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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1987-08-24 ~ SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING August 24,1987 . The Board of Directors of the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foun- dation 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, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Absent: Mr. Stein Minutes of July 20. 1987 The approval of the minutes was postponed, as Mrs. Jones was absent at the July meeting and Mr. Arnold and Mr. Looney could not provide a majority vote. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Arnold told the Board that he had earlier in the afternoon met with Mr. Den- is Thomas regarding services provided by Mr, Thomas to the Foundation, and asked that the discussion of a $4,000.00 annual payment to the City for those finan- cial services be placed on the September agenda. The Board discussed this item briefly, and agreed on the importance of resolving this issue. The Board then asked staff to contact the auditing agency of Diehl, Evans Inc., asking them to begin the audit as soon as possible or the Foundation would contract with another agency to complete this audit. The Board also asked staff to contact Mr, Thomas to request copies of the Foundation's Quarterly Financial Report. FundinR ReQuest--Brian Bennett ..... Looney moved that the Board fund $85.00 to ss production "Wetlands of Bolsa Chica." Mr. Mr. Bennett for his public ac- Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Arnold, Mrs, JOnes. Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried NEW BUSINESS--FundinR ReQuest--Miss Suzan Grab Miss Grab's proposal was for coverage of three 1987 Los Alamitos High School Varsity Football games. After a lengthy discussion, Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $1,980.00 for coverage of football games on 10/1, 10/29, and 11/12. 1987, provided that the Chairman can confirm with Mr. Thomas the amount of money in the Foundation's account. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried D~ri~g ~he discussion of this request. the Board asked that Comcast provide the Board with an 'updated listing of completed 1987 local origination programming. FundinR ReQuest--Bruce Abrams There was a discussion among ther Board members concerning the amount requested in this proposal, as it exceeds the standard maximum applied to single program proposals. After a full discussion of costs by Mr. Abrams and the Board members, Mr. Covington moved that ,the Board fund $450.00 to Mr. Abrams for his public ac- cess production "Goodbye ~or Now" on the basis of its unusual nature, its length ~ne hour and 40 minutes) and Mr. Abram's succesful past accomplishments in the ..,OC public access program. Mrs. Jones seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried . Funding ReQuest--Lois Cohn After a presentation by Mrs. Cohn concerning her proposals, Mrs. Jones moved that the Board fund $ls3.00 for Mrs. Cohn's public access production "The Fine ets at McGaugh." Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington Noes: 'None Motion Carried FundinR ReQuest--Lois Cohn Mrs. Jones moved that the Board fund $25.00 to Mrs. Cohn for her public access program "4th-5th Grade Musical." Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried FundinR ReQuest--Lois Cohn Mrs. Jones moved that the Board fund $103.00 to Mrs. Cohn for her public access program "Winnie-the-Pooh." Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried Funding ReQuest--Lois Cohn Mrs. Jones moved that the Board fund $100.00 for an untitled (as of 8/24/87) GATE Production. Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried uest--Rob Ro moved that the Board fund $35.00 for Mr. Roy's public access produc- Beach Live 8/18/87." Mrs. Jones seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried Funding ReQuest--Rob Roy Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $25.00 to Mr. Roy for his public access production "Seal Beach Live 6/23/87." Mrs. Jones seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried Funding ReQuests--Mike Melton Mr. Melton was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board asked that both of his program proposals be tabled until their next regular meeting. Funding ReQuest--Linda Laszlo Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $25.00 to Miss Laszlo for her public ac- cess program "Christian Boardriders Surfing Contest." Mrs. Jones seconds, AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Lo~ney, Mr. Covington, Mrs. Jones Noes: None Motion: Carried ~nding ReQuest--Linda Laszlo ~s. Jones moved that the Board fund $43.00 for Miss Laszlo's public access pro- duction "Behind the Scenes of OP Pro." Mr. Looney seconds. . AYES: Noes: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington None Motion Carried . Board Communications ~~ Arnold spoke briefly of the impending move of Comcast from their current ~ation in the Old City Hall, and of the possible negotiations with Comcast concerning the $75,000.00 received from Comcast yearly according to a revised Franchise Agreement. It was Mr. Arnold's concern that these issues be addres- sed and discussed publicly by the Board, and that they be placed on the Sep- tember agenda as items for discussion. Mr. Arnold also pointed out that Lisa Yale, Comcast's Orange County Program Manager, would be acting as a communicatio! link to Comcast management. Miss Yale expressed her willingness to help the Foundation and provide any needed information to the Board. Mr. Arnold also asked that Comcast provide a clarification of Miss Grab's conflict between producing/directing Planning Commission coverage and her hours provided as the Public Access Coordinator. Before adjourning, Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $400.00 to Comcast for coverage of the special Planning Commission meeting on August 25, 1987 concern- ing the "Disaster Clause." Mrs. Jones seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington, Mrs, Jones Noes: None Motion Carried . It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the~- Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 9:45 p.m. I Ray Allebaugh Foundation Staff .