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Windsor Community Television, Inc (WIN-TV)
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting
October 23, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 by President Garibay. Present were:
Executive Committee:
Jane Garibay, President
Bill Stephenson, Secretary
Steve Hodges, Vice President
Lenford Lawes, Treasurer
Board Members:
John Berky
Carol Hartman
Lori Hartmann
Lawrence Jaggon
Elliot Sirota
Barry Tuttle
Excused absence: Lucinda Canty, Clark Pickens, Ann Walsh, Errol Richardson
Unexcused absence: Lorenzo Elliott
The agenda was approved by consensus, and President Graibay moved to:
2. Public Communications: none
3. Approval of Minutes:
Mr.Jaggon moved, seconded by Mr. Lawes, to approve the minutes of the September, 2007 meeting. Mr. Berky asked that his absence be excused, since he had given advance notice; this correction was made and the motion carried unanimously.
4. Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's report for September was presented by Mr. Lawes.
Mr. Berky moved that we accept the Treasurer's report; Mr. Hodges seconded.
The matter of moving funds to an interest-earning account was once again suggested and agreed to, without formal motion.
Mrs. Hartman inquired if the purchase of the new cameras would affect out insurance premium; Mrs. Garibay said that it would not.
The motion carried unanimously.
5. President's Report:
President Garibay asked for Board approval to hire an 11-hour part-time technical employee to fill evening hours when Mr. Wynter cannot be here; since the position was included in the budget, there was general agreement to move forward with this.
6. Staff Report (Fred Wynter):
No report in the absence of Mr. Wynter.
7. Standing Committee Reports:
Fund Raising
No report in the absence of Mrs. Walsh.
Finance
No report in the absence of Mr. Richardson.
Public Relations
Mr. Berky had no report. Mrs. Hartmann inquired about our involvement with the 375th Anniversary events; Mr. Tuttle volunteered to represent us on the Advisory Board being led by John Pier and Enita Jubrey.
Nominating
In the absence of Mr. Elliott, President Garibay reported that he has asked any member whose term expires this year to contact him if they wish to remain on the Board.
Programming Mrs. Hartman:
She and Mr. Hodges have each run a training class since the last meeting
the two of them are in the process of assembling a packet of training materials
the Committee felt that they should concentrate on inventorying new DVD's before trying to catalog older materials
Mr. Jaggon asked about our ability to get programming on the air in a timely manner. A long discussion ensued, regarding the relative values of immediacy vs. reliable (published) scheduling. The use of one or two "TBA" (To Be Announced" slots scheduled in each week's programming was considered a good possibility. This issue will be revisited next month.
Technology Mr. Hodges:
new cameras have been arrived and are undergoing field testing
the Macintosh/Final Cut editing station is our next purchase and we are waiting for a quote from Apple
Policy Review Mr. Stephenson:
No report the committee has not met
9. Old Business:
the change to Comcast phone and Internet Mr. Wynter was to investigate with Steve Fitzgibbon (Comcast); no report in his absence
"One Communications", a telecommunications company which has dealt with both the town and the Schools, has sent us a proposal; no action was taken on it
"Send Hometown Windsor to the troops has received a $40 donation from the Kennedy School staff, to be used for postage
Mr. Hodges reported that Sarah Furie is working on and nearing completion of a DVD to be sent in the next mailing of packages
the studio area has been undergoing several upgrades; Mrs. Greco has been moving furniture, cleaning, painting, and making very noticeable progress on upgrading the studio/office area.
ING will be donating a quantity of equipment from their Hartford offices, including two Ikegami cameras, two ceiling-mount cameras. and a variety of items yet to be determined. Mr. Stephenson thanked Mr. Peter Gross, a member of the Policy Revision Committee, but not a Board member, for initiating and coordinating this acquisition
The DPUC has ruled that AT&T must cease marketing and construction of their video system until they receive a franchise from the DPUC, as all CATV providers must do
Mrs. Hartman inquired about the apparent discrepancy between the one-week minimum lead-time for submission of "regular" programs and the 48-hour lead-time for political programs. Mr. Stephenson replied that this was a committee decision, reached after several approaches to political programming had been discussed, including treating it the same as any other programs. The feeling was that we could offer a service to the community by being extra-responsive around the time of elections. Mr. Sirota, a committee member, further explained the 48-hour factor
o A long discussion about what level of service we want to offer the town for political programming should we offer production, or simply broadcast? It was unanimously agreed that WIN-TV is non-partisan and apolitical; Mr. Stephenson, reflecting what he felt to be the voice of the Policy Review committee, questioned whether we shouldn't be acting as a non-partisan communication channel during election times
The question of "Press Passes" was raised again, which led to a discussion of shirts, caps, and jackets. Mrs. Graibay asked that specific suggestions be brought to the next Board meeting.
10. New Business:
In the absence of the chairman of the Nominating Committee, there was no report (as listed on the Agenda).
The scheduled Executive Session was no longer needed, and was not held.
There was no other New Business.
Mr., Stephenson moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Lawes. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 8:19.
Respectfully submitted,
William Stephenson,
Secretary
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