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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-17 Proclamation City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, the ability to communicate clearly is a vital skill that can overcome barriers to effective performance, and Whereas, Ralph Smedley founded the fast Toastmasters Club in California in 1924, and Whereas, Toastmasters International performs a valuable service to its members by helping them to develop their communication skills, and Whereas, Toastmasters' Clubs hold regular meetings in Iowa City, and Whereas, Toastmasters' members in business, schools, communities and organizations are dedicated to helping people from all walks of life improve their communications and leadership skills. Now, therefore, I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim the 24th day of April, 2001 as Toastmasters' Day m i r in Iowa City, Iowa, to recognize the 50 ann ve sary of the chartering of the Old Capitol Toastmasters#164. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 17th day of April, 2001. City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, freedom of speech is a human right that is vital for building community; and Whereas, public access channels exist on nearly 2,000 cable systems across the United States; and Whereas, Public Access Television, Inc. (PATV) has been operating as a non-profit public access center for eleven years in the Iowa City community and has trained hundreds of citizens to use video equipment to create thousands of hours of local programming. Now, therefore, I, Ernest W, Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 19, 2001, to be Public Access Television Day in Iowa City and urge all citizens to recognize the value of cable access television and the important role it plays in building a stronger community. ~7~ Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 17th day of April, 2001. public access television's ANNUAL REPORT 200.0 This annual report is compiled from statistics and events that took place from January I through December 3 I, 2000. Public AccessTelevision, Inc. Mission Statement Public Access Television, Inc.(PATV) is a resource dedicated to diversity in community communication. PATV provides op ortunities for local citizens to make use of current technology to exchange information and ideas and to participate in the democratic process. Public Access Television, Inc. 623 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Noon- 9pm Monday thru Wednesday I~oon- 6pro Thursday am - 6pm Saturday phone (319) 338-7035 fax (319) 338-8456 patv@avalon.net http://www. icpatv. org ANNUAL REPORT HISTORY Public access has been a part of cable television in Iowa City since 1979 when local citizens realized that the constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech means nothing if ordinary people are denied access to society's most pervasive medium. Public Access Television, Inc. is an independent, non-profit organization incorporated on September 14, 1989, under the regulations of the Iowa Secretary of State. FUNDING PATV is funded through a contract with the City of Iowa City. The actual funding comes from AT&T Cable Services, as part of the cable franchise agreement between the City of Iowa City and AT&T Cable Services. One condition of the current franchise, which is in effect until the year 2006, is that AT&T Cable Services provides funding to pay for the operation and maintenance of a public access/community programming facility and channel. AT&T Cable Services pays the City a negotiated amount, which is then distributed to an entity that contracts with the City to provide the required services. Public Access Television, Inc. is the current contractor. The funding from AT&T for fiscal year 2000 was $168,044.89. PATV's operating budget for fiscal year 2000 was $207,045.00. A complete financial report is available at PATV. BOARD OF DIRECTORS PATV is managed by a nine-person volunteer board. Each member serves a three-year term. The board sets policies for the organization. These policies are then implemented through procedures determined by the director. Board meetings are held the third Thursday of each month and are open to the public. The current PATV Board of Directors Chairman - Phil Phillips -~ !: .;"~':~"L. ':.'-.'."' ::. Vice Chair - Sing Luong ; ' "',;~ ~" -: Secretary - Amy Cook Treasurer- Mike Petersen Member - Greg Calvert Member - Tim Clancy Member - Tom Nothnagle ~ Member - Warren Paris !~ ,,41VlVU,4L Fi'EPOR'T Page I FROM THE DIRECTOR -- Ren Paine It's the end of an era. Where do we go from here? To know where we're going we must review where we came from. We came from a vision. A vision where every human being counted, no matter how mass-produced the world became. A vision where a simple compelling story could be told, no matter how sophisticated the technology got. A vision where community played an important role, no matter how isolated technology made us. This is our ~rimordial soup, the catalyst for creating what we are to become. And now, out of the soup and down by the tracks, we grapple with that wsion. We hold it up against budgets and bureaucrats, against the winds of fate and the perversity of inanimate objects. We must endure. And more th~n that, we must continue to evolve. As PATV moves into the realms of digital technology, webstreaming, mobile production and access radio, the vision must continue to be our guiding force. For done of this will succeed without the creativity, the integrity, the hope of the people of this community. We must continually harken back to the beginning when the word was vision and we were all in this soup together. The current PATV staff "5 :': ~ ....~ Scott Faine- Programming ' ~'~" ' L'~"~::~ Coordinator ~ ~ Adam Burke - Workshop , instructor ~ ~..~. Ren~ Paine - PATV Director Bradley Workman-Goltz - i ' ~' '~!~'~IZ Public Relations Specialist ~ '. Kelly Sheehan -Volunteer Coordinator Josh Goding - Office Manager/ Equipment Guru ANNUAL REPORT Page 2 FROM THE PATV BOARD CHAIRMAN - Phil Phillips Last year the City of Iowa City commisioned a viewer survey both to gather bench- mark data and to obtain suggestions for improvement of local cable access channels. A summary of findings was prepared by the University of Iowa Social Science Institute. Here at PATV, Cable Channel 2, we are always interested in data on viewership and ways to improve our service. The survey provided valuable information. Among the suggestions for improvement many were supportive of things that we are already trying to do, many were otherwise practical; yet many suggested things that we can- not legally or pracically do, and this made them illuminating in that they give us insight into some popular misconceptions about PATV. Here are two examples: There were suggestions that we get rid of some programs so as to make room for others. Mainstream television can accept and reject programs for reasons of ratings and other considerations, but PATV operates under different rules than mainstream television. We are not allowed to pick and choose like that; even though to do so would increase our ratings. Our very raison d'etre is to provide all segments of the community with access to channel space, and we have systems in place to do exactly that. By following PATV procedures any member of the community can become a PATV producer and make his own programs to be shown on our channel. As producer he chooses the subject matter, how it is treated, what kind of spin to put on it and all other aspects of content. When he submits his tape, together with a Program Contract, we run it exactly as it is. We cannot edit or modify it in any way. We cannot, thank heaven, even overlay his program with video graphics of PSAs or notices of station logo, nor can we override the soundtrack with voiceovers--after the manner of so many broadcasters and cablecasters--because any addition or deletion of any kind would be tampering with content. Equitably, he who has all the control must have also all the liability, and this is also provided for in our systems. It should be noted parenthetically that there are certain in-house productions-- programs produced by PATV itself. In those particular cases, PATV, being itself the producer, has the same content control and responsibility as any other producer. The survey contains suggestions that PATV should tape and cablecast presentations at Hancher, Community Theatre and other performance groups. Here it is necessary to understand that these performances are presented under rights purchased from the copyright owners. The performance group buys the right to perform the work before an audience, and this does not include the right to broadcast or cablecast the performance. Such additional right would require negotiation, and in this connection it should be remembered that the performance group has its own expenses to meet, and that their ticket sales would be negatively impacted by people staying home and watching the performance on television. If PATV were a commercial station we could generate enough revenue from advertising sales to compensate the performance groups. However, as mentioned earlier, PATV is governed by different laws than mainstream television, and one of these differences is that we are not allowed to promote the sale of commercial products or services; neither would we want to become another commercial station. PATV should stay as it is. It is because of the existing structure of Public Access Television that it is able to fill a niche that is not served by any other entity. ANNUAL REPORT Page 3 FACILITIES AND STATISTICS All statistics were compiled by adding the number of bookings and multiplying that by the number of hours booked. Editing and studio time slots consist of 3 hours on weekdays and Saturdays. Studio - PATV's studio/control room is equipped with four cameras, video switcher, 16-input audio mixer, CD player, tape deck, still camera and Amiga graphics system for adding titles. Usuage from January I - December 3 I: 358 timeslots booked/974 hours Camcorder - PATV has five camcorders -- five SVHS and one VHS-C '- for checkout_ Usage from January I - December 3 I: 458 check-outs Editing -Three editing bays are available for use -: two SVHS and one 3/4-inch. Each editing bay has an Amiga graphics system for adding titles. Usage from January I - December 3 I: 830 timeslots booked/2416 hours Portable Studio - Our portable studio can accomodate a three camera shoot and has a mini-switcher for added effects. Total usage in '99:4 shoots OTHER EQUIPMENT PATV also has a dubbing station, PSA computer, two office computers with scanner and printer, an eleven deck playback system and a complete tape library. ANNUAL REPORT Page 4 WORKSHOPS Three separate workshop tracks are now offered at PATV:. After an initial introductory workshop is completed--Guidelines--which is mandatory for all PATV producers and providers, a person may take an on-location track, post-production track, and/or studio track. A component of the training is that workshop trainees videotape a community event, assist with a studio shoot, or produce a public service announcement following their training. Workshop stats - Total number of new producers from January I - December 3 I: 102 Total number of workshops taught from January - December 3 I: 31 PROGRAMMING PATV cablecasts programs from I I am to past midnight Monday-Thursday, Friday evenings from 5pm, Saturdays from9:30am to midnight, and Sundays from 1:30pm to after midnight. A program guide that lists the series is available at the access center. Daily program listings can also be found on the PSA Display and in the Press Citizen TV section. Total number of new locally-produced programs seen on Channel 2 between January I - December 3 I: 818 programs/738.5 hours Total number of new "community" programs produced between January I - December 3 I: 607 programs/536.25 hours ANNUAL REPORT Page 5 THEYEAR IN REVIEW January 2000 PATV Board of Directors attend strategic planning retreat PATV staff and Board meet to discuss technology plan PATV is awarded MacArthur grant to introduce video component into "Iowa Women Initiating Social Change" program developed by theWomen's Resource and Action Center (WRAC) Sandy Dyas retires as PATV's workshop instructor Kelly Sheehan takes over as PATV's workshop instructor BradleyWorkman-Goltz is hired as PATV's Public Relations Specialist The staff meets to discuss the activities of the coming year Mel Doro and Sing Luong begin spring internships at PATV Planning and preparation continue for Midwest Regional Spring Conference February 2000 Meetings begin to discuss PATV contract with the Cities of Iowa City & Coralville; Coralville opts out Preparations continue for Midwest Regional Spring Conference PATV director meets with City Councilors to talk about the future of PATV PATV videotapes interviews for UI Hospital grant program PATV attends Neighborhood Centers Resource Fair PATV adds a G4 and Final Cut editing software to its aresenal of office equipment PATV director visits Manbatten Neighborhood Network PATV's spring newsletter hits the news stands! March 2000 PATV director meets with City Councilors to talk about the future of PATV PATV director gives presentation atWisconsin Association of PEG Access Channels in Wisconsin Dells Neighborhood Centers begin series of workshops at PATV PATV tapes disability forum as part of UI Hospital grant PATV director and board continue contract negotiation with City staff PATV participates in Chamber Business Fair PATV holds an open house to celebrate 10 years of service CommunityArchive Project (CAP) idea is introduced Planning continues for Midwest Regional Spring Conference PATV director meets with Coralville mayor to discuss access in Coralville April 2000 PATV director and board continue contract negotiation with City staff PATV Board member Karen Michaeli resigns from the Board PATV submits grant to the Iowa Arts Council to supplement MacArthur grant project PATV hosts the Midwest Regional Spring Conference PATV equipment guy Josh Goding attends NAB conference in Las Vegas PATV workshop instructor Kelly Sheehan visits South East Junior High to teach media literacy workshop "Public Access Day" is declared on April 18th by the mayor of Iowa City Neighborhood Centers continue workshops at PATV PATV personnel begin meeting with WRAC to discuss grant Ma 2000 ~'~'YV contract is approved by the City of Iowa City Summer PATV interns Jacob Boiler, Chrissy Cassidy, Nuria Sheehan and Erin Auer-Sears join the team PATV staff begins planning for I st annual PATV telethon PATV hosts Northeast Junior High video club PATV conducts video workshop at the Rec Center Neighborhood Centers continue workshops at PATV Pat Schnack and her South East Junior High media class visits PATV ANNUAL REPORT Page 6 June 2000 PATV interns tape Arts Fest events PATV holds pre-athons: Salsa-a-thon, CarWash-a-thon and Karaoke-a-thon Lindsay Dickey joins the PATV intern team PATV participates in local access survey PATV submits grant to IowaWomen's Foundation PATV staff gives presentation atVVelcome to Iowa City Rainbow Style PATV director visits with Superintendent Lane Plugge about taping school events PATV workshop instructor and Board Chair attend Z Media Conference in Massachusetts PATV holds first annual telethon PATV staff reorganizes production workshops Community Archive Project (CAP) takes shape Jury 2000 PATV staff attends National Alliance for Community Media Conference in Tucson,Arizona Neighborhood Center visits PATV PATV provides water to Englert road racers PATV videotapes Share the Fun at the Johnson County Fair for CommunityArchive Project PATV staff meets with CommissionerTerry Smith to discuss programming stats and reports PATV workshop instructor Kelly Holstine gets hitched! (Now it's Kelly Sheehan) Amy Cook is appointed to serve on the PATV Board August 2000 PATV director attends local accessibility meeting to promote PATV University of Iowa Hospital Child Care Center visits PATV PATV staff attends grant-writing workshop in Mt. Pleasant PATV director attends WRAC open house MacArthur grant project with WRAC gets underway PATV Board completes yearly evaluation of PATV director PATV staff surveys producers about yearly membership fees; despite positive response, PATV Board votes no to annual membership fees September 2000 Emily Ashenfelter, Alison Potish and Kim SorrelIs join the PATV team as a fall interns Kelly Sheehan becomes PATV's volunteer coordinator Adam Burke is hired as PATV's workshop instructor PATV director meets with local group regarding alternative transportation conference in April of 2001 PATV is chosen as the fiscal agent for conference grants PATV director meets with area schools' media specialists to explore production opportunities PATV staff tape Women's Music Festival for the Community Archive Project PATV teams up with Iowa City Community Theatre for a fundraiser of Wait Until Dark 3/4" is phased out as an editing option at the access center PATV staff attends ECS Expo in Davenport, Iowa PATV hosts access party for other access entities in the Iowa City area October 2000 PATV staff tapes the Green Fair, a program at Coralville Central Elementary, the City High Homecoming Parade and the University of Iowa Homecoming Parade for the Community Archive Project PATV staff meet with Cable Television Administrator to discuss programming stats for contract ANNUAL REPORT Page 7 THEYEAR IN REVIEW October 2000 continued PATV Director visits West High to talk with students about PATV PATV newsletter hits the news stands Neighborhood Center group takes special workshop at PATV PATV holds second annual SilentArtAuction PATV staff host drag day-camp in preparation for upcoming drag show fundraiser PATV begins using FACIL as a database November 2000 Neighborhood Center workshops continue PATV staff tapes Coralville Central Elementary program and KateWickham Spanish class for the CommunityArchive Project PATV holds first annual drag show fundraiser at the Green Room PATV holds its Annual Meeting at the Iowa City Public Library; Sing Luong is elected to the Board PATV spends three days cleaning and generally improving the layout at the access center PATV adds digital production classes to its workshop line-up PATV staff meets to discuss next year's budget December 2000 PATV staff meets to discuss fundraising for 2001 PATV director attends iowa City Community Radio meeting PATV director and Board financial committee meet to discuss PATV's budget for next year. PATV director and past Board chair attend public hearing to address joint facility revenue PATV Board elects officers: Phil Phillips - Chair, Sing Luong - Vice Chair, Michael Petersen - Treasurer, Amy Cook - Secretary PATV would like to thank the following organizations for utilizing our Public Service Announcement Display. ANNUAL REPORT Page 8 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ~5~!::: ~L:~:: The PSA Display is a free service that allows organizations to display events, services and activities that are occurring in the Iowa City and Coralville area. They are computer generated and run continuously when video programming is not being cablecast. ANNUAL REPORT Page 9 Public Access Television, Inc. March 2001 \ City of Iowa Whereas, freedom of is a human ri g community; and Whereas, public access exist on 2,000 cable systems across the United States; and Whereas, Public Access (PATV) has been operating as a non-profit public access center for in the Iowa City community and has trained hundreds of citizens video equipment to create thousands of hours of local programming. Now, therefore, I, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereb~ April 19, 2001, to be Public Television Day in Iowa City and reco the value of cable access television and the important role it Mayor Signed in f, Iowa, this 17th 2001. City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, despite the recent reduction in the rate of crime, 28.8 million Americans are still victims of crime each year, and of those, 7.4 million are victims of violent crime; and Whereas, crime victims play an indispensable role in bringing offenders to justice; and Whereas~ victims of crime deserve respect, resources, restoration, and justice; and Whereas, crime victims' rights are carried into 2001 and beyond, we must create a world where the legal rights of victims are honored and government agencies are accountable for their treatment of victims; and Whereas, despite significant progress in providing rights and services to crime victims over the past two decades, large segments of our population, including crime victims who are elderly, disabled, or living in rural areas, are still under-served; and Whereas, ~ a nation devoted to liberty and justice for all, America must increase its efforts to protect, restore, and expand crime victims' rights and services; and Whereas, the City of Iowa City is joining forces with victim service programs, criminal justice officials, and concerned citizens throughout Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, and America to observe National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Now, therefore, i, Ernest W, Lehman, Mayor of the city of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of Apfil 22 to 28, 2001, to be Crime Victims' Rights Week in Iowa City and urge the citizens of the City of Iowa City to reaffirm a commitment to respect and enforce victims' fights and address their needs during 2 ' ' ' ' Rights Week and throughout the year. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, 7 ' . this 17th day of April, 2001. "~ ' . (~ , , i04~01 "\, City of Iowa Whereas, ae~pite the recent reduction 28.8 million Americans are still victims of crime each year, and of those, 7.41 of violent crime; and Whereas, crime victims play an offenders to justice; and Whereas, resources, restoration, and justice; and Whereas, crime victimS~\rights are into 2001 and beyond, we must create a world where the legal rights of ~ietims~ government agencies are accountable for their ~ and Whereas, despite significant rights and services to crime victims over the past two decades, large of our population, including crime victims who are elderly, disabled, or living in are still under-served; and ,\ Whereas, as a for all, America must increase its efforts to protect, restore, and and services; and Whereas, the city Iowa City is forces with victim service programs, criminal justice officials concerned citizens Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, and America to Rights Week. NOw, I, Emest W, Lehman City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the of April 22 to 28, 2001, to be Victims' s Week in Iowa City urge the citizens of the City of Iowa City to a commitment to respect and victims' rights and address their needs 2001 Crime Victims' Rights Week year. / Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 17th day of April, 2001. City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Whereas, the coming of Spring produces a renewal of interest in tree planting for beauty, shade, conservation, and many other purposes beneficial to all people, and Whereas, the observation of Arbor Day has long been characterized by the planfmg and preservation of trees, and Whereas, we hope that the future will see the creation of a better environment through the use of trees throughout our cities, towns and countryside. Whereas, trees in Iowa City beautify our community, increase property values, and enhance the economic vitality of business areas, Now, therefore, I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 27, 2001, to be Arbor Day in Iowa City, and I hereby urge all citizens to participate in tree planting and preservation projects throughout the year. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 17th day of April, 2001. ] ~