Adopted Budget (Final Document)

Cable Services

010.5140

Division Description The Cable Services Division supports cable television customer service in Morgan Hill, administers the property use agreements held by cellular providers on City property, and responds to queries from the public on a variety of telecommunications issues. The Division continues to ensure PEG (Public, Educational, and Government Channels) funding is utilized appropriately. Since there is no longer a public access provided or educational channel, this funding solely supports the Govern ment Access channel at this time. FY 2020-21 and 2021-22 Accomplishments  Assisted customers in obtaining customer service from Charter Cable and Frontier as needed  Supported provision of the City’s Government Access Channel FY 2022-23 and 2023-24 Activity Goals  Continue to assist customers in obtaining customer service from Charter Cable and Frontier as needed (Supporting Youth, Seniors, and Entire Community)  Monitor changes in the telecommunications regulatory arena and access services (Preserving and Cultivating Public Trust) Financial Comments Payments for PEG television support received from Charter Cable of approximately $67,000 will be dedicated for government access television purposes and will contribute to capital equipment and lease fees associated with the cablecasting of City programming. This includes approximately $57,000 in a lease payment for a portion of the City’s fiber lease associated with cable casting the government channel and a $10,000 fund transfer to the capital replacement fund for cable casting equipment replacement.

296 INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS/MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS