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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1988-11-28 '. . . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION Board of Directors Meeting November 28, 1988 The Board of Directors of the Seal Beach Cable Communications met in regular ses- sion 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. Looney, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Absent: Mr. Stein Minutes of October 24, 1988 Mr. Yglesias moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Clow Noes: None Mr. Looney abstains, as he was not at the October meeting. Motion carrief New FundinR ReQuests---Karina Dahmen Mrs. Dahmen was not present at the meeting, and the Board asked that her request be held over until the next Foundation meeting. FundinR ReQuest--Karina Dahmen Mrs. Dahmen was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board asked that her request be held over until their next meeting. FundinR ReQuest--Suzan Grab After Miss Grab's presentation, Mr. Yglesias moved that the Board fund $370.00 for the cost of a ! page advertisement in the Seal Beach Journal congratulating the certified access producers (upon completion of their workshops.) This ad would be prepared sometime in January. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries FundinR ReQuest--Suzan Grab This proposal was for funding of the lates SBTV Newsletter. There was a discussion among the Board members concerning the various costs of the newsletter, and Mr. Ar- nold said that he was concerned with the fact that the newsletter was costing about $1.00 each to produce. Mr. Clow then volunteered to seek other bids if the Board so desired; the Board also discussed various ways to put together the newsletter using desk-top publishing, etc. Mr. Looney then moved that the Board fund $400.00 to Camp- bell Printing for the costs of 500 newsletters. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries Funding ReQuest--Suzan Grab This request was by Miss Grab, acting on behalf of the Seal Beach Producers Group, and concerned the purchase of an UltraLight kit. Mr. Looney asked how Comcast chooses which types of equipment to purchase for the access program, as opposed to having the Foundation purchase the equipment. Mr. Looney also asked that this request be deferred until the Board's next meeting, until representatives from the Producer's Group can present this request in a formal manner. Mr. Looney, and the Board, was concerned that the Producer's Group had not yet formally met and been organized. The Board agreed to hold this request until it's next meeting. . FundinR ReQuest--Suzan Grab Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $347.00 to Discount Video Warehouse for the cost of one (1) Shotgun Microphone, to be used by the public access program. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Clow Noes: Mr. Arnold FundinR ReQuest--Suzan Grab After a brief discussion, Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $1,716.00 for the cost of producing three Los Alamitos High School Varsity Basketball games in 1989; the specific dates will be announced. Mr. Clow seconds. These productions will be done as public access programs. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Funding ReQuest---Suzan Grab After Miss Grab's presentation of this proposal, Mr. Yglesias moved that the Board fund $1,094.00 for the cost of two public access productions of Los Alamitos High School Girls Varsity Soccer games. Mr.Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Looney Noes: Mr. Arnold Mr. Clow abstains. Motion fails for lack of majority. . After the vote, Mr. Arnold asked that Comcast continue placing a crawl over Council meetings, football games, and other programs so that viewers will call in and the Foundation will be able to gauge the amount of viewership for these various pro- grams Old Business--Checks Requested for October This item was for the Board's information only; no action was necessary or taken. Mr. Arnold did ask staff to investigate the financial arrangement for the funding of the adjacent room to the Council Chambers which will house video equipment. Financial Report from City This item was for the Board's information; no action was necessary or taken. Local Origination Program Update This item was for the Board's information. Mr. Arnold asked why the production staff was planning to cover the International Friendship Association Banquet, and what the Assoziation was all about. There was a discussion concerning this issue, with Mr. Ar- nold repeating his strong belief in the Foundation funding programs which will pro- vide for a strong and growing viewership. Equipment Purchase--Pete Arnold Mr. Arnold gave to each Board member the most recent proposal from Metrovonics con- cerning the installation of video equipment to cover the meetings which take place in the Council Chambers. Mr. Arnold explained the various pieces of equipment to the Board, and answered their questions. He again emphasized the need for all Board members to be actively involved in this decision, and expressed his hope to have this decision completed early next year. . Audience Communications Miss Grab told the Board that she would be continuing with her plans to produce the informational videotape concerning the Foundation and community television, . . . New Business--Received Correspondence This item was for the Board's information only; no action was necessary or taken. Seal Beach Producer's Group There were not any members of the Group present at the meeting, but Mr. Looney asked staff to send the Producer's Group a letter from the Foundation expressing acknow- ledgement of their plans to organize, and encouraging them to participate in each Board meeting. Board Communications Mr. Arnold briefly reviewed an incident which took place during the live cablecast of a recent City Council meeting, in which the coverage of themeeting was accident- ally knocked off the air. He told the Board that Comcast had taken measures to in- sure that this mistake would not occur again. It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 9:20 p.m.