P.E.G. Commission

ManisteePEG-TVCommission MeetingMinutes MondaySep4 –6:30P.M. ThemeetingwaschairedandcalledtoorderbyKathyErvinat6:35p.m.withPledgeof Allegiancespoken Present: KeithBrown, KathyErvin,DeanKruse,AlanMarshall, MichelleWrightand DanielWrzesinski, DaleKolanowski, MarkStandstedt Absent: DanFreeburg ApprovaloftheAgenda,MotionbyErvin,supportedbyKruse.Motionwaspassed. ApprovalofJuly9,2012minutes.MotionbyStandsted, supportedbyKruse.Motion passed. TherewasabriefcommentbyStandstedaboutagrantforthetapingofManistee CountyCommissionersmeetingsandthathewouldliketodiscussitlaterinthemeeting. UnfinishedBusiness: 1. ApprovalwasmadeatthelastmeetingforchangestotheCityofManisteeREG- TVOrdinance, Chapter288,sectionB.Thechangesreadasfollows: TheCommissionshallconsistofsevenmember.Uptotwomembers maybeappointedbytheFilerTownshipofSupervisors.Allother CommissionmembersshallbeManisteeCountyresidentsand appointedbytheCityCouncilprovided,however,thatanemployeeof thePEGoperator,oramemberoftheirimmediatefamily,maynot serveonthePEGCommission.EmployeesofthePEGoperatorwillbe providednoticeofallmeetingsandinvitedtoattendandparticipatein discussionsofthePEGCommission. However,FilerTownshipdidn’tapprovetheOrdinanceattheirmeetingbecause theyfeltthetextreading:FilerTownshipofSupervisorswasmisleadingduetotherebeing onlyonetownshipsupervisor.PEGdiscussedthematterandagreedthatFilerTownship BoardofTrusteeswouldbeamoreaccuraterepresentation. Motiontopasssaidchangeswas madebyErvinandsecondedbyKruse. Motionwaspassed. MichelleWright recommendedthatacopyofchangestobemadeshouldbesenttoFilerTownshipfor approvalattheirmeeting. Therewasnocitizencomment. ExecutiveDirector,KeithBrown,gavehismonthlyreport. (Seeattachment) Therewas somefurtherdiscussiononhavingtheManisteeCountyCommissionersmeetingstaped. NewBusiness: 1. Standstedtdiscussedthegrantproposal.HementionedthatwhenManistee CountyCommissionerswerefirstapproachedaboutthesubject, theirprimaryissue wasthecost.Standstedthenmentionedthatgettingagrantwasanoptionandthat anapplicationforonehadalreadybeensubmittedontime.Howeverthewaysand meanscommitteedidnotapprovethegrant,andthereasoningwasthatthe broadcastofmeetingsdoesn’treachenoughoftheManisteeCountyaudience. StandstedmadethepointthatthemeetingsarealsoontheTVstation’s webpage, andtheinternetisavailableanywhere. Standstedsaidhedoesnotbelievethisisa deadissue, thatotheroptionsarebeinginvestigated, andthereisagreatimportance ingettingthesemeetingstaped. Marshallmentionedthat,withtheupcoming election,therewillbenewfacesontheManisteeCountyCommissionersboard,and thatmaybringachange-of-attitudeabouttheissue. Everyoneagreedthatthe meetingsshouldbetaped, andthatitcanbedonewiththeManisteeCounty Commissioners’ cooperationornot,andthataccountabilityisabigfactorinthe matter. Therewasalsosomediscussionregardingtheequipmentthatwillbenecessary togetthesemeetingstaped. 2. MarshallcommentedthathewillbeleavingCityCounsel,butplansto reinstatehisroleonthePEGcommission. Therewasnootherbusiness. ThenextmeetingdateisscheduledforNovember12,2012 –6:30atMHSConference Room. Motiontoadjourn. Allwereinfavor. Meetingwasadjournedat7:09p.m. Minutessubmittedby, DanWrzesinski