TC 02-07-90Cable Television Advisory Committee
Adjourned Meeting
Feb. 7, 1990, 7 p.m.
De Anza College
Minutes
ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Fletcher at 7503 p.m.
Committee members present: Fletcher, Michelle Mann, Walter Trefz
Committee members absent: Dorothy Schmid, Jane Chiavacci
Channel 30 Staff Present: Suzanne Orcutt
Staff Present: Donna Krey and Susan Robinson
Guests Present: Joe Wilcox, United Cable; Channel 30 producers
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JAN. 3, 1990 REGULAR MEETING
Mann made a motion to approve the minutes as written; Trefz seconded and
the motion passed unanimously.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The commission reviewed correspondence from the Hometown Video Festival,
Telecommunications Review and the CTV Consumers Newsletter. A letter from
CTIC Assoc. to City Manager Don Brown was discussed regarding assistance
in participating in the FCC inquiry. Krey will forward this letter to Len
Batchelor.
STAFF REPORT
Krey reported that Batchelor was honored with a proclamation from the
mayor at the Feb. city council meeting.
REPORT FROM JOE WILCOX, UNITED CABLE
Wilcox reported that subscriber statistics are holding steady at 55.4% in
Cupertino. Customer complaints were up due to a series of outages in
Jan. In the past three months, United has spent over $4,000 on Access
equipment repair and replacement. Due to the high cost of special
mountings for replacement projectors United will create their own
brackets.
REPORT FROM SUZANNE ORCUTT, ACCESS DIRECTOR
Orcutt reported that Access entries in the BACE competition were sent in
and that she has received the gray material for the set designs. The
channel is working with Kim Tempest, graphic artist, and Orcutt asked
committee members' opinions on the need for a stronger logo for Access.
Mann suggested that a subcommittee of producers and committee members be
formed to consider logo changes. This will be on the March agenda.
Orcutt noted that the Remote Equipment Committee met to discuss remote
camera options and would like to make recommendations at the March Cable
Advisory meeting. She said that a record 19 producers attended open
studio training and that she plans to add a grant writing course in March.
The committee would like clarification of the average daily attendance
issue on the March agenda.
QPTIONS FROM DE ANZA TO ALLEVIATE EDITING CONDITIONS
Orcutt reported that partitions were put up in edit suite C and monitors
in the hallway have been lowered for comfort. Other options will be
discussed in March when Dave Barney will be present.
ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS
Mann nominated Chiavacci for chairperson of the Cable Television Advisory
Committee pending her acceptance; Fletcher seconded and the motion passed
unanimously. Mann nominated Fletcher for vice chairman of the Cable
Television Advisory Committee; Trefz seconded and the motion passed
unanimously.
PRODUCER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Linda Grodt questioned United's progress in Edit Suite A. Wilcox said
that following ongoing problems they rebuilt one edit system and put new
heads and drives on the other. She also asked how many award entries
could be submitted per person. Mann made a motion to approve 11 total
access entries into the the NFLCP Hometown Competition; Trefz seconded and
the motion passed unanimously.
Bill Suttner said that conflicts over turf responsibilities between United
and De Anza are causing barriers between Access and college students. He
is concerned over loss of future success due to political problems and
would like to see credit given for Access classes taken at the college.
Orcutt mentioned that she has lacked time with producers due to constant
coordination of equipment and repair. Krey noted that space allocations
should be worked out between Access and the college and other equipment
problems may be resolved when representatives of United, De Anza and the
city amend the tripartite agreement. Mann suggested common goal setting
between Access and the college.
Don Yeager would like to see open studio training so that people can be
trained on specific equipment and would like edit time made available on
nights or weekends. He said accessibility for the disabled is still a
problem and recommended that a blue corridor be painted on the loading
dock to indicate handicapp access to the building. Orcutt asked for
producer and committee input on Channel 30 goals in preparation for
discussion at a staff retreat.
ADJOURNMENT
Mann made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:02 p.m.; Fletcher seconded
and the motion passed unanimously.
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