HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/09/1984 MPCC MinutesMINUTES
MOUNT PROSPECT CABLE COMMISSION
MAY 9, 1984
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman John Coleman called the meeting to order at
7:45 p.m., in the Conference Room of the Village Hall.
II. ROLL CALL
Present upon roll call: John Coleman, Mary Wajer and
Chuck Bennett. Absent: John Ruckstatter.
Also present was John Bowman, Administrative Assistant
to the Village Manager. Chairman Coleman welcomed
Mr. Chuck Bennett to the Commission.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Minutes of the meeting of April 19, 1984, were
approved.
IV. GRANT AGREEMENT
The Commission reviewed the Public Access Grant Agreement
from the City of Evanston. Such an Agreement is necessary
to ensure that Grant Fund recipients will comply with all
rules and procedures specified in the application and
guidelines. Some items covered by the Agreement include:
1. The nature of the project and the completion date.
2. Financial records.
3. Restrictions upon use of funds.
4. Ownership rights.
5. Unexpended funds.
6. Failure to complete project/extensions.
7. Compliance with rules.
8, Copies.
9.. Monitoring.
10. Breech of agreement.
Using the Evanston Agreement as a guide, the Commission
discussed the language of a Grant Agreement for Mount
Prospect. Several revisions to the language in the
Evanston document were discussed, including the following:
Mount Prospect's guidelines
document, but will be part
application.
will not be a separate
and parcel of the Grantee's
Time restrictions should be specified within which
the finished product must be delivered to Cablenet for
broadcast. Grantees will also be responsible for
informing Commission members of broadcast times.
Monthly progress reports and periodic financial
accounting statements should be combined in the same
monthly report. The term "accounting statements"
should be clarified. Grantees should not be required
to apply for copyright protection. However, ownership
rights between the Grantees, the Village and Cablenet
should be clarified.
Additional funds may be allocated on a one-time basis
if necessary to complete a project. However, no
maximum amount will be specified_
Grantees will be required to submit.a copy of the
project recorded on one-half inch video tape to the
Mount Prospect Library for its permanent files. Mary
Wajer spoke with Library staff to confirm their
willingness to maintain such a tape library.
V. GRANT DISPERSEMENT
Chairman Coleman raised the question of.Grant fund
dispersement. John Bowman will investigate possible
pay -out methods and will report back to the Commission
on May 17.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 p.m..
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