Board opens meeting, accepts minutes and approves planning for patriotic programming

The board called the meeting to order and confirmed a quorum before approving the minutes as written. Chair (S3) led the vote after a motion moved by a board member (S2); the motion carried after members signified "aye."

Board member (S2) moved the board toward a new programming directive, asking staff to prepare "a list of the days... the holidays" and sample content for each target date and to return a proposal to the board next month. "My motion is to come down. I would like to see this, in the next month," the member said, and the board seconded and approved the motion.

The motion instructs staff to gather examples (free and paid options), to suggest whether items should be weekend or single‑day presentations, and to provide an estimate of the resources required. The vote was recorded as unanimous (voice vote: "aye"). Staff and board members discussed practical constraints such as rights costs and availability of broadcast‑quality masters, with staff noting that historic films and certain movie packages often require significant licensing fees.