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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1987-02-23 7, __. ;>.____ '. SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING February 23, 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: Chairman Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney Absent: Mrs. Jones Minutes of January 19, 1987 Mr. Covington moved that the Board approve the minutes as written. Mr. Looney seconds. . OLD BUSINESS--Planning Commission CoveraRe , It was reported that the Planning Commission has agreed to allow three experimental productions of live cablecast coverage. Staff was directed to work with the production crew of Comcast to determine which meetings would be covered. The Board also recommended that an announcement be placed during the cablecast, asking viewers to phone a pre-determined number to evaluate opinion of the coverage. Staff was also asked to send a letter, in the name of Mr. Arnold, to the Chairman of the Planning Com- mission, to advise the Commission which meetings would be cablecast. Mr. John Monsen of Comcast explained that the Van Rental fee for the City Council and Planning Commission meetings would be a rate of $400.00, in consideration of the on-going and permanent nature of the productions. Mr. Looney then moved that the Board fund $1,200.00 for Van Rental costs for the three experimental Planning Commission meetings. Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried OLD BUSINESS--Foundation 'Intern--Staff Based on a prepared report from staff, Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $1,252.00 through June 30, 1987, for funding an intern for cable- casting public access programs two days a week on SBOC. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Stein, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried NEW BUSINESS--Introduction of Mr. Tom Kezar Mr. John Monsen introduced Mr. Tom Kezar to the Board. Mr. Monsen explained that he is accepting a new position with Comcast, and that Mr. Kezar will be the new General Manager of the combined Seal Beach, Newport Beach and Santa Ana systems. . Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab Miss Grab asked the Board to purchase production handbooks for the public access program which would serve as reference materials, available for check-out by access producers. Mr. Looney then moved that the Board fund $94.61 for the purchase of the TV Production Handbook, 4th Edition, by Zettl. Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried . Funding Request--Miss Suzan Grab Miss Grab asked the Board to provide an open production budget of $500.00 per month. She explained that there are often events of community interest that occur before the Board's monthly meeting, and that this budget would allow for quick utilization of access facilities to produce community or- iented programs. After a lengthy discussion of this request, Mr. Looney moved that the Board fund $475.00 per month for an open production bud- get, to be used for productions that do not allow the time for a proposai to the Board. This motion failed for lack of a second. Mr. Covington then moved that the Board authorize staff t~ut together a proposal which would allow Mrs. Jones, acting as a secondary financial officer, to approve any budget requests relating to this monthly pro- duction budget. Mr. Stein, with the agreement of Mr. Covington, then amended the motion to allow Suzan to receive the authorization of any single Board member to use a budget not to exceed $500.00 per month for productions of community value. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Mark Ewing Mr. Ewing's request was withdrawn, considering the fact that Los Alamitos High School had lost their opening round ClF Playoff game. Funding Request--Tom Allen Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $45.00 to Mr. Allen for his public access production "Anguiano Art." Mr. Looney seconds. . AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Stein Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Bruce Abrams After a brief discussion, Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $61.85 for Mr. Abram's public access production "Healthworks." Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Karina Dahmen After a discussion of Mrs. Dahmen's request, it was decided that the Board would not involve the Foundation in paying for advertising for single programs. Mr. Covington then moved that the Board fund $66.54 to Mrs. Dahmen's public access production "Talk, Talk, Talk #3." Mr. Looney sec- onds. AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington Noes: Mr. Stein Motion Carried Funding Request--Karina 'Dahmen After a discussion, Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $120.70 for Mrs. Dahmen's public access production "Talk, Talk, Talk #4." Mr. Looney seconds. . AYES: Mr. Looney, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington Noes: Mr. Stein Motion Carried During the above motion, the Board asked staff to develop criteria re- garding expenditures for food for access crew members. 'I .. e Report from City Treasurer Denis Thomas Mr. Thomas had submitted with the Foundation's Quarterly Financial Report a letter regarding an audit of the Foundation's accounts, During this discussion, staff was directed to contact the auditing company mentioned in Mr. Thomas's letter and find out the cost of such an audit. It was also recommended that staff contact Ms. Kathy Schuler of the FCSCT for information regarding such an audit. Mr. Arnold then asked if it was possible to receive a breakdown on the "Public Access TV," "Local Origin'- ation Programs," and "Administration-Group W" items listed on the Quart- erly Financial Report. Foundation for Community Service Cable Television--Staff Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $125.00 for Affiliate membership costs in the FCSCT. Mr. Stein seconds. AYES: Mr. Stein, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington, Mr. Arnold Noes: None Motion Carried Funding Request--Marya Read The Board amended the agenda to include a funding request f~Dm Ms. Marya Read. After Ms. Read's presentation, there was a long discussion; after which Mr. Covington moved that the Board fund $330.00 for Ms. Read's public access production "Six Years in the Saddle." Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney, Mr. Stein Noes: None Motion Carried It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered uy the chair, to ad- journ the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 9:30 p.m.