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4 <br /> 1 The Board approved reducing the hours for one Assistant <br /> 2 to the Clerk position in the Clerk's office from 25 to 20 hours and <br /> 3 increasing the hours for the other position from 24 to 40 effective <br /> 4 October 10, 1994. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 G. CHANGE IN MEETING TIME FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS <br /> 7 MEETING <br /> 8 The Board approved changing the meeting time for the <br /> 9 Assembly of Governments meeting to 6:00 p.m. on September 29 at the <br /> 10 Homestead Community Center in Chapel Hill. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 H. APPOINTMENTS <br /> 13 The Board approved the following appointments: <br /> 14 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION <br /> 15 Leo Allison for a partial term ending 12/31/95. <br /> 16 Emilie Condon for a partial term ending 12/31/95. <br /> 17 CHAPEL HILL/ORANGE COUNTY VISITOR'S BUREAU <br /> 18 Raymond Strunk, Jr. , for a partial term ending <br /> 19 12/31/95. <br /> 20 COMMISSION FOR WOMEN <br /> 21 Cindy McMahon for a partial term ending 12/31/95. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 I. MINUTES <br /> 24 The Board approved the minutes for the August 22, 1994 as <br /> 25 corrected. <br /> 26 VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br /> 27 <br /> 28 IX. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA <br /> 29 A. CABLE TV FRANCHISE RENEWAL PROCESS AND CABLE TV SURVEY <br /> 30 This item was presented by Bob Gwyn, Chair of the Cable <br /> 31 TV Advisory Commission, for the purpose of receiving approval for the <br /> 32 Cable TV Franchise Renewal Process and presenting the Cable TV Survey <br /> 33 results. Mr. Gwyn mentioned that Orange County has two cable <br /> 34 companies. Cablevision serves over 5500 homes in the Chapel Hill <br /> 35 area. CVI serves approximately 300 homes in Carrboro, Hillsborough <br /> 36 and Orange County. He said that people are passionate about TV and <br /> 37 about their cable service and that some people have a great tolerance <br /> 38 for inefficiency while others have a very low tolerance. Both of <br /> 39 these issue are reflected in the survey results. Out of 3000 surveys <br /> 40 mailed, over 30% were returned which is a very good rate of return. <br /> 41 Many citizens were satisfied, however, those who were not satisfied <br /> 42 were very dissatisfied. Several issues to be discussed with the <br /> 43 cable companies resulting from the survey results are (1) reasons why <br /> 44 are there neighborhoods which are only partly served, (2) customers <br /> 45 dissatisfaction with the cable box and (3) technical problems. <br /> 46 Approximately 68% of the respondents requested that County <br /> 47 Commissioners meetings be televised. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Commissioner Gordon requested further updating on the negotiating <br /> 50 process for the cable boxes. Albert Kittrell will supply additional <br /> 51 information as it becomes available. <br /> 52 <br /> 53 Mr. Gwyn reported that the small satellite dishes being advertised <br /> 54 on TV are currently being marketed in Orange County. He indicated <br /> 55 that the disadvantage to Orange County and for public policy is that <br />