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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Cable Communications Commission - 09/27/2004 I MINUTES CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION September 27,2004 PRESENT ABSENT Chairman Richard Pulido,Vice-Chairperson Norma Torres, Adria Palacios Sylvia Dancer and Juan Garcia,Jr. 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 6:07 p.m. and verified the necessary quorum. Chairman Richard Pulido called for an Executive Session break at 6:11 p.m. per the agenda. The special meeting reconvened at 7:10 p.m.Norma Torres motioned to move Item 3 to after Item 7 on the Agenda. Juan Garcia, Jr. seconded the motion and all commissioners approved the motion. The minutes from August 30,2004 meeting were reviewed and approved. Juan Garcia, Jr. motioned to approve the minutes and Norma Torres seconded the motion.All Commissioners approved. 1. UPDATE ON ACTION BY CHANNEL 10 PAUG PRESIDENT—Richard Pulido asked Cruz Colomo to focus on the things she has done during her administration. Mrs. Colomo stated that the Commission needs to know what she was left with to understand her opinion. She told the Commission that she did not have access to the studio, received no documents, there were over 200 tapes left from previous administration, studio was dirty, no letterhead, Bob Klepac had all the utilities and phone disconnected, and there was a Police Officer present during the City audit of the studio. Mr. Pulido asked Mrs. Colomo how many meetings they have had with the Board of Directors and producers, when the meetings took place and who attended the meetings. Mrs. Colomo responded she only went by the By-laws that only call for two meeting. She stated they have held about 6-8 Board of Director meetings and she would get the list of meetings to Mr. Pulido. No other producer meetings have been held. Mrs. Colomo said the next meeting will be October 28,2004. During this meeting they will hold the lottery, address funding,and have a sgt. in arms present. Mr. Pulido asked Mrs. Colomo about the application process. Mrs. Colomo responded they have only received a few of the applications and are sending to Time Warner as they receive them. Mr. Pulido asked Mrs. Colomo if she could have all the applications for all the producers to Time Warner by October 15, 2004. Emile Bolden said he would take all the applications when he takes the tapes to Time Warner. Mr. Pulido expressed that he has heard that not all producers have been allowed to turn in tapes and asks the group of producers who attended the meeting. Jack Gordy commented he has had problems and Bob Klepac mentioned Roland Garza has had problems but it was because of his tape formats. Mrs. Colomo stated that they have added 12-15 new producers and noted she does not have time to address all the complaints. Mr. Pulido asked Mr. Gordy how he submits his complaints. Mr. Gordy responded that he mails one copy to Mrs. Colomo's P.O. Box and sends a copy of the complaint to the City. Mr. Pulido told Mr. Gordy that Mrs. Colomo needs ample time to respond to his complaints. Susan Cable stated that the only complaints the City puts on the agenda are those filed with the City Secretary's Office. Mr. Pulido and Mrs. Colomo began discussions on the studio and equipment and Norma Torres advised that the studio is not a Commission issue and they cannot get involved. Mrs. Colomo stated that they were only able to use three pieces of paper from the file Mr. Klepac gave SCANNED • to them, they are working with the IRS and state, and she now has a labtop to use e-mail as a form of communication. 2. REVIEW AM) DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS — Chairperson Richard Pulido began discussing the complaint submitted by K.D. Logan which was tabled from the last meeting. Issue 1 —Mr. Logan expressed he was removed because of one person who decided to remove him and was never informed when the meetings were to take place. Mrs. Colomo stated Emile Bolden called Mr. Logan several times to inform him of meetings. She also said Mr. Logan had been late to several meetings, only wanted to talk about a key to the studio and she asked him how he wanted to help NUPAC but he would not provide an answer to her. Commissioner Norma Torres asked if this information was available in the minutes of the board meeting when Mr. Logan was voted out. Lisa Aguilar stated that there is a conflict in sections 6.01 and 6.03 of the by-laws. Ms. Cable noted that section 6.01 deals with officers who are elected by the membership. Jack Gordy stated Mrs. Colomo would call a meeting at the spur of the moment. Mrs. Colomo responded that she always informed the board of directors at least 24 hours in advance per the by-laws. Commissioner Juan Garcia asked how many board meetings have been held. Mrs. Colomo responded they have held five. Mr. Logan emphasized he never received a phone call to inform him of the meetings. Juan Garcia motioned to move this issue to the next meeting, so they can see the minutes of the meeting when Mr. Logan was removed. Sylvia Dancer seconded the motion. All Commissioners approved. Issue 2 — Mr. Logan requested an explanation from the board of directors for his removal. Richard Pulido motioned to table this issue to the next meeting. Juan Garcia seconded. All Commissioners approved. Issue 3 —Mr. Logan wanted clarification on"just cause." Norma Torres stated the by-laws must be amended by the board of directors, not the Commission. Juan Garcia motioned to dismiss this issue. Sylvia Dancer seconded. All Commissioners approved. Issue 4 — Mr. Logan stated he did not get a chance to vote on Mr. Gordy's reinstatement. Mrs. Torres stated they cannot make a decision on the issue because there is a lack of documentation and felt it is a by-law issue. Mr. Pulido motioned to dismiss this issue and Sylvia Dancer seconded. All Commissioners approved. Mr. Logan also discussed that his tape has been removed. Mr. Pulido asked Mrs. Colomo if she pulled Mr. Logan's tape and she said no. Mrs.Tones noted that no tapes can be pulled unless first approved by the Cable Communications Commission. Mr. Garcia stated that the letter sent to the Commission is threatening and at the last meeting it was discussed that all letters written would be in a positive manner. Susan Cable also noted that the current application being used needs to be pulled because it is in violation of federal rules. 3. REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION DISCUSSION—Commissioner Juan Garcia motioned to table items 7a,7b,and 7c. Commissioner Sylvia Dancer seconded.All Commissioners approved. 4. OUTCOME OF EXECUTIVE SESSION— Chairperson Richard Pulido advised Cruz Colomo that a meeting will be held on October 11,2004,on the sixth floor at 6:00 p.m.to discuss whether to decertify the Channel 10 PAUG for non-compliance with the Rules and Procedures. Mr.Pulido also stated that Mrs. Colomo is already working on some of the Commission's requests and asked if she could get all the applications to Time Warner by October 11,2004.Mrs. Colomo responded that they could. Commissioner Norma Torres stated that Mrs. Colomo was told at the last meeting to hold a meeting to distribute the Rules and Procedures to all producers. Mrs. Colomo responded that someone took all the copies and that all producers except for the new ones have a copy of the Rules and Procedures. Ms. Cable stated the Rules and Procedures had not been distributed to all producers since they had been updated by City Council. Mr. Pulido asked Mrs. Colomo how many meetings she has held in the last month. Mrs. Colomo responded they had none.Mr.Pulido said that at the October 11, 2004, meeting, the Commission will look at the current situation of 1 the Channel 10 PAUG. Commissioner Juan Garcia motioned that the City send Mrs. Colomo a letter with an overview of the Rules&Procedures non-compliant issues with Channel 10 PAUG. Sylvia Dancer seconded the motion. All Commissioners approved. Mrs. Colomo stated that she only currently has issues with one or two producers. Mr. Pulido asked the people present if anyone is having problems with tapes being delivered to Time Warner. Bob Klepac said that when he was President of NUPAC, he was a resident of Corpus Christi. However, now he has reconciled with his wife and lives in Portland,but he owns property in Corpus Christi and would like to know if he could be a producer because there is another lottery coming up and would not like to miss the opportunity to produce a program. Mrs. Torres responded that there are issues such as Mr.Klepac's that need to be resolved in a workshop. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT—Eldridge Sneed stated that this organization is the biggest mess he has ever been involved with, there is a lot of mistrust, and not a lot of positive thoughts. He also stated that Mrs. Colomo has put forth some of the greatest efforts he has seen.He commented that he has a lot of distrust with Bob Klepac and K.D. Logan and says it was his vote to accept Jack Gordy's resignation. Jeanette Logan said she has been involved with the group for over two years and has seen a lot of improvement since Cruz Colomo has taken office. Thomas Booker stated that he agrees with Ms. Logan and Mr. Sneed and feels that Mrs. Colomo has come into this organization with her hands tied behind her back. He has been involved with Channel 10 for numerous years and has seen many amendments and by-laws. He thinks there are people who want to see the group fail and thinks Mrs. Colomo can get NUPAC in line and feels things have gone father since her administration. Jack Gordy stated he has heard a lot of talk,but has seen no actions. He said that the old producers do no have a copy of the updated Rules and Procedures. K.D. Logan stated that Mr. Sneed mentioned that he showed Mr. Klepac favoritism and said that. Mr. Klepac should be treated as a producer because he paid dues. He would also like a copy of the agenda of the next membership and board meeting to know what will be discussed. Mrs. Gordy stated that she has not seen any agenda mailed to her prior to the meeting dates. 6. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS — Norma Tones said thank you for coming in to work together to move forward to follow the directives of the Cable Communications Commission. She stated that it is important to forget the past and move forward. Richard Pulido stated that he went to see Buddy Murphey and he saw a few people come in and turn in tapes. He talked to the secretary and she said they have never had a studio and never had any problems. He told Mrs. Colomo that she needs to fix the problems because they are facing decertification. Sylvia Dancer told everyone thanks for coming. 7. ADJOURNMENT —Norma Tones moved to adjourn the meeting and Sylvia Dancer seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m.