much more clarity and specificity in creating a transparent and participatory government.  It also contains many policy elements that have been refined and in use by the Fayetteville Government Channel for about 10 years.