| A. | | | Opening |
| 1. | | Call to order |
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President Cole called the meeting to order at 5:18 pm.
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| 2. | | Attendance |
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Board members present:
Cole,
Katzenstein,
Middlemiss,
Starr,
Wetzel
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Board members absent:
Ash,
Blazek,
Longo,
Manos
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Visitors:
Roy Mayhugh
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| 3. | | Approval of minutes |
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The minutes of the July 6 meeting were approved as corrected (Middlemiss moved,
Wetzel 2nd, passed on a voice vote with 5 ayes, no nays or abstentions.
(No August minutes exist, since that scheduled meeting was canceled for lack of
a quorum.)
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| 4. | | Treasurer's report |
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Katzenstein distributed the final reports for June and July.
June income comprised $180 in donations.
Expenditures for June included $375 to Greg Best for engineering support, $220
for annual NTA membership, and $184 participation fee for Santa's Art Shop.
July income included $247 in donations, plus $855 refunded by the National
Translator Association because none of the Booster's representatives was able
to attend the NTA conference in May.
Expenditures for July included $53 to Verizon for phone service and $25 to the
California Registry of Charitable Trusts.
At the end of July, combined balances in all Booster accounts amounted to
$22,162.
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| 5. | | Correspondence |
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Katzenstein reported that we received two inquiries, one from Inyokern and one
from Mammoth, about signal reception.
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| 6. | | Announcements |
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As of this date, Mr. Mayhugh reported, the Community Broadcasters Association
(CBA) has officially disbanded.
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| 7. | | Review of calendar and agenda |
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Someone needs to find out whether a Community Dinner will be held in November,
and if so, when and where it will take place so that the TV Booster can
participate.
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| B. | | | Committee reports |
| 1. | | Standing committees |
| | b. | Operations |
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Mr. Mayhugh reported that KCET (Channel 51) was off the air throughout the
Labor Day weekend due to serious equipment problems.
The station was brought back on line Tuesday noon using a standby transmitter
at lower power than normal.
Also, KCET analog channel 14 at 'B' Mountain is off because of interference
with receiver Channels 15 and 17.
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| D. | | | New business |
| 1. | |
Middlemiss moved that the Board authorize an expenditure not to exceed $50 for
a booth at Maturango Junction, October 17, in Freedom Park.
Katzenstein seconded the motion, which passed on a voice vote with 5 ayes, no
nays or abstentions.
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| E. | | | Discussion items |
| 1. | | Registry of Charitable Trusts |
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Starr reported that he and Katzenstein reconstructed the California forms RR-1
for the years 2002 through 2008 and sent them to the Attorney General's
Registry of Charitable Trusts.
No further communication has been received from Sacramento, but the Registry's
online database shows the Booster's status has been updated to "Current."
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| F. | | | Closure |
| 1. | |
Next meeting: 5:00 PM,
October 5, 2009,
Vaughn Realty Meeting Room, Ridgecrest
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| 2. | |
Adjournment:
There being no further business, President Cole adjourned the meeting at 6:40
pm.
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