Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1989-04-24 '. . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING April 24, 1989 . The Board of Directors of the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation met in regular session at 7: 30 p.m., with Chairman Mr. Pet- er Arnold calling the meeting to order and leading the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Clow Absent: Mr. Looney Minutes of Karch 27, 1989 Mr. Stein moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow Noes: None (Mr. Yglesias abstains, as he was absent at the March meeting.) NEW FUNDING REQUESTS--Shirley Roberts Mrs. Roberts was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board asked that her request be held over until their next meeting. FundinR Request--Shirley Roberts Mrs. Roberts was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board asked that her ~quest be held over until their next regularly scheduled meeting. ~undinR ReQuest--Suzan Grab This proposal was for the purchase of videotape stock to be used for public access programming and production. After a brief discussion, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund a total of $1,928.56 for the following videotapes: 20 five minute 3/4"; 30 ten-minute 3/4"; 30 twenty minute 3/4"; 30 thirty-min- ute 3/4"; 30 sixty-minute 3/4"; 40 minis 3/4"; 20 sixty minute VHS; and 20 two-hour VHS tapes. Mr. Stein seconds. Before voting, the Board asked Miss Grab to prepare a list of access programs that are on 3/4" tape that could possibly be recycled, and Mr. Arnold questioned the need for out-of-date master tapes (specifically those without a historical value) to be kept, un- used, on a shelf. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: Mr. Arnold Motion Carries FundinR Request--Suzan Grab This request concerned the repair of the camcorder, and Miss Grab told the Board that it would cost approximately $845.00 (before tax.) The problem with the camcorder was that the imaging unit had failed. Mr. Arnold suggested that the camcorder not be repaired, but instead the Board should consider purchas- ing an entirely new camcorder. After a full discusaion of thia idea, and of the technical merits of various camcorders, the Board suggested that Miss Grab research the cost of replacing the camcorder with a new purchase, and, ~ possible, bring to the Board's next meeting at least three recommendations .., camcorders. OLD BUSINESS--FundinR ReQuest--Shirley Roberts Mrs. Roberts was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board asked that her request be held over until their next scheduled meeting. . .. Checks Requested for March ~There was no action necessary or taken; this item was for the Board's infor- ~ation. Mr. Clow suggested that staff send letters of thans to the editors of the Golden Rain News and the Los Alamitos News-Enterprise, in consider- ation of their ongoing placement of SBTV lineups in their newspapers at no cost. Financial Report from City Mr. Stein had a few questions regarding the printout received form the Fin- ancial Director, and Mr. Arnold asked the Board members to return to the next meeting with any suggested changes in the layout of the Financial Re- port. There was no action necessary or taken on this item, however. Equipment Purchase and Installation Mr. Arnold updated the Board on the status of the installation, including construction of the room at City Hall which will house the video equipment. There was a brief discussion of this item, but no action was taken. LIO ProRram Update---Comcast Cable Miss Grab told the Board that a proposed production of a Leisure World Bowl- ing Tournament was being cancelled due to an inability of Comcast to secure the proper video equipment for the coverage. She explained that the Seal Beach Mobile Van was previously scheduled to be used in a production in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but Comcast had arranged to rent another Van. Unfortunately, the owners of the rented Van backed out at the last minute, citing the arrival of President Bush in Orange County (the rented van was being pulled from Com- cast to provide coverage of that event.) This left Comcast of Seal Beach 411tithout a Mobile Production Van, and management felt that the prodcution quality would suffer greatly without the proper equipment and cancelled the coverage. Mr. Clow expressed his strong disappointment over this decision, and Mr. Arnold immediately directed staff to contact the Comcast General Manager and have him call Mr. Arnold in the morning. Mr. Arnold also told Comcast to finish this production, regardless of prior events, and to cover the bowl- ing tournament with whatever video equipment was available. The Board had a discussion of this problem; then Mr. Clow moved that the Board send their message of extreme disappointment to Comcast, especially considering that Comcast had reneged on their earlier commitment to tape this event. Mr. Ygles- ias seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Stain, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries Audience Communications The Board thanked Mayor Hunt for attending the meeting. Miss Grab told the Board that she had attempted to contact by phone and by letter the individ- ual producers who have outstanding (unpaid) access fees, and had so far been unsuccessful. The Board then suggested Miss Grab send certified letters to these producers; this would at least provide an acknowledged return reseipt. NEW BUSINESS--Southern California Consortium Information This was a correspondence providing information on costs of dubbed education- al course from the Consortium; Mr. Arnold told the Board that they should be ~onsiderimg..this type of information for future discussion. Letter of Thanks--McGaugh School This item was for the Board's information; there was no action necessary or taken. Mr. Arnold and the Board of Directors also commended Mrs. Lois Cohn and Mr. Ander Dupuy for their ACE Award nominations, noting that these nominations provide national recognition for the public access program i~, S~a; Beach. . It was the consensus of the BOard, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 9:00 p.m. Ray Allebaugh/Stsff . -