P.E.G. Commission

TheMissionofManisteePEG-TV ( Public,Education, and GovernmentTelevision) istoprovideaccesstolocalcontentthat informs,educatesandentertainsthecommunityweserve.” ManisteePEG-TVCommission March6,2017 MEETINGMINUTES I. CALLTOORDER – BarryLindcalledthemeetingtoorderat6:00 II. ROLLCALL - Present: KeithBrown,KathyErvin,BarryLind,JamesSmith,RogerZielinski Absent: MikeTillotson III. PLEDGETOTHEFLAG Amomentofsilencewasheldinmemoryoflong-timevolunteer,TomGeoghan. IV. APPROVALOFAGENDA –MovedbySmith;SecondedbyZielinski. Approved. V. APPROVALOFMINUTES –MovedbySmith;SecondedbyZielinski. Approved. IV. CORRESPONDENCE – None V. EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR’SREPORT – Seeattached VI. StrategicPlanWork –Lindledabriefdiscussionabouthowwehavedivergedfromthe traditionalunderstandingofwhatPEGmeans. ( P” (Public) –Haveothermeanstoget independentcontentproducedandseen; “E” (Education) –Termisambiguous (producers?Generalpublic? Schools?). Wearenolongerneededtoprovideservices; theyhavethemeans; “G” (Government) –Canalso includenon-profitsandotherorganizationswhosedecisionsimpactcommunity. Generallydon’thave expertiseinrecordingmeetings,etc.) Brownsaidthathecurrentlytapesmeetingsusinga “suitcase” whichholdsallnecessary equipment. Hesaidthatitisportableand,withabitoftraining,easytouse. Following thetapingheuploadsresultsandairsthecontent. Smithaskedifitwaspossibletolivestreamandrecordatthesametime. (Yes) Saidthat fromthecity’sperspectivethegoalwouldbetohavemeetingsrecordedwithnocamera person;automationwouldgetcontentonline. ManymeetingsareheldintheCouncil Chamberssootherorganizationswouldalsobenefitfromthetechnology. Wealsotalkedaboutreplicatingthe “suitcase/box” andmakingitavailabletogroupsto use. Estimatedthatitwouldcostabout $500 –DVDBurner,PortableHardDrive, ComputerandContainer. CommitteecanmeetwithBrowntoidentifymilestonesandtimelinesforimplementation. VII. NEWBUSINESS A. NewVideographer –WithMr.Geoghan’spassinganewvideographerisneeded. May beabletoaskregularCouncilMeetingattendeestohelp. Ervinwillputanadinthe newspaper. B. NextStepsre:StrategicPlanning - ConferencecallwithT.Ervin (AES) C. PEGCommissionerRecruitment -Ongoing VIII. ADJOURN -Therebeingnofurtherbusiness, themeetingwasadjourned. IX. NEXTREGULARMEETING – April3,2017 - 6:00 - ManisteeHighSchool Respectfullysubmitted, KathyErvin, Secretary