P.E.G. Commission

ManisteePEG-TVCommission 1:00 -3:00January3,2017 BlackerAirport,Manistee MEETINGMINUTES CALLTOORDER BarryLindcalledthemeetingtoorderat1:00p.m. ROLLCALL Present: KeithBrown,BarryLind,KathyErvin,JamesSmith,MikeTillotson, RogerZielinski Guest: RebeccaTillotson Ill. PLEDGETOTHEFLAG APPROVALOFAGENDA -Brownaddedanitemto " Correspondence";Zielinskimotionto accepttheagendaasamended;Tillotsonseconded. Agendaapproved. APPROVALOFMINUTES -Zielinskimoved;Smithseconded.Minutesapproved. CORRESPONDENCE Browndistributedinformationfromthe "AllianceforCommunityMedia" whichlistedtelevisiongrantproviders. Ervinvolunteeredtoreviewthelistre:potentialgrant opportunities. VISITORINTRODUCTION BeckyTillotsonwasinattendance. ELECTIONOFOFFICERS IncompliancewithPEGby-laws,electionwasheldfor2017 Officers. Resultsareasfollows: Chair -BarryLind B. ViceChair -JamesSmith C. Secretary -KathyErvin KathywillcontactMichelleWright (PEGStaffLiaison)toaskthatthePEGRosterbe updated. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'SREPORT -Seeattached. DiscussionfollowedrelatedtoTillotsoncommentsregardinghisproductionsbeing aired.Lindpulledupourwebsitetoshowcommissionerswhatprogramswere available. OLDBUSINESS  Finalapprovalof2017Calendar -Followingdiscussionaboutpossibleconflicts overthemeetingscheduledthedaybeforeLaborDay,Ervinmovedtoacceptthe calendar;Smithseconded. Motioncarried.Smithpointedoutthat36hourpublic notificationisrequiredforanychangesinmeetingdates,timesandlocations. StrategicPlanReviewandUpdate -AtLind'ssuggestion,andwithcommission concurrence, thesubjectwastabledtobediscussedataworksessionfollowing the business meeting. C. ReviewandApprovalofUpdatedMPA-TVPolicy -Asseveralcorrectionsremaintobe madetothedraft,finalapprovalwilltakeplaceatthenextregularlyschedule Business Meeting. NEWBUSINESS ReviewandUpdateofPEGByLawsandRulesofProcedure -Commissionersdidn'tfind itnecessarytomakeanychanges.BrownrequestedthatCommissionerscontact himwithanyadditionalnotesorcomments. ReviewandApprovenew2017/2018Budget -Browndistributedcopiesofthe proposedbudget. Commissionersspentconsiderabletimediscussingoptions, implicationsandpossiblescenariosforthePEGbudgetallocationtobeapprovedby CityCouncil.SmithandZielinskipointedoutthatallCitybudgetswouldundergo seriousreview.GivenPEG'sintentiontorevise/revampitsStrategicPlanandour commitmenttodoso,Lindsuggestedthatweincreaseourbudgetby 10,000: $5,000 $ earmarkedtopurchasenewequipmentand 5,000formarketing, educationandpublicrelations.Smithmovedtoaccepttheproposedbudgetwiththe modification,Ervinseconded.Therollwascalled:Lind,yes;Ervin,yes;Smith,yes; Tillotson,no;Zielinski,yes.Tillotsonexplainedhis 'no'votebysayingthat ". . . weweren't allocatingthemoneyappropriately . ..didn'tthinkweneededmoremoney." ReviewandupdatePEGPropertyDisposal/ DistributionPolicy -Brownhas inventoriedequipmentandwillreviewitfurthertodeterminenextstep.Hewillfollow theCity'spolicyre:disposalofobsoleteequipment. Additional itemstocomebeforetheCommission -None. ADJOURN Therebeingnofurtherbusiness,Tillotsonmovedforadjournment; Zielinskiseconded. Themeetingwasadjournedat 3:39  NextBusinessMeeting -February6,2017ManisteeHighSchool6:00 Respectfully submitted, KathyErvin,Secretary