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2011 North Metro Telecommunications Commission <br />Budget <br />Talking Points <br />Overall Organizational Goals <br />■ To participate in national and local legislative and legal challenges to protect <br />funding for community television for future franchises. <br />■ To maintain staff morale and productivity across a difficult funding year. <br />■ To maintain the integrity of the master control playback system with <br />server /encoder upgrades and to meet the growing demand from the public for <br />additional cameras. <br />■ Continue to provide program playback and channel management services, <br />computer and video equipment maintenance and consulting services, internet <br />streaming services for city meetings, program production and event coverage <br />services, and public access to television production for our cities, schools and <br />general public. <br />Estimated Fund Balance/Revenues/Exnenses <br />The beginning fund balances for 2011 are estimates based on previous allocations, <br />planned spending for 2010, and estimated income. <br />Estimated revenues include: Franchise fees based on the actual first quarter <br />franchise fee payment. PEG fees are based on the actual first quarter PEG fee <br />payment. Because of a franchise fee review settlement with Comcast, PEG <br />funding through 2017 is no longer threatened by recent FCC orders. Other <br />income includes dub fees, sponsorship spots, equipment rental, and production <br />services. Interest income is estimated based on the first quarter interest earnings <br />of this year. <br />Estimated expenditures include the operating expenses, capital expenses, and the <br />franchise fee payment to the cities. Franchise fees back to cities are budgeted at <br />$338,385, a $2,931 increase over last year. <br />The year end fund balances include: <br />• The Operating reserve at 25% of the operating budget. <br />• Accrued vacation, sick and comp time. The total value of owed <br />vacation, sick, and comp time to employees. <br />• The Capital equipment fund is money set aside for the purchase of major <br />video production equipment systems. Examples of what this will be <br />needed for include the production truck and master control upgrades. The <br />current automated system in master control will need upgrading and/or <br />replacement within the next couple of years. Equipment in the production <br />truck will need to be replaced in approximately five years. <br />P.1 <br />32 <br />