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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1997-10-21 ;, . . . :2--' - SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 21, 1997 The Board of Directors for the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation met on October 21, 1997 at Comcast Cable in Seal Beach, California Mr Anninos called the meeting to order at 7:00pm, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The pledge of allegiance was led by Mr, Anninos, ROLL CALL Mr Clow, Mr, Rowland, Mr, Anninos, Mr Mueller and Mr Mahrer were present Ms, Fort-Lincke from Comcast was present, There was a brief introduction ofMr Mahrer as Ms. Campbell's newly appointed person to the Board members CONSENT CALENDAR REVIEW OF MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 15. 1997 Ms, Fort-Lincke said that she had two corrections on the minutes Mr Mueller made a motion to accept and file the minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting of September 15, 1997 with the two corrections Mr Rowland seconded the motion A YES: Mr Anninos, Mr, Clow, Mr Rowland, Mr, Mueller NAYES' -0- MOTION PASSED: 4-0 ABSTAIN Mr Mahrer FINANCIAL REPORT Mr. Mueller stated that the Board members had received the current financial statement and that the form looked different, but someone new had been assigned to handle the Board's account He said that the Board was still solvent CHECK REOUEST Mr Mueller asked Ms Fort-Lincke for an explanation of different pay rates on the invoice from Comcast. . . . . PG 2 SBCCF MINUTES 10/21/97 Ms, Fort-Lincke said that new people were brought in at $8 00 per hour and that some of the people depending on their responsibilities for the government meetings, would make more per hour than others, the ceiling being $10. OOper hour, Mr Mueller asked that Mr Roy be increased to $10,00, He said he felt that it was an oversight Mr, Clow made a motion to accept and pay the items listed on the check request. Mr, Rowland seconded the motion, A YES: Mr. Mueller, Mr Anninos, Mr Rowland, Mr Clow NA YES: -0- ABSTAIN: Mr Mahrer MOTION PASSED: 5-0 There was a discussion about training with new students and the possibility of getting Los A1amitos students interested Mr Anninos explained that the Los Alamitos students can participate in the program through LATV as curriculum, Ms, Fort-Lincke said that the students actually receive school credit and that some of the video production is handled through the OSCHA program, There was further discussion about what would be involved in setting up a true internship and/or school program, OLD BUSINESS COMCAST FRANCHISE RENEWAL Mr Mahrer stated that he was concerned about the awareness of the public that a public hearing was coming up regarding the cable franchise for the next 10 years He said that he would like to put a notice up on the community bulletin board on Channel 3. It was decided to compose the message after the meeting Mr Clow made a motIon for Mr Anninos and Mr Mahrer to compose the notice for the public hearing to be put on the community bulletin board on Channel 3, Mr Mueller seconded the motion AYES: Mr. Mahrer, Mr Mueller, Mr Anninos, Mr Clow and Mr Rowland NA YES' -0- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 PG 3 SBCCF MINUTES 10/21/97 . PG 3 SBCCF MINUTES 10/21/97 AUDIENCE COMMUNICA nON Mr. Roy said that he had been asked to a couple of meetings with Mr. Till and that the intention is for the Board to be much more involved in the future, There was a discussion about how proactive the Board should be Mr Anninos said that many complaints about Comcast were aired at a recent Santa Ana city council meeting which included comments that Comcast was abusive about rates, terrible service and customer service He said that they had approved hiring a consultant and that it was suggested to change cable companies, Mr Arnold said that although he was no longer on the Board he was communicating with the city on the negotiations and that it the Board should put together a budget and plan for the future, He said they should look at other options for locations for the studio and facilities that would be affordable after the 3 year penod that Comcast would be paying rent for and they need to look at other sources of income like grants and fundraising . Mr, Bauman said that the Foundation is a non-profit corporation and they can apply for grants and solicit funds He said that he has and could look into more information on it NEW BUSINESS NEW BATTERIES FOR THE AG-450 CAMERAS FOR OLD TOWN Ms Fort-Lincke said that last year the Board had purchased 4 new batteries for the cameras at Leisure World but not for Old Town and that it was now time to buy new batteries for Old Town, There was a discussion about how many to buy, It was decided to buy 4 batteries now and ifmore were needed later, than they would get more then Ms, Fort-Lincke said that the Board should also consider other batteries for the larger 250 cameras, She said that the battery belts made it difficult for all people to use because the camera is heavy and the battery belt is even heavier. She said that when she uses it she cannot move easily In addition, she said that the brick batteries that were intended for mobility have not worked, nor has the charger for many years, The Board asked Ms. Fort-Lincke to research other batteries and charger for the larger cameras Mr. Mueller made a motion to allow Ms Fort-Lincke to purchase 4 new batteries for the AG-450 cameras, Mr, Clow seconded the motion, . . . . . PG 4 SBCCF MINUTES 10/21/97 A YES' Mr Rowland, Mr Clow, Mr. Mahrer, Mr Anninos, Mr, Mueller NA YES -a- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 Mr. Roy said that there was a need for portable lights on the ENG cameras. There was a brief discussion and it was decided to put this item on the agenda for the next meeting, HANDLING THE COVERGE AND PAYING PEOPLE FOR WHAT WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS UO PRODUCTIONS Mr Anninos said that the Board needed to consider handling the freelancers independently of Comcast. It was suggested that Ms, Fort-Lincke get a rate sheet and information from the temporary services, It was decided to keep this item on the agenda for the next meeting REPORTS Ms, Fort-Lincke said that the Board needs new teaching materials for the public access training classes, She said the information looks like the original notebooks from many years ago and much of the information is obsolete. She said she has been using it because she has not had time to research anything else but she has been pulling out all the old information, There was a discussion about researching books for training and more extensive books that people could check out or get from the library, It was suggested that the president of the Leisure World Video Producers Club request from Mr Cooper videos and books for video production to be kept at the Leisure World library It was decided to put this item on the agenda for the next meeting, Ms, Fort-Lincke said that the printer was no longer working She had the receipts from the service repair oflast year and said that the technician indicated that the problem could develop to something more serious which in his esimate would cost about $300 00 She said that she nursed it along for the year but it now does not work and she has been using her computer and printer to get by She said that the Board also needed to consider a new computer as well, She said that she thought the computer was too old to upgrade and that the Board really needed to upgrade the system It was suggested that Ms, Fort-Lincke submit recommendations for a new printer at the next meeting Ms Fort-Lincke said that the Board would also need to consider purchasing a copy machine and a fax machine, r PO 5 SBCCF MINUTES 10/21/97 LOCAL ORIGINATION/LOS ALAMITOS It was suggested to stop using "Local Origination" as the reference to the productions formerly funded by the Foundation, It was suggested to refer to these productions as Foundation Productions Ms Fort-Lincke said that the next upcoming production to consider was that Mr, Roy was going to produce the Seal Beach Christmas parade, There was a discussion that the Board should pay for whatever it needed to for Mr Roy to produce it since previously it cost the Board $1000 Mr Roy said that it would not cost nearly that amount of money and he would submit a reimbursement to the Board. Ms Fort-Lincke said that the Los Alamitos football games were still on every Tuesday and that the Los AI School Board meetings were on every Saturday, She said that the Board would be receiving a bill after the regular season for the football tapes. She said that the ClF games if the team made it that far would probably be handled one at a time CORRESPONDENCE . There was no correspondence BOARD COMMUNICATIONS Mr, Mueller said that Mr. Roy Pritchett, the Board's CPA with Mr. Steve Shay had passed away, He said that Mr, Prichett had been sick for some time and he(Mr, Mueller) was notified last week, He said that Mr. Steve Shay would be contacting the Board soon to conduct the annual audit. Mr, Rowland made a motion for Mr. Mueller to write a letter to Mr, Shay on behalf of the Board to begin the audit, Mr. Mahrer seconded the motion AYES: Mr. Mueller, Mr Anninos, Mr. Mahrer, Mr. Clow, Mr Rowland NA YES: -0- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 Mr Roy said that he missed the beginning of the meeting and he wanted to welcome Mr Mahrer to the Board, . . PO 6 SBCCF MINUTES 10/21/97 ADJOURNMENT Mr Mueller made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9' 50pm. Mr. Rowland seconded the motion AYES Mr Mahrer, Mr, Clow, Mr. Anninos, Mr Rowland, Mr Mueller NAYES' -0- MOTION PASSED 5-0 _a~)C-C~ Robin Fort-Lincke, PA Coordinator - Peter J, Anninos, Chairman . .