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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-07-21; Community Television Foundation; MinutesMinutes Foundation for Carlsbad Community Cable Television July 21, 1983 The meeting was called to order at 5:45 PM on July 21, 1983 by Roger Greer who chaired the meeting until officers could be elected. The following people were present: Foundation members present: Sharon Strong William Levinson Bill Dominguez Robert Sheppard Dr. Thomas Curtin Fred Morey Tony Acone City staff present: Cliff Lange, Library Director Roger Greer, Utilities Director Others present: Nancy Little - Rancho La Costa Cable TV Donna Katzman - Daniels Cable Pat Goudy - Daniels Cable Mr. Greer called for a motion to approve the minutes. Tony Acone made and Bill Levinson seconded a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. The motion was approved unanimously. Mr. Greer then asked each foundation member to give a brief statement of what each felt the foundation really was, what role each saw himself playing, and what goals and objectives the foundation should strive to obtain. After each statement was heard, the general consensus was that the foundation as a body is charged primarily as trustees of the financial holdings as a result of the 1% input from the operators; "spread the word" that there are public access channels available; screen programs that groups want to put on the air and provide some funding for some of the programming. r The group was strongly cautioned by Mr. Acone regarding censorship in any form. For example, the foundation cannot remove a program from the air simply because it feels the program is not being watched, however, it can refuse funding for programs that are not doing very well. Mr. Acone also advised the group that what the public access channels are doing is filling a void. kind of programming at the local level. The access channels are really a direct result of government deregulation of the industry. of sales contribution by the operators as a requirement of their franchise. The city does not presently contribute any funding, but, perhaps at some future time, some funding could be available from that source. The foundation can fill that void by setting up some The funding comes from a 1Z ELECTION OF OFFICERS Roger Greer asked for nominations for President. There were no more nominations for president and the vote was unanimous. At this point the meeting was turned over to the new president. Bill Dominguez was nominated. r Mr. Dominguez asked for nominations for Vice President. Robert Sheppard, Sharon Strong and Dr. Thomas Curtin were nominated. to the seven voting members. r Ballots were distributed The vote was as follows: Sharon Strong - 2 votes Dr. Curtin - 2 votes Robert Sheppard - 3 votes Mr. Dominguez then asked for nominations for Secretary. nominated. unanimous vote. Sharon Strong was There were no other nominations for Secretary and Ms. Strong got a Mr. Dominguez asked for nominations for Financial Officer. Dr. Curtin was nominated. There were no other nominations. The vote was unanimous. NEW OFFICERS FOR THE FOUNDATION: President - Bill Dominguez Vice President - Robert Sheppard Secretary - Sharon Strong Financial Officer - Dr. Thomas Curtin DISCUSSION OF DRAFT RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS This document was distributed by Mr. Acone. Mr. John Brinker was unable to be present to discuss these rules and regulations with the group. It was agreed, by consensus, to continue this as an agenda item for the next meeting. all members will have had an opportunity to read the rules and regulations and be prepared to ask any specific questions. r By then, After some discussion, the group decided that their first course of action should be to properly organize themsleves and clearly define what avenues to take to achieve their goals and objectives. consider forming some subcommittes to investigate in depth particular areas and that the seven-member foundation should be strictly a decision-making body. After some discussion, it was decided to investigate the forming of subcommittees after the members felt more comfortable with their individual roles on the foundation. Mr. Acone suggested that they should SET MEETING AND AGENDA The next meeting will be on August 4th at 5:30 PM in the Carlsbad Cablevision Board Room. After some discussion, it was decided that the agenda include the following items: /- Discussion of draft rules and regulations. Establish certification guidelines and availability of training. Foundation rate card from operators. Development of application forms for access channel Selection of access channel operating date. Discussion of establishing subcommittees. and requirements for consideration of grants. President Dominguez called for a motion to adjourn. and unanimously passed. SHARON STRONG, Secretary A motion was made, seconded The meeting was officially adjourned at 7:30 PM. -. . July 25, 1983 NEWS RELEASE Sharon Strong (619) 438-4223 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY CABLE TELEVISION FOUNDATION At their meeting on July 21, 1983, the Carlsbad Community Cable Television Foundation elected officers. These newly-elected officers are: President - Bill Dominguez Vice President - Robert Sheppard Secretary - Sharon Strong Financial Officer - Dr. Thomas L. Curtin Mr. Bill Levinson, Tony Acone and Fred Morey are also members of the Foundation. The next scheduled meeting is to be held at 5:30 PM on August 4, at Carlsbad Cablevision. #