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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1995-08-21 - ;~-:.. __I . . . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES FOR AUGUST 21, 1995 The Board of Directors for the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation met August 21, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. at the Comcast facility in Seal Beach, California. Mr. Palmer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE There was no pledge of allegiance and Ms. Fort-Lincke was asked to get a flag for future meetings. ROLL CALL Mr. Palmer, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Mueller, Mrs. Dahlin, Mr. Clow were present. Ms. Robin Fort- Lincke from Comcast was present. CONSENT CALENDAR REVIEW OF MINUTES FROM JUNE 19, 1995 Mr. Clow stated that there was a comment in the minutes about the producers saying they did not know anything about the equipment being taken out. He seemed confused about the fact that that's what they said. Ms. Fort-Lincke said that she was just stating what she was told by several Public Access Producers. Mr. Palmer brought up again that an incident had happened where equipment was taken out of the area by Ms. Terri Quinlan and it came back late. Ms. Fort- Lincke reminded the Board that it was a van shoot and that that would not apply. Ms. Fort-Lincke explained to the Board that she was just relaying'what was said to her by the Public Access Producers and that the Board's decision from several meetings ago was that if someone wanted to bring the equipment out of the area that they would need to come before the Board and that policy still stood. She asked Mr. Clow if he remembered about when this policy came into effect so that she could review the minutes and have them on record. Mr. Clow indicated that he thought sometime around January 1992 in the minutes of the meeting it should state this information. Mr. Rowland motioned the minutes be accepted and placed on file. Mrs. Dahlin seconded the motion. AYES: Mrs. Dahlin, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Clow, Mr. Mueller NAYS: -0- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 FINANCIAL REPORT Mr. Mueller went over the Financial Report and said that the Board was still solvent and that the Local Area Investment Fund (LAIF) was doing well. Mrs. Dahlin motioned that the Financial Report be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Rowland seconded the motion. to . pg2 SBCCF minutes 8/21/95 AYES: Mrs. Dahlin, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Clow NAYS: -0- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 CHECK REQUEST Mr. Mueller went over the Check Requests which included an Access Fee for the studio for Ms. Elaine Allbee. Mr. Clow motioned that the check requests be approved. Mrs. Dahlin seconded the motion. AYES: Mrs. Dahlin, Mr. Mueller , Mr. Rowland, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Clow NAYS: -0- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 NEW BUSINESS AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION . Ms. Elaine Hamada from Los Alamitos School Board came before the Board to discuss whether the Los Alamitos School Board wanted their meetings taped in the first place. The Board indicated that they were hesitant because it appeared to them that this was something that the Los Al School Board as a whole as not in agreement with. Ms. Hamada concurred with that. She asked the Board several different items of information that she needed, i.e., how much it would cost to cover a meeting, what would be incurred to play it back, etc. The Board explained to her that they would need a letter in writing before they could consider something seriously. Ms. Hamada explained that the Superintendent was very concerned about the quality of the video and that he did not want it to look amateurish. He wanted to make sure that the darkness that results when the overhead projector is switched on and the lights are dimmed is eliminated from the tape. She stated that Dan Smith from LA TV and Robin Fort-Lincke from SBTV had both explained to her that this occurs before the iris of the camera is adjusted. She said that Los Alamitos TV had told her that this would take special equipment and she stated that Ms. Fort-Lincke had told her the same thing if SBTV-3 also taped the meetings. The Board explained to Ms. Hamada that the Public Access people were the people who videotaped the meetings and the School Board might want to have a tape of our meeting to see if that is what they had in mind or if they wanted a more professional look perhaps they should contact Comcast. . There was further discussion and it was determined that Ms. Hamada was appearing before the right entity to make the request, but that the Board would definitely need a letter in writing from the Los Al School Board indicating their intentions. There was discussion on whether or not the meetings would be held in the Council Chambers or at a different location. Ms. Fort-Lincke indicated that a van from Comcast would not be available if the meetings were held off-site. She indicated that it might be a problem because the equipment that the Board has is not complete to handle off-site shoots such as that. Ms. Hamada said that she understood that that . . . - pg3 SBCCF minutes 8/21/95 would need to be something that would need to be addressed. Ms. Fort-Lincke indicated if SBTV was covering any of the meetings in Seal Beach they would have to be in the Council Chambers. 'Mr. Palmer reminded her that the Los Alamitos School Board would have to, in writing, approach the Seal Beach City Council in order to use the Council Chambers. Ms. Hamada indicated that she had made a request from Los Alamitos TV and had received an outline from them of how much it would cost to cover the meetings. There was discussion about if Los Alamitos TV covered all of the meetings whether and how they would be able to get on the air in Seal Beach. Ms. Fort-Lincke indicated that they could be cablecast on Sundays like the other government meetings. Ms. Fort-Lincke indicated if there was a concern about quality, there could be a problem with two separate cable systems covering the meetings, and it could be better to have one cable system cover both cities. Ms. Hamada thanked the Board for their time and indicated that she had received the information she needed to make her decision. OLD BUSINESS CHARACTER GENERATORS FOR DOWNTOWN, LEISURE WORLD, AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Board requested that this item be put on the agenda for next month. Ms. Fort- Lincke stated that Leisure World has gotten their new CG and there have been two training classes on it and there will be more. She said that so far, someone has used it for a show and had a little bit of problem but everything seemed to be okay. We will have a better idea in about a month from now. NEW BUSINESS REAUTHORIZATION OF TAX RETURN AND AUDIT Mr. Mueller indicated that he had asked that the reauthorization of the audit and tax return' be okayed for Mr. Roy Pritchard. Mr. Rowland motioned for this reauthorization. Mrs. Dahlin seconded the motion. AYES: Mr. Rowland, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Clow, Mrs. Dahlin NAYS: -0- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 REPORTS PUBLIC ACCESS Ms. Fort- Lincke indicated to the Board that a situation had arisen for an opportunity to produce a live program in the studio through the Comcast Ad Sales Department with some individuals from Leisure World prior to the City Council Meetings on Mondays. She stated that Comcast recognizes that this is a Public Access day and also recognizes that back in January Comcast had changed the original public access days of Tuesdays and Thursdays to Mondays and Tuesdays to accommodate a better . . . , pg 4 SBCCF minutes 8/21/9 production schedule. She said that considering all options, Comcast is prepared to offer Thursday back as a public access day. The Board was concerned about the days changing again but was happy that Comcast had considered the needs of the Public Access people in that Thursdays had always worked out to be a better day for them and there seemed to be an ongoing conflict with Mondays and Wednesdays because of the government meetings. Ms. Fort-Lincke said that she thought this change would be coming about in September or October and that all studio productions and studio classes would be considered in making this change. LOCAL ORIGINATION/LOS ALAMITOS Ms. Fort-Lincke indicated she had been working with Mr. Dan Smith at Los Alamitos because football season is coming up in an effort to head off the football game situation before it arises. She said that hopefully, Seal Beach would be in a position to swap tapes rather than the Board having to pay for any tapes and that she would keep the Board updated on that information. Mr. Rowland motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:10p.m., and Mr. Mueller seconded the motion. AYES: Mr. Rowland, Mrs. Dahlin, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Mueller Mr. Clow NAYS: -0- MOTION PASSED: 5-0 ~a~~ Robin Fort-Lincke, Comcast Joseph Palmer, Chairman