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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1987-03-16 SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING March 16, 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 call- ing the meeting to order and leading the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney Also Present: Foundation Staff Ray Allebaugh Minutes of February 23, 1987 Mr. Looney moved that the Board approve the minutes as written. Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Stein Noes: None Motion Carries . OLD BUSINESS--Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab Miss Grab, at the Board's request, was returning with clarification of an earlier request for the Board to set aside a monthly production budget of $500.00. This budget would allow the public access department to pro- duce community-oriented programs that occur between Foundation meetings, and would effectively eliminate "after the fact" proposals. This budget would not exceed $500.00 per month, would require the approval of any sin- gle Board member and the General Manager of the Seal Beach system, and would not accumulate monthly if unused. An account of any monies spent would be provided to the Board. Mr. Stein then moved that the Board accept the proposal. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jone~, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carries NEW BUSINESS--SBOC Newsletter--Miss Suzan Grab During the discussion of this request, it was clarified that the Foundation has received Federal Tax Exemption and will be receiving a non-profit bulk mailing status shortly. The Board asked Suzan to supply them with a copy of the SBOC mailing list, and asked staff to avoid future delays in mail- ing information and newsletters to access producers. Mr. Stein then moved that the Board approve Suzan's request for $23.35 for postage costs to mail the SBOC Newsletter. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carries . Funding Request--Los Alamitos High School Baseball--Miss Suzan 'Grab During the discussion of this request, it was disclosed that the Municipal Usage Corporation would be donating $150.00 per game towards the cost of the productions. It was explained that the MUC was not actually involved in the productions; the crew members would be certified through SBOC ac- cess classes. During the discussion, Mr. Arnold asked that a message be shown during cablecasting of all public access programs that asks viewers to call a pre-determined number; these calls would allow the Foundation to estimate viewership, After this discussion, Mr. Covington moved that the Board approve the funding of $2,205.00 for coverage of three Los AI- amitos High School Baseball games (March 21, April 3, May 13) with the understanding that the MUC will contribute $150.00 per game to the Foundation. . Mrs. Jones seconds. Before voting, Mr. Stein expressed his opinion that the Foundation was devoting too much of the budget for high school ev- ents, and that he would be voting against the request. Mr. Covington then spoke of the need for the Foundation to pursue match- ing funds for these Los Alamitos High School events, considering that the communities of Rossmoor and Los Alamitos also are served by the High School. He asked staff to begin researching how to apply for a proportionate am- ount of funding from the County of Orange (since Rossmoor is an unincor- porated area and falls under their jurisdiction) that would reflect the percentage of students served by the high school in Los Alamitos and Ross- moor, He also stated that should the County refuse such a request, the Foundation would have an equitable and moral basis for refusing to fund such projects in the future on a "deep pockets" basis, should they desire. The Board then voted on the request. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones Noes: Mr. Stein Motion Carries Funding Request-- Andre Dupuy Mr. Dupuy asked that his proposal be revised to $85.00, and he presented receipts to staff for that amount. Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $85.00 for Mr. Dupuy's public access production "Barbra!" Mr. Stein sec- onds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Stein, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carries . Funding Request--Miss Linda Laszlo Miss Laszlo asked that her request be revised downward to $131.00. After a brief discussion, Mrs. Jones moved that the Board fund $131.00 for Miss Laszlo's public access production "Christian Boardriders." This grant will cover thre programs. Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones Noes: None Motion Carried . Library Tapes--Mr. Arnold Mr. Arnold had asked Suzan Grab to prepare copies of several public access productions to be placed in the Mary Wilson Library for check-out, per the approval of the library. Suzan, acting on behalf of Comcast Cable, informed Mr. Arnold that the charge to copy 3/4 inch tapes to ~ inch tapes was $20.00 per copy. Mr. Arnold expressed his concern over this cost, consid- ering the positive relationship between the Foundation and ComrRRt CRhlp., Mise G.ab Q~~V had reb~rvations regarding loaning the w8ater ta~ea ~u be copied at other facilities that may charge less for copies. Mr. Coving- ton said it was his impression that the tapes were the property of the Foundation, and that the Foundation could remove those tapes for copying and assume the risks involved if the Board so desired. There was a dis- cussion, and staff was asked tho research of who owns the copyright of programs funded by the Foundation. Mr. Covington then asked if the Board could delegate an intern or other qualified person to copy these tapes at Comcast, since the equipment in the studio was the property of the City, and the responiibility of the Foundation. Miss Grab sais she was not aware that the equipment was the City's property; Mr. Covington asked to her to research this matter if she had any questions regarding the issue of ownership. He explained that the City gives Comcast Cablevision the responsibility for maintenance of these facilities in exchange for operating use of the studio and equip- ment. Mr. Looney then spoke, and said he felt it was inappropriate for the . . . programs to be made available to the public through the library, since the Foundation was to promote SBOC and public access and hopefully would increase the subscriber penetration base. The issues were discussed fully, with staff and Miss Grab to research for information. It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to ad- journ the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 8:45 p.m.