2012-07-26Beverly Cable Advisory Commission Meeting
DATE: July 26th, 2012
LOCATION: Beverly High School, BevCam office
TIME:7:OOP.M.
COMMISSION MEMBERS:
Daniel Murphy — Chair - person, George Johnson, Al Torsey, Eric Overberg, Don Berman,
Alex Ushakoff, Muriel Zaginailoff, Alternate - Neil Overberg.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Daniel Murphy — Chair - person, , Eric Overberg, Don Berman, and Muriel Zaginailoff ,
Alex Ushakoff, and George Johnson.
PUBLIC PRESENT: Paul Earl, Walt Kosmowski, BevCam
• A quorum being present the meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M by chair - person
Daniel Murphy
• OLD BUSINESS:
• Communications and correspondence: None
• A motion was made by Dan Murphy and seconded by Don Berman to accept the June
minutes with slight corrections. The August meeting was cancelled and business
deferred to the September meeting.
• Prospective new members: None
• Operation alert: Ongoing: A single point of contact has to be appointed by the Mayor.
• NEW BUSINESS:
• Quarterly joint meeting with BevCam
• Walt presented the six executive directors reports for January 2012 through June
2012 re: staff, production, outreach, and financials
• Paul extended thanks to Muriel for 8 years of production service to BevCam.
• Don made a motion to congratulate BevCam for excellence in productions and
community involvement.
• Walt provided the following reports: A list of active producers from 2002 to 2012 with
a high of 38 in 2010; hours of 2012 training- 137.5; BevCam memberships lapsed and
new; and the quarterly budget for 2012.
• George suggested a change in program distribution, and how to show how much prime
vs. non prime time is used and the difference between them. BevCam will address this.
• Paul Earl presented facts on anticipated budget short fall resulting from Comcast
deductions. BevCam will reallocate its funding. Paul suggested BevCam and CAC
address this together. An explanation from the issuing authority might be needed. Paul
also requested the City consider transferring their $6,500 credit to BevCam to partially
reduce the shortfall.
• OPEN ISSUES:
• Search for new commission members.
• Operation alert.
• BevCam program distribution :re prime time vs. non prime time.
• BevCam budget shortfall.
• I -Net build out. Ongoing.
• CAC's future needs in their mission statement.
• Don's request that BevCam's financials conform to the format as adopted by the
city in the document "Future Needs Assessment and Business Plan."
• The next joint meeting with BevCam will be held at the BevCam office, Beverly High
School, on Thursday, October 18th at 7:00 P.M.
• The next CAC meeting will be held September 20th, at the Beverly Public Library at
7:00 P.M. There was no August 2012 CAC meeting.
At 9:10 P.M., Eric motioned to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted: Eric Overberg