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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1995-05-15 . . . ."..::;:" SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 15, 1995 The Board of Directors for the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation met May 15, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. at the Comcast facility in Seal Beach, California. Mr. Palmer called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. ROLL CALL Mr. Palmer, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Mueller, Mrs. Dahlin. Mr. Clow was absent due to illness. Robin Fort-Lincke from Comcast was present. CONSENT CALENDAR REVIEW OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 17, 1995 Mrs. Dahlin motioned the minutes be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Rowland seconded the motion. AYES: Mrs. Dahlin, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Palmer NAYS: -0- ABSTAINS: Mr. Mueller MOTION PASSED: 3-0 AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION Mr. Mike Pintek reported that, on behalf of Los Alamitos TV, he had quizzed some of the School Board members about their request to have the School Board meetings taped to be shown on television. He stated that he did not have the capability to broadcast the meetings live from Los Alamitos. He stated that the School Board meets twice a month, once at Los Alamitos and once in Seal Beach. He stated that he had also talked with members of both City Councils about using City Council Chambers, especially since Seal Beach had the equipment to go live from the Council Chambers. The Chairman of the School District when approached with the idea of using Council Chambers as a meeting site stated that he wanted to retain the informal atmosphere of their meetings and was not receptive to using Council Chambers. Mr. Pintek said he was inclined to send them something in writing suggesting that they try meeting in the Council Chambers for a couple of meetings. In answer to a question from Mr. Palmer, Mr. Pintek said that they meet in Seal Beach at one of the smaller rooms at McGaugh. Mr. Pintek said that at Los Alamitos as well as McGaugh School there would be lighting and sound problems to be overcome to tape meetings. Microphones would need to be provided. . . . , " .. PG2 SBCCF minutes 5/15/95 It was stated that since their meetings are held on Monday nights which would require an additional crew because the existing crew covers City Council and Planning Department meetings. Mr. Pintek said his idea was that Seal Beach and Los Alamitos could each work to cover meetings then swap tapes and that would help defray the costs. Mr. Pintek stated that he has been talking to several people about helping Los Alamitos fund it. He said he was ready to do it and it was just a matter of putting something together. Mr. Palmer stated that for Seal Beach there are advantages from holding the meetings in the Council Chambers and that this idea should be sold to them. Ms. Fort-Lincke added that holding the meetings at McGaugh would require the van for taping and that many times the van is already scheduled. Mr. Palmer stated that we would have to find out if the Council Chambers are available to meet the School Board's schedule. Mrs. Dahlin asked if we could televise their monthly Seal Beach meeting live if they agreed to meet in the Council Chambers. Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that she would have to make sure that the Council Chambers were available. Mrs. Dahlin said that she was approached by Councilwoman Gwen Forsythe about televising the School Board meetings and wanting to know if they could meet in the City Council Chambers when it was not in use and therefore, Mrs. Dahlin put this item on this Board's agenda. Mr. Pintek suggested that Los Alamitos and Seal Beach both send letters offering the use of their city's Chambers. Mr. Palmer said that the School Board needed to vote on their willingness to have their meetings televised. Mr. Pintek said that as public meetings, under the Brown Act, the meetings could be televised regardless of the School Board's agreement to do so. Mr. Palmer said that he did not want to get into a confrontational situation with the School Board. Mr. Pintek stated that he had talked with the School Board in December and that they did want their meetings televised. Mr. Palmer stated that the School Board meeting could be in Los Alamitos on the first Monday of the month and in Seal Beach on the third Monday of the month. Because Monday was a Comcast night, the meeting would not be shown live in Seal Beach but could possibly be replayed on Sunday. , .' . . . PG 3 SBCCF minutes 5/15/95 Mr. Pintek, in answer to a question, stated that Los Alamitos was roughly looking at broadcasting the meeting about three times in a week. Mr. Pintek also stated that their meetings could be very long which could mean that they would have to be broken up to be broadcasted or edited. Mr. Pintek also said that the School Board could be approached to schedule the important material in the front of the agenda. Mr. Palmer said that we could not commit to three broadcasts a week. Mr. Pintek said that he would turn over the Los Alamitos tape and we could schedule airing the tape according to our scheduling constraints. Ms. Fort-Lincke said that she believed that she could get a crew of three together for an additional Monday meeting a month. Ms. Fort- Lincke stated that she would have to find out if it could be broadcast on Sunday. Discussion was held about having meetings shown on Tuesdays and Thursdays nights. It was decided that the time slots available would be too late to start the replay of a three to four hour School Board Meeting. Mr. Rowland stated that there was no reason for the Cable Foundation to write to the School Board at this point. Mr. Palmer stated that they could informally check on the things that they've discussed and that the Seal Beach Cable Foundation Board could notify Mr. Pintek of their intentions. Mr. Pintek said that he felt that the Cable Board needed to take the lead. Mrs. Dahlin stated that she did not understand why the Cable Board should be approaching them (the School Board) to broadcast their meetings. Mrs. Dahlin added that the Cable Board had offered the School Board the opportunity to come to their meeting to address them. Mr. Mueller said that the people of Seal Beach are really concerned about education and he was in favor of pushing the School Board to have their meetings televised. Mr. Pintek reiterated that the School Board was willing to do it but did not want to meet in Council Chambers. Mr. Palmer suggested that the following steps be taken to determine feasibility: 1) 2) Find out whether Comcast would be willing to replay on Sunday. (Ms. Fort-Lincke) Find out from the City Clerk whether the City Council Chambers are open and whether they would allow a School Board Meeting in the City Council Chambers on the third Monday of the month. (Ms. Fort-Lincke) Run the contacts with the School Board. (Mr. Pintek) Look at McGaugh location as a backup location. (Ms. Fort-Lincke) 3) 4) . . . PG 4 SBCCF minutes 5/15/95 Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that setting up and tearing down equipment at McGaugh for lengthy meetings could be problem because the existing crew have time restrictions on getting to and leaving meetings due to their work and personal schedules. The issue of franchise requirements stating that the Franchise requires the televising of City Council and Planning Commission meetings and the Board pays for this was broght up and Mr. Palmer stated that he anticipated that the Cable Board would pay for these meetinings the same as they pay for City Council and Planning Commission meetings and that they could afford to do so. It was suggested that perhaps this could be part of the next Franchise negotiations. Mr. Palmer stated that he would talk to Mr. Mueller and Ms. Fort- Lincke about this further during the week, but that the research could be done of the feasibility factor. The majority of the Board felt that the School Board should approach the Cable Foundation preferably in writing and that the Cable Board should not be pursuing the School Board. I~ Mr. ~L~hat the Board is sol ven1=-, under budget, and almost back up to 6% in interest earnings. Mrs. Dahlin motioned that the Financial Report be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Rowland seconded the motion. AYES: NAYS: MOTION Dahlin, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Palmer Mrs. -0- PASSED: 4-0 CHECK REQUEST Mrs. Dahlin motioned that the check request be approved. Mr. Mueller seconded the motion. AYES: NAYS: MOTION Dahlin, Mr.Mueller, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Palmer Mrs. -0- PASSED: 4-0 OLD BUSINESS PUBLIC ACCESS AWARDS Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that she had gone to other trophy shops and come up with some ideas. The trophy that she had in mind for Mr. Rob Roy's longevity with the Access Program Award is $50 without engraving. Engraving costs are 35 cents per letter. If the Board wanted a screening of the logo, there is a one-time $35 charge. There was further discussion on different trophies and Board preferences on trophy designs. Ms. Fort-Lincke said that this was .- . . . PG 5 SBCCF minutes 5/15/9 just one special trophy for Mr. Rob Roy but that if we wanted to get other trophies with the logo from that same shop the $35 charge would already have been paid. Mr. Palmer said that he wanted to have the logo on it. There was discussion about then being locked into that particular trophy shop and Ms. Fort-Lincke reminded the Board that if they want the logo they will have to pay a set up charge every time they change trophy shops. Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that she wanted to go back to Los Alamitos. She stated that the little camera piece on the City Watch Live trophies was $25 and if she could get something similar in style and have something else or just use the logo with the inscription on it the the Board could save money. Ms.Fort-Lincke stated that there is a microphone that is $18 but it still needs the base and the engraving. The Board decided that this was a speCial award and that Mr. Roy should get a comparable trophy to the City Watch Live trophies. Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that she did not want to go back to the other shop for this because she felt that they would try to recoup the money they lost on the previous trophies due to their own mistakes. Mrs. Dahlin motioned that Ms. Fort-Lincke be authorized to spend in the range of $100 for the Rob Roy award with the authority to use her own judgment. Mr. Mueller seconded the motion. AYES: NAYS: MOTION Dahlin, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Palmer Mrs. -0- PASSED: 4-0 AWARDS SYSTEM Ms. Fort-Lincke reported that the Leisure World Video Producers selected four of the six categories for awards proposed by the Old Town Producers. They decided that the Officers of the Video Producers Club would be the judges. Best on Location and Best Short Subject are the two categories that Leisure World did not want to use. Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that short subject pieces can be used for a magazine-type series that she is producing called You See SB. There was a discussion of disallowing receipt of two succeeding awards from year to year to make the awards more equitable. Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that there would ten categories. The Board decided that these should be Producer's Awards. There could also be special awards for outstanding talent or an outstanding subject. Mr. Palmer stated that the Board may need to think in terms of the price per award with ten awards planned. Ms. Fort-Lincke showed the Board a Victory symbol that could be mounted on a base. Mr. Palmer stated that he liked plexiglass better than a trophy PG " . . . 6 SBCCF minutes 5/15/95 with gold. Mrs. Dahlin motioned that the four categories for Leisure World awards and the six categories for Downtown awards be accepted. Mr. Rowland seconded the motion. AYES: NAYS: MOTION Dahlin, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Palmer Mrs. -0- PASSED: 4-0 Mrs. Dahlin motioned that Mr. Rob Roy, Mr. Peter Anninos, and Ms. Robin Fort-Lincke be the judges for the Downtown Awards for this year. In the subsequent years, the previous year's winners would be the judges. Mr. Rowland seconded the motion. AYES: NAYS: MOTION Dahlin, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Palmer Mrs. -0- PASSED: 4-0 Mrs. Dahlin asked Ms. Fort-Lincke to come back next month with some award prices and suggestions from which to select. NEW BUSINESS REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT TO LEAVE SEAL BEACH Mr. Palmer stated that there was a request from Ms. Ruth Dashe for equipment to leave Seal Beach. Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that Ms. Dashe was sick and asked to be put on the agenda for the following month. Ms. Dashe was requesting that she be allowed to take the equipment to Fontana. Mr. Rowland stated that the Board reached a decision that equipment leaving Leisure World should be a Cable Communications Foundation Board decision not a Leisure World Board decision. Mr. Rowland motioned that as in the past any equipment leaving Leisure World to go beyond the surrounding area would require the permission of the Foundation. Mrs. Dahlin seconded the motion. (No vote was taken on this motion.) This item was tabled until the next meeting. REPORTS PUBLIC ACCESS Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that she may be able to get power supply equipment for the cameras and the equipment to go with them for about $100. She is still working on this. Mr. Palmer asked that this be put on the agenda for the next meeting. LOCAL ORIGINATION/LOS ALAMITOS Mr. Palmer said that it appeared that the arrangement with Los Alamitos is working well. . . . . , SBCCF minutes 5/15/95 PG 7 CORRESPONDENCE Ms. Fort-Lincke stated that she had one item of correspondence. The insurance policy costs are going up from $550 to $750. The policy will expire on July 30. Mr. Palmer said that we could reevaluate our equipment costs and consider whether we should be self-insured. Mr. Mueller said that we should place this item on the next agenda. Mr. Palmer stated we could set an initial amount aside of maybe $10,000 and restrict this investment. Mr. Mueller said that we could add to this amount each year. This would be for property insurance only. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS There were no Board Communications. Mr. Rowland motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m., and Mrs. Dahlin seconded the motion. AYES: Mr. Rowland, Mrs. Dahlin, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Mueller NAYS: -0- MOTION PASSED: 4-0 ~~ ;;;-U~J/r; Robin Fort-Lincke, Comcast Joseph Palmer, Chairman