Minutes from the Meeting of
May 15, 2002

Meeting called to order by Chairman, Steve Smith

Roll Call:		Members Present:Steve Smith, Craig Bohman,  Richard Noah, Mark
			Spicer, John Nalbandian, Karen Gamel, Charles Geise, Jerry
			Bamberger

Also Present:		Tim Broering, TBNK Executive Director
			Jim Stewart, Insight Communications
	             	Jason Dudas, TBNK/CPC Program Director
			Peggy Sensel, Cluster Rep.
								
Absent:			Tom Litzler, Adam Koenig, Dale Henson

Approval of Agenda:	Motion by Mr. Bohman to approve the agenda with the change of
			deleting item 9E from the agenda for the May 15, 2002 TBNK Meeting,
			second by Mr. Geise.  All present voted aye, motion passed by
			unanimous vote.  

Approval of Minutes:	Motion by Mr. Bamberger to approve the minutes for the March 20,
			2002 TBNK Meeting Minutes, second by Mr. Noah.  All present voted
			aye, motion passed by unanimous vote. 

Approval of Financials: Motion to approve financials for all three accounts jointly for
			March and April 2002 by Mr. Geise, second by Mr. Bohman.  All present voted aye, motion passed by unanimous vote.    
	
 Comments from the Floor:None. 

Comments from the Chair:None.

Insight Report:		Jim Stewart reported:
			*  Adjusting rates in June, basic stays at $12.25, plus tier
				increasing from $3.99 to $4.25, and classic channels 28-71
				increasing from $20.00 to $21.50.  
			* Adding Bravo Network and National Geographic Channel to Digital
				lineup.


CPC Operations Report:	Jason Dudas reported:
			* Went to NAB and got a lot of ideas for new equipment 
			* Jen went to Grand Rapids for the ACM conference and began planning
				the Spring Conference 2003 that will be held in Northern
				Kentucky.
			* Our hours are up 143% this year.
			* Showed clips from Transportation Task Force, Government Forum,
				and Open House Video.


Director's Report:      Tim Broering reported:	 
			* Newsletter received honorable mention from the Communicator Awards
			* GIS Video will be shown in Washington for Congress
			* Compix is installed in the Studio
			* FCC Ruling on Cable Modems
			* 2002 Project List   

Old Business:		Model Telecom Ordinance, Mr. Koenig:
			Nothing to report.

			Discussion and possible approval of revised TGC Guidelines:
			Nothing to report.

			Update from Personnel Committee, Mr. Koenig:
			Nothing to report, but would like to meet before Budget Committee
			meets, to review personnel evaluations.
	
			Update from Non-member Cities Committee, Mr. Litzler:
			Nothing to report.


New Business:		Discussion and Possible Approval of Centrex Contract with Bell:
			Motion by Mr. Spicer, second by Mrs. Noah to approve the centrex
			contract with Cincinnati Bell for 24 months. All preset voted aye,
			motion passes unanimously. 

			Discussion and Possible Approval of Modulator Bids for TGC Live Feeds:
			Motion to approve by Mr. Bohman, second by Mr. Geise.  All preset
			voted aye, motion passes unanimously.

			Discussion and Possible Approval of Time Base Corrector Plan:
			Delay this plan and put in next year's budget.	

			Formation of 2002/2003 Budget Committee:
			Jerry Bamberger, Adam Koenig, Dale Henson, and Steve Smith

	       	
Comments from the Board: Mr. Bohman likes the idea of the Time Base Correctors to improve
			the channels.

Executive Session:	none.


Adjournment:		Motion to adjourn the May 15, 2002 TBNK meeting was made by Mr.
			Noah and second by Mr. Bamberger.  All present voted aye, motion
			passed by unanimous vote.



Respectfully submitted by,


Mark Spicer, Secretary