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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBCCF Min 1986-03-17 . . . " J { SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING March 17, 1986 The Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., with Chairwoman Mrs. Teresa Jones calling the meeting to order and leading the Salute to the Flag. Roll Call Present: Chairwoman Mrs. Jones Members: Mr. Arnold , Mr. Looney Absent: Mr. Covington, Mr. Stein Also Present: Ray Allebaugh, SBCCF Staff Mrs. Jones officially welcomed Mr. Francis Looney to the Board of Directors as appointed by the City Council, and the other Board members offered their congrat- ulations. Mrs. Jones then moved to amend the agenda so that New Business item B (Investment in Local Agency Fund) would become item A under Old Business. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: NOeS: Mrs. Jones, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney None Motion Carried Minutes of February 18, 1986 Mr. Arnold moved to adopt the minutes as written. Mrs. Jones seconds. AYES: NOeS: Mrs. Jones, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney None Motion Carried Old Business---Investment in Local Agency Fund Mrs. Jones presented to the Board a resolution to invest the monies of the Cable Communications Foundation in the Local Agency Investment Fund of the California State Treasury. Mrs. Jones said that the City Attorney and the Foundation's Yin- ancial Director Denis Thomas have recommended that the Board adopt the resolution and send it to the Local Agency Investment Fund, at which time the Agencv will determine if the Foundation qualifies under their rules; and if the Foundation does qualify, the money will then be invested. Mr. Looney moved that the resolution providing for the investment of inactive funds in the Local Agency Investment Fund of the California State Treasury be approved. Mr. Arnold seconds.:\Before the vote was taken, it was clarified that the entire amount currently in the Foundation treasury be invested ($253,691.23 as of December 31, 1985). AYES: Mrs. Jones, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney NOeS: None Motion Carried At this point, Mr, Covington entered the meeting. Mr. Looney then restated his motion to invest the Foundation's funds in the Local Agency Investment Fund so that Mr. Covington would have the opportunity to cast his vote. Mr. Arnold seconds. AYES: Noes: Mrs. Jones, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mr. Covington None Motion Carried New Business-----Introduction of Susan Grab. Public Access Coordinator Fred Esters of Group W Cable introduced to the Board the new Public Access Coordin- ator Susan Grab. Fred spoke briefly and said Susan has previously worked at KYOU . . . \, . in Santa Ana as the Access Coordinator, and has also worked at KCTY in Santa Ana as a producer. She has extensive background in lighting, editing, audio, camera- work, and overall production activities. Mr. Arnold welcomed Susan and expressed his enthusiasm for increasing public access activity in Seal Beach, and wished her luck in that endeavor. Election of Officers Mr. Covington nominated Mr. Arnold for the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Arnold accepted the nomination, with Mr. Loonev seconding the nomination. AYES: Mr. Covington, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Arnold Noes: None Motion Carried Mrs. Jones then asked that the Board consider appointing an officer to act as an assistant treasurer, which would streamline the issuance of checks to access pro- ducers as well as help Financial Director Denis Thomas in his duties for the Found- ation. Mrs. Jones then said that she would be glad to accept this position, if nominated, because she works a short distance from City Hall and would be available during the day. After a brief.ldiscussion among Board members, Mr. Covington made a mtion that the Board create the position of Assistant Treasurer, and that Mts. Jones take on those responsibilities. Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Noes: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington None Motion Carried Mrs. Jones then nominated Mr. Covington to ~he position of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Covington accepted the nomination, and Mr. Looney seconds. AYES: Mr. Arnold, Mr. Covington, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Covington 'iiOeS: None Motion Carried Continuing under New Business, Mr. Covington brought up the issue of insurance, and stated that he felt confused as to why the Board would seek its own insurance when it should be covered by any insurance that the City of Seal Beach has, consid- ering that the Foundation is an agency of the City. After a discussion, Mr. Cov- ington asked that staff be directed to contact the City Attorney, and have him identify for the Board the areas of coverage the Board is currently receiving, what areas were covered before the City decided to self-insure, and what the coverage will be when and if the City gets another insurance policy. Mr. Arnold then asked that staff work with Group W Cable to contact other cable foundations for information regarding their insurance coverage. Moving on. Mr. Looney asked if the Board would consider funding $75.00 to pay for registration for a member of the Board to attend a Community Cable Users Symposium to be held in May in Lakewood, Ca. Mrs. Jones moved that the Board grant $75.00 for the registration fee for this symposium, and that Mr. Looney attend and repre- sent the Foundation. Mr. Covington seconds. AYES: 'iiOeS : Mr. Covington, Mr. Arnold, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Looney None Motion Carried The Board and members of the audience then engaged in a discussion of the Board's responsibility for program content, with the understanding that the City Attorney has not replied to staff's letter of inquiry regarding the Board's responsibility. The discussion was an overview and recap of previous conversations the Board has had about programming content. Mr. Arnold then asked that staff gather information from surrounding communities regarding cable television coverage of City Council meetings in those cities, in- cluding information onequipment, the response of elected officials, and the response . . . ,j of the community. Before the meeting was adjourned Mr. Arnold congratulated Fred Esters and the staff of Group W Cable and several public access producers for being nominated and receiv- ing several awards at "Orange County's Best", a first-time video contest sponsored by the Orange County Cable Association. It was the consensus of the Board, and so ordered by the Chair, to adjourn the Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation at 8:30 p.m. Ray Allebaugh SBCCF Staff