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Item #2: Introductions and Announcements

The LSB welcomed Rych Withers as the new representative to the LSB from Fresno/KFCF.

Item #3: Absent LSB Members Excused:

Aki Tanaka, Joe Wanzala, Naji Ali and Sasha Futran were excused.

Item #4: Agenda Review and Approval

Motion made & seconded to approve the July agenda.

Item # 5: Minutes Review and Approval

Motion made and seconded to accept minutes. Unanimous approval.

Item #6: Consent Calendar

Item #1 pulled from Consent, then motion made to approve, second, passed unanimously. August LSB meeting will be held August 9, 2008, 11am-4pm at Café de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck, Berkeley.

Item #7: Public Comment

Speakers: Steve Zeltzer, Jim Webber, Stan Woods, Kazmi Torij

Item #8: General Manager’s Report

Interim General Manager had family emergency and was not able to attend.

Item #9: Treasurer’s Report: Review Draft Budget

Final review of the draft KPFA budget was presented by Brian Edwards Tiekert. KPFA Business Manager Lois Withers was present to answer questions. Motion made & seconded to approve the budget.

Budget was approved in a vote of Ayes-13, Abstained-5, Noes- 1.

Yes: BS, BET, ConnH, DE, TC, LS, MH, PAS, SR, SG, SM, WM, RW

No : SA

Abs: AF, CH, HN, SS, TR

Item #10: Committee Reports: GM Hire, Governance, Fundraising, PNB

Outreach: Phoebe ANNE delivered an oral report.

Governance : The LSB Self Evaluation is due to Brian no later than August 1, 2008.

GM Hire: The 11 resumes were forwarded to the Pacifica ED last month. All 11 will be interviewed.

PNB: Sherry Gendelman delivered an oral report.

Item #11: KFCF Report

Rych Withers, the new KFCF representative introduced himself. After 33 years with KFCF, he is now the Executive Director.

Item #12: Motion re: CAB

Motion made by TR and seconded.

That the Minutes and attendance records from Community Advisory Board Meetings be posted on the www.kpfa.org website; A document establishing annual programming goals for the station be produced by station management and submitted to the Community Advisory Board for review;
The Community Advisory Board produce an annual report advising the governing body of the station - the Local Station Board - whether the programming and other policies of such station are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station, making appropriate recommendations to meet such needs; The KPFA Community Advisory Board (CAB) will comprise a minimum of 8 members. The members of the CAB will be elected to two-year terms by the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB), by Single Transferable vote. The KPFA Local Station Board will develop a form to be posted on the KPFA website so that community volunteers can nominate themselves or be nominated. No Community Advisory Board member may serve more than 2 consecutive two-year terms, or more than six years in total.

Vote on the motion: Ayes: 6; Nos: 12. Motion defeated.

Yes: AF, CH, HN, SA, SS, TR

No: RW, AT, BS, BET, DE, TC, MH, PAS, SR, SG, SM, WM

Item #13: Motion re: FRSN

Motion put forward by AF and seconded

That the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB)

• urges the Pacifica National Office to rescind the above-described funding cut to FSRN, and instead maintain funding to FSRN at a level that will allow FSRN to continue its important work, and

• urges the Pacifica National Office to carry out spending reductions in a manner that minimizes the impact on vital programming such as FSRN, and

• urges the Pacifica National Office to provide advance notice of spending reductions to those affected, and

• urges community-radio supporters everywhere to maintain, or, where possible, increase their support of FSRN.

CH moved to insert the following bullet to the above:

• calls on Pacifica to dedicate a national day of national programming.

The vote on this bullet (amendment) was Yes:6, No: 12, Abs:1. Amendment fails.

Yes: AF, CH, HN, SA, SS, TR

Abs: PAS

No: BS, BET, CoH, DE, TC, LW, MH, SR, SG, SM, WM, RW

A substitute motion was made by SG and seconded:

The KPFA LSB both supports the work of FSRN and recognizes the dire financial condition of the Pacifica Network. We encourage both the Pacifica National office & Free Speech Radio News to work together to find creative ways to secure financial and institutional support for national news programming.

The vote was Ayes: 11, Nos: 5. Motion passes.

Meeting Adjourned at 3:35pm approved 7/12/08 LSB minutes