Minutes of the KPFK Local Station Board Meeting of 12/20/2004 A regular meeting of the KPFK Local Station Board was held on Monday, Dec. 20, 2004 at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center, 675 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057-3306, the Chair, Don White, being in the chair and Grace Aaron acting as secretary. No minutes were approved. The meeting was called to order at 8:05 pm. Twenty-three Members present, constituting a quorum: Grace Aaron, Dave Adelson, Sara Amir, Rodrigo Argueta (late), Maria Armoudian (late), Lydia Brazon, Marie Deary (late), Israel Feuer, Bill Gallegos, Sherna Gluck, Jan Goodman, Terry Goodman (late), Kimberley King (late), Arturo Lemus, Alan Minsky (late), Ed Pearl, Reza Pour, Margaret Prescod (late), Julie Chavez Rodriguez (late), Madeleine Schwab, Donna Warren, Don White, Lamont Yeakey One Member absent: Sonali Kolhatkar Newly elected LSB members Rodrigo Argueta, Lydia Brazon, Kimberley King, Arturo Lemus, Reza Pour, and Lamont Yeakey are acknowledged and welcomed by the Chair and the Body. Re-elected and out-going Members are also acknowledged. The Agenda was approved after being amended (See Appendix A) Nominations for LSB Officers Chair Sara Amir nominates Don White Donna Warren nominates Arturo Lemus, he declines Israel Feuer nominates Maria Armoudian, she declines Marie Deary nominates Lydia Brazon, she declines Vice Chair Donna Warren nominates Sara Amir Jan Goodman nominates Arturo Lemus, he declines Secretary Sherna Gluck nominates Grace Aaron Treasurer Jan Goodman nominates Casey McFall Sherna Gluck nominates Donna Warren, she declines Motion: Julie Chavez Rodriguez moves that the Treasurer position be opened to nominations and those nominees shall submit an application for the position, that the election for Treasurer not be held tonight and that the current Treasurer, Donna Warren, remain Treasurer pro tem until a new Treasurer is elected. Motion Passes (after public comment), Yes: 13, No: 3, Abstain: 5 Motion: Sherna Gluck moves: a) that we elect the Secretary tonigh on a pro tem basis, and b) that the position be open to nominations from the Board and listeners,and c) that another election for Secretary be held in the future. Motion passes (after public comment), Yes: 19, No: 0, Abstain: 4 Directors Report -- Pacifica National Board Coming to L.A. in January – MLK Parade Dave Adelson gives an overview of motions passed by the PNB Public Comment (begins at 9:14 pm and ends at 9:33 pm) Meeting Schedule for the Next Year Motion: Lydia Brazon moves that a schedule of monthly meetings from February to December be allowed to be coordinated by e-mail so that a calendar of meetings for the next year be established and voted on at the next LSB meeting. Sherna Gluck moved to amend the motion so as to alternate weekdays and weekends. Without objection, the amendment was approved Motion passes by a large margin (not sure of exact vote) Board Voting Secret Ballots are handed out for the Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary positions and voting takes place. Motion: Don White proposes that this meeting be recessed. Motion passes Meeting recessed at 10:07 pm Minutes of Resumed KPFK Local Station Board Meeting Dec. 20, 2004 at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center LSB meeting is resumed to get the results of the election held earlier this evening. Meeting brought to order at 10:28 PM Ballots were distributed earlier for the offices of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary Pro tem, allowing candidates to be ranked by preference. Former KPFK Local Elections Supervisor Casey Peters served as teller, collected the ballots after they were marked, and talled them by STV with listener-sponsors Myla Reson and Rafael Renteria serving as witnesses. A winning candidate reached threshold in the first round of each election, so there were no transfer rounds. Officers Election Results CHAIR 17 votes for Don White (ELECTED) 2 votes for Donna Warren 1 vote for Bill Gallegos 1 vote for Harrison Weil 1 Blank VICE CHAIR 18 votes for Sara Amir (ELECTED) 1 vote for Grace 1 vote for Julie Chavez Rodriguez 1 vote for Maria Armoudian 1 Blank SECRETARY PRO TEM 19 votes for Grace Aaron (ELECTED) 2 votes for Casey McFall 3 blank votes The body discussed the time and location of the next LSB meeting but because no decision was reached agreed to leave this up to the Chair. Meeting Adjourned 10:30 pm Respectfully submitted, Grace Aaron, Secretary Pro tem These minutes were approved on 1-10-05. ************************ APPENDIX A KPFK Local Station Board [LSB] Meeting December 20, 2004 – 8:00 pm – Downtown Labor Center Approved Agenda (As Amended) I. Call to Order, Call of the Roll, Welcome & Acknowledgements, Review & Approval of Agenda [3 miniutes] II. LSB Officers [30 minutes] III. Directors’ Report/Pacifica National Board Coming to L.A. in January/MLK Parade [30 minutes] IV. Public Comment [30 minutes] V. Meeting Schedule for the next year VI. Board Voting – Limited to two pro/two con following public comment [8 minutes] VII. Adjournment of Local Station Board meeting/setting meeting for January, 2005 [3 minutes]