Rachel called the meeting to order at 7:51.

Robin moved that we accept the minutes. Kurt seconded. Discussion followed.

Leif has not found an online archive beyond uploading our programming to YouTube. We stream through YouTube which captures it unedited. If he edits it, he has to upload it again. He’s ambivalent about Archive.com. The up-front one-time $2000 feel feels expensive, but using it may be a good idea. He will pursue it at the VAN meeting.

The Hardwick Historical Society (HHS) is willing to hold a back-up hard drive in its repository. HCTV and HHS will work out a ‘contract’ for how updating and access will work.

Unanimous acceptance.

Balance Sheet — Nothing raised any concern. Kurt moved to accept; Robin seconded. Unanimous.

Profit and Loss — Leif pointed out that our income from PEG has dropped $2000 (roughly 12%) because of a change in their accounting practices. It will remain at this lower level for quarterly payments into the future.

Kurt moved we accept; Robin seconded. Unanimous.
Station Report — We accepted the report given during the Annual Meeting.

Staffing — The station had a busy winter, producing 50 programs between December and March. Elizabeth Rossario left the station as of the third week of March. That leaves the Curtis Whiteway project without someone to work on it. The project is unfinished, though well planned out if anyone with the skills could take it over.

Griffin has picked up the external shooting, but we need someone who can shoot things, and someone who can run the live production software.

Rachel asked how quickly we need a replacement, and Leif allowed that it’s not an immediate need. Events to cover drops off after the winter sports season, so we have time to sort out what we need.

Robin announced that he will be available soon.

Leif pointed out the pros and cons of hiring someone for the station as opposed to using contractors. Pros: somebody embedded in the station, who has working regular hours, able to cover live broadcasting, running soundboard and cameras at the same time, means we can respond to all kinds of requests. Cons: the communication with them is hard because everyone has such short hours and no crossover of their hours.

Hardwick Community Television Quarterly Board Meeting January 24, 2019 Minutes

Present: Elizabeth Rossano, Kurt Bos, Elizabeth Dow, Leif Goldberg, Robin Grant.

November Minutes: Robin moved we accept; Kurt seconded; unanimously accepted.

Financials: Leif reviewed the station’s financials, and nobody saw any points for concern. Kurt moved; Robin seconded; unanimously approved.

Brief discussion of the basketball broadcasting: it’s highly popular and the new features have received many compliments. Kurt suggested a technical change, which Leif implimented.

Station Report:

Copyright issues. We’re using Vimeo for online storage, at $400/year. Vimeo is getting concerned about copyright — they will delete an account if you get 3 strikes, and we’ve had one — recording a dance recital using commercial music.

Leif would like a backup archive. We have hard drives, but he would like an Internet archive. There’s a 1-time $2000 charge for a module that will send stuff to Archive.com. Leif wonders if it’s worth the $2000 and whether Archive.com will remain viable. He will into the issue more, including YouTube. Goal is to find a solution by the next meeting.

He and Wiz discussed working with the HHS to provide the archival discs a permanent, archivally sound storage area. Wiz will take it up with the HHS.

Elizabeth threw out an idea about a show, produced by HCTV — 10-15 segments in a half-hour or hour documentary format featuring ‘your neighbors’, focusing on what’s not obvious about them: why they live here; what they see for the town. People would be nominated by other members of the community. Discussion of various ways to do that. Could we do it live? Could we have people submit content?

Leif and Ray Small met and cleared up the issues of credit for HCTV stuff.

FCC Funding rule will go into effect whereby Comcast can charge us for ‘in-kind’ services. But we don’t know when. Our one hope is that the House Committee that deals with the FCC is now controlled by the Democrats, which may get us some more pushback. VAN is putting together a lobbying effort. Van is also organizing a state legislative day in Montpelier, Feb 20, to talk about future funding of these station through a state appropriation.

Another threat: the state Public Service of Vermont is still in court with Comcast

Another threat: we have no contract with Comcast — was to have been renewed Feb. 2018.

Another threat: what will happen with Internet and 5-G services. Annual Meeting in April. Date: 4th Thursday, tentatively. April 25.

Respectfully Submitted Elizabeth H Dow

HCTV Board Regular Meeting
Nov 14, 2018

Present are: Kurt, Rachel, Wiz, Rip, Leif

7pm- Meeting Opens

Approved minutes from July 2018

Financial Reports approved

Budget set for next year

Long debate about staff salaries. Everyone agreed that they deserve a raise, but the question of how much proved difficult.

The Board decided to meet at Wiz’s house on Nov. 20 to make a decision.

Meeting adjourned about 8:15

recorded by Wiz

HCTV Minutes 7-26-18 AnnualMeeting

Hardwick Community Television Annual Meeting
July 26, 2018
Minutes

Present: Rip Keller, Amatista Keller, Elizabeth Rossano, Kurt Bos, Elizabeth Dow, Rachel Kane, Emily Lanxner, Leif Goldberg.

President Rachel Kane call the meeting to order at 7:15. Kurt Moved that we approve the minutes of the 2017 annual meeting as written. Rachel seconded. Approved unanimously.

Executive Director, Leif Goldberg, presented his annual report:

• The station has installed a new server that can broadcast from anywhere there is a signal. We could broadcast the Town Meeting from the Elementary School. Leif wants to schedule daily shows from local providers. He does not want to over populate our channel with national feeds, and he will be moderate. Emily suggested scheduling a show twice a week so daily broadcast differed. We could have students integrate it into school projects.
• Comcast will upgrade our connectivity equipment to state-of-the-art equipment
• Leif has upgraded our internet service to bring it into capacity with the new equipment
• Leif has the station on the coin-drop schedule
• The project on the Holocaust-related oral history of Curtis Whiteway of Craftsbury, has grown very big; Leif is

moved

thinking of inviting new partners to finish the production.

After Leif’s report, we turned to the new by-laws. Rachel presented the changes and the rationale for each. Kurt that we approve them. Emily seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.

We then elected board members. Kurt moved that we elect Elizabeth (repeat), Robin Grant (r), David Mitchell (r), Rip (new), and Amatista (n). Emily seconded. Approved unanimously.

The Board then elected its officers. Amatista moved that we elect: President – Rachel Kane Vice President – Rip Keller

Rip seconded. Approved unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:15

Secretary – Elizabeth Dow Treasurer – Kurt Bos

Elizabeth H Dow