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CI'C OF SAN BERNARDOO
- REQUOT FOR COUNCIL Ac:QION
From: Raymond D. Schweitzer, Deputy
City Administrator
Dept: Administrative
Subject: Approval of Grant Application
Submission to Foundation for
Community Service Cable Television
(FCSCT)
Date: May 22, 1986
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
Contact person:
Ravmond D. Schweitzer
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
N/A
Phone: 5122
Ward: Citv-wide
Source: N/A
Finance: N/A
Supporting data attached: Yes
Council Notes:
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CI'Ct OF SAN BERNARDLJo
- AEQUQT FOR COUNCIL A~ON
STAFF REPORT
Backqround
Upon de-regulation by Group W, part of the requirement was
for the CATV operator to pay $.50 per subscriber, per year to
the Foundation for communi~y Service Cable Television
(FCSCT). Ten cents ($.10) 1S kept with the FCSCT for
administration while the remaining $.40 is reserved for a
"reasonable" length of time for use in the local community.
The total amount available to the City of San Bernardino is
$22,000 to date.
Basically, there are two ways in which this money can be
channeled back for local use:
1. Set up a local non-profit foundation to receive an
automatic distribution of the money to be spent at
its discretion.
2. Apply to the FCSCT for a grant to be awarded.
Since the City does not have a non-profit foundation, a grant
application had to be submitted which demonstrates local uses
of the cable access channels.
Type of Eliqible proiects
FCSCT grants support programming for cablecasting on the
community, educational and municipal channels in California.
Application Deadlines
Proposals are funded in two cycles with application deadlines
on April 5th (for the June Grant Cycle) and October 5th (for
the December Grant Cycle).
This application was submitted provisionallY in order to meet
the April deadline. Howeyer, the application is not
recognized unless it has formal support from the local
legislative body. Clearly, the City has demonstrated its
support to develop local partnerships involving the use of
the public access channels by the hiring of a full-time CATV
Coordinator.
Summary of the Application Prepared by the Communitv Cable
Television commission
This is the first of a 2-phase application. (The second
phase will be applied for in October, 1986). The objective
of Phase I is to acquire a minimum equipment inventory in
order to begin training interested citizens on their use.
While Russ Lackner, Chair was listed as the Project Director,
the CATV Coordinator will assume the responsibilities once
he/she is hired. .
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The application
the FCSCT. The
posal:
will r~est
following is
a total ~ount of $12,000
a breakdown of the grant
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video Equipment
Promotion
Supplies & Materials
Other Costs of Production
$11,000.00
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
$ 400.00
$12,000.00
Phase II of the application will be developed with the
assistance of the CATV Coordinator. It will probably involve
trained citizens in actual programming work. By October, an
additional $4,000 would have been accumulated.
Limitation on How FCSCT Funds Mav Be Used
FCSCT restricts the use of grant funds for institutional
overhead or research projects. Since equipment is requested
for in Phase I, the City must be responsible for the secur-
ity, maintenance and community service use of the equipment.
Any material produced with Foundation funds may be used and
exhibited by FCSCT. Tapes of finished projects are archived
in the FCSCT videotape library.
Recommendation
The City stands an excellent chance of obtaining these grant
funds following a recent telephone conversation with the
Executive Director of FCSCT. Therefore the Commission is
urging the Council to approve the submission of this grant
application. Letters of support are attached with the
application from our two local cable operators -- Group W
Cable and Chambers Cable.
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Attachments
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RESOLUTION NO.
2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING THE
SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY
3 SERVICE CABLE TELEVISION (FCSCT) IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMUNICATION.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
5 SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
6 SECTION 1. Recitals.
7 A. The Foundation for Community Service Cable Television
8 (FCSCT) makes available grant funds to support programming for
9 cablecasting on the community, educational and municipal channels
10 in California.
]] B. The City demonstrated its commitment toward public
]2 service communication by the hiring of a full-time CATV Coordinato
]3 SECTION 2. The Community Cable Television Commission of the
]4 City of San Bernardino is hereby authorized to submit a grant
15 application to the Foundation for Community Service Cable
16 Television (FCSCT), which grant will be used in support of public
17 service communication. A copy of the grant application is
18 attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by
19 reference as fully as though set forth at length.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
22 Bernardino at a
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, 1986, by the follow-
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City Clerk
The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
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, 1986.
Mayor of the City of San Bernardin
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GRANT AIQ.lCATION SUM::)'RY SHEET
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GRANT CATEGORY:
_ Local Community Grants
_ Model Projects Grants
I. APPLICANT AGENCY: _ Nonprofit
San Bernardino Community Cabletelevision Commission _x Government
Organization
Address
300 North "0" Street
_ Other
City San Bernardino. CA Zip 92418 Phone( 714 ) 383-5122
ProjectTitle Public Access Proqramminq Equipment Purchase
Project Director Name& Title Russell Lackner. Chair Community Cabletelevision Commission
Phase I
Fiscal Agent (If different than Project Director) Warren Knudson. Finance Director
Organization Ci~of San Bernardi~ress 300 North "0" Street
Project Director
Fiscal Agent
(Russell Lackne )
(Warren Knudsonf
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SIGNATURES:
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( 714
)383-5242
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II. PROJECT SUMMARY
The objectives of Phase I of the project are:
1. To obtain equipment to begin programming for public access.
2. To implement a training program for persons in the community who will
be responsible for developing the programs for use on the local cable
channels. The City's CATV Coordinator will outline this training
program and establish guidelines for use of the equipment.
There are two cable companies holding franchises in the City of San
Bernardino. Both are supportive of community access programming. However,
the contract for these franchises excludes provisions for public access.
To accomplish community generated programming here, it is necessary to
originate the programs from the public library. A brand new library which
opened in October '85 has space and a supportive Head Librarian available
for originating local programming.
To implement the local programming in San Bernardino, the Community Cable-
television Commission will work with the City's CATV Coordinator to acquire
a minimal equipment inventory and supervise the development of a training
program for interested citizens. Phase II of the project will be developed
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the latter part of June '86.
III. BUDGET SUMMARY TOTAL
AMOUNT
1, Salaries & Wages
2. Supplies&Materials video tape'" p"p"r'
, video recorder, camera, tripod, lights & misc.
3, Equ .pment
P '&D"bu' (solicit community interest)
4. romotlon 1st" tlon
(Production)
S, Other Costs
Total Costs of Project
Total Amount Requested from the FeSCT
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11,000.00
300.00
400.00
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BUDGET GUIDELINES
Community service programming is non-commercial programming, and the FeSCT is interested in developing low.co,!.
replicable programming models.
. The FCSCT funds trainins. distribution and production costs. We will not fund organizational overhead or research.
. Penonnel costs in project budgets are closely scrutinized, and professional-level salaries are rarely funded.
. Equipment purchues are not funded in the Model Project category. For Local Co"'!munity projects, equipment
purchases are only funded in special cases where such purchases are justified by programming needs.
. All in.kind contributions should be documented.
. Sources of matchi.. funds should be listed below.
. Outside orpnizations contracted to do work on the project should be listed below.
Please itemize the following budget categories:
Total Project Budget
Amount Requested from FCSCT
Personnel
(include hours & rates)
Supplies & Materials (Equipment)
1 set of lights (kit)
1 portable 3/4 inch recorder, video
1 color camera and tripod
1 misc. includes mikes, stand, cables
Production Costs
$ 800.00
6,500.00
3,500.00
200.00
Materials for props, directions, etc.
$1,100.00
$ 300.00
Publicity & Distribution Costs
Announcements, listing in local paper, etc.
$ 300.00
Other Costs
production
$ 400.00
Totals
$12,000.00
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If total budget exceeds amount requested from FeSCT, please identify source and amount of Matching Funds:
If contracting with outside organizations, please identify: