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BOOK IU2 PAGE 2i7 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The franchise agreements between Indian River County and the two cable companies that <br />currently serve Indian River County, TCI and Falcon, set aside one channel for use by all <br />governmental agencies in the County. These channels, 13 on TCI and 35 on Falcon, have <br />been used on a shared basis for several years. The County has worked with the other <br />franchise holders in the County, primarily the City of Vero Beach and the City of <br />Sebastian, and with the School District of Indian River County in an effort to provide <br />adequate public viewing of County Commission, City Council, School Board, and <br />Hospital Board meetings. Coverage of special meetings, such as budget workshops, have <br />been cablecast; informational programs from Emergency Services, the Sheriff, and other <br />agencies have been aired. The School District has functioned as the day-to-day <br />programming entity and has filled vacant slots with a variety of educational and other <br />School District related programming. <br />A letter dated March 18, 1997 to Commissioner Eggert from Dr. Edwin Massey, <br />President IRCC, requested time on the existing shared channel for Telecourses. From the <br />meetings which followed, two sample schedules were created which included time for <br />IRCC Telecourses. Because of the amount of time requested by IRCC and because of the <br />time slots requested, the traditional playback schedule for BCC and City Council <br />meetings will have to be altered to accommodate the Telecourses. Schedules A and B <br />(attached) were sent to the School District of Indian River County and Indian River <br />Community College for review. The School District of Indian River County responded <br />in writing with a preference for Schedule B. Indian River Community College sent back <br />a copy of Schedule B (attached) with additional weekend hours marked for Telecourses; <br />this was supposedly the result of a meeting between the School District and IRCC in <br />which the School District gave up some of the time that had been scheduled for them on <br />the weekend. City Council playback on Friday was extended to 9:00 AM for more <br />adequate coverage. This altered Schedule B is attached and labeled as Proposed <br />Schedule. <br />A recent related incident has elevated the complexity of this issue. The School District <br />of Indian River County has requested that the City of Vero Beach institute the <br />educational channel that was reserved in the franchise agreement between TCI <br />Cablevision and the City of Vero Beach. The City Manager of Vero Beach has indicated <br />that since the logical location for Telecourses would be on an educational channel, it <br />should be understood that if the franchising entities agree to the IRCC Telecourses on <br />Channel 13, it is only a temporary arrangement and that if a separate educational channel <br />is established, the Telecourses will be moved to that channel. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners agree to the inclusion of <br />Telecourses from IRCC on the shared access channel even though it will alter the <br />traditional playback schedule. It is understood that the other franchising entities also <br />must agree to the proposed changes since the channel is a shared resource and all of the <br />franchising entities have a legal right to the channel by virtue of the language in the <br />franchise agreements between Indian River County and the two CATV companies (TCI <br />and Falcon). It is further understood that the proposed schedule is to be used as a basic <br />guideline for daily scheduling and is subject to change to accommodate special meetings <br />or programming. The integrity of the live coverage of meetings will be a priority. Since <br />those enrolled in the Telecourses will be relying on the programming for college credit, <br />74 <br />August 12, 1997 <br />
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