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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1991-05-20 '. . . . " SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Comcast Cablevision Facilities May 20, 1991 The Board of Directors of the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., on May 20, 1991, at Comcast Cablevision Facilities, 20l - 8th Street, Seal Beach, California, with Chairman, Mr. James C10w calling the meeting to order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Director Clow led the salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL: Directors present were Mr. Clow, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Betty Dahlin and Mr. Mueller. Bill Gray, Programming Director-Comcast Cablevision, was present. Marla Kreps, Public Access Coordinator, was present. Pat Sharp, Staff Support, was present. MINUTES OF APRIL 15, 1991 After due discussion, Mr. Robertson made a motion to approve the Minutes of the meeting of April l5, 1991 Board meeting. Mr. Mueller seconded said motion. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Mr. Mueller- None 5-0 Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and NOES: Approved: Mr. Clow asked the Board if he could amend the Agenda so that Mr. Dave Barford, General Manager, Comcast Cablevision could speak before the Board. The Board had no objections. Mr. Barford stated that he met with Mr. Bob Archibald of the City of Seal Beach to give him update regarding customer service standards that the National Cable Television Association has required for cable operators to adhere to. Mr. Barford stated that Comcast will be in complete compliance by JUly 1, 1991. Mr. Barford also stated that Comcast would be hiring an Area Vice President, to be located here in Seal Beach, that he/she will be acting in much the same capacity as Mr. Jim Bequette did in the past. ::<i:~;"7"r"'~".:_ :...-~,;-:,......~ .'~ _. . .._,.__w~ -, .~..,;~~.....Y:""i":-:"7"::7',:':-:-:;:_ ~....~ _ _.:-;:"'>'-''::-:'~:!''Y:'.,'":T.. "::'i',:-;".\';<"li~_~~..~"!v-:"""-:'-:-"'I",-~ ._-::-:----:-- ~-:- ....="..- ..-- ...- . . . " Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation Board of Directors Meeting May 20, 1991 Page 2 Mr. Barford also told the Board that although Comcast is going to have a rate increase effective July l, 1991, the increased amount for Basic Cable per month is only $.50 and the senior citizen rate would increase by $.30. He also stated that although subscribers have been paying a 5% franchise fee as part of the basic cable fee, it would now be shown as a separate line item on the cable bill. Mr. Yglesias stated that at the request of his district City Council member, Frank Laszlo, the minutes of the Board meetings should be sent to the individual Council members. Ms. Sharp stated stated that she spoke with Joannne Yeo of the City of Seal Beach regarding the receipt of the minutes as a matter of public record. Mrs. Yeo stated that she would contact Ms. Sharp at a later date as to how far back she wanted minutes of the meetings. Ms. Sharp told Mrs. Yeo that all of the minutes were available at Comcast Cablevision, 201 - 8th Street, for public viewing. Ms. Sharp also told the Board that she would mail a copy of the future minutes to Ms. Yeo and the Council members. NEW FUNDING GUIDELINES ContributionjCMLEA & CUE Student Media Festival - Los Cohn After due discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Yglesias to approve $600.00 towards the cost of taping the festival. Mr. Robertson seconded said motion. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Mr. Mueller None 5-0 Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and NOES: Approved: Access Fees - Rob Roy After due discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Robertson to approve $l60.00 for access fees and expenses for his production of "New Horizons." Motion was seconded by Mr. Mueller. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Mr. Mueller None 5-0 Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and NOES: Approved: .. ---.--" ..'---.'r"'"'&-- ----~. --------.-.~----_._------..~---. --- -.- _..........~ .'-~- -; .-- ---.--- -_. ....-.-:-_;-..-- ---'"_~'-.'-:'--''' . . . Seal Beach Cable communications Foundation Board of Directors Meeting May 20, 1991 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Checks from April Ms. Sharp stated that she did not receive a copy of any check requests for the month. Ms. Sharp stated that Ms. Thompson was to receive a check for her production of "Econotalk" in the amount of $35.00. Mr. Mueller stated that he thought that the amount of the check was $25.00. Ms. Sharp to request a check for $lO.OO payable to Comcast for reimbursement costs for tape dubbing for the production. She also asked if everything has been paid up to date, Le. IRS and Stephen Bruce. Mr. Mueller stated that everything has been paid. Some questions have also come up regarding the bank signature card and the fact that Mike Zaharas, Seal Beach City Treasurer, has been signing checks without proper authorization. Mr. Mueller reguested Ms. Sharp to send a letter to Mike Zaharas requesting that he not sign the Foundation checks. The Board felt that the checks should be signed by the authorized Foundation members only. After due discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Yglesias to pay Comcast $25,000 (half of amount owed per the Agreement) and the balance at a later Board discussion. Motion was seconded by Mr. Mueller. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Mr. Mueller None 5-0 Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and NOES: Approved: Proqramminq Update - Bill Gray Mr. Gray stated that Comcast finished the 1990-l99l prgrams, i.e. Man & Woman of the Year, McGaugh School programs, etc. Mr. Gray stated that they are in the editing process of two Coastal Focus programs and that on Thursday, May 23, the High School of the Arts program and that there are three (3) programs scheduled for this year. Mr. Yglesias asked Mr. Gray if it was possible to get a list of events for the City of Seal Beach that his department would be interested in covering. Mr. Yglesias stated that he felt the Board has not really given the opportunity to choose programming it wanted L.O. to produce. Mr. Gray offered to help the Foundation structure a programming schedule and that he would bring a list of proposed programs to be aired for the Board to choose from at the June meeting. . . . Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation Board of Directors Meeting May 20, 1991 Page 4 Mr. Gray stated his concerns regarding an enormous volume of L.O. tape stock from previous years. He stated that some tapes are 6 to 7 years old and would like to dispose of the older tape stock. After due discussion, Mr. Robertson made a motion to have Comcast staff use their judgment to destroy or recycle all old tape stock older than two (2) years with the exception of tapes with historical value, etc. Mr. Mueller seconded said motion. Mr. Yglesias suggested that the disposition regarding Public Access producers and tape stock be put on the June Agenda for discussion. The motion was held over for disposition until the June meeting. Public Access Report - Marla Kreps Ms. Kreps distributed various handouts to the Board which included a list of production workshops that she has scheduled and time and date of the workshops; office hours for public access; data bases completed; the cost of tapes at various companies; etc. Mr. Yglesias asked how she was able to get people to attend the workshops. Ms. Kreps stated that she had a waiting list and had an ad in the newspaper. She stated that all of her classes were full. Mr. Clow asked if there are any classes scheduled for Leisure World. Ms. Kreps stated that she will be having workshops at Leisure World in the near future. Ms. Kreps also presented the Board with a budget of monthly costs for public access. Ms. Kreps also stated that she would like to have an open house to introduce herself and public access to the community on Tuesday, June 25, 1991, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Dahlin questioned the fact that June's budget was higher than the rest. Ms. Kreps stated that some costs would be related to the open house. Mr. Clow asked if the Foundation was providing everything for the open house or if Comcast was going to pay for half of the event. Mr. Gray stated that he was having his own open house for L.O. and that he would not be contributing to the pUblic access open house. Mr. Yglesias proposed to have both open houses at the same time, thus, sharing in the cost of the combined events. Mr. Clow opposed the idea of having two separate open houses and felt that we public access and L.O. should work together. Mr. Robertson felt that it was a good idea to have two separate open houses and that public access should be seperate from L.O. Mr. Robertson also felt that public access should be separate in order to create a rapport and to become more involved with the public access producers and the community. . 5~al Beach Cable Communications Foundation Board of Directors Meeting May 20, 1991 Page 5 After due discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Robertson to contribute $300.00 to cover the cost of the public access open house. Mr. Mueller seconded said motion. Mr. Gray stated that he would pay 25% of the costs up to $100.00. AYES: NOES: Approved: Mr. Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and Mr. Mueller Mr. Clow 4-1 After due discussion a motion was made by Mr. Yglesias that Ms. Kreps try to live within the budget that she brought before the Board and if some reason she is not able, she should then come back to the Board. Mrs. Dahlin seconded the motion. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Mr. Mueller None 5-0 Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and NOES: Approved: . AUDIENCE COMMUNICATIONS Rob Roy approached the Board with a question regarding the status of the equipment. Mr. Gray stated the following: (1) l820 camera was in for repair and should be back within a week; (2) the edit controller has been having some problems and will be sent in for repair; (3) the JVC needs batteries but are no longer available and will have to be replaced; and (4) l800 camera tubes are no longer available and will have to work something out. Mr. Yglesias asked Ms. Kreps to do an inventory of all equipment and its condition that belongs to the Foundation. Mr. Peter Anninos asked if the access fees paid to Comcast were to cover the cost of repair and replacement of equipment. Mr. Yglesias stated that the Foundation may need to buy some new equipment and that was why he wanted the inventory list. Mr. Clow stated that he felt the Foundation should not buy any equipment. . Mr. Robertson that the Foundation has a lot of money to work with and that the Board needs to buy new equipment and spend some of the money that is available to them. Mr. Robertson felt that with Comcast L.O. moving to Seal Beach, the Board should not be so "chintsy" with the funds. Ms. Kreps stated some equipment will have to be purchased in order for public access to continue to remain a viable part of the community. Mr. Yglesias stated he felt that the Board may need to . negotiate with Comcast to buy some needed equipment. . . . " Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation Board of Directors Meeting May 20, 1991 Page 6 Mr. Wynn Paris stated that he was present at tonight's Board meeting to discuss the reason his show was cancelled. Mr. Gray stated that according to the Guidelines, Ms. Kreps made a decision to cancell the show and notified Producer Karl Deeds. He also stated that there were procedures to be followed. Mr. Paris stated that Ms. Kreps told him to come to tonight's meeting to discuss his program, however, Mr. Deeds was to have appealed her decision prior to tonight's meeting. Mr. Yglesias stated that he felt Mr. Deeds, Mr. Paris, Ms. Kreps and Mr. Gray meet to discuss the situation. Karl Deeds told the Board that the equipment in the Council Chambers is in need of repair. After due discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Mueller to allow Comcast staff to do emergency repairs to any Foundation-owned equipment. Motion was seconded by Mr. Yglesias. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Mr. Mueller None 5-0 Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and NOES: Approved: Foundation Insurance - Jim Clow Mr. Clow stated that the insurance forms have been submitted to two (2) insurance companies by an insurnace broker but to date, they have not been returned. Mr. Clow stated that when the insurance broker receives all the paperwork, he will attend the next meeting and explain all facets of the insurance coverage. Director's Stipend - Jim Clow Afte due discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Mueller that the Board members receive a monthly stipend of $50.00 per monthly Foundation board meeting attended with the exception of Board Member Kenneth Yglesias (who has declined the stipend) effective June l, 1991. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Approved: Mr. Clow, Mr. None Mrs. Dahlin 4-l Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, and Mr. Mueller NEW BUSINESS . Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation Board of Directors Meeting May 20, 1991 Page 7 Ratifv March Board Meeting - Jim C10w After due discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Yglesias to ratify the March, 1991 Board meeting. Motion was seconded by Mr. Mueller. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Mr. Mueller None 5-0 Robertson, Mr. Yglesias, Mrs. Dahlin and NOES: Approved: Funding Guidelines Committee - Jim Clow _ After due discussion a Funding Guidelines Committee comprised of Karl Deeds, Peter Anninos, Bill Gray, Hal Robertson, Jim CLow, Marla Kreps, Rob Roy and Betty Dahlin will meet on June 3, 1991, at Comcast Cablevision facilities to prepare a new funding guideline form. . ADJOURNMENT It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation Board Meeting at 10:45 p.m. James Clow Foundation Chairman (~1-r-vrVA-oC.:l~ ! 0 Date: ;.: I/o) /9/ / f / . ,,' ..~~ '. ~- - -. . ~ -. . --~ - .. - ..... ~ - - --.. - ,,--;-- ", l--' -. ," .. . 0- :: - ,...... -. .' "-:- --- --_......:"'~:-::::--:---::----:: - '