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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1988-02-22 I '. SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING February 22, 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 lead- ing the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney Absent: Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington Minutes of 1/25/88 As there was no quorum of Board members present at the January 25 meeting, the Board asked that this item be held over until their next regularly scheduled meeting. OLD BUSINESS--Financial Report from City This item was provided for the Board's information; there was no action necessary or taken. Local Origination Program Update This item was also for the Board's information. with no action necessary; the Board was told by staff that Comcast Cable would be presenting them with a new list 'of 25 local origination programs to be produced in 1988. . Funding Request Guidelines--Staff At the January 25th meeting the Board had asked staff to re-evaluate the funding guidelines used by the Board. After consultation with Miss Grab. staff reported that the current funding amount of no more than $150.00 per individual show is a reasonable guideline, and staff could find no necessary reasons to raise that maximum level; the Board was also told that if a pro- ducer is requesting a considerably higher amount, then the Board should refer to staff's recommendation and/or background material on the producer's past accomplishments in the ac- cess program. Mr. Looney then mentioned the increasing number of funding requests that in- clude the cost of a Van Rental. and he asked that producers be prepared to provide addition- al information to the Board to justify any request that includes a fee for Van Rental. . . Studio Information---Comcast Cable Mr. Tom Kezar introduced Mr. Doug Montandon of Comcast Cable. who presented to the Board a proposed change in the channel lineup in Seal Beach: to combine the Community Bulletin Board (channel 19.) KSBC (local origination channel 6,) and SBoe (public access channel 10) into one channel which would be channel 3. Mr. Montandon also breifly outlined other changes in the channel lineup, and explained that the reason behind this new lineup was to allow for easier cross-promotion of cable television throughout Southern California. After a brief discussion, Mr. Arnold expressed his concern that this consolidation of three channels into one would obviously lead to the loss of two channels, and the Franchise Agreement currently calls for three separate channels. Mr. Arnold also said that the Board would need to be con- cerned with the eventual allotment of time on this one proposed channel, and Mr. Kezar re- assured the Board that Comcast was willing to work closely with the Foundation to reduce any concerns over this proposed channel change. Mr. Kezar then updated the Board on the subject of leasing the Old City Hall. He told the Board that Comcast was currently negotiating with Monogram Pictures, Inc., to possibly lease space to Monogram. and that Comcast would report back to the Board at their next meet- ing to supply any additional information. . Funding Request--Mike Melton At Mr. Melton's request prior to the meeting, this request was withdrawn from consideration. '. Funding Request---Mark Hoo~er After Mr. Hoover's presentation, Mr. Looney moved fees associated with Mr. Hoover's proposed public seconds. that the Board fund $70.00 for start-up access series "Stone Clamor." Mr. Clow AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Claw, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Stephen Bruce During the discussion of this request, Mr. Arnold asked if staff could prepare a separate grant proposal form that would reflect "Start-up" costs as indicated in this proposal from Mr. Bruce. Mr. Claw then moved that the Board fund $160.00 to Mr. Bruce for start-up costs associated with his public access series "No Limits." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Noes: Mr. Arnold. Mr. Clow, Mr. Looney None Motion Carried Funding Request--Stephen Bruce Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $80.00 to Mr. Bruce for his public access production "No Limits U 1.'~ Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Clow. Mr. Looney Noes: No ne Motion Carried . NEW BUSINESS---Funding Request--Beverly Gallagher After a presentation by Miss Gallagher and a discussion by the Board. Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $144.25 for Miss Gallagher's public access production "A Day to Remember." Mr. Looney seconds. Before voting, the Board reminded staff that no funding request should come before the Board if the proposed program has been completed or aired on SBOC. AYES: Mr. Arnold. Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow NOES: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Beverly Gallagher This proposal included a Van Rental fee, and the Board members expressed their concern over allowing an access producer the use of the Van. During the discussion of this request, the Board asked Miss Gallagher if she felt this production would be possible using a single cam- era or utilizng the studio instaed of the Van. Mr. Looney and Mr. Arnold both encouraged Miss Gallagher to use all other forms of production in order to complete this show, and Mr. Arnold said that he was concerned about audience viewership and how this expenditure could provide programming to increase SBOC viewership. After the discussion, the Board agreed they could not approve this request as written, and asked Miss Gallagher to return to the Foun- dation, if possible. with a different proposal. Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab At Miss Grab's request, this item is held over until the Board's next meeting. Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab At Miss Grab's request, this proposal was withdrawn from consideration. . Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab After a brief discussion, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $1,615.00 for one Los Alamitos High School Boys Varsity Baseball game and two Los A1amitos H.S. Girls V~rsity softball game the dates of which will be determined. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold. Mr. Looney, Mr. Clow Noes: None Motion Carried FundinR Request--Miss Suzan Grab At Miss Grab's request, this item was held over until the Board's next meeting. ,~ '. . . , . Before the adjournment of the meeting. Miss Grab asked the Board why they seem to be changin! their decisions regarding proposed programs that include the Van Rental fee (except for sporting events.) Miss Grab said she was concerned becaBse Mr. Looney had felt that the proposed production "L'il Abner". to be produced at McGaugh School, should be a local ori- gination production. not necessarily a public access program. Mr. Arnold stated that the Board has paid for high-profile events. such as football or basketball games, and he feels the Board is responsible for funding programs that will increase the viewership of SBOC. He also stated the Board does provide $25,000.00 per year to Comcsst Cable for 25 local ori- gination programs, and he feels certain types of community events are better suited and nec- essary for local origination production, and the proposal from Miss Grab of "L'il Abner" is such a program. Mr. Arnold also reminded the Board that he has been unhappy for months With the quality of local origination programming, and he felt that this particular proposal should be a local origination production. He suggested that Miss Grab go to her supervisor and tell her that the Board had recommended that this production fall under local origina- tion control. It was the consensus of the Board. and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 9:10 p.m. Ray Allebaugh Foundation Staff