| A. | Opening | ||
| 1. | Call to order | ||
| The meeting was called to order by President Middlemiss at 5:03 PM. | |||
| 2. | Attendance | ||
| Board members present: Ash, Blazek, Cole, Greene, Manos, Middlemiss, Webster | |||
| Board members absent: Longo | |||
| Visitors: None | |||
| 3. | Approval of minutes | ||
| The minutes of the October meeting were approved 2-0-5. The abstentions were due to five of the members not having read the previous minutes. | |||
| 4. | Treasurer's report | ||
| Treasurer Blazek provided copies of the previous month's income and expenditures. There was a substantial net outflow for the month due to the mailing of the annual membership solicitation. | |||
| 5. | Correspondence | ||
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Treasurer Blazek said that a letter had been received from Wausau
Insurance saying that they will be dropping TVB's insurance
coverage upon expiration of the current policy. TVB's insurance
broker is aware of the situation and is working to find a
replacement insurer.
Treasurer Blazek also said that a nice thank you note had been received from Felice Plain (along with her donation) saying she is quite pleased to be able to receive the NPR stations handled by TVB. | |||
| 6. | Announcements | ||
| President Middlemiss alerted everyone to Santa's Art Shop being the weekend of December 7-8 and that volunteers will be needed to man the TVB booth. | |||
| 7. | Review of calendar and agenda | ||
| The agenda had several items added as seen below. | |||
| B. | Committee reports | ||
| 1. | Standing committees | ||
| b. | Operations | ||
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Member Greene reported that everything is set for the SeaBees
to install the last two masts for the KMZT antenna upgrade
Wednesday, November 6. Installation of the antennas will occur
sometime in the near future after that (it is hoped). Local
businesses and individuals have been very good about offering
to donate goods and service to the cause.
President Middlemiss reported that there's been an interference problem between TV channels 40 and 41. It is hoped that the filters noted in the treasurer's report will alleviate the problem. | |||
| c. | Publicity | ||
| It was noted that a nice article had appeared in the Daily Independent a day or two after the October meeting. The article was produced by a reporter named Ash who has more than a casual relationship to member Ash. | |||
| d. | Telephone recorder messages | ||
| It was stated that a number of messages had been received but the content was not reported to the board. | |||
| 3. | Web site | ||
| It was reported that members Cole and Greene had spent some time improving the content of the Web site. The members were admonished to visit the site and provide feedback for the December meeting. | |||
| C. | Old business | ||
| 1. | Member Webster is to retransmit the HDTV FAQ previously sent so that the information can be added to the Web page. The previously sent material got lost in the e-mail. | ||
| D. | New business | ||
| 1. | Member Webster moved and member Blazek seconded that members Ash, Cole, Greene, Longo, and Manos be elected to serve as directors for a two-year term. This was approved by a unanimous voice vote of 7-0-0. | ||
| 2. |
Ed Tipler of Tortoise Communications has offered to donate
two TV translators and transfer their licenses to TVB. The
board agreed to accept the donation and investigate issues
involved in transferring the licenses.
Member Webster made and member Manos seconded a motion to authorize Dr. R. Rogers to spend up to $500.00 to acquire the translators and transfer the associated licenses. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote of 7-0-0. | ||
| E. | Discussion items | ||
| 1. |
Dr. R. Rogers has produced a package of engineering drawings
of about 39 pages containing numerous details of the Laurel
Mt. equipment. These drawings are available for the asking.
It was suggested that these drawings be converted to a suitable form and be added to the TVB Web site. The concensus of the board was that the information was too detailed for a Web site but it could be of use to the members. Member Cole is to contact Dr. Rogers and determine a scheme for making the information available to the board. | ||
| F. | Closure | ||
| 1. | Next meeting: 5:00 PM, December 2, 2002, Kern County Library, Ridgecrest | ||
| 2. | Adjournment: 6:10 PM |
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