08.13.2026 WLOO-CATV

AGENDA for August 13th 2026 CATV Board Meeting at 5:00 pm The Solarium, 575 West Madison St. Waterloo, WI 1. Callto Order and Roll Call 2. Approval of Previously Unapproved Meeting Minutes from July 9%, 2026 3. Citizen Input 4. Manager’s report: In Packet 5. New Business A. 2027 Budget (Informational) B. Equipment repair (Action) C. Wiener & Kraut Day (Informational and Discussion) D. Waterloo Business Association (Informational) E. Vision Statement review (Informational) 6. Unfinished Business A. Historical Society (Informational) B. Upcoming WLOO CATV Events (Informational) for the remainder of the year: Wiener and Kraut Day (September 13th), Spooktacular (October 24"), Winterfest (December 5%) 7. Future Agenda ltems and Announcements A. 2027 Budget (Action) B. Legislative outreach Next Meeting, Thursday September 10th, 2026 at 5:00 pm. 8. Adjournment Motion Michelle Nightoak WLOO CATV Station Manager MINUTES for July 9th 2026 CATV Board Meeting at 5:00 pm The Solarium, 575 West Madison St. Waterloo, WI 1. Callto Order and Roll Call- called to order at 5:09pm Kovacs, Cotting present, McKay absent 2. Approval of Previously Unapproved Meeting Minutes from June 11'" - Cotting/Kovacs — unanimous/approved with no additions or corrections at 5:10pm 3. Citizen Input - appreciation for crew and the filming of the Water Tower dismantling; questions regarding when itwill be uploaded 4. Manager’s report: In Packet — no questions 5. New Business A. Report by Manager Nightoak on attendance at the Alliance for Community Media conference on June 22-25. (Informational) - multiple other stations are struggling with the same issues WLOO faces, however Waterloo has new opportunities for collaboration B. 2027 Budget (Informational and Discussion) — Manager Nightoak and Director Sparks will transition to handling the budget, prioritizing staffing at minimum at current levels and minimizing other costs where possible C. Equipment needs (Informational) — a camera used for filming City Council and municipal meetings needs repair; Director Sparks investigated and is coordinating this 6. Unfinished Business A. Drone Training and Licensing (Informational) — Director Sparks is continuing to investigate alternatives for being able to take drone footage B. Upcoming WLOO CATV Events (Informational): Fill the Squad (August 11™) only event until next Board meeting 7. Future Agenda ltems and Announcements A. Invite to team meeting — Board members invited to attend the team meeting and visioning session on July 22nd Next Meeting, Thursday August 13th, 2026 at 5:00 pm. 8. Adjournment Motion - Cotting/Kovacs — unanimous/adjourned at 6:29pm Michelle Nightoak WLOO CATV Station Manager WLOO CATV Monthly Manager’s Report for mid-July to mid-August 2026 The City Treasurer's Monthly Report for June is the most recent available. There were very minimal expenses aside from staffing. The City Treasurer has left the City of Waterloo; there are interim measures for budgets and accounting in place. The line item changes for types of costs were completed before the Treasurer left, but this gap in staffing will postpone finalizing the draft 2027 budget and requested line item adjustments for previously incurred costs. PROJECTS e Project Reverb is nearly complete as is the SOP. e The potential collaboration with the Waterloo Area Historical Society is still pending; Manager Nightoak has attempted multiple times to contact someone without success. Assistance from Board Chair Cotting might be helpful. e The archival project is still on hold due to personnel costs. e Wiener & Kraut Day will be on September 13™. Manager Nightoak has reserved a free booth and requested it be as close to City Hall as possible and include electricity for running a loop of videos. Director Sparks and Manager Nightoak will be coordinating needed supplies and other details. Volunteers from the Board to assist in staffing the booth are welcome. PRODUCTION o Director Sparks became aware of the Special Finance, Insurance, and Personnel meeting on August 5% to discuss the City budget and she arranged for successful filming. o Fill the Squad will occur on August 11%; no updates are possible for this packet of information but will be available at the Board meeting. e The City Hall camera which had technical issues has been repaired. Director Sparks will arrange for pick-up and Manager Nightoak will arrange for payment of the invoice. OTHER o The visioning session held on July 22" was incredibly productive and resulted in multiple goals, ideas, and vision/purpose statements.