P.E.G. Commission

MANISTEE AREA P. G. E COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES June 27,2001 A regulazly scheduled meeting of the Manistee Area P. G. E Commission was held on June 27, 2001 at 6: 00 p. m. in the first floor Conference Room at City Ha11, Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan. 70 MEMBERS PRESENT: F. Balcer, Kareen Lewis, Lee Sprague, M,Tillotson MEMBERS ABSENT: J. Mencarelli, M. Cazlson, J. Ball OTHERS PRESENT: T. Collins, C. Selkoe There was a motion by Balcer, seconded by Lewis to accept the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion passed 4-0 Channel update - Tabled, M. Carlson not present Bylaws and policy revisions - The proposed new Manistee Area Public Access Policy was presented by Sprague. There was a motion by Balcer, Seconded by Lewis to accept the policy as presented with the exception of the section on underwriting,which will state that no underwriting will be pernutted in violation of FCC guidelines. Fund raising ideas - Sprague presented a suggestion of sponsorship costs for PEG in general designed to provide ongoing revenues and hopefully provide sufficient funds to hire a full or part time manager. Mr. ClifF Selkoe raised concerns regarding the operation of channel2 and the operator selection process. He presented commissioners with a copy of the city ordinance regarding the P. G.E commission. T. Collins spoke on a number of issues. The date of the next meeting was set as July 25, 2001. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7: 30 PM.