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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.A. Discussion with Public Access User Don McNeil City of Shakopee 3, MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council Telecommunications Advisory Commission Mark McNeill, City Administrator FROM: Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator SUBJECT: Discussion with Public Access User Don McNeil DATE: February 6, 2008 Introduction The first agenda item for the joint meeting between the City Council and the Telecommunications Advisory Commission relates to public access user Don McNeil. Background Mr. McNeil is a regular user of our public access equipment and submits numerous programs to air on Channel 15 each month. Since we issued an updated Policy Handbook for Shakopee Public Access in January of 2007, Mr. McNeil has raised countless issues regarding our operating policies, staff and service to .him as a user. Mr. McNeil appeared before the .Telecommunications Commission numerous times in 2007, and he calls and emails staff with lengthy requests for information and justification on almost a weekly and sometimes a daily basis. The Telecommunications Commission has considered Mr. McNeil's numerous questions and complaints, and where warranted, made adjustments to our policies and procedures for public access. However, in some cases, the Commission has voted to retain certain policies and procedures despite Mr. McNeil's objections because they felt the existing policies and procedures were in the best interest of the City and our public access operations. One particular point of contention has been our requirement that users obtain a signed Permission to Broadcast Form when they have taped a program featuring children, copyrighted material and/or someone's intellectual property. After numerous debates with both staff and the Commission regarding the Permission to Broadcast Form, and the direct instruction from staff in November that he would need a signed form from the high school drama director in order for us to air the .high school's production of "Hello Dolly" (which is copyrighted material), Mr. McNeil submitted a Permission to Broadcast Form for the show on which he had filled in the name of the high school drama director on the signature line rather than obtaining the director's signature as required. Staff believes this was blatant violation of our policy by a user that doesn't agree with the policy and was unsuccessful in persuading the Telecommunications Advisory Commission to repeal it. Therefore, as allowed for in the Policy Handbook, staff suspended Mr. McNeill from use of the Public Access Studio and equipment for a period of 30 days. Mr. McNeill appealed his suspension to the Telecommunications Commission at their December 5 meeting. After a lengthy discussion, the Commission reduced the suspension to a 90 day probation period. Mr. McNeil has now asked to have time to address the City Council regarding his probation and the ongoing issues he is having as a public access user. The Mayor directed staff to inform Mr. McNeil that he will have 15 minutes to address his issues and that he should submit a brief written summary of his issues or concerns prior to the meeting. Mr. McNeil's submission is attached. For your information, we are also including the DVD of the December meeting of the Telecommunications Commission, at which the Commission heard and discussed at length the violation Mr. McNeil was accused of. Also enclosed is a copy of the Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook, to which Mr. McNeil makes numerous references. The policy handbook was developed by staff in the fall of 2006, _ reviewed and amended by the Telecommunications Commission and adopted by the City Council in December of 2006. Requested Action The Council is asked to listen to Mr. McNeil's comments and provide direction to staff; if necessary. S .February 8,.2448. ~ ~ iJ To: Mayor and City Council, City of Shakopee, MN Subject: Charges made by Cit}~ staff members, John Peterson, Kris Wilson, and Mark McMcNeilL (The charge of "forgery") _ - I am appealing to the City Council far an overturn of said charges and the appropriate. action to be taken. I had intended to present this to the City Council (in person or by video) but I am restricted to I S minutes by John Schmidt and Mark McNeill. My presentation would have taken approx. 25 minutes, the approx. amaunt of time that it took to present to the TAC. I was also intending to give an overview of the repeated problems I have had with City staff and the TAC per my usage of the Cities public access. I was given no time to address these p~b~ic~y aired slanderous allegations to my character and. integrity. This is overview of the situation: I wauld su~;~est that the citescouncil receive a copy of the Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook and also-the Dec. 5','07 joint meeting between the TAC and City staff. I am also submitting copies of e-mails.. This is what I presented to the TAC and city staff, at their joint meeting on 12/5/07 with one exception. That is in the overview. This is not an issue of me not wanting to follow the rules, of .projects that require. the "Permission to Broadcast Form.", of copyrighted material. T attempted to follow the mules. Ta: Telecommunicatians Advisory .Commission (TAC) /City Staff John Peterson; Kris ~lilson, Ben Adams, Mark II Iilligas, Bill Anderson, Jane DuBois, Mike Guncheon. Subject: The Suspension of usage of the 5hakapee Public Access Facility and its equipment - A person has to watch the December 5t1i, ' 07, TAC meeting to get an overview. of the situation. ~'ou will also. need to refer to the "Policy Handbook". "The Shakopee TAC will. conduct the review and issue a written decision within thirty {34) days of the meeting following receipt of the review request": "If the user disagrees with the Shakopee TAC suspension. decision, the "suspended" user may make an appeal in writinff to the Shakopee City Council within thirty (34} days of Shakopee TAC's decision. My request is to appear before the city council, as an agenda item, .per this charge. * Y * I would like to submit the following points of reference in regard to this matter: Fremise i Fact: I expressed to several. people my intent to include everyone in regard. to my invot~-~ement of videotapeing the High school play so tl~Pre waulcl be na problems. I way working wit1~ paid staff people both at the high school and city staff with many years of experience. I am a volunteer. Fact: I vas contacted oi~ Nav: 15, by Toni Amundson, the Drama Director at Shakopee High School, to video tape the Shakopee High Schaal play,. "Hello Dally". I was honored by this request, .but before a reein~; I c©ntacted John Peterson both by e-mail and telephone, to find out if doing so would comply with Shakopee Public Aeeess Policy. Per n1y Nove~llber-15,'07. e-frail to Joll« Peterson, I also cc. Kris Wilson and I~~tark McNeill.... "John, I jtls received a request from Thom Ainundsoi~, I)ran~a Director at the Shakopee J-Ii~h School to ~~ideo tape the upcoming "Hello Dolly' ii~usical play. Please let nie know if ti~iis is possible. I do unclerstai2d and so does 'f'hon$ that this is co~~y~-i~ht material and. it would N~~`_be broadcast on cable access, but co,~ies could be,nade a~ailabie #'oi- iESe be the school district. I'm looping forward to your reply '``so F can respond to his ~•e~~~est." I was intending to video take this ~rod~rction t'or the schoo@, for their- nse only. I also .read this to .3ohn Peterson, besides sending him the e-rna~l. ~ `dohn Peterson ~ as the one who numpecl this np to the neat level.... that avas to have it aired oi~ ~r€blic access! I was waiting for '>~honr Amrands€~n to coil nee back regardinr any copyright issues and to address the broadcast permission requirements. " )Instead .Iohn Peterson took it arra®n hianself to call 'I'hon~ Arrrtrndson. ZIe had Nevercalled, on any of my other projects. Per John Peterson, "~'e ~?).~nst ~t_in tench with l~r. Amr~nelson to discuss this and lne said that vane (`.'1 actrrallw can broadcast the ~alav on local t~rablic access as long as no one makes a profit from.. it and we don't sell copies" "liven that information it shouldn't be a grroble>rrr for von to check ~rrt-.the caxnet°a since we will b~ able to .:.broadcast what Corr tape". Now Thom Amundson is under the impression that Sohn Peterson. is the contact person, the one to say yes or no, and to deal with of any permission to broadcast "requirements". That's why he didn't. call me back. John Peterson muddied up the whole. issue and then was the one who initiated the allegations of signature "forgery" against me! I-Ie latter states that he keeps the city staff, that is involved with Telecommunication matters informed.. , that would be Kris ~Uilson, Marlc McNeill and the 3 SPA staff members. These 2 e-mails of Nov. 15, '07 are. attached. The-one I sent to John Peterson and the one received from.John Peterson. l act: The senior SPA staff person. working. at Public Access was copied bar Johan Peterson of my requestto video tape this event and M`r. Peterson's okay. In accordance with I°,ilr. Amundson's request of me and John Peterson's approval, I videotaped the play on Nov. 17, 2007. Fact: 11/2&/07 - ~Mr: John Peterson, Telecomauunieations Coordinator, Manager of Cable Access, has charged that I have committed a "seriotas violation" of the Shakopee Public Access Policy and he has found me guilty, placing me on a 30 day suspension beginning December 1., 2007. I was told to return all equipment immediately. I had to step work on a project. I was suspended by John Peterson before I was asked any questions or had my day before the Commission. I feel this was dealt with as a "Sting" operation, where I was .caught and found guilty with city staff acting as the judge and. jury! Kris Wilson and Mark McNeill concurred. Fact:. John Peterson encoura<~ed aYZe to film this event, lie e-mailed. nee back and I heel talked with him by phone:. I went out of my way to make sure that he vas involved from the onset since the issue of copyrighted material was again involved. Tom Amundson had given Sohn Peterson verbal. permission to broadcast the play. T'he Public Access staff Justin xx 1 was kept in the fold by John Peterson by phone and e-mail I also cc. Mark. McNeill, City Admin. and Kris `Nilson, Asst City Administrator. Feet: I made attempts to get together with both Jian Ivlurphy, High School Principal, and Toni Amundson, Drama Director, prior to the event to discuss tapeing= the play aizd to address the permission to broadcast issue. I wasn't aware that John Peterson was now acting as the "producer." I was considering going to the school if I wasn't able to get a return call which I didn't get. I left several .phone messages, but never received a return call back from either one of them. Fact: This information was shared with John Peterson: Page I5, 3).Shakopee Public Access "Policy Handboak"..Suspension Policy. appealing a "suspension or a SPA ruling. "Any user who disagrees with a decision bythe City's Telecommunications Coordinator to the application of any of the forgoing rules violations may request a review and determination by the TAC. " I was charged with the forging a signature by John Peterson, as the City's Telecdmmunications Coordinator, receiving a 30 day. suspension. I asked far an audience with the Telecommunications Advisory Commission (TAC), who, after hearing my side of the situation, reduced the 30 day suspension to 90 day probation_ However the charge offorgery still remains, but the sentence was reduced to a period of probation. Fact: l/4/08 - I received a letter from John Peterson (it's supposed to come from the TAC) addressing the suspension and 90 day probation. He waited until exactly the 30th day (12/5/07 to 1/4/08):to mail the "review and findings" to me and only after I brought it to his attention. Fact: ''*Thom later responded to my e-mail dated Jan. 7, '08. A copy of said e-mail is .attached. Per Thom Amundson comment,. "In the meantime, cable access had gone forward and censored Don for not using proper procedure". "I contacted Peterson to see if the situation wodld be waived with my consent, and he stated, >'d®, that flee Ie~al ran~ificatiotes were too lame". Fact: I approached Thom Amundson ~vho I never had inet before; the evenii7g of the play in tl~e auditorium, I addressed the "permission. to broadcast" form, per Iris conversation with John Peterson. I was there. to -video tape the performance, not knowing-that I was going to nzn into him. I didn't have an extra permission form with me to give to Thom Amundson. I told him what. information was required on the permission to broadcast form: He .gave me his calling card stating, "It appears to have everything you need to fll in on the permission form." Marlc McNeill, City Administrator was sitting right there when. I was settingup the equipment, before the start of the play. His seat was just a few feet behind me, when I made the comment (loud enough for 1~Iark McNeill to hear me} to Thom Amundson, "thank you for allowing me to video tape thisplay, the 1st High School plT~ary in the new school, and being able to do this community event for Public. Access Ttl." Fact: I filmed thepei-E'ormance on Saturday and turned inequipnientthe following Tuesday. When I returned the equipment and the two roles of film, to the Cable Access Studio. staff on Tues.; Nov 20, I told the SPA staff person (Justin.) that I wasn't able to get the Permission to Broadcast form completed by Tom Amundson; but that I dial have the permission and that Jahn Peterson and Tom Amundson had talked and okayed the filming of it. ~ The SPA staff person said he vvas aware of my being able to video the school play because he had been in contact with JahnPetersan. I ryas told to yeast fill oat the foraaa fora "ra~aatter of record". I completed the form; ~~printed 1VSlr. Aaatieaaadson's agaaaae in the si~aaateare liaae, along ~hTith providing his e-mail address, phone number, title, organization, and the date of the event. I did not,forge his. signature in the. signature box, rhther i printed his a~arne. The form would have been incomplete without Thom Amundson's name included orr the form, Fact:7obdescription of the Shakopee Public Access staffperson to whom I ti.~rned in the program: I collect and i erifv all re~~uired and appropriate SP_~, f~ir~~is of programs submitted. Review and accept pro<<:ra>31s sub~t~itted for bi-oadcast'cablecast on tlie`Pt~blic Access channel; iii accordance with. SPA polio-. 3 Essential Sl.ills and Abilities' "Tligli level. of public contact requiring tact, courtesy and ~oocl~jud~~nent. That's what the SPA. staff person .did; ~~%l~en he directed i~ze to fill out -the form at that tune. 7t~stii~ was the str~dio staff person tl3at directed nee on I l i'?~fC~7 to fillwiltthe "Per~l~ission to Broadcast form" as a "matter of record°`. fact: I~~r. Petersen «~aited a period of tine (from Nov. l % to l'~iov. ?U) before he' notified me of my suspension, so it was too late for me to submit anything to the TAB members, so they would have the overview of the situation, for their December 5~' commission meeting. At which time it would be my first opportunity to address the charge to the TAB: ~~>kx:~c%F%kn"<~i<~~~>k~k~=><>F>;<~<>'F>'K><%f~<n=>e.I<?I;%k~'<>K><>!'~i=~i<%FY><~~~k><>,<#~i<7F~-i:%k'~<~i=~>F%k~k%(-=F>;c~k~'F>k>k~~{~;~yk>i<.~'<>F~i<X Fact: I received :1o17n Peterson's "suspension" letter. This was the first that I had heard. about being suspended. I was under the impression that the performance and the permission form were accepted: I immediately went to the high school on November 30, the same day upon receiving this suspension Letter to talk: with Tom Amundson; whn then si~r~ecl the tarrn and'` said that he wox~id call .~~hn Peters~m that same €lav aid yet this squared away!. Fact: If Thom Aml~ndsorz had accially called Sohn Peterson, that. same day -and told him of his signing the "permission form. It should have been a done deal. Either Thom didn't call Sohn or John after being called, decided to continue on with his attempt to catch me committing forgery and later stating at the TAB meeting that "Thom Amundson agrees with us" regarding. these charges (which statement, after reading I~r. Amundson's overview of the situation, I concur as false.) fact:. The nlles of the Policy l=laixlbook state that if I was found by the SPA staff andlor Sohn Peterson not to have the proper permission; my program should not have been accepted or aired. 1~act: Per the Suspension Policy, page I5 of the Palley Elandl~oolt, the "Lerig~th of Suspension". Tl~e leng~tlr of suspension will be based on the severity of the violation. IWIr. Peterson was addressing this charge as a "severe violation". If the TAB agreed with 3o1u1 I'eteg-son, that it was a "Seve.re violations", as determined by the TAC, there action may. result in l~errnane~t susa~eiflsia~n. `This. appears to me to have been the intent of the city staff, Ivlr. Peterson; Kris ~:~'ilson and lVlark 1VIcNei11 by charging me of not abiding by the following rules: Bullet point one of page 15: "failure to abide by the policies, procedures and guidelines of SPA.". * -I did follow the direction of the SPA staff in filling aut "Permission to Broadcast Form". Bullet point three, "making statements to SPA., verbally or in written form, which is knowingly false, misleading, or incomplete:. . Given the information and communication that .was provided to my by city staff and by Thom Amundson, I did not knowingly and with z~alieious emtent break these r~[es. Fact: Per the inference of the Policy I-Iandbook it would appear that the city staff is to do the fact finclin~ while the commission. f TAC} levies the appropriate suspension. There is a lot of reference to me having to follow the rules... rules that are to be followed by everyone. When I make an example of city staff and the TAC not following the rules . they don't want to hear about it. Rule ~'i©lations . Fact: It was brought up by Mr. Peterson at the last TAC meeting that a member of his staff had used. studio equipment to video tape a wedding and that upon his becoming aware one of this, he put an end to it. * In fact 1~Ir. Peters®n was well aware. that the camera was being used for that purpose because he gave his. staff permission under the premise that he was using the equipment far training. A city employee giving a subordinate permissionto use p~tbiicequipment to video tape a private e~~ent, under d7e premises that he was using the equipment for training purposes. I~ow this wor~~ld 6e an exan7hle ofa serious violation of the policy hai~dbool~, aid the cities ein~loyee policy handbook.. Fact: i~~1r.'Peterson stated at your Last TAC meeting, that he editec! someone else's video. He did this without them knowitzg it, "to make it legal", to be no longer a conva~ercial, playing it on our pliblie access channel, over and over. again. This -would be an exalul~le of a serious violation.. .Fact: The TAC was established. by a "Resolution"',.that addressed. the attendance policy of TAC meetings, to be very impol-tant. Ms. Wilson, as city staff, attending these meetings choose to do nothing about a members repeated absences of TAC meetings. After this was brought to Mark IVIcNeill's attention, he just states, that it was addressed and voted on by the whole TAC (which it wasn't) as stated. in the "Resollrtioia" suggested to the IVlayor... We will just have to change the rules. This is an example of a serious violation of the miles. In Summary: Following the"Rules" seem to be the issue. I've stated i~lany times before the City stuff and the 5 member TAC that the rules have to be evenly enforced. We debated the "Permission to Broadcast Form" many times.. It was the TAC who decided to debate this requirement and others with me over and over again. I did stressto city staff and the TAC, that Shakopeeis the only city that requires the "permission. to broadcast form, yes, the only one. That in and of itself should say something! I have been before the TAC and city staff a good number. of times, 5 times in 2007, to discuss forms, procedures, and budget items. A lot of the issues had to do v~Tith John Peterso~i and Iris Wilso~~ which they didn't appreciate. They finally saw an ohpol-tunity to Charge I11e witl2 a "Severe ~~lolatit3l?, ~ Chargetivottl~,r cf"~Cd-??2~t?enf ctt~t~P?2s1(_f1}" I video tape a lot of community events as a public service, as a volunteer. I did over 75 .programs, just this last year alone. If it wasn't for my locally covered programs the only thing that would be on Public Access would be programs from other cities. Maybe that is what you want. I do it so those that-are unabte to attend. these functions can enjoy participation. in the community through the video airing of community functions. It is my hobby and there is no compensation involved.. In fact it costs me money. to put these programs together and a lot of time. and energy, approx. aver $ 1, 000 over the past year. In most any other city, if a person had,put this many community based programs together, they would be acknowledged and awarded for their efforts...In Shakopee the award is a suspension notice with charges that-imply lack of character and personal integrity «jhich result in na longer being allowed to access video tapeing equipment. I trusted city staff and~the schpals DramaDirector, to da i~~hattlEey said t12ey world clo, whenthey said they would dolt. I did-.not and have not maliciously withheld information, intentionally misled, or personally profited from any community productions that I have submitted for-.:airing. to include this project. A11 I did in this. case was video tape a. school play and submitted it for broadcast, of which I understood to be within the guidelines of Shakopee Public Access Policy. Everyone involved knew, I was going to tape the play prior to the event and`Tom Amundson-and John :Peterson had agreed that the play could be broadcasted. Again, what I was at fault' of doing, was to trust city staff; John Peterson, Kris V~?ilson, Mark McNeill, Justin {cable technician) and Thom Amundson, Drama Director, Shakopee High School. I had members of the public approach me before the play, during the intermission and at the end of the play; asking me when it would be aired. I really looked far this opportunity to develop into something, doing other junior and high school events. in the future. This relationship has been severely been compromised. The High School staff is going to think twice before they contact me to do programming. I also .submitted a newspaper article to the ~a1ley News that was published; recognizing the school play, "HeI1o I>olly", the actors and its contribution to Shakopee promotion of the fine arts. The major points ofthis issue; - ~ originally was going to video tape the High School event ~ st I'o~- the school„ rant to be b~-oadcastecl on cable access (e-rrZadl s~o~ts that lrrtentle -.John Peterson decides to "bump it up to the next level" for cable casting." - Thom Amundson didn't get back to me to address the permission issue. - I video tape the Shakopee High School. play, "I-Iet1o Dolly" SPA staff member, Justin, advises me to fill out a "permission form", "for a matter of record", printing Thom Amundson name on the form. - Thom .~dmundsan signs the "permission form". - John Peterson decides to pursue "forgery" charges. - The TAC hears the "case" and decides to find me "quality of "forgery" - The City Council {Mayor) decides to not hear my `'case" outside of the 30 day window. - The City Council {Mayor) decides to allow me 15 minutes (ofa requested 30 min.) at a joint meeting with. the TAC and the City Council. - My credits were dropped in the original airing.. - After the credits were added John Peterson decided to stop airing the performance. - The TAC meeting in which I went before the ~'AC/city staff, John decided to stop airing the joint meeting on cable access; weeks early of what it could have been aired. Shakopee residents were starting to call members of the ~`AC and City Council voicing their opinions. In Conclusion: I am asking far a public. apology from the TAC commission, one, member . of whom publicly implied t11at this charge was of a criminal nature. I am also asking for a public apology and the reinstatement of my personal character and integrity from City Staff whose interference; miscommunication and misinterpretations led to same Z I people finally being involved in this matter. I am also requesting a review of duties and qualifications of city staff involved in the community access process. I believe it is important that theirprocedures and rules be Paid out in an easily understood and consistent .format that encourages public participation and that staff assists in a customer service oriented environment of coordinating the efforts of the public with technical expertise as well as forthrightness in answering inquiries that are matters of public information. There should. also be a process addressed in the policy handbook-for complaints initiated by the public of the TAC .and/ar city staff.. Respectfully Submitted February 8, 2008. Don McNeil 1101 Naumkeag St Shakopee, MN Attach~~nents: * -.Signed "I'ermissian to ~raadcast :Form" - E-Mail to John Peterson,. Thursday 15 November 2007 * - E,Mail received from john Peterson, Thursday 15 November 2007 Shakopee Valley I`~Iews TV. guide, example 1,2 and - E-mail from John Peterson stating that L will be charged for "staff 'time. * - "Submitting a complaint against a SPA staff person, .Tustin, Cable Public Access staff. Deference is made to: Policy FIandbook pages 10, 11, 15 and 16 ~`-Letter sentto me 11/30/07, from John Peterson. Suspension notice. ~-Letter sent to me II3/08, from John Peterson. The 30 day review letter, decision afthe TAC commission. I submitted 12 items. 2/810$ Mark; Please find my response to "the Forgery allegation": I understand that this will be forwarded. ~n to the City Council. I'm not submitting S items at this time. I will be attending the City Councilsjoint meeting with the TAC. I will address any additional .questions or comments when recognized by the chair. 2/8/0$ Mark, Please find my response to "the Forgery allegation". I understand that this will be forwarded on ~~o the City Council. I'm not su~imitting 5 items at this time. I wi11 be attending the City Councils joint meeting with the TAC. I will address any additional questions or comments when recognized by the chair. I . 1 ~ E a s 200$ ~ z. E Page 1 of I Kris Wilson From: Mark McNeill Sent: Friday, January d4, 2008 2:01 PM To: Kris Wilson Subject: FW: Don McNeil Policy Violation 11-28-d7 Attachments: Don Policy Violation 11-2$-07.doc From: Mark McNeill Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:36 AM To: John Schmitt (E-mail); Matt Lehman (E-mai!}; Steve Clay; Steve Menden (E-mail); Terry Joos (E-mail) Cc: John Peterson; Kris Wilson Subject: Don McNeil Policy Violation i1-28-07 A heads up that Mr. Don McNeil will be receiving a 3d day suspension from using the Cable Access studios, effective December 1st. Staff has had ongoing problems with Mr. McNei! regarding his refusal to obtain releases from the people or event sponsors that he tapes for airing on the cable channel. The reason tha# these releases are necessary is that there is a liability for the City to air these shows when they contain copyrighted music or play performances, When the Cable system does not have a license to air these. Or, the performer should be able to approve in advance airing some#hing #hat he or she does for a living (a magician performing at the t.ibrary is a case in point here) By receiving releases from the parties, we are greatly reducing the City°s liability exposure. However, Don does not agree with the policy, and refuses to get signed approvals. The problem in this specific situation is that he recently taped the performance of the High School's performance of "Hello Dolly", and submitted a release purportedly signed by Thom Amundson, the play's local director. However, in checking with Mr. Amundson (the signature and rest of the form appeared to be in identical handwriting), P~~r. Amundson said that he had never been approached to sign it. Therefore, it appears that Mr. McNeil falsified the signature, which is a v'solation of the Cable use policies. This wit! be on the agenda of the TAC next 1lVednesday to affirm. Mr.McNei! will be receiving a copy of the suspension letter Friday. 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[Flag Message -Mark as Unread ] Printable Vieaa InboX Subject: RE: Request to Video Tape Draft y,~, Date: Thu, 15 fJov 2607 15:16:27 -0600 Sent From: "John Paterson" <JPeterson@cf.shakopee.n,n.us> Add to Address Book ~3 Add Mobile Alert Bulk [Empty] To: "Don Ptcflell" <dm,shakopee@yahoa.com> Trasn [Empty] GC: "Kris W?Ison" <KWiison@ci.shakopee.mn.us>, "Mark P9cNeill" <P~1Nlcneil?@cLshakopee.mn.us>, "Pat Pfevin" <PNevin@ci.shakopee.mn.us> Search Shortcuts ~Dn My Photos We just got in touch with IVIr. Amundsen to discuss this and he said that we nay Attacnfnents aefiual(y can broadcast the play on local public access as long as no one makes a profit from it and we don't sell copies. Me was going to double See your credit check to be 100°/a sure, but seemed pretty confident. Given that ;score -free information it shouldn't be a problem for you to check out the camera since Online Degree we will be able to broadcast what you tape. It wi!! require a permission to Programs broadcas# form signed by Mr. Amundsen for our records, though. Also, if Mortgage rates Mr. Amundsen looks into it and finds ot.:t he was wrong about us being able toavest in 3 mths to broadcast it, we will have to abide by that but since we can't go back _ _ , - _ - _ and tape the play ante the weekend has passed, it seems reasonable to How to become a - ~ Teaa,er, Nurse get it on tape now and hope the capyrigh# issues and permission to broadcast work out as expected. Thanks, Jahn From: Don McNeil [mailto:dm.shakopee@yahoo.com] ,..P Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 1:05 PM To: John Peterson Cc: Kris Wilson; Mark McNeill Subject: Request to Video Tape I just received a request from Tom Amundsen, Drama Director at the Shakopee Sr High School, to videotape the upcoming "Hello Dolly" musical production this coming weekend. I would like to perform this community service. Please let me know if this is possible. If not, please give me specific reasons in writing. I do understand and so does Tom that this is, http : //us.f631. mail.yahoo. com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=6052_427075_3 3 657_1596_2740_0_ 18... 216(2008 Yahoo! Mail - dm.shakopee cryahoo.com Page 2 of 2 ' copyright material and would not be broadcast on cable access, but copies could be made available for use by the school district. The reason that the school is not using its own equipment is that it is too large to fit in the video taping area allowed in the high school auditorium. Looking forward to your reply so I can respond to this request. Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your hozn~a<~e. Deiete Reply Forward Spam Move... Previous ~ Next ~ Back to Mess aes Sa_v_e Message Text ~ Fuit Neaders Check Mail Compose _ Search Mail Search the Web Copyright ©19G4 BOOS Yahoo! lnc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - CopyrighVlP Policy -Guidelines NOTICE: We ccltecT perscatal information on This sire. To leau~ mare about how ~n~e use your information, see our Privacy Policy .i http://us.f631.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=6052_427075__33b57_1596 2740 0_18... 2Ib/2008 ~ Access Cabe t ` ~ w Tdrom Amundsen ~ ~ English Teacher/Drama Director IUI! t© $1'4At~CA ~ local governmern juri V U~' ~ ~ ccess provides resides J Shakopee Nigh School _ „ s and television studi ~ 10017th Av, W., Shakopee MN 55379 'ublic Access Cable C / ~ 0lfic~//(952~965152 • FaX/(952~95-5155 E-mar~/tamundse@shakopee k12,mn us ponsibie for seeking' ~ w~w _.~.~~,._~a.,.,~~ ~ ?iJPLar- . ~ -~r onsibility includes, i~ s from broadcast stati~ - , ~ ~ ~ :posers and any and ~ ~ _ ,G~rztp program. _ ~ ~ - The following would grant permission from you, as the sponsor of an event of a program submitted for broadcast, to broadcast images and audio from yoe ~r event or con~auung-go~u anag~ vF~ - - - Shakopee Pubfic Access Cable Channel I5. j, Name ofEvent or Program: ~ s Date Taped: ~ I (print first & last name) hereby grant permission (SPA user - print first and last Hume) to video tape images and m e ev t or program listed above and to submit that tape for broadcast on Shakopee Public Acc C le e11 by demnify and hold harmless Shakopee Public Access, the Shakopee Telecommunicati Adviso 'ss2 the Ci of Shakopee, Comcast Cable, the Shakopee Public Access facility. and star respective o eers, d' rs, managers, agents and representatives from any and aII liability, damage, injury and judgments arising from the broadcast. I e v_ t be br for a time peri of (e.g, o months.~• l`~- Signatur !,f Date• ~ t ~ Phone: ~ E-mail: [ /'i' xf,f~~~ Organization: itle: ~~~~C-~~/~ (rf ap ti abl /%f'~nticable) ~Ll~d'aD ~ t~l ~ )if needed, please send this form to: i~~a-c- - Email: ehannellS@eishakopee.mn.us c.,~ " Fax: 952 233-38:11 Attn: Fuhlic Access Cable Stadia ~ Cw.~.~-., Mails Public Access Cable Stetdio (1255 Fuller Street South (Shako l G l~ r/-~ y~a Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook ~ ~ ? Y Chuck Berg From: Murphy, Jim [jmurphy@shakopee.k12.mn.us] Sent: Monday, January.07, 2008 5:46 PM To: Chuck Berg Subject: FW: Question Importance: High Chuck, Do you think that I should get involved with this and bring Don and John together with Thom and sort this out? I am not sure what level this is at and if there is more to the story. !may cal) John Peterson to ask him about the stance taken by the commission. Jim From: Amundsen, Thom Sent: Monday, 3anuary 07, 2008 4:47 PM To: Murphy, ]im Cc: Chuck Berg ~ Subject: ItE: Question / Importance: High Jim, A number of things have occurred since Don McNeil first offered this to the drama program. First off, 1 am delighted with Don McNeil, and I am delighted to have his services as regards creating a history on DVD of the drama program, and I am disappointed that this situation has come to this level of concern. Here is a chronology of events: October Don suggests videotaping the production and community access airing. (n speaking with him on the teiephane, 1 am intrigued and agree. i receive a call from the cable access network speaking about royalties and the like. 1 assured them I will contact Tams- Witmank to hear their philosophy on copying productions. In conversation with Tams, they in so many words that i could make the copy and air the production, after reading license and language of the contract to me. Essentially, they did approve on a private and non-profit basis. I returned a call to the cable access company with this information. They agreed to air the production in lieu of a contract being signed, a waiver of legal responsibility, which though was vague to me as far as whom was responsible to sign, I agreed with as a necessary move on my part. I agreed to sign the contract when presented to me. Here's where it gets muddy Don did videotape the production and went ahead-with the submission to the cable access. He did state to me that night that cable access was all over him about use of their equipment and that by signing the,form it would take the edge off his relationship with the company. He never did present the contract to me-that evening. John Peterson contacted me a week or two later about confusion with the contract, stating Don had turned in the contract with my name in the signature box, without my consent. I stated I have verbally said 1 would sign it, but it wasn't presented i to me, as stated earlier. I then agreed to sign another contract when sent to me, however, Don appeared later that week > with the contract in hand and 1 signed it. In the meantime, cable access had gone forward and censored Don for not using proper procedure. 1 contacted Peterson to see if the situation would be waived with my consent, and he stated, No, that the legal ramifications were too large, and he was surprised !would be so free with my signature. I personalty did not feet this was a huge ordeal, and therefore may have minimized my participation. t didn't want Don censored, 1 love his contributions. f didn't want to upset cable access as !would certainly like a relationship with them and the drama department to evolve. After going back and forth with Mr. Peterson, I`d thought the situation was resolved. Apparently nat. I did receive a caA from Don shortly before the holiday which I neglected to return. To that end, 1 do apologize to you, Mr. Berg, and Mr. McNeil. In addition, 1 did also receive a cat{ from another individual in support of Don whom accused me of not attending a city council meeting and interrogating my participation in this matter. I felt it was accusatory and out of line, and didn't feel an obligation to return the call. For that, I perhaps may have returned the call, but as I write today felt this person was delving in deeper than i thought necessary to go with this issue. t hope this does address some of the concerns around this issue. I would say my involvement with this process has been naiviety with the ramifications, however, I do support Don McNeil's participation in the drama program, and am disappointed that this situation has become the monster it appears to be today. 1 apologize as well for the inconvenience it has caused Mr. McNeil, the cable access network, yourself and Mr. Berg. Please contact me at your earliest convenience with further questions regarding this matter. Sincerely, Thom Amundsen English Teacher Theatre Arts Director Shakopee High School 100 W. 17th Avenue Shakopee Mn 55379 Thom, let me know what is going on with this. Jim From: Chuck Berg [mailto:cberg@riversidecomputers.cam] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 12;41 PM Tq: Murphy, Jim Subject: Question I got 2 r . 8115107 (Dropped off, at City Hall, for John Peterson) John Peterson. Telecommunication Coordinator, City of Shakopee. Subject: -Cable TV, Policy Handbook Rules. - Returned programs (to me), that were to be aired. Dear John: ' After comparing the 2043 Policy Handbook with your current 2007 rules, it would appear that my issue relating to the "rules" needs to be addressed to you (city staff), the Telecommunication Coordinator and Kris Wilson, Manager of Telecommunications. The "Permission to Broadcast Form" is a relatively new requirement made by you. I did address this issue, with the Telecommunication Advisory Commission, of which you attended. This is yet another time, of me addressing the TAC per the Policy Handbook Once again, at your August 1, `07 meeting, there with no resolution. There has been no resolution, every time I bring it up, with you or the "Commission". Since the TAC is an advisory commission, it would appear to me that the "buck" stops with you and Ms. Wilson. You are the policy makers, the commission follows you're lead. Per your August 1st TAC meeting, I don't really see the need for me "to put it in writing", my presentation to the commission, that's what you have a recording secretary for. As you know, I did have some other issues, relating to your Policy Handbook, that I wasn't allowed time to bring before you and the Commission. Shakopee's Certified User Card, Underwriting /Sponsorship Policy, 1ST Amendment, Public Records/Pro~ram retention, and Priority of Programming. In addressing the TAC, at this rate of one issue per month, it will be February of 2008 before I have an opportunity to address all these various rules of your handbook that you aren't following. Since you and I have talked about these issues many, many times, maybe you can address them to the city council and the city attorney forme. The coordinators role is to "Serves as liaison between the Commission {TAC), public access, the public and legal council". Please provide me, with a little background of what now appears to be your requirement of me, to now provide a "permission form" for ever show that I produce. Originally, it was to protect little children, but now its horses! I am also asking you to provide me with the time element of, when a program is turned in, to when it's first played and how often a program can expect to be played, before it is taken off the TV schedule (that appears in the Shakopee Valley News). It appears to be up to your discretion. Where, what city, did this requirement come from? Shakopee seems to be the only city that requires your "Permission to Broadcast Form"! I see no need, for you to wait until the September 12~ TAC meeting. This is a policy issue and the TAC is an advisory body. Time is an issue, since you're now not airing any of my programs (of community events), at this time. I do a lot of programming, to be enjoyed by people that aren't able to attend many of these events for one reason or another. It's embarrassing for me to explain why I'm getting the run around. I'm virtually the only producer of local community programming in Shakopee. I might encourage you to pick up a copy of Roberts Rule of Order. In fact, pick one up for each member of the TAC. Please provide me the reason that the following shows are not going to be aired. In fact they were returned to me 8/14/07. I`ve gotten a lot of calls, from people in the community, that were wanting a copy of a particular event. 1). Scott County Fair, Competition of Draft Horses, part 1 and 2, (7/2707). 2). Derby Days, Motorcycle, stunt riding, (8/3/07). 3). Scott County Fair, Mitchell's Marionetts, puppets, (7/28107). 4). Scott County Fair, "History of Scott County" put on by Scott County Historical Society, {7/28/07). 5). Story Time at the Shakopee Library, (8/8/07}. 6). Puppeteer at the Shakopee Library, (7/30/07}. 7). The Derby Day Parade, (8/5/07). I look forward to your reply. Don McNeil, 1101 Naumkeag St. S. , Shakopee, Mn 55379 612-418-7954 A community programming producer. GC: City of Shakopee Memorandum TO: Telecommunications Advisory Commission Mark McNeill, City Administrator Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator FROM: Sohn Peterson, Telecommunications Coordinator SUBJECT: Violation of Public Access Policy DATE: November 28, 2007 Introduction Staffhas placed Mr. Don McNeil on a 30 day suspension as a result of a serious violation of the Shakopee Public Access Handbook. The Commission is asked to review the violation and provide any further input or direction to staff Background On Tuesday, November 20th, Mr. McNeil submitted footage of and the Permission to Broadcast form for "Hello Dolly", the fall musical performed by Shakopee High School. Upon review of the Permission to Broadcast form, the signature appeared to have been forged. To confirm, I contacted Mr. Thom Amundsen, drama director of the School to ask if he had filled out a Permission to Broadcast form for our facility. Mr. Amundsen replied that he never received or signed any form. Therefore, absent information to the contrary, it appears that Mr. Amundsen's signature was forged an the Permission to Broadcast form that we have in our possession. Staff is confident in saying that Mr. MclaTeil knowingly submitted the farm in this manor. This is a serious violation of the Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook; specifically bullet points one and three on page 15. Bullet point one: "Failure to abide by the policies, procedures and guidelines of SPA". Bullet point three: "Making statements to SPA, verhally or in written form, which is knowingly false, misleading, or incomplete." The Policy Handbook states that the Telecommunications Coordinator can make a decision whether or not to proceed with disciplinary action. It further states it is for the Commission to determine severe violations which may result in permanent suspension. Keeping these policies in mind, staff has suspended Mr. McNeil from utilizing the Shakopee Public Access facility and from checking out Shakopee Public Access equipment, for a period of 30 days. The suspension took effect December lst, 2007. Mr. McNeil was instructed to immediately return any Shakopee Public Aeeess equipment he had checked out. . 1 i Requested Action Staff would appreciate the Telecommunications Advisory Commission reviewing this violation to determine if this would be considered a severe violation and determine if further action is necessary. If the Commission determines further action is needed a motion reflecting the decision made would be required.. If the Commission agrees that the action staff has taken is appropriate, a motion to affirm staff s action to suspend Mr. McNeil for 30 days would be appropriate. 2 Yahoo! Mail - dm.shakopee(a~yahoo.com Page 1 of 5 ii Welcome, dtss,shaJ:ep~e _ , ~ _ 0 ~ Searcis: i ~ Web Search , r _ _ , =~r~ J=~ L1tTlitL~ Lllile aflj~ ' 9 crs=.x nrt a tic aa~ rnr; r,=:~:F srt~n , Fta~ i9rlNaliarv ; Contacts Calendar Notepad Mail For Mobile -Mai! Upgrades -Options Check Mail Compose Search Mail Search the Web Netflix Previous ~ ftext i flack to Messages Delete Re ly Forward - Spam Move... Folders [Add -Edit} This message is not flagged. [Flay r~essa9e -Mark a5 un~eaa ] InboX Date: 4Ved, Y6 Jan 2008 1Y:57;53 -Ob00 Draft Subject: Re: The continuious playing of copyv~ritted material on oar Public Access Channel. Sent From: "John Peterson" <7Peterson@ci.shakopee.mn.us> Add P4obile Alert BUIk [Empty] ~Q0 "Don h1cf•Jeil" <dmshakopee@yahoo.com> CC: "Pat Nevin" <pNevin@ci.shakopee,mn,us>, "Don Brande}" <dbrandei@ties2,net>, '7ustin Thiessen" <7Thies~ Tfash [Empty] Don, we have verified that these forms are public information. However I want to n search shortcuts simply review the forms you would be asked to do that at City Hali during regular h< asked to schedule that in advance with me. If you then want copies of these forms My Photes time involved in that request you might also be required to pay for staff time. y___- My Attachments Sincerely, John See your credit score -free Online Degree john PeterSOJti Programs - Telecommunications Coorsfinator online Degree _ _ _ City of Shakopee, NI(Y Programs _ _ 952 233 9310 Hova to become a - Teacher, Nurse On 1/i5/08 10:54 AM, "Don NictVeA" <dm.shakopee@yahoo.cam> wrote: John, I am asking for access to the file. of submitted programs to be aired on "Submittal Form" and the "Permission to Broadcast Form" for programs subm asking for this public information under the Freedom of Information Act. Plea! Thank you for your assistance. Sohn Peterson <JPeterso»@ci.shakopee.m».JUS> wrote: Comments below. http a/us.f631.mail.yahoo. com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=9771_3601946_20493_1836_6487_0_3 2/2/2008 .2rti 9111/07 (e-mailed). John Peterson, Telecommunication Coardinatoi•. City of Shakopee. Subject: Policy Handbook, Public Access Policy - "Permission to Broadcast". Hello John, I am responding to your 9/5107 memo, addressed to the TAC and the City Administrator, Mark McNeill. You had forwarded this agenda item to me 9/8107 {by mail). It appears again to be a discussion item, at your upcoming 9/12/07 TAC meeting. Subject: "Permission to Broadcast concern". It appears that you shared nothing, of my 8/15/07 letter, with the Telecommunication Advisory Commission (TAC}, nor with Kris Wilson, the manager of public access. You also didn't make reference that you had shared the TAC 8/I/07 meeting with Mark McNeill, where this subject was once again discussed in length. At your 8/1/07 TAC meeting, I attempted to provide background of my rational to the issue, to 0 our requirement of the "Permission to Broadcast" form. It wasn't very helpful to discuss your policy matters, when many of the TAC, to including yourself, didn't even have the Policy Handbook at the meeting. I was on the agenda and making reference to your nzles. One of your members was again absent and another was late for the discussion. it appears this again is why this issue is again on your agenda. Since I Laid it all out at your 8/1/07 meeting, some 25 minutes plus why would I need to put it in writing, you have it all in your minutes. I made reference to 6 different pages of the Policy Handbook, relevant to this very issue. It appears, to be really hard for you and the TAC to accept the fact... "If the event, being video taped, is in the public arena; you do not need permission to broadcast", and for that permission to broadcast requirement to be at one person's discretion, should be a big concern. I would hope that you would share this concern with the TAC and other city staff that has anything to do with "public access". Your memo of 9/5/07 was of interest. In that memo you are now stating that this policy requirement is "valual~Ie". It's valuable to whom and for what purpose? Yahoof Mail - dm.shakopee@yahoo.com Page 1 of3 T - Welcome ~sns~aR rr~e~ ' _ ~:._av._ Lr ~ ea: rya: ; Web Search 1~i~:.jz i Contacts Calendar Notepad Mail For Mobile -Mai! Upgrades - O ip iOn5 Check Mail Compose Search Mait Search the Web hletfrix Previous I Next I Back to Messaoes Only $4.99/mo. ~1 - _ Delete Reply Forward Move... Folders (Add -Edit] TIiIS message iS nOt flagged, [Flag Message - (lark as unread ] Printable Inbox (2) Date: Mon, 21 ]an 2008 14:08:25 -0800 (PST) Draft From: "Den Pgcfdeii" <arn.shakopee@yahoo.com> View Contact Details H~ Add Mobile Alert L_ Sent Subject: RE: Request of programs to be aired. The Dec. 5th TAC mtg. and the "Hello Dolly" play. Bulk (Empty] To: "John Peterson" <JPeterson@cf.shakopee.mn,us> Trash (Empty] Nir. Peterson, I am responding to both of my requests; 1). The airing of the Dec. 5, '07 TAC meeting, and als the playing of the performance, "Hello Dolly", and your comments. You continue scooting, yet again, this issue! Search shortcuts 1). Per your comments: "groups receives an average", "they are typically replaced", "newer up-to-date", "do time to time". What is all that mean? My Photos Per my interest and request in having the Dec. 5, '07 Telecommunications Advisory Commission meeting pia My Attachments beyond Dec.26, 07, the last time it was aired. There was a 5 week period, that it could of been aired, 5 full weeks! So what is your resistance of playing this particular commissions meeting? It wouldn't have anything with the content of me appearing before you, Kris Wilson and the TAC, would it be? It wouldn't have anythinc See your credit do with a member of the public standing up for themselves, would it be? It wouldn't have anything to do with score -free fact that you were starting to get calls from the public, would it be? This particular meeting of Dec. 5, '07 was played the least amount of times, than of any of your last TAC meetings over the last year of 2007. It N?as pl2 Bad credit, the least of any other Board or Commission, how do you explain that? !f your running out of room, on the Go `care fn s Days channel, you can always have it aired on public access channel, as you had done before. You must be under the impression that slot of the residents of Shakopee have inter-net, much less use it to s Unrlm+tea carts: watch Cable Access programming. I don't know how you can come to that conclusion since you have never just $24.99/m a servey in the ~ years you've been an employee of Shakopee! You don't mention anything of cable casting (web-streaming) on your "bulletin board" on either Public access or Gov't access. You stopped playing your' Quit smoking streaming" informational video "How to"awhile back. You might want to revisit playing 4hat video. How does Free service, public know of something if its a wel! kept sereret? 2}. Per the number of times "Hallo Dolly" is requested to be aired. John, you make referrence to you having "conversation" with Thom Amundson and in that conversation he stated that he wanted to have it aired 2 ma As you are aware we don't go by conversations, if we did then his signature could of been handled by the "conversation" you had with him per his "signature", per his filling out the permission form, if you would of ac as a "coordinator". You should now better than anyone, fihat's why we have the "Permission to Broadcast Fo In looking at that form, for this performance; it says "5 months" on my copy. That is the "Permission to Broad Farm" that I submitted to the TAC, to you and Kris Wilson, and the SPA staff. So my question is, why didn'tyou continue playing the performance as per the "permission farm", especially I brought up to your attention, as well as the SPA staff, that my credits were dropped from the originia! submittion, when it was put on the "server". So, i was finally allowed to put on my credits and then you take i the air!. John, you need to remember I had brought this to your attention and it was a whole month before I c my "work copy" back from you, to add my credits, one whole month. And now you want to stop playing it, orn the better focally produced programs. so you can make room for the "Village of Dreams" and "David Young"? You had shared (on TV during a TAC mtg.) that once it was brought to your attention {by me) that Y shows containing advertising, you yourself edited it out, to make it "legal" to be played on "our" public access channel. You would have to agree, that sure sounds like a conflict of interest! Don't your SPA staff watch for programs content, when programs are submitted, especially ofi programs from other states? Do you chink David Young is just providing "free" programs to be aired across the country, with no strings attached? That'' ovhy he's advertising the sale of his CD"s and his upcomming concerts on his "free" programs! And then you' helping him out, by making his shows "legal" by doing "just alittle editing"! How came you didn't provide this : "service" for my submition of Bryan Turtle's "Local Flavor". It wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that it "Local" submitted program {by me), of a local business, would it? A program of less than 5 minutes, while Da http: //us. f631. mac l . yahoo. com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=3 3 05_5 274982_41790_75 5_4541 _0_3 1 /23 /2008 8002/8I/I d~1u=~atla°Ia.z=~doap`05XSZL=zS`8 S'OZ6 £t~£Zg/uzoaoou~~f' S8Z£N/1p~~au~xailaat~tnop'p~l/~ d~u 'i w R ~1 +i~C? ~~~3 4~6~6~rrWy ~ne,~ ~a~ yank ooh ~~d nod ~~+l~it ' e I ~o I a~~d •uza~~ .zoo ssa7 'nod .~o~ a.zo~ - cuoa•sl~lg~y~.zanaoZ Yahoo9 Mail - dm.shakopee@yahoo.com Page 2 of 3 ' Young's programs are an hour and played over and over again. Maybe its because it takes up more of your r air time, thus its easier to schedule longer programs. onward to your responce and in having both of these request being honored. and to your responce and in having both of these request being honored. ask that you share this e that you share this e-mail with your team. rson <JPetersan a~ci:shakogee.mn_us> wrote: Don, each of our City groups receives an average of two weeks run time. That is when they are typically replaced by newer up-to-date meetings. The groups that do not meet on a bi-weekly basis do from time to time run for longer than two weeks or fi!I in when extra shows are needed to fill our cablecast day. We do not run a meeting on our channel after a newer one is available or after it is a month old. All of our meetings are now available on the City of Shakopee website and can be viewed at any time. Tom Amundsen asked us to only run Hello Dolly for two months. We always ask the person holding the rights to the content to decide how long it is cablecast. That is why it is included in the portion of our Permission to cablecast form that the person granting permission is asked fio fill in. Hello Dolly is stiff running and runs today at 2:00 PM and will run again at 9:00 PM. Sincerely, John ~o petr'~ot~ From: Don McNeil [mailto:dmshako e~e~a~ahoocom] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:24 AM To: John Peterson Subject: Request of programs to be aired. The Dec. 5th TAC mtg. and the "HeNo Dolly" play. I am requesting that you continue to play the December 5th, '07 Telecommunication Advisory Commission meeting up to Feb. 20th,'08. It appears that you play alt of the other Boards and Commissions meetings more frequently, why is that? If you could put it back into the programming schedule as of next week, keeping in mind next Monday is , a Legal holiday, with the papers dead line. I would also request you play it frequently after Spm as compared to Gam in the morning. When I submitted "Hello Dolly", per your "Permission to Broadcast Form" I requested it to be played over a period of 5 months. As you know, I had to resubmite my credits, at which time you stared to play it less, 4 times in the whole week of Jan.lOth (last week), and only 2 times after Spm. h ofBleacsi~~-a~npskneo>~+vi#sthi~sasr~~e at~ba><n1v~~'~rafid~evh~ttia~vHdn+e http:!/us.f631.maii.yahoo.comlym/ShowLetter?MsgId=3305_5274982 41790_755_4541_0_3... 1/23/2008 Yahoa! Mail - dm.shakopee~ayahoo.com Page 3 of 3 ' scheduled. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. <http://us. rd.yahoo. coin/e~~t=51438/ ~~>">">">Ilttp:/wunv. yahoo. com/r/hs> <http;www.yahoo.coinh~r'hs? <l_lttp:/www.vahoo.coru/r,11is> <httU:/~vww.yahoo.com/rlhs> <http:lwww.~ahoo.cam/rlhs> I Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo pour homepaae. Delete Reply - Forward Move... - Previous i Plext i Back to P1essaaes Save Message Text i Full Heat Cheek Mail Compose Search MaF! search the wen Copyright ~ 7994 ~G02 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - CopyrightllP Policy -Guidelines NOTICE: LNe collect personal information on this site. To learn more about hoax ~n~e use your information. see our Privacy Policy httpa/us.f631.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?NlsgId=3305_5274982_41790_755_4541 _0_3... 1/2312008 January 4, 2008 Mr. Don McNeil 1101 Naumkeag Street Shakopee, MN 55379 RE: Response to January 4, 2008 Letter SENT VIA EMAIL Dear Mr. Mcl\~eil: The follawing are my responses to the questions asked in your letter of January 4. 1. Attached you will find three items of correspondence with the City Council that relate to you. Two were sent via email by City Administrator Mark McNeill and the third was included in a weekly packet of paper documents that is sent to City Councilmembers. The decision of whether or not something is forwarded to the City Council is made at the discretion of the City Administrator. 2. All letters and emails sent by City staff can be identified by the email address or signature of the sender. All memos to the City Council and Telecommunications Commission clearly list the author of the memo at the top of the page. John Peterson, Mark McNeill and T all keep each other informed of issues and activities in the area of telecommunications on a regular basis. Similarly, John and his part-time staff communicate on a regular basis. The exact group of people involved in any ane particular decision depends on the issue at hand. 3. The Telecommunications Commission has already taken formal action on this matter. City staff is responding to your request to have the City Council review the TAC's action, which will again place this debate on camera before the viewing public. The way that it stands now, the action would otherwise become moot after the expiration of the 90 day probation (assuming there are no qualifying incidents}. If you wish to reconsider your request to appear before the City Council, please advise. 4. The TAC is currently scheduled to meet on the 4"' Wednesday of each month in 2008. As we progress through the year, the need to reschedule certain meetings may or may not arise. The dates and times for all City meetings are published in accordance with our obligations under state law. A joint meeting of the City Council and the Telecommunications Advisory Commission has been set for Tuesday, January 29 (along with a joint meeting between the Council and the Park and Recreation Advisory Board). The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., and there will be many discussion items on the agenda that evening. Staff anticipates that the discussion with the TAC will focus on the City's telecommunications activities, including the Public Access studio. Sincerely, Kris Wilson Assistant City Administrator 4 ~ ~ L[Es ,f.G/i0 ~ ~yr?LQQOfi~2/ ''i.~7.G1C~?/ 1 ~ ~ J i O/10/07 Kris Wilson returned my call 10/10/07 (4pm}, 10 days after my original request and b days after my 2nd request, saying she forgot to get back to me. She proceeded to address some of my requests, briefly. I asked her to e-mail the info. Which she sent parts of it. Kris Wilson, 10/1/07 E-mailed (Done} City of Shakopee kwilson@ci.shakopee.mn.us. Asst City Administrator, 10/4!07. Sent a 2nd e-mail to include Mark Manager of Telecommunication. McNeill, City Admin., since Kris didn't respond and the TAC meeting is 10/11/07. Subject: 1}. -Franchise agreement between the city of Shakopee and COmCast Cable. 2}. -The disposal of cable access equipment. 3). -The "Permission to Broadcast Form" requirement. 4}. -The TAC mtg., 9/12107. The motion that directed staff to review the "Permission to Broadcast Form". Hello Kris; 1}. I would like to have access to the current franchise agreement, between the city of Shakopee and Comcast Cable. Does this agreement lay out what the funds can and can not he used for? 2). At your September 12th TAC meeting, I again brought up the issue, asking how the excess cable studio equipment was disposed of. I would like to know how that was handled to include what equipment was considered excess and who it was given to? There seems to be more than one version. I utilize the studio a lot... checking out equipment, turning in projects to be aired, and returning the equipment. I don't remember seeing any signage or any indication by staff, posted at the studio, saying that working video equipment was available for free. I would also like to know, when the time period was, that this took place. 3}. Permission to Broadcast Form and its requirement. It is now being brought to my attention, by the cable studio staff (when I turn in a project), that I am required to provide a "Permission to Broadcast Form" for every one flf the Programs I da. This new rule has been directed by John Peterson, Telecommunication Coordinator, after your 9/12/07 TAC meeting. Do I understand this right? I recently did a library event, where the public is asking questions of the guest author. Members of the public audience also appear in the video. Do I now need a waiver, for each person that appears in my video? I asked the SPA staff for the Policy handbook that states this change. Per SPA staff, "That change is not in the handbook, besides John removed the handbooks from the studio". "He's not replacing them until after the next TAC meeting". t 4). At the TAC meeting (9/12/07}, there was a directive to staff, to review the - "Permission to Broadcast Form". There was a motion by the TAC (Bill Anderson) to direct staff, to take another look at the "Permission to Broadcast Form". I would like a copy of that motion. I would like to know, what the deadline is for submitting an interest in appearing before the TAC on a submitted agenda item and how much time would be available per item at your Oct. 1 l,'07 meeting. When is the TAC packet available to review, by the public, before your 10/11/07 mtg.? I would appreciate a reply before your 10/11/07 TAC meeting. Thank you for your assistance. Don McNeil, e-mail.. dm.shakopee@yahoo.com 1101 Naumkeag St. Shakopee. Video producer, cable subscriber. * December 31, 2007. **Not E-mailed Kris Wilson, e-mail address, kwilson@ci.shakopee.mn.us Asst City Administrator, Supervisor of Telecommunication City Staff. City of Shakopee. Shakopee, Mn. 55379. Subject: - Submitting a complaint against a SPA staff member, Justin Kris, Overview.. . There are 3 part time employees at the Cable Studio, located at the Community Center. Justin's usual schedule is Tuesday and Saturday. I visit the studio various days of your open hours, Monday thru Thursday and Saturday. I've been in the studio at various times when both Pat Nevin and Don B. were working; I have a great working relation with both of them. Justin, often being Late. The last 8 times that I visited the studio during Justin's shift, Justin was late 5 of those times. Twice it was over 30 minutes. Those 2 times I was coming in to check out a camera to do a project. I wasn't able to do the project, because of his being late. It is my impression that Justin either doesn't share his being late (on regular bases) with john Peterson or John chooses not to deal with it because Justin still chooses to be Late. Justin had often brought a friend during his Saturday work hours. A couple of those times that I was working on a project at the studio (editing booth} both he and his friend just sit in the office area just B. Sing. When I asked him about the status of a program that I submitted, but not yet put on the server, he gets real defensive, like I was bothering him. If he wasn't talking with his Lady friend, he was on the phone doing campaign work, for a political campaign he was working on. X>F yP ~kMX)<X X.}'C YJ~CXJ~CX~C 3C~XXXJjC ~C~XXl~}CJC J~C ~C JC%}CXJ~: ~C J~GXXJY SC ~C X:'(.~''X?'~'. ~C XCXJjC J'(.~~S~C Jk XJ'F*l~JYXXX~YXJ~ November 20, 07. -Tuesday, Justin's work shift. I had turned in my program "Hello Dolly" into Justin November 20t11,'07. Nothing was done with the program until November 24th; it was Justin who received my program and also put it on the server. Nothing was done with the program on 11/20, I l/21, 11/22, until 11/24/07. I had turned in the camera and the 2 Min-Dv tapes, a 2 hour show, on 11120/07 to Justin. I shared with Justin that I wasn't yet able to get the "Permission to Braadcast" form filled out by Mr. Thom Amundson, but I wanted to turn in the camera and the footage, which time Justin said "lust fill out the form with the information you have we all know you have the permission, John Peterson has shared that with us, we share information by e- mail". Ihad John's e-mail to me in regards to him e~ g me the g_o ahead being cc. to SPA staff. I told Justin that I did have Mr.Arnundson's calling card of which I had all the information that is needed to fill out the "Permission to Broadcast Form" his e-mail address phone number~title~ organization date, etc. I said to Justin, I'II just print his name in the signature box of which Justin said "that was fine". I did feel comfortable now with that word of assurance from SPA staffperson Justin "just fill in the form_ with what information ~u have". 11/30/07 - I did get Mr. Amundson's signature an the form, which I shared with TAC, John Peterson and Kris Wilson, at your Telecommication Advisory Commission meeting, December 5th, '07 meeting. I went to the high school trying to track down Mr. Amundson far his signature on the "Permission Form"; he wasn't returning my phone messages. Even after I made my case, you still held me guilty, but with a reduced sentence, 90 days probation. "Hello Dooly" was aired for the 1St time, Friday, November 30, `07. It was aired some 25 times before I noticed there was no credits at the end of the program. I watched it a second time and the same thing, no credits. I always put credits at the end of any of my programs, and especially this program. I brought this issue up with John Peterson in which he attempted to put the blame on me. I asked John Peterson repeatedly for my work copy back from the studio. When I asked for my copy from the SPA, studio staff, they would say, "that John has it at his office for some reason"? On December 7th, '07, I again asked John for the return of my work copy. A11 I got from John Peterson was "I sorry it's taken so long". I finally got it returned December 19,'0?, some 30 dates later after I had submitted it! The work copy was finally returned to me. I was told there was never any "credits" on the tapes. I did review the 2'ld tape of which the end was blacked out be someone. When viewing the tape the counter was still showing that there was a tape frame running signal but it was blacked out. How convenient! Hold my tapes for weeks and then returning them only to say that it was my fault, that there were no credits. Per John's comment, I noticed on many occasions that you do not provide exact running times for your footage tapes". I never submit any running times and I have submitted some 70 plus programs thi~ear alone. I've never been told about this procedure or requirement. There is nothing made reference on any of the farms or in the Policy Handbook or made reference to by any of the SPA staff. When in doubt put the blame on someone else. There is a "Program Submittal Form" that is supposed to be filled out by the SPA staff when a program is turned in. In the case of the "Hello Dolly", the staff person, Justin didn't complete the form that asks for the staff signature. "Staff Use Cnly -Reviewed By: It was left blank. Now you would think that this would be a big point, not filling out the form correctly. Almost as important as my forging a signature on one of your forms. December 22, '07 -Saturday. Justin's shift, he was again late. Justin denial of my request of a copy of forms that I had submitted. I asked Justin if I could see my "Program Submittal Form" for "Hello Dolly" at which he started to yell, "We are getting real tired hearing about this "Hello Dolly", you're making such a big deal about it". "What is it with you, there has been so much that has been going on with this pragrarn". "This whole thing has been beat to death with you and. John". I again asked Justin for a copy of my "Program Submittal Form", of which Justin stated, "Pm not going to give you a copy, because there has been so much strange things going an with this "Hello Dolly" program". I stated this is a "public" studio, these were public forms, and I was the one submitting these forms and that I wanted a copy. Per Justin, "Any time that there is a suspension I'm going to need to e~tap~roval on anything that has to da with you". Justin knows about my suspension but nothing about me being an probation? I asked Justin if he had watched the December 5th, TAC meeting, "Yes I did and I agree with John and Kris Wilson. Per Justin, "It appears that I'm the only one that stands un to you". I'er Justin, "Why do you continue to fight with us, don't come in here with yaur guns loaded". I told Justin, to keep his voice down and to keep his comments to himself about loaded guns, especially making those comments in a public building (the community centers to hold it down about carrying guns. I stated to Justin that he and the other 2 staffmembers all know that I put credits on everyone of my submitted programs of which Justin agreed with me that I do. So I asked Justin, if that being the case, that there was no credits, why wouldn't he, as the staff person, that put the program on the server, to maybe give me a call, asking me if I was aware of the fact that there was no credits, especially knowing I always include credits. I'm the volunteer; Justin is a paid staff person that is his job, to put on the full program on the server. Then Justin went on, to blame it on the server, a relative new piece of equipment! Justin was yelling, "I work 2 other jobs on Saturdays, I also work 4 other jabs". "I wasn't that late, once I was here 10 minutes early". Sincerely, Don McNeil 1101 Naumkeag St. S. Shakopee, Mn 55379. b12~418-7954. cc. Sh~QYeelUU~~'7~C~Sf' ShakopeeeMNt 55379 952 - 233 - 9545 4~~ 0 Viable Channel l~ Channell5@ci.shakopee.mn.us POLICY HANDBOOK SHAKOPEE PUBLIC ACCESS .POLICY HANDBOOK Adopted By: Shakopee City Council .Resolution No. 6553 December 19, 2006 .Effective: January 1, 2007 Amendments ¦ Section "Submitting a Program", "Program Identification" (page 9) amended February 7, 2007 ¦ Section "Submitting a Program", °Permission to Cablecast" (page 10) amended April 9, 2007 ¦ Section "Appendix A" (page 21), "Appendix B" (page 23) amended December 5, 2007. All SPA forms (pages 25, 27, 29, 31, & 33) amended December 21, 2007 (This supersedes all previous policies.) User Application Page 3 Parental Consent Page 3 Shakopee Resident User Card Page 3 Reservations Page 5 Check-Out Page 6 Use Page 6 Return Page 6/7 Edit Suite Usage Page 7 .SPA Staff Page 7/8 .Program Submittal Page 9/10 .Appropriate Format Page 9 Program Identification Page 9 Statement of Compliance Page 10/11- Permission to Cablecast Page 11/12 Political Programming.. Page 12 Technical Disclaimers Page 12/13 Underwriting/Sponsorship Policy Page 13 Inappropriate Material Page 14 Required Disclaimers Page 14 Length of Suspensions Page 15 Appealing a Suspension or SPA Ruling Page 15/16 Copyright Policy... Page 17 15Y Amendment Page 17 Public Records /Program Retention Page 17/18 Limits of Liability Page 18 Indemnification and Hold Harmless Page 18 Amendments to this Policy Handbook Page 18 1 Duplication Request Page 21 Shakopee Video Dubbing Fees Page 21 1 Media Provision Page 23 Public Access Television exists to provide citizens of a local government jurisdiction access to cable television and video production equipment and facilities. Shakopee Public Access (SPA) provides residents and businesses of the Shakopee cable franchisearea free use of equipment, video editing suites and television studio space for the sole purpose of producing or submitting programming to be cablecast on Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15 (SPA15). Public Access Television is intended to enrich communities by providing a venue for community-initiated programming. Examples of programming types commonly cablecast on Public Access include local high school sporting events, local church services, original comedy or varietyshows, concerts,.recitals or other school events, community events such as parades and festivals, informational or how-to programs, and local historical videos. Residents are encouraged to create programming on whatever topic interests them. No previous video production experience is necessary. SPA staff is available to provide basic training, tips and professional opinions to assist users. in producing or sponsoring a program for cablecast. However, the content of the program and completion of a ready-to- cablecast program is the responsibility of the individual user or group of users. SPA encourages Shakopee residents to become involved in producing video programming that has local appeal and can be cablecast on SPA15. The following rules, regulations and forms have been adopted to ensure that all Shakopee residents have equal access to SPA equipment and facilities,. that .the channel maintains a professional cablecast appearance and for the protection of ,SPA users, staff,. equipment and facilities. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 1 This page was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 2 irior~ (See fo~n p.25) The first step in becoming a SPA user is completing a User Registration Form, which supplies SPA with the information needed to register a new user (i.e. name, address, valid driver license, and contact info). A User Registration Form must be completed entirely and signed by any user wishing to move forward with usage of SPA equipment and its facilities as well as individuals submitting programs created by non-Shakopee residents. A User Registration From once signed will be finalized by SPA staff. (Depending on staff duties finalization may take up to 24 hours). E"i Ot (See form p.25) Individuals under the age of 18 must have a parent, legal guardian,. or organization representative act as the applicant and sign the User Registration Form. One individual being granted permission must be listed under "Parental Consent" on said form along with the date permission is effective until. Multiple individuals under age 18 being approved: as part of an .organization must be listed under "Organizations" on said form. Individual's ages must be indicated next. to their name along with the date permission is effective until. Upon given consent users under age 18 will be able to check-out, reserve, and use SPA equipment and facilities;-and will. be able to submit programming for cablecast on Shakopee Public Access, Cable Channel 15 until given consent has expired. ~r - All SPA users will be assigned a resident user card with an individual ID number. This card will be used by SPA staff to easily identify users who have already filled out and User Registration Form. This card-will also be used by residents when reserving and checking out equipment, edit suite time or studio time as well as submitting programs for cablecast. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 3 This page was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 4 . SPA has a wide variety of video production equipment available to residents of the Shakopee cable franchise area as well as Shakopee businesses and their employees at no cost. SPA offers in-house production space, an in-house production studio, edit suites, non-linear editing systems, field cameras with necessary accessories, and a fully portable studio. SPA equipment may only be used to produce non-commercial productions for SPA15. Equipment may not be used for private purposes (e.g. weddings or birthdays), commercial purposes, producing shows for other parties (for-hire), or for purposes in violation of the SPA rules. 1~ - _ Equipment check-out, studio reservations .and edit suite reservations will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Users who make a reservation have" priority in regards to equipment availability and check-out. .Users wishing to utilize SPA- equipment and/or facilities are asked to make reservations at least 24 hours in advance (or as otherwise appropriate) in order to ensure availability.. However, equipment is sometimes available on short notice. SPA.staff will do their best to accommodate same day and drop-in requests made during regular studio hours. Making a reservation at least 24 hours in advance will also allow SPA staff time to check equipment settings, test equipment functionality, charge batteries, and clean the equipment that a user is requesting. A user may request SPA staff to check, test, and clean the equipment when making a same. day or drop-in request .however, depending on staff duties this request may not be able to be accommodated. Users are allowed to check, or test the equipment prior to check- -out if they so desire. Reservations can be made by calling and speaking directly to an SPA staff user or by visiting the studio during regular hours of operation. Reservations requested by voicemail or email should not be considered official unless and until .confirmed by an SPA. staff reply. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 5 (See form p.33) Equipment maybe checked out only from SPA staff. Individuals wishing to check out equipment will be asked to present their resident user card. Users may check out only one camera at a time fora 24 hour period unless prior arrangements .have been made with SPA staff. (Checking out only one camera at a time does not apply to the portable studio which may include up to four cameras.) .Users will be required to sign a check out sheet; this sheet will list and/or describe the equipment being checked out. The user (or his or her parent, legal guardian or organization representative in the case of a user under age 18) acknowledges receipt of equipment when .checking. out equipment, and agrees to assume all responsibility for any damage that may .occur-while it is in hislher name. This responsibility may extend to repair or replacement costs arising from damage or loss, with the exception of ordinary wear and tear. Determination of normal wear and tear will be made by SPA. Users are responsible for protecting equipment from damage, including inclement weather. Users failing to stop production when potential damage to equipment is imminent will be subjectto covering full repair orreplacements costs and maybe subject to suspension. 1.1 "C~ Equipment must be returned to the. studio during regular studio hours. Equipment is due back within 24 hours of check out or the next daythe studio is open, unless other arrangements are made. with SPA staff at the time of check out. Requests or extensions in excess of three days must be approved by the City's Telecommunications Coordinator. Any user returning equipment after the scheduled return date onto a City office or employee other than the SPA studio or SPA staff without making prior arrangements maybe subject to suspension. Equipment should be returned in the same condition as at the time of check out. Equipment will be inspected by SPA staff at the time of return for any problems or damage beyond normal wear and tear. The cost of repairing damage caused by anything other than normal wear and tear, as determined by the City's Telecommunications. Coordinator, will be the responsibility of the user. Users will be asked to clean or organize equipment that is dirty or in disarray before it is recognized for check in. If equipment requires more than simple Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 6 cleaning, the user will be required to pay for professional cleaning or repair (if needed). All accessories (batteries, cables, adapters, etc.) must be returned along with the primary equipment before it is recognized for check in. Any problems or issues related to the operation of the. equipment should be reported to SPA staff at the time of return so that any necessary maintenance or repair can be scheduled. Users returning the portable studio with footage stored on the hard drive must transfer that footage to DVD or an edit suite hard drive within three SPA business days. i Edit suites (both portable and in-house) are to be used only for the purpose of editing footage into a program for cablecast on SPA15. Individuals must submit a signed User Registration Form and be issued a user card before utilizing the edit suites. Users may use only one edit suite at,a time. No food or drink is allowed inside SPA edit suites. Users may store project files on the local hard drive or on an external hard drive. Every effort is made to protect information. stored on SPA equipment. However, SPA is not responsible for files accidentally deleted, relocated, misplaced or otherwise harmed. SPA recommends users provide a personal .external hard drive to ensure the safety of in-progress and completed programs. Program files may. be stored on SPA owned equipment for a period of no more than one month to allow for editing. Footage maybe captured to an edit suite overnight;. however,- SPA does not assume responsibility for failure due to a power outage or other unforeseen circumstances. Users other than SPA staff found accessing another user's file information without written permission may have their privileges suspended. SPA-staff may access user file information from time to time to check on the status of project. P SPA staff will assist and train users on all available SPA equipment to the best of their. abilities. However, all setup, program production, and editing is the responsibility of the user. Staff is not permitted to create, edit, modify or alter program content submitted by users. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 7 -SPA staff will assist a user in doing the transfer of footage to an edit suite computer or hard drive upon request. Users are asked to allow 24 hours for staff to complete the transfer process. SPA assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged. footage, failure due to power outage or other unforeseen circumstances. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 8 P i (See form p.27) All programs must be submitted ready-to- cablecast and accompaniedby a .completed Program Submittal Form. Eligible submissions include programming produced locally using SPA equipment and/or facilities as well as programming produced elsewhere but submitted by a resident of the SPA franchise area. Additionally SPA may choose to supplement programming submitted by residents with programming submitted directly to SPA, in cases where such: materials are likely to be of interest to SPA viewers as determined by the City's Telecommunications .Coordinator. Programming submitted by local residents will be given priority over that which is submitted directly to SPA. Items of importance for cablecast include but are not limited to: Appropriate Format and Program Identification. ;__%f~;~~~;~~-~ . - SPA approved formats are - DVD, SVHS, VHS, MiiuDV-.and DV. If your probam is not submitted in one of these formats, staff will notify you of :the need to schedule time to make a transfer. If you need assistance during the transfer process please notify staff when scheduling time. User equipment may be necessary to accommodate transfer needs. ~~r r - ;Submission materials must be labeled with the prob am name, exact running time, :producer's name and phone number. A graphic (or approved equivalent) at thebegirming and end of each program is strongly encouraged. Graphic information should include but is not limited to: title of show (should match title given on tape or DVD and program submittal form), date taped or produced, and user(s) full name(s) (first and last) and some means of contacting the user(s) (phone number, mailing address, e-mail, etc...) in =order to provide an avenue for viewer feedback. Submitted programs in SPA's possession shall not be considered accepted for cablecast until hey have been reviewed by SPA staff for compliance with SPA policy. By submitting a program for cablecast on SPA15 it will be made available to be copied and sold at cost to members of the public when requested. See "Appendix A; Duplication Request" (p.21) for further information. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 9 SPA does not accept or cablecast programs containing advertising or commercial content. If a program is determined to be of poor video and/or audio quality or without the.appropriate disclaimer(s) the program maynot be accepted. In such cases, SPA staff will contact the appropriate user and notify them of the problems that need to be corrected in order for the program to be cablecast. SPA is only obligated to cablecast -any one program once and if needed during non-prime time hours. Any SPA user submitting a program takes full responsibilityto complete that program. SPA staff will not create, edit, modifyor alter your program in any way. c~ i C The Statement of Compliance details cablecast rules to which all SPA users and SPA15 must comply. The Statement of Compliance is part of the User Registration Form and is signed when a resident first applies to be a SPA user. The Statement of Compliance Reads: ¦ I am thoroughly familiar with the contents of the program I am submitting .for playback on Shakopee Public Access, Cable Channel 15. ¦ I certify that no advertising material or other commercial programming, lottery or lottery information, obscene material, sexually explicit conduct, material soliciting or promoting unlawful conduct, or indecent, slanderous or libelous material is contained inthis program. ¦ I certify that I have obtained any and all clearances. for the cablecast of this program from cablecast stations, networks, sponsors, music and film licensing. organizations, performers; representatives, authors, composers, and all other license or copyright holders for any content contained in this program, as required. ¦ I request that this program be shown on the City of Shakopee Public Access Channel. I authorize the subsequent replay of this program at the discretion of SPA. ¦ I certify the program is not an invasion of privacy or publicity right and is shown with all the necessary permissions obtained from persons/organizations appearing in the program. ¦ I accept full responsibility for the content of this program and the consequences of-its presentation. I acknowledge and agree that I am liable for any and all costs arising from the use of copyrighted orlicensed materials. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 10 ¦ I agree to pay the replacement cost or repair of any items lost or damaged while checked out under my name. Determination of normal wear and tear will be made by SPA and is to be exempted. ¦ I have read the Shakopee Public Access. (SPA) policy handbook. I .understand and agree to the rules and procedures surrounding the treatment of programming that violates the rules and hereby authorize SPA to remove any programming that violates the rules. ¦ I hereby indemnify and hold harmless SPA, the City of Shakopee, Comcast Cable, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents . and representatives from any and all liability, damage, injury and judgments arising from the cablecast, playback, or production of any programming or other claim as set forth in the Shakopee Public Access (SPA) Policy Handbook. ¦ I further attest that I have truthfully completed this User Registration Form. ~ C (See form p.29) Shakopee Public Access strives to balance the interests of users/producers creating a program for cablecast with individuals' right to privacy. and to control their intellectual property. Therefore, -SPA works to ensure that programming originating from our facility has the necessary permissions to cablecast. Users areresponsible for seeking the necessarypermissions to cablecast all images and audio contained in their program. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, making all necessary arrangements with and obtaining all required clearances frombroadcast/cablecast stations, networks, sponsors, music licensing organizations, performers, representatives, authors, composers and any and: all other persons or entities involved in the program. The Telecommunications Coordinator has the discretion to require any user submitting a program for cablecast to provide a written Permission to cablecast .letter or form signed by the sponsor of an .event being taped for cablecast or the primary subject of a program submitted.for cablecast. Examples of situations where a Permission to cablecast letter or form will be required include: • Events/classes/programs sponsored by a specific community organization. (i.e. Shakopee Community Education, Shakopee School District, Shakopee Library, and Shakopee Community Center).,. For example, in Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 11 the case of a Shakopee High School football game, the Shakopee Public School District will need to sign a Permission to Broadcast letter or form. • Events/programs in which children under the age of 18 are the primary focus (this includes but is not limited to children's dance or music recitals, school pageants, etc.) • Events/programs featuring a performer or speaker as the primary focus of the video. For example, a performance by a magician, comedian or musician where the performer is not the one submitting thevideo for broadcast. The above examples are not all inclusive. SPA has created a Permission to .Cablecast form that SPA users can take into the field with them as a handy tool to accomplish receiving the proper permission. A Permissionto Cablecast letter or form does-not preclude or replace any documentation necessary for use of copyrighted material. oCal rc~ ~ SPA .will not accept programming containing advertising. which includes any advertising messages by or on behalf of a political candidate, ongoing political issues or ballot measure. This shall not prevent the .presentation of official .materials or programming produced by SPA staff users or users that provide the .opportunity for .all candidates for a particular elective position or proponents of all sides of any issue to appear in an equitable manner. TCiC I Although true "broadcast/cablecast standards" will not be used in considering programs for Cablecast, a program maybe rejected if the audio and/or video is not present or quality is so poor that the viewer willhave difficulty watching or listening. SPA may reject a program or ask a user to edit or re-submit a program if any of the following are found • The tape or DVD is in poor physical condition. • Video displays too much generational loss (i.e. it is a copy of a copy of a copY)• • The picture is too noisy,. snowy or grainy. • Loss of control track. • The video is unstable (e.g. the picture jumps or flickers). .Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 12 Audio has a loud hum or buzz on the normal audio track. The. audio is distorted The video/audio is not present The program during cablecast causes technical interference with other channels on cable system. lineup. Video and/or audio is over compressed. In the event that a program submitted for cablecast is found to have a technical problem, but that technical problem is not severe enough to warrant rejecting the entire program, SPA may request. that the user place the following disclaimer prior to the beginning graphic of the program for at least 20 seconds:. "The viewer may find the technical quality of some portions of the following program unsatisfactory. " 1n the case that a user refuses to include the requested disclaimer, the submitted. programming will not be accepted. SPA staff will: have full discretion to determine whether: or not a program is acceptable for cablecast based on technical merit. rr~~ i In the event that funds, equipment, or other items of value, including volunteers, are provided by an individual, business, or non-profit organization, the user.must identify the person or business according to the following policy: .Goods, services or money received from an underwriter are to be used ONLY to defer the costs of production. The program must be unrelated to the commercial interests of the Underwriter. The program may not discuss or show products or services made available by persons, corporations or institutions which have. a commercial interest in the subject of the program. No discussion of products offered by the Underwriter is permitted. Prices of products may not be given. Underwriting credits must be clearly identified as such. The following format is strongly encouraged: "This program has been made possible in part by (Underwriter's full name). The general location, community or neighborhood of an Underwriter maybe given, but specific addresses and phone numbers are prohibited. Corporate logos or still photographs of businesses are permitted at the close of the program. Photographsof products are not permitted. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 13 Underwriting credits may be no longer than 20 seconds per underwriter and may appear only at the. beginning and/or end of the program. Underwriting credits may not contain comparative or qualitative- language about the underwriter omits product. °r~ SPA strives to assist people in making informed viewing decisions while providing an opportunity for all forms of expression without censorship and in accordance with existing laws. It is the intention of SPA15 to notify parents or guardians up front when. programming is cablecast that may: be .inappropriate for children. Programs containing mature material... Vulgar language, nudity, extreme physical violence, extreme degradation, graphic depiction of invasive medical procedures, .indecent material, etc., will be required to be preceded by a disclaimer advising viewer discretion. Such programming will be scheduled at the discretion of SPA in neither prime-time nor daytime viewing hours. Users requesting cablecast time with SPA-shall be responsible for notifying SPA, via the Program Submittal Form, if their. program contains material. requiring a disclaimer. Failure to notify SPA staff of material requiring a disclaimer may result in suspension. t,61t" ~ At the direction of SPA staff, users maybe required to place one or both of the following disclaimers at -the beginning of their program (prior to the opening graphic or title slate) for at least 20 seconds: "The following program is considered to be of a mature theme and therefore maybe offensive to some viewers. Viewer/parental discretion .are advised." "The following program is made available through the facilities of Shakopee Public Access. However, the content and opinions presented are not necessarily those of SPA, the City of Shakopee, or Comcast Cable." In the case that a user refuses to include the requested disclaimer(s), the submitted .programming will not be accepted.. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 14 Users who violate SPA rules maybe suspended from using SPA equipment and facilities, and from submitting programs for cablecast. User privileges may be revoked for any of the following reasons: Failure to abide by the policies, procedures and. guidelines of SPA; Using SPA equipment for anything other than the production of programs to cablecast. on SPA15. . Making statements to SPA, verbally or in written form, which is knowingly false, misleading, or incomplete. Using excessive force, dropping, or mishandling equipment. Failure to protect the equipment from loss or damage. Using equipment in a dangerous or frivolous manner. Failure to stop production when potential damage to equipment is imminent, including inclement weather. Repeatedly returning equipment that is dirty or in disarray or after the scheduled return date:. Using SPA facilities and/or equipment to facilitate or carry out any action that violates federal, state or local laws. Representing oneself as an employee of the City of Shakopee, SPA or Comcast. SPA staff will notify the City's Telecommunications Coordinator of any issue or behavior they feel warrants suspension or other disciplinary action. The Telecommunications Coordinator will review staff s concerns and make a decision whether or not to proceed with disciplinary action. .1 S ~lCl The .length of suspension will be based on the severity of the violation and determined on a case by case basis. Severe violations, as determined by the Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Commission, may result in permanent suspension. ~ ~ i t Any user who disagrees with a decision by the City's Telecommunications Coordinator to -the application of any of the foregoing rules may request a review and determination by the Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Commission. A review request must be made in writing to the Shakopee .Telecommunications Advisory Commission within thirty (30) days Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 15 from the time the person or entity is informed of the decisionbythe City's Telecommunications Coordinator. :The Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Commission will conduct the review and issue a written decision within thirty (30) days of the meeting following receipt of the review request. ~ If the user disagrees with the Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Commission's suspension decision, the suspended user may make an appeal in writing to the Shakopee CityCouncil within thirty (30) days of the Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Commission's decision. The Shakopee City Council will conduct a review and issue a written decision within thirty (30) days of the meeting following receipt of the review request. . The review conducted by the Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Committee or City Council shall afford the affected user the right to participate, be represented by an attorney, and present evidence and argument. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 16 o The creator ofnon-commercial programming is entitled to all non-commercial use of that program, may copyright that program in his/her name and is entitled to the rights of a copyright holder. SPA encourages users to include copyright informationLnotices in their submitted programs and to submit their programs for cablecast on the cable access channels . of other cities: Programs produced using SPA equipment and distributed for cablecast on-other public access channels must include a notice identifying SPA as the originating studio or cable access provider at the end of the program. SPA does not own the rights to programs submitted by users for cablecast on the cable access channel .However, all programs submitted and cablecast on SPA1S are available to any citizen requesting a copy for personal or home viewing. Citizens wishing to utilize material from an SPA program for any other purpose must first obtain permission from the program producer. To compensate for the cost of SPA equipment use, a fee will be charged to any citizenwho requests a copy of a program cablecast on the SPA Channel. (See Appendix A for a copy of the current fee schedule Est rl r In accordance with the First Amendment of the Constitution•ofthe United States of America, SPA does not act as a censor for programs cablecast on our channels. Any program submitted. and accepted by .SPA will be cablecast at least once in accordance with existing laws..However, programs .containing material that contradicts the Statement of Compliance as part of the Program Submittal Form will not be accepted. lip gar r aic~r SPA maintains a roster of .certified users. This roster contains, but is not limited to, the users name, address and phone number. Information contained on the roster will be disclosed in accordance with the Minnesota Data Practices Act. SPA also maintains an inventory of submitted programs. A copy of this inventory will be made available to any Shakopee resident upon request. Programs will be included on the inventory if a program was .accepted for broadcast and as long as SPA has in some form a copy of the program. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 17 One copy of each'accepted locally produced program will be created and retained by SPA for a minimum of one year, after one year SPA may choose to discard the created copy. SPA staff will offer the appropriate userthe opportunity to claim his or her originally submitted program materials as soon as they become available. SPA .users are asked how they would like their materialspicked up or returned as part of the Program Submittal Form (p.27). SPA cannot mail materials back to a user unless aself-addressed, postage paid envelope is provided. Materials not claimed by the user within 30 days of the notification will be recycled or discarded. . If a submission is not accepted it will be returned to the appropriate user as soon as it has been determined to be unacceptable, no copies of footage will be retained for an unacceptable program. L ~ of L SPA is not liable if the program or material submitted is damaged, lost or stolen while in its custody. If gross negligence on the part of SPA causes a tape to be damaged irreparably, SPA willreplace the .tape itself with a blank tape of similar quality and format, but will in no way be held responsible for any lost content on the tape. Users are encouraged to submit a copy of their original or master tape(s) for cablecast. d~ i it e: All users shall indemnify and hold harmless Shakopee Public Access, the City of Shakopee, and Comcast Cable, their officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives'from any and all liability,.damage, injury, judgment, .including cost of defending claims (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from or in connection with any claim for failure to comply with any. laws, rules or regulations of federal, state or local government, claims of liable, slander or invasion of privacy, claims of infringement of copyright, patent or unauthorized use of any material or trademark, service mark or image, or for-any other injury or damage in law or in equity claimed as a result of or from or connected with their use of SPA cablecast time, SPA equipment, facilities or other resources. r The City of Shakopee reserves the right to add to, delete from or otherwise amend this policy as needed for the protection of SPA users, staff, equipment and/or facilities. If usage of SPA equipment and/or facilities warrants, SPA may elect to implement additional operating practices and procedures. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 18 refers to any material designed to promote the sale of commercial products or services including advertising by or on behalf of candidates for public office, the .solicitation of donations, payment, trade or barter: Programs may not identify, promote, or make reference to anyproduct, service, trademark, brand name or business in any manner which does not further the noncommercial message of the program, or which would jeopardize the noncommercial mandate of SPA. Programs may not solicit funds or other property of value from viewers. Prices of products may not be mentioned. Programs fitting under these descriptions will not be accepted. (also known as a ballot proposition, ballot initiative or referendum) refers to any policy question that is decided by voters,: typically on the state or local level. Measures can be binding (i.e. the voters' decision becomes law) or nonbinding. to provide somebody with protection, especially financial protection, against possible loss, damage, or liability. refers to MN Statute 2005 Chapter 13 "Government Data Practices"which categorizes information collected by local governments as either public or private data .and directs when and how public data must be disclosed... refers to any material .that is obscene under applicable local, state or federal law. The Supreme Court generally uses the case of Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15(1973) as a standard. The case establishes a three-part test to determine whether material is obscene: 1. Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest (a morbid, degrading and unhealthy interest in sex, as distinguished from a mere candid interest in sex:) 2. Whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct. specifically defined by applicable state law: and 3. Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 19 This. page was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 20 i~ . (See form p.31) Shakopee Public Access (SPA) is not a duplication facility but is able to accommodate modest duplication requests made by SPA users .and viewers. A Duplication Request Form must be submitted and appropriate fees paid for all requests. Please note that duplication .takes real time: (i.e. if the program you request is 40 minutes long it will take 40 minutes to copy). Staff reserves the right to create dubs as time allows (within reason) and to deny a duplication request exceeding five copies of the same program. In cases where more than five copies are sought, SPA staff will provide the name(s) and contact information for at least one duplication facility in .the metro area. SPA does not copy or duplicate materials not submitted and accepted for cablecast on SPA15 (or Shakopee Government Access when applicable). SPA. does not copy materials in situations where copyright and/or all-rights-reserved is applicable. SPA does not. allow for .the exchange of media (VHS or DVD). For example a ...user will not be ableto provide a blank DVD to the studio to lower the cost of the. dubbing fee. SPA does not have the ability to create. copies on any media formats other than VHS or DVD. - $10.00 each ' Dubbed onto VHS or DVD This fee is applicable to all duplication requests for pro~nams cablecast on Shakopee Public Access and,/or Shakopee Government r Access. No Cost Dubbed onto VHS or DVD t ' A one time wave of the. Video Dubbing Fee will be granted for each pro~-am submission made by SPA users. Users are asked to rEquest =then free copy; one will not automatically be created. All 1 ;submissions must first be accepted for cablecast. Video Dubbing Fees will apply to SPA users for each additional copy requested (only the first copy is free to the submitting SPA ~ :user . ~ ~u._ . _ _ Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 21 This page was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 22 e ~ Any user checking out SPA equipment for the purpose of creating and submitting a program to cablecasf on SPA15 is eligible to receive free MiniDV tapes for use in creating the program. SPA will allow each uses total of four free tapes per program for-up to a total of three working programs at one time (a total of 12 media pieces out at once). Users must return-any unused tapes to SPA at the time they return the camera. Users are not allowed to "roll-over" their unused media in order to have more than four free tapes for their next project. If the 12 piece limit has been reached and no resulting programs have been submitted, no additional-free tapes willbe provided until programming resulting from the previous 12 tapes has been received. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 23 This page was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 24 Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15 (SPA15) SI~AKOPEE User Registration. .This form must be complete and legible. --.please print or type. Name: Date: Address: City: State: Zip: Organization (if applicable): Phone (day): Title (if applicable): Phone .(evening): Email: I am a ?Shakopee resident Lama ? New user ' (check only one) (check only one) , ?Shakopee organization ? Renewing user Level of desired Participation ? Local producer (check both if applicable) ? Local sponsor: ~ ~ ~ , Member names (Organizations may have up to twenty Shakopee residents. under their membership) underage .members must list age, and if applicable, date permission ceases please print. L 11. 2. 12. 3. 13. 4. 14. S. 15. 6. 16. 7. 17. 8. 18. 9. 19. 10. 20. Please coynplete other side Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 25 ~ ~ ~ ~ ¦ I am thoroughly familiar with the contents of the ~ I agree to pay the replacement cost or repair of any program I am submitting for playback on Shakopee itemslosYor damaged while checked out under my Public Access; Cable Channel 15. name.. Determination of normal wear and tear by SPA ¦ I certify that no advertising material or other is to be exempted. commercial programming, lottery or lottery ¦ I have read the Shakopee Public Access (SPA) Policy information, obscene material, sexually explicit Handbook. I understand and agree to the rules and conduct, material soliciting or promoting unlawful procedures. surrounding the treatment of programming conduct, or indecent, slanderous or libelous material is that violates the rules and hereby authorize SPA to contained in this program. remove any programming that violates the rules. ¦ I certify that I have obtained any and all clearances for ¦ I hereby indemnify and hold harmless SPA, the City of the cablecast of this program from cablecast stations, Shakopee, Comcast Cable, and their respective officers, networks, sponsors, music and film licensing directors, employees, agents and representatives from organizations,. performers; representatives, authors, any and all liability, damage, injury and judgments composers, and all other license or copyright holders arising from the cablecast; playback; or production of .for any content contained in this program, as required. any programming or other claim as set forth in the I request that this program be shown on the City of Shakopee Public Access. (SPA) Policy Handbook. Shakopee Public Access Channel. I authorize the I further attest that I have truthfully completed this user. subsequent replay of this program at the discretion of registration form. SPA. ¦ I certify the program is not an invasion of privacy or publicity right and is shown with all the necessary permissions obtained from persons/organizations appearing in the program. Applicant's signature ¦ I accept full responsibility for the content of this program and the consequences of its presentation. I acknowledge and agree that I am liable for any and all costs arising from the use of copyrighted or licensed Applicant's printed name Date materials. Individuals under -age 18 -are required to have a parent, legal guardian, or organization representative sign on their behalf. If multiple individuals are listed above under "organizations" please leave the "date permission ceases" line emptybelow. Parent, legal guardian, or organization representative printed name Date permission ceases Parent, legal guardian, or organization representative signature ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Valid driver license number: Staff will. request to see a valid driver license, and a copy of the license will be made and attached to this form. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 26 Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15 (SPA15) s~QPEE Program Submission Form This form must be complete and legible --:please print or type. Name: Date Submitted: Of this program I am a (check only one) ? Local producer ? Local sponsor. . Title: Date Recorded: Running Time: Type ? Music/Entertainment ? Sports ? Senior ? Education ? Religion (Check only one) ? Public interest/community ? Multicultural ? Other: Program Format ? MiniDV ? DVD ? VHS ? SVHS ? DV Program Content Description: 1 Does this program contain mature material? ? Yes ? No If yes, is a disclaimer recorded? ? Yes ? No ..Disclaimers ? AL -adult language ? G -graphic portrayals - ? None -none needed - {Check all that apply) ? M -mature theme ? V -violent scene(s) 1 -Are you aware of any technical issues in thisprogram? ? Yes ? No If yes, is a "technical disclaimer".recorded? ? Yes ? No .Please describe the technical issues to the best of your ability: 1 ~ ~ By submitting this program for cablecast on Shakopee Public Access Cable Channe115 it will be made available to be copied and sold at cost to members of the public when requested. Shakopee Public Access does not copy materials not submitted and accepted for cablecast on Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15. Shakopee Public Access does not copy materials in situations where copyright and/or all-rights-reserved is applicable. As a submitting user, you receive one free copy of the program once it is accepted for cablecast (unless copyright and/or all- rights-reserved is applicable). For any additional copies please complete a duplication request form. Would you like your one free copy? ? Yes ? No If yes, what format? ? DVD ? VHS Please complete other side. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 27 ~ Have you properly labeled your submission ? Yes ? No (f not, please label your submission with program name, materials? running time,. your name and phone number) Have you obtained the necessary permission to ? Yes ? No cablecast your submission? . Have you obtained and submitted a signed ? Yes ? No ? None applicable (staff initial here): Permission to cablecast Form? (only applicable if one is needed as determined by SPA staffl ~ Would you like notification about the FIRST scheduled cablecast of this program? ? Yes ? No For how long would you prefer to have this cablecast? (for example, two months) ~ ~ 1 1 ' How will your materials be ? I will pickup personally ? Please Mail: self-addressed, postage ? Please recycle picked up or returned? paid envelope provided ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Show ID# /Notes: Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 28 .Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15 (SPA15) • Permission to cablecast Form SHAKQPEE This form must be complete and legible please print or ype. 1, Title: Program Content Description: Taped/Produced By: Date Taped: 1~ 1 1 1 1 1 1~ ~ / I (print ftrst & last name) ,hereby grant permission to (person identified above as taped/produced by) to video tape images and audio from the event or program listed above and to submit that tape for broadcast. on Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15. `I hereby indemnify and hold harmless Shakopee .Public Access, the Shakopee Telecommunications Advisory Commission, the City of Shakopee, Comcast Cable, the Shakopee Public. Access facility and staff, respective officers, directors, managers, agents and representatives from any and all liability, damage, injury and judgments arising from the cablecast or playback of this programs content. Address: City: State: Zip: Organization (if applicable): Phone (day): Title (if applicable): Phone'(evening): Email: For how long would you prefer to have this cablecast? (for example; two months) ' Event organizer/primary subject signature Date. ' / 1 1 Email: channe115@cishakopee.mn.us Fax: 952-233-3831 Attn: Public Access Cable Studio . Mail: Public Access .Cable Studio ~ 1255 Fuller Street South ~ Shakopee, MN 55379 Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 29 This page-was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 30 Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15 (SPA15) SHAKOPEE Duplication Request This formmust be complete and legible please print or ype. ~ Title: . Request taken by: Date: Request taken in the form of: i Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Organization (if applicable): Phone. (day): Title (if applicable) : Phone {evening): Email: ~ ~ ~ ~ ? DVD /Quantity: ? VHS /Quantity: - 1 $10.00 each Dubbed onto VHS or DVD This fee is applicable to all duplicationrequests for programs cablecast on Shakopee Public Access and/or Shako ee Government Access. See Shakopee Public Access (SPA) Policy Handbook (appendix A) for further information. Copy completed by: Date: Total Cost: ' Signature Date ~ ~ Copy handed-over by: Date: Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook. Page 31 This page was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 32 ~ ~ Shakopee Public Access Cable Channel 15 (SPA15) sl-IAKOPll~ Equipment Check-out and Check-in Form This form must be complete and legible please print ar type. Name: Date: . Program to be taped/produced (1): Program to be taped/produced (2): Program to be taped/produced (3): ~ 1 ~ Due back Date: Time: In accordance with SPA's reservation policy (p.5), this equipment has been checked, tested, charged, .and cleaned (aS needed).. BY~ ? Staff (initial here): ? User (initial here): Out In Descri tion Inventor #'(s) Panasonic PV-GS180 MiniDV camcorder{and accessories) Panasonic AG-DVC07 MiniDV camcorder (and accessories) Sony DSR-PD150 MiniDV camcorder (and accessories) Sure Micro hone Samson Wireless Micro hone System XLR Cables Tri od(s Head hone(s) MiniDV to es (enter uanti taken/received back Portable Studio System ~ ~ ~ , I agree to assume all responsibility for any damage or loss of any equipment while checked out under my name. I acknowledge this may extend to repair or replacement costs, with the exception of ordinary wear and .tear. Determination of normal wear and tear will be made by SPA. See the SPA Policy Handbook (p.6/7) for further information. Si n Out 8i n In User Signature User Signature Date: Date: Staff Signature Staff Signature Date: Date: Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 33 This page was intentionally left blank. Shakopee Public Access Policy Handbook Page 34