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BACKGROUND Tn-Valley Community Television been broadcasting since 1976 and is the government and public education channel serving the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton, California Known to many as TV30, the station operates channels 28, 29 & 30 on the Comcast Cable System, broadcasting to a population of nearly 300,000 people Tn-Valley Community Television is a California non-profit public benefit corporation under Internal Revenue code section 501(c)(3) The corporation is governed by a three member Board of Directors comprised of the Mayors of the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton Annually the Tn-Valley Community Television Board is presented with an operating and capital budget for consideration If approved by the board, the budget request is then made to each City Council for consideration DISCUSSION TVCTV serves the educational and governmental television access needs for the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton via three channels TVCTV has been broadcasting since 1976, and its facilities are located at 4663 Bernal Avenue in Pleasanton The station's capital needs are funded via PEG fees which come from 1% of cable company profits for video services used by subscribers The revenue generated by this fee is paid to cities per the terms of the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act (DIVCA) administered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) which is the sole franchising authority for cable television franchise agreements The cities pass these funds, generated by Comcast and AT&T subscribers, to TVCTV based on its capital needs The TVCTV Board approved a Capital Budget in February 2016 that funded a capital project master control upgrade, LIVEU (for video acquisition and distribution over IP addresses), and a trafficking system The total cost was $212,174, and Pleasanton's share was $65,182 At the September 15, 2016 TVCTV Board meeting, Executive Director Melissa Tench-Stevens informed the Board about increased costs and new equipment needs Since February, the capital project costs rose to $298,695 which is an increase of $86,521 She also requested additional equipment that allows ADA compliance in the future and provides expanded Emergency Alert System capabilities such as live crawls on the bottom of the screen The additional equipment plus replenishment of $15,000 in the contingency fund totals $37,905 The new grand total for additional funding is $124,426, and Pleasanton's portion is $46,038 Submitted by Fiscal Review Approved by Brian Dolan Tina Olson elson Fialho Assistant City Manager Director of Finance City Manager Page 2 of 2