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Supervisors move PEG fee ordinance to full Board amid legal and budget questions over operations funding
Summary
The subcommittee advanced an ordinance to set a local PEG fee (1–3%) to sustain public, education and government access channels, but city departments warned state and federal law may limit the fee to capital expenditures and significant operating shortfalls remain; public comment urged preserving Access SF.
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee voted to send to the full Board an ordinance that would amend the administrative code to establish a fee for state video franchise holders to support public, education and government (PEG) channels.
Supervisor Ross Mercarimi said public access could “go dark” on June 30, 2009 unless the city secures a funding mechanism. Ron Vincent of the Department of Technology told the committee an RFP for operations initially offered at $120,000 drew no responsive proposals and DT plans to reissue the RFP while preparing temporary measures to keep channels running. "We are in support of continued PEG funding," Vincent said, adding that his department…
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