GCC to mull aired meetings

Tartaglia agreed that the two higher-priced options were not practical, but he would support the two cheaper broadcasting options that were discussed on Sept. 10, he said. One of those options would run $14,700 for the first year; the other would cost $9,300 for the first year.

At that meeting, the trustees requested additional options from the administration. Trustees will review these three, more modestly-priced options on Monday.

Two of the three new options involve a board representative presenting the highlights of the trustees meeting in a video recording session in the college’s television studio. Using the college’s television studio will bring down the upfront costs associated with outfitting the board room for video recording, according to the board report on the project. One of these new options, which would involve a three-person film crew and three cameras, would cost $12,000 for the first year, the board report stated. The second of these new options, which would involve a one-person crew and one camera, would run $7,200 in the first year.

The third new option up for consideration is not a broadcasting configuration, but rather would add a still photo slide show to the online audio recordings of the meeting. This setup would cost the college nothing, the board report states, because existing college staff would do the work.

Board President Armine Hacopian said she favored an option that would balance the need for broadcasting meetings with the cost of doing so.

“I myself am going to be looking at something that costs very little but achieves our goal of keeping the community informed and involved,” Hacopian said.

The issue of broadcasting board meetings on cable Channel 15 will return to the board as a new business report, which means that the board could vote on the issue Monday, Hacopian said.

“I don’t need any more time,” Tartaglia said. “I think we should move forward.”

?ANGELA HOKANSON covers education. She may be reached at (818) 637-3238 or by e-mail at angelahokanson@latimes.com.