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LYNWOOD CABLE STUDIO
3560 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLVD.
LYNWOOD, CA
5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
June 10, 1996
I. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
A. Call to Order
B Pledge of Allegiance
C Invocation
D Roll Call
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E. Minutes -May 13, 1996 - Regular Meeting
II. INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Letter of Invitation (Lynwood Chamber of Commerce)
III. SCHEDULED MATTERS,
A. Memorandum (Second Notice)
B Election of Officers
C Cable Franchise Agreement Discussion
D Preview of Lynwood Showcase #80
IV. COMMISSIONERS'/ STAFF REPORT
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V. PUBLIC ORALS
VI. ADJOURNMENT - TO NEXT REGULAR MEETING
ON JULY 8 1996
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The regular meeting of the Community Cable Access Advisory Commission of the City of
Lynwood was held May 13, 1996, at the Lynwood Cable Studio. (The Agenda was duly
posted as prescribed by the Brown Act.)
Commissioner Bill Lewis called the meeting to order at 5.30 P.M. Commissioners in
attendance were Ethel Pacheco, Bill Lewis, Ada McZeal, Bill Cunningham and A. Ann
Fields was absent.
Staff present were Johonna Jacobs - Howard, Ron Roberson and Serena Coulson.
Commissioner McZeal motioned to approve the minutes of the April 8, 1996, meeting.
Commissioner Cunningham seconded the motion.
Correction to April 8, 1996 minutes of CCAAC Meeting
I. Scheduled Matters, Section A. Discussion on Cable Franchise Agreement
Added correction: Page 3, paragraph 3, line 4, that states; Than after that
it would be either $57,713 or 5% of the gross annual revenue. Instead it
should read; Then after that it would be either $57,713 or 5% of the gross
annual revenue.
I. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Commissioner Lewis stated that due to his job schedule he will have to
leave early and will turn the meeting over to Co- chairperson Ethel
Pacheco Commissioner Lewis stated that the minutes are getting longer
and it seems that there has been some trouble with the preparation of the
minutes from some of the previous meetings. He suggested that it may
help in preparing the minutes by not taking from the tape word for word
quotes he suggested to summarize the discussions. Commissioner McZeal
stated that one of the things that was discussed and agreed on the April 8,
meeting was that we would not put the discussions on tape, but after the
discussion is finished we would state what we would like to go on tape and
to be put into the minutes. Commissioner Lewis asked how are the
minutes recorded in the City Council meeting. Staff person Howard stated,
by note taking and tape recording everything to indicate what has been
stated, but they are not prepared word for word. Commissioner Lewis
asked Staff person Howard if she would ask the minutes clerk for the
CCAAC to do the same. Staff person Howard stated that this is the
problem. Because of the technical information of the Cable Franchise
Agreement it is difficult to know what to record and what not to record.
Commissioner McZeal stated that the Cable Franchise Agreement is a one
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time issue, she also stated that it is important to record all the details of the
discussion. Staff person Howard stated that we are recording all of the
discussion regarding the Cable Franchise Agreement, but we are
paraphrasing at the end of each discussion so that the minutes clerk will
know what to include in the minutes.
II. SCHEDULED MATTERS
A. Election of Officers
Commissioner Lewis suggested to postpone agenda (Item A.) the Election of
Officers until all the Commissioners are present and move on to agenda (Item
B.) the Cable Franchise Agreement if there are no objections. Staff person
Howard asked Commissioner Lewis if the agenda could be reordered so that
the Lynwood Showcase could be viewed first. She stated due to the fact that
Staff person Roberson has put in long hours he has requested to be excused
after the viewing. Commissioner McZeal motioned to reorder the agenda
seconded by Commissioner Cunningham.
B. Preview of Lynwood Showcase #79
The viewing of Lynwood Showcase #79 included the following program
segments:
Earthquake Preparedness by William Cunningham/Historian
Anti- Graffiti/Coloring Book
Mana Restaurant/Mixer
Circus Vargas
Commissioner Cunningham stated that the Lynwood Showcase was very
good.
Commissioner Pacheco stated that the Lynwood Showcase was well done
also.
Commissioner Lewis stated that in the opening of the Lynwood Showcase he
was wondering if there is a way to put up current graphics. He stated to the
Commission that this is just something to consider He also stated that it
might be better to say Lynwood Showcase and use the current month and
year Commissioner McZeal stated that this would be misleading, because
some of the events are a month old. Commissioner Lewis stated that it would
not be misleading because this is our Lynwood Showcase for the month.
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Commissioner Lewis asked if Public Service Announcements (PSA's) are a
requirement and does staff keep count of how many times an individual PSA
is ran. Staff person Roberson answered no. Commissioner Cunningham
asked what are PSA's? Commissioner Lewis stated that PSA's are Public
Service Announcements. Commissioner Lewis stated that he does not know
the requirements for PSA's and how many times they must run, but there may
-- be ways to get in more show time.- Commissioner Lewis also stated that it --
would be important to indicate where the file footage for the earthquake
preparedness segment was located and also what year it was. He also stated
that by holding the sound for the anti - graffiti segment longer and by
continuing the music in the closing, would hold the attention of the viewers.
Commissioner Lewis turned the meeting over to the Co- chairperson
Commissioner Pacheco. He stated that he had to return to work.
Commissioner McZeal stated that on the introduction of the Lynwood
Showcase in the Circus Vargas segment it is losing focus on the section with
the tigers. Staff person Howard stated to Staff person Roberson that the
Earthquake segment it should indicate where the file footage was obtained.
C. Discussion on Cable Franchise Agreement
Commissioner Lewis stated that he read through the minutes for the April 8,
CCAAC meeting. He stated that is appears that some progress has been made
in the review of the Cable Franchise Agreement. He stated that the
Commission is going in the right direction, but we are going about it the
wrong way He stated in the respect that there is already a really good
agreement in place. Basically, what we need to do is not go over the Cable
Franchise Agreement section by section, but take the substance of the
agreement and that is to protect the public. Summarize it and then come up
with a statement. He also stated that if we go through the Cable Franchise
Agreement step by step we should highlight each section that we would like
to see not only in the agreement; but also enforced. He stated that it is not up
the CCAAC to draft the entire Cable Franchise Agreement, he stated what the
City Manager is asking us to do is to give input on what we would like to see
in the Cable Franchise Agreement. Commissioner McZeal stated that what
we've done is highlight those sections that we want to discuss and to be
enforced. She stated that we have gone over the general contract already
Commission Lewis stated that all we can do is ask that our recommendations
be considered as a part of the upcoming Cable Franchise Agreement.
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Commissioner McZeal stated that most of the Cable Franchise Agreement was
covered in the April 8, CCAAC meeting. She asked Staff person Howard,
what do you recommend we cover? Staff person Howard stated that she
would like to bring the Commissioners up -to -date on some of the information
she was able to find in her research. She stated that the Commission had
requested of her to find the missing pages of the Cable Franchise Agreement,
because there were some pages missing; pages 9 through 15 She stated that
she did not find the missing pages. She stated that she went to the City
Clerk's Office and found information regarding the Cable Franchise
Agreement, indicating that there should be a board established, an
incorporated board, such as Lynwood Information Inc., but that board was to
consist of people from the community -at- larger Staff person Howard read a
section of the Cable Franchise Agreement to the Commissioners. Section 9,
Support For Local Programming: and it reads: The City Council hereby
finds and determines that the public interest in community access
programming and local program development necessitates the utilization of
a nonprofit corporation to be designated by Grantor to fund and oversee
community access programming and local program development, and other
reasonably related programs and functions. The City Council further finds
and determines that the use of such a nonprofit corporation funded in whole
or in part by Grantee will allow funding decisions to be made in the best
interest of the public, taking into account developing needs and
technological advances. Staff person Howard stated that the Grantee is the
City and instead of filling the board with the community -at -large they chose
themselves to be on the board of directors. She stated that this was
established in 1987, it was done by resolution. Commissioner Cunningham
asked, does it say a fee was established? Staff person Howard stated that fees
were not established here, but the board of directors established the CCAAC
to oversee public access. Commissioner Cunningham asked Staff person
Howard where does the stipend that the Commissioners receive come from
and does the City have a special account set up to pay the Commissioners.
Staff person Howard stated that the stipend comes from the Lynwood
Information Inc., account, not the City She stated that any service or
function under Lynwood Media Services Department is included in the
Lynwood Information Inc., budget.
Staff person Howard stated that she has been receiving calls from the
residents of the City of Lynwood regarding the senior citizens discounts for
their cable services. She stated that this is one of the items that will be added
to the list for negotiation. Commissioner McZeal stated to Staff person
Howard that another thing she was to research is the comparison of
Lynwood's franchise fees to those of other cities. Staff person Howard stated
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that she can tell the Commission what Lynwood gets regarding franchise fees,
but not compared to other cities. Commissioner McZeal asked Staff person
Howard to research some of the more affluent communities to see what they
are getting compared to what Lynwood is getting and the comparison of their
fees to what Continental Cable is charging the community of Lynwood. Staff
person Howard asked, do you mean their basic service fees? Commissioner
McZeal answered yes; and also the types of services that we have been
discussing regarding the Cable Franchise Agreement. She also stated that if
Continental Cable is across the state they should be able to provide all the
cities equally Staff person Howard stated that the franchise fees are
approximately $21,000 quarterly we have been receiving of the gross which is
5 percent of the cable fees this year Commissioner McZeal asked what is the
amount that Lynwood Information Inc., receives. Staff person Howard stated
that Lynwood Information Inc., does not get the franchise fee payment, she
stated that we get whatever general fund dollars the City give us.
Commissioner McZeal stated according to the Cable Franchise Agreement,
she thought that it asked for five percent of the revenue from the community
Staff person Howard stated that the total amount of money that Continental
Cable collects from the City is 16 million. Commissioner McZeal asked and
out of that what does Lynwood Information Inc., get. Staff person Howard
stated out of that we get more than $80,000 dollars or the total annual
amount of the five percentage of franchise fees. She stated what the City
gives us is a little over $100,000 dollars, but that is not just cable alone that is
for all functions of Lynwood Media Services.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE COMMUNITY CABLE
ACCESS ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
6:40 P.M.