HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CABLE-1992-04-28 Minutes of CAAB meeting of April 28 I
Waiti rig for quorum, meeting called to order 7:25
Present were Harvey Gitlin, Eloise Greene, Rick Gray, Jim Blizzard, Peter Hess, Lauren
Stefanelii, plus Joe Powers, Jean Dorancy and Ed Sargent
Minutes of March meeti rig approved with these charges - Greene not presently retiring from
CRAB,and a ch. 53 bulletin board is not a certainty.
Went to public comment,a discussion that lasted til 9:00. Dorancy challenges access staffs
classification of the music video shows he has assembled in the past month as "non-local."The
content is presently commercially-produced material. Sargent has a similar-show, but with some
laical commentary,also classified as 'non-local." While there WeS some sentiment on the Board to
call these shows "local"since local selection and editing was involved, no recommendation was
made until further discussion can be held. This was due to larger questions of what constitutes a
"premiere"when material is repeated in a different order, use of the same material for different
shows,and just how much content should be locally generated for a show to be considered locally
produced.The issue for Dorancy and Sargent is consistent, preferential airtime - currently a
premiering,local-designation show may take scheduling priority with three weeks notice.
The second topic was Sargent's offer of his SGT music programming as a nom-commercial audio
service for channel 13 from 11:30pm to 3:00pm. He has still not received a contract from ACC
for 100.7 cable FM but this is a separate offering. (The drive and evening times for 1 00.7 would
be commercial.) Ed was asked to put a specific proposal in writing to Lauren or Rick so that it
may be distributed to the Board before the next meeting . Any recommendation by the Board for an
audio service would have some renewable contract length.
Lauren had to leave at 9:00 but distributed her report in writing, asking for recommendations
from the Board regarding local prograrnrning , producer time limits and rerun policy; plus are
update on mostly equipment matters.
A meeting for interested CRAB members is scheduled for 7:00pm Wednesday, May r'•at the access
studio for a discussion of these issues. This may evolve into a CAAB planning committee as there
are many consideraions that cannot be fully addressed at each monthly meeting. Rick and Jirn have
been meeting on specific issues. Rick distributed an agenda of things for this committee to address.
There was no Cable Commission meeting for Peter to report on.
Eloise reported that an education group had met 4/23. Robert Manvell accepted as chair,and
Alicia Dowd as minute-taker. Discussed definition of educational access. (Note: NYS Comm.on
Cable TV defines as channel "for use by school districts and not-for-profit educational institutions
chartered or licensed by the New York State Dept.of Ed.or Board of Regents." This includes most
libraries and historical societies.) Will meet again May 21 3pm at BOCES.
Discussion on capital equipment budget distributed by Rick. Consensus was a good job done.
Recommended unanimously by Board with removal of specific model of camcorders and specific
acoustical room dividers.
Meeting adjourned at 10:05. Minutes submitted by Eloise Greene.