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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1986-09-15 '. SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING September 15, 1986 met in ing to The Board of Directors of the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation regular session at 7:30 p.m., witrr Chairman Mr. Peter Arnold calling the meet- order and leading the Salute to the Flag. Roll Call Present: Chairman Mr. Arnold Members: Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Absent: Mr. Stein - Also Present: Ray Allebaugh, Foundation Staff Minutes of August 18, 1986 Mr. Looney moved that the minutes be approved as written. Mrs. Jones seconds. Ayes: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney -Noes: None Motion Carried OLD BUSINESS--Statement of Philosophy 'and 'Goals The Board discussed fully Mr. Arnold's suggestions for adopting a statement of philosophy and goals for the Foundation. Mr. Covington and Mr. Looney both offered their revisions to staff, and staff was directed to prepare a revised draft of the statement, and to return that draft to the Board at their next regular meeting. . NEW BUSINESS--Purchase of Foundation Letterhead Mrs. Jones moved that the Board approve the funding of $255,00 for the new design, art- work and printing costs of Foundation letterhead. Mr. Looney seconds. Ayes: Mrs. Jones, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: None Motion Carried The Board also asked staff to have envelopes and mailing labels prepared using the new Foundation letterhead design. . Before moving on to Audience Communications, the Board directed staff to send letters of appreciation to the five public access trained crew members and Group W Video En- gineer Evan Guyer who worked on the first televised meeting of the Seal Beach City Council. The Board directed staff to address these letters to the General Manager of Group W Cable, with copies sent to the City Manager and the members of the City Council. The Board also asked staff to place on the next agenda a discussion and evaluation of the live coverage of the City Council meetings. The Board then turned their attention to staff commitments toward the ~oundation by Group W Cable. Mrs. Jones told the Board and staff that she would like to see a pre- pared monthly report on expenditures, the Foundation's earned interest income, and a report on monthly income and expenses. Mr. Covington explained that the coss-check for these financial reports should come in a yearly financial review bv the same CPA firm that review's the City's accounts. The Board also asked if Group W could provide a breakdown of costs for local origination on an individual program basis. The Board asked if the Group W staff could provide this information on a semi-annual basis. Mr. Loonev then asked staff to request that John Monsen of Group W Cable attend the next regular' meeting of the Foundation. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATIONS Jeffrey Peters of the Municipal Usage Corporation spoke to the Board regarding the , -- . cancellation by the Group W local origination staff of their coverage of the September 18th Los Alamitos High School football game at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach. Mr. Pe- ters explained that this game would be of interest to public access viewers in both Seal Beach and Los Alamitos, and expressed his strong disappointment over the produc- tion's cancellation. Mr. Arnold told the Board and the audience that Group w's staff had done a sight survey and determined that the production would require equipment and lengths of cable that were not available in Group W's supply. Mr. Arnold had discussed the various options for coverage with staff, and agreed with their recommendation. Staff had explained to Mr. Arnold that this cancellation would not affect in any way the cov- erage of three Los Alamitos High School football games that the Board had previously authorized. (These three games are to be a joint production of the M.U.C. and SBOC.) Mr. Peters then explained that he had prepared press releases announcing that the Sep- tember 18th game would be shown by the M.U.C., and that since the Group W local origi- nation staff had cancelled their coverage, the M.U.C. would be renting a production van and producing coverage of the game with M.U.G. access producers. After a lengthv discussion among the Board, staff, and members of the audience, Mr. Looney moved that the Foundation grant $250.00 to the M.U.C. as a sign of good faith and as a donation toward the cost of the van that the M.U.C. will rent for production of the September lRth game. Mr. Covington seconds. ~: Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington Noes: Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones Motion fails to pass for lack of majority. It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 9:10 p.m. . Ray Allebaugh Foundation Staff -