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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1989-03-27 '. SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION Board of Directors Meeting March 27, 1989 The Board of Directors met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., with Chairman Mr. Peter Arnold calling the meeting to order and leading the Salute to the Flag. Roll Call: Present: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow Absent: Mr. Yglesias Minutes of February 27, 1989 Mr. Stein moved that the minutes be approved, including the correction of the adjournment time to 9:30 p.m. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Arnold Noes: None Motion Approved NEW FUNDING REQUEST--Kathy Risk and Rob Roy After Mr. Roy's presentation and discussion of this proposal, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $80.05 to Kathy Risk and Rob Roy for costs associated with the public access production "Samuel ESP McCorvey: Alive and Tall in Seal Beach." Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow Noes: Mr. Arnold Motion Passes 3-1 411t'undinR ReQuest--Shirley Roberts Mrs. Roberts was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board requested that this item be held over until their next regularly scheduled meeting. OLD BUSINESS--FundinR Request--Lois Cohn Mrs. Cohn asked the Board to fund the printing of programs for the upcoming Student Media Festival to be held at McGaugh School. After her remarks, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $150.00 for the cost of this printing. It was explained that a previous grant of $60.00 to Mrs. Cohn for entry fees to the National Hometwon Video Contest would be com- bined with an additional $90.00 to create the sum of $150.00. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow Noes: None Motion Passes Checks Requested for February This item was for the Board's information; there was no action necessary or taken. Financial Report from City This item was also for the Board's information; there was no action necessary or taken. Equipment Purchase and Installation Mr. Arnold updated the Board on the construction of the room at City Hall to house the recently purchased video equipment; Mr. Arnold was told that the bids for framing would be received shortly. Mr. Arnold also hoped that the completion date would be sometime ~n late May, Mr. Stein asked if there was any way the Board could encourage the City ~ finish the construction as soon as possible. Mr. Looney asked about insurance coverage for the equipment, and Mr. Clow suggested that the Board think about donating the equip- ment to the City. The Board briefly discussed these questions, and agreed that these are issues that nepd to be addressed in the near future, and asked that they be included on upcoming agendas. -. ~ -, Local Ori ination Pro ram U date mcast staff presented to the Board a completed list of programs from 1988-89; a list f twenty-five proposed programs for 1989-90; and a list of five productions under con- sideration. This item was for the Board's information only; no action was necessary or taken. During the discussion of these listings, the question of legal responsibility and copyright infringement arose in covering locally produced school musical events. The Board wanted to make sure that all avenues will be covered before production of such a school event. The conversation then turned to withholding SBTV and Comcast produced tapes from LATV until such time as the Foundation is recognized and mentioned as the prime funding source of the Productions. Mr. Arnold suggested covering a school event, leaving a i" tape with the school, and returning to Seal Beach with the master copies, as a means of forcing the Los Alamitos School District and LATV to recognize the Foundation's efforts. Mr. Stein then asked why the administration of Los Alamitos High School has not sent a letter to the Foundation thanking them for their efforts in providing coverage of L.A.H.S. events. Eventually, after a full discussion by the Board, it was suggested that a letter be sent to Los Alamitos High School administarators explaining the Foundation's involve- ment in providing coverage of these events, and askiung for a letter of acknowledgement in return. Audience Communications Mr. Karl Deeds asked the Board for funding to complete a production that he is currently involved with regarding Interval House in Seal Beach. His request was made necessary by the urgent need to travel out of town in order to videotape an awards presentation to Interval House form the Governor of California. There was a discussion of Mr. Deed's request, and the nature of his production, but no action was taken, as no motion was presented by a Board member. ~ BUSINESS--Lois Cohn ~;;. Cohn thanked Suzan Grab, Evan Guyer and the many public access volunteers who had helped with the recent GATE 1989 Studio Production; she also invited the Board members to be judges in the upcoming Student Media Festival. She also had one other request, and after her proposal, Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $10.00 to Lois Cohn for the cost of a copy of the production "Pageant of the Masters." Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Stein Noes: None Motion Carried Fundin2 Request--Suzan Grab This request was to establish an account to provide funds for repair of Foundation- purchased equipment. There was a full discussion of this request between the Board, Comcast staff, and the audience members present. The Board realized that this was an issue that would need to be discussed at length in the future, considering the recent purchase of video equipment. After the discussion, Mr. Stein moved that the Board fund $200.00 for a general fund for repair of Foundation purchased equipment, as needed. Any maintenance cost that would exceed $200.00 would be brought before the Board. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow Noes: None Abstaining: Mr. Looney Motion Carries Board Communications ~. Arnold distributed to the Board copies of a letter he had received from the Junior ~ollege Consortium, which allows the Foundation the use of all programs produced by the Consortium, which is mostly educational programming. Mr. Arnold expressed his support for this idea, and said that he hoped to open up the avenues of educational programming -, ~ on Seal Beach's public access television. 'e It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 9:35 p.m. Ray Allebaugh/Staff e . ~