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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1988-06-27 SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNI eAT IONS FOUNDATION Board of Directors Meeting June 27. 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. Looney, Mr. Clow. Mr. Yglesias. Mr. Stein Minutes of May 23, 1988 Mr. Looney moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr: Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries OLD BUSINESS--Local Origination Program Update Staff reported to the Board that an update was not included in this agenda due to the fact that the Comcast staff member who prepares it was on vacation; and the Board was told they would be receiving one in the mail at a later date. Studio Information--Old City Hall Staff reported to the Board that the only change regarding the studio was the movement of the cablecasting "headend" from the editing bays to a separate room a few feet away. Mr. Arnold then asked that a floor plan of the Comcast facility be mailed to the Board members, and also asked that an update of the July dates for Comcast studio use be provided to the Board. . . Check Requests for May There was no action necessary or taken on this item. It was for the Board's information only. Channel Relocation Information--Comcast Mr. Arnold expressed his disappointment over the fact that the subscriber notification of the upcoming channle change contained no phone number for public access information; he also encouraged the Comcast staff to continually update the character generator public access lineup listings. Unfinished Public Access Programs--Miss Suzan Grab Miss Grab reported to the Board that she had contacted all of the producers who had not yet completed their programs despite receiving grants from the Foundation, and she said that the majority of the producers had indicated that they would indeed finish the productions. The Board then urged staff to follow up with those producers who had no plans to complete their productions and to make the producers responsible for refunding the grants from the Foundatio Funding Guidelines--Staff During the Board's discussion of this item, Mr. Stein expressed his concern over the guidelin that indicates that any producer must either live or work in Seal Beach. Mr. Stein also asked that the Board consider among its guidelines the fact that the producer be present at the Board meeting at the time his funding request is considered. After a discussion of these idea the Board thanked staff for providing the beginning of these g~idelines, and agreed to fully address these issues at their next meeting. . Audience Communications Placement on Agenda After a brief discussion by the Board, Mr. Clow moved that the Audience Communications item be placed on the agenda prior to New Business, at the end of Old Business. Mr. Yglesias se- conds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein. Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Clow Noes: Mr. Looney Motion Carries 4-1 Mr. Looney then moved that the New Business items of Funding Requests be immediately follow- ing Audience eommunications on the agenda, just before Old Business, as a separate agenda item. Mr. Stein seconds. . AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias Noes: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow Motion Passes 3-2 Funding Request--Rob Roy After a presentation by Mr. Roy and a discussion of his request, Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $135.00 to Mr. Roy for costs associated with his public access production "Seal Beach Live" of May 24, 1988. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: Mr. Stein Motion Carries 4-1 Financial Reports from City ,__ There was no action necessary or taken on this item; however. the Board did agree that the monthly financial reports were a necessity, and were appreciative of Mr. Thomas and his staff for providing this information. NEW BUSINESS--Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $291.07 for the purchase of VHS ~" tape stock: 2 cases of T-60 and 1 case of T-120. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carries . Funding Request--Karina Dahmen Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $50.00 to Mrs. Dahmen for costs associated with her public access production "Talk, Talk, Talk U15." Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: ' Motion Carries 4-0, Mr. Looney abstaining Funding Request--Karina Dahmen Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $50.00 to Mrs. Dahmen for costs associated with her pub- lic access production "Talk, Talk, Talk U16." Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: Motion Carries 4-0, Mr. Looney abstaining Funding Request--Karina Dahmen Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $55.45 to Mrs. Dahmen for costs associated with her pub- lic access production "Talk, Talk, Talk #17." Mr. Yglesias seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold. Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: ,: Motion Carries 4-0, Mr. Looney abstaining Mr. Looney then explained that he had abstained from voting on these requests because the agenda copies had not clearly copied Mrs. Dahmen's requests, and Mr. Looney felt that he could not vote on an item that he could not read properly. . Funding Request--Beverly Gallagher Miss Gallagher was not available to attend the meeting, so Miss Grab presented the proposal to the Board. Mr. Clow then moved that the Board fund $165.00 to Miss Gallagher for costs associated with her public access production "Music Art." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Stein, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carries Funding Request--Beverly Gallagher Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $68.00 to Miss Gallagher for costs associated with her public access production "Life in Russia." Mr. Looney seconds. . Ayes: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries Re-cablecasting of City Council and Planning Commission Coverage After a brief discussion, Mr. Yglesias moved that a letter be sent from staff to the City Council of Seal Beach and the Planning Commission asking for their opinion and approval to allow the various meetings of the two bodies to be re-cablecast at a later date, in order to allow viewers to see any part of the meetings they may have missed. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Stein. Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries Equipment Purchase--Peter Arnold Mr. Arnold asked for this item to be On the agenda, in order to allow the Board to discuss the future possibility of purchasing equipment to permanently place in the City Council chambers. as opposed to the current practice of paying Comcast a set fee to provide cover- age through their Mobile Van. The Board briefly discussed the idea, and agreed to address this issue again in the future. Funding Request from City of Seal Beach Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $4,000.00 to the City of Seal Beach for the fee for fis- cal services for the year 1988/89. Mr. Stein seconds, and asked staff to send to the City a letter detailing the Board's requirements for such financial services, as outlined in pre- vious letters to the City. . AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries Chair, Vice-Chair and Finance Appointments Due to the recent changes in the membership of the Board of Directors, the Board chose of- ficers for the coming year. Mr. Looney nominated Mr. Arnold as Chairman. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow, Mr. Stein, Mr. Yglesias Noes: None Motion Carries 4-0, with Mr. Arnold abstaining Mr. Looney then nominated Mr. Stein for the position of Vice-Chairman. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Yglesias. Mr. Clow. Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carries 4-0, with Mr. Stein abstaining Mr. Stein then nominated Mr. Looney as Financial Officer. Mr. Clow seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Yglesias, Mr. Clow Noes: None Motion Carries 4-0, with Mr. Looney abstaining Board Communications Mr. Looney asked the Board to consider funding a Producer's Group, or Club, which would be organized among the certified access producers in Seal Beach, as is done in several other communities. He also asked the Board to consider funding a mail announcement regarding the establishment of such a group to each: 'producer. . AUDIENeE COMMUNleATIONS Karina Dahmen asked the Board to consider funding a new set, including furniture, to be used for public access programs. She also asked the Board about the possible upgrading of equipment in the studio, including a new character generator. Rob Roy then asked the Board what they thought of establishing some sort of access awards ceremonies, to honor those succesful access producers and to recognize their efforts, 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/Foundation Staff . e