Members Present: Jason Buske, Barb Smith, Sandra Worthen, JoAnne Link, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Shirley Luedke
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and roll call was taken.
Link/Smith to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Link/Smith to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints: Pixel dumping going – signal.
WAPC Conference Report: Juneau Community TV or Juneau to blip – Facebook that links to blip TV. Using for our videos to get information out to more people. This is what is recommended. May have any length you want. U-tube is not recommended. Can only be for so long. It would also be the property of U-Tube. Bob said there are kinks and takes forever to upload. Bob said there is no revenue from this.
Budget Review: Ok
Playback Equipment: Barb said problem is in the type of DVD. Look for different DVD’s.
Community Member Production: Joe Moore interested doing production. Will talk to Bob if he is willing to do editing on his own computer.
Public Meetings – Recording Schedule: We are recording for City Finance budget meetings. Will quit after the budget is completed. Would like to record departments reviewing their budgets.
Purchase New Equipment: Bob does not have anything. Talking that we should consider get Ultra Nexas for $7,000.00 with the ability to play back more programming.
Old Business: None
New Business: Cable will not be free for the city starting the end of December.
Ideas for next month’s agenda.
Fees for city cable.
Third Monday at 5:45 PM internet streaming meetings.
Set Date and Time for the next meeting: December 20th, 2010 at 5:45 PM.
Sweeney/Link to adjourn meeting at 6:45. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Jason Buske
Members Present: Jason Buske, Barb Smith, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Shirley Luedke and JoAnne Link
Also Present: Sandra Worthen
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 PM and roll call was taken.
Smith/Sweeney to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Smith/Sweeney to approve the amended minutes to change Jason to see Treasurer under the 2011 budget. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints: None
2011 BUDGET:
$3,145.52 Franchise Fees for August (quarterly) Only Income if from Franchise Fees.
Wage increase: $3,500.00
Social Security Increase: $3,000.00 by the end of the year. Franchise Fees
Retirement Increase: $30.00
Medicare: Decrease of $75.00 next without wages, etc.
Hospital/Life/Dental/Disability: No budget for this
Professional Services: Stays the same
Equipment Maintenance: Stay at $500.00
Office Supplies: $100.00
Publications/Subscriptions: Scratch Dues and add membership dues as #324
Registration Fees: $500.00
Travel/Lodging: $600.00
Operating Supplies $1,000.00
Equipment Maintenance $200.00
Donations: $1,000.00
Pagel: $10,715.00
Sweeney/Smith to send to the City Finance Committee $ 1285.00 for Cable TV Equipment and the total budget of $12,000.00. Motion carried.
Playback Equipment:
Playback Equipment: Barb would like some to come in to look at this equipment. Sweeney/Zwieg to have Roscore come in to look at the equipment and fix if possible with the cost not to exceed $1,000.00. Motion carried.
Community Member Production: Nothing to report.
By Laws Review:
Information in red is to be added.
Information in brackets is to be subtracted.
Information in yellow without brackets - to be discussed. Will be crossed out if we do not want it.
See by-laws that are attached.
Motion by Barb, Second by Bob to approve changed Bylaws. Motion Carried
Purchase New Equipment: Nothing to report.
WAPC October Convention:
Every Fall WAPC is October 15 th for $35.00 and additional charge of $20.00 per person. Bob would like to go. Smith/Zwieg to pay Bob’s fee to go plus mileage. Motion carried.
Old Business: None
New Business:
Received letter from Charter. Increase rates . Surcharge is going up. Wire maintenance to $4.99. Installation reconnection service is going up to $49.99.
Next Month:
Possibly change meeting time.
Playback Equipment
WAPC Conference report by Bob Sweeney
Set Date and Time for the next meeting: October 25 th, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
Smith/Sweeney to adjourn meeting at 7:00. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Kathy Zwieg
Members Present: Jason Buske, Barb Smith, Shirley Luedke, JoAnne Link, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and roll call was taken.
Sweeney/Luedke to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Sweeney/Smith to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints:
Asked Mayor about Charter on Demand and how this is going. Mayor said it was better but it stops and is frozen sometimes. Complaint by Dan Wegener about sound going in and out.
2011 BUDGET:
Bob said in to increase wages by $4,000.00 total. Look at budget worksheet. Jason will see the treasurer to go over this. (AMENDED September 20 th, 2010).
WAPC Budget – 2009. Received $7,600.00 in franchise fee. Expect $11,580 in 2010 for franchise fee.
Table per Jason Buske.
Playback Equipment:
This is not working per Barb.
Community Member Production:
On agenda for next month.
By Laws Review:
Put on agenda next month per Barb as she needs to talk to Bob.
Schedule for Recording Meetings:
Thinking about adding the Finance Committee Meeting. Mayor will e-mail Bob Sweeney with the times. Next three months should be recorded.
Purchase New Equipment: None
Old Business: None
New Business: None
Ideas for next month’s agenda:
By Laws Review
Play Back Equipment
2011 Budget
Community Member Production
Set Date and Time for the next meeting: September 27 th, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Link/Luedke to adjourn meeting at 6:47. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Jason Buske
Members Present: Jason Buske, Barb Smith, Shirley Luedke, JoAnne Link, Robert Sweeney, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Kathy Zwieg
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and roll call was taken.
Link/Smith to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Link/Sweeney to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints:
Ron’s On Demand has been out for five days.
Status of new DVD players:
They are in. Still have a glitch. Working on this. Some DVD’s are not playing. We may need to bring in a technician.
Community Member Production:
Joe Moore asked about equipment and regulations for making program. Gave us some ideas for what he had in mind such as community events.
Review Quotes on Check Out Equipment:
One quote is approximately $3,100.00. Will not move forward currently.
By Laws / Public Access Program Guidelines:
Barb and Bob will meet and go over and report back changes that will need to be made on bylaws.
Schedule for Recording Meetings:
Discussed picking up some finance meeting periodically. Bring budget the first Tuesday of the month.
Budget Review:
Everything is ok.
Purchase New Equipment:
$1,264.95 IMAC, $1,900.00 Mac Book and software. To replace Bob Sweeney’s editing computer. Link/Sweeney to purchase Mac Book and software not to exceed $2,200.00. Motion carried 4-0. No action was taken regarding the IMAC. Sweeney/Luedke to purchase two hard drive cases not to exceed $100.00. Motion carried 4-0.
Old Business: None
New Business: None
Ideas for next month’s agenda:
1. By Laws Review
2. Schedule of Recorded Meetings
3. Playback Equipment.
4. Community Member Production.
Set date and time for the next meeting: August 22 nd, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
Luedke/Sweeney to adjourn meeting at 7:05 PM. Motion carried
Minutes Reported By:
Jason Buske
Members Present: Jason Buske, Shirley Luedke, JoAnne Link, Robert Sweeney, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Barb Smith
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and roll call was taken.
Zwieg/Link to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Zwieg/Link to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints:
Ron Bosak said Charter Communications was off for seven days.
Franchise Fee:
$3,097.96 for the first quarter January 1 st to March 31 st.
Convention Report –PEG:
Bob Sweeney and Bob Strassman went to the convention. See attached. 2010 WAPC Spring Conference was the biggest. Attempt by WAPC before convention. Lobbying to get the law changed at the state capitol. No (PEG Fee) going through Charter Communications and cable companies going through the state now. Because of PEG fee Wausau could lose their stations by January 1 st, 2011. Not a direct impact on us as a vendor. Bob talked to Hed-Tronics about a server set up. This is around $10,000.00. We could turn in our mini T-net towards a hard drive for a server system. We can continue with the DVD system or move towards a server system. Mulit-camera set-up is what Bob Strassman would like. Bob Sweeney talked Bob Strassman out of having this done. Quite an expense.
HD Conversion:
Bob Sweeney said this is not for us and we are digital but not HD Digital.
By Laws / Public Access Program Guidelines:
Need to ok our bylaws and possible changes. Talking about this because Joe Moore from Juneau is interested in doing his own program. Per Jason Buske we do not have equipment for them to use. They could use the equipment that Bob Sweeney and Bob Strassman uses but the person would need to check out the equipment. Jason said lots of work on our end. There are forms to fill out in our policies and procedures manual. Bob said this would put a lot of pressure on the Library checking into this. Table until next month.
Public Access Channel Program Schedule:
Jason wants to know what the set schedule for this is. Things that are scheduled are church services, Public Safety Meetings, football and basketball games.
Possible Check Out Equipment
Needs to be done. See purchase of equipment.
Purchase New Equipment
Purchase what we have now to have the public to produce their own show. Would be up to around $5,000.00. Bob will get quotes. Bob would like to purchase (2) PROBUSS controllers at a cost of $124.95 each plus shipping. Link/Luedke to approve purchase. Motion carried 3-0.
Old Business:
None
New Business:
None
Ideas for next month’s agenda.
Status of new DVD players.
Review quotes on check out equipment.
Review policies and procedures .
Community Member Production.
Set date and time for the next meeting: June 28 th, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
Link/Sweeney to adjourn meeting at 6:45 PM. Motion carried
Minutes Reported By:
Kathy Zwieg and Jason Buske
Members Present: Barb Smith, Shirley Luedke, JoAnne Link, Robert Sweeney, Jason Buske, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and roll call was taken.
Zwieg/Link to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Smith/Zwieg to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints: None
Election of Officers:
Secretary - Kathy Zwieg
Chairman – Jason Buske
Franchise Fee:
Quarterly Franchise Fee is $2,900.00.
As of March 31 st in account $15,750.39, take out $1,922.99 leaving $13,827.40
New computer and Software - Public Access Channel:
Everything from Dell has come in. Everything has been set up for Bob Strassmann per Bob Sweeney.
Budget Review: Was reviewed
Old Business:
Barb has 4 VHS players hooked up to TV’s and wants them removed. Not doing anything for us. Bob Sweeney said let’s buy two new DVD players. Barb suggests getting one DVD player.
New Business:
Joe Moore stopped to see Barb to have his own program. Barb said he needs to come to a Cable TV Committee meeting. If someone from the community wants their own program they will need their own equipment to check out. Bob Sweeney has his own that he uses and Bob Strassmann has his own equipment that he uses. Community persons wanting their own program is what we want. Check with Charter Communications as to what is accepted.
New equipment: Bob Sweeney wants to check out going high def. Feels this is going to be expensive. City of Stevens Point is selling equipment including a mini DV deck for $300.00. Bob is interested in this for editing. A gentleman from Stevens Point will be at the convention. Zwieg/Luedke to give Bob Sweeney permission purchase DV deck at the convention. Bob will purchase and the committee will reimburse him. Motion carried.
Ideas for next month’s agenda:
1. Purchase new equipment
2. Convention report.
3. By-Law forms.
4. Programming for Cable TV and who schedules this.
Set date and time for the next meeting: May 24 th, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
Zwieg/Luedke to adjourn meeting at 6:38 PM. Motion carried
Minutes Reported By:
Kathy Zwieg
Members Present: Barb Smith, Shirley Luedke, Dan Schamberger, Robert Sweeney, Jason Buske, Kathy Zwieg, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and roll call was taken.
Sweeney/Zwieg to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Schamberger/Luedke to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints: No complaints.
PEG Convention:
This is the annual spring convention held the last weekend in April and first day in May. Registration is $160.00 per person and $75.00 per room for one night. Robert Strausmann and Bob Sweeny will go. Convention being held in Wisconsin Dells. Smith/Schamberger to send both. Motion carried.
Franchise Fee:
We have been paid quarterly. Will be on the next months agenda.
New computer and Software - Public Access Channel
Should arrive tomorrow. Bob Sweeney picked up another computer for Bob Strassmann for $35.00. Bob Sweeney ordered a fire wire hub.
Old Business:
Thank you from Barb Smith for donation to the library.
New Business:
A. Purchase of Equipment. None per Sweeney.
Ideas for next month’s agenda.
Franchise fee. Public Access computer. Barb Smith thinks we should talk about long range plans.
Bob Sweeney said to wait until after the convention. Not on the agenda. Elections.
Set date and time for the next meeting: April 26 th, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
Zwieg/Schamberger to adjourn meeting at 6:12 PM. Motion carried
Minutes Reported By:Kathy Zwieg
Members Present: Shirley Luedke, Dan Schamberger, Robert Sweeney, Jason Buske, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Barb Smith and Kathy Zwieg
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and roll call was taken.
Sweeney/Schamberger to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Sweeney/Schamberger to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Review Complaints: None
Student Helper For Recording for Public Access Channel.
Erik is working already and has done three games this season.
New computer and Software - Public Access Channel
Dell, $627.00 with shipping. Sweeney/Schamberger to purchase from Dell. Motion carried.
Library Donations
Sweeney/Luedke to donate $1,000.00 to the library. Motion carried.
Old Business: None
New Business:
A. Purchase of Equipment: Purchase from Apple store $2,498.00 Bob Strassmann computer. Sweeney/Schamberger to purchase computer for video editing for Bob Strassmann. Motion carried.
Ideas for next month’s agenda: None
Sweeney/Schamberger to adjourn meeting at 6:15 PM. Motion carried
Minutes Reported By:
Jason Buske