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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1988-10-24 . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION Board of Directors Meeting October 24, 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 CALL Present: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow,.Mr. Yglesias Absent: Mr. Looney Minutes of SePtember 26, 1988 Mr. Yglesias moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mr. Clow seconds, AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. YgI~sias Noes: None Motion Carried NEW FUNDING REQUESTS: Andre Dupuy After Mr. Dupuy's presentation, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $40,00 to Mr. Dupuy for costs associated with his public access production "Barbra! #7." Mr. Stein seconds, AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias ~: None Motion Carried FundinR ReQuest--Andre Dupuy Mr. Yglesias moved that the Board fund $25.00 to Mr. Dupuy for the access fee for his pub- ..ic access production "Dig This!" Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr, Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr, Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Paul D'Amour Mr. D'Amour presented his proposal to the Board, and the Board questioned him on some of the expenses involved in this production (such as Van Rental.) During the discussion of this request, Mr. Arnold asked why Comcast had not included this production on its list of 25 proposed local origination productions. Mr. Arnold also expressed his strong dis- approval at the fact that a representative from Comcast was not at the meeting to answer questions concerning this matter. Mr. Arnold said it was his understanding that Comcast would have staff present at every meeting. After a brief discussion with Mr. D'Amour over his request, Mr. Stein moved that the Board fund $470.00 to Mr. D'Amour for the costs assoc- iated with his public access production "Los Alamitos H.S. Choir Broadway Show." This mo- tion failed for lack of a second. The Board declined to take further action on this item, but did ask staff to contact Comcast for an explanation as to why this type of event was not on the list of proposed 1/0 programs. FundinR ReQuest--Suzan Grab After Miss Grab's remarks concerning her request, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $850.00 to Discount Video Warehouse for the cost of two (2) Quickset Tripods for use in the public access program. Mr. Stein seconds, asking that approval be contigent on Mr, Arnold's app- roval of the tripod's model number. ~: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias ~loes: None Motion Carried / OLD BUSINESS--Checks Requested for September This item was for the Board's information; no action was necessary or taken. Financial Re ort from Cit his item was for the Board's information; no action was necessary or taken. Local OriRination ProRram Update Staff handed out to the Board members the most recent listing of the proposed programs, and informed the Board that the gentleman who had prepared it was not at this meeting as he was no longer employed by the company. The Board briefly discussed some of the items on the list, and Mr. Arnold complimented Mr. Dewey on his preparation of this list for for the Board. The Board also suggested that Comcast contact the local schools to ask for an event calender for each school, in order to find events that may be suitable for this list. Equipment Purchase--Pete Arnold Mr. Arnold told the Board that the City had submitted a cost estimate for building a small room adjacent to City Council Chambers to house the permanent video equipment which would be used for City Council and Planning Commission coverage, Mr. Arnold went on to briefly describe the variousoptions of installing this equipment once thfs room is built, and said that he wanted the full Board to be part of the future planning for the purchase and install- ation of this equipment. Mr. Clow then moved that the Board fund to the City of Seal Beach an amount not to exceed $8,000.00 for the construction of the room to house this master control equipment. Mr. Yglesias seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. YGlesias, Mr. Clow Noes: None Motion Carried Audience Communications ~Mr. Andre Dupuy asked about the methods by which the Board was financed, and was given a brief background by Mr. Arnold. Mr. Andrew Fenton informed the Board that several pro- ducers were beginning to meet on a regular basis to form a Producer's Association, and the Board would be notified of their progress in establishing this group. Mr. Arnold en- couraged the group to continue their efforts. NEW BUSINESS--Tape Recycling Miss Grab gave to the Board a listing of the completed programs on 3/4" master tapes, and their completion dates. Mr. Arnold suggested that the producers of older productions be centacted to inform them that they could purchase their master tape (for the cost of the tape) before it would be recycled. Miss Grab opposed this idea completely. There was a discussion among the Board members concerning this idea, and the Board asked about the availibility of storage space and the feelings of access producers and their efforts in creating programs. Mr. Arnold told the Board that his concern was saving money on the purchase of tape stock; he felt it would help the Board to save money and shelf space to recycle tapes used as masters. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Stein complimented the producers and volunteers involved with the recent taping of "No Limits "2;" he said that he was impressed with the production efforts and also with the information contained in that production concerning the Mary Wilson Library. Mr, Karl Deeds, who was a late arrival at the meeting, took this opportunity to present to the Board a letter of thanks for their support and funding of his recently completed production "The Raising of the Prince Louis." "'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. ~