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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1989-05-22 .. . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING May 22, 1989 The Board of Directors of the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation met in regular session at 7:30 p.m." with Chairman Mr. Peter Arnold calling the meeting to order and leading the Saiute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney Absent: Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Stein ..Minutes of April 24, 1989 : The Board took no action on these minutes.. as., there was not ,.a: quot:um' of membe~s , ". :.who'\were.,pr.esent'\Bt,'the lAprihlDee,ting. ,~ ... .',5 . , lIew'FundinR RecruestS-:'Shirley Roberts After Ms. Robert's presentation, Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $14.00 for the costs associated with the public access production "Spotlight on Seal Beach #3." Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Passes 3-0 " i . FundinR Request--Shirlev Roberts ' During the discussion of the request, the Board asked staff to research the listing of "guest costs" on the program proposal. Mr. Clow then moved that the Board fund $63.00 to Shirley Roberts for costs associated with her public access production "Spotlight on Seal Beach #4." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney Noes: Mr. Arnold Motion Passes 2-1 . . FundinR Request--Harlene Goodrich/Trula Thompson After the producer's presentation, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $86.66 for costs associated with their public access production "Ecotalk." This amount was for start-up costs. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Passes FundinR Request--Harlene Goodrich/Trula Thompson Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $80.00 to the producers for costs associated with their public access production "Ecotalk #1." Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow Noes: Mr. Arnold Motion Passes 2-1 . Funding Request--Harlene Goodrich/Trula Thompson Mr. Arnold moved that the Board fund $70.00 to the producers for costs associated with their public access production "Ecotalk '2." Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Passes .' ~ndinR ReQuest--Suzan Grab .nis request was for the purchase of SBTV letterhead and envelopes, which would incorpor- ate the new SBTV logo and hopefully provide greater name. recognition for SBTV. The mem- bers of the Board expressed their concern over this matter, though, as they had nbt seen the new logo and did not understand the need for separate letterhead. Miss Grab was not able to attend the meeting, and so many of their questions were unanswered. There was a discussion of this request, and Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $78.86 for the purchase of SBTV from Campbell Printing. Mr. Looney seconds. Before voting, the Board decided they would like more information regarding this request. As this motion had been seconded, though, Mr. Arnold called for the vote. AYES: Hr. Clow, Hr. Arnold Noes: Mr. Looney. Motion Passes 2-1 . . 'F'undinR ReQuest-Suzan Grab i.I..,The..Boar.d:..took....JlO action ,on: tilis request~'f.and .asked :that .it be. held over 4unti..l!ttheir' Bext :: regularly scheduled'meeting. OLD BUSINESS--FundinR Request--Shirley Roberts Hr. Looney moved that the Board fund $48.00 to Ms. Roberts for costs associated with her public access production "Spotlight on Seal Beach #2." Mr. Clow seconds. Before voting, the Board asked staff to research the question of how many times an access fee is charged to producers for each production. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney ~es: None Motion Carries Checks Requested for April There was no action necessary or taken; this item was for the Board's information only. Mr. Arnold asked for Miss Grab to inform the Board as to the activities of the cablecasters on the evenings that public access programming is provided; he was concerned over whether or not they were only cablecasting, or performing other duties as well. Financial Report from City Mr. Looney presented several. questions and comments for the Board's information, including the following: that the Foundation does not seem to receive the reports on a regular, timely basis; and he also asked how it would be possible to initiate check requests in a similar timely way. He alsomentioned that many of the headings listed in the financial reports were meaningless to the Foundation. There was a discussion of these ideas, and considering that two Board membersa were absent, this item was held'over for further discussion at the Board's next regularly scheduled meeting. Audience Communications Mr. Hank Marquis thanked the Board for their support in the recent events surrounding the production coverage of the Leisure World Super Bowl. Mr. Arnold told Comcast staff that this production should not be considered one of the yearly 25 local origination programs, as there was no Production Van involved (although the Board members understood the reasons for the lack of a Mobile Van.) There was a full discussion concerning this recent event, with the topics ranging from local origination responsibilities and public access respon- sibilities to an apparent problem with one of the editing bays at Comcast offices. There was no action taken. ~ BUSINESS--Consideration of RecyclinR Master Tapes The Board asked Miss Grab for a list of master tapes that she would prefer to save, in view of their historical interest or other aspects; and they asked that she supply that list during the next month. The Board also discussed sending a letter to producers inquiring . . ~he producer would like to arrange for a permanent copy of their production, so t~3/4" tape could be recycled into the access program. The board discussed these but took no action. that ideas, SBTV Playback Location Mr. Arnold updated the Board' on the status of the construction to house the recently pur- chesd video equipment, and on the progress of equipment set-up and wiring at Metrovonics prior to installation. Mr. Clow moved that the Board pay the balance owed to Metrovonics, not including the fee fpr proof and performance. Mr. Looney seconds. There was no vote, as the Board decided to have staff survey all Board members by phone for their vote so that those Board members absent from this meeting would be allowed to cast their vote and opinion. V~ .~. It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at ~30 p.m. . Ray Allebaugh/Staff , .