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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1988-01-25 '. SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING January 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. Stein, Mr. Clow Absent: Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Minutes of January 13, 1988 . Mr. Stein moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mr. Clow seconds. Ayes: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Clow Noes: None Motion Carried OLD BUSINESS--Franchise Agreement Information Mr. Arnold reported to the Board that the City Council had unaminously approved the pro- posed three-year agreement between the City and Comcast Cable of Seal Beach; this action took place at the Council's January 18, 1988 meeting. Studio Relocation Information Miss Lisa Yale of Comcast Cable told the Board that she had no new information at this time concerning the possible relocation of the Seal Beach studio. Mr. Arnold asked that this: be a continuing agenda item in the months ahead. . Local Origination Program Update This item was on the agenda for the Board's information; the Board briefly discussed the possibility of these productions being listed on a fiscal year (July/June) basi~, as op- posed to the current March to March listing. NEW BUSINESS--Funding Request--Stephen Bruce Mr. Bruce was unable to attend the meeting; the Board did request that this proposal be returned as two separate proposals in order for the Board to act on the requests given the Foundation's current funding guidelines. Funding Request--Mark Hoover The Board asked that this request be held over until their next regularly scheduled meet- ing, as they wished to question Mr. Hoover concerning certain items in the proposal's bud- get. Funding Request--Mark Hoover Mr. Stein moved that the Board fund $105.00 for Mr. Hoover's public access production "Stone Clamor." Mr. Claw seconds. Ayes: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Claw Noes: None Motion Carried . Funding Request--Mike Melton Mr. Melton's request included a $400.00 fee for rental of the Comcast Mobile Production Van. He explained that he was essentially "testing the waters" by including this rental fee in his request. The proposal, which would be a public access production, would be shot on..location utilizing the mobile van. Mr. Stein moved that the Board grant $499.00 to Mr. Melton for his public access program "Theater Street US: Neighborhood Kids." This motion failed for lack of a second. A discussion followed concerning the setting of a precedent by funding such a request, and the feasability of allowing an access producer '. . e to use the van. Considering the importance of such an issue, the Board asked that this request be held over until their next regularly scheduled meeting, at which time the full Board can consider this request and express their opinions. Mr. Arnold then sug- gested that Mr. Melton meeti with Comcast staff to explore the various options in pro- ducing this program, including a possible joint venture with Comcast. Funding Request--Suzan Grab After a brief discussion, Mr. Clow moved that the Board fund $1,240.73 to purchase the tape stock listed in Miss Grab's request of January 19, 1988. Mr. Stein seconds. Ayes: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Claw Noes: None Motion Carried BOARD COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Arnold complimented Miss Grab on her efforts in producing the latest SBOC Newsletter, and tlie Board encouraged her to continue her work and provide the community with copies of the newsletter. Mr. Arnold also'asked staff to send a letter to Mayor Edna Wilson ask- ing that former Foundation Chairwoman Mrs. Teresa Jones be honored by a proclamation from the City Council. He also directed staff to contact City Manager Bob Nelson and arrange for the Finance Director to provide to the Board a monthly financial statement and report, and asked that this item be placed on each month's agenda. The Board also asked that staff re-evaluate the Foundation's general grant guidelines of a maximun grant of $150.00 per production, considering that several programs recently proposed to the Board were in excess of this amount. It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 8:45 p.m. Ray A1lebaugh/Foundation Staff r-"