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Minutes of the DMTF Board Meeting

February 7, 2002, DMTV Studios

In attendance: President, Pete Glaser; Treasurer, Walt Beerle; Vice-president, Garry Shirts; Member, Susan Switzer; Advisory, Ned Augustenborg of Adelphia and Joe Hoefgen of the City of Del Mar.

The meeting was called to order at 9:10 a.m.

Minutes from the December 6, 2001 meeting were approved.

GRANTS

Pete Glaser announced a new grant tracking system to better measure payments against approvals. He noted that one production, Starry Nights produced by Luana Karr, was omitted from the list and should be added. Walt Beerle will update this list monthly.

In terms of pending grant applications, Pete reminded producers that part of their production budget should be allocated to promoting their show and that Edward Kramer’s promo proposal would therefore comprise a sample station ID and consistent DMTF credit language for all productions; $200 was awarded to Kramer.

Future grant applications will be circulated to the Board via email making the grant review committee unnecessary. A sample of an effective proposal will be added to the website so that potential producers can see exactly what is required.

JOE HOEFGEN and DAVE DRUKER drafted a letter to Adelphia requesting that a viable interface with Time Warner be established so that shows can be distributed more widely.

NICOLE HOLLIDAY was named to the Foundation Board. Mrs. Holliday has entertainment business experience, as well as advertising and media, and she is a Del Mar resident. She will be formally welcomed to the Board at the next meeting.

MONTE CARLO

A stay at Lake Como is being arranged as part of the raffle prize trip to the “real” Monte Carlo and, also new this year, up to 300 additional tickets will be sold to people who do not attend the event. Event and dinner sponsors, of  $5000 and $3000 respectively, are being sought -- as well as table sponsors at $300 each. A Save-the-Date (April 20, 2002) card will be mailed to a select list.

COUNTY GRANT

The Del Mar Television Foundation has been awarded a grant of $10,000 from the San Diego Cable Commission to produce A Walk in the Park: a step-by-step tour of the San Dieguito River Park. Pete Glaser announced the award and said he and Producer Susan Switzer would meet with Barry Fraser of the Commission the first week in March.

AWARDS

Award contest fees of $160 were approved to enter two productions each in the Hometown Festival Awards and the Telly Awards. Pete Glaser will make the final decisions about which shows to enter.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

The Calendar is now available on the web, on TV, and in the Sandpiper.  A Steering Committee, representing the five, not-for-profit, Del Mar organizations that comprise the original Calendar membership, decides which events are listed. It is anticipated that the Calendar will continue to grow and include many more organizations and that an interactive component can be added whereby “chat rooms” about Del Mar events can take place.

DATABASE

Pete says the database is going online right after this meeting.

PRODUCERS SHOWCASE

Susan Switzer announced that Eileen, Jack and Rosemary are producing a show entitled "Health Watch Del Mar/Obesity in Children" on February 13. There will be three guests (a hypnotherapist, a pediatrician and a nutritionist); Jack will host; and Philippe will direct. Ideas for future shows are encouraged!

WEBSITE

With an eye to ultimately providing streaming video, Pete Glaser and Philippe Lamoise consulted with experts at UCSD. They will continue to work on state-of-the-art improvements to www.delmartv.com.