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TC 01-06-88Cable Television Advisory Committee MINUTES Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 6, 1988 Conference Room - City Hall CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Leonard Batchelor, Chairman. ROLL CALL Committee members present: Batchelor, Chiavacci, Fletcher, Mann, Schmid Staff present: Krey, Margolies, McKennan Guests present: Jim Cochran, Herb Everett APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 4, 1987 - Action An Addendum was passed out for page 3 of the November 4, 1987 Minutes. Also, Donna Krey's name should appear instead of Elliot Margolies in the Staff Report section referring to letters written to Gillcable. Michelle Mann motioned to approve the minutes as revised. Jane Chiavacci seconded and the motion carried 5-0. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Len Batchelor said that he had received an invitation letter to the Mayor's Luncheon on January 14, 1988. Bill Fletcher volunteered to attend. Batchelor also passed around literature on a benefit show being put on at the Radisson Hotel and mentioned the Soviet delegation's visit to City Hall on Friday, January 8, 1988. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. STAFF REPORT Donna Krey reported that she hadn't received any United Cable complaints. REPORT FROM JOE WILCOX OF UNITED CABLE Joe Wilcox reported penetration and premium units was down slightly, but that promotions were scheduled for January and in the spring. Wilcox said customer complaints continue to be low except for passed due/late fees problems ,which are being addressed by clearer wording on subscriber bills. Wilcox also reported on the Access Equipment Maintenance meeting saying that an inventory and schedule had been set up for equipment maintenance, life and repair, and_that Dave Massey had been given authorization to repair equipment on an as -needed -basis. All involved agreed to keep meeting regularly. Wilcox concluded his report by mentioning the success of pay-per-view and that Channel 53 was back on the air as of January 6, 1988. ACCESS COORDINATOR'S REPORT Elliot Margolies reported that the Valley Cable Recognition Awards will be held on February 26 at Foothill College. Margolies then mentioned the maintenance meeting, addressing the standards issue and an equipment replacement timetable. Margolies also reported on the four students who will be recommended for receiving $100 grants as producers. Other topics touched on by Margolies included new productions, a recently held live forum with congressional candidate Tom Campbell, an upcoming series featuring Congressman Konnyu, the equipment update and the lost i,,avalier problem. Jane Chiavacci asked if steps were being taken to prevent the loss of future equipment. Margolies said that he had devised a new checkout method and hoped this would solve the problem. PURCHASE OF LAVALIERS Elliot Margolies said several lavaliers had been stolen or misplaced and that he needed new ones for both the studio and the porta-paks. Michelle Mann motioned to spend up to $420 on two studio and two port-a-pak lavalierso Cost of the studio microphones will be split with DeAnza. Bill Fletcher seconded and the motion carried 5-0. UPDATE FROM MAINTENANCE SUB -COMMITTEE This discussion took place in both Joe Wilcox's and the Access Coordinator's report. Those involved, however, agreed to keep meeting regularly to resolve any problems. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR BATTERY ANALYZER The discussion was continued to the February meeting. DEPOSIT OF $1500 TO FOOTHILL COLLEGE FOR VCR AWARDS Leonard Batchelor asked Elliot Margolies if $1500 would be sufficient for the costs of the VCR Awards. Margolies said that although he could not be exact, he hoped that $1500 would cover Cupertino's share of the three-way budget. Donna Krey mentioned that she had spoken to Finance Director Blaine Snyder over the transfer of these funds and that he was concerned about accountability of the funding. Michelle Mann motioned to approve the deposit of $1500 to Foothill College for the VCR Awards with the condition that the remaining funds, if any, will be split equally among the sponsors and that some kind of accountability be provided for the expenses, which would be set up in a Foothill College account. Dorothy Schmid seconded and the motion carried 5-0. BILL LAUER MINOR GRANT APPLICATION There was some question among committee members about projected expenses not adding up to $200 requested on Mr. Lauer's application form. Committee members agreed to develop a form to be used by grant recipients for final financial reports. Leonard Batchelor motioned to approve a $200 minor grant award to Bill Lauer, $150 now and $50 upon completion of a final report due April 1, 1988. Bill Fletcher seconded and the motion carried 5-0. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:26 p.m. by Leonard Batchelor, Chairman.