Minneapolis Telecommunications Network
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Members Present: Peter Larsen, Kevinn Tam, John Gwinn, David Lee
Board Members Absent: Kevin Jenkins, Jenny Hanson, Darren Smith, Barb Nei,
Rashad Hasan
Ex-Officio Present: John Harrison
Others Present: Pam Colby, John Akre, Alex Betzler

Larsen called the Committee of the Whole to order at 5:33 pm

I. Opening Business
A. Comments from public, staff and board
1. Introduction of new Board Member David Lee – Lee works at Target
headquarters as a technical writer, he also recently finished an undergraduate
degree in screenwriting.
2. Alex Betzler (MTN Americorps Member) to discuss MTN in schools –
Betzler is working on a Community Partners agreement with the Minneapolis
Public Schools. This process must be authorized by the MTN board. The cost to
MTN would be an annual background check for staff in the youth department.
Betzler will send the information that needs to be approved to Colby. She will
forward it to the board for approval when there is quorum.

B. Approval of December meeting agenda. Not possible because lack of
quorum.

C. Approval of minutes from the November board meeting. Correction: that
Tam volunteered to document Committee of the Whole meetings (rather
than to take minutes at board meetings). Vote not possible because lack of
quorum.

II. Reports
A. Treasurer’s Report – Tam presented.
P and L report discussed. Revenues are exceeding budget but there was a dip in
the later part of the year. Tam asked about budget number for next year. Harrison
said that tomorrow the city budget will be adopted by the full council and made
official and Colby will get the official notice after this. But the result will be a
$100,000 decrease in funding from last year’s amount.

B. City of Minneapolis – Harrison presented
Colby and Harrison are trading e-mails about the 2012 contract. In January Colby
needs to send in request for 2012 payment and send in final 2011 report after that.

C. Comcast – Leupold not present

D. Executive Director’s Report – Colby reported.
Voices class PSA screening – Akre reported on a successful event at the South
High auditorium today.
MTN has a new printer and ability to accept programming on-line.
On MTN’s database, some equipment is being reserved on-line only. There
are ways to create more phone interactive abilities with equipment access
users in that system.

III. New Business
A. Officer Election
There is not a quorum, so this action will be delayed until a future meeting. Slate
currently is Larson, chair, Nei, vice-chair, Tam as secretary. The treasurer
position is open.

IV. Adjourn
Committee of the Whole was adjourned at 6:05 to enter into closed session
for budget discussion.