MEMBERS PRESENT
Roberta
Taylor, Chair Tim
Gardner
Aaron
Sheaffer, Vice Chair Gabrielle
Williamson
Robert
Bradley, Treasurer Comm.
Richard Zimmer
Margaret
Barlow, Secretary
ALSO PRESENT
John
Rocco, DATV Executive Director
David
Snow, City of Dayton Cable Administrator
Kara
Andrews, Time Warner Cable
Pat
Jessee, DATV Staff
NOT PRESENT
L.
Estes, Mark Madry, R. Mullins, T. Ritchie - excused.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
R.
Taylor called the meeting to order at 11:45 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Roll
call read by P. Jessee.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
R.
Taylor asked for a motion to approve the agenda. M. Barlow made the motion and
R.
Zimmer seconded. Agenda approved as presented.
BOARD CHAIR COMMENTS
R.
Taylor hoped the Board had received their packets because there were letters
enclosed congratulating DATV on their 25th anniversary. She said that DATV was out in front, getting
some positive things out there so, congratulations to the staff and to the
board members for keeping things going.
Board
Minutes for June 9, 2003 Page
2
APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES -
APRIL 14, 2003
R.
Taylor asked for a motion for approval of the minutes as presented. R. Bradley made the motion and M. Barlow
seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously.
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT
None
TREASURER’S REPORT
R.
Taylor asked if there were any questions for the Treasurer about the report.
M.
Barlow said she had a question about the April income statement. She said it looked like we were way down on
franchise fees. J. Rocco said yes. It
was because the $125,000 DATV gave to the City was deducted from the franchise
fees.
R. Taylor asked if there were any other
questions. Hearing none, she asked for
the approval of the Treasurer's report.
A. Sheaffer made the motion that the treasurer's report be approved as
presented. Commissioner R. Zimmer seconded with the motion passing unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
A.
Executive
Committee - none
B.
Nominating
Committee - none
C.
Investment
Committee - R. Bradley said that the committee did meet and finances are good
and our principals have not been deteriorating, however, we have not made much
money with the market the way it has been.
We are going to meet next month and look at some of our funds, providers
and take advantage of the upward surge of the market in the last month.
D.
Personnel
Committee - none
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
J.
Rocco told the Board that on the 14 of May he attended the City Commission
meeting where he presented the City with the $73,000 that the Board approved at
the last meeting which raised DATV's contribution to the City to $125,000.
He
continued saying that last month DATV had attended three elementary school
career days. Also, last month 25
members of the Neighborhood Leadership Institute toured DATV.
He
also told them that the Alliance conference is coming up next month and the
only staff member attending is M. Mills and from the Board A. Sheaffer and R.
Mullins.
R. Taylor
asked if the college intern had started and if Kiser had turned in any videos
yet.
Board Minutes for June 9, 2003 Page
3
J.
Rocco said yes the college intern had started and her name was Alice
Goguen. Alice was introduced to the
Board.
He
told the Board that Dale Grow was working with the Kiser students but so far
they have not turned in any videos.
There should be one very soon, however.
At
this time Commissioner R. Zimmer said that as a point of information item of
contracts on the calendars for this week approval of the fireworks and it is
mentioned in our supporting material that funds are coming out of DATV's
contribution.
CITY OF DAYTON CABLE
ADMINISTRATOR
D.
Snow informed the Board that the City Commission meetings might be moved back
to 6:00 PM. He continued by saying that
the TV Guide channels are now fixed thanks to Time Warner. Also, it now looks like the letter from Time
Warner concerning the re-franchising will not be sent in August but most
probably sometime toward the end of September.
TIME WARNER REPRESENTATIVE
K.
Andrews enlarged upon Time Warner's view of the cable tax and informed the
Board about all the new digital channels being shown on Time Warner. She also told the Board that Time Warner is
hosting a Summer Patrol at Mallory pool on June 20.
OLD BUSINESS - none
NEW BUSINESS - none
ADJOURNMENT
R.
Taylor made the motion for adjournment of the board meeting and R. Bradley
seconded. Motion passed unanimously
with the meeting being adjourned at 12:15 PM.
The
next board meeting will be August 11, 2003.
Respectfully
submitted,
____________________________ ______________________________
Margaret
Barlow, DATV Secretary John
A. Rocco, Executive Director