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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa
Date:	December 15, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Accept Report on CCTV's 15 years or service to County residents

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/15/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Patricia Burke, 313-1183

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 15, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT report acknowledging CCTV (Contra Costa Television) for 15 years of service to County residents; and
APPROVE the amended CCTV Operating Policy and Procedures.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa Television (CCTV) was established by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in 1994 as a Governmental and Educational Access cable television channel airing programming twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Programming in English, Spanish, Laotian, Mien and Chinese has been produced and aired amounting to 8,736 hours of local programming per year.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

CCTV reaches over 1 million residents in Contra Costa County on Comcast , Channel 27 and Astound Channel 32. It also reaches Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties on the AT&T U-Verse system Channel 99.

CCTV airs the Board of Supervisors meetings, other community meetings, events of countywide interest, election forums, and NASA programming, as well as, award-winning locally originated programming. Some of the 94+ award-winning programs aired by CCTV include: Most Wanted Deadbeat Parent; Senior Information Journal; Newcomers Task Force; Youth Vote 96’; Ask the Doctor; Family Secrets: Domestic Violence Revealed; Star Drug Court: Jonnya’s Story; Every Woman Counts Every Year; For the Record; Mental Health Perspectives; Vida Sana En Vivo! (Healthy Life, Live!); Language of Sound and Movement; East Bay Stand Down for Homeless Veterans; Get Ready, Get Healthy; The Time of Your Life; Demolition of Golden 7 Liquor Store; and Elections Preview – District 5. To its list of accomplishments CCTV adds its award winning CountyNet information bulletin board.

In addition to LIVE broadcasts of the Board of Supervisors meetings, CCTV now streams the Board of Supervisors LIVE on the Internet and provides a video link for agenda items. Several CCTV programs are also aired quarterly on
Comcast's Video On Demand service.

Having successfully negotiated a 15 year franchise agreement with Comcast in 2006 that added an additional Government, Education and Public Access channel, CCTV has recently been authorized by the Board of Supervisors to operate the second shared government channel for the Cities of Clayton, Martinez and Pleasant Hill.

Future plans include asking the Board to support legislation that allows PEG funding to be used for operations, web streaming of all programming on the channel and the establishment of a public access channel.

In order to update CCTV policies, Office of Communications & Media (CCTV) Operating Policy and Procedures has been amended to include local goverment adivisory bodies among those eligible to use the channel in Section A. 1. , has clearly defined the types of tapes that can be duplicated in Section F. 1. and has clarified the types of candidate programming that can be done during an election cycle Section G. County Counsel has reviewed these amendments. Staff recommends their approval.