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9A AS 2987: PEG AND '-NET CONCERNS Page 21 . Amount of PEG funding (maximum of 1 percent in the bill is too low, should be closer to 3 percent the League has proposed) . Number of PEG Channels (should be minimum of four or fIVe vs. three in bill) . Insure that all video operators .pick up, convert & carry" PEG channels/programming vs. placing that expense on Cities and Schools . Eliminate "trigger language" for new channels (new channels should be activated upon written notice by cities and three to six month notice period as in newer cable lV franchises vs. AB 2987 language) . Customer Service enforcement (cities should be able to continue to assess liquidated damages every day that a problem continues until the customer service/video provider problem is fixed vs. a cap of three days in the bill - you can't motivate multi-billion dollar companies like A T& T, Verizon & Comcast with a $1,500 fine!) . Fiber I-Nets (should continue beyond the end of a franchiselfranchising since many cities paid for them with taxpayer dollars vs. current bill language) . Emergency Alert Override by city (should retain ability for cities to override in case of local disaster vs. FCC language in AB 2987) . Bill should provide for a city-issued video franchise with state standards vs. state- issued (to avoid Prop 218 and future state revenue raid issues) . Bundling language so that there is a process to assign a value for video service in Franchise Fee calculations on so-<:alled "triple play" and other video/intemet/phone service bundles . Continuation and provision of free basic video service "drops. to city, county and school sites (bill is now silent on this question) . Build-Out: AB 2987 should include a requirement for build out to 90 percent of a city or service area in seven years vs. language in bill (20 percent - 50 percent of any given city or area, a big issue for less dense and rural areas) GOVERNOR'S CORRECTIONS REFORM PACKAGE INTRODUCED Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) have released corrections refonn proposals for consideration by the Legislature during a special legislative session. The session was called by the Governor to address the urgent issues of recidivism and overcrowding in California's adult prisons and juvenile facilities and began on Monday, August 7. The proposals are outlined in five Assembly Bills (ABX2-1, ABX2-2, ABX2-3, ABX2-4, and ABX2- 5) and focus on increasing prison capacity through facility construction, and public/private contracts, in an effort to provide additional rehabilitation opportunities. (See "Administration Corrections Reform Proposals,. Page 5.) Hearing Dates Uncertain - and Time Running Out It is still unclear when the reform measures will be considered by the Legislature. But according to the Assembly Public Safety Committee, both the Senate and Assembly committees tasked with reviewing the corrections proposals will hold informational hearings next week. The Select Committee on Population Management and Capacity will meet on Tuesday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. or upon adjournment of session in Room 4203. The committee will also meet on Wednesday, August 16. at 9:30 a.m. or upon adjournment of session in Room 4203. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez appointed Assemblymember Mark Leno to chair the Assembly review committee, and Senate President pro Tem Don Perata appointed Sen. Mike Machado as chair of the Senate Select Committee on Prison PopUlation Management and Capacity. 4 - .....-