Minneapolis Telecommunications Network
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, July 10, 2008

Board Members Present: Kevin Jenkins, Floyd Child, Andrew Hedden, Joel Rainville, Marido Huber
Board Members Absent: Robert Vose, Barb Nei, Tamir Nolley, Tom Cassidy
Ex-Officio Present: Lance Leupold, Mike Hestick
Others Present: Pam Colby, John Akre

Jenkins called the committee of the whole at 5:42 p.m.
Quorum achieved at 6:20 p.m.
Jenkins called meeting to order at 6:21 p.m.

I. Opening Business

A. Comments from public, staff and board – no comments

B. Approval of the agenda. MSP Child, Rainville.

C. Approval of Minutes from the June board meeting. Amendment: to change the word ?payment? to ?reimbursement.? in Item D. MSP Child, Rainville.


II. Reports

A. City of Minneapolis – Hestick presented
Harrison asked Colby to prepare an agenda for the MTN Member?s Meeting and that it be sent two weeks prior to the meeting. City Cable has been having signal cut-off issues with their switcher. Harrison had a question about how changes would be made in board appointment structure. Colby pointed out that current board members would serve until their terms end. Leupold said that bylaws would spell out how change would occur. Mayor?s budget address is on August 14 at 1 p.m. For April, 75,785 residential customers. May number is 75,697.

B. Minneapolis Public Schools –Edie French not present
Colby said French would give her report at the next meeting.

C. Comcast – Leupold presented
Comcast training center on 801 Plymouth Ave. N. opened earlier today. Huber represented MTN at the event. Rainville asked if Comcast received any feedback on Celebrate Northeast Parade cablecast. Leupold had not received feedback, but would check.

D. Executive Director?s Report - Colby presented
Staff changes – Beth Peloff will oversee production services and will move out of administration. A person has been hired to do Accounting and Development work.
Staff has been working on several productions over the last month, including the Northeast Parade and the Turtle Derby.
Voices projects have been featured on the Daily Planet website.
Archiving ¾ inch tape library work continues on DVD disks.
Vera Allen is at the Alliance for Community Conference in Washington, D.C. this week.
MTN is an official sponsor of National Night Out. There will be an episode of MTN Update about it.
MTN Member?s Meeting is on July 22 at 1 p.m. at MTN. Board Members are encouraged to attend. Changes to by-laws will be presented at this meeting.

E. Treasurer?s Report. Hedden presented.
MTN had a net income in May. Surplus in training due to check from South High for Voices program. There will be some expenses related to the 25th Anniversary celebration. Motion: Receive all reports, including Treasurer?s Report. MSP Child, Rainville.

III. New Business

A. August Meeting
Motion: Cancel August Meeting. MSP Child, Huber. Rainville asked that business between meetings be conducted via e-mail. Child did not accept this as a friendly amendment. Hedden pointed out that bylaws already call for any business between meetings to be done by writing.

B. Bylaws changes
The board discussed the bylaws changes related to board composition and reimbursement, and whether those changes would be ready to present at the Members Meeting. Hedden will write the changes and board members will vote on these changes at the September meeting. Rainville suggested removing ?compensation? language, but maintaining language about ?reimbursement.? Rainville suggested that staff announce at the Member?s Meeting that the City Council can expect to receive these changes to the bylaws. Child said that the board can still operate under the terms of the changed bylaws even if the city has not approved the changes yet. Huber recommends that the board start work via e-mail so that approval can come in September.


III. Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 6:38 pm. MSP Child, Hedden.