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Foundation for Carlsbad
Community Television
September 8, 1983
The meeting was called to order at 5:42 PM on September 8, 1983 by President
Dominguez. The following people were present:
Foundation members: Bi1l.Dominguez
Robert Sheppard
Sharon Strong
Tony Acone
Fred Morey
City Staff: Roger Greer - Utilities Director
Cliff Lange - Library Director
Others: Nancy Little - Rancho La Costa Cable TV
John Brinker - Carlsbad Cablevision
Pat Goudy - Daniels Cable
A motion was made by Bob Sheppard and seconded by Sharon Strong to approve the
minutes as submitted. The motion passed unanimously.
President Dominguez introduced the final copy of the proposed rules and regula-
tions governing the public access channel. After some discussion and some minor
modifications, Tony Acone made a motion that the Foundation accept the proposed
operating rules and regulations governing the community access channel including
Appendix A, as it is written, and Appendix B, as amended. The motion was seconded
by Bob Sheppard and passed by a unanimous vote.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Program Eligibility Subcommittee
Bob Sheppard reported in the absence of Chairman Levinson. The committee decided
to postpone any discussion on an appeals process until a later meeting.
committee proposed to supply each applicant with an information packet to include
such items as a fill-in-the-blanks budget sheet with a separate sheet of general
instructions, a copy of the rules and regulations governing the public access
channel, general information about the Foundation and studio facilities, etc. Each
applicant will be required to return seven copies of his application so that each
Foundation member has one available for review at board meetings for the approval
process.
member before the next meeting. When the packets become available to the public,
they will be placed in the Carlsbad City Library and at the Cablevision offices.
This
The committee will have a sample packet available to each Foundation
The committee will be discussing the following items at future meetings: Prior-
itizing applicants; compilation of a list of money resources, i.e., corporations
that might like to fund a program; and the appeals process. r
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Foundation for Carlsbad
Community Television
Minutes September 8, 1983
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There was a general discussion regarding the process for writing checks on the
Foundation account which is held in trust by the City of Carlsbad Finance
Department and also regarding a voucher system.
back to the attorney and have some research done on some simple way of handling
vouchers. Mr. Morey said he would be a subcommittee of one to meet with Roger
Greer, the City Manager and the Finance Director to discuss the city's process for
handling the account and report to the Foundation at the next meeting. It was
agreed by all that all monies will have to be handled by voucher of some kind.
Mr. Acone said he would go
Public Relations Subcommittee
Sharon Strong, Chairperson, reported. Ms. Strong passed out a press release
for review that will be submitted to the media.
ensuing discussion that the "official" name of this group will be the Foundation
for Carlsbad Community Television. Ms. Strong will be making some minor changes
to the proposed news release and it will go out before October 1, 1983, the
target date for the airing of the Community Access Channel.
It was decided during the
Roger Greer introduced several different prototypes of logos that the City
Library Staff Artist drew up for the community access channel letterhead, etc.
It was decided that the Foundation will vote on a logo preference at the next
meeting.
The Financial Subcommittee and the Training and Certification Subcommittee have
not yet met.
There was a discussion regarding what will be on the Community Access Ghannel
beginning October 1st. It was unanimously decided that there should be something
that showcases the Community Access Channel and the Foundation members as well as
some taped programs. of the members; an interview-type of program with some of the members and various
public officials; use of Library tapes; written message on the screen.
Some of the suggestions were: Panel discussion with some
The next meeting of the Foundation will be September 22, 1983.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved to adjourn.
adjourned at 7:30 PM.
The meeting was