Minutes of the KPFK Local Station Board Meeting of 02/05/05 A regular meeting of the KPFK Local Station Board was held on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005 at the Library for Social Studies and Research, 6120 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044.  The Chair, Don White, was in the chair; Grace Aaron was the acting Secretary.  Minutes were approved for the LSB meeting of Jan 10, 2005 and the KPFK Delegates meeting of Jan. 10, 2005. Twenty-two Members were present, constituting a quorum: Grace Aaron, Dave Adelson, Sara Amir, Rodrigo Argueta, Maria Armoudian, Lydia Brazon, Marie Deary (leaves at 1:05 pm), Israel Feuer (arrives at 12:37), Sherna Gluck, Terry Goodman, Kimberly King, Sonali Kolhatkar, Arturo Lemus, Alan Minsky (arrives at 11:13), Ed Pearl, Reza Pour, Margaret Prescod, Julie Chavez Rodriguez (arrives at 11:15), Madeleine Schwab, Donna Warren, Don White, Lamont Yeakey (arrives at 1:00) Also present:  Casey McFall, Treasurer Pro-Tem, and Eva Georgia, KPFK General Manager Two Members excused:  Bill Gallegos, Jan Goodman Agenda Item I:  Call to Order, Call of the roll, Review and Approval of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Excuse Absences Meeting is called to order at 10:55 AM Agenda Item II:  Comments by Chair Margaret Prescod acknowledges the passing of Ossie Davis Motion:  Donna Warren moves that today's meeting be dedicated to Ossie Davis Motion passes:  Approved by acclamation with no objection Back to Agenda Item I:  Approval of Agenda 11:02 AM Motion:  To accept agenda as amended - 11:14 AM Motion passes: Y: 15, N: 0, A: 0 The amended agenda is approved without dissent (See Appendix A) Agenda Item I:  Approval of Minutes Motion: Grace Aaron moves that the minutes for the LSB Delegates Meeting of Jan. 10, 2005 and the LSB meeting of Jan. 10, 2005 be accepted: Motion passes:  Y: 14, N: 0, A: 2 Notice of motions:  Terry submits one set of minutes for LSB meeting of June 19, 2004 and one correction to the LSB Minutes of Feb. 29, 2004 and one correction to the LSB minutes of May 8, 2004.  Don White, the Chair, says they will be on March agenda (no vote taken) Agenda Item I:  Excuse Absences Motion:  Don White makes a motion to excuse the absences of Israel Feuer, Bill Gallegos, Jan Goodman and Lamont Yeakey Motion passes: Y: 15, N: 0, A: 0 Agenda Item III:  General Manager's Report A General Manager's Report is presented by Eva Georgia 11:23 AM (See Appendix B for Written Report) In the middle of the General Manager's Report we go to Agenda item # 6 because it has a time certain of 11:45 Agenda Item VI:   (Time Certain: 11:45 am)  Action on pending motions:      (1) Motion on Complaint Process for Programmers -- Prog Oversight Com. Motion:  Sherna Gluck presents the following motion: Whereas, The LSB is charged with working with station management to ensure "that station policies and procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner;" And whereas, The Programming Oversight Committee of the LSB has worked cooperatively with management to develop a complaint process, It is therefore moved, That the LSB approve the following COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR EXISTING PROGRAMMERS not covered by union contract, at least on an interim basis. Step 1: Programmer files a complaint form within fourteen (14) calendar days after s/he becomes reasonably aware of the Management action stating the decision and, if possible, citing the way in which the action violated existing policy or the Mission.  In the event that a Collective is making a complaint, the Collective will designate two representatives to follow the complaint process. Step 2: Management (Program Director) explains in writing within seven (7) days how its decision conformed to existing policy or the Mission.  If there is no existing policy, the parties move to Step 3 to resolve the immediate issue and Management articulates a provisional policy that is then referred to the iPC.  The Program Director (or designee) may make a formal, written request to the complainant for a seven (7) day extension. Step 3: Within seven (7) days, the parties agree to schedule an informal meeting (with or without a facilitator) as soon as possible, but within thirty (30) days, to try to resolve their differences.  The Programmer has the right to have her/his unpaid staff representative present at such an informal meeting. Step 4: In the event that the previous steps have ot resulted in a resolution of the issue, the parties meet with a mediator within fourteen (14) days after Step 3.  The mediator must be agreed upon by both parties.  During mediation, the Programmer has the right to be represented by her/his unpaid staff representative.  If no agreement is reached that a policy was violated, or on a remedy, the parties proceed to Step 5. Step 5: If no agreement is reached through mediation, the matter is referred to the Program Oversight Committee within fourteen (14) days.  The PrOC will make a recommendation to the LSB and refer the matter to the iPC either if an existing policy is in question or if a new policy needs to be developed/elaborated. NOTE:  If the Programmer is contesting the policy itself s/he can simultaneously use this complaint procedure for alleged violation of process and contest the policy directly to the iPC once it has a procedure in place. Motion passes:  Y: 19; N: 0, A: 1  (Vote is taken later in meeting after public comment) Agenda Item VI:  (2)  Motion on GM Evaluation by GM Evaluation Committee Motion from the Management Evaluation and Review Committee: Being that, The Pacifica Bylaws instructs the Local Station Boards to conduct an annual evaluation for the station General Manager; Therefore be it resolved, That the KPFK LSB adopts the draft of the General Manager Evaluation Instrument presented by the Management Evaluation Committee as the formal instrument to be used in evaluating KPFK's GM.   (Management Evaluation Form is appended to these minutes as an MS Word attachment.) Motion to table:  Alan Minsky moves that voting on the management evaluation form be tabled until the next meeting and that the motion be given a time certain on the March LSB meeting agenda. Motion to table passes: by acclamation with no objection Back to Agenda Item III: GM Report  12:15 PM Eva Georgia continues GM Report Agenda Item IV [a]: Report from Pacifica National Board [PNB] Meeting & Directors' Report PNB Directors Reports 12:23 PM Donna Warren Julie Rodriguez Dave Adelson Maria Armoudian (No written reports were submitted) General discussion ensues about the PNB reports Agenda Item IV [b]: LSB Treasurer Pro temp's financial report 1:00 PM Casey McFall, LSB Treasurer Pro Tem gave a brief oral report.   No written report was submitted. Agenda Item V [a]: LSB member membership on LSB committees  1:10 PM Motion:  Lydia Brazon proposes a motion on LSB membership on Advisory Committees: [This motion was amended on 01/07/06] Resolved, That each Advisory Committee of the KPFK Local Station Board shall include, at least, two LSB members. That said members must be affiliated with KPFK and eligible for appointment to a committee. That there shall be no prior attendance required to join and vote on a committee. That the failure of a member of an Advisory Committee to attend three consecutive, unexcused meetings shall be removed as a committee member. That an Advisory Committee member who has three, consecutive, unexcused absences shall be removed as a committee member. That Advisory Committee Chairs shall be LSB members. That the number of the Advisory Committee membership shall not be limited in number. That the number of committee members will be determined as follows: *For the February LSB meeting in LSB election years: However many LSB members sign up for a particular committee, that will be the committee size upon which a quorum is determined for the committee’s meeting prior to the March LSB meeting. *That for the February LSB meeting in an off-election year, committees with a full complement of members shall continue as constituted, with the understanding that LSB members will have an opportunity to resign or change committee memberships. If action is necessary in order to maintain the balance between LSB and listener sponsor members, new listener sponsors will be added in accordance with the procedures adopted for listener sponsor members. At the March 17, 2005 LSB members may still be added to committees and that revised number of committee membership will be the basis for the quorum until the April 16 meeting which will be the final meeting to add new committee members. The composition of the LSB Advisory Committees as of April 16 will constitute the LSB Advisory Committees membership until the February, 2006 regularly scheduled LSB meeting. At the March meeting in LSB election years, LSB members may still be added to committees and that revised number of committee membership will be the basis for the quorum until the April meeting which will be the final meeting to add new committee members. The composition of the LSB Advisory Committees as of the April meeting in an LSB election year will constitute the LSB Advisory Committee membership until the February regularly scheduled LSB meeting of the subsequent year. * The membership as described above may be modified as follows: Whatever number of non-LSB members of KPFK are added to the Advisory Committees, shall, along with the LSB members, constitute the total membership. Roll call vote (Vote is taken later in meeting after public comment): Grace Aaron     Y Dave Adelson    Y Sara Amir  Y Rodrigo Argueta  Y Lydia Brazon  Y Israel Feuer  Y Terry Goodman  N Kimberly King  Y Sonali Kolhatkar Y Arturo Lemus  Y Alan Minsky  Y Ed Pearl   A Reza Pour  Y Margaret Prescod Y Julie Rodriguez  Y Madeleine Schwab Y Donna Warren  Y Don White  Y Lamont Yeakey  A Motion passes:  Y: 16, N: 1, A: 2 Agenda Item V [b]: Listener-Sponsor (later revised to Non-LSB Members of KPFK) membership on LSB Committees  1:38 PM Motion: Lydia Brazon proposes the following motion re: Non-LSB Members of KPFK Membership on Committees 1:38 PM Resolution/ Advisory Committee Composition for Non-LSB Members of KPFK [This motion was amended on 01/07/06] Resolved, That each Advisory Committee of the KPFK Local Station Board shall be Sponsors having become subscribers or volunteers by February 5, 2005. That each Advisory Committee of the KPFK Local Station Board shall be Sponsors having become subscribers or volunteers by the regularly scheduled February LSB meeting. Non-LSB member of KPFK who within the preceding 12-month period: (1) have contributed a minimum of $25 to any Foundation radio station, or such minimum amount as the Board of Directors may from time to time decide; or (2) have volunteered a minimum of three (3) hours of service to any Foundation radio station. That each non-LSB member of KPFK must be affiliated with KPFK and eligible for appointment to an Advisory committee. That once a bona fide non-LSB member of KPFK becomes a member of the committee, they are eligible to vote. That an Advisory Committee member who has three consecutive, unexcused absences shall be removed as a committee member. That the number of the Advisory Committee membership shall not be greater than but may be equal to, or less than, the number of LSB members on that committee. That the number of non-LSB members of KPFK will be determined as follows: At the February 5, 2005 meeting of the LSB, At the February meeting of an LSB election year, a formal announcement will be made, marking the beginning of the period to apply for Advisory Committee participation during which outreach efforts and on air announcements will be made. The application period will end on April 1. In an off-election year for the LSB, listener sponsor members of fully constituted committees shall have the opportunity continue to serve on a committee. In the event that adjustments in memberships are needed in order to fully populate a committee and achieve a balance between LSB members and listener sponsors, then the procedure defined for LSB election years will be followed. At the April 16 meeting of the LSB, any non-LSB members of KPFK who has submitted their application by the deadline will be eligible for committee participation and voting rights. By April 16, when the Advisory Committee size is determined, non-LSB members of KPFK who have applied, shall be added to the committees up to the number of available seats (equal to, but not exceeding the number of LSB members).  At the April meeting of the LSB, any non-LSB members of KPFK who has submitted their application by the deadline will be eligible for committee participation and voting rights. By the April LSB meeting, when the Advisory Committee size is determined, non-LSB members of KPFK who have applied, shall be added to the committees up to the number of available seats (equal to, but not exceeding the number of LSB members). However, no non-LSB members of KPFK shall be eligible to be seated on more than two committees. If there are more applicants than number of seats available, there will be a random drawing to fill the seats. Those already seated on a committee will be ineligible to be in that particular drawing. The composition of the LSB Advisory Committees as of April 16 will constitute the LSB Advisory Committees membership until the February, 2006 regularly scheduled LSB meeting. For Advisory Committee meetings held between February 5 and April 16, non-LSB members of KPFK membership will be determined by random drawing of those in attendance at each meeting. Their membership is limited to that meeting alone and cannot exceed the number of LSB members on the committee in attendance. The composition of the LSB Advisory Committees as of the April LSB meeting will constitute the LSB Advisory Committees membership until the regularly scheduled LSB meeting in February of the subsequent year. For Advisory Committee meetings held between the February and April LSB meetings during off-election years, non-LSB members of KPFK membership will be determined by random drawing of those in attendance at each meeting. Their membership is limited to that meeting alone and cannot exceed the number of LSB members on the committee in attendance. Non-LSB members of KPFK will be excluded from the Committees on Finance and Executive Review until non-LSB members of KPFK membership on those committees is considered by the Structure or Governance Committee. The application for non-LSB members of KPFK will include: contact information, a statement affirming that they are current non-LSB members of KPFK in good standing and a brief statement expressing their interest. Motion to amend:  Dave Adelson proposes an amendment in the above motion by Lydia Brazon that would strike the words "listener sponsor members" and substitute "non-LSB members of KPFK." Motion passes as amended by unanimous consent. Vote on Resolution/Advisory Committee Composition for non-LSB members of KPFK (as amended, amendments already reflected in the text of the motion above) (Vote is taken later in meeting after public comment) Grace Aaron     Y Dave Adelson    Y Sara Amir  Y Rodrigo Argueta  Y Lydia Brazon  Y Israel Feuer  Y Sherna Gluck  Y Terry Goodman  N Kimberly King  Y Sonali Kolhatkar Y Arturo Lemus  Y Alan Minsky  Y Ed Pearl   A Reza Pour  Y Margaret Prescod Y Julie Rodriguez  Y Madeleine Schwab Y Donna Warren  Y Don White  Y Lamont Yeakey  A Motion passes:  Y: 17, N: 1, A: 2 PUBLIC COMMENT  2:03 PM LSB Meeting Resumes  2:41 PM Board Voting Following Public Comment Motion to amend:  Dave Adelson moves to amend Lydia's motion on Advisory Committee Composition for non-LSB members of KPFK to exclude the Committees on Finance and Executive Review from this motion until non-LSB members of KPFK membership on those committees is considered by the Structure or Governance Committee. (This amendment is already reflected in the text of the motion above.) Motion to amend passes:  Y: 15, N: 1,  A: 2 LSB Membership on Pacifica National Board Committees 3:22 PM Ballots for all Committees are handed out. The results of these elections are: PNB Archives Committee: Sherna Gluck & Lamont Yeakey PNB Audit Committee:  Lamont Yeakey & Terry Goodman PNB ad hoc Elections Review Committee:  Bill Gallegos & Kimberly King PNB Executive Review Committee: Sherna Gluck & Don White PNB Governance Committee: Grace Aaron & Lydia Brazon PNB Programming Oversight Committee: Alan Minsky & Arturo Lemus PNB Technology Committee: Sonali Kolhatkar & Terry Goodman KPFK Local Section of PNB Committee of Inclusion: Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Kimberly King, Bill Gallegos, Rodrigo Argueta (See the APPENDIXES included as text file attachments to these  minutes, which serve as a teller's report detailing the STV vote talley in these elections.) Don White, LSB Chair appoints conveners for the next meetings of the KPFK LSB advisory committees as follows: Arts:    Maria Armoudian Finance:   Casey McFall Management Evaluation:    Margaret Prescod Programming Oversight:    Sherna Gluck Outreach:   Arturo Lemus Structure/Governance:  Lydia Brazon Motion:  Don White moves that Kimberly King be appointed the LSB representative to the iPC Motion passes:  Y: 17, N: 0, A: 0 Hustler Magazine Article  4:14 PM Motion:  Sonali Kolhatkar moves that:  - Being that Hustler magazine, and most mainstream pornography portrays misogynist representations of women, and as such is sexist;  - Being that Larry Flynt's Hustler magazine has engaged in a right wing attack on KPFK programmers (Aura Bogado, Sonali Kolhatkar, etc.) through the use of labels such as "femi-facist", on www.larryflynt.com, and in the February 2005 issue of Hustler magazine;  - Being that Hustler considers itself part of the "progressive" movement in the US, and seeks to redefine feminism as porn-friendly;  - Being that Hustler's content is grossly inconsistent with the Pacifica mission; Therefore be it resolved that:  - KPFK's LSB stands by the actions taken by our programmers and condemns Hustler's attacks as slanderous, reactionary, racist and sexist;  - KPFK shall not enter into future formal relations, such as through program sponsorship, with Hustler publication.  - KPFK's LSB reaffirms the right of our programmers to engage in critical discourse over issues such as pornography and free speech. Motion to table:  Terry Goodman moves that this motion be tabled indefinitely Motion fails:  Y: 4, N: 10, A: 2 Motion to amend by substitution:  Dave Adelson moves that the LSB make a request to management to develop a formal written response for KPFK on the topic of the Hustler Magazine controversy and to convene such people as are necessary to develop this response. Motion fails for lack of a quorum:  Y: 7, N: 2, A: 1  (Don White, as chair, rules that this motion fails because of lack of quorum.  However, quorum would be 13 and as 7 is a majority of a quorum of the LSB, it may be that this motion actually passed.) Meeting is adjourned at 4:57 PM Grace Aaron, Secretary Pro Tem These minutes were approved on 3/17/05 and amended on 1/07/06. ----- APPENDIX A - Approved Agenda ===Local Station Board [LSB] Meeting Agenda===February 5, 2005   AS AMENDED AND APPROVED =======10:30 a.m.====So. Cal Library for Social Studies & Research==== I.  Call to Order, Call of the Roll, Welcome & Acknowledgements, Review & Approval of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Motion for excused absences.  [8 minutes] II.  Comments by the chair [1 minute] III.  General Manager's Report [13 minutes] IV.  [a] Report from Pacifica National Board [PNB] Meeting & Directors' Report [30 mins] [b] LSB Treasurer Pro temp's financial report.  [8 minutes] V.  Motion on membership on LSB Committees:  [a] LSB member membership on LSB committees [b]Listener-Sponsor membership on LSB Committees [15 minutes] VI.  (Time Certain: 11:45 am)  Action on pending motions: (15 minutes)      (1) Motion on Complaint Process for Programmers -- Prog Oversight Com.      (2) Motion on GM Evaluation by GM Evaluation Committee VII.  Public Comment [20 minutes] [voting after public comment] VIII. Board Voting following public comment [5 minutes] IX.  LSB Committee Reports [only from committees with the need to report] [20 mins]     [1] Programming Oversight [2] Management Evaluation [3] Outreach [4] Structure  [5] Finance/Development  [6] Committee of Inclusion  [7] Arts X.  LSB Membership on Pacifica National Board Committees  [20 minutes] XI.  Hustler Magazine article motion proposed by Sonali Kolhatkar [10 minutes] XII.  LSB Listener Comment Line; Report to Listener Programming Motion [6 minutes] XIII.  Public Comment [10 minutes] voting after public comment XIV.  Motion on LSB Attendance and Excused Absence Policy -- presented only; not debated or voted on until next meeting   [3 minutes] XV.  Discussion of [1] Board Training, [2] Board In-Service/Orientation with Management and [3] Board "Get-to-Know You" Social [12 minutes] XVI.  Old Business:  Harrison Weil motion on agenda input from listeners -- and -- unresolved portions of the motion on banned & fired [13 minutes] XVII. New Business [10 minutes] XVIII.  Board voting, Announcement of next meeting, Reminders to committees to post dates, Adjournment  ----- APPENDIX C - Tellers' Report (PNB Elections Committee)