KPFA LSB Agenda

Agenda for the KPFA LSB.

2008 KPFA LSB Agenda

19 April 2008 KPFA LSB Agenda

3rd DRAFT		KPFA Local Station Board 4/19/2008 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Alameda Labor Council 100 Hegenberger #150 Oakland , CA
Type of meeting:		Regular
ITEM #	# MIN.	Agenda Topic
1	1	Call to Order	Chair
2	5	Introductions & Announcements	Chair/LSB
3	5	Excusing Absent Members	LSB
4	5	Agenda Review and Approval	LSB
5	5	Minutes Review and Approval	LSB
6	5	Consent Calendar	LSB
7	30 minimum	Public Comment	Public
8	15	General Manager’s Report	iGM
9	15	Treasurer’s Report (BET)	LSB
10	30	PNB Report (SG, BS, JW, SR)	LSB
11	15	Committee Reports: GM Hire, Outreach Comte	LSB
12	15	Motion Re: Ad-Hoc LSB Report to the Listener Committee (BET)	LSB
13	15	Motion Re: Governance Committee (from 1/12/08)	LSB
14	15	Motion re: LSB Workplan (BET)	LSB
15	15	Motion re: HR Information (NH)	LSB
16	15	Motion re: CAB (TR)	LSB
17	15	Motion re: Disability Access (CH)	LSB
18	15	Motion re: KFCF Report (AR)	LSB
19	15	Motion re: IGM evaluation process	LSB
20	15	New Business	LSB
21	15	Executive Session: Personnel Matter	LSB
4:00PM		Adjournment	LSB
		THIS AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Times shown are for guidance only, except for special orders

1	Call to Order	Chair
2	Introductions & Announcements I. Introduction of LSB Members II. Announcements	LSB
3	Excusing Absent Members	LSB
4	Agenda Review and Approval	Chair
5	Minutes Review and Approval: March 8, 2008	LSB
6	Consent Calendar: I. Next Meeting The regular May meeting of the KPFA LSB will take place Saturday, May 10th at the Freight and Salvage at 1111 Addison in Berkeley - starting at 12:45PM.	LSB
7	Public Comment	Audience
8	General Manager’s Report	iGM
9	Treasurer’s Report	LSB
10	PNB Report (SG, BS, JW, SR) 1. Financial Development plan for Station LSBs 2. June Meeting 3. Report back from April mtg 4. Elect two members to the PNB Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racism and Sexism- Motion: CHANGE THE NAME, RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM AND SEXISM 1. The Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racism and Sexism will be renamed the Committee on Racism, Sexism and Other Forms of Discrimination. This committee shall be responsible for coordinating investigations of allegations of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination by members of Local Stations Boards and the Pacifica National Board, after procedures for such investigations have been approved by the PNB. In addition, the committee's responsibilities will include: a) receiving periodic reports from each sister station's Committee of Inclusion, and promoting information sharing, cooperation and use of best practices by those committees, and b) studying and offering recommendations on Foundation policies to monitor and eliminate racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination at all levels within the institution. 2. In addition to the current membership of one Director from each sister station plus one Affiliate Director, all elected by the PNB, the Committee on Racism, Sexism and Other Forms of Discrimination shall also include two Delegates not then serving as Directors, each elected by each of the five Local Station Boards using Single Transferable Voting.	LSB
11	Committee Reports: GM Hire, Outreach	LSB
12	Motion Re: Ad-Hoc LSB Report to the Listener Committee (BET) Resolved, the LSB shall immediately elect a 5-person committee charged with evaluating and improving the LSB Report to the Listener, and developing proposals to normalize the LSB report production process to ensure that the LSB is not a "no-show" during its timeslot.	LSB
13	Motion Re: Governance Committee (postponed from 1/12/08) Resolved, the LSB shall immediately elect a standing 4-person Governance committee by STV. The purpose of the committee shall be to review the Local Station Board’s procedures and committee structure, and to recommend changes that will help the Local Station Board discharge its duties and responsibilities more efficiently. The Governance Committee shall initially be tasked with proposing a procedure for the Local Station Board to conduct an annual self-evaluation.	LSB

Motion Re: LSB Workplan (BET)

The Local Station Board resolves to accomplish the following tasks by the following 2008 meeting dates:

DATE	Goal
March 8	Complete HR/Legal Board Training Adopt a 2008 fundraising goal
April 12	Finalize Plans for first Town Hall
May 10	Finalize procedure for Board Self-Evaluation
June 14	Review Initial Budget for FY09
July 12	Approve Budget for FY09
August 9
September 13	Complete LSB Self-Evaluation
October 11	Complete General Manager Evaluation
November 8	Finalize Plans for second Town Hall Elect new Program Council Community Reps
December 13	Elect new officers

LSB

Motion re : HR Information (NH)

LSB

Motion re: CAB (TR)

LSB

Motion re: Disability Access (CH)

LSB

18	Motion re: KFCF Report (AR) The board to consider a regular monthly report of KFCF during the LSB meetings.	LSB
19	Motion re: IGM evaluation process	LSB
20	New Business	LSB
21	Executive Session: Personnel Issue	LSB
4:00pm	Adjourn

9 August 2008 KPFA LSB Agenda

PRELIM		KPFA Local Station Board & Delegates’ Meeting 8/9/2008 11 AM to 4 PM Café de la Paz 1600 Shattuck St. Berkeley, CA
Type of meeting:		Regular
ITEM #	# MIN.	Agenda Topic
1	1	Call to Order	Chair
2	5	Introductions & Announcements	Chair/LSB
3	5	Excusing Absent Members	LSB
4	5	Agenda Review and Approval	LSB
5	5	Minutes Review and Approval	LSB
6	5	Consent Calendar	LSB
7	30 minimum	Public Comment	Public
8	30	General Manager’s Report	iGM
9	15	Treasurer’s Report (BET)	LSB
10	30	Committee Reports: Outreach, Governance, Fundraising, GM Hire, PNB Report & Motion	LSB
11	60	Report on LSB Self Evaluation	LSB
12	2	KFCF Report	LSB
Time Certain 3pm	15	Motion re: FSRN (AF & CH)	LSB
13	15	New Business	LSB
4:00PM		Adjourn	LSB
		THIS AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Times shown are for guidance only, except for special orders

August 9, 2008 LSB & Delegates’ Meeting Agenda -- Detail – Preliminary

1	Call to Order	LSB
2	Introductions & Announcements	LSB
3	Excusing Absent Members	LSB
4	Agenda Review and Approval	LSB
5	Minutes Review and Approval	LSB
6	Consent Calendar: I. Next Meeting:	LSB
7	Public Comment	LSB
8	General Manager’s Report	LSB
9	Treasurer’s Report (BET)	LSB
10	Committee Reports: Outreach Review two Town hall Meetings, September, 2008 in Richmond. Governance Fundraising GM Hire PNB Motion from Warren Mar KPFA Board Resolution: On running an efficient board election in 2009. Where as: The KPFA fall 2007 elections for new board members was run very ineffectively by the national elections supervisor. Where as: Historically KPFA listeners and staff have a strong culture of political activism and elections have been contested and hard fought requiring that the elections be managed in a professional, non-partisan way and the results should be above scrutiny. Where as: There seems to be unanimous agreement among all slates and individuals who ran for open KPFA board seats last year, whether they won the election or not that the election process should have been handled in a more non-partisan, transparent and professional way and, Where as: The current elected board feels that many of the errors committed by the election supervisor could have been avoided Therefore be it resolved that: The KPFA board recommends to the Pacific National Board and the Executive Director contract with a reputable outside firm, such as the American Arbitration Association, the California Mediation & Conciliation Services or TruBallot, to manage and run the elections for 2009. The above organizations are mentioned solely as examples of professional organizations that have managed contested elections in unions and for non-profit community based organizations. The Executive Director should put a contract out to bid listing the required services for our election and make the most cost effective decision with a reputable firm.	LSB
11	LSB Self Evaluation Report	LSB
12	KFCF Report	LSB
Time Certain 3pm	Motion re: FSRN (AF & CH) Chandra reintroduces Anthony Fest’s motion from July LSB. WHEREAS, Free-Speech Radio News (FSRN) began producing newscasts during the 1999 Pacifica crisis, and WHEREAS, FSRN now provides a half-hour five-day-a-week newscast to KPFA and more than 100 other community radio stations, and WHEREAS, FSRN is heard on KPFA Monday through Friday at 3:30, and WHEREAS, FSRN stories also form the backbone of the weekday KPFA-Evening-News coverage of national and international events, and WHEREAS, FSRN is produced by a network of reporters based around the U.S. and the world, including crisis zones such as the Gaza Strip, and WHEREAS, the FSRN workers’ cooperative structure is a noteworthy example of a participatory, non-hierarchical organization, and WHEREAS the Pacifica Network and its stations provide essential financial and operational support for FSRN, and WHEREAS, the Pacifica Network National Office recently informed FSRN that Pacifica will cut its financial support to FSRN by more than $13,500 a month, effective immediately, and WHEREAS, according to FSRN, “A massive cut in funding from Pacifica on a moment’s notice will make it impossible for Free Speech Radio News to produce a daily half-hour newscast,” WHEREAS, a reduced broadcast schedule for FSRN, or the complete cessation of FSRN newscasts, will inevitably impair the quality of national and international news coverage on KPFA and other stations, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB), that the 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 the LSB urges the Pacifica National Office to carry out spending reductions in a manner that minimizes the impact on vital programming such as FSRN, and the LSB urges the Pacifica National Office to provide advance notice of spending reductions to those affected, and the LSB urges community-radio supporters everywhere to maintain, or, where possible, increase their support of FSRN.	LSB
13	New Business	LSB
	Adjourn	LSB

2009 KPFA LSB Agenda

10 January 2009 KPFA LSB Agenda Draft 2

DRAFT #2		KPFA Local Station Board & Delegates’ Meeting 1/10/09 11am to 3:30 PM Humanist Hall, 390 27^th St Oakland, CA
ITEM #	# MIN.	Agenda Topic Type Mtg.
1	1	Call to Order	Chair
2	2	Seating of new Listener Representative to the KPFA LSB	Chair
3	5	Introductions & Announcements	Chair/LSB
4	5	Excusing Absent Members	LSB
5	5	Agenda Review and Approval	LSB
6	5	Minutes Review and Approval	LSB
7	5	Consent Calendar	LSB
8	30 minimum	Public Comment	Public
9	30	Meeting Schedule for 2009	LSB
10	60	Elections: Officers of the LSB (4 seats) Representatives to the PNB (4 seats)	Delegates
11	15	Treasurer’s Report (BET)	LSB
12	30	Investigation of Flier Distributed by an LSB rep	LSB
13	30	Committee Reports: PNB & Personnel	LSB
14	2	KFCF Report	LSB
15	15	Motion re: PNB	LSB
16	15	New Business	LSB
Exec Session	30	Executive session.re Personnel Matter (TR)
3:30		Adjourn (must vacate building by 4pm sharp)
		THIS AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Times shown are for guidance only, except for special orders

Jan 10, 2009 LSB & Delegates’ Meeting Agenda -- Detail – Preliminary

1	Call to Order	Chair
2	Seating of new Listener Representative to the KPFA LSB	Chair
3	Introductions & Announcements	LSB
4	Excusing Absent Members	LSB
5	Agenda Review and Approval	LSB
6	Minutes Review and Approval	LSB
7	Consent Calendar: Location for next LSB meeting	LSB
8	Public Comment	LSB
9	Meeting Schedule of the LSB for 2009 Proposal: Jan 10; Mar 7; May 9; July 11; August 8; Oct 10, Dec 5	LSB
10	Elections: Officers of the LSB (4 seats): Nominations to take place during LSB meeting Representatives to the PNB (4 seats): Per bylaws, all nominations for the PNB representatives must be submitted in writing to the secretary of the LSB by close of 12/31/08 Nominations received by close of 12/31/08 by the secretary include: Conn Hallinan, Andrea Turner, Susan McDonough, Warren Mar, Sarv Randhawa, Sherry Gendelman, Bonnie Simmons, Brian Edwards Tiekert	Delegates
11	Treasurer’s Report (BET)	LSB
12	Investigation of flier distributed by LSB Listener Rep Tracy Rosenberg (make copies of flier)	LSB
13	Committee Reports: PNB – Personnel Committee – Chandra motion	LSB
14	KFCF Report	LSB
15	Motion re: PNB (BET) Whereas, Pacifica's National Office is teetering on the brink of insolvency AND, Whereas, $400,000 of KPFA's savings have already been encumbered by a Line of Credit taken out by the Pacifica National Office, AND Whereas, KPFA is the only one of the three large Pacifica stations (KPFA, KPFK, and WBAI) that is making timely central service payments, AND Whereas, Pacifica's financial instability is currently the greatest threat to KPFA's wellbeing, AND Whereas, at its most recent meeting, the Pacifica National Board approved NO motions addressing the Pacifica National Office's inability to pay bills in January, BE IT RESOLVED That the KPFA Local Station Board calls on the Pacifica National Board (PNB) to make addressing Pacifica's cash shortfall and structural deficits its highest priority, AND That the KPFA Local Station Board calls on the PNB to do everything it can to trim its own expenses, including the cost of in-person meetings; AND That the KPFA Local Station Board calls on the PNB to refrain from creating new and unbudgeted spending obligations for Pacifica by board resolution, AND That the KPFA Local Station Board opposes any diversion of KPFA's cash reserves to pay national expenses as an act of bad faith with the thousands of listeners who contribute their money specifically to support KPFA.	LSB
16	New Business	LSB
Exec Session	Executive session. A motion for consideration will be submitted shortly. submitted 1/2/08 (TR)	LSB
3:30pm	Adjourn	LSB

Jan 10, 2009 agenda w/ detail draft 2.doc