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CITY 4F PETALU April 18, 2005
POST OFFICE Box 61
PETALUMA, CA 94953-0061
Dear Lee Ann:
Per our conversation last week, I am writing you to request that the corporate
officers of Comcast reconsider the elimination of the FM services for the
Petaluma area. The City has received numerous calls from citizens who are
not satisfied with the loss of this service.. I acknowledge the corporate reason
for the elimination: cleanup of the band width to improve other services, allow
the increase of service speed for High Speed Internet (HIS) and the increasing
demand for HSI and High Definition TV.
While we clearly recognize that the FM service is not mentioned in the
Franchise Agreement and that Comcast retains the right to modify the channel
services, the enjoyment of FM music through the Comcast cable connection has
meant a great deal to our residents, particularly those in the more hilly areas of
our City where antennae reception is marginal if not non-existent.
At the request of the City Council, the City Manager, Mike Bierman, has
scheduled discussion of this topic on the City Council agenda for April 4, 2005
at the 7 PM meeting. We request that a representative from Comcast attend
the meeting and be prepared to discuss the issue.
On a separate issue, as I promised last week, I have asked Trae Cooper, GIS
Manager to contact Jason regarding the options available for providing Comcast
with a digital base map to allow your engineering section to utilize current
conditions as a background to your `plant' maps.
Sincerely,
General Plan Adndnistrariott `l �. `. ` •,. \ `,1_.
2l ma, ardStreel
CX 94952 Pamela A Tuft AICD
Petaluma, CA 94952 > �
Director of General Plan Administration
Phone (7071778-4552
Fax (767) 778-4586 c: Mike Bierman, City Manager
E -Mail Johnnie D. Giles, Regional VP, Government Affairs, Comcast, 2333 Nissen
neralplannaci.peiahana.c.us Drive, Livermore, CA 94550
Deb Padia, Comcast, 1111 Andersen Drive, San Rafael, CA 94941
Comcast Franchise Compliance work file; PT/rf r.ws 031605 a«
16 March 2005
David Glass
Mayor
Keith Canecnro
Lee Ann Peling
mike Harris
Government Affairs Manager
Mike Healy
Karen Nan
North Bay Area, Western Division
Mike O'Brien
Comcast
Pamela Torliatt
Camsrirem6ers
1 111 Andersen Drive
San Rafael, CA 94901
RE: Elimination of the FM Broadband Services
Dear Lee Ann:
Per our conversation last week, I am writing you to request that the corporate
officers of Comcast reconsider the elimination of the FM services for the
Petaluma area. The City has received numerous calls from citizens who are
not satisfied with the loss of this service.. I acknowledge the corporate reason
for the elimination: cleanup of the band width to improve other services, allow
the increase of service speed for High Speed Internet (HIS) and the increasing
demand for HSI and High Definition TV.
While we clearly recognize that the FM service is not mentioned in the
Franchise Agreement and that Comcast retains the right to modify the channel
services, the enjoyment of FM music through the Comcast cable connection has
meant a great deal to our residents, particularly those in the more hilly areas of
our City where antennae reception is marginal if not non-existent.
At the request of the City Council, the City Manager, Mike Bierman, has
scheduled discussion of this topic on the City Council agenda for April 4, 2005
at the 7 PM meeting. We request that a representative from Comcast attend
the meeting and be prepared to discuss the issue.
On a separate issue, as I promised last week, I have asked Trae Cooper, GIS
Manager to contact Jason regarding the options available for providing Comcast
with a digital base map to allow your engineering section to utilize current
conditions as a background to your `plant' maps.
Sincerely,
General Plan Adndnistrariott `l �. `. ` •,. \ `,1_.
2l ma, ardStreel
CX 94952 Pamela A Tuft AICD
Petaluma, CA 94952 > �
Director of General Plan Administration
Phone (7071778-4552
Fax (767) 778-4586 c: Mike Bierman, City Manager
E -Mail Johnnie D. Giles, Regional VP, Government Affairs, Comcast, 2333 Nissen
neralplannaci.peiahana.c.us Drive, Livermore, CA 94550
Deb Padia, Comcast, 1111 Andersen Drive, San Rafael, CA 94941
Comcast Franchise Compliance work file; PT/rf r.ws 031605 a«
Comcast.
March 25, 2005
Ms. Pamela A. Tuft
Director of General Plan Administration
City of Petaluma
27 Howard Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
Re: Elimination of FM Broadband Services
cowcast Cable
1111 Andersen Onve
San Rafael, Cahtornia 84401
RECEIVED
MOEMM
GP Administration
I am in receipt of your letter dated March 16, 2005 regarding the removal of
FM service in, the City of Petaluma. In your letter, you indicate that the City has
scheduled a discussion of this issue at a City Council meeting on April 4, 2005, and
requests that a representative from Comcast attend this meeting. As we discussed,
neither Johnnie or I are available to attend this meeting due to prior commitments.
We would like to request, if it is acceptable to the City, that this issue be moved to
the next City Council meeting, scheduled for April 18, 2005.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and please let me know if this is
acceptable to the City.
North Bay Area
Cc: Johnnie Giles
Shirley Gulbransen
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