TC 11-01-89Cable Television Advisory Committee
Regular Meeting
November 1, 1989
De Anza College, E1 Clemente Room
MINUTES
ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bill Fletcher at 7:04 p.m.
Committee members present: Fletcher, Dorothy Schmid, Michelle Mann
(Leonard Batchelor entered 7:07 p.m. and Jane Chiavacci entered at 7:25
p.m.)
Committee members absent: None
Staff present: Susan Robinson
Guests present: Joe Wilcox, United Cable, Suzanne Orcutt, Access
Director, Channel 30, David Barney, De Anza Dean of Telecommunications,
Linda Grodt, Bill Lauer, Bill Setnor, Laura Kinley, Austin Therber-Levine,
Nancy Fast, Louise Zobel, Jim Cochrane, Roald Didriksen, Don Yeager, Donna
Yeager, Scot Southworth.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR OCT. 4 REGULAR MEETING
Mann made a motion to approve the minutes. Schmid seconded, and the
motion passed unanimously.
ORAL COMPUJNICATIONS
Scot Southworth gave a presentation on the features of an S-VHS
Camcorder versus S-VHS cameras with dockable or separate playback decks.
This information will be considered in Channel 30's future purchase of
this equipment. Southworth stated that though the camcorder is $2,000
cheaper it is more fragile. Orcutt mentioned Channel 30's need for a
sturdier camera for field work. The committee agreed to continue this
discussion on the January agenda.
Barney noted De Anza's recent purchase of a satellite up-link. He can make
it available for producers interested in viewing programming. Barney
stated that the college is interested in videos with good production
value. Access Producers commented on several issues, including the need
to use the dubbing equipment in Channel 30's cable cast room in order to
use the new GE projection system at the Senior Center, maintenance and
repair of sets, maintaining archives on 3/4" tape and the need to obtain
panels of the same type for sets.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
STAFF REPORT
Robinson, reporting for Krey, noted that the city has begun the paperwork
to get quarterly payments to De Anza, and that Krey met with Orcutt to
discuss the type of report needed from De Anza each quarter. She
mentioned that Access Producer, David Hennington, was honored at the civic
Service Award ceremonies. We are still waiting to hear from the Heritage
lawyer about proposed changes to the contract scheduled to go before the
City Council Dec. 4. Robinson submitted a copy of the letter United Cable
is sending out to their subscribers regarding a rate increase.
REPORT PROM JOE WILCOX. UNITED CABT~
Wilcox reported Uhat the UoUal mubsoriber nu~n]~er has reached 9,700,
marking a 55% penetration rate. He noted that complaints were down,
but that phone volume was much higher due to earthquake related
service calls. The station sustained no significant damage and was
up by 7:00 p.m., though not on the air as the City was without power.
REPORT FROM SUZANNE ORCUTT, ACCESS DIRECTOR
0rcutt reported that Channel 30 sustained little damage from the
quake and was up and producing within two days. She noted that David
Hennington and Wally Dean were Civic Service Award recipients, and
that three other access producers also received awards in November.
Oroutt presented samples of the station's new brochure. New
equipment ordered for Channel 30 includes wire scrims and safety
screens for lights, and engineers have suggested the purchase of a
backup Sony 5850 3/4" videocassette recorder editing deck.
DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT
Batchelor reported on his continuing efforts to update the existing
tripartite agreement between United, the City of Cupertino and DeAnza
College. He said that the college has never had anything to do with
the institutional network, as the original agreement was written
before the system was in, and the city did not realize what the
institutional network was going to be. Thus, this part of the
agreement was taken out. He commented on the need to simplify the
writing of the budget and put it in a more consolidated for~ for
orcutt and Barney. He also expressed concern that repairs are not
being done expeditiously, and said that he is open to suggestions for
the incentive clause at the bottom of page two of the agreement.
Mann questioned whet~er the City knows that ownership of the
equipment by DeAnza College is being proposed. Batchelor proposed
that committee members look over the agreement and make suggestions
to Krey. The agreement will then be passed on to the legal
department. The committee would like this item on the December
agenda for final approval, but would like to have the legal work
resolved prior to the December meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Mann moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. The meeting is
adjourned to Dec. 6, 1989 at Cupertino City Hall at 7 p.m. Batchelor
seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
ATTEST :/~)
City Clerk~
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