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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1988-12-19 . , '. S.B. CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION_ n Board of Directors Meeting December 19, 1988 .., 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 Salute to the Flag. Roll Ca 11""'- Present: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Clow Absent: None Minutes of November 28. 1988 Mr. Looney asked that the minutes be revised at the bottom of page 1, so that the word "concerned" be changed to "noted." This was regarding Mr. Looney's comments on the Seal Beach Producer's Group. Mr. Looney then moved that the minutes be approved as written, reflecting the above-mentioned change. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Looney. Noes: none Mr. Stein abstains, as he was not present at the November meeting. NEW FUNDING REQUESTS: There were no new funding requests before the Board at this meeting; no action was necessary or taken. . OLD BUSINESS: Funding ReQuest--Karina Dahmen Mrs. Dahmen was not present at the meeting, so the Board requested that her request be held over until their next regularly scheduled meeting. Funding ReQuest--Karina Dahmen 'Mr. Dahmen was not present at the meeting, and the Board requested that this item be held over until their next regularly scheduled meeting. Checks ReQuested for November This item was for the Board's information; there was no action necessary or taken. Financial Report from City The Board was presented with the monthly financial report from Finance Director Denis Thomas. The Board was also notified by staff that the final cost of the Foundation's audit for the year ending June 30, 1988 was $1,300.00. Mr. Arnold asked staff to give a copy of the audit to the City Clerk's office, so that it may be available as a pub- lic record. . EQuipment Purchase--Mr. Arnold Mr. Arnold distributed to the Board a revised bi~ for the equipment to be placed in the Council Chambers for video coverage; this bid wasfrom Metrovonics. He also remind- ed the Board that a meeting would take place on Wednesday, January 4, at 10:00 a.m in the Council Chambers, among members of the Board, City Staff, representatives from Metrovonics, and Evan Guyer of Comcast Cable. Mr. Arnold told the Board that he would like to review the bid on a line-item basis at that meeting. Mr. Clow then asked the Board members if they had spoken to their Council representatives and if the Council members had indicated any opinion on the permanent installation of this equipment in the Council Chambers. After a brief discussion of this issue, Mr. Clow stated that he felt it was most important for each Board member to speak with their Councilperson on this issue, and he strongly urged each Board member to do so before the meeting of January 4th. Local Origination Program Update :f , This item was ~o~_~he Board's information. Mr. Mike Ewing of Comcast then intro- I duced to the Board Mr. Jim Adams, who has been chosen by Comcast to fill the po- '~ sition of Producer/Director. The Board then briefly reviewed the past history of - --how the Foundation funds 25 local origination programs for $25,000.00, and Mr. Ewing and the Board then discussed the upcoming process of choosing which programs would be included in the yearly list of 25 productions. The Board was reminded that the programs are not chosen until the end of March, 1989. Audience Communications Miss Suzan Grab asked the Board what their policy would be concerning access pro- ducers wanting to take the access equipment out of state for use in a production. Each Board member responded to this question, and Mr. Clow told the Board that the particular equipment in question was the Camcorder placed in Leisure World; and that he felt it would be unfair to allow this camera to go elsewhere when a Leisure World Portapak Club member might want to use it for a Leisure World production. The Board discussed this matter fully, with general agreement that the equipment should not be allowed out of the state for an access production. Several members of the audience then identified themselves as access producers and members of the newly-formed Seal Beach Producer's Group, and the Board welcomed them to the meeting. Both the producers and the Board agreed that the Producer's Group was an important step in the on-going development of community television in Seal Beach, and Mr. Looney asked the producers to provide to the Board any information which would help the Board understand issues forma producer's point of view. Mr. Looney told the producers that their input was important in helping the Board develop an overall under- standing of the needs of both the individual producer and the entire access program. . It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 8:40 p.m. Ray Allebaugh/Foundation Staff e . .....