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TC 04-05-89CALL TO ORDER Cable Television Advisory Committee Regular Meeting April 5, 1989 MINUTES The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman William Fletcher. ROLL CALL Committee members present: Len Batchelor, Bill Fletcher, Michelle Mann, Jane Chiavaoci, Dorothy Schmid Staff present: Donna Krey, Carol Frausto, Elliot Margolies, Channel 30 Guests present: Joe Wilcox, United Cable, Dave Barney, De Anza College, Don Yeager, grant applicant, and Jeanne Yeager. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MARCH 1, 1989 Mann made a motion to approve the minutes as written and Batchelor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None GRANT APPLICATION This item was taken out of order to accomodate guests present. Batchleor made a motion to approve the grant request of $1,000 for Able Cable Productions. Mann seconded and the motion passed unanimously. ~ EN COMMUNICATIONS '--- Batchelor mentioned that a copy of the tripartite agreement between United Cable, De Anza College, and Cupertino is in the agenda packet for reference material. STAFF REPORT Krey announced a community dinner on Sunday night in honor of the Mayor of Toyokawa and guests. She also reported that she received several complaints from Heritage cable customers regarding unannounced visits by servicemen for line repairs. She called Heritage and spoke to Steve Reifschneider who said he would take care of the matter and call her back. REPORT FROM JOE WILCOX, UNITED CABLE Wilcox reported on subscriber statistics which is up to 54% penetration for Cupertino. The customer complaints were down to 5 for March. He described the marketing and pay-per-view events for April. The Movie Channel was launched on April 1st on Channel 50. He reported that he and Kathy Wilson met with Dave Barney, Ralph Steinke, and Ed Azlant of DeAnza College to discuss Access Center equipment maintenance, repair and replacement. He reported that the Channel 30 cameras have been retubed. Wilcox also reported that Foothill College has modulators in place, and tests will begin. The appeal for Channel 32 has not been decided, and United has not put them back on the system. Cabl~ Television Advisory Committee ARril 5, 1989 Minhtes' ~,~ j ON UNITED/DE ANZ% DISCUSSIONS RE: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE Fletcher voiced his concern regarding the equipment repair/replacement procedures. Committee agreed to follow up on the paper work needed to complete equipment repair/replacements by having Batchelor call Bill Cullen, and Mario. Margolies suggested that written guidelines be established for a replacement schedule with United. Barney said that DeAnza College is interested in undertaking the responsibility of equipment repair and maintenance in exchange for money from United. Barney will come up with a proposal for equipment maintenance by DeAnza College. The committee discussed the tripartite agreement as it relates to United's access equipment maintenance. Wilcox, Barney and Batchelor will meet to discuss the equipment issue and recommendation of amendments to the tripartite agreement. ACCESS COORDINATOR'S REPORT Margolies reported that Access has the most producers, and trained crew to date. Studio time is booked up and producer time has had to be cut to accommodate. This quarter DeAnza students will not be signed up as access users. The city will not be billed for insurance for students for the spring quarter, and money already paid for fall and winter quarters will be made up by DeAnza through video tapes for access. Margolies updated the committee on a new interview show, and a special PSA Day for non-profit agencies. A four day power outage knocked out the cablecast in March. Ch. 30 is co-sponsoring a benefit for Cupertino Com~lnity Services. The BACE awards will be held in May. Me will be ~' lng at a california League of Cities conference in April. ~ Margolies reported that the camcorder is repaired, and the retubing of the cameras by United took place during the power outage. Me also reported that the parts for Edit Suite A are in, and the engineer will make the switch to 1/2 inch editing. He also reported on a new policy for the access use of the studio when it is not regular business hours for DeAnza; the fee will increase to $70-75 per hour from $25. That charge includes overtime pay, and a $25 charge for utilities. There is a two hour minimum. The grant of $200 for Artist's Using Science and Technology will no longer be needed by the group. The committee discussed the possibility of opening the studio on Saturdays. Committee asked Barney to come up with the different alternatives for the opening of the studio on one or two Saturdays a month. Barney had requested that internal guidelines be set up for complaints regarding access programming. After discussion, letter "D" was removed from the guidelines. Margolies added to the wish list portable mic mixer, a collapsable table, and a teleprompter. He also said the producer pay option has been a success. He suggested altering the fee structure, to have producers pay $30 and the city pay $20. ~ORTAPAK FUND This item was postponed for later discussion. BACE AWARDS There are 10 seats available. Channel 30 has seven finalists, so the option is open for them to each invite one guest. Margolies will let committee members know about the remaining three seats. DISCUSSION OF INTERNAL CREW FEES TO PROMOTE ACCESS This item covered already. ea~le ~ek~vision Advisory Committee April 5,' 19~9 Minut6s- ~_~ iERITAGE FRANCHISE RENEWAL UPDATE Batchelor compiled a summary of 764 questionnaires received from Gill area residents, including a summary of comments. The committee discussed putting together a summary with the top answers to be given to the City Council. The summary will be included as an attachment to Krey's staff report. A public hearing regarding the Gill franchise renewal will be held on April 17 in the council chambers. The next step is to set up a meeting with Gill/Heritage after the public hearing. Batchelor asked the committee to think about recommending to the City Manager that a check on the Gill/Heritage system take place. Krey suggested that Gill/Heritage pay for the system check. She will include a recommendation in her staff report. BUDGET UPDATE Batchelor included a budget summary in the agenda packet. A new item is the reserve for contingency and depreciation. Krey has not met with Finance Director Snyder to go over the budget. The money in professional services would pay for someone 20 hours per week as an assistant to Margolies. He suggested raising the salary to $7-8 per hour for his assistant. Krey suggested leaving the item at the current amount and transfer funds if needed. Chiavacci made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 p.m.; Mann se¢3~nded and the motion passed unanimously. ATTEST: Ci£y~ Clerky APPROVED: Chairperson