TC 04-04-90Regular Meeting-
April 4 ,:.,.1990
Cupertino City Hall
Minutes
pOLL CALL
The meeting was call~'%o order by chairman Jane Chiavacci at 7 p.m.
Cpmmitteeui~mbeFs p~e~t: Ch~iavacci, William Fletcher~c. Dorothy Schmid and
W~lter. Tre~ Jr~!.~Abse~. Mi~le Mann.
S~aff preS~2n%: D6nn~"~rey, Le~Batchelor
C~annel 30:'~ccess';~6ilrector S.u~anne Orcutt; access producers, Linda Grodt,
S~t $outhw~ Kamen Hall-~ller, Jim Barrett.and Brent
~[d ~-.~,~.~'~ approve.:the minutes>~$.~l~esented. Trefz seconded
and the mo~ioh .~S~]~nanimouS~y. · a.) ..... . j'-':': '
Th'ere were:.none. .' :
~ITTEN CO~NICATIONS
Me, ers received a"final-...report from'grant reqipient ~le Cable.
~F REPD~ , ' . -[ /
K~Y:~dis~.~ibUte~..;~flyers announ~'~g the Channel 53;sPonsored workshop, to
be i:~'ld' fO~ a.~S produCer~ o~-~il 28. The..w0~Shop focuses on ENG:
(~eleotronxo,~.~ath~rlng)-p~u~lons and.~eat~res ~est speaker Dr.
R~' [Sl ~r. ~:. 8~a~ jb~e s~a~e. University.'.' . :- '
~[{ORT FR6M woE'WILCOX. UNITED Z~BLE
EZf4~:y. passed out copies of Wil~x's ~written report, since he was attending
a %~eting'"in ~s Altos. The report-contained .a sugary of customer
cO~plaints, showing five in March. Also included was info~ation on
marketing programs and technical upgrades. Beginning in mid-~pril, United
will expand its office hours to include four hours on Saturday; phon~~
lineswill be ope~_~rom/8 a~m.~.5 p.m. Saturday, with walk-in times' 'from
10 a.m.. to 2 p.m["Q~de~'~i~~[e is established, united will expand .
f6gular ~ffice hours 'M~da~r~gh Friday until 6 p.ml "[
~Out't ~ePorted,~t':'~A~}a,College went~live from:4ts oWn satellit~
UPi.[nk'fJ~r,the f[~[me':%hat day.. A teleconferen~:W~s-received.by 23
~ollege~'throughout t~nation;,:.Several access,9r0~ramS'[have been~t to
the/co~n[ty College.satell'[te Network fo~':9oss[b!e.playback, as'w~iI
:',~rcdtt:also.mentiSned ~e~eral access.finalists i~. the BAtE competit[Sn
a~d~'~note~[that 63 aCcess.~Fog=ams were produced last ~arter. Sh~
proauce~.would 9refer to Come to City Hall)'ffor regular CTV~C';meetings.. - ..~
-~.:f~the.r.report ~tems included info~ation'~about the cuPertino. Union ~'."
SchOOl. ~stri=t.'g"~bu~ing ~9r an I-Net (inst:~tut~onal, network)' for, ~
Por~'a~:Bbhool'and(dist~i~t p~:ans to create a vi'd~o task force. The f~rst
St~h~prOd~ced Video. magaz~.~e will be Cablecast April 12. OrCutt also.
upd~ th'e~'commi~tee on various pieces.~f e~ipment.-~ . . ""'/ ·
Committee members discussed the BACE awards competition and Fletcher made
a mo~ion to provide 10 banquet tickets at $25 each to be used by finalists
and the access director. Schmid seconded and the motion passed
unanimously.
Batchelor asked for committee input on the idea of using educational
programming on Channel 30 during the daytime when the character generator
was on. Members agreed that the idea was a worthwhile one.
DISCUSSION OF MAJOR GRANT APPLICATIONS
Chiavacci suggested this item be taken out of agenda order as a
consideration to those waiting to discuss it. Producer Grodt asked if the
cost for duplicating tapes and bicycling to other stations would be
considered by the committee as a legitimate expense in a grant
application. Batchelor said in the past, this would be allowed, however,
the tape stock itself should be provided by the producer. Grodt indicated
that dubbing at De Anza often was not possible and created wear and tear
on the master tape. Fletcher said he saw no problem with duplicating up to
five tapes. Krey said producers applying for grants should include dubbing
fees and spell out how extra tapes would be used, so that the committee
could judge such costs on a case by case basis.
Grodt then remarked that she did not approve of the grants process and
didn't think producers could justify asking for s,~ms up to $1,000. She
suggested dividing grant money into different areas, such as conferences
and competitions and letting all producers share in the funds. Other
producers present offered differing views, saying that $1,000 provided
seed money only and their projects were much more costly than that.
Committee members agreed they wanted to offer grants as a means to get
people started and as a way to help projects get off the ground. Fletcher
said he realized the tremendous amount of out-of-pocket expenses that go
into a video production. Krey said she did not agree that funds should be
freely distributed among producers just because they were producers and
that grants provided a means to account for expenditures. Chiavacci
suggested the guidelines for grants could be reviewed and possibly revised
at a later meeting.
The committee discussed four applications for major grants. There were
several questions concerning costs on two of the grants--Musical
Storybooks and Women's Heritage Museum. No representatives from either
group was in attendance. Fletcher made" motions to deny both applicants;
Schmid seconded both times and the motions passed unanimously.
Chiavacci questioned applicant Southworth (C3 Video) about a possible
conflict in being both a producer and a worker at the De Anza Television
Center. Southworth assured her he was capable of handling both jobs and
Orcutt concurred. Fletcher moved to approve the C3 Video application for
$1,000; chiavacci seconded and it passed by three votes, with Trefz
abstaining because of his working relationship with Southworth.
Producers Barrett and Turner answered questions from the committee
about their Laugh Tracks grant application. Fletcher moved to approve a
grant for $1,000; Schmid seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
TARG~ P~AYBACK REIMBURSEMENT TO DE ANZA
Krey explained this piece of equipment was approved by the committee in
1988, but was not purchased by De Anza for seven months, when a new budget
was in place. De Anza was asking for reimbursement, however, the Targa was
no longer in the budget, as the cost was not rolled over. Committee
members reaffirmed their interest in paying for the equipment and voted to
allocate funds from the current budget to do so.
DISCUSSION OF LOGO FOR ACCESS
Orcutt showed samples of different logos for Channel 30 and how they would
look on a television screen. She said a new logo was being used presently
on the channel and she would like to see it velcroed on to the new studio
set. Chiava¢oi said if a new logo were to be implemented, it should also
appear on letterhead, business cards, etc. Sh= asked that committee
members think about changing the logo and continue the item until the next
meeting in May.
~SCHEDU~ING OR CANCELLATION OF JULY MEETING
With the July CTVAC meeting falling on the 4th, committee members voted to
cancel their meeting that month.
QISCUSSION OF 1990-91 BUDGET
Krey reported that she had met with Batchelor and that the new budget
proposal would not differ substantially from the current budget. Based on
slight projected increases from United's franchise fee, De Anza's portion
would also be raised from $32,000 annually to $34,000, reflecting about a
7 percent increase. An additional $1,000 was added to conference and
meeting expenses. The total expected from United is about $58,000, which
is the amount budgeted for the coming year.
Chiavacci asked that a budget report showing this year and next year
figures be placed in next month's packet.
Krey also told the committee that its formal request for the
additional 2 percent Heritage franchise fee would be considered by the
city manager and city council. Batchelor reiterated his view that the
approval of this request would indicate the city's support of all PEG
channels.
DISCUSSION OF CHANGE OF MEETING LOCATION
This item was addressed in Orcutt's report.
CLARIFICATION OF AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE
This item was continued to May, when Dave Barney could speak to it.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chiavacci at 9:20 p.m.
City Cle//r k~~
APPROVED:
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