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Arizona Regional Review Committee Meeting
Meeting Minutes August 16, 2007 Tucson, Arizona
Attendees: Larry Sayers, John Minick, Phil Cook, Bob Dieterle, Tom Crosby, Tom Florman
Members Not Present: Mark Openshaw, Harold Pierson, Mike Lindsey, Phil Lense, Joe Jakoby
Guests:
Chairman Larry Sayers called the meeting to order at 10.20 am. A quorum was present for voting purposes. Tom Florman motioned that the April 18, 2007 ARRC meeting minutes be approved, Bob Dieterle second the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved.
Chair Report: Larry Sayers mentioned it is time for nominations. Phil Cook turned in his resignation as Secretary/Treasurer due to a change in job duties. Larry asked for any volunteers for the Secretary/Treasurer, Vice Chairman, and Chairman. Bob Dieterle commented that if he could work on from home he would be able to accept the Secretary/Treasurer duties. The committee also suggested John Wilder (NAU) and Dave Sanchez (CAP) as possible candidates. Larry asked that if there are other names of people who could participate in the ARRC to email him the names.
Vice Chair Report: Harold Pierson, No Report.
Secretary Report: Phil Cook, No Report.
Application Review Committee Report: Bob Dieterle explained an issue DPS had with their STA applications and how the FCC denied the applications. DPS had to change from a modification to a new license to gain the approval of the FCC.
VHF/UHF/800 MHz Frequency Reassignment Committee Report: Larry Sayers discussed the status of the Mesa giveback channels. He called Harold Pierson and asked if all the subcommittee comments had been sent to the applicants. John Minick reported that Mesa has sent out all their letters of concurrence. Larry Sayers discussed the DPS Tucson 800 MHz channel that is available but does not fall under the giveback frequencies.
Regional/Interregional Interoperability Coordination Committee Report: Mark Openshaw: No report.
800 MHz Rebanding Committee Report: Bob Dieterle asked if any agency has received their rebanding frequency assignments. There was some discussion regarding the planning and scheduling with Nextel and how this has been delayed until October.
Old Business: Larry Sayers sent a letter to Bill Phillips (City of Phoenix) regarding the Phoenix UHF givebacks. Bill has not replied back with any information. Larry will contact Marc Schroeder to find out the status of the givebacks.
Larry has received letters of concurrence from Utah, So Cal, New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado regarding the revision of the Arizona Regional Plan.
New Business: No new business.
Agenda Items for Next Meeting: None at this time
Next Meeting: July 21, 2007 in Prescott. The ARRC meeting will be held at 9:00 am. Phil Cook motioned that the meeting adjourn, John Minick second the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.
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