The "short notice" first meeting of the Lompoc PEG Access Board of Directors (LPABD) this past Sunday was a beehive of activity and an inspiring success. The PEG Access Users and Volunteers who attended our first meeting were very enthusiastic regarding the formation of LPABD. The rapid fire of constructive ideas and concepts regarding the objectives of our new Board kept ?pen to paper? for many hours. The attendees were: Jeff Wynne-The Freakout Show Frank Currie-YNTV John Spooner-The Town Meet Up Howard Morseburg-Howard's Views Gib Hullinger-Light for Lompoc Sheri Hullinger-Light for Lompoc Walt Taylor-Lompoc Valley Democratic Club Lisa Taylor-Lompoc Valley Democratic Club Discussion Points Among the many items discussed at our first meeting: · Our Mission Statement, Organizational Charter and Bylaws · Our responsibility to provide television access to everyone in the community. · The division of PEG Access grant & operational funds. · Future equipment needed for Lompoc PEG self-sufficiency · The long term financial advantages of a volunteer Board of Directors. · Term of service for Board members · How best to approach the Lompoc City Council about getting chartered to represent the Lompoc community. · The Power of Public Access TV on local politics · The various methods that we can use to bring our issues before the Lompoc City Council, Executive Director Brian Miller, City Administrator Gary Keefe, and the community. · Discussions had with City Council members regarding Lompoc?s role in PEG Access TV. · Insuring/Maintaining Lompoc PEG?s remote operation capability · The importance of religion in educational programming. · Broadband Telephone interviews with those that could not attend. Several of the thirteen PEG Access Users that were reached by telephone passionately described their commitment to the content of their production and voiced their appreciation for the artistic opportunity that Public Access provides. The primary questions from those interviewed by telephone were: · What will motivate the City of Lompoc to recognize our LPABD Board and fund our organization? · How will the machinery of the LPABD work? · Our letter to the Lompoc City Council/City Staff One show producer contacted by telephone stated that ?it would behoove the city leaders of Lompoc and Santa Maria to fund (and recognize) such non profit group(s)? and pointed out that private non profits have historically operated public access stations. Meeting Accomplishments (See Attachments) Attachment 1. Howard Morseburg and Jeff Wynne composed a letter to Lompoc City Administrator Gary Keefe to be delivered by Jeff on Monday April 5th. * accomplished Attachment 2. PEG Users Daily Comments Document-all of the attendees *ongoing Attachment 3. Lompoc PEG Access User Info Document 4-04-04-all of the attendees *ongoing Attachment 4. Email/phone list as excel document * accomplished Attachment 5. John Spooner volunteered to write a draft of our Bylaws by tomorrow * accomplished 4-05-04 ATTN: PUBLIC ACCESS, EDUCATION PRODUCERS & VOLUNTEERS -previously emailed to email/phone list * final _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/msword -- File: letter to lmpc city admin 4-5-04c.doc -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/msword -- File: peg daily comments 04-04-04_744pm.doc -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/msword -- File: Lmpc Peg access user info 4-4-04.doc -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/vnd.ms-excel -- File: name list PEG user meeting.xls -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/msword -- File: BY LAWS peg board dir4-4-04.doc ==================================================== Lompoc public access producers group Post to: Lompoc_TV@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Admin: deanne.carr@xxxxxxxxxxx (un/subscribe) ====================================================