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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1987-10-26 . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING October 26. 1987 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 snd leading the Salute to the Flag. Roll Call Present: Mr. Arnold. Mr. Covington, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney Absent: At this time the Board regretfully accepted the letter of resignation from Mrs. Teresa Jones ss a member of the Board of Directors. The Directors each praised the inval- uable efforts of Mrs. Jones as a former Chairperson of the Board. snd voiced their respect for her leadership and concern for the success of the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation. Staff was directed to inquire with the City Manager's office as to the possi- bility of a letter of recognition from the City Council for Mrs. Jones. Minutes of September 28, 1987 Mr. Stein moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein. Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried !. OLD BUSINESS--Funding Request---Miss Suzan Grab Miss Grab asked the Board to continue funding the editing intern position. There was a dis- cussion concerning the success of this position, snd Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $624.00 for 12 weeks of editing intern help at $6.50 per hour. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Noes: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington. Mr. Looney None Motion Carried Local Origination Program Status Sheet A discussion took place among the Board concerning the placement of Foundation-funded tapes in the Mary Wilson Library. During the discussion, staff was asked to research the possi- bility of placing similar tapes in the other two libraries in Seal Beach, and to report this information at the next Board meeting. Minutes of July 20, 1987 Mr. Looney moved that the minutes be accepted as written. Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Minutes of August 24, 1987 Mr. Covington moved that the Board accept the minutes as written. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold. Mr. Stein. Mr. Covington. Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried ,,' e Approval of $50.000.00 Payment to Comcast Cable Mr. Arnold appointed Mr. Covington to assume the responsibilities of Financial Liason for the Board. Mr. Covington then moved that the annual payment of $50,000.00 to Comcast Cable for 1987 be approved. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Foundation/City Financial Arrangements Mr. Arnold briefly reviewed the correspondence between the Bosrd snd the City concerning . the financial arrangements for the Foundation and asked that staff contact the City for confirmation of the October 12. 1987 letter from Assistant City Manager Dan Joseph. Mr. Arnold slso asked each Board member to contact their Councilperson regarding this sub- ject. Mr. Cocington volunteered to research the availibility and/or necessary legalities of removing the funds from the control of the City to a private financial controller. There was a lengthy discussion of this issue. with the Board ultimately expressing their desire to resolve this dispute through tbe proper channels. NEW BUSINESS--Funding Request--Karina Dahmen Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $64.36 for Mrs. Dahmen's public access production "Talk, Talk. Talk 1111: Aspects of Aging." Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: Mr. Arnold Motion Carried Funding Request---Karina Dahmen Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $35.80 for Mrs. Dahmen's public access production "Talk. Talk. Talk 1113: Stockbrokers." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: Mr. Arnold MOtion Carried Funding Request--Karina Dahmen Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $35.80 for Mrs. Dahmen's public access production "Talk. Talk. Talk 1112: History of Old Europe." Mr. Stein seconds. . AYES: Mr. Covington. Mr. Stein. Mr. Looney Noes: Mr. Arnold Motion Carried Funding Request--Henry Marquis Mr. Covington moved that tbe Board fund $10.00 for Mr. Marquis' public access production "Bowling Tips and Competition 113." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington. Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Csrried Funding Request--Henry Marquis Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $10.00 for Mr. Marquis' public access production "Bowling Tips and Competition i/2." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold. Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None MOtion Carried Funding Request--Henry Marquis Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $10.00 for Mr. Marquis' public access production "Bowling Tips abd Competition 111." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr, Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington. Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried - Funding Request--Margaret Stewart Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $39.86 for Mrs. Stewart's public access production "Dance for Fun and Fitness." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Mary Harris Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $15.45 for Mrs. Harris' public access production "Backstage with Fred Cooper: Interview with Jimmy Caesar." Mr. Looney seconds. . AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Mary Harris Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $11.20 for Mrs. Harris's public access program "Backstage with Fred Cooper:Interview with Maxine Andrews." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney, Mr. Stein Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Karl Scott Deeds After a brief discussion of this request, Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $295.00 for two separate public access programs entitled "Save the Prince Louis." It was noted that by voting for two programs, the amount requested would fall within the Foundation's gen- eral guidelines for grant amounts. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Francis Looney Mr. Looney stepped down from the Board to make his presentation, and Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $15.00 for Mr. Looney's public access program "Backstage with Fred Coo- per: Interviews with Marilyn Johnson and Ronnie Schell." Mr. Stein seconds. . AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Stein Noes: None Motion Carried AUDIENCE COMMUNICATIONS BOARD COMMUNICATIONS It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 8:55 p.m. r" lit