Minutes of the KPFK Local Station Board Meeting of 12/15/2004 A regular meeting of the KPFK Local Station Board was held on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center, 675 S. Park View St., Los Angeles, CA 90057-3306, the Chair being in the chair and the Secretary being present. No minutes were approved. Twenty-three Members present, constituting a quorum: Grace Aaron, David Adelson, Maria Armoudian, Jim DiEugenio, Nile ElWardani (late), Israel Feuer (late), Bill Gallegos, Eva Georgia, Sherna Gluck, Jan Goodman (late), Terry Goodman, Jane Hallaren, Sonali Kolhatkar (left early), Alan Minsky, Ed Pearl, Margaret Prescod, Leslie Radford (late), Julie Rodriguez, Madeleine Schwab, Fernando Velazquez (late), Donna Warren, Harrison Weil, Don White Three Members absent: Sara Amir, Julie Rodriguez, Sonali Kolhatkar Chair: Don White Authority and Notice: This meeting was scheduled by the body before its adjournment on December 1, 2004. Notice was posted on the KPFK website beginning on December 4, 2004 (APPENDIX A). Announcements were broadcast beginning 7 days before the meeting, pursuant to the schedule recommended in the Foundation Bylaws. The LSB Secretary recorded the meeting, and an audio version 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 and sequentially numbered. A better recording may be obtained and substituted and/or used to fill media change gaps, which would change some elapsed timings. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:30 pm. An agenda distributed before the meeting (APPENDIX B) was amended and approved. There were questions about the appropriateness of hearing committee reports, considering the bylaws mandate that new LSB Members are to be seated in December. The Chair ruled that this was a regular meeting and could hear committee reports [20041215-kpfklsb_1, 7:30]. A motion from Weil to add an agenda item for discussion of the recently concluded LSB elections failed in a split vote decided by the Chair [18:40]. A roll call vote was requested, which did not require a vote from the Chair. Motion from Weil Resolved, that a 20 minute agenda item be added for discussion of the LSB election, as number VIII. Motion failed by a roll call vote [20:30]. YES: 6 (DiEugenio, Feuer, Gallegos, Prescod, Radford, Weil) NO: 10 (Aaron, Armoudian, Gluck, T. Goodman, Hallaren, Kolhatkar, Minsky, Pearl, Schwab, Warren) ABSTAIN: 1 (Adelson) On a motion from Radford, the item was added as new business. Feur, Radford, and Velazquez arrived at approximately 7:40 pm. J. Goodman and ElWardani arrived at approximately 8:10 pm. First substitute divided motion from Adelson (from prior meeting, as amended in this meeting) [28:00] Resolved, That the KPFK LSB calls for the creation of an internship named after Michael Tayor. Resolved, That the LSB commit to raising funds for a named Michael Taylor internship on an ongoing basis and that the availability of this internship be widely broadcast when it is offered. Motion passed by a show of hands [20041215-kpfklsb_5, 11:00] YES: 12 NO: 0 ABSTAIN: 4 Second substitute divided motion from Adelson (from prior meeting) Resolved, That the Program Oversight Committee meet with the "banned and fired" and develop language for an apology to be read on the air and an action plan for restitution. Motion failed by a show of hands [20041215-kpfklsb_2, 37:00] (void) YES: 4 NO: 9 The Chair ruled that this vote was void due to Member confusion and that it would be re-taken after public comment. The motion was presumed tabled until after public comment. Motion failed by a roll call vote [20041215-kpfklsb_3, 30:40] YES: 5 (Adelson, Gluck, T. Goodman, Kolhatkar, Schwab) NO: 9 (DiEugenio, Feuer, Gallegos, J. Goodman, Hallaren, Radford, Velazquez, Warren, Weil) ABSTAIN: 6 (Aaron, Armoudian, ElWardani, Minsky, Pearl, Prescod) Point of order from Adelson [20041215-kpfklsb_1, 29:20] If the substitutes are approved, they replace the main motions. Well taken, if this wasn't already clear. Point of order from Radford [29:43] Discussion of divided motions should be divided. Well taken, if this wasn't already clear. Point of order from Weil [30:09] Divided motions may pass or fail independently. Well taken, if this was not already clear. There was discussion of the first substitute motion from Adelson. Without objection, a two-minute limit on LSB Member statements in debate was approved for this meeting [38:00]. Warren was appointed Timekeeper. Amendment from Radford [20041215-kpfklsb_2, 15:30] Resolved, That the LSB commit to raising funds for a named Michael Taylor internship on an ongoing basis and that the availability of this internship be widely broadcast when it is offered. Motion to amend passed by a show of hands [20041215-kpfklsb_2, 21:00]. YES: 14 NO: 2 ABSTAIN: 3 The Chair ruled that the Radford amendment should be voted on prior to public comment, so that the public would know what main motion the LSB would be voting on. [20041215-kpfklsb_2, 20:30]. Resolved, That the Adelson motion, as amended by Radford, substitute for the corresponding portion of the original main motion from Radford, as divided. Motion passed by a show of hands [23:40]. YES: 14 NO: 4 ABSTAIN: 2 There was discussion of the second substitute motion from Adelson [24:30]. The Chair ruled that LSB Members cannot give their allotted time to another Member [26:30]. Point of order from Adelson [35:00] Since the LSB voted on substitution of the first part prior to public comment, it should do the same with the second part. Well taken, as to procedure. Not well taken if the public has expressed an interest in commenting prior to the vote on substitution of the second part. Motion from Gallegos [20041215-kpfklsb_3, 2:30] Resolved, That the second vote on substitution precede public comment. Motion failed by a show of hands [4:00]. YES: 7 NO: 10 A segment of public comment was heard from 9:02 pm to 9:13 pm. Point of order from Weil [15:30] There has been no consideration of the item on "Board Agenda Items From Listener-Sponsors." Not well taken. The body did not vote to extend time for additional consideration of new business. There was additional comment on the substitute motion, two for and two against, pursuant to a rule previously adopted by the body. On the failure of a substitute, the surviving portion of the divided main motion was read. Motion from Radford (divided) [34:20] Whereas, In recent decades former KPFK management unfairly banned and fired programmers and producers in a systematic attempt to appeal to a mainstream audience; and Whereas, This practice not only barred these alternative voices from being heard on KPFK's airwaves, but also alienated and disenfranchised communities of listeners; and Whereas, Michael Taylor's banning and subsequent violent death have come to symbolize this period of aberration from Pacifica's Mission, Therefore, it is Resolved: a) That the KPFK Local Station Board apologizes to those who were banned and fired in opposition to the Mission and to those listeners who were thereby alienated from KPFK; and b) That the KPFK Local Station Board asks all those who were harmed by this practice to forgive KPFK; and c) That the KPFK Local Station Board assures its listeners that it will oppose such practices in the future; and d) That the KPFK Local Station Board will make every reasonable effort to remedy the past with efforts to provide programming for listeners disenfranchised by these events; and e) That the following statement will be read on the air twice a month during drive time broadcasts for one year, and be made available to other programmers and producers to air as they wish: "The KPFK Local Station Board apologizes to those programmers and producers who were banned and fired during prior management in opposition to the Mission, and we apologize to those listeners who were alienated from KPFK by these actions. The KPFK Local Station Board assures its listeners that it will oppose such practices in the future, and will make every reasonable effort to remedy the past by providing programming for listeners disenfranchised by these events. We ask our listeners and those who were our listeners to keep us vigilant and work with KPFK to help us make amends." Motion tabled until next meeting. Objection from Radford [36:45] We should not vote, yet. There has been no discussion of the main motion today. Point of order from Adelson [37:00] Rather than objecting to a vote, the Member should move to extend debate. Probably well taken. Motion to table to the next meeting from J. Goodman [37:20] Motion passed by a show of hands [20041215-kpfklsb_5, 4:00]. YES: 8 No: 6 There was a report from the ad-hoc committee on the Town Hall event [15:20]. No written report was submitted. There was a report from Director Warren on the upcoming PNB meeting [20:00]. No written report was submitted. Motion from Hallaran Resolved, That the KPFK LSB neither participate in the Martin Luther King Day parade nor protest against its militarization. Motion failed by a show of hands [20041215-kpfklsb_6, 8:33] YES: 2 NO: 4 The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 pm. Terry Goodman KPFK LSB Secretary These minutes were approved on 1/10/05 ----- APPENDIX A - Notice The next meeting of the KPFK Local Station Board will occur on Wednesday, December 15th, beginning at 7pm. The KPFK Local Station Board will be meeting at the - UCLA Downtown Labor Center (Note: This venue IS NOT AT UCLA!) The Downtown Labor Center is located at: 675 S. Park View Street Los Angeles, CA 90057-3306 between Wilshire and 7th Street right across from MacArthur Park. When driving east on Wilshire from Vermont, you drive all the way to MacArthur Park and turn right on Park View a long block prior to Alvarado. There is secure parking in the lot behind the building and on the street directly in front of the building. [For your information this is the same building housing UNITE-HERE, the union formed by the merger of UNITE! [needletrades] and HERE Local 11 [hotel workers] and this labor center will be at the heart of the hotel workers struggle already heating up. What? KPFK Local Station Board When? Wednesday, December 1, 2004 -- 7:00 p.m. Where? UCLA Downtown Labor Center 675 S. Park View Street near MacArthur Park Ref: http://www.kpfk.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=445&Itemid=84 ----- APPENDIX B - Proposed Agenda ~~~ Members of the Board and Management~~~~~~ I am posting below the PROPOSED agenda for the KPFK Local Station Board [LSB] meeting at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center on December 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. This is the last meeting of the LSB membership which has been seated for the last year. We want to wrap up the business of the 2004 session. A couple comments about this agenda: [1] The Board always controls its own agenda. The chair does not dictate what agenda items finally appear on the approved agenda. A member requested that an agenda item be included for purposes of evaluating the recent LSB election and the agenda item would include an appearance by the local election supervisor for purposes of answering questions. The chair is not putting that in the proposed agenda but will entertain a motion during agenda approval for purposes of adding that agenda item. The chair did not include the requested agenda item because [a] there was substantial membership objections to it and [b] it seemed to deal with issues outside the purview of LSB responsibilities. All listener-sponsors, including Board members, should communicate with the election supervisor with recommendations, protests, comments, etc., if they have concerns. But most Board members feel the LSB, as a body, should not try to analyze and critique the recent election. [2] Through informal consensus, the Board decided to put "Old Business" as the first order of business in order to resolve the last two items of that agenda item. Approval of minutes, committee reports, GM Report, public comment, etc. all take time. Please try to arrive on time so we have maximum time to work. and thanks so much, don w PROPOSED AGENDA FOR KPFK LSB MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15, 2004 I. Call to order, Call of the Roll, Welcome & Acknowledgements, Review & Approval of Agenda. [8 minutes] II. Comments by the Chair [ 1 minute] III. Old Business ---- [a] Radford Motion on Banned & Fired [b] Weil Motion on "Board Agenda Items From Listener-Sponsors" / Item "a" opens with Adelson's subsidiary motions [substitute motions]. [35 minutes] IV. Public Comment [30 minutes] V. Board votes-- now limited to two pro and two con and then voting [10 minutes] VI. KPFK/LSB Town Hall Meeting--Dec. 18 [10 minutes] VII. Pacifica National Board Directors' Report and Issues Surrounding PNB Coming To Los Angeles in January, 2005, including Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade [40 minutes] VIII. Approval of LSB Minutes [20 minutes] IX. Committees: [a] Program Oversight Committee [b] Arts [c] others?* [15 minutes] X. Local Station Board Retreat Report/Work Plan [10 minutes] XI. Mil Gracias a todos! Adjournment [2 minutes] * LSB Committees are [1] Programming Oversight, [2] Management Evaluation, [3] Outreach, [4] Finance/Development, [5] Committee of Inclusion, [6] Structure, [7] Arts ----- APPENDIX C - Summary of Public Comments This report on public comments has been prepared by the Secretary and is attached to the minutes for general reference. Inclusion of this report is no representation from the LSB or the speakers mentioned as to its accuracy or completeness, nor is it an endorsement of any content herein. FIRST SEGMENT [20041215-kpfklsb_3, 4:15] Luis Garcia "I recommend Dave Adelson's substitute motion." There is nothing in that motion that is actionable under law. An apology is also not actionable under law, but is mere lip service, while an internship is more meaningful. Margot Eiser An apology with careful language should be made. You can acknowledge a mistake without admitting liability. Lawrence Reyes "There's a real cultural problem." People get addicted to being on the air, and are unwilling to share. You need to de-strip programming. You guys talk forever and you get nowhere. Tracy Larkins Sonali has five hours of air time and this doesn't allow for other voices in that slot. Luis Garcia "Peoples of color strongly feel rejected by the power structure that exists at this station, and we need to call a spade a spade." Lawrence Reyes It's odd that you allow a Member to insert a listener's comments into their statement. ###