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Record of Proceedings

Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission Meeting - March 6, 2025

Boards and Commissions — Saturday, March 8, 2025
BodySacramento County, California
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateSaturday, March 8, 2025
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Good afternoon.

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I would like to call to order the Sacramento Metropolitan

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Cable Television Commission meeting for March 6, 2025.

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Madam Clerk.

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Good afternoon.

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Good afternoon, Chair.

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All right.

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I will take roll.

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Members,

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Hackett Little.

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Present.

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Member Sloan.

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Present.

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Members, Leary.

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Present.

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Brown.

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Present.

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Goal.

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Present.

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Gatewood.

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Here.

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Hodges.

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Hodges.

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And Chairman Spees.

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Present.

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And Nava.

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Here.

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Thank you very much.

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With those members, present.

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And my apologies, Member Riley.

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Here.

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Thank you.

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And I'll ask the vice chair, Ryan Brown, if he would please,

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lead us in the plaintive allegiance.

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Pleasure.

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Please, please, stand over your heart.

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I pledge allegiance to the five of the United States of America.

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And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

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the individual with liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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And Madam Clerk, will you please read the Metro Replay Statement

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and Meeting Announcement?

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Absolutely.

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This meeting of the Metro Commission is live and recorded with the

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closed captioning.

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It is cable cast on MetroCable Channel 14, the local government

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affairs channel on the Comcast and direct TV, UverseCable

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Center.

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And the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and direct

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TV, UverseCable Center.

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It is also live streamed at Metro14live.saccounty.gov.

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Today's meeting replays Saturday, March 8th at 3pm on MetroCable

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Channel 14.

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Once posted, the recording of this meeting can be viewed on

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demand at youtube.com, backslash MetroCable 14.

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The Commission fosters public engagement during this meeting and

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encourages public participation, civility, and use of

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courteous language.

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To make a public comment in person, please fill out a speaker

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Community Engagement██████████████████████████████30%
Technology And Innovation████████████████████20%
Personnel Matters███████████████15%
Economic Development███████████████15%
Parks And Recreation██████████10%
Miscellaneous██████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission Meeting

The Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission held its March meeting with key transitions in leadership and program updates. The meeting featured elections for new officers, approval of revised meeting schedules, and updates from various channel licensees.

Opening and Elections

  • Ryan Brown was elected as the new Commission Chairperson
  • Member Gatewood was elected as Vice Chairperson
  • The Commission approved moving from five meetings to quarterly meetings for 2025

Grant Programs and Scholarships

The Commission approved scholarships for several recipients:

  • Antonio Castellanos - Photography equipment
  • Courtney Durin Hill - Sundance online courses focusing on ASL and video
  • Jim Muwel Johnson - Access Sacramento membership and training
  • Nathaya Pathy - Online video production classes
  • SAC Connect team members (5 individuals) - Access Sacramento memberships for video/audio training

Channel Licensee Updates

  • Access Sacramento reported on their media training initiatives and community impact
  • KVIE announced their upcoming "Be My Neighbor Day" event on April 5th
  • SAC Life TV highlighted their community spotlight programs and podcast success
  • SEC (Sacramento Educational Cable) introduced new Executive Director Aaron Heinrichs and announced record-breaking 634 entries for their awards program

Key Administrative Updates

  • New staff appointments including two production assistants and a Senior Office Assistant
  • Jillian Myers promoted to permanent ASO3 position
  • Budget projection of $6.3 million for Procapita General Fund distribution maintained
  • Ongoing monitoring of cord-cutting impacts on commission revenues

Future Events

  • SEC Awards ceremony scheduled for April 27th at Hiram Johnson High School
  • Next quarterly meeting planned for June 2025

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon. I would like to call to order the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission meeting for March 6, 2025. Madam Clerk. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, Chair. All right. I will take roll. Members, Hackett Little. Present. Member Sloan. Present. Members, Leary. Present. Brown. Present. Goal. Present. Gatewood. Here. Hodges. Hodges. And Chairman Spees. Present. And Nava. Here. Thank you very much. With those members, present. And my apologies, Member Riley. Here. Thank you. And I'll ask the vice chair, Ryan Brown, if he would please, lead us in the plaintive allegiance. Pleasure. Please, please, stand over your heart. I pledge allegiance to the five of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, the individual with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Thank you very much. And Madam Clerk, will you please read the Metro Replay Statement and Meeting Announcement? Absolutely. This meeting of the Metro Commission is live and recorded with the closed captioning. It is cable cast on MetroCable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and direct TV, UverseCable Center. And the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and direct

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