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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Cable Communications Commission - 08/30/2004 ��3q.56789�0. MINUTES r� OCT 2004 CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION � , cJ August 30,2004 Cay es t�tD v OAF!GARY s PRESENT Chairman Richard Pulido, Vice-Chairperson Norma Torres, Sylvia Dancer, Adria;Palacios,.and Ave' Garcia LG LL City Staff Susan Cable, Director of E-Government Services, Lisa Aguilar, Assistant City Attorney, and Holly McCarty,E-Government Services Cable Operators Paula Kolda,Time Warner Chairman Richard Pulido called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. and verified the necessary quorum. The minutes from July 19,2004 meeting were reviewed and approved.Norma Torres motioned to approve the minutes and Adria Palacios seconded the motion. 1. SPECIAL MEETING DATES & OBJECTIVES — The Commission reviewed upcoming special meeting dates of September 27, October 18, and November 22, 2004. Ms. Torres asked that the November 22 date be changed to November 15 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Juan Garcia motioned and Sylvia Dancer seconded the motion to approve the special meeting dates. All Commissioners approved. 2. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS — Chairperson Richard Pulido communicated that he had discussions with the Mayor, several Council Members, Time Warner, Channel 10 PAUG president Cruz Colomo, Channel 10 PAUG past president Bob Klepec, and several Commissioners. Mr. Pulido recommended that the Channel 10 PAUG work as a team to resolve tape problems and compliance with City Ordinance, and that the officers hold a full membership meeting for the group to resolve current issues and move forward together. Mr. Pulido emphasized that the best approach is for the PAUG to resolve internal conflicts and enforce the rules themselves. Mr. Pulido also stated that his preference was to provide pardons for complaints and begin focusing on improvements. Juan Garcia expressed that the complaints were brought to the Cable Commission and should be heard. K.D. Logan conveyed that the NUPAC board is incomplete and only one person is in charge. Mr. Pulido indicated that was an internal issue and that the Channel 10 PAUG must sit down together and resolve those problems. Sylvia Dancer suggested Channel 10 PAUG have an election if the board is not complete. Cruz Colomo commented that she was told there would be no attacks during this meeting, that she was elected by NUPAC on April 22, 2004 and that, if Bob Klepac would have handed everything over, there would be no problems at this time. Mr. Pulido asked Mr. Klepac to give Ms. Colomo any documents he still had from the previous administration and Mr. Klepac agreed. Mr. Garcia motioned to go back to the agenda. Ms. Dancer seconded the motion and all Commissioners approved. a. Time Warner Review of June 30, 2004 Time Warner Letter to Cruz Colomo—Norma Torres asked the Channel 10 PAUG when the Rules and Procedures were reviewed with producers to discuss the technical standards and forfeiture of time slots and if they have a quality control procedure to ensure the Rules and Procedures are being followed. Ms. Colomo SCANNED responded that each producer is responsible for their own tape and they have all received a copy of the Rules and Procedures and said they do have a quality control procedure. Paula Kolda with Time Warner responded that they are previewing tapes before they get aired to know what problems could occur when airing. Ms. Kolda stated that many tapes have only a one audio track resulting in no audio, are missing outside labels, and do not have a 60-second lead-in. Richard Pulido asked Ms. Colomo what measures they are going to take to address these problems. Ms. Colomo responded that they will have a membership meeting in late September to address the Rules and Procedures and by-laws. Ms. Torres indicated that it would be helpful to producers if Time Warner could be more specific. Paula Kolda responded that they have been providing plug-n-play for producers to help address these issues, but feels the Channel 10 PAUG should take a more active role and they prepared a sheet with the June 30 letter to inform producers of problems. Ms. Torres mentioned that this information should be sent to producers. Ms. Kolda also made known that programs can be removed if no tape is turned in for two weeks. Ms. Colomo responded that has been in place and will always be in place. Ms. Colomo also communicated that they do not have the applications from the previous administration with the producers contact information. Mr. Pulido suggested that Ms. Colomo schedule a meeting and request applications that Ms. Kolda needs. Ms. Tones asked Ms. Colomo if there is an e-mail address where she can be contacted. Ms. Colomo provided her e-mail address,but mentioned that her computer was not working at that time. Review of July 1, 2004 Time Warner Letter to Cruz Colomo—Latrice Sellers noted that her mother's monthly show airs once a month plus a repeat, but since the officers changed, says that Time Warner says monthly shows air once with no repeat. Paula Kolda responded that per the Rules and Procedures a monthly show may receive one repeat, but to keep consistency, monthly shows get more repeats than allowed. Ms. Tones suggested that the extra repeats to be taken off to be fair to everyone and Juan Garcia recommended that the Rules and Procedures also be followed for monthly programs. Ms. Colomo said they would discuss this issue at their next membership meeting. Review of August 4,2004 Time Warner Letter to Cruz Colomo—Time Warner requested that the Channel 10 PAUG move programming to facilitate a block; however,the PAUG elected not to move any of the programs listed in the letter. b. Jack Gordy August 13, 2004 Complaint Regarding Unauthorized Broadcast of a Program — Cruz Colomo stated that she did not know that the tape was going to be aired and was meant to only be a documentary. Eldridge Sneed noted that he was awarded the Vice President position by Ms. Colomo. He was told that the information he had on tape needed to be shown because the producers need to know what happened to the money. Ms. Tones asked Lisa Aguilar if there were any problems with showing the tape and Ms. Aguilar responded she was not aware of any rules that would not allow the tape. Richard Pulido stated that the show was inadvertently aired and there was no violation of the Rules and Procedures. Ms. Aguilar stated the only possible rule would be that two producers showed the same program. Juan Garcia motioned to dismiss this letter by Mr. Gordy. Ms. Dancer seconded the motion and all commissioners approved. August 16, 2004 Complaint Regarding Posted Notice—Jack Gordy stated that they have been trying to hold a membership meeting, and that he contacted the City Legal Department and he understood that they could not conduct an official meeting, but they could discuss producer problems. Mr. Gordy stated that Ms. Colomo posted a notice on the door of the NUPAC studio that stated that any producer who attended the August 18 meeting may not remain good standing with Channel 10 PAUG. Mr. Gordy also noted that it was approved by Judge Gonzalez, who said he did not know anything about the letter. Ms. Colomo responded that,per the by-laws, only the board can call a membership meeting and that she never received any calls from Mr. Gordy asking her to hold a membership meeting. Richard Pulido noted that there is a power struggle occurring between the old and new administrations. Mr. Garcia and Ms. Dancer indicated that they felt the posted notice was unprofessional. Ms. Torres suggested that all notices written by the Board of Directors should be written in a positive and professional manner. Mr. Pulido motioned that no action would be required; however, future notices must be written in a positive professional manner.All Commissioners approved. c. K.D. Logan Complaint Regarding Removal from Office — Mr. Logan explained that he was elected Vice President of Channel 10 PAUG, but was removed from office for personal reasons. Cruz Colomo responded she had not seen anything from Mr. Logan until she got his letter from Lisa Aguilar. Susan Cable responded that complaints about areas of responsibility for the Cable Communications Commission that are submitted, in writing, to City Secretary's Office, are placed on the agenda for the next Cable Communications Commission meeting. City staff forwards these complaints to the Commission for review and action. Mr. Pulido recommended rescheduling discussion of this item for the next Cable Communication Commission meeting. Sylvia Dancer motioned to move the complaint to next meeting.Norma Torres seconded the motion and all Commissioners approved. 3. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION DISCUSSION a. By-laws-Cruz Colomo stated the current by-laws do not say when they were adoptedby the membership.Bob Klepac responded that the Rules and Procedures state members will vote on established by-laws and the current by-laws are amended, not established. Ms. Torres noted that before Mr. Klepac took office,the by-laws were voted on by the PAUG membership. b. Rules and Procedures—Jack Gordy stated that the new officers were given copies of the Rules and Procedures,that he carried a box of the Rules and Procedures to Cruz Colomo to be mailed to producers, and that Ms. Colomo and Mr. Bolden should not say they did not know about the copies. c. Applications—Discussion of the application forms was postponed for the next meeting. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT —Mr. Gordy explained that when a board meeting was called, Ms. Colomo would call him and he would call Mr. Logan, but then Ms. Colomo would cancel the meeting when Mr. Logan found out about it. Jerome Bradford stated he was not there to point fingers, but that they have the right to assemble and anyone can be invited. Cruz Colomo expressed that Sylvia Dancer should either be a commissioner or a producer. Ms. Colomo stated that Emile Bolden and she have put their money into the organization. They would not have these problems if things were done properly. She stated that she asked Mr. Logan why he wanted a key . and denied him a key because he wanted to do an inventory. Ms. Colomo indicated that she thinks someone is trying to get NUPAC closed. Barbara Sellers said thank you for inviting her. Ms. Sellers reported that she does not feel that the Cable Communications Commission reflects the diversity of the user group, and that an African American should be appointed to the Commission. Ms. Sellers stated that any house divided cannot stand. You must have procedures and regulations. K.D. Logan commented that he is only guilty of treating every producer with respect and everyone has a breaking point. He noted that one officer has a pending charge in court, one got cursed out in front of his family, and that he got removed because he treated Bob Klepac with respect. 5. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS — Juan Garcia suggested that when Channel 10 PAUG begins having their meetings, everyone should treat other members with respect, work together, and go over the by-laws to make them better. Norma Tones stated that teamwork is important; everyone needs to review the by-laws and have them amended to be understood by all. She suggested that the Rules and Procedures and by-laws be given to all producers. Ms. Torres expressed that she does not want to lose the Channel 10 PAUG because everyone cannot work together. Richard Pulido expressed that everyone will crash unless teamwork is implemented. Adria Palacios agreed with the previous Commissioners and hopes the monthly meetings will result in a positive outcome. Sylvia Dancer thanked everyone for attending and expressed that her duties as a Commissioner come before those of a producer. 6. ADJOURNMENT — Sylvia Dancer moved to adjourn the meeting and Adria Palacios seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 10:21 p.m.