Kingston Area Public Access Television Meeting Agenda and Update... KAPA is Seeking Participants and Donors...

"The importance of public access in Florida..." is fundamentally the same (Please watch the following You Tube video!) as the importance of public access in Kingston, New York. Please help get it back in the green --- and back on the screen --- once AGAIN!

["Why TBCN is Important"; as submitted to You Tube by TampaBayCommunityNet on June 08, 2009;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwWou04Ihf0]

In the Interest of Open Government and General Information --- So That Those Who Would Like To Attend / Get Involved (as Commissioners, Producers, Volunteers, Donors, Etc.) with Kingston Area Public Access (KAPA) Television (Channel 23) --- I am Submitting the Following Meeting Agenda [The meeting will be in Conference Room 1 at City Hall / 7PM Tomorrow Night). [Revised somewhat for inclusion here]

Kingston Area Public Access (KAPA)Commission Meeting Agenda / 6/23/2009

1. Introductions and open speaking session (three minutes per person maximum)

2. KAPA Secretary Report:

3. KAPA Budget Report:

A. Treasurer-Budget Report / Current Balance / Paid (Receipts) / Pending Expenditures

[Please have a written budget report, receipts and copies of same available for the next City of Kingston Public Safety / General Government / Cable Committee Meeting (This Thursday) and the next KAPA Commission Meeting.]

4. Update on Ellenbogen (sp?) building:

5. Volunteers / Suggestions / Appointments and/or Comments from:

A. City of Kingston

KAPA Commissioner Joe Marchetti
KAPA Commissioner Shelly Zimbler
KAPA Commissioner Geri Breen
KAPA Commissioner / Temporary Chairperson, Bob Smith
One Opening / Volunteers / Suggestions

B. Town of Esopus

Mercedes Ross [Revised... OK?]

C. Town of Rosendale:

One Opening / Volunteers / Suggestions

D. Town of Kingston:

One Opening / Volunteers / Suggestions

E. Town of Hurley:

One Opening / Volunteers / Suggestions

F. Town of Ulster:

One Opening / Volunteers / Suggestions

G. Town of Marbletown:

One Opening / Volunteers / Suggestions [Sorry, I missed this initially!]

9. Revision of Bylaws on the "Formalities of a Quorum" [See Attachment (Addendum)]

10. Reports from Friends of Public Access (FOPA)

A. Treasurer-Budget Report / Current Balance / Paid (Receipts) / Pending Expenditures

[Please have written budget report, receipts and copies of same available for the next KAPA Commission meeting and City of Kingston Safety and Cable Committee Meeting.]

B. FOPA Secretary Report

11. Clarification of Relationship between KAPA and FOPA...

12. Other Old Business?

13. New Business?

14. Closing Commentary / Suggestions (Open / Three Minute Per Person Maximum)

15. Next (Date / Time / Location) City of Kingston Public Safety / General Government / Cable Committee Meeting:

Thursday, City Hall, Conference Rm. 1, 7PM

16. Next (Date / Time / Location) Friends of Public Access (FOPA) Meeting:

___________________________________

17. Next (Date / Time / Location) Kingston Area Public Access (KAPA) Meeting:

___________________________________


... XXX

--------------------------------------------------------------

Kingston Area Public Access (KAPA)Commission Meeting [Attachment] Addendum

Revision of Bylaws --- 6/23/2009

"Formalities of Quorum"

Resolution #1-2009:

In the interest of common sense and logic the KAPA Commission defines (in its bylaws) a quorum as 1+ half of the appointed and existing (serving in a particular calender month) members of the KAPA Commission. This is to help in the reasonable course of decision-making and the administration of Public Access in a timely and efficient manner.

Be It Resolved:

A quorum for KAPA is to be half plus 1 of the appointed members of the Commission serving at that time.

For Example:

The City of Kingston needs 1 more appointee [Four Commissioners are currently serving / active]

The Town of Esopus has 1 appointee.

The Towns of Kingston, Hurley, Rosendale, Kingston and Marlboro currently have no active appointees.

Thus, there are currently Five active KAPA Commissioners --- and a quorum would equal half of that number (2) plus 1 (A total of Three)

"Quasi Government Commission" defined as:

1. Quasi: "as if, as it were... just as... in the sense of... in the manner of"

2. Government: "To administer... exercise authority over... direct or guide"

3. Commission: "Body of persons assigned to perform certain duties or tasks."

--------------------------------------------------------------

Respectfully posted (Please let me know if I have misspelled any names or made any other errors...) by,

NS