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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1987-04-20 , . SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING April 20, 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 and leading the Salute to the Flag. Roll Call Present: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington Absent: Mr. Looney Also Present: Foundation Staff Ray Allebaugh Minutes of March 16, 1987 Mr. Stein moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mrs. Jones sec- onds. ~: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carries OLD BUSINESS Mr. Arnold spoke briefly and expressed his disappointment that during the April 13 City Council meeting the character generator message asking view- ers to phone in was not displayed, nor was it displayed during coverage of .the April 15 Planning Commdssion meeting. He also asked that Suzan Grab con- tinue preparing a list of public access programs that would be placed in the Mary Wilson Library, and asked staff to bring information to the next Board meeting regarding Comcast's decision to charge a $20.00 dubbing cost for each copy of the programs that the Board would put in the Library. NEW BUSlNESS---Funding Request--Penny Granafei Mrs. Granafei was unable to attend the meeting, and the Board asked that her request be held over until their next meeting. Funding Request---Karina Dahmen Mrs. Dahmen's request included costs for tape dubs (at $20.00 per dub) which she is providing for individuals involved with this program. The Board had questions regarding this cost, and Mrs. Jones said that the Foundation should not be responsible for the costs incurred by the producer for extra copies, considering the guidelines the Board bas established for issuing tape stock to Foundation-funded programs. There was a discussion of this matter, and Mr. Stein moved that the Board fund $59.90 for Mrs. Dahmen's public access production "Talk, Talk, Talk, #7" (Celebrity Lookalikes.) Mr. Covington seconds. Before voting the Board asked staff to research and establish guide- lines regarding dubbing costs for additional tapes. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington NOeS: Mr. Arnold Motion Carries . Funding Request---Karina Dahmen Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $100.00 for the access fees for 4 episodes of "Talk, Talk, Talk." These would be episodes #5,6,7, and 8. Mrs. Jones seconds. ~ AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington, Mrs. Jones It Noes: None Motion Carries ~FCSCT Spring Seminars The Board was prepared to ask Mr. Looney to attend these meetings, if he so desired. Staff had spoken to Mr. Looney prior to the meeting, and he indicated that he would be unavailable to attend the seminars. Funding Request---Suzan Grab Miss Grab asked the Board to purchase tape stock for SBOC, and mentioned in her letter to the Board that SBOC had run out of 60 minute 3/4" tapes. There was a ~rief discussion of this request, and the Board asked Suzan to return with this proposal at their next meeting with a specific break- down of cost per unit and a detail of how these tapes are used and issued. Because of the need for 60-minute tapes, Mr. Covington moved that the Board purchase one case of 60 minute 3/4" tapes, with the remainder of Suzan's request to be returned to the Board. Mrs. Jones seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mrs. Jones Noes: Mr. Stein Motion Carries Before moving on to Audience Communications, Mr. Arnold asked staff to ask Comcast of Seal Beach for clarification of the $20.00 charge for dubbing costs of Foundation-funded programs.Mr. Covington said that he felt the charge to the Foundation was inappropriate, considering the Foundation's financial agreement and contributions to Comcast. The Board also asked that Comcast send a representative to each Foundation meeting to answer such .qUestions as this. Mr. Arnold then turned to the subject of possible re-negotiation of the Franchise Agreement between Comcast and the City of Seal Beach. He said he feels that Comcast may try to begin such negotiations, based on the ex- periences of other Southland communities. Mr. Covington said that it was his understanding that Comcast is obligated to provide a studio and pub- lic access facilities within the City of Seal Beach, and that the Board should be prepared to clarify this issue, should it appear in any re-neg- otiation efforts. Mr. Arnold then asked staff to bring a copy of the Fran- chise Agreement to each Foundation meeting, and to keep the Agreement with other Foundation material. Mr. Arnold then complimented Comcast Video Engineer Evan Guyer for his dir- ection and production of the City Council meetings, and asked that a letter be sent to Tom Kezar and John Monsen of Comcast mentioning Evan's fine work. Mr. Arnold also said he was disappointed with the coverage of the Planning Commission meetings, but expected these productions to improve rapidly. Audience Communications Mr. Joe Hunt asked the Board if the tapes of the City Council and Planning Commission meetings could be replayed at a later date over SBOC. The Board discussed this idea, and agreed to pursue the matter--specifically, to re-broadcast these meetings on Thursday evenings after the regularly sched- uled SBOC programming, and to publicize these re-broadcasts. .It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation ot 8:30 p.m. Ray Allebaugh