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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1988-07-25 . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING July 25, 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. Clow, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Looney, Mr. Stein Absent: None Minutes of June 27, 1988 Mr. Stein moved that the minutes be approved as written, Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Stein, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None--Motion Carries New Funding Request: Karina Dahmen Mrs. Dahmen was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board asked that her request be held over until the Foundation's next regularly scheduled meet- ing. . New Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab This request was for money to cover the cost of the most recent SBTV News- letter mailing. During this proposal, Mr. Arnold asked that staff once again attempt to secure a bulk-mailing rate approval form the Postal Service for the Foundation. Mr. Yglesias then moved that the Board fund $94.01 for the postage costs associated with the mailing of the SBTV Newsletter. Mr, Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr, Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None--Motion Carries New Funding Request--Suzan Grab Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $70.82 for the cost of a cloth backdrop to be used during the taping of Leisure World productions, Mr. Looney se- conds. AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Stein, Mr. Arnold Noes: None--Motion Carries New Funding Request--Shirley Roberts Mr. Stephen Bruce represented Shirley Roberts during this request. After his presentation and some questions from the Board, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $124.00 to Ms. Roberts for costs associated with the public ac- cess production "No Limits U1." Mr. Stein seconds. . AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. YgleSias, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Arnold Noes: None--Motion Carries New Funding Request--Shirley Roberts Mr. Yglesias moved that the Board fund $81.00 to Ms. Roberts for costs associated with the public access production "No Limits U2." Mr. Clow se- conds. . AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None--Motion Carries OLD BUSINESS--Local Origination Program Update This item is included monthly for the Board's information, and no action is necessary or taken. Mr. Arnold asked that Mr. Tom Kezar of Comcast Cable be contacted to arrange a meeting between Mr. Arnold, any member of the Board. and the new Programming Director (which has not yet been named.) Studio Information/Old City Hall The Board was given a floor paIn of the bottom floor of the Old City Hall, detailing the areas that Comcast has leased and the areas that Comcast has proposed to be leased. There was a brief discussion among the Board concern- ing the floor plan, but no action was taken. Check Requests for June This item is included monthly for the Board's information. Update on Foundation Information Video Miss Grab asked the Board for more information concerning the actual content of the Foundation's upcoming information video. The Board referred Miss Grab to previous Foundation minutes, which should contain this information. Financial Reports from City This item is included monthly for the Board's information; Mr. Arnold ex- pressed his thanks to Mr. Denis Thomas for providing this accounting to the Foundation. . Funding Guidelines Discussion The discussion concerning the funding guidelines to be used by the Foundation in considering grant requests was a full and complete conversation, with contributions and thoughts form the Board members, staff, and various mem- bers of the audience. Throughout the discussion, various motions were pre- sented and seconded for the sake of discussion, although some of these mo- tions were not voted upon, and others were. There were lengthy and spirited conversations which. after almost two hours of time, resulted in the propo- sal of Funding Guidelines to be used by the Board of Directors of the SBCCF in consideration of grant requests from certified access producers. These producers must have successfully completed the training program(s) provided by Comcast Cablevision of Seal Beach, and must adhere to SBTV guidelines. A copy of the Funding Guidelines, as proposed by the Board, is attached to these minutes. Audinece Communications Mr. Rob Roy thanked the Board for their efforts in determining the funding guidelines. Miss Grab reminded the Board that a public access production would be taping on Tuesday, July 26, and she invited the Board members to attend that taping or any of the tapings that would be taking place on the following 4 Tuesday evenings at the SBTV studio. . NEW BUSINESS--Re-Cablecasting of City Council and Planning Commission Mr. Arnold updated the Board on the efforts to receive permission from the City Council and Planning Commission to re-cablecast their meetings. As of this Board meeting, he had not yet heard from either party. but said that he expects an answer very soon and will keep the Board notified. He also mentioned that it is his hope to confirm the re-cablecast times and dates as soon as possible with the Council. Planning Commission, and Comcast staff. Equipment Purchase--Pete Arnold '.Mr. Arnold told the Board of his recent meeting with City Manager Mr. Bob Nelson to discuss the possible purchase, housing and location of video equipment near the Council Chambers. T~is equipment would possibly be pur- chased by the Foundation and would be stored in an area at City Hall. Mr. Arnold promised the Board that he would keep them fully informed on any developments in this effort. SBTV Advertising--SBTV Newsletter This item was included for the Board's information; no action was necessary or taken. Board Communications Mr. Arnold distributed to the Board members copies of the Form K section of the Franchise Agreement between the City of Seal Beach and Comcast Cable. Mr. Arnold also thanked the Board for their hard work in determining the criteria used in the proposed Funding Guidelines. It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 10:40 p,m. . e