Preliminary Minutes of the Board Meeting June 5, 2007
Mountain Community Television - Channel 15
Studio COS LRC 2, 800 College Avenue, Weed, CA 96094
Roll Call
Board Members Present: Audra Gibson, Judith Conrad, Todd Cory, Steve Crow
Quorum: Yes
Others Present:
Sectary/Treasurer: Shirley Hammond
Operations Manager: Kathy Blevins
Technical/Program Director: John Cumming
Others Present: Arthur Aday, Barbara Dillman, Brendan Butler, Vince Reinig, Rex Golston
Introductions
- Judith facilitated an opportunity for each person to introduce themselves and briefly state their intention with regard to this meeting.
Proceedings
- Meeting called to order at 9:10 am
- Minutes of May 1st approved as written
Public Comment
Executive Director Report by John Cumming
- John is getting off to a good start as Executive Director and shared some of his vision for Studio in a Box to more efficiently produce local events without creating a big editing job, and Government in a Box to give better coverage of government meetings. There was some discussion of the cost, logistics and timing for the offering of this service.
Financial Report by Shirley Hammond
- A Profit and Loss report as well as a Balance Sheet and Budget were presented and reviewed.
Programming Report by John Cumming
- Kathy is continuing to learn the process and is a great help in preparing the shows for programming.
Technical Report by John Cumming
- The head-end is underway and is scheduled for completion within the next 10 days.
- Steve reported that the college had hired an electrical contractor to inspect the\ wiring and lighting grid to follow-up on the allegations made by John Arno, and there\ were no issues or areas of concern remaining. Everything that has been done by\ volunteers appears to have been done safely and according to code.
Public Liaison Report by Judith Conrad
None
Government Liaison Report by Audra Gibson
None
Old Business
Legacy Fund
- Shirley has sent a letter to the Mt Shasta Chamber of Commerce reporting on our use of the Legacy Fund Grant and asking for future consideration for these funds.
- Audra is working on the project for Sisson Museum.
- Judith and Shirley are working on a promotional video for Mt Shasta Community Resource Center.
- John and Audra reported on recent conversations with Yreka City Staff. We will wait for an invitation to submit a proposal to them with regard to our participation at YCTV 4.
New Business
- John submitted a draft budget proposal for the fiscal year. Discussions followed of possible changes in allocation of available funds for staff, as well as talk of each Board member soliciting at least two $50/month supporters within the next twelve months
Action: John will e-mail the proposed budget to the team so that all may study it and bring suggestions and comments to the next meeting
- Discussion of a possible name change for the non-profit corporation was tabled for the next regular meeting
Board/Staff Comments
- Judith is planning to produce a show instructing a small group in the art of being in front of the camera.
Adjournment
Adjourn at 12:05 pm to the next regular meeting:Tuesday June 26, 2007 at 9:00 AM
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