[DRAFT] Minutes of the KPFK Local Station Board Meeting of 7/13/2004 A special meeting of the KPFK Local Station Board was held on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 7:00 pm at the Library of Social Studies & Research, 6120 South Vermont Av, Los Angeles, CA 90044-3718, the Chair being in the chair and the Secretary serving as secretary. No minutes were approved. Twenty-two Members present, constituting a quorum: Grace Aaron, David Adelson, Sara Amir, Maria Armoudian, Marie Deary (late), Nile ElWardani (late), Israel Feuer, Bill Gallegos, Sherna Gluck, Jan Goodman, Terry Goodman, Jane Hallaren, Sonali Kolhatkar, Alan Minsky, Ed Pearl, Margaret Prescod, Leslie Radford, Julie Rodriguez, Madeleine Schwab, Fernando Velazquez (late), Harrison Weil, Don White Also Present: LSB Treasurer Simone Wyatt Three Members excused: Jim DiEugenio, Eva Georgia, Donna Warren Chair: Don White Authority and Notice: This meeting was initially announced on June 28, 2004 without a venue having been secured. Notice with venue information was posted on the KPFK website beginning on July 8, 2004 (APPENDIX A). Notice of the meeting was broadcast at least three times during prime time for two days prior to the meeting. Margot Eiser recorded the meeting beginning during agenda discussion and ending at approximately 9:30 pm. An audio version of most of the meeting is available for posting on the KPFK website. Bracketed numbers in these minutes refer to section starts in the elapsed timings of six MP3 format audio files, named by date in an alphabetical sequence. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:15 pm. Absent members were excused. Maria Armoudian was appointed as keeper of the discussion stack. A draft agenda was distributed prior to the meeting (Appendix B). Additional alternate agendas were distributed at the meeting. Motion from T. Goodman, That the reading of the GM report be waived and that the report be entered into the meeting minutes and posted to the publicly-readable LSB Yahoo! Group. [klsb040713a, 4:56] Motion PASSED by a show of hands. Y:17, N: 1 The agenda was approved as amended. [10:06] Deary, ElWardani, and Velazquez arrived at 7:40 pm. Julie Rodriguez was appointed timekeeper for the meeting. [10:45] Bill Gallegos gave a verbal report for the Retreat Task Force. [12:10] Motion from Gallegos (as amended on the motion of Radford) that the Retreat Task Force look at a first date of September 12th and a second date of August 22nd for an LSB strategic planning retreat. [13:40] Motion PASSED by a show of hands. Y: 14, N: 1 Motion from Armoudian, That the LSB on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 ratified the call of this meeting by the Chair, and acknowledged that the LSB expected and agreed to the calling of such meeting by the Chair, inasmuch as the body adjourned its last meeting without setting a specific date, time, and venue for this meeting. [klsb040713b, 1:28] Motion PASSED by a show of hands. Y: 14, N: 2 Bill Gallegos gave a verbal report from the CAB Task Force, based on a written report, which was distributed (missing). There was discussion on the formation of a Community Advisory Board [11:40] Motion from Jan Goodman to amend the CAB selection proposal. [klsb040713d, 13:40] Motion RULED OUT OF ORDER, as there is no primary motion on the floor. Point of order from Jan Goodman: There is no primary motion on the floor to focus debate. Well taken. The CAB Task Force should prepare language for LSB consideration. Public comment was heard for 30 minutes. [20:40] Motion from Rodriguez, That the board appoint a committee of ten comprised of the people of color on the LSB to put forward a slate of fifteen nominees for the Community Advisory Board. The committee will solicit recommendations from listener sponsors, LSB Members, and the community at large for nomination to the CAB. The committee will include the criteria listed in item two of the Task Force written proposal and all of the comments offered tonight, with three seats added from the initial recommendation of twelve to allow inclusion of Native American, Middle-Eastern, Arab and Muslim communities, the homeless, geographic diversity, and other recommendations put forth. The evaluation form developed by the Task Force is a work in progress and the committee will continue to solicit feedback from the LSB before finalization into a formalized evaluation form. [klsb040713e, 16:20] Motion PASSED by a roll call vote. Y: 21, N: 1 [no audio] A written report from the General Manager, absent because she has classes on Monday and Tuesday nights, was distributed. (Appendix C) Motion from Gluck, That Jan Goodman and Sherna Gluck be appointed as delegate members of the PNB Archives Committee. [9:42 pm] Motion PASSED by a show of hands. Y:19, N: 0 Motion from the Structure Committee (as amended on the motion of Weil). That the KPFK Local Station Board shall hold at least one regular meeting each calendar month, that it shall alternate its meetings between a weekday evening and a weekend day, that in even months it shall attempt to meet on the first Thursday evening of the month, beginning at 7 pm, and that in odd months it shall attempt to meet on the first Sunday of the month, beginning at 1 pm. Motion PASSED by a show of hands. Y:13, N: 1 $44.15 towards the cost of the venue was collected in donations by John Doe 2, with the count of monies confirmed by LSB Treasurer Wyatt. These funds were handed over to the Chair. The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 pm. Terry L. Goodman KPFK LSB Secretary These minutes have not been approved. APPENDIX A - Meeting Notice LOCAL STATION BOARD MEETING Southern California Library for Social Studies & Research 6120 South Vermont Avenue [between Gage and Slauson] Los Angeles, California 90044 Tuesday, July 13th, 7:00 pm to 9:45 pm The KPFK Local Station Board meeting, announced above, is a special meeting of the Board to address the following agenda items: LSB Committee Reports and processing committee motions, process for establishing a Community Advisory Board, Reports from Pacifica National Board Directors and PNB Committees, Old Business and New Business. The meeting will include both public comment and a report by the KPFK General Manager. Posted: 7/08/04 APPENDIX B - Proposed Agenda KPFK LOCAL STATION BOARD [proposed] Agenda July 13, 2004 --- Library of Social Studies & Research [Acceptance of the agenda indicates acceptance of time allotments] I. Call to order, Call of the Roll, Welcome & Acknowledgements, Review and Approval of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Brief Report from Retreat Task Force & clarification of the Prescod motion expanding committee membership. [12 minutes] II. Process for establishing a Community Advisory Board [ 45 minutes] III. Public Comment [15 minutes] IV. Vote[s] on CAB Proposal[s] [ 5 minutes] V. Report by General Manager [12 minutes] VI. Committee Reports [a] Outreach [b] Management Evaluation [c] Finance/Development [d] Programming Oversight [e] Structure [f] C of I [45 minutes] ~~~ Committees are once again reminded to bring 50 copies of motions and this includes some motions made as long ago as the Long Beach meeting~~~~~~~~ VII. Public Comment [15 minutes] VIII. Voting on Committee motions [10 minutes] IX. PNB Directors' Report [20 minutes] X. Next Meeting [date, time, venue] Announcements, Evaluation, Adjournment [5 minutes] ======================================================== Items of "old business" which I believe we should deal with soon in a special meeting where these items are first on the agenda: (a) ad hoc Committee on Retreat, [b] Adelson motion on governance programming on air, [c] Halleren motion on role of secretaries, [d] Radford motion on banned and fired, [e] Radford motion on fee waivers [f] T. Goodman motion on Board training, [g] Goodman motion on public posting of committee meetings, [h] Harrison's motion on process for listener-sponsors to put items on LSB agendas, [i] T. Goodman motion on creation of new committees. APPENDIX C - General Manager's Report [missing]