MINUTES OF THE TBNK BOARD MEETING FROM

DECEMBER 16, 2009

ROLL CALL: Chairwoman Voelker called roll

Present: Tom Holocher John Cole Sara Voelker Dave Millward Shawn Masters

Mildred Rains Dale Henson

Absent: Bill Rolfes Mark Spicer Eric Richardson Lawrence Rosenthal

Also Present: Tim Broering – TBNK Executive Director

Mike Nitardy - Legal Counsel

Josh Boedeker – TBNK Master Control Engineer

Mindi Manz – TBNK Office Manager

Jouett Brenzel – Representative from Cincinnati Bell

Mike Morrison – Representative from Cincinnati Bell

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion to approve the December 16, 2009 agenda made by Ms. Rains, seconded by Mr. Henson. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion to approve the October 21, 2009 meeting minutes made by Mr. Holocher, seconded by Mr. Millward. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS

Motion to approve financial reports from all four accounts for October and November 2009 made by Mr. Holocher, seconded by Mr. Henson. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

CINCINNATI BELL REPORT

Jouett Brenzel Reported:

• At the end of November passed 2,617 homes in the TBNK area

• Offering services in 8 communities

• 676 customers have basic service

• 664 customers have premium service

Mike Morrison Reported:

• Outlined channel line up offering

• Rolling out 5 HD channels

• Have 54 channels in HD

• Discussed fioptic packages and services

OPERATIONS REPORT

Josh Boedeker Reported:

• TBNK Sports has been covering football and cross country this past fall

• Covered Villa Hills Haunted Trail

• Discussion regarding Jim Best retirement

• Numbers:

  • Avid usage is up due to staff usage in hours not open to public

  • Programming hours are down slightly from last year at this time

  • YTD programming hours are at 200% of what is needed to keep our channels

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Tim Broering Reported:

• Discussion regarding progress of Insight Franchise Renewal

• Discussion regarding connecting PEG channels on Cincinnati Bell’s network

• Discussion regarding interconnection with Cincinnati Bell and Insight

• Discussion regarding MPR filing for 2010

• Discussion regarding Ludlow’s meeting chambers

• Discussion regarding programming

OLD BUSINESS

Report from TBNK Officer Nomination Committee given by Sara Voelker

Committee recommends the following for officer positions on the 2010 Board:

Secretary – Bill Rolfes

Treasurer – Dale Henson

Vice-Chair – Dave Millward

Chairman will be Tom Holocher as per the TBNK Bylaws stating that the previous years’ Vice-Chairman will serve a chairman.

Report from the CPCAC Appointment Committee given by Dave Millward

Committee recommends the follow applicants for appointment to the CPCAC:

Ted Bushelman Dania Smith Randy Roeding Mike Blum

Pam Mullins Leo Dolan Robert Stetter Thomas Elliot

NEW BUSINESS

Appointment of seats for the CPCAC

Chairwoman Voelker called for a roll call voted to appoint the applicants recommended by the CPCAC Appointment Committee

Tom Holocher – aye John Cole – aye Sara Voelker – aye Shawn Masters – aye Dale Henson – aye Dave Millward – aye

Mildred Rains – aye

Motion passed.

Formation of MPR Committee

Dave Millward – Chair

Dale Henson

Tom Holocher

Scheduling of MPR Public Hearing

Motion to hold the MPR Public Hearing on January 20, 2010 at 5:30 pm made by Mr. Millward, seconded by Mr. Henson. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Review of CAP Act led by Tim Broering

• CAP Act would:

  • Keep PEG channels on the regular line ups

  • Restore PEG funding

  • Change PEG funding usage from capital only to capital and operational use

• Asking citizens to write to their Senators and Congressmen to pass this Act

• Asking cities and Counties to pass a resolution and send to Congressmen

Motion to approve TBNK’s CAP Act resolution made by Mr. Millward, seconded by Mr. Henson. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Status regarding Insight informal franchise renewal negotiations

• Discussion led by Mr. Broering regarding negotiation efforts

  • Unable to get Insight to respond to requests for meetings

COMMENTS FROM FLOOR

None

COMMENTS FROM CHAIR

None

COMMENTS FROM BOARD

None

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion to enter into executive session under KRS 61.810 (1) (c) regarding litigation, 61.180 (1) (g) regarding business upgrade and 61.810 (1) (b) acquisition of property made by Mr. Henson, seconded by Ms. Rains. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Motion to adjourn from executive session made by Mr. Henson, seconded by Ms. Rains. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn the December 16, 2009 meeting made by Ms. Rains, seconded by Mr. Millward. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted by:

Sara Voelker, Chairwoman

MINUTES OF THE TBNK BOARD MEETING FROM

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

MEETING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM

MINUTES OF THE TBNK BOARD MEETING FROM

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Roll Call: Chairman Sara Voelker called roll.

Present: Tom Holocher Dave Millward Peggy Sensel Sara Voelker

John Cole Bill Rolfes Mildred Rains Shawn Masters

Also Present:

Tim Broering – Executive Director

Lawson Walker – Legal Counsel

Jason Dudas – Program Director

Absent: Dale Henson Mark Spicer Lawrence Rosenthal

Eric Richardson

Changes made to October 21, 2009 Agenda

1. Amendment made by Bill Rolfes to present the September 16, 2009 minutes at the TBNK Board meeting in November.

2. Amendment made by Tim Broering to discuss New Business, Item (c) after the Executive Session.

Approval of the Agenda

Motion to approve the amended October 21, 2009 agenda made by Mr. Holocher, seconded by Mr. Cole. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Approval of the Minutes

None – Amendment made by Mr. Rolfes to present the September 16, 2009 minutes for the approval and vote at the TBNK Board meeting in November.

Approval of the Financials

Motion to approve the September 2009 financial statements for all accounts made by Mr. Holocher, seconded by Mr. Rolfes. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

CPC Operation Report

Jason Dudas reported:

• Covered the coverage of H.S. football. Interns from Ohio Center for Broadcasting, University of Cincinnati, and Cincinnati State are doing an excellent job. Jason is pleased with the quality of coverage.

• Covered the completion of the Link-GIS project. GIS stands for Geographic Information System which is a computer based mapping program. The Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission, Water District, and Sanitation District all helped with the project which will be airing on Channel 15.

• Covered the coverage of many annual dinners such as the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.

• New episodes in progress of: The Mayor Bowman Show, City Talk, County Connection, Trash T.V., Discover Kentucky, and TBNK Spotlight.

• Hours: equipment usage steady – studio usage increasing

Programming: Per report provided, 159% is not correct but higher. Jason will provide the correct percentage at a later date.

• Presented clips on: H.S. football coverage, The Mayor Bowman show-Episode “Healthy Monday”, Link-GIS, Innerfaith Hospitality Organization, and City Talk-Episode “Fire Service”.

• Discussion led by Mr. Holocher in regarding the comparison of budget planning.

• Discussion led by Mr. Rolfes regarding TBNK Board meetings being available on “On-Demand” channel.

Directors Report

Tim Broering reported:

• Report provided by Mr. Broering regarding the steady increase of the number of hits on the TBNK website.

• Discussion regarding the Franchise negotiation that is still in process.

• Discussion regarding the Link-GIS project.

• Mr. Broering thanked the participants of “City Talk – Episode: Fire District Service” for all their hard work and dedication for the production of City Talk.

• Discussion regarding the upcoming new episodes of City Talk and The Mayor Bowman show.

• Discussion regarding customer trading between Insight and Cincinnati Bell.

• Discussion regarding Verizon and price increases.

• Discussion regarding cable services and programming.

Old Business

None

New Business

- Discussion regarding TBNK Officers Nomination Committee under Item (A). Volunteers for the committee include Bill Rolfes and Sara Voelker.

- Discussion regarding appointing the CPCAC Appointment Committee under Item (B). Volunteers include Bill Rolfes and Dave Miller.

- Discussion of possible action regarding real estate agent exclusive representation agreement under Item (C) moved to follow the Executive Session.

- Discussion regarding review of New Cap Act in Congress designed to protect PEG channels under Item (D).

- Discussion regarding the status of Insight informal renewal negotiations under Item (E).

Executive Session

Motion to enter into executive session pursuant to section 61.810(1)(c) concerning litigation, section 61.810(1)(G) concerning proposal for ungrading a business, and section 61.810(1)(B) concerning possible acquisition of real estate property made by Mr. Holocher, seconded by Mrs. Rains. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Comments from the Floor

None

Comments from Chair

None

Comments from Board

None

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the October 21, 2009 made during the Executive Session.

MINUTES OF THE TBNK BOARD MEETING FROM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Roll Call: Chairman Sara Voelker called the roll.

Present: Tom Holocher Mildred Rains Sara Voelker Dale Henson Bill Rolfes

John Cole

Also Present:

Tim Broering - Executive Director

Monica Diaz - Legal Counsel

Jason Dudas - Program Director

Absent: Mark Spicer Lawrence Rosenthal Eric Richardson Shawn Masters

Approval of Agenda

Motion to approve the amended September 16, 2009 agenda made by Mr. Cole, seconded by Mrs. Rains. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Approval of the Minutes

Motion to approve the mended minutes from August 19, 2009 made by Mr. Cole, seconded by Mr. Rolfes. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Financials

Motion to approve the TBNK and CPC financial statements made by Mr. Holocher, seconded by Mr. Cole. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

*Discussion started by Mr. Holocher in regard to the progress made concerning financial CD. Per Tim Broering, an official proposal has been drawn which he and Mindi Manz (TBNK Office Manager) are in the process of breaking down exact amounts and which terms to place them in.

CPC Operations Report

Jason Dudas reported:

• In the fifth week of H.S. football coverage on Channel 22. Working with new intern and part time crew. Added sideline reporters.

• Link-GIS video project is almost complete. Trisha Bush with the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission has helped out a lot. The program is about the geographic information systems program, how to use it, and what it can do for agencies, contractors, and the public. Partnering with the Water District and Sanitation district.

• New episodes of “Discover Northern Kentucky” and “TBNK Spotlight”-Debuted “Innerfaith Hospitality of St. Agnes and “Dedications in Covington – The Baker/Hunt lecture series.

• Hours: equipment usage steady.

Programming - Decreased by 3 hours from July.

YTD: at 159% of hours needed.

• Discussion regarding Channel 17 bulletin board system led by Mr. Cole. Per Jason, operating a little different than the other bulletin board but looks the same to the viewers.

Directors Report

Tim Broering reported:

• Working with Insight regarding live feed for City of Ludlow’s city building. Insight is still trying to figure out a way to connect the live feed.

• Waiting for approval and permission from building owner of the Kenton County city building to have cable installed. Project has been stalled at this point.

• Thank you letter sent to Jason Dudas from the Mississippi River Museum for contributing a section of “Trash T.V.”.

• Programming notes: New episodes of “City Talk” and “The Mayor Bowman Show”.

• Discussion regarding I-Net upgrade. Asked franchise to move forward with I-Net and franchise renewal.

• Discussion of Ownership cap on cable companies by Mr. Holocher.

Old Business

None

New Business

Discussion regarding status of Insight’s informal negotiations.

Executive Session

Motion to enter into executive session pursuant to section 61.810(1)(c) concerning litigation and section 61.810 (1)(g) concerning proposal for upgrading business made by Mr. Rolfes, seconded my Mr. Cole. All present voted aye, motion passed unanimously.

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn made by Tim Broering before going into Executive session as no other items were on the agenda following the Executive session, seconded by Mrs. Voelker. All present voted aye. Motion passed unanimously.