Minutes for the KPFA LSB.
Minutes for 2004 KPFA LSB meetings, grabbed from kpfa.org in July 2007.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes February 18th, 2004: Delegates Meeting
Minutes
KPFA Delegates Meeting
Wednesday, February 18th, 2004
West Berkeley Family Practice Clinic Auditorium
7:00-11:10pm
Delegates present constituting a quorum: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet,
Steve Conley, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Ann Hallatt, Mark Hernandez, Jane Jackson,
Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff,
Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Bonnie Simmons, Carol Spooner,
Marnie Tattersall, William Walker and LaVarn Williams
Delegates absent: Miguel Molina, Willie Thompson
Meeting convened and called to order by Susan Da Silva, former KPFA LAB Chair
I. Introductions
Mary Bishop named as Secretary pro-tem (by unanimous hand count)
Reading by Annie Hallett, poem by Gary Snider
Delegate self-introductions
Riva Enteen named as Chair pro-tem (by unanimous hand count)
II. Announcements
* Any delegate can nominate any other delegate to be considered for the Pacifica National Board of Directors.
* The first official meeting of the Local Station Board will take place on Saturday, February 28th at 11 am at the South Berkeley Senior Center.
* The first meeting of the new Pacifica National Board is scheduled for March 12-14 in Berkeley.
* Motion to vote for Staff Director first: 22 in favor, 1 abstention
* Les Radke, Elections Supervisor, was introduced.
III. General Public Comment Period
IV. LSB Retreat Report Back
At the beginning of this segment, ballots were passed out to all LSB members to amend the mistakes made in the assignment of pro-tem positions. The results came back several minutes later as follows: Secretary: Mary with 23 votes, Chair: Riva with 22 votes (Max received one write-in vote.)
The LSB Delegates met on Sunday, February 15th for a meet-and-greet session and to establish ground rules. Jackie Cabasso was retained as the facilitator.
Also, the liability for elected Board Directors was discussed as well as the differences in the duties of the LSB and the PNB.
V. Delegate Announcements
On February 26th at 6 pm, there will be a party at KPFA for the LSB election participants.
The CDP is having a potluck on March 1st at 6pm at Cedar and Bonita.
Thanks to the Noodle Factory for providing tonight’s sound system.
KPFA needs to reinstate a prisoner-sponsorship program during its fund drives.
On February 20th at 7:30 pm, there will be a benefit for California’s 70,000+ striking grocery workers at the Humanist Hall in Oakland, 390 27th St.
An opportunity was given for all delegates to express their interest in becoming nominated to serve on the PNB.
VI. Open Nomination Period
The following delegates were nominated by their fellow delegates: (initials in parentheses will henceforth be used to identify candidates) Jane Jackson (JJ); Carol Spooner (CS); Miguel Molina (MM); William Walker (WW); Lavarn Williams (LW); Willie Ratcliff (WR); Mark Hernandez (MH); Steve Conley (SC); Gerald Sanders (GS); Sarv Randhawa (SR); Mary Berg (MB); Marnie Tattersall (MT); Ted Friedman (TF)
VII. Candidate Statements (Summarized)
CS: It is a Crouching Tiger year. We need to get our financial house in order and perform a management review. We need to provide good governance to address the issues facing us in these times.
WW: I am 24 years old and a former apprentice. I would like us to stop using the word ‘minority.’ Annual reports and planning are essential. Let’s move back to our mission and construct a national promotion strategy.
LW: How does the progressive left support its institutions? We need to maintain and improve quality, to provide monthly operational reviews and to improve our finances and restore our credit. I have an MBA in finance.
WR: We need to make sure we have a working organization. Let’s use and share our collective knowledge by bringing everything to the table and analyzing it. I want everyone in this country to be able to listen to Pacifica.
TF: I am a bridge-builder. I met and frequently worked with many people on the other LSBs. I am on friendly terms with those I know and don't have feuds with any. I have a 100% attendance record on the LAB. I traveled to most iPNB meetings at my own expense. Let's keep on following the Pacifica Mission.
MT: I am a team player and not a Prima Donna. (She then passed out copied of her resume.) Pacifica is worth half a billion dollars which is not chickenfeed. I can provide financial guidance.
MB: I saw the beginnings of the take-over in the 80’s. I have been involved in the crafting of the bylaws. I also have experience in running and growing businesses.
SR: Being on the PNB is a serious undertaking. No matter how many processes are established, the intent needs to be sincere. I will put effort into working out skirmishes within the network and I am not afraid.
MM: My business experience is surviving. I’ve learned to talk back. I escaped the fields and Vietnam by getting into radio. We are transforming KPFA from the inside, bringing access to the people.
GS: I take exception to the idea of consolidation. We need to be going out and getting new listeners. We are in a hostile environment, our society is anti-social and the Pacifica audience is an informed one. I have the fortitude to deal with our problems.
SC: I represent the work that all of us have done to get here. We need to realize that we may be dealing with hostility on the PNB, especially from New York. We have a need to reach out to our communities.
MH: Which comes first, Pacifica or our personal agendas? Pacifica should be a pulpit for all points of view. We need people on the PNB who will keep us true to our mission. Outreach and finances are issues. We should also look for alternatives, such as starting a credit union. We need to expand our vision.
JJ: I am surprised to be here. I am not a one-issue person, as my record will show. I’ve been to many of the national meetings and have visited all of the stations. I know who is being discriminated against and why.
VIII. Public Comments Period – Nomination Specific
IX. Delegate Statements and Q&A
Q: (TF of MT) Do you support Pacifica ahead of commercial media?
A: (MT) Of course I do. I do not know how to prove that to you but I can say that I bring a specific set of skills that will bring it to the next level.
Q: (Fadi Saba to all) How will you balance local and national control?
A: (CS) The national board should stay out of KPFA. I am in favor of local control.
(MT) All stations in the Bay Area have local control. I support it.
(SC) We need to work on both levels.
(MH) There needs to be cooperation between the two.
(JJ) We need to do prisoner sponsorship.
(TF) I like the way KPFA is run. I am not sure about the other stations and I don't
want them telling us how to run KPFA.
(LW) I like integration and have worked toward it in the past.
(GS) We need to have a national outlook and mutual trust.
(SR) The powers of the Pacifica Foundation are distributed and we need not fear that any one party will be able to take control of the Foundation
. (MM) Miguel attempted to speak but was interrupted.
(WR) I have fought for local control but there is a need for mutual support.
(MB) We are all connected.
(WW) Local control is important but we need national agreements, work toward trust.
Statement by Ann Hallatt: We are no longer individuals competing with each other, it is time for coalition building. The group we send to the Pacifica Board must be seen as a team embodying the various skills we are looking for. The specific skills of the team members are crucial. This election is for a one-year period and should be seen as a particular step forward as we create the infrastructure of the Pacifica organization, this year we need to focus on financial accountability, putting out the racial fires and creating infrastructure. My personal dream team is CS for continuity, SR for putting out racial fires, MT for finances, and WW for youth representation.
Motion to end the Q&A: 22 in favor, 1 abstention
X. Vote for Staff Director
The ballots were passed out and explained by Les Radke. Bonnie Simmons collected them and handed them in to the tabulation committee. All ballots will be stored in the National office. The group took a short break for the result to be calculated.
When order was resumed, the results were announced:
The threshold was 12 votes.
William Walker won with 13 votes.
Miguel Molina received 7 votes.
Mary Berg received 3 votes.
XI. Vote for Three Community Directors
The ballots were distributed and collected by Les Radke. The group took a second break.
When order was resumed, the results were announced:
The threshold was 6 votes.
Sarv Randhawa won in the 1st round.
Carol Spooner won in the 5th round.
Gerald Sanders won in the 8th round.
Before adjourning the meeting at 11:10 pm, Les Radke announced that the next round of elections is slated to begin on July 25th and volunteers are needed.
The following is an in-depth breakdown of the election results provided by Les Radke:
Staff Detailed Report
ELECTION RULES:
System: Instant Runoff Voting
Threshold Type: Droop
Simultaneous Drop: When mathematically inevitable
Ties: 1) Previous Round method
2) By election official
3) Random (by computer)
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23 valid ballots.
Electing 1 candidate.
Winning threshold is 12 votes.
There were no invalid ballots.
(23 total ballots processed.)
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ROUND 1 -- Tally of 1st place votes.
CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----
William Walker +13.00000 13.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Miguel Molina +7.00000 7.00000 DEFEATED -- 1st round
Mary Berg +3.00000 3.00000 DEFEATED -- 1st round
Write-in 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 1st round
Max Pringle 0.00000 0.00000 EXCLUDED
Lisa Rothman 0.00000 0.00000 EXCLUDED
Bonnie Simmons 0.00000 0.00000 EXCLUDED
EXHAUSTED PILE: 0.00000 0.00000
TOTALS: +23.00000 23.00000
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes February 28th, 2004:
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Saturday, February 28th, 2004
South Berkeley Senior Center
10:00am-4:00pm
Minutes were recorded by Mary Bishop, KPFA Administrative Assistant.
Members present constituting a quorum: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Ann Hallatt, Mark Hernandez, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Debbie Speer, Sarv Randhawa, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Bonnie Simmons, Carol Spooner, Marnie Tattersall, William Walker and LaVarn Williams
Late arrivals: Max Pringle, Fadi Saba, Willie Ratcliff
Members absent: Miguel Molina, Willie Thompson
Before convening, a poem was read by Adam David Miller entitled “Forever Afternoon.”
Meeting convened by Susan Da Silva, former KPFA LAB Chair at 10:20am.
I. Introductions
Each member was asked to state what he or she heard on KPFA that they liked recently.
Jackson: Mitch Jeserich morning report on Haiti
Williams: same as above
Beeman: same as above
Rothman: Sasha Lilley’s interview with a Frida Kahlo scholar this past week.
Friedman: Amy Goodman’s Haiti coverage pre-empt.
Hernandez: Joe Frank and Mitch’s Haiti report
Berg: Sasha Lilley with Kahlo scholar.
Lubin: Democracy Now Haiti coverage
Speer: Haiti report by Mitch Jeserich
Simmons: Joe Frank live during the drive on Sunday
Randhawa: Democracy Now! Haiti coverage
Da Silva: same as above
Walker: last night’s community group open house on Full Circle
Enteen: Overall Haiti coverage
Khosrowjah: Pacifica Archival CD of Gore Vidal (not on the air)
Blanchet: Amy Goodman’s whole week of Haiti coverage
Tattersall: Flashpoints with Barbara Lee and Haiti yesterday
Spooner: Dennis Bernstein with Kevin Pina yesterday
Sanders: Amy Goodman Haiti coverage
Hallatt: same as above (noticed nothing on Carnival)
Saba: The History of Black Music on Youth Radio
Pringle: Last night’s KPFA Evening News cast
Chair pro-tem selection – Nominated were Enteen, Da Silva, Tattersall (declined) and Walker (declined.) Secret, written ballots were distributed and collected by Signe Mattson.
Hallatt made a brief statement: The week of Carnival is a week of reawakening. With everything going on in Haiti right now, we should remember that Haiti and the US were discovered at the same time. The next step of celebration this week is Rara which consists of parading to honor the spirits preceding Lent. Carnival is the great leveler, everything repressed is now up. It is a time to let go of your ideas of who you are.
Williams added: I agree with Annie that we can see this as an awakening of our community. I would like to respectfully point out that the US and Haiti were not “discovered” by the Europeans, there was just an increase in documentation.
The Chair pro-tem results were announced. Da Silva won with 12 votes, Walker received 9 and Saba was a write-in candidate with 1 vote.
II. Agenda Approval
Spooner proposed adding an absentee review. Molina is not present due to live coverage of the Immigrant Right’s March and Rally in Los Angeles. There were two other members missing with no prior excuse, Ratcliff and Thompson.
Motion to add agenda item to handle attendance. 12 in favor, majority rules.
Walker proposed that Robert’s Rules be reviewed at a later date and that the time be spent concentrating on priorities and vision instead. There were several objections during the debate before a vote was taken. Also, as a clarifying point, the time set aside for Robert’s Rules was scheduled as a guided tutorial.
Motion to drop the Robert’s Rules agenda item. 4 in favor, 17 opposed with 2 abstentions. Motion over-ruled.
Motion to substitute the committee caucus period with a priority discussion. 13 in favor, 6 opposed with 4 abstentions. Motion passes.
Unanimous hand count to approve the agenda with amendments.
III. Attendance Review
Three members at the time were not in attendance. Molina was unanimously excused for reasons previously stated. There was some concern expressed about no-show, no-notice. Jackson shared with the group that Thompson has been out of the state since the election results came in and is scheduled to return on March 7th.
Motion to handle remaining two absences separately. 15 in favor, 5 opposed with 1 abstention. Motion passes.
Motion to excuse Thompson. 10 in favor, 7 opposed with 4 abstentions. Motion passes.
Motion to excuse Ratcliff. 10 in favor, 10 opposed with 2 abstentions. Motion over-ruled.
IV. Announcements
· The planning meeting is having its next meeting on Wednesday, March 3rd at 7pm in the Conference Room of KPFA. All LSB members are invited to attend.
· There will be a rally at an upcoming appearance of George W. Bush on March 4th at 10pm at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
· A demonstration in support of Mumia Abu Jamal is being planned for April 24th. Leaflets can be obtained from Sanders.
· Amy Goodman will be hosting an event in Berkeley on April 15th. Local Station Board members will be honored and can be seated in the front row. Please, give names to Bob Baldock for those seats.
· An informal station/radio overview is in the works for incoming LSB members to get an idea of how KPFA and radio stations in general operate. The date will be announced at the next meeting.
Willie Ratcliff arrived at 11:30am. The previous vote was voided and his tardiness was excused by unanimous hand count. He introduced himself and indicated that he enjoyed the Johnny Otis show today.
Motion for Friedman to be the time keeper. Motion passed by unanimous hand count.
· Les Radke left a digital camera at the Delegates meeting last week. If anyone has it, please check in with him.
· There will be 30 hours of International Women’s Day Programming from the evening of March 7th through the 8th. All other programming is pre-empted.
Motion to read useful rules in the hand-out packet. 13 in favor, 2 opposed. Motion carries and rules read.
V. Public Comment
· I object to being kept on hold and in the end not getting a chance to speak on Living Room this week. I also object to KPFA sending me a federalized bill.
· I chaired a non-profit for 12 years before throwing in the towel. I’ll be here to remind you how to make your medicine stronger. As a reminder, don’t take things personally. The Morning Show is a Holy Grail for Philip and needs to be split up.
· Let’s get the agendas up on a web site. You have to have the self-discipline to separate the letter from the spirit of the law. The Chair is going to have to be able to move things along and to cut off the bickering about little things.
· The Program Council has the authority to make programming changes. We want reaffirmation from the LSB that we are empowered.
· There is gender inequity in this KPFA community. Vote yes on ‘A’.
· I hope we plan something special for the 55th anniversary. There are two things that we have worked on which have failed: the GM hire and the Program Council. We helped to rescue the station, not for people’s jobs but for cooperation, which has not been forthcoming from staff.
· The agenda has been posted on www.kpfalsb.org.
Note: All materials prepared for Jackson must be in 16 point font or greater.
VI. Election of Local Station Board Officers
Nominations for Chair: Enteen, Tattersall & Hernandez
Candidate statements –
Enteen: Electing a woman as Chair will begin to address the gender issue on this body. I have served as Chair for the National Lawyer’s Guild, I believe in Robert’s Rules and the spirit of the law. I did go to Law School and realize that we need to be efficient with our time.
Tattersall: I am fair, just and a good leader. I’ll need to learn about Robert’s Rules but I am a quick study. I can be non-emotional and tough enough to draw lines in the sand.
Hernandez: I hold no favorites. As Chair, I can be the person who does not speak but moderates.
Ballots cast and collected. Threshold to win is 12 votes. In the first round, Enteen was elected with 13 votes, Tattersall received 5, Hernandez received 4.
Da Silva stepped aside and Enteen took over as Chair.
Nominations for Vice Chair: Friedman, Conley, Hernandez, Simmons. Tattersall and Khosrowjah declined.
Candidate statements –
Friedman: I was the Vice Chair of the LAB and would be conscientious.
Conley: I have experience and understand the need for follow-through and the timely distribution of information.
Hernandez: I have served as the ED of the Fresno Free College Foundation and would be capable of providing the necessary services.
Simmons: I am a Robert’s Rules novice but would be happy to serve if chosen.
Ballots cast and collected. Simmons was elected in the third round with 11 votes, Friedman received 10 and there was one discard ( about which there was some discussion.)
Nominations for Treasurer: Williams, Tattersall
Candidate statements –
Williams: I started out at KPFA as a phone room volunteer in 1996 and have shown dedication to the station. Around the time of the lock-out, I went from fund-raising to hell-raising. I have 15 years of solid experience in finance and consulting.
Tattersall: I have 25 years experience as a Senior Financial Manager and an MBA. I know that the finances are fragile right now and would welcome the opportunity to serve as Treasurer.
Ballots cast and collected. Williams elected in the first round with 14 votes, Tattersall received 8.
Nominations for Secretary: Hernandez, Speer, Friedman. Bishop declined.
Candidate Statements –
Hernandez: I have already stated my experience and I maintain the Board web site.
Speer: I have served with the FFCF as Secretary of four years and will accept the responsibility of elected.
Friedman: I am good at taking care of details and making sure things get done. I helped to set the agenda for this meeting and made certain it was posted on the web. If elected, I will check the minutes and make sure announcements are carried out.
Ballots cast and collected. Friedman elected with 13 votes, Speer received 9.
VII. Finance Reports
KPFA Business Manager Eileen Hazel presented the KPFA Unaudited Income Statement for Four Months ending January 31st 2004 (Budget vs. Actuals) and the Pacifica Foundation Statement of Financial Position for three months ending December 31st 2003.
Highlights: We are under-budget for permanent staff positions but over-budget on salaries. Why? There is currently no one on staff for odd jobs so there are numerous hourly workers who fill out time sheets. Health benefits were budgeted to increase by 16% but actually went up by 22%. The state unemployment rate doubled this year as well. We have an actual budget surplus of $147,605, which is $63,000 less than what was budgeted for but we are expecting a toxics grant and income from the Amy Goodman event, which will increase the surplus. We had to purchase an unbudgeted translator in Auburn for the Sacramento area. Also, the property at 1921 Martin Luther King Jr. Way needs to be repaired in the near future.
Pacifica Chief Financial officer Lonnie Hicks presented a Power Point presentation of the finances of the network and the station. Copies will be provided upon request.
Highlights: For FY03, the network shows ~14.8 million in income, ~11.5 of which is in the form of listener support (77%.) About 52% is spent on salaries and 23% on administrative costs. The remaining 25% is spent on programming, development and community events. Most non-profits spend 70-75% of their income on salaries but we keep our expenditure lower because of the immense number of volunteers that contribute their time and skills to the network stations. Expected surpluses for Sept. ’04 are as follows: KPFK - $240,000; KPFT - $110,130; WBAI - $253,290; WPFW - $104,590; KPFA - $284,390; PRA - $4,999; Network-wide surplus - $997,000. Congratulations!
· Revenues were reduced by $1 million compared to last year, which was a record year.
· As Board members, you will want to monitor the cash (as opposed to budget predictions.)
· We have the required minimum of one month’s operating expenses in the bank.
· We carry $845,000 in outstanding debt as a network (the figure started out at $2.5 million.)
· Many critical items are as yet unbudgeted.
· New revenue initiatives are possible.
· Between FY01 and FY03 we had a $6.2 million turn around.
· We received a lot of debt retirement through write-offs, mostly of legal fees from attorneys who got sick of trying to get their money. There is no outstanding litigation against Pacifica or KPFA at this time. We are actively re-negotiating our current outstanding legal fees
· Board members expressed their desire to know who the listeners are, how much they have given and to look for ways to expand our listener-subscriber base.
VIII. Delegates Meeting and LAB Reports-back
The first Delegate meeting was held on February 18th. The Delegates are separate from the LSB. The Delegates met to elect National Board Directors. William Walker was elected as the staff representative. The elected listener representatives are: Sarv Randhawa, Carol Spooner and Gerald Sanders.
The outgoing LAB often did not have a quorum because of low attendance. The LAB was an advisory body. The LSB will be able to accomplish more because we have governance status. Friedman presented a report outlining the unfinished business of the LAB.
Motion to table the agenda items for committee structure and new business and to go directly to the Robert’s Rules tutorial. 20 opposed, 1 in favor. Motion overturned.
IX. Committee Formation
The following 8 committees were proposed to be formed by the meeting planners: Inclusion, Financial, HR/Personnel, Election, Governance, Technology/Development, Outreach & Programming
Motion to accept these committees.
Motion amended to form the committees and schedule a time for reevaluation in 2 months time. Amendment accepted. 16 in favor, 4 opposed, 2 abstentions Motion carries.
Nominations for the Committee of Inclusion: Walker, Randhawa, Khosrowjah, Jackson, Conley, Molina. Williams and Tattersall declined.
Ballots were cast and collected. Jackson and Randhawa were elected in the first round. Conley was elected in the second round. Walker was elected in the third round.
Each board member was given one minute to speak about their priorities for the committees.
Khosrowjah: leadership, programming, finance
Blanchet: governance, finance, programming, diversity
Tattersall: agrees with Blanchet
Spooner: finances are critical, as well as cooperative national programming
Sanders: We need more time to devote to this process than what has been allotted.
Ratcliff: finance, relationship with staff, self-organization
Walker: leadership, GM hire
Hallatt: keep things woven
Randhawa: put aside bruised egos and clear the past
Pringle: leadership, GM and PD search
Simmons: pass
Speer: let’s prioritize
Lubin: programming committee
Berg: governance, finance, programming
Hernandez: establishment of processes and authority
Friedman: Program Council issue, leadership and GM hire
Rothman: all needs equal, GM hire
Conley: GM and PD hires, Development Director hire, outreach, programming
Beeman: finance, personnel, outreach
Williams: finance, programming, personnel
Jackson: in agreement with the previous three speakers
Enteen: all hires, healing between staff and LSB, woven together, finance, technology,
Members arose to sign up on the various committee sign-up sheets. The Chair will assign point-people for each committee by telephone in three days time. The committees will then meet and decide on individual Chairs.
X. Adjournment
The Program Council Board seats will remain in the current configuration until the next meeting. At that time, the programming committee will be asked to make recommendations.
The next meeting will take place on March 27th from 10am to 4pm. The Chair and the Secretary will handle the arrangements and notify the membership.
Meeting adjourned at 4:20pm.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes March 27th, 2004:
Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
March 27th, 2004
Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
Minutes were recorded by Mary Bishop, KPFA Administrative Assistant.
Members present constituting a quorum: Riva Enteen (Chair), Ted Friedman, Sarv Randhawa, Bonnie Simmons, Miguel Molina, Steve Conley, Ann Hallett, Gerald Sanders, LaVarn Williams, Lisa Rothman, Marnie Tattersall, Mark Hernandez, Debbie Speer, Willie Ratcliff, Max Blanchet, Carol Spooner, Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, William Walker, Sepidah Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Max Pringle, Willie Thompson
Absent: Jane Jackson, Fadi Saba
Meeting commenced at 10:35am.
Agenda reviewed and passed by unanimous consent.
There will be copies of the agenda and minutes provided in hard copy at each subsequent meeting of the LSB for the membership as well as for the public.
Motion to approve the minutes: Seconded and passed by unanimous hand count.
Announcements:
· Berkeley Forum “Peace and Empire” free to the public.
· Haiti Forum March 31st, at Hastings School of Law, 7:30pm.
· Voices of Haiti, Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship on Tuesday at 7:30.
· CDP meeting on Monday, March 29th at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship at 7:30pm
Public Comments:
Ø Democracy at KPFA was not just some random person’s idea at the station. It was mandated by a court of law. Our problems from the past came about because of a lack of democracy within the station. You have more power than the LAB did. They were always angry because there was a barrier between the station and the LAB. You are trying to block us, the community out and there is a danger here that I want to express. Allotting only two minutes for each public comment is rude and is a means for you to control us who elected you in. There is no dialogue here.
Ø Please, develop a practice of recording how each Board member votes. On key issues, we need a role call vote.
Ø FSRN is planning election coverage. The station as a whole does not seem to have a plan yet. We are going to be looking at the key swing states, voter issues and the Senate races. We’ll be in attendance at both conventions. We would like some seed money for this project and feedback from your constituents about what they would like to hear.
Ø To have a strong house we need a healthy house. The environment we work in is hostile at times and we have lost a great deal of young talent in the few years. Program Council works best with consistency. Our staff is diverse. We are overworked and underpaid. We are sick of being vilified by people because we are paid. I want to stop the fighting. We are about peace but we don’t sound like it sometimes. I believe we can do good work if we trust each other.
Ø I am proud to be here. I also think we need to build a harmonious relationship. We are excited about the opportunity of FSRN to have election coverage to defeat Bush. Please, get in touch with us about your ideas.
Ø I would like the Program Council to conduct its meetings in public. This will help eliminate the mistrust factor. I don’t know what the Programming Committee is for and would like to know the difference. Please, consider a 911 subcommittee.
Ø I agree that the Board needs to take the initiative to have a good working relationship with the staff of KPFA. In deciding how to handle the PC, you should listen to the community and your colleagues instead of feeling like it is a struggle.
Ø I have done research on the 911 deception dollars and they are misogynist, homophobic, and anti-immigrant. KPFA is sponsoring an event with Alex Jones who is a hateful bigot and I am disappointed. I’d like to see more equality.
Ø The unpaid staff organization had its election this week. Most of us are working, high-functioning people. We want you to know who we are and look forward to a fruitful association with you.
Ø My vision is intelligent radio. Education is not a problem. We are an educational institution. The absences need to be excused by vote and publicly according to the by-laws. Can community members serve on committees and how many? Also, to FSRN - be careful to not support a candidate.
Ø I was the first person fired for violating the gag rule by speaking in favor of affirmative action. The listeners were not told why I was gone. Please, deal with the matter of restoring me [Bill Mandel] to the air.
Ø I’m on the outreach committee and we seem to be in charge of town hall meetings but we haven’t gotten anything concretely scheduled yet.
Ø The underlying issue at KPFA is that once you have a program, you have it until you give it up. It is the commodity, the real estate. The ability to change programming has to be done in a fair, open, democratic way that is respectful of the volunteer labor. We need to increase training.
What are the reasons for the absences? Jane Jackson had a prior commitment and her absence had been excused previously by the board. Fadi Saba had a prior commitment.
Motion to excuse the two absences: Seconded and passed by unanimous hand count.
Motion to post minutes on the KPFA.org website.
Amended to allow other websites to post as well with a standard disclaimer.
Amendment vote: 16 in favor, 3 opposed
Vote on the motion as amended: unanimously in favor, passed by acclimation.
Financial Report by LaVarn Williams:
The finance committee met with the business manager yesterday. The spreadsheet can be found on the website. There are a couple of items where there may be questions. YTD we have a favorable income. Our expenses were running over. We have a forecast for the rest of the year. We are trying to get more information about the salaries because there is an unfavorable variance. We need a monthly headcount and to meet with the GM and the National Office to address what is going on. We need to get to an understanding of how to use our surplus. varnwill@aol.com for additional questions
Q&A
Q: Should we be looking at the money (~20%) we are sending to the National office?
A: Yes, the National Finance committee will look that and may end up imposing a spending cap.
Q: What are the numbers for our listener-ship and our membership?
A: We hope to get that information from the subscriptions department during the next fund drive.
Comment: This is not an approved budget. It is very different from what was presented in September.
Report from Jim Bennett, interim General Manager:
The National Board Meeting gave me a lot of hope. Compared to previous meetings, I can see that this is a new day but we need to remain vigilant. The governance needs to be in the hands of the LSB, the listeners and the staff.
KPFA has rented our SCA’s, netting about $60K a year. We need to use that for capital improvements on our building. We have given and given and given to bail out the network and Pacifica but we need to start seeing it come back to us. We are and have been the strongest of the stations financially.
We really have to put behind us the idea of tearing each other down because we don’t agree with one another. We need to find a way to do our job together and to make it work. If it doesn’t work the first time, we need to find out why and fix it. We need to learn what the conservatives know about working together. You may want to invite George Lakoff to a future LSB meeting to speak to you and the listeners about this. We need to be more creative about getting the listeners to our meetings. If we can combine the LSB with the PC to talk about stuff, that would also be good. It could go a long way to rebuilding trust.
KPFA has a history of change. We have to be understanding of the fact that our listener-ship has gone way down. People now are more interested in hearing what they want when they want (by using the Internet, etc…) We have to figure out ways to minimize the racism of technology and get computers into communities that can’t afford them. We only have 24 hours of programming. If we increase the programming on our website, we can give more people the opportunity to develop programs. That does not mean that they will be limited to the Internet for all of time but it is a starting place.
Q&A:
Comment: The GM should submit a written report ahead of time.
Q: What is up with the flooding and dry rot in the building?
A: Nakapan needs serious work, we need to tear out and replace a lot of stuff. A contractor has been looking at it. We need to raise funds for capital improvements (~$250K-300K.)
Comment: We are the only station who has not had a programming department in 5 years. The GM cannot and should not do everything. We need to hire a permanent GM and PD as soon as possible.
Q: Could we get quarterly reports from all KPFA departments in addition to regular reports from the programming coordinator?
A: Yes, that is a good idea.
Comment: Our sound is improving but our signal area is going to shrink to about a third of its current range in the next 10 years. This is why we need to focus our attention on Internet broadcasting. We have a new repeater system in Auburn to serve the Sacramento area. We are looking into one in Santa Cruz as well.
Report from the Pacifica Affiliates with Ursula Ruedenberg:
We have 47 stations on contract with Pacifica. There are 60-100 stations taking some sort of programming in total. We distribute 22 programs on the KU satellite, under the direction of Jim Bennett. In about a month, we will have an Audioport distributing programming via the Internet. We are also making alliances globally. We will be reviewing the KU schedule soon with the various station Program Directors.
Q&A
Q: Can you provide us with a job description so we can understand what you do and evaluate you? What are you hearing from the affiliates?
A: We are building an affiliate network again. In the mid-1990’s we had about 100. After the various network-wide struggles, we were down to 13. We will gradually increase our influence. We need to reestablish consistency.
Q: Can you talk about the website development and the new Audioport?
A: Pacifica.org will have an archive of programming with a searchable database. Pacifica.org is google-friendly and comes up frequently in searches, because of the Democracy Now!, FSRN and Flashpoints texts. The Audioport will be self-uploadable.
Break (12:35-12:50)
Motion to table the report from PNB delegates until next meeting.
Motion passes unanimously.
Motion to ask for written reports from standing committees and table the agenda item. Motion passes unanimously.
Next committee meetings:
Committees of inclusion, April 7th 7pm at KPFA
Outreach, April 1st 7:30pm at KPFA
Finance, Saturdays at noon at KPFA
Governance, 1st Sat. of the month at 2pm at KPFA
Programming, April 4th 3:30pm at KPFA
Tech/Dev, March 31st 3:30pm online
Elections, March 27th 3:30pm at KPFA
Report from the Personnel Committee:
Next meeting March 31st, 6pm at KPFA.
Two handouts: Action Resolution (Majority Report) and Minority Report read orally by Committee Chair Marnie Tattersall.
The Majority Report and Action Resolution is as follows:
The KPFA LSB Personnel Committee met on Wednesday 3/24 and voted to present the following Action Resolution to the LSB for approval and authorization at its meeting on 3/27/04:
· That the Personnel Committee form a "Spring 2004 General Manager Hiring Ad Hoc Subcommittee".
· The immediate objective of this Subcommittee is to find an appropriate and timely replacement for former GM Gus Newport, who resigned in February 2004.
· This Subcommittee will review the Applicants' resumes, cover letters and references, conduct the interviews, and recommend a pool of candidates for the LSB to approve (or screen further), and then forward to Pacifica Executive Director to make the hire. The Bylaws state the ED must make the hire from a "pool of candidates approved by the LSB."
· That this "Spring 2004 General Manager Hiring Ad Hoc Subcommittee" be composed of 11 members: 9 Voting members and 1 Non-voting member.
That the detailed membership composition of this Ad Hoc Subcommittee should be:
NON -VOTING members:
1 non-voting EEO officer chosen/provided by KPFA Mgmt.
(e.g. Vinnie Beacham, Program Coordinator -- recommended by Phil Osegueda)
VOTING members:
3 Staff members:
1 LSB Staff Rep (elected by Staff in Feb 04)
1 Unpaid Staff (may be an LSB Unpaid Staff Rep, but not required)
(selected by UPSO (Unpaid Staff Organization) Council per its Bylaws
1 Paid Staff (may be an LSB Paid Staff Rep, but not required)
(elected by the Paid Staff)
6 Community members:
4 LSB Community Reps (elected by Listeners in Feb '04)
1 Youth representative age 25 or under
(to be selected by a process that is yet to be determined)
1 Community person who does not currently serve on the LSB
(to be selected by a process that is yet to be determined)
Furthermore, it was voted and agreed that the members of the Hiring Subcommittee:
§ Are not permitted to be relatives of each other.
§ Are not permitted to be relatives of any Applicant.
§ Are not permitted to have close relationships or vested interests with any of the Applicants.
§ Must sign and adhere to a Confidentiality Agreement regarding all Applicants and the review process.
§ Must be fully able and committed to doing the work of this critical Subcommittee, including scheduling the necessary time to review and interview applicants, attending all meetings on time, and reading and responding to e-mails and phone calls in a timely fashion.
It is voted and recommended that the UPSO (Unpaid Staff Organization) council and paid staff participate in the development of the qualifications and duties to be incorporated into the detailed "General Manager Job Description", during the upcoming Subcommittee meeting times that will be scheduled for this function.
· We recommend the approval of the attached "GM Job Posting Announcement".
· We recommend that the application deadline be May 15, (aprox. 45 days from posting).
· We recommend that that the Announcement is posted during the week of 2/29/04 to the Posting Sources itemized on the Posting Sources List.
· Those with additional Posting Source ideas are encouraged to submit them to the Personnel Committee Chair, Marnie Tattersall, ASAP so that they can be included in this search.
Motion to approve and adopt the Majority Report recommendations
Motion to amend the proposal and adopt the recommendation of Minority Report concerning the Community Members as follows:.
Strike the Section beginning with “6 Community members” and insert the following:
6 LSB Community members will serve on this "Spring 2004 GM Hire Ad Hoc Subcommittee"
Riva Enteen
Willie Ratcliff
Marnie Tattersall
Sepideh Khosrowjah
Willie Thompson
Michael Lubin
The two motions on the table warrant a discussion period.
Discussion:
Miguel Molina: I have voiced interest in being on this committee. I am concerned about the lack of Latino/ Native representation.
Max Blanchet: We need information from the last hiring committee.
Marnie Tattersall: Phil Osegueda, Rainjita Geesler and others have weighed in.
Mark Hernandez: We do not want any reports railroaded through.
William Walker: I left the committee because of in-fighting. The job description is the same as past ones and I’d like to give it more thought. I feel there were issues which came up in the committee meeting last week that I’d like to discuss.
Max Pringle: In both reports, there is too little consideration of people who have radio experience on the hiring committee. We are running a business and we need someone who knows how to help us with that.
Sarv Randhawa: We deserve more time than 5 seconds to decide the composition of the hiring committee. If you want us to pass on resolutions, please give us the materials ahead of time. I feel uncomfortable voting on something I just received.
Steve Conley: We need to run this through an EO process. Also, we need to think about incorporating an extension option. I’d like the committee to look more for a listener rep that is not on the LSB. I agree that there should be a balance of radio professionals.
Lisa Rothman: If we can get a good method in place for handling reports, it will maximize our efficiency. We all voted unanimously on the majority report. We need to trust in the committee members.
Bonnie Simmons: A Management rep should be on the hiring committee as well.
Mary Berg: After being poles apart, we eventually arrived at consensus on the committee. Can we substitute the phrase “work hours” for “man hours”? We put a lot of work into the Majority Report and I think you should accept it.
Willie Thompson: I have an appreciation for this process but I have a greater appreciation for the timeframe we are looking to work within. We should vote on each point in the Majority Report individually.
Carol Spooner: I was on last year’s hiring committee and I can tell you it took a long time to put a search committee together. I understand the impulse to bring more people in but this recent LSB election vetted us as community reps with such responsibilities and there is a need for confidentiality for the applicants. Therefore, I am going to vote for the Minority Report.
Gerald Sanders: Marnie did a really good job. The work of the committee is to do the work and we ought to accept their conclusions. They discussed the issue at length. We shouldn’t need to. The point of a committee is to get something done.
Howard Beeman: I agree that we need to have Latino representation on the hiring committee.
Willie Ratcliff: We have a fiduciary responsibility. We are community reps. Let’s get the hiring done.
Mark Hernandez: Marnie is right. It is a time consuming process to select a committee. The community elected us. If we screw this up, they can hold us accountable. They will have to trust us to make the right decisions.
Call the question of the Amendment to Motion to cut off debate: 19 in favor, 3 opposed
Vote on the amendment to the motion
That the composition of the community representatives on the hiring committee will consist of the following LSB members
Riva Enteen
Willie Ratcliff
Marnie Tattersall
Sepideh Khosrowjah
Willie Thompson
Michael Lubin
Roll call:
In favor: Blanchet, Khosrowjah, Friedman, Sanders, Lubin, Ratcliff, Thompson, Tattersall, Spooner, Williams, Speer, Hernandez, Beeman, Rothman (14)
Opposed: Molina, Conley, Berg, Pringle, Randhawa, Simmons, Walker (7)
Abstentions: Hallett (1)
Amendment to the Main Motion passes.
Motion to amend the Main Motion
3 Staff members: to strike the following text
“1 LSB Staff Rep (elected by Staff in Feb 04)”
and insert the following text:
“1 LSB Staff Rep who shall be Miguel Molina”.
Discussion:
Lisa Rothman: We should move to elect rather than to appoint
Willie Thompson: We do not want to leave the appointment of a Latino representative up to chance. I support Carol’s motion.
William Walker: I have issues with appointing people as well. I also have a problem that a 36 year old is the youth representative. I am sick of being shut down and I will continue to vote motions down until we can have more discussion about what we are deciding.
Mark Hernandez: We are able to elect for Miguel as the LSB staff representative right now.
Annie Hallett: This group was put in for expediency. These LSB community representatives were not chosen on their merits. I think the staff should decide on their three representatives independent of us.
Call question to close debate: 15 in favor, 3 opposed
Vote on the amendment to the Main Motion: 16 in favor, 5 opposed
Discussion on the Main Motion as amended:
Carol Spooner: I ask for clarification on the third bullet point down about close relationships or vested interests.
Lisa Rothman: It is vague. We don’t want to discourage people from telling others about the hire. But we do not want a hiring committee who already knows who they want to be General Manager.
Mary Berg: I understand the term vested interest to mean that a hiring committee member would personally benefit from the hire. If I were close with someone I would recuse myself from serving on the committee.
Move to amend the Main Motion by adding a youth member (25 or under) to the committee
Call the question to end the debate: 16 in favor, 3 opposed
Roll Call:
In favor: Beeman, Berg, Conley, Molina, Simmons, Spooner, Walker, Williams (8)
Opposed: Blanchet, Friedman, Hernandez, Lubin, Pringle, Randhawa, Ratcliff, Rothman, Sanders, Speer, Tattersall, Thompson (12)
Abstentions: Khosrowjah, Hallett (2)
Motion to amend the main motion failed.
For the record: Lisa Rothman stated, “I am not against youth representation but want to honor work done by the personnel committee.”
Call the question to end debate on Main Motion: 17 in favor, 4 opposed
Main Motion (restated): To adopt the Action Resolution of the Majority report, with the following amendments: that the Community Reps on the GM Search Committee shall be LSB community members: Riva Enteen, Willie Ratcliff, Marnie Tattersall, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Willie Thompson, and Michael Lubin, and that the LSB staff representative shall be Miguel Molina.
Roll Call:
In favor: Beeman, Blanchet, Friedman, Hallett, Hernandez, Khosrowjah, Lubin, Molina, Ratcliff, Rothman, Sanders, Simmons, Speer, Spooner, Tattersall, Thompson, Williams (17)
Opposed: Conley, Pringle, Walker (3)
Abstentions: Berg, Randhawa (2)
Motion passes.
Motion that the ad hoc committee keep KFCF informed. Passed unanimously.
Move to go directly to Program Council agenda item:
Discussion:
Mary Berg: It is important to elect these members to the national committees today.
Carol Spooner: The Program Council issue is the most contentious to come before the Board in 5 years. I call for a special meeting to handle this issue one week from today.
Lisa Rothman: I will not be in the country. Can we please find a time that I can attend?
Mark Hernandez: As much as I would like everyone there, we are a body if members are absent.
Sepidah Khosrowjah: I amend the motion for the meeting to take place in three weeks (Saturday, April 17th)
Willie Ratcliff: Three weeks will give us more time to figure this issue out.
Sarv Randhawa: Prior to any special meeting on this subject, all written materials from all parties in the dispute should be provided to the LSB members.
Call the question to end the debate: 13 in favor, 1 opposed
Motion to have a special LSB meeting on April 17th at 10:30pm to discuss the issue of the Program Council: 17 in favor, 5 opposed. Motion passes. Location TBA
.
The PC will remain in status quo until this meeting.
Sarv Randhawa made his comment about written documentation a Motion:
Discussion:
Ted Friedman: If you all send me the info, I will pass it along.
Carol Spooner: The record of the composition and authority of the Program Council changes has not been documented. There are copious minutes, identified by person, that are confidential. I cannot provide these minutes.
Mark Hernandez: With respect to these minutes, would there be objection to an executive summary of the document.
Willie Thompson: The request made by Sarv Randhawa will make it possible for us to make informed decisions.
Riva Enteen: We all need to know what a complete packet is.
William Walker: The only thing people agree on is that the Program Council is advisory to Management. Management should provide documentation of the Council’s role.
Mary Berg: We should not limit ourselves in data or be limited in any other way.
Marnie Tattersall: I hope the Program Council will release their minutes for this meeting.
Ted Friedman: The Program Council’s minutes have been distributed to the LAB in the past.
Ann Hallett: I do not believe we should get bogged down in the past.
Debbie Speer: No one has ever included KFCF in the issues of the Program Council. I want to hear the whole story from both sides.
Steve Conley: The Program Council could meet about this on Tuesday.
Call the question to end the debate: 19 in favor, 1 opposed
Motion: Prior to the next special meeting, the involved parties will provide the LSB with all the written documentation around this issue: 17 in favor, 1 opposed. Motion passes.
Election of Reps to the National Committees:
Nominations for Governance committee:
Blanchet, Lubin, Thompson, Berg, Khosrowjah (declined)
Nominations for Audit committee:
Blanchet, Tattersall
Nominations for Technology committee:
Conley, Beeman, Hernandez, Berg
Nominations for Programming committee:
Khosrowjah, Simmons, Conley, Molina, Pringle
Nominations for Executive Review Committee (to review ED and CFO):
Williams, Enteen, Thompson, Tattersall, Simmons, Berg, Jackson
Nominations for Election Review Committee (to review election problems):
Molina, Beeman (declined), Lubin, Friedman, Hallett (declined), Thompson, Berg
Secret ballots distributed and cast for all committees.
From the vote counters: Somebody put two 1’s on a ballot. How should we handle this ballot? The bylaws say you cannot split your votes.
Motion to count the ballot in question as a split vote. 15 in favor, 5 opposed
Results as follows:
GC: Blanchet (9) & Thompson (6)
AC: Blanchet (9) & Tattersall (13)
TC: Hernandez (8-1/2) & Conley (7)
PC: Khosrowjah (8) & Simmons (9)
Executive Review Committee: Williams, Enteen
Election Review Committee: Molina, Lubin
KPFA LSB RESOLUTION ON HAITI:
The following resolution was read aloud, as prepared by Willie Thompson:
The act of United States regime change in the sovereign democratic state of Haiti sets a dangerous precedent for the world and has a particularly destabilizing effect on Caribbean and Latin American countries. What happened in Haiti is unethical and immoral and in clear violation of international and federal laws for which the Bush administrating should be held accountable. We now know the fact is that the United States military, allied with Haitian drug traffickers and convicted assassins, is implicated in the forcible removal of the Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide from his elected office and the mass murder of his followers.
As a broadcast media organization in the United State we demand a Congressional review of the Bush administration's removal from power of a foreign country's democratically elected leader. We note that in recent history, this is not the first time the U.S. government has acted in direct military retaliation against governments who differ in their economic and political policies from that of the U.S. In this call for justice, we join CARICOM and the Africa Union in condemning the removal of a democratically elected president. We support the Truth Act sponsored by Congress members Barbara Lee and John Conyers calling for the immediate investigation into the role of the Bush administration in the coup against Haiti.
We strongly condemn the role of the 'free' press in this country in its totally biased coverage of the removal of President Aristide by force. Corporate media continue to report that President Aristide left voluntarily when in fact he was forced out of office through deception and coercion.
For the above stated reasons, the KPFA Local Station Board demands:
· The unconditional and immediate return of President Aristide to Haiti so he can serve out his term of office until 2006. Only the Haitian people can make the decision to elect their government.
· A congressional investigation into the role of the U.S. government in a) destabilizing the Haitian government and b) in implementing the coup d' etat.
· An immediate end to the repression and daily attacks on Lavalas supporters and those demanding the return of President Aristide to power.
· Support for Haitian refugees and the granting of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) to refugees from Haiti who are fleeing the terror of their home country;
· The U.S. Marines be withdrawn from Haiti now!
In conclusion, we are alarmed by the audacity of the Bush administration to forcibly remove an elected President from office in total disregard for international norms and laws. We are highly concerned at the overall level of negative images the U.S. has in global politics, which reflect on all of us. As progressive members of the global community, we strive with people and governments of the world in total respected for their sovereignty-this precludes coercive military attacks on foreign countries and their elected leaders.
Sarv Randhawa made the following amendment to the motion: “In order to be consistent with the Pacifica Mission of social justice and peace, KPFA-LSB condemns the overthrow of a democratically elected government by violent means and asks the U.S. Congress to establish an appropriate committee to look into this urgent matter and recommend actions to be taken to restore Mr. Aristide to his democratically elected office."
Motion to accept the Haiti resolution with amendment: 18 in favor, 0 opposed
Motion passes.
The next meeting will be on Sunday, April 25th.
Motion to meet on the 25th as Delegates first and then reconvene as LSB.
Motion passes unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 3:50pm.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes April 17th, 2004: Special Session
Minutes
Special Session of the KPFA Local Station Board
April 17, 2004 at 10:30 am
at the Berkeley Friends Meeting House
Present: Willie Thompson, Annie Hallatt, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Lisa Rothman, Max Pringle, William Walker, Marnie Tattersall, Michael Lubin, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Riva Enteen, Bonnie Simmons, Sarv Randhawa, Mark Hernandez, Debbie Speer, LaVarn Williams, Willie Ratcliff, Mary Berg, Gerald Sanders, Max Blanchet, Jane Jackson, Carol Spooner, Howard Beeman
Late Arrival: Fadi Saba (noon)
Absent: Miguel Molina
Annie Hallatt provided opening statements with a breathing exercise.
I. Introductory Remarks
Riva Enteen (Chair): We need to respect each other here even through our disagreements.
The times on the agenda are only for guidance. The public comment in particular may need to be extended based on the number of people who are signed up to speak.
Motion: Every public comment shall be allotted 3 minutes.
20 in favor, 1 opposed. Motion passes.
Motion: to defer all action items until the next regular meeting.
9 in favor, 12 opposed. Motion fails.
Motion: to allow the public comment period to become the first agenda item.
3 in favor, 18 opposed. Motion fails.
Motion: to approve the agenda.
10 in favor. 1 opposed. Motion passes.
II. Report from LSB Reps to the Program Council
Steve Conley: Thank you to all of the listeners who have come today. Thank you also to all of the previous PC members. It is indeed a thankless job. [Steve read the statement prepared by Carol Spooner and himself. See handout packet for text.]
Motion to receive this report as a part of the Public Record.
Motion passes unanimously.
III. Report from Jim Bennett
I have some big picture concerns regarding the leadership of the network. I would call it growing pains. The management needs to have input into all programming decisions at KPFA. We are guessing what our listeners want without really asking them. The March 9th deadline for the morning changes was impossible to meet. NPR recently made a decision to remove one of their Morning Show anchors with 2 months notice. They told their listeners that they wanted to know what they thought but that it would not change the decision. The change was not popular with their listener-ship. We need to be better than that. We have to measure the listener’s feelings about the change. This is a significant change. We also need to measure the actual financial impact. We should ask Subscriptions staff what they think the impact would be and if we would have enough phone volunteers at 7am. I have no problem with the decision but with the implementation of the decision. The date was set in my absence. I think the change could be implemented on a timetable of 3-6 months.
IV. Statement from Vic Bedoian
Vic Bedoian’s statement was read by Debbie Speer. Vic Bedoian is Executive Director of the Fresno Free College Foundation which holds the license for KFCF 88.1 FM, Fresno, CA. The text as follows:
Programming decisions at community radio stations are inherently difficult and sometimes painful. In making programming decisions, it is critically important to consider the full range of impacts that those decisions will have. How will the decision affect subscribers and listeners? What will be the impact on staff time and workload? What research has been done to justify the addition of new program, time changes of current programs, or removing programs? How to evaluate a program to be replaced, or a new addition, is not straightforward, there is no formula, and every radio station must create a process that works for its particular situation.
KFCF and KPFA clearly have different ways of making program decisions, although we are closely tied together. At KFCF, adding a new program to the schedule necessarily means eliminating a KPFA program. Conversely, if KPFA adds or moves programs, it potentially has an impact on KFCF local programming. Both decisions must be made with great care and due diligence. At KFCF, as at many community radio stations, the program director is empowered to make day-to-day decisions about special programs, review current programs, evaluate proposals for new programs and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. The program director also has the authority to make on-the-spot decisions about preemptions or crises that may arise. The democratic structure now in place at KPFA and Pacifica incorporates input from listeners, paid and unpaid staff and management in decision making. That is an important and hard-won accomplishment. Collective decisions are critical in establishing priorities, setting goals and shaping the future. Equally important is the ability, and flexibility, of designated staff and management to do their work. At best there must be a collaborative and collegial process to make certain that listeners are well served, and that the staff has the resources available to carry out decisions. Whatever the process, it is crucial that the staff and management of the station have the right to review decisions regarding potential financial and legal impacts, as well as the impacts on staff. We at KFCF hope that the programming decisions made by the KPFA Local Station Board and the Program Council fully take into account our situation and our listeners.
Motion: to begin public comment period by reading other prepared statements.
18 in favor, 3 opposed. Motion passes.
V. Public Comment Period
(Public comments are no longer included in the official minutes.)
Break at 2:15. Meeting reconvened at 2:45.
VI. LSB Deliberation Period
Carol Spooner introduces a motion.
“Resolved that:
Whereas, it is the duty of the KPFA LSB: “To work with station management to ensure that station programming fulfills the purposes of the Foundation and is responsive to the diverse needs of the listeners (demographic) and communities (geographic) served by the station, and that station policies and procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner to provide quality programming.” Bylaws, Article Seven, Section 3.G.
Therefore, the KPFA LSB adopts and approves the programming decision-making policy and procedure agreed upon by the KPFA management and Program Council at their retreat on November 18, 2003, specifically:
That programming decisions at KPFA shall be made by the majority vote of the Program Council, pursuant to the Program Council quorum rules that a majority of the Program Council members are present, and that at least one representative each from the paid staff, unpaid staff, LSB listener members, and community representatives (appointed by the LSB) is present at the meeting.
Further, the LSB adopts the following policy: The General Manager may override a programming decision made by the Program Council in the following cases: (1) legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license, (2) personnel issues where the programming decision conflicts with a disciplinary action taken by the GM, (3) violations of the KPFA union contract, and (4) where the GM believes the decision would cause serious financial harm to the station.
If the General Manager overrides a programming decision made by the Program Council, the Program Council may appeal to the LSB to override the General Manager.”
Carol Spooner: I have served on the Program Council for about a year now. We have made many decisions. The department heads are members. The unpaid staff will be electing their representatives (4) soon. The LSB will choose LSB reps and community reps. We have operated by majority vote. I think, fundamentally, the Program Council takes its responsibilities seriously. It has been very disappointing to have the morning programming decision not be implemented. (The membership of the Program Council was listed.)
Fadi Saba: I second the motion.
Howard Beeman: I support the motion.
Max Blanchet: I support the motion and feels it is very important to address the issue of sharing power.
Gerald Sanders: I was disappointed to see young people being used in the name of a policy the does not suit them. If you are getting paid on a job, you are in a different position than the listeners. I was elected by people who wanted to see change at the station. This is a vote that says “To be or not to be” to the LSB. This talk about process is revolting. The listeners have already weighed in and want this change.
Mary Berg: This motion does not address the time change but the powers of the Program Council. I do not support this motion. The Program Council is not under the jurisdiction of the Board. I don’t think this board should be getting into these issues. We have a lot of other work to do. If the decision was capable of being implemented, it would have been.
Debbie Speer: I have been split on this. The fund raising issue should not be the deciding factor. I think the majority in Fresno would support this time change. We need adequate notice from the Program Council about programming changes. KFCF has never been included in Program Council, so neither are our listeners.
Mark Hernandez: I support the spirit of this motion but I cannot support the motion itself. We have never had input over the structure of the Program Council. We are being asked to rubber stamp something that happened in a secret retreat in November. This isn’t democratic, it never was. It needs to be torn down and built back up.
Sarv Randhawa: My concern is regarding governance and management. There’s going to be a constant battle between the LSB and those that do the actual work. We are entrusted with protecting the station, which is completely different from acting on our own agenda campaigns. The Program Council structure is not a good one. Any small clique of people can get 50% +1 vote and the management has no control over it.
Bonnie Simmons: Collaborative, respectful and fair. These words would not be bandied around so much if people felt this Council was behaving properly. I ask you to think about what the term implementation means. The way that we are going about this does not respect the people who have to buy in to the decisions and do the actual work.
Mark Hernandez: If we do not adopt this motion, programming decisions will be in the hands of one person. The Program Council is not perfect but there is nothing else in place. It is the duty of the station board to work with management to make good radio. This is what we signed up for as Board members and if we don’t step up to the challenge, no one will.
Sepideh Khosrowjah: Have we forgotten 1999? Do we want one person making decisions? This decision took a long time to be made. What is the meaning of “Whose station? Our station.” I want to be part of decision-making.
LaVarn Williams: We cannot allow this to happen. We are setting up a confrontation for our entire tenure as a board. Diversity exists on Program Council. I am angry. I support the Program Council.
Marnie Tattersall: I concede my time.
William Walker: I feel this resolution is reactionary. I took notes for Program Council for several months. A lot of decisions that are made don’t go through the auspices of the PC due to fighting and the inability to prioritize business. The documents that govern PC need to be revised. A lot of the work is not happening because there is no programming staff. If you look at the numbers, you will see it is not truly democratic.
Max Pringle: I’ve seen no compelling evidence that we as an LSB have the ability to make this decision. I do not support the time shift. I support local programming to be on during drive time. We are in competition with other stations. There has been no scientific survey conducted of listener response. How would you like to fly on an airline where the passengers take over the airplane? This is the kind of power grab that is all too common on the left by a small group of self-appointed guardians of the station with too much time on their hands.
Lisa Rothman: I feel overwhelmed by all of the information. I feel everyone has spoken their hearts here today. I am going to oppose this motion. Jim does want to implement this decision in a way that he sees fit. I think the GM should be empowered to make decisions in a way that he or she sees fit. Our Development Director has stated that thousands of dollars of money are at stake here. I would ask you all to look at his report. We have a wonderful opportunity to make a true, concerted effort to draft a comprehensive survey.
Ted Friedman: I’m not familiar with the internal workings of the Program Council but it is the best group we have to make decisions. This is not the LSB making decisions and micro-managing, it is merely the LSB supporting the Council.
Steve Conley: There have been a lot of valid statements made today. Our retreat was not a “secret meeting.” It was an opportunity to discuss the direction of the station and to be visionary. Your various representatives should have been regularly informing you of what was happening at these meetings. That means that the staff reps should have told the staff what was going on. We need to be able to make decisions or someone else will.
Annie Hallett: I feel like this is an old battle. We cannot proceed. This Program Council has failed. It created division between staff and listeners and the management. I feel like this is a trap. We do need to talk to each other. The rude comments need to stop. Let’s regroup and look at our style and our tactics. We can have dissention but we don’t need to tear each other to pieces. I would strongly urge you to reject this course of action. Remember inclusion, process.
Willie Ratcliff: You ever been caught in the woods without a map? I agree with the change but we are not prepared to do this right now. I don’t like the power plays that are going on right now. It’s not good for any of us. We need to be ready to implement changes before jumping in. Nobody is even sure how many people are on the Program Council. We all need to work together. I cannot support this.
Willie Thompson: I have the highest regard for all of you. There might be some concern about democratizing the station’s administration. There has been no complaint or concern expressed about the station being led dictatorially. So, where is this all coming from? We don’t want to micromanage. I hope this motion is fails but that rational dialogue is continued.
Riva Enteen: I support the resolution. I feel the Program Council structure is democratic. We need to ensure that good decisions are made and we have the authority to do so. I think we need to work with the Program Council.
Motion: to end debate and call the question.
Mark Hernandez: It is premature to call the question. We have not had any debate.
We’ve just been listening to people talking.
8 in favor, 13 opposed. Debate continues.
Sepideh: I would like to hear from Debbie what she would like to add to this motion.
Debbie: I would like to propose an amendment. At the end of the 3rd paragraph I would like to add, “and in timely consultation with KFCF and other Associate Station management, which shall have access to the Program Council, access to all relevant information and input on any programming proposals that impact KFCF or other Associate Stations and their listeners.”
Motion to call the question.
11 in favor. 8 opposed. Not 2/3. Debate continues.
Willie Thompson: I am concerned about the bias of the Chair. Now, we are getting into an area where we will be mired down. I am going to have to leave here. I am not feeling productive and I am tired. This is the worst kind of thing that could happen for our tenure.
William Walker: I move that we adjourn the meeting.
Motion: to adjourn.
6 in favor, 14 opposed. Meeting continues.
Fadi Saba: I support Debbie’s amendment.
Vote to pass the amendment.
18 in favor, none opposed. Amendment passes.
Sarv Randhawa: I would like to amend the main motion as follows: to add the specific language from the retreat on Nov.18, 2003 regarding the adoption and approval of programming decision-making policy and procedures.
Call the question to vote on the amendment:
16 in favor, 2 opposed. Debate ends.
Vote to pass the amendment.
15 in favor, 2 opposed. Amendment passes.
Sarv Randhawa: I would like to amend the main motion as follows: “The programming decisions facing the KPFA Program Council shall be made by requiring the affirmative votes of 2 members of each constituency in order to promote inclusiveness when making programming changes.”
Carol Spooner: I am opposed to this amendment. It contradicts what we just voted on.
Ted Friedman: This amendment is unnecessarily complicated and is micro-managing.
Lisa Rothman: I want to endorse this amendment. There was no staff support for the programming changes. This is clearly in our bylaws, it is clearly our mandate.
Max Pringle: I echo Sarv and Lisa.
William Walker: I support this as well.
Gerald Sanders: I am against this process.
Mary Berg: Sarv has every right to make this amendment.
Bonnie Simmons: I understand where Sarv is going with this and I think it makes real sense. This makes it all more collaborative. Historically, it can go astray and that is what we are all fighting today.
William Walker: If we don’t accept this than what we fear could come to pass.
Michael Lubin: I oppose this amendment as being a filibuster and I call the question.
Willie Thompson: I support this amendment. It sends a message to the Program Council that we are concerned about democracy.
Vote to pass the amendment:
12 in favor, 10 opposed. Amendment passes.
Here is the role call break-down:
Howard Beeman yes
Mary Berg yes
Max Blanchet no
Steve Conley no
Ted Friedman no
Ann Hallatt yes
Mark Hernandez yes
Sepideh Khosrowjah no
Michael Lubin no
Max Pringle yes
Sarv Randhawa yes
Willie Ratcliff yes
Lisa Rothman yes
Fadi Saba no
Gerald Sanders no
Bonnie Simmons yes
Carol Spooner no
Marnie Tattersall yes
Willie Thompson yes
William Walker yes
LaVarn Williams no
Debbie Speer no
The Main motion, as amended:
"Resolved that:
Whereas, it is the duty of the KPFA LSB: To work with station management to ensure that station programming fulfills the purposes of the Foundation and is responsive to the diverse needs of the listeners (demographic) and communities (geographic) served by the station, and that station policies and procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner to provide quality programming.@ Bylaws, Article Seven, Section 3.G.
Therefore, the KPFA LSB adopts and approves the programming decision-making policy and procedure agreed upon by the KPFA management and Program Council at their retreat on November 18, 2003, specifically:
We affirm the power of the Program Council to make programming decisions by majority vote, and to affirm the composition of the program council to include as voting members, management (programming and development), department heads (music, drama and literature, training, news, and future public affairs), unpaid staff (4 plus 2 alternates), and Local Advisory Board, which elects 3, and appoints 3 community representatives, provided however, that every programming decision shall be made by requiring the affirmative votes of 2 members of each constituency (at least two affirmative votes each from the management/paid staff reps, the unpaid staff reps, the LSB, and the Community reps) in order to promote inclusiveness when making programming changes and in timely consultation with KFCF and other Associate Station management, which shall have access to the Program Council, access to all relevant information and input on any programming proposals that impact KFCF or other Associate Stations and their listeners.
Further, the LSB adopts the following policy: The General Manager may override a programming decision made by the Program Council in the following cases: (1) legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license, (2) personnel issues where the programming decision conflicts with a disciplinary action taken by the GM, (3) violations of the KPFA union contract, and (4) where the GM believes the decision would cause serious financial harm to the station.
If the General Manager overrides a programming decision made by the Program
Council, the Program Council may appeal to the LSB to override the General
Manager."
Motion: to adjourn.
14 in favor, 3 opposed. Meeting adjourned at 4:40pm.
No vote was taken on the main motion.
Ted Friedman Secretary
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes April 25th, 2004:
Minutes
Regular Session of the KPFA Local Station Board
April 25, 2004
at the Humanist Hall, Oakland, CA
Minutes were recorded by Mary Bishop, KPFA Administrative Assistant.
All members were present and constituted a quorum: Jane Jackson, Miguel Molina, Max Pringle, Lisa Rothman, Gerald Sanders, Max Blanchet, Marnie Tattersall, Mary Berg, Debbie Speer, Annie Hallatt, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Riva Enteen (Chair), Bonnie Simmons, Mark Hernandez, Ted Friedman (Secretary), Willie Thompson, Michael Lubin, Steve Conley, Carol Spooner, Howard Beeman, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, William Walker, Fadi Saba, LaVarn Williams (Treasurer).
I. Introductions
Meeting called to order at 12:15pm.
II. Agenda Setting
Michael Lubin: Unfinished business is most important issue.
Moves: to place unfinished business to directly after public comment on the agenda. Seconded.
The Chair provided clarification about process and frequency and length of comments.
Mary Berg: We have been spending too much time on an unmandated discussion. We have a lot of work to do and the attention being paid to the unfinished business is getting in the way of our other work.
William Walker: I echo Mary and want us to turn our attention to other business.
Gerald Sanders: I am all for moving the agenda forward as published and to work on all of our issues.
Bonnie Simmons: I agree to stay with the agenda that the public received.
Ted Friedman: I support changing the agenda because we have a member with transportation issues who may not be able to participate if we hold off on unfinished business.
Willie Thompson: This issue needs to be dealt with in a timely fashion. I do not know if it can be resolved today.
Vote to call the question. 17 in favor, 6 opposed. Debate ends.
Motion: to amend the agenda so that unfinished business will follow public comment
13 in favor, 10 opposed. Motion passes.
Mark Hernandez: Motion: to add to new business - clarification of issues regarding the committee meeting process. Motion passes by unanimous consent.
Lisa Rothman: At the top of the agenda there is a notice about the motion that was amended last week. How do these notices get included on the agenda.
Carol Spooner: If a member wants to amend something, they need to inform the whole board. The secretary was required to place it on the top of the agenda.
Jane Jackson: I would like to discuss the issue of time because when we go over, I am disqualified.
William Walker: I move: to strike the notice from the top of the agenda.
Sarv Randhawa: The way that the notice is made could have been in a different way instead of on the top of the agenda.
Mark Hernandez: Having it on top of the agenda shows that it was distributed in a timely and effective matter.
Carol Spooner: The notice issue is separate from the agenda issue. Let's approve the agenda first.
Mary Berg: I move: to limit the old business item to an hour as a special issue of the day. Seconded.
Carol Spooner: If we limit the item to an hour, the process would be to go directly to a vote at the end of that hour, regardless of what people have to say and didn't have time to.
William Walker: I rescind my motion.
Motion: Unfinished business becomes a special order of business for one hour.
10 in favor. 11 opposed. Motion fails.
Move to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded.
18 in favor, 1 opposed. Motion passes.
Carol Spooner: I'd like to congratulate the Program Council for passing today's preempt of the DC March.
III. Minutes Approval
Motion to approve March 27th minutes. Motion passes by unanimous consent.
April 17th minutes approval. There were many problems with these minutes. Move to table the approval of the minutes. Seconded. Unanimous consent to table the minutes approval from April 17th.
Jane Jackson asks to make a clarification to the March 27th minutes. This body will rescind our approval unanimously to allow Jane to make her correction.
IV. Public Comment
There was an hour and a half period during which the Board heard Public Comments.
(Submitted statements and a summary of public comments are provided in separate documents.)
Break 2:30-2:40pm.
V. Unfinished Business
a. Continuing Debate of the PC Issue
Annie Hallatt had to leave early.
There is a motion on the table from last week, thrice amended.
Sarv: When we left off last week, we had amended the main motion up to the third paragraph. We should begin now with the fourth paragraph.
William: Sarv did not complete his motion last week.
Howard: I move to rescind the prior amendment.
Carol: Sarv does not have the floor. The main motion has been amended three times. Howard is following process to rescind the amendment.
Lisa: I look for process and clarity from the Chair. I would request her to ask for a second.
Carol: Sarv did not make a motion.
Riva: There is a motion on the floor from Howard. People can jump in to second.
Gerald: I am not sure that people are even clear on what we are doing from moment to moment. We need to make sure we know what we are doing. The last amendment ensures political constipation. That is unacceptable. It should be counterpoised to the Main Motion.
Mary: Can we clarify whether this is a simple majority or a 2/3 majority?
Sarv (called by Chair to respond): I am bewildered how we can go forward without accepted minutes from the Special Session.
Carol: The minutes were not approved because the wording of the motions was never provided to the secretary. We voted on things that were never written down. The summation was accurate. Howard is asking to strike that. The PC is a management committee, not a part of the LSB. I think we should trust the work of the body. They had a retreat to discuss how we wanted to move forward. All of the members were there. We came to a conclusion that the PC makes decisions by 50%+1 vote. Give that decision a chance to work.
Willie T.: Can we proceed if the minutes are not approved? I need some process by which the ruling of the Chair is conducted.
Mark: I appeal the ruling of the Chair based on lack of clarity.
Gerald: At a certain point, what might be camouflaged as confusion could be a delaying tactic.
Lisa: I remember that the minutes from the last LAB got backed up. We should slow down and keep up with what is happening.
William: There is an issue of respect here and the Chair should not be cutting people off who are formulating their thoughts.
Carol: Howard was clear. He wants us to reclaim our positions regarding Sarv's last amendment of last week. We do not need minutes to proceed.
Mark: We are going to be judged by our actions here. In order to do that fairly, we need to have an accurate recording of what we are deciding on.
Call the question by Gerald. Seconded.
Vote to end debate on the appeal
14 in favor, 5 opposed. Debate ended.
Vote on the appeal: (yes sustains the chair)
14 in favor, 7 opposed. Ruling is sustained
Return to debating the motion on the floor.
Willie R.: I don't like the main motion on the floor. I think both the Main motion and the amendment should be defeated and redrafted.
Jane: Does Howard not have the right to change his vote? Why is there any discussion?
Motion restated: to rescind Sarv's last amendment to the main motion.
Mark: If a member wants to change their vote, they need to get the permission of the body to do so.
Lisa: I am completely lost. [The Chair provided clarification.] It is significant that Gus was at the Program Council retreat. This is how he wanted things to go but he is not here anymore.
Max B.: I think it is important to rescind that language because it is going to make democracy on Program Council difficult. Berkeley had the idea for equitable representation on committees and the staff should be grateful to have representation.
Ted: The amendment would paralyze the Program Council and end up turning control over to management.
Call the question to end debate. Seconded.
12 in favor, 9 opposed. Not 2/3. Debate continues.
Jane: I will vote to sustain Howard's request. I had been denied the right to explain myself or to vote when it came around last week.
Steve: We took several votes in the retreat and Jim Bennett supported the actions we made as much as Gus. We discussed many things. The process of the Program Council is to be self-reflective.
William: It's interesting that we are talking about how the Program Council had such a great process when the vote was 12-0 (meaning there were 6 abstentions.) I third of the people in the room weren't buying into the process. These amendments are trying to balance things out.
Carol: The vote at the retreat was 12 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention.
Fadi: This is really a simple matter that does not require all of this debate.
I call the question
17 in favor, 3 opposed. Debate ends.
Motion: to rescind the language of the last amendment made last week.
14 in favor, 7 opposed, 2 abstentions. Motion passes.
Gerald: I call the question of the main motion.
13 in favor, 9 opposed. Debate continues on the Main Motion.
William: I don't support the Main Motion as it is being put forth today. I am not against democracy but we need to look at the governance of the current Program Council. If we really look at creating mechanisms for things to take place it will be the best way to proceed. The General Manager should have the ability to make decisions. The community that I see in this room is white and older. I have my own community of people and I don't want to invite them to witness a process such as we have seen today. As a note-taker, I didn't see the Program Council as being the sort of group we want to give these responsibilities to.
Sarv: The last amendment I made had the intent of creating a different model that would allow for the best possible outcome and cooperation. You have seen the hostility here today. If we give power to one group, it will be a hardship for the station. I am going to amend this motion again so that a collaborative model exists.
Mary: Divisiveness is more destructive than the fights we were had in the first place. In the interest of finding common ground, I propose this substitute motion:
Resolved, that the Local Station Board hereby affirms that the KPFA Program Council - which is a committee of the station admin (and not the LSB) - has the authority to make programming decisions as it has been doing since at least August 1999. Seconded.
7 in favor, 15 opposed. Motion fails.
Call the question to end debate on the main motion:
13 in favor, 10 opposed. Debate continues.
Lisa: I'd like to amend the main motion as follows (where Sarv's wording was) "provided however, that every programming decision shall be made by requiring the affirmative votes of 1 member of each constituency in order to promote inclusiveness when making programming changes."
Fadi: This is tyranny of the minority and I am getting sick of these delay tactics. 50%+1 vote is democracy.
Sepideh: We have been discussing this exhaustively. It is frustrating to come to no decision and I want the public to take notice of this.
Sarv: The public was here last week and the vote was very different. If we do not have cooperation, the fighting will go on and on. I second.
Call the question to end debate.
13 in favor, 10 opposed. Debate continues.
Mary: Substitute Motion: change the wording on the amendment from "1 member of each constituency" to "2 members of three constituencies."
Call the question:
18 in favor, 1 opposed. Debate ends.
Vote on the substitute motion.
2 in favor, 15 opposed. Motion fails.
Call the question of Lisa's amendment:
15 in favor, 8 opposed. Chair voted in favor to make it 2/3 vote. Debate ends.
Vote on the amendment.
8 in favor, 13 opposed. Motion fails.
Call the question of the Main Motion:
13 in favor, 9 opposed. Debate continues.
Motion to commit: That the Main Motion as amended be referred to Programming Committee, along with all amendments , proposals and comments received by midnight, April 30, 2004. That the Programming Committee consider all such material and refer a resolution to the LSB by the regular May 2004 meeting with respect to programming issues. That the Governance Committee consider all such material and refer a resolution to the LSB by the regular May 2004 meeting with respect to issues of the structure of the Program Council. That this LSB shall hold the general manager to his statement that the decision of the Program Council is being implemented on April 17th, 2004.
Call the question:
16 in favor, 4 opposed. Call passes.
Vote to motion:
9 in favor, 14 opposed Motion fails.
Call the question to main motion:
14 in favor, 9 opposed. Debate continues.
Jane: You have all already discussed this. I think it is shameful to send this message.
Gerald: Constructing social structures is not an easy thing to do. It seems the staff have too much representation here. What you see here today is a parallel action to filibustering. Think about what we are trying to do, to democratize. There are people who will do anything to prevent that.
Miguel: Motion to end debate in 25 minutes.
15 in favor, 8 opposed. Chair votes in favor. Motion passes.
Mark: This whole thing has been arranged for no dissent or debate. There is no room for compromise in this main motion. Therefore, I have a substitute motion:
In order to prevent continued contention over issues, and to bring about a genuinely democratic process, the following resolution is presented:
Be it resolved that the Local Station Board of KPFA exercises its power and authority, as granted under Article VII, Section 3, and with particular reference to subsections G, J and K, and with substantive reference to subsections B, C, D, E, F, H and M;
Be it further resolved that the Program Council is dissolved as constituted prior to April 25, 2004; and
Be it further resolved that, under the above authority, the Local Station Board creates a Program Council for the express purpose of implementing Programming Policy for KPFA, as determined under the authority of the Pacifica Foundation By-laws, Article Vii, Section 3, subsection G; and,
Be it further resolved that the initial structure of the Program Council shall be as follows:
I) The Program Council shall be responsible for implementing the
programming policies of the LSB, established per Pacifica By-Laws,
by soliciting, evaluating, developing methods for creation, support,
and ongoing review of KPFA programming. These actions shall be done
in close consultation with all KPFA Associate stations before any
are implemented.
Pending the development of such policies, the Program Council shall
utilize information from the latest Community Needs Assessments,
listener and staff comments on programming, and data solicited from
listeners and staff via postal mail, electronic mail, or telephonic
communication in the evaluation and development of new programming,
and review of existing programming.
2) The Program Council shall consist of two sections, Management and
Community.
a) Due to the restrictions on involvement in day-to-day operations,
and due to the Local Station Board being composed of both staff
and listeners, no Local Station Board member may sit on the
Program Council as a voting member.
b) Management will consist of four (4) management persons,
excluding the General Manager and, if present, the Program
Director. Community will consist of six (6) listeners and
two (2) staff members, reflective of the composition of the
Local Station Board constituencies.
c) The Chair of the Program Council shall be the General Manager
or, if present, the Program Director. The Chair will have
the ability to vote to change the outcome of a vote by either
making or breaking a tie vote; however, the Chair is not
obligated to cast such a vote.
d) Each Program Council member shall have one (1) vote each.
e) A quorum will consist of a majority of 50% plus 1 for the
purposes of conducting official business.
3) The Program Council shall meet during hours accessible to a quorum
of its members; at least once per month, the Program Council shall
meet openly with the public, outside normal business hours, to hear
the concerns of the public and staff on issues concerning
programming.
a) Failure to attend three consecutive meetings shall result in
automatic and mandatory removal from the Program Council.
b) Failure to attend three meetings in a calendar year shall
result in automatic and mandatory removal from the Program
Council.
c) Any Program Council member so removed may apply to the
Local Station Board for reinstatement. If reinstatement is
declined, the former member will be ineligible to be seated
on the Program Council for a period of not less than one (1)
year from the date of removal.
4) The Chair of the Program Council is responsible for executing the
decisions and findings of the Program Council, unless need arises to
override these decisions.
Such reasons for override include breaking news events; absent or
missing staff; actions contrary to LSB Program Policy, Pacifica
By-laws, FCC regulations, or applicable state/Federal laws; or any
legitimate incident in which a decision needs to be made and
consultation or convening of the Program Council is not reasonable
to perform. All such actions are subject to review and assessment
by the Program Council at its immediate next meeting.
Additionally, any incident of national programming pre-emption shall
be reviewed by the Program Council for development of means of
implementation of future preemptions.
5) The Local Station Board Programming Committee shall review the
actions of the Program Council on a quarterly basis, and shall
forward any determination of Program Council deviations from
programming policy to the Local Station Board for further action.
This information shall include, if any, all information as to the
reasons for such a deviation.
6) Should the Program Council be found to be failing to properly
implement Local Station Board programming policy, the Local Station
Board may, at its discretion, dissolve the Program Council.
a) Should a Program Council be dissolved as a result of this
section, none of the members of the dissolved body shall be
eligible for a seat on a new Program Council for a period of
not less than one (1) year. The Chair is exempt from this
restriction.
7) Any two members of the Program Council may appeal any decision of
the Program Council to the General Manager, unless the General
Manager is sitting as Chair of the Program Council; in such an
event, the appeal will be dealt with by the Local Station Board.
a) All appeals shall be based on whether or not the decision is in
compliance with LSB Program Policy or, should such a Policy not
be in place, the basis for decisions on appeals shall be on
whether or not due diligence and proper assessment of issues were
used to make the decision under appeal. The LSB will not make
rulings on specific programs or the persons who produce said
programs.
b) Dissolution of the Program Council shall not cause an appeal to
stop or be ignored. All appeals must be answered and addressed
to a conclusion; such decision shall be recorded with the LSB
minutes by the LSB Secretary.
c) Further appeals, if they can be made, will be under the
jurisdiction and methods established by the Pacifica National Board.
Be it further resolved that this resolution shall go into effect five (5) business days after approval; all present members of the Program Council would remain seated as representatives of each faction until replaced or reaffirmed, or at the end of ninety (90) days after approval of the resolution in any event.
Seconded.
Willie R.: We need to have some type of a compromise here, we need to look at setting up structure. People are being kept from speaking. We ought to send it up to a committee. We've been sitting here all day.
Call the question on Mark's substitute motion.
16 in favor, 6 opposed. Debate ends.
Vote on the motion:
8 in favor, 13 opposed. Motion fails.
Main motion back on the floor.
Mary: This has been framed entirely so that anyone who is opposed to this is perceived as wanting to stay in power and hold on to their control. Turf has nothing to do with it. I want checks and balances and no more of this slanderous stuff. If you hadn't tried to drag all of these compound things into it I would have voted for each piece. I failed at supporting the Program Council.
Max P.: I'm against the motion because it is taking away the responsibilities of the station's management. I ran for this Board because I saw the opportunity to assist in guiding and putting forth ideas to make KPFA stronger.
Marnie: I am trying to learn, to be cautious and respectful. In November, the Program Council decided they had the authority to trump the General Manager and it gives me great concern. I'm referring to the organizational chart, which indicates that the structure has changed greatly.
Howard: I want a definition of democracy that everyone can understand. Everyone here seems to have their own ideas of it and we should just post what our version of democracy is.
Carol: The way we structured our bylaws was to allow for the broadest contribution. The Program Council makes programming decisions, which the GM can override but we as a board limit his discretion. This is quite normal. Please, vote for the main motion.
Bonnie: I want to echo Max, Marnie and Mary. I am troubled by things like the limiting quality and the four reasons that the General Manager may question something that the Program Council decides. I do not read the bylaws to allow us to go above the GM.
LaVarn: If there were more respect, I would hope that we do not do this in the future. When Riva was attacked, this was totally out of order.
Willie T: Point of Order-There is ambiguity about what the main motion is. I would associate myself with the comments of Debbie and others. This motion doesn't permit me to be in line with the constituents that elected me. It becomes difficult to exercise restraint though I will because of my own sense of manners.
Call the question to end debate.
15 in favor, 5 opposed. Debate ends
Vote on the Main Motion.
Vote taken by role call, as follows:
In Favor: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Miguel Molina, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Debbie Speer, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams.
Opposed: Mary Berg, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker.
13 in favor, 10 opposed. Motion passes.
William: I recommend we extend the General Manager deadline for applications date because the mailing is going out late. Also, I move that Gerald be censured for his conduct.
Carol: I agree to refer to committee. Our current Programming Coordinator will not allow us to meet until we tell him what makeup is. We need to discuss Program Council make-up.
William: Motion -That the motion re Gerald's conduct be tabled to first item on next meeting's agenda.
Carol - seconds.
Motion passes by unanimous consent -- Motion is moved to next meeting.
Break
(Note: at this time Mary Bishop, the regular note-taker stepped down, and was replaced for the remainder of the meeting by Chandra Hauptman.)
Carol: Motion: to move everything to a special meeting and just deal with three issues- gm search com issue and whether or not to continue with the current LSB pc reps, Mark's request to discuss committee procedure.
Marnie- seconded.
16 in favor,
1 opposed
No abstentions
Motion passes.
Mary: Suggest to urge national board to immediately find a new national election supervisor and all local election supervisors by unanimous consent.
William: Motion - defer decision making power of LSB to gm hire to setting application deadline for GM hire.
Motion passes unanimously.
Steve: point of info - Gm search com circulate job announcement and job description to entire board.- by unanimous consent.
Mark: Moves that the board to register the votes of only committee members who are registered members of committees.
William: Substitute motion-The decision who will decide on committee membership will be referred to governance committee.
Lisa asks for clarification about who will make the above decision because there are non LSB members on the governance committee.
Mary: committee should be allowed to decide on their composition.
Carol: against referring this to governance committee.
What was discussed was that each committee would make it's own membership rules and bring them to the LSB for approval and not count votes of non members.
Riva : after we vote it down is allowed according to Robert's rules of order.
Motion: to call the question
yes- 4 no- 13. Debate continues.
Motion by Mark: that those who vote on committees be members of record.
Amended by Carol: that each committee will determine who their members of record are and their membership rules and that they bring that list to LSB for approval to next regular LSB meeting.
Steve's amendment: add that committees that have not been constituted be constituted so they can meet the same requirements. (LSB is approving membership rules not membership roster).
Yes- 16 no- 0 Motion passes
Sarv: cites bylaws- section 10, a,b,c,.
Michael: calls the question- Yes- 15, no -1.
Motion: that existing LAB pc member reps be continued until June. These include LAB reps Carol Spooner and Stan Woods and appointed community reps Steve Conley and Attila Nagy. And request that the programming committee interview people who want to be community reps and bring those recommendation to the LSB for approval.
William: substitute motion- to elect new LSB reps in May at special May meeting. And to draft a community rep process at the special meeting. And the programming committee will present a process to the LSB at the special May meeting.
Motion to approve replacing substitute motion. Yes- 11 no- 6. Motion passes.
In favor of substitute motion yes- 10 no- 3. Motion passes.
Call the question to end debate- passes.
Mary submits amendment: Carts soliciting new pc reps should be prepared right away.
Sepideh suggests we maintain status quo- it's just for one month.
Bonnie disagrees.
LaVarn: new KPFA budget being prepared, asks for budget requests for LSB's budget go to LaVarn.
Carol: suggests that we ask committee to also submit budget requests to LaVarn.
Next meeting - is a special meeting.
Carol moves: that there be a special meeting on Saturday, May 8th.
Mark suggests that the meeting date motion be tentative upon polling all of the board members to ensure there will be a quorum.
Carol: we have to comply with notice requirements and suggests we decide today about meeting on may 8th and give notice to all board members not in attendance. Meeting to begin at 11 am.
Call the question - passed unanimously.
Yes- 13 , no- 0
Sat, May 22nd will be next regular meeting. regular meetings of board are on the 4th Saturday of every month.
Carol moves: that the meetings begin at 11 am unless otherwise necessary.
Yes- 12, no- 2 Motion passes
Governance com- will find next meeting space.
Mark: suggests one week between meetings, as a policy.
Ted moves to adjourn . Motion passes unanimously. Meeting adjourned.
Ted Friedman, Local Station Board Secretary
APPENDIX
Report from the KPFA LSB FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance committee meets weekly at KPFA on Saturday from 12 noon until 1:30 pm. The meetings are well attended with action items assigned and with weekly progress monitoring. The 'Goals for Next Six Months' (Attachment I) outline the various areas that need attention and that allow the Board to fulfill the responsibilities that are in the by-laws.
Eileen Hazel, KPFA Business Manager, completed the KPFA first half results. Listener Support and Donations exceeded budget and 'Salaries & Related' and Administrative expenses also exceeded budget resulting in the station essentially being on budget with $7.5K in operating deficits.
The Finance Committee also plans to formalize a fundraising subcommittee. With a new Development Director at KPFA, we must invite the Development Director to work with the LSB in fundraising.
Other ongoing issues follow:
o The request for presentation of financials in formats that are standard and that are transparent including actual and percentage variances and year-over-year analysis is in the process of development based on conversations with Lonnie Hicks. These formats make financials clear and understandable to the individual whose life concentration is not finance.
o In a related request, financial data from prior years and headcount information that allow the board to fulfill fiduciary responsibilities have resulted in a call for a special National Board meeting by conference call on April 28, 2004.
o In conversation with Lonnie Hicks, we understand that the National Office will request additional transfers from the stations to cover the legal obligations of the Foundation. A forecast has not been delivered reflecting a transfer increase to National.
o The first meeting of the Pacifica National Finance Committee was held on April 21, 2004. The following summarizes some of the topics that were discussed.
ü The 2005 Fiscal Year budgeting process has begun. A draft of the budget will be available on May 15, 2004, for review by the LSB. The Committee plans to work with the station in the development of the KPFA budget. The preliminary budget should be available for the June National Board and the final budget is projected to be available for approval at the September National Board Meeting.
ü One budget guideline communicated by Hicks is to include one month of operating expenses in the budget. The KPFA cash balance over the first half of the fiscal year consistently exceeds the $300K amount for operating funds by more than three times the requirement. We have not received the balance sheet for the second quarter as of April 23, 2004.
ü The election for the Pacifica Foundation Treasurer is in process with voting by the National Finance Committee. Carol Spooner along with three other members was nominated. Paul Surovell was nominated for Board Secretary.
o The National Office began a fundraising campaign on April 20, 2004, including mailings to current KPFA listeners. A forecast (budget) that covers the cost of Election Year National Programming and offset by the fundraising was also e-mailed. The impact on FY '04 is not known due to the forecast overlapping the fiscal years.
o A second half forecast is needed to understand the spending for the remainder of the year. The request to fund legal expenses questions the current balance sheet position of the station at the end of the fiscal year, as well as, the budget for FY 2005.
LaVarn Williams, Chair LSB Finance Committee
April 25, 2004
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes May 8th, 2004: Special Session
Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting on May 8, 2004
La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, California
Special Session to complete unfinished business
of its meeting on April 25, 2004
Minutes were recorded by Mary Bishop, KPFA Administrative Assistant.
Members present constituting a quorum: Carol Spooner, Lisa Rothman, Ted Friedman, Willie Ratcliff, LaVarn Williams, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Riva Enteen (Chair), Bonnie Simmons, Sarv Randhawa, Mark Hernandez, Gerald Sanders, Steve Conley, Max Pringle, Willie Thompson, Max Blanchet, Marnie Tattersall, Annie Hallett, Mary Berg, Jane Jackson, Miguel Molina, Howard Beeman
Late Arrivals: William Walker (1:15pm), Fadi Saba (1:30pm)
Absent: Debbie Speer (excused)
Meeting called to order at 12:00 pm.
I. Introductions
The Chair reiterated the policy of respect. She stated that maintaining order is her responsibility and she will be increasing her efforts to achieve it. Also, she clarified the purpose of debate.
II. Agenda Approval
There was discussion about allowing Tomas Moran to speak
Motion: that Tomas Moran speak for 10 minutes after announcements and before financial reports.
Substitute Motion: that Tomas Moran have the floor for 10 minutes after Jim Bennett’s presentation and before Public Comments.
13 in favor, 1 opposed. Motion passes.
Motion: to replace item 10 with election of LSB members to the PC.
12 in favor, 12 opposed. Jane Jackson abstains. She does not have an adequate agenda for this meeting. Chair votes in favor. Motion passes.
The agenda is approved by unanimous vote.
III. Announcements
Lisa: Please come to volunteer during the fund drive. LSB members may contact Susan Stone about pitching on-air during the drive.
Carol: The Pacifica National Board will be meeting June 4th in Houston. Housing is available by emailing her at wildrose@pon.net
Steve: There are many events coming up that require volunteers. There is a sign-up sheet on the debate table.
Max B.: There will be an event about Haiti showing two films here at La Pena May 23rd at 7pm.
Willie T.: I suggest that each LSB member commit to a minimum of 3 hours of volunteer assistance during the fund drive.
LaVarn: Carol Spooner received an award last week. Congratulations were extended by the Board.
Ted: The outreach committee has been working with Lisa Ballard to develop pages for the Station Board on the KPFA web-site.
Willie R.: Next Friday, “The Oppressed Conference” at the Green House about police abuse.
IV. Financial Report
Please, refer to hand-outs.
LaVarn: The station is on budget for the first half of the year. The surplus is expected to be about half a million dollars. We are looking forward to working with our new Development Director, Lem Lem Rijio. Lonnie Hicks and Eileen Hazel are also working with the finance committee. The National Finance Committee passed a motion toward increased accountability and transparence. If there are questions, please ask. varnwill@aol.com or 510-427-2608.
Motion: to approve the preliminary budget for the Local Station Board.
There was a request that Board Members take some time to digest the report before voting on anything.
Substitute Motion: to table this item until the next meeting.
Unanimous in favor. Substitute Motion passes.
V. Jim Bennett’s Presentation
$850,000 is the goal for the upcoming fund drive. Any and all volunteer time will be greatly appreciated. It would be nice to see the participation of the Board Members.
Prepared Statement:
1. Please, study material submitted by Phil Osegueda and use what he has assembled as a starting point for a more lengthy and informed discussion.
2. There is an immediate financial impact if not mitigated by a comprehensive objective and inclusive survey and listener forums. That impact concerns the cancellation of subscriptions by some of our most loyal and supportive listeners, if we take away their only option for hearing Democracy Now! or the Morning Show. If we tell them that 7am is a better time for more listeners to DN!, it won’t be an explanation that they will understand, especially if they can’t listen then. A conservative estimate of cancellations without at least trying to include the listeners more would be 100-200 subscribers, or $10K-$20K, a part-time position at KPFA with perhaps more to come. Remember, if we are not offering another option and letting them help us find some choices, we will potentially lose significant support and listeners at 6, 7, 8 and 9.
3. There should not be an assumption that DN! will raise more or equal financial support in fifteen to twenty minutes once, then it does twice in 45-55 minutes worth of fundraising. People will not give more money at 7:45am. There will not be 16 people potentially answering phones as happens at 9:45am. There may not even be 12. In any event, if there would be a higher volume of calls in those 15 minutes, there would not be the infrastructure to handle those calls. If we went to a rollover service, that would be more costly and would result in a lack of responsiveness and knowledge of KPFA by those answering the phones. Since Amy cannot set her premiums until the day of fundraising, there would be nothing but generic premiums offered by a rollover service, as they have no one authorized to change things at the last minute. Our listeners also would rightfully feel as if we were moving to a more removed and corporate model, with those who know nothing of KPFA or DN!’s mission and may in fact not believe in it. The downside is that again we alienate and disrespect our listeners, in order to raise more money. The end result is we pay more to raise money, we lose money and the support of our listeners.
4. The steps Vini and I have outlined and that others have suggested are designed to decrease the potential financial and loyalty fallout that this decision could create. We need to take advantage of the knowledge and expertise of someone like Tomas Moran, in order to have meaningful, respectful and objective dialogues with our listeners. They need to be a better and bigger part of this. What we end up with may look different than what we are starting with, but we will at last deal with the huge mistakes of our past and will end up with something that a larger part of our listener base will be involved in. That cannot be wrong.
LaVarn: How is the preliminary plan coming along for 2005?
Jim: I’ve met with Eileen this week. There is some concern about the money being raised and what is being spent. We will have a narrative outline in a couple of weeks for the Board.
Willie T.: This Board has overlooked some serious diversity issues. Will you make a comment on the question of diversity?
Gerald: I heard an opinion of Jim’s, not a report.
Jim: I agree that it is an area that we need to consider. We would like to do a comprehensive survey.
Max B.: The GM should submit his reports in writing several days in advance of a meeting.
Jim: I apologize, I was in NY but they will be in the notes.
Carol: We are now getting balance sheets, which is good but I noticed new legal fees that were not in last month.
Jim: This has to do with some of the outstanding litigation of the network.
Carol: They are charging KPFA 5-6x more than the other stations.
Steve: In the future I would like to hear reports about the different departments and the station’s finances instead of listening to an opinion about an agendized item.
Jim: I was under the impression that this is a special meeting. At regular meetings I will prepare a presentation about the station such as you have suggested.
Sarv: I concur with Jim. This is a special meeting.
LaVarn: The preliminary budget was completed two weeks ago and is on-line for review. We are continuing to update it
VI. Tomas Moran’s Presentation
Thank you for allowing me to speak.
These remarks are blunt. They are blunt because there is no time to waste. The process for making decisions at KPFA needs to change, and your first step will set the course. This issue is your most important issue. All other work by the LSB will produce no effect if this is not fixed.
The decision-making process has and continues to be governed by an intense fight between a few factions.
They maneuver to exercise control over one or another of the bodies or positions in the station that may have some historic claim to an aspect of power.
They attempt to use these bodies and positions to control the decisions at KPFA, at the same time that they criticize and attempt to expose the other factions' use of the same techniques.
These "exposes" are played out in front of a confused listener, who knows little of the internal conflicts, yet is asked to be judge or arbiter of the situation.
Some would say that in spite of the massive documentation, as provided by some of the participants in the form of 3-4 page emails broadcast to internet lists, the average listener, who cares deeply about KPFA and voted in the recent elections, seems unable to render judgment on such matters, and the decision-making process remains stuck.
I would say that this inability by the listeners is not "in spite", but rather because, of the "massive documentation". Try as they may, a caring listener cannot process these convoluted arguments, these gyrations in the abstract. Further hampered by lack of knowledge of the internal politics at KPFA, the listener often shakes his or her head as they wonder why, indeed, are such complicated and regimented rules sought if we are all trying to make progressive radio and to get along.
The solution for this malady is NOT with the creation of more complicated rules, no matter how wise they may seem. If you proceed in that direction, you will simply join the fray. You will replace the old LAB, itself a past player in this collective behavior, and you will begin to play the power game. The minutes of your meeting will be one more in the line of undecipherable documents.
There is a simpler and surer path: to expose the decision-making processes of the organization. The LSB has the power to make this happen, by hosting the first transparent decision-making event in the new KPFA. If you are successful, you will have helped KPFA to model a new behavior.
This means that you act by acting. Here is one way to do it:
Set a time line for the Program Council to reach a decision on this matter. For example, two months.
Offer to host, and schedule three meetings:
1)Program Council members are invited to make 10 minute statements each, including presenting any information for or against the change.2)KPFA community experts and listeners are invited to make 5 minute statements each. You could take nominations for a period of time and invite 15-20 speakers.3)You host a regular meeting of the Program Council at a public venue two months from the start of this process, where they agree to have the motion in question as the first item on the agenda.
You record all three meetings in digital audio, and make transcripts and the audio files in an easily accessible format (edited, with indexed links to the various speakers) to any and all listeners.
There is no greater transformative power than the power of information. KPFA was founded on this belief.
Bring the decision-making process in the open, and you will earn the gratitude and support of the listeners. You will gain their involvement in providing the necessary weight to pull KPFA into a healthy start for its next fifty years.
Transparency was a key word during the years of the struggle for Pacifica. We meant it. So let's get started with it.
I catch pieces of the Morning Show and DN! I often sit in my car to finish listening to a segment of DN! I now donate 1/8th of what I used to give pre-1999. I’d like to see more outreach to community members. I would also like to see the process of the Board become more effective.
Willie T.: I am intrigued by your decision to decrease your contribution to KPFA to 1/8th. It is clearly the product of a sentiment about the previous Board.
Tomas: The listeners are not willing to dump their money down the drain. We will be there to help but we want to see you paddling in the right direction.
Howard: I appreciate your comments.
Lisa: You speak of the importance of moving on. I’m not hearing from you the strategy by which staff experience is respected and acknowledged.
Tomas: If you want to make a commitment to something, than measure it. You’re going to have experiment with making changes to see if they will be successful.
Carol: You are saying that the station isn’t functional. That is new information to some of us. What kind of dysfunctionality should we, as a Board, address.
Tomas: There is a lack of feedback mechanisms between listeners and staff. I don’t blame that on any individual. We have all been through a lot.
VII. Public Comments
There was an hour period during which the Board heard Public Comments.
(Submitted statements and a summary of public comments are provided in separate documents.)
VIII. Unfinished Business
Item a.
Motion:
Resolved that:
In the specific case of the Program Council decision made last October to move Democracy Now! from 9-10 am to 7-8 am, and to move the Morning Show from 7-9 am to 8-10 am, which decision the Program Council reaffirmed on December 16th when it decided the change was to have been implemented on or about March 9th, the LSB finds that the time change:
(1)does not raise legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license,
(2)does not raise personnel issues that conflict with a disciplinary action taken by the GM,
(3)does not violate the KPFA union contract, and
(4)will not cause serious financial harm to the station.
Therefore, the LSB directs the General Manager to implement the time change within a reasonable time frame not to exceed four months from this date.
The above resolution is being considered now based upon the LSB having previously passed the following resolution:
Resolved that:
Whereas, it is the duty of the KPFA LSB: To work with station management to ensure that station programming fulfills the purposes of the Foundation and is responsive to the diverse needs of the listeners (demographic) and communities (geographic) served by the station, and that station policies and procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner to provide quality programming.@ Bylaws, Article Seven, Section 3.G.
Therefore, the KPFA LSB adopts and approves the programming decision- making policy and procedure agreed upon by the KPFA management and Program Council at their retreat on November 18, 2003, specifically:
We affirm the power of the Program Council to make programming decisions by majority vote, and to affirm the composition of the program council to include as voting members, management (programming and development), department heads (music, drama and literature, training, news, and future public affairs), unpaid staff (4 plus 2 alternates), and Local Advisory Board, which elects 3, and appoints 3 community representatives, and in timely consultation with KFCF and other Associate Station management, which shall have access to the Program Council, access to all relevant information and input on any programming proposals that impact KFCF or other Associate Stations and their listeners.
Further, the LSB adopts the following policy: The General Manager may override a programming decision made by the Program Council in the following cases:
(1)legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license,
(2)personnel issues where the programming decision conflicts with a disciplinary action taken by the GM,
(3)violations of the KPFA union contract, and
(4)where the GM believes the decision would cause serious financial harm to the station.
If the General Manager overrides a programming decision made by the Program Council, the Program Council may appeal to the LSB to override the General Manager.
Mark: I’d like to speak against the motion. The community needs assessments done have indicated only that listeners want DN! in the evening. There has been no definitive argument presented that this change is a good idea or wanted. Without looking at the financial impact, it would be unwise to make such a change at this time. We should be looking at other alternatives.
Bonnie proposes a Substitute Motion:
Substitute Motion to Resolution No. 2 Regarding the KPFA Morning Drive Program Changes
Submitted by Bonnie Simmons and Marnie Tattersall
Whereas, there are concerns that the programming change which would move Democracy Now from its present start time of 9:00am to a 7:00am start time may cause serious financial harm to the station; and,
Whereas, there is insufficient information available about the listenership patterns at KPFA with which to make this programming change; and,
Whereas, it is within the responsibilities of the station management to assemble information on station listenership patterns and fundraising activities; and,
Whereas, we believe the listeners have expressed a desire for an open and transparent KPFA and that it is essential that we treat our listeners with respect and make decisions in a fair and collaborative manner;
Therefore, be it resolved that the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB) directs station management to conduct a listener survey and present the results to the LSB within the next three months.
Be it further resolved that the LSB directs management to produce a financial impact assessment of the proposed morning drive-time lineup, based upon the results of the listener survey and the three most recent fundraising periods within a month after presentation of the listener survey results.
Be it further resolved that if after reviewing the results of the listener survey and the financial impact statement of the proposed morning line-up, and finding that no serious financial harm will be caused to the station, the program coordinator and general manager will implement the proposed morning line-up changes no later than two months from the date of the published financial impact assessment. _____________________________________
Rationale
Outgoing General Manager Gus Newport recommended an analysis of the potential impact of the changes: "...mapping out the steps to implementing the change. By implementing the change I mean process, methodology, chronology, including broadcasting to the listening audience to explain the reasons...our task is to serve our listening audience. To respond to their suggestions and make relevant changes when necessary" (from a memo to Program Council from Gus Newport, 10/20/03). Per his request, we now have an analysis of the last three fund drives.
This analysis of the top three fundraising shows on KPFA -- Democracy Now, Flashpoints, and The Morning Show -- was put together by Phil Osegueda, Assistant General Manager and Development Director of KPFA. This analysis was submitted to the LSB on April 15, 2004. A copy of the full analysis is attached (see attachment 1). Here are some points that were extrapolated from the analysis:
The comparison of fund drives in May and August, 2003, to the fund drives of October, 2002 and February, 2003 is not a true comparison as May and August are traditionally not as strong as the winter fund drives. It is important to look at the last two fund drives rather than comparing the 2003 fund drives to the 2002 fund drives. Concerning these particular fund drives, 2002 and early 2003 were war-driven times, and the economy was better than we are currently experiencing. Both Phil Osegueda and Jim Bennett, interim General Manager, feel strongly that the audience is more likely to pledge as they did in the last two fund drives. It is important to consider that KPFA has had to extend the length of the two most recent fund drives to meet our goals.
Both Democracy Now and Flashpoints have shown decreasing pledge numbers over the past few fund drives, while The Morning Show has maintained its high pledge base, as well as periodically experiencing increased pledge numbers. Therefore, it is important to look carefully at listening trends of the KPFA audience and take into consideration why they have changed in the past year and a half. How do people use radio in the morning, especially since 9/ll? Where do we find our audience at 7:00 am? Since KPFA does not provide commuter traffic reports as do those stations with whom we share listeners, can we hold our morning drive-time audience to Democracy Now if they are commuting and need traffic information and other local updates on breaking events which may shape their entire day, if not their commute. If the 7:00 am broadcast of Democracy Now finds its audience in cars rather than at home or in the workplace, how will that affect Amy's one 15-20 minute plug, if we are depending on mostly car phone users?
To have Democracy Now and The Morning Show, KPFA's #1 and #3 fundraising programs, on a collision course will not work. Amy will be plugging 15-20 minutes rather than the 40 minutes she is currently able to plug by extending into the accommodating music programs that currently follow Democracy Now. She will not be able to run overtime into The Morning Show, which must start promptly to establish its fundraising features. This is in order to present the material fairly, and to set up the plug to come in a responsible, understandable way. Therefore, if Amy's plug were cut to approximately ½ as long, we would be cutting drastically into the Democracy Now fundraising potential.
We are already taking the maximum number of phone calls our system can handle. We are technically incapable of taking calls in higher volume or more quickly. To significantly increase the phone room capacity has been estimated to cost $80,000 - $100,000. Even if we could do that, we have no guarantee that we would have the number of phone room volunteers necessary to handle that volume so early in the morning. After 9:00 am, KPFA staff can supplement the ranks of the phone volunteers.
Jim Bennett, interim General Manager, has not refused to make the change. He has merely recommended prerequisites to the programming change -- cautious due diligence to ensure that the change is appropriately aligned with the listening audience "stakeholders" to minimize fallout, and maximize buy-in of the change, and the potential financial consequences.
He recommended specifically to the Program Council, in a memo dated March 16, 2004 (see attachment 2 for complete details) that KPFA:
Develop a current survey for listeners (see footnote [1] below)
Conduct listener forums.
Conduct paid/unpaid staff forums
Develop new/replacement programs.
Use website for soliciting/incubating new programs.
Review last three fund drives.
[1] In a post-9/11 world, it is essential we look again at listeners' needs and uses of radio to better measure today's listening habits and requirements. Although a serious and significant undertaking of KPFA's audience needs was conducted through the Community Needs Assessment report, it has been four years since the responses were gathered about news, information and music/arts programming. Since then, not only have numerous programs and programmers rotated on and off our airwaves, but in 2000, 200l, and 2002, Democracy Now ran only once a day, at 9:00 am. It is important in our new survey findings that we do not confuse percentages with individual body count responses, so that we make responsible conclusions and broadcast decisions. Please see attached memo from Mary Berg (attachment 3) explaining the survey response breakdown, which notes that 57 people out of 1,130 total respondents stated they wanted to hear Democracy Now at a different time of the day. 1,130 is small measure of our total listenership, and 57 responses is too small a sample from which to make such a significant change.
Sepideh: I oppose this motion. We are not making a programming decision. We are not going to micro-manage the station. The PC has already made a decision. I support re-airing DN! at night as well but we have to empower a democratic process within the station. The PC made this decision 7 months ago. They had talking about it for a year.
William: I support the substitute motion on the floor. There are problems with democracy at the station. It is not transparent. I don’t believe this process has been fair. The PC never voted to bring this to the LSB.
Miguel: Here we go again creating another diversion, wasting countless hours. We are community radio. We need to serve the community. The staff cannot determine what is best for everyone. We have to honor a democratically made decision of the PC.
Max B.: I am against the sub motion. What’s is at stake here is a threat to the democratic process. The PC had the right to make this decision. We have staff people on the LSB because the community fought for it. It is not my intention to micro-manage the station. The sky is not going to fall. Tomas is right, let’s try it. If in 6 months it doesn’t work, we’ll change it again.
Willie R.: It seems to be that the LSB had nothing to do with this decision. We should all have something to do with this decision. It’s time to make sure a decision is democratized. We need to start over in setting up our structures. Why are people trying to jam stuff down our throat? Find out for yourself. Use your own mind. A lot of us have better things to do than sit through all this crap. Why do you think you need to be so powerful? Why wouldn’t we spend the time to get listener input.
Fadi: Last fall, I voted against this. However, at the end I said I would respect the democratic vote of the PC.
Max P.: (full text provided to note-taker) I support the sub motion. We’ve heard testimony today suggesting that the MS/DN! time change will adversely effect our mission of providing quality local programming for our signal area. It’s imperative we put aside our own interests and wants and act in the best interests of our listeners, many of whom think they’re better served by programming that reflects the varied needs of this area. It’s crucial in this time when the Bay Area, State and Nation are in an important election year that people are allowed to hear issues affecting them at the Intl., national and, most importantly, LOCAL level. Marnie and Bonnie’s materials show that our fundraising activities could be severely impacted. We are charged as a Board with keeping the station financially viable, growing our audience and staying true to our progressive mission. Political considerations, personal preferences and other non-relevant considerations have to be put aside. This Board is mandated with serving all of our listeners and potential new listeners. A programming change during morning drive is of crucial importance and is to be given all the necessary analysis that it is due.
Carol: As a member of the PC, a process began last March to look at our morning line-up. We added a second airing of DN! We did that as part of a planned progression and did a lot of analysis. I hope the new PC will bring in 10 new local programs in the time that will be opened up by moving DN! to 7am. We will then be able to open up an evening slot for a DN! re-air.
Willie T.: I have new information about a case of micro-management in Los Angeles. I am in support of the sub motion.
Gerald: What you see here is an attempt to throw sand in the eyes of people who don’t know. (He was asked to restate.) We are wasting a lot of time and I can only see that it is deliberate. (This also was controversial.)
Mark : I would move that the speaker be seated.
Gerald: There have already been listener surveys done. These people just don’t agree with the results. What you see is those who want to defend the listeners and those who want to protect the staff.
Lisa: I support the sub motion. As a staff person who is responsible for raising money, I feel I know what is going to happen. I am not just here as a staff person, I am here to serve the listeners. This sub motion would be a comprehensive survey. If we are going to air DN! at night, we could know when people want to hear it. It is respectful of the listeners, the staff and the LSB.
Michael Lubin calls the orders of the day.
Lisa asks a point of information what made this agenda different from the LSB's previous agendas where calling the orders of the day had not been an option.
Michael explains that this agenda does not include the phrase "times
subject to change" and that Miguel had to leave at 2 and wanted to be able to participate in the vote.
Call the question to end debate
Calling the orders of the day requires a 2/3rds vote to overrule.
13 in favor, 10 opposed
Vote on Substitute Motion: 11 in favor, 12 opposed. Motion fails.
Roll call:
In favor: Mary Berg, Annie Hallett, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker
Opposed: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Miguel Molina, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams
Vote on the Main Motion: 12 in favor, 11 opposed. Motion passes.
Roll call:
In favor: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Miguel Molina, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams
Opposed: Mary Berg, Annie Hallett, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker
Unknown member: For the first time, an agenda excluded language that made this very easy and there has been an abuse of the system.
William: The secretary made statements in regard to the programs changes in the name of the Board without the permission of the Board.
Recess for 10 minutes from 3:20-3:30
Howard: It seems that the Board is very divided right now and it would good for each of us to provide a statement about how they are feeling about what has just occurred.
Motion: Every voting member to have 30 seconds to speak about how they feel right now.
13 in favor, 1 opposed. Motion passes.
William: I think it is interesting that a motion passed. I was told that people who supported the sub motion were self-interested. This is becoming really personal and I see personal attacks here.
Max B.: I feel very strongly about this issue and I hope this doesn’t become trench warfare.
Marnie: We need a bridge over troubled waters.
Annie: Chris Swain swam the entire length of the Colombia River. (she read a portion of the article about stakeholders and bias)
Sarv Randhawa: I think that those who feel that 50% +1 is victory are mistaken. “It is pernicious to have groups seek to win with 50%+1 vote”
Bonnie: This LSB just voted that we believe this decision will not affect our finances. I feel we are holding the listeners in disdain. We barely even know each other. We are building a house with a sandy foundation.
Riva: Clear Channel banned “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Let’s build that bridge.
Mark: Some of us lost, some of us won. In the end, majority rules. We have lot of other things we need to do.
Sepideh: I do not take things personally, even if it is personal. This is a political process. In democracy, sometimes we win and sometimes we lose.
LaVarn: We must all look inward into what happened here. To have a democracy is the important thing and what we must maintain.
Willie R.: Look at the democracy we took to Iraq. We are putting everything before the process. We have a Council here that is running wild. If you think that this is the last, you are mistaken. There is some White Supremacy happening here. The staff is just as important as anybody here.
Lisa: I appreciate what Sarv said about close votes. I urge us to have mediation of some kind. This is evidenced in the decorum we have seen here.
Gerald: I feel warm and fuzzy all over that we won the vote. Y’all lost. Get over it.
Ted: I ran for the Board to support the station. I hope we can get past the bitterness and start working together again.
Mary: The PC is not necessarily the democratic body it has been portrayed as. There has been so much vitriol. The listeners are still left out and I am going to keep fighting for a survey.
Carol: KPFA has had deep divisions in its history. It makes us vulnerable. I believe division is not disrespect. I hope that we can disagree without impugning each other’s dignity.
Steve: I didn’t go into the PC with an agenda. The issues came up naturally. The review of the information and doing what was right was my motivation. We have worked together in this environment. Staff worked with us to reach these conclusions.
Jane: The rights of the disabled have been dishonored in these meetings. If we have another inaccessible meeting, I will call it illegal.
Fadi: After the first meeting I was really frustrated. KPFA is beautiful. Being on the LSB is wonderful. I agree with Carol. Fighting at these board meetings, who cares?
Michael: I strongly object to the allegation of White Supremacy.
Mark: there have been a lot of changes in the world since the survey in 2000. Attempts to limit debate. To quote Curt Gray “This is not about programming but about power.” When you work behind the scenes to subvert process, where is the democracy?
Item b.
Motion: to adjourn.
8 in favor, 10 opposed. Meeting not adjourned.
There was an extended discussion about how to move the agenda ahead.
Motion: to continue from where we left off in the agenda (at VIIIb.)
12 in favor, 9 opposed. Not 2/3rds. Motion fails.
Roll call:
In favor: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Bonnie Simmons, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams
Opposed: Mary Berg, Annie Hallett, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Marnie Tattersall, William Walker
Motion to adjourn.
9 in favor, 12 opposed. Meeting not adjourned.
Motion to table the executive session.
9 in favor, 9 opposed, 3 abstained.
Chair voted to table. Motion passes.
Roll call:
In favor: Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Willie Ratcliff, Gerald Sanders, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams
Opposed: Howard Beeman, Annie Hallett, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, William Walker
Abstentions: Mary Berg, Ted Friedman, Fadi Saba
Motion to adjourn.
15 in favor, 7 opposed. Meeting adjourned.
There was an unresolved discussion about the scheduling the next few meetings.
Ted Friedman
Local Station Board Secretary
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes June 13th, 2004:
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
June 13th, 2004 at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
Minutes were recorded by Mary Bishop, KPFA Administrative Assistant, and Avery Colter.
Members present constituting a quorum: Carol Spooner, Steve Conley, Miguel Molina, Ted Friedman, Max Pringle, Lisa Rothman, Annie Hallett, Mary Berg, LaVarn Williams, Marnie Tattersall, Michael Lubin, Riva Enteen (Chair), Bonnie Simmons, Sarv Randhawa, William Walker, Max Blanchet, Gerald Sanders, Mark Hernandez, Willie Thompson, Fadi Saba, Willie Ratcliff, Jane Jackson
Absent: Sepideh Khosrowjah, Debbie Speer, Howard Beeman
Meeting commenced at 11:18am.
I. Introductions
The Chair made opening comments about conduct and process. The Parliamentarian can only attend meetings on Saturdays. The Board went down the line and introduced themselves and some mentioned programs that they heard that they appreciated on KPFA in the last week.
II. Agenda Review/ Approval
Motion by Michael Lubin: to excuse the three absent members.
Seconded.
Passes by unanimous consent.
The absences of Khosrowjah, Speer and Beeman are excused.
Motion by Michael Lubin: to not have special orders of the day but to keep the clock times on the agenda as advisory, though extending times in parentheses would require 2/3rds vote.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
6 in favor, 12 opposed, 2 abstentions. Motion fails.
Motion by Sarv Randhawa: to reduce agenda item 7 (Financial report) from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.
Seconded. No debate.
10 in favor, 7 opposed, 1 abstention. Motion passes.
Motion by Mark Hernandez: to move item 6 (Executive Session) to 2pm and to add item C (Chair conduct) to item 6.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
12 in favor, 7 opposed, No abstentions. Motion passes.
Motion by Willie Ratcliff: to permit but not require non-delegates to speak to item 12B (Report from PNB Delegates).
Seconded. Debate ensued.
15 in favor, 3 opposed, 3 abstentions. Motion passes.
Motion by Mary Berg: that governance committee resolutions be moved to the top of the reports from standing committees and that resolutions in general precede reports.
Debate ensued.
13 in favor, 6 opposed, no abstentions. Motion passes.
Motion by Willie Thompson: to approve the agenda as amended.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Substitute Motion by Mark Hernandez: to place the first two resolutions from the programming committee reports into an item in new business.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
12 in favor, 5 opposed, 2 abstentions. Substitute Motion fails.
Vote on Main Motion:
17 in favor, 1 opposed. Motion Passes.
The Agenda was approved at 12:15.
III. Minutes Review/ Approval
Motion by Carol Spooner: to approve the minutes of 4/17.
Seconded.
Motion passes by unanimous consent.
Motion by Fadi Saba: to approve minutes of 4/25.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Amendments proposed to minutes of 5/8 by Lisa Rothman.
(Text of proposed changes are given in Appendix below.)
No objections. The minutes shall be amended accordingly.
Main Motion passes without objection. Minutes from 4/25 approved.
Jane Jackson requested that the record show she abstained from the vote because she feels there are more corrections to be made.
Motion (maker not identified): to approve the minutes of 5/8.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Amendments proposed to minutes of 5/8 by Lisa Rothman and Michael Lubin.
No objections. The minutes shall be amended accordingly.
Amendments proposed to minutes of 5/8 by Marnie Tattersall: I did say Bridge Over Troubled Waters. I also said Machiavellian and I want that to be included.
Debate ensued. No vote was taken.
Substitute Motion by Carol Spooner: to strike all Board members individual comments from the minutes of 5/8.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Motion by Willie Thompson: to table the Substitute Motion of Spooner’s.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
15 in favor, 3 opposed, 3 abstentions. Motion passes.
Motion by Willie Thompson: to table the discussion and approval of the minutes of 5/8 and 5/22.
Seconded. No debate.
12 in favor, 7 opposed, 2 abstentions. Motion passes. Discussion tabled at 12:40.
IV. Announcements
Board members took 13 minutes for announcements, ending at 12:53.
V. Public Comments
The Board allotted 45 minutes to listen to comments from the public in attendance. The public comment segment ended at 1:30pm.
Break from 1:30 – 1:45pm
VI. Financial Report from LaVarn Williams
See hand-outs. Good-bye to Eileen Hazel. LaVarn read through and summarized the notes that she handed out to the full body. Sensitivity to racism. Important for everyone. Building improvements, Jim’s ideas.
Spooner: Fiscal 05 budget delayed. PNB clarifying necc for info on finances for LSB Treasurer’s. National debt. $100k KPFA has contributed. Not on PNB report. Last year not budgeting to pay down debt. Last minute actions. Intention to advocate for budgeting to pay down national debt. How much of national debt to be paid by each station subject to decision by PNB.
VII. General Manager’s Report
The Board allotted (5) minutes for Q&A.
[Secretary’s note: Jim has been asked to submit the complete text of his statement, if available, and it will be included in the minutes.]
Thanks LSB members for phone volunteering. (21 min on record money raised).
Other public stations not meeting goals – shifting to KPFA? Suggests retreat. Community radio tech conf being planned. No such retreat before for Pacifica. Job opening for business manager. Discussion needed on making full-time position. Does many assistant mgr tasks. Listener survey for mail in or online, with individual access codes.
Spooner: Database problems with elections. Mailing list maintenance.
Saba, Bennett: Grant, budget and programming issues. List of programs which are grant based. Not much mention of $25 eligibility for voting. Press pass: Can publish info on process.
Blanchet: Submit report ahead of time. Survey: role for LSB important. Structure? Non-English?
Sanders: What can be done to get program council moving? June 5, live feed, march against occupation. Didn’t happen.
Bennett: Technical issues re broadcast. Info came last minute from event organizers. ISDN line ordering, staff assignments. Program council: Interim plan agreeable to everyone for limited time, until permanent ways are found for selecting members.
Thompson: change required for salary changes? What is done with surplus.
Bennett: Was originally full time. Ladi and Eileen halftime by choice. Historically, if surplus, Pacifica national stole it. Capital improvements. Month in reserve of op costs, savings account for emergency expenses.
Bennett: Internet programming, impact of Youth Radio, where programs are, etc
Williams: Congrats listeners. Second retreat good idea.
Bennett: Osegueda has been pinpointed Development Liaison. Congratulations.
Spooner: Job type is board decision, on the basis of financial information.
Lubin: Status of change of morning times of Democracy Now.
Bennett: Survey will be conducted.
Lubin: Decision already made by council and approved by LSB.
Bennett: We are working on it currently.
Enteen: Jim available on weekly basis to LSB members for detailed questions. Willing to move this to 5PM.
Walker: Offer to tape report. Survey: think beyond donor base. Use web, other methods. How to incorporate non-internet users?. Some can be done for $8-10k.
Randhawa: Budget surplus. Building “falling apart”. National and local question. Talked with Exec Director re plans.
Bennett: KPFA to find its own way. Capital campaign for the retail space. Must know intended use. KPFA running out of office space. Could use for meeting space for board and other meetings. Put together, consulting architect. Might move down the street, expand to other buildings.
Jackson: Identify grantors. Breakdown of donations – time, individual – “a few fat cats or low income members” Itemized for each program on find drive. Resolution: a retreat.
Bennett: It’s on computer. Can be compiled.
Ratcliff: Choppy reception in San Francisco. Worse in last month. Staff-LSB relations – committee for capital projects. Submit survey material to LSB.
Bennett: Transmitter, position, geography. Ongoing. Power reduction. New transmitter ready to put on line by next month. Not sure if makes difference in signal strength. Trying to get repeater in San Francisco, ongoing attempts.
Conley: Material for outlines of each program. Event facilitation, tabling, notification. National office considering renting space – effects?
Bennett: Only out of date on line. Can revisit descriptions. National office seeking nearby space, would give office space back to KPFA.
Williams: The LSB Show is scheduled on June 30th at 7pm
Time: 2:54
Spooner: Vini will not convene program council until community representative seats are filled.
Spooner moves to deal with this issue now (res 1 program committee), and time and place of meeting, LSB prepresentatives, interim community representatives Nagy and Woods.
Seconded.
2/3 vote required.
Jackson suggests time and place of next meeting take priority before all remaining business. Discussion commences.
Walker makes a subsitutte motion: The interim ad hoc committee in regard the process for selecting the Program Council community representatives meet in ten days. Committee present report for process to LSB within 21 days. Nagy to stay in his seat.
Ruled out of order.
Ballott voting commences on the times of next meetings. STV used.
Vote results:
Passes: That LSB meetings shall take place on the 4th Saturday at 11am
The following proposed meeting times failed:
4th Sunday 11am
2nd Saturday 11am
2nd Sunday 11am.
If additional meetings are requied:
Passes: Saturday 11am, 2 weeks after the previous regular meeting
The following proposed times for additional meetings failed:
Monday 7pm, 2 weeks after the previous regular meeting
Wednesday 7pm, 2 weeks after the previous regular meeting
Friday 7pm, 2 weeks after the previous regular meeting
Sunday 11am, 2 weeks after the previous regular meeting
Meeting adjourned 3:35
APPENDIX
Amendments to minutes of 5/8/04 proposed by Lisa Rothman and approved at
LSB Meeting of June 13th, 2004
Statement by Lisa Rothman: These are the changes to the minutes of May 8th I would like us to vote on. They begin towards the bottom of page 15. For context, I have included some of the language that occurs before and after my proposed changes in this e-mail. I have placed the changes in brackets. These changes would strike the statement "Call the question to end debate" and insert my language in its place.
Lisa Rothman: I support the sub motion. As a staff person who is responsible for raising money, I feel I know what is going to happen. I am not just here as a staff person, I am here to serve the listeners. This sub motion would be a comprehensive survey. If we are going to air DN! at night, we could know when people want to hear it. It is respectful of the listeners, the staff and the LSB.
[Michael Lubin rose to call the orders of the day.
Lisa asked for a point of information about what made this agenda different from all of the LSB's previous agendas where calling the orders of the day had not been an option.
Michael explained that this agenda did not include the phrase "times subject to change" and that Miguel had to leave at 2 and wanted to be able to participate in the vote.
Vote on calling the orders of the day which would require a 2/3rds vote to continue debate]
13 in favor, 10 opposed
Vote on Substitute Motion: 11 in favor, 12 opposed. Motion fails.
Roll call:
In favor: Mary Berg, Annie Hallett, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker
Opposed: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Miguel Molina, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes July 24th, 2004:
Regular Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
July 24, 2004
Fellowship Hall, Berkeley
Minutes were recorded by Maya Maya X. Orozco.
Members present constituting a quorum: Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Riva Enteen (Chair), Ted Friedman, Ann Hallatt, Mark Hernandez, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Gerald Sanders, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer, Carol Spooner, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker, LaVarn Williams
Absent: Howard Beeman, Fadi Saba and Miguel Molina.
Motion passed to excuse their absence.
Meeting called to order at 11:20 am. Board members introduce themselves.
I. Agenda Approval
Spooner moves to approve Agenda
Motion by Thompson: to change time for Agenda Item #7 (Report from interim Station Manager) to 10 minutes and to move Item # 14 (Executive Session) to follow # 11 (Report from Standing Committees) and precede # 12 (Unfinished Business) and to make Item # 14 time sensitive
Question is called:
18 in favor
None opposed
Vote on Thompson’s motion:
11 in favor
10 opposed
Chair then votes against motion, resulting in tie.
Motion fails.
Hernandez moves to remove item #14 B (Conduct of interim General Manager) due to absence of interim GM
Ratcliff moves to eliminate #14 B
Question is called.
20 in favor
Item # 14 B is eliminated
Move to call Executive session at 3pm as special order of the day
11 in favor
9 opposed
Motion passes
Vote to approve agenda as amended
19 in favor
1 opposed
Agenda is approved at 11:55 am.
II. Minutes Approval
Berg moves to approve the minutes of May 8, 2004
20 in favor
None opposed
Minutes of May 8, 2004 approved
Move to table approval of minutes of May 22, 2004
Vote to table minutes
14 in favor
3 opposed
Minutes of May 22 tabled
Move to approve minutes of June 13, 2004
Lisa Rothman presents several amendments.
Move to approve minutes with Lisa’s amendments
18 in favor
1 opposed
III. Announcements
12:05 pm: Announcements period begins.
IV. Public Comment
12:15 pm: Public comment begins.
Motion to include statement from unpaid staff council in minutes.
Approved without objection.
Motion to include letter from staff in minutes.
Approved without objection.
Motion to include statement from Sally Phillips in minutes.
Approved without objection.
Break 1:40 to 1:55
V. Financial Report
Financial Report by LaVarn Williams
Next Meeting for Finance committee will be August 5 at 5 pm
W Ratcliff moves to accept Financial Report
Financial Report is approved and accepted unanimously
VI. GM Report
2:20 pm: Interim GM report is read by Bonnie Simmons and is included in the Appendix.
Motion made to accept interim GM report.
Motion passes.
VII. Committee Reports and Resolutions
2:30 Program Committee: Steve Conley, Committee Chair, presents Program Committee report
Motion to read nominations for LSB Representatives to the Program Council (PC).
Motion passes
Chair rules that LSB staff representatives cannot serve as LSB representatives on the PC.
Move to challenge the chair’s ruling.
19 in favor to call question.
Question is called.
Motion: LSB representatives to the PC must be LSB listener representatives.
11 in favor 9 opposed.
Motion passes.
Note: this resolution prevents the nomination of William Walker as LSB representatives to the PC.
Nominations open for LSB representatives to the PC.
Members nominated:
Steve Conley
Ann Hallatt
Sepideh Khosrowjah
Sarv Randhawa
Motion to close nominations
Vote for PC representatives using STV made by paper ballot.
Tom Blanks and Robin Candace selected to count ballots.
Agenda Motion # 8 B: The LSB Programming Committee recommends continuation of Attila Nagy and Stan Woods as interim/acting community representatives to Program Council until the selection of permanent representatives is made by LSB.
Motion: That agenda item #8 B be divided to consider nominations of Attila Nagy and Stan Woods separately.
Question is called.
19 in favor to call the question.
Vote on motion
11 in favor to divide question.
10 against
Chair votes against, creating tie.
Motion to divide fails.
Call for role call vote
15 in favor
2 opposed
Call for roll call vote passes.
Role call vote:
Howard Beeman - absent
Mary Berg - abstains
Max Blanchet - Yes
Steve Conley - Yes
Riva Enteen - abstains
Ted Friedman - Yes
Ann Hallatt - No
Mark Hernandez - Yes
Jane Jackson - Yes
Sepideh Khosrowjah - Yes
Michael Lubin - Yes
Miguel Molina - absent
Max Pringle - No
Sarv Randhawa - Yes
Willie Ratcliff - Yes
Lisa Rothman - Yes
Fadi Saba - absent
Gerald Sanders - Yes
Bonnie Simmons - Yes
Debbie Speer - Yes
Carol Spooner - Yes
Marnie Tattersall - No
Willie Thompson - No
William Walker - No
LaVarn Williams – Yes
Agenda Motion # 8 B passes.
Motion to change Executive Session, which is a Special Order of the Day, from 3 pm to 3:15 pm.
2/3 vote needed to pass.
17 yes
1 no
Modification of Special Order of the Day passes.
3:00pm
Agenda item #8C is amended to read as follows:
The process of forwarding applications for the community Program Council positions to the LSB for the final vote shall be as follows:
All applications for the community Program Council positions will be forwarded to the LSB for the final vote except for those applications that are unanimously considered by the LSBPC not to meet minimum requirements. If any two (2) member of the LSBPC thinks an application should be sent to the full LSB, then it will be sent. The application of anyone who does not have the support of at least two members of the LSBPC will not be forwarded to the full LSB.
Vote on the amended motion
18 in favor
none apposed
Amended resolution passes.
Results of election of LSB representatives to the Program Council are presented:
Elected: Steve Conley, Ann Hallatt, Sepideh Khosrowjah
Motion to table Agenda Item #9: Outreach Committee Resolution
Before that motion can be considered, the Special Order of the Day takes precedence 3:15 pm.
Motion: to delay Special Order of the Day for 15 minutes more and to continue regular agenda items.
9 in favor
11 opposed
Motion fails.
Executive Session begins at 3:40 pm.
Audience is cleared.
No substantial motions were passed during the Executive Session.
Meeting adjourned at 4:48 pm.
APPENDIX
Report To The Listener
From Jim Bennett
KPFA Interim General Manager
7/21/04
Each month, I am asked to give a report to the KPFA local station board. Since those meetings are rather limited in participation and representation, I thought I would take a step to ensure a wider dissemination of information to you the listeners.
Although I do believe many of you do not care to immerse yourselves into the body politic of KPFA, you care deeply about KPFA and want it to continue to grow and prosper. I urge you to take a more active role in the upcoming Local Station Board election. Those who currently serve and are up for re-election should be held accountable to all the listeners they should represent, not just those who vote for them. They need to find better ways to communicate to you and receive input from you. Those who are not up for re-election need to be held up to the same yardstick.
I would also like to appeal to the current board members to be more proactive in increasing community participation. Seek out other community organizations. Get their advice on how to grow into viable community service oriented entity. To be sure, no part of KPFA is above criticism. I remind the board of something that John Trudell said at the Grassroots Radio Conference. Democracy can be a drug for those who think it is working. It can be a way of justifying what you do in the name of others. If it works for you, it must be that way for those who don’t have the responsibility you do. If people disagreed with you, you might think that you would know it. The humbling part of it should be related to how many people voted for you and how many more did not. There is a great experiment in media democracy at KPFA and Pacifica. It is not clicking on enough cylinders right now. It is true that the ends don’t justify all of the means. Part of the democracy includes trying to work together to improve the station. One part is no more important or representative than another. I won’t belabor the point, but it is a critical one in a critical year for KPFA. Everyone who is currently involved on all kinds of levels fought really hard for what we have. It would be an absolute shame to make the same mistakes over and over again. If the rhetoric towards KPFA and its staff is the same in some respects as it was 5 years ago, with the only difference being that a certain percentage of our subscriber base voted people into office, we have learned nothing. If programming and personnel issues are used as a political football, the best decisions will not be made. In fact, it has been disruptive for some of our listeners and many of the workers at KPFA. I cannot even do simple and appropriate things like reports to the listeners as often as I should for some very volatile and incomprehensible reasons. The progressive politics that are sometimes put forward on the air will not flourish in a repressive mode of trying to get certain agendas rammed through. I do not think anyone got elected on a platform of minimizing KPFA, in order to make it more effective in one’s own image. Those involved in the internal politics of KPFA should right things, not in spite of the listeners, but because they should and do demand no less. Honor the opinions of all of our listeners who care to share them with us and find better ways of trying to be more inclusive of those who don’t. That is something for us all to do and to do constantly. Again, to all, please vote in the upcoming election.
Many listeners have called me about the announcements on KPFA that have been heard the last few months, requesting people to apply for the General Manager position. That is an ongoing, and, I hope fair process, that I am not involved in. Many of you want to know if I am leaving KPFA, since I have been doing the job for about 4 ½ years. Just as before, there is a strong desire to have an open process to hire a permanent manager. I will not use my current position to campaign for the permanent job, so I can’t comment on my own status. I will say this. I have been at KPFA a long time and I believe I made a difference in that time, including my stint as manager. I do believe if there are women or people of color out there who can do the job, they should be given every consideration. On a personal level I can also tell you that KPFA has taken a large toll on my personal life and my health. I have approximately five jobs at KPFA and Pacifica. I just can’t keep that up much longer.
To that end, while I am still Interim GM, KPFA will soon post a job announcement for a Chief Engineer(one of my current positions really). KPFA is also in process to hire a new business manager. Kudos to the excellent and courageous Eileen Hazel for keeping KPFA alive in that capacity for the past several years. Also, thanks to Phil Osegueda who did the same as Assistant Manager and Development Director at KPFA. He is now working at Pacifica on special projects. I am very happy about KPFA’s new Development Director, Lemlem Rijio. Congratulations to William Walker, who was recently hired as Traffic coordinator/Admin assistant. William is a graduate of the KPFA Apprenticeship program and is also on the LSB and Pacifica National Board. We soon will sadly be saying goodbye to Mary Bishop who has served KPFA well in Subscriptions, Flashpoints and most recently as an Admin Assistant. Another irreplaceable KPFA worker, Susan Stone will be leaving as well. Susan has contributed greatly to the legacy of KPFA as our Drama and Literature Director. It is a time of transition at KPFA, and the wonderful support that allows us to endure must continue in order to create an environment that will bring more great people to the station and to keep as many of the great contributors that are currently part of KPFA as possible. Part of that strength and resolve is directly related to the continued improvement and support of KPFA’s training and diversity program. It is as much about what is possible at KPFA as well as the future of a meaningful and viable form of radio and communication.
Our growth and commitment is directly related to your relationship to what you like about KPFA’s programming. In the next few weeks, you will receive as subscribers to KPFA a comprehensive survey, the first of its kind in many a year, that will also be available online to the supporters of the station. If you subscribe right away in the upcoming summer fund drive that starts August 2nd, you will also be eligible to fill out the survey. We hope this will become a regular highly participatory tool, that will help us to be more inclusive and respectful of our listeners in our decision making, which so affects our ability to sustain the support we so need in such a critical time.
It will also be very beneficial to whatever new leadership might come to KPFA from the General Manager hire. Please fill the survey out as soon as you can!!!
The summer drive, which is now a regular part of the budget, lasts for one week. It is designed to help us have the money on hand to deal with unexpected expenses that may arise in the next year and to have the actual means to impact the station’s resources in areas where it is needed. We had some flooding this year and need to have some flow to deal with this expeditiously. We are also in the process of putting the finishing work into our transmitter replacement project. We will hope to put a dent in the costs of the upcoming coverage of the conventions that Flashpoints and Pacifica will provide, as well as the incredible work that you have been hearing from Hard Knock Radio from the recent Hip Hop conference in New Jersey. KPFA also absorbed most of the costs related to the FCC hearings on localism, just concluded in Monterey. This was a real collaboration between KPOO, KAZU, KUSP and especially Media Alliance!!! Hope you caught some of this… We also hope to provide in the upcoming year more exclusive internet programming on our website done by more programmers and producers than is possible in the traditional radio schedule. August 2nd through the 8th are the dates we will be raising money. We could also use your help in our phone room to make the drive successful. Our goal is $285,000.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and let me know if you have found this helpful as a way of keeping you better informed about KPFA.
Open Letter to LSB from Concerned KPFA Paid and Unpaid Staff
July 22, 2004
KPFA is first and foremost a radio station whose listeners count on the Pacifica Radio airwaves to provide an invaluable, independent source of multicultural news, information, music, and arts programming. There has been unparalleled community and national support in keeping this radio station alive and functioning by delivering KPFA back to the people from the devastating forces of the previous Pacifica National management and board. But once again, as in those terrible years surrounding the KPFA lockout and shutdown of 1999, KPFA is in a perilous place. Once again, it is a Pacifica governing body which has the power to break this place apart, and threaten its function at such a critical time.
Our newly elected KPFA Local Station Board is deeply divided, and has devolved into factions where extreme and constant mistrust, maligning, and infighting have spilled over into attacking KPFA staff to such a degree that the workplace is rife with fear, anger, compromised productivity, and the lowest morale since 1999.
Many staff members are aware of the following:
In the past few months, a number of Station Board members have targeted KPFA staff and management with demeaning and potentially libelous accusations about staff performance. They have fueled Internet “hit pieces” which have gone after several employees at KPFA. Some LSB members and their close allies have suggested that staff members are plants of former Pacifica Chair Mary Frances Berry. A board member has insinuated that our interim General Manager is a COINTELPRO agent. One LSB member attacked KPFA’s youngest and newest staff members for their alleged ignorance and immaturity in understanding station affairs and supposed “slave mentality.” Particularly disturbing are the anti-worker attacks by a group of LSB members, some of whom are union members, characterizing the station’s staff as being only interested in keeping their jobs and expressing hostility to the integrity of the paid staff’s union. In addition, the work of unpaid staff members has been devalued.
Staff representatives on the LSB are routinely insulted in the course of LSB meetings by fellow board members. Some members of the LSB have even called for “crushing the will of the staff.” A letter protesting such behavior by certain LSB members towards KPFA union and non-union staff, written by the Secretary Treasurer of Communications Workers of America Local 9415 to the LSB, has yet to be addressed.
The LSB Chair asked that a now-resolved internal staff issue be broadcast far and wide to the public via email, even though it was a personnel and union matter beyond the purview of the LSB. In doing so, she has rendered the station vulnerable to potential litigation by the maligned staff member. Additionally, an internet editorial was written about the incident by someone close to the LSB Chair, which misrepresented facts.
Our morning newscaster was named in a public meeting, and scorned by an LSB member, for a newscast she wrote which the LSB member cited out of context and without checking his facts; indeed she was attacked for saying something that she did not say.
Our interim General Manager has been subjected to repeated ridicule, harassment, and insult by the Local Station Board Chair about his alleged ineptness at fundraising. The LSB Chair went so far to refer to him as “the kiss of death”. In fact, this is just one in a series of attacks on the interim GM.
Some staff on the payroll prior to 1999 have been accused of being saboteurs from former Pacifica Executive Director Pat Scott’s regime who continue to block progress and continue in taking down the station, even though these same people risked arrest and were arrested, risked job loss with no other means of financial support while protesting, broadcasting, and while testifying before California state legislators in defiance of orders from Pacifica’s Executive Director and the Chair of Pacifica’s national board.
The affirmative action-based Apprenticeship Program has been demeaned in public, and dismissed as not serving the community’s training needs in radio production, even though graduates of this unique program are teaching, producing, operating broadcasts, and coordinating the radio-related needs of collectives coming into KPFA from many different communities of all ages and abilities.
It is our understanding that there are some members of the LSB who would seek to cut music programming, when in fact music and arts programming are integral to Pacifica’s mission. Since the LSB does not have a mandate to make programming decisions, we are disturbed by LSB members’ comments (including those of the Chair) that they believe they were given a mandate by the listeners to cut music in favor of public affairs.
The KPFA Program Council cannot operate without a quorum, yet both the Program Council and KPFA’s Interim Program Coordinator are challenged and harassed by LSB members for not convening meetings to conduct business, when, in fact, the LSB has failed to meet its responsibility to appoint members to the Program Council so a quorum can be achieved.
It is not, however, all of the LSB which is taking KPFA down. Some LSB members are fighting to curb these staff assaults and egregious charges; they are in turn being attacked for doing so. But the LSB’s Chair, in particular, along with a number of other Board members, has created a fractious climate which risks lawsuits, and is prompting a steady departure of employees due to low morale. There is an unprecedented environment of threats, slurs and character assassinations taking place on her watch.
We do not wish to be condemned to repeat our tortured and embattled history. We wish to partake in constructive dialogue and work towards resolution to disagreements that may arise between staff and the LSB. It is incumbent upon the LSB to work with staff and management in a respectful, principled, and professional manner.
We hope that the LSB can at last do what they pledged to do during their recent campaigns: to have “no micro-management,” “to have respect for all who work at KPFA,” “to support the station,” “to bring joy to our work,” “to solidify our victory over reactionary forces that try to take over Pacifica,” and “to foster a spirit of collaboration, collegiality, and humanity among the board, staff and management.”
We ask the listeners to call to account those who were elected to represent KPFA’s listening community. We know that the listeners did not elect representatives with the intention of putting the station in political and legal jeopardy. This December, seats on the LSB will be contested and those who value this station should scrutinize all candidates, incumbents and others, to find out where they stand, who they represent, and what vision they have for the station.
Sincerely,
Aileen Alfandary, News Co-Director
Amelia Gonzalez-Garcia, Director, First Voice Apprenticeship Program
Amelia Prather-Nahman, Current Apprentice, Group 25 Raido
Andrea DuFlon, Board Op/Producer, Former LAB member, UPSO Council
Andrea Lewis, Co-Host/Producer, Morning Show
Betty Beasley/ Allison Rolls, Music Programmer, Subscriptions
Belinda Ricklefs, Assistant Bookkeeper
Ben Adler, Reporter, News Department
Bob Baldock, Events Producer
Brian Edwards Tiekert, Reporter, Environmental Justice Beat, News Department
Brian Garcia, Reporter, News Department
C.S. Soong, Host/Producer, Against the Grain
Chris Stehlik, Database Manager
Christopher Martinez, Graduate Apprentice, Sacramento Reporter, News Department
Chuy Varela, La Raza Chronicles
David Gans, Music Programmer, Dead to the World
Eric Klein, Technical Producer, Free Speech Radio News
Eric Park, Interim Assistant Producer, Morning Show
Gary Niederhoff, Subscriptions Director
George Curtis, Johnny Otis Show, Your Own Health and Fitness
Glenn Reeder, Weekend Anchor, News Department
Greg Bridges, Host/Producer, Transitions On Traditions
Gregg McVicar, Host/Producer, Earthsongs, Bay Native Circle
Joy Maulitz, Assistant Producer, Morning Show
Kellye Denson, Morning Anchor, News Department
Kirsten Thomas, Board Op, Morning Show
Kris Welch, Host/Producer, Living Room
Kristen Zimmerman, Chief Producer, Full Circle
Kutay Derin Kugay, Host, Monday Music of the World, UPSO Council
Larry Bensky, Host, Sunday Salon
Larry Kelp, Music Programmer, UPSO Council
Laura Prives, Reporter, News Department
Layna Berman, Host/Producer, Your Own Health and Fitness
Lewis O. Sawyer, Receptionist
Lisa Ballard, Website Director
Luis Medina, Music Director
Mark Mericle, News Co-Director
Maria Fortez, Subscriptions Assistant
Mary Bishop, Administrative Assistant to the General Manager
Maya Orozco, Graduate Apprentice, Producer, Board Op
Mic Mylin, Technical Producer, Free Speech Radio News
Paul Robins, Volunteer, Former KPFA Database Manager
Pema Chogkhan, Unpaid Staff
Philip Maldari, Co-Host/Producer, Morning Show
Phil Osegueda, Substitute Host, Dead to the World
Rainjita Geesler, Segment Editor/ Producer, Hard Knock Radio
Richard Lupoff, Producer/Host, Cover to Cover
Richard Wolinsky, Producer/Host, Thursday Cover to Cover
Sally Phillips, Host, Girl Friday, Board Op, UPSO Council
Sasha Lilley, Producer, Against the Grain
Susan Stone, Director, Arts and Humanities Department
Vanessa Tait, News Reporter/Producer
Victoria Z, Host, Tuesday Music of the World
Statement read by Sally Phillips during Public Comment Session
Save and Expand Music Programming at KPFA
KPFA's music programs serve as essential links to our listeners. For many decades, because of the wealth and breadth of our music programs, they have been recognized as some of the best in this country. Our music programmers have been pioneers in all genres and have provided great depth of insight. They are consistently lauded on a national level for their creative efforts, and our listeners have been the beneficiaries of their tireless research.
More specifically, world music has held a special corner among the music programs. We have been broadcasting master level musicians from the far and near corners of the world since the early 60s, and this tradition continues today. World music, more than any other, holds the key to the human psyche by opening our hearts to remote cultures as well as communities within our reach. Essentially, world music is political. Broadcasting the world¹s many voices to our avid KPFA listeners serves a crucial role in bringing these diverse cultures a little nearer. It teaches us, in its humble way, to open our minds and welcome them. Music counters bigotry, racism and violence, and suffering through wars and strife by its enduring influence of humanism and its messages of peace.
The present programming does justice to the cause of the Pacifica Mission. Instead of thinking to reduce or change music programs, we need to listen to the numerous requests from listeners to expand and add more hours of this great wealth of culture being brought by our dedicated programmers.
Kutay Derin Kugay
Larry Kelp
Sally Phillips
Sandy Miranda
Derk Richardson
Nick Alexander
David Gans
Rosi Reyes
Bonnie Simmons
Andrea DuFlon
Betty Beasley
Johnny Otis
Victoria Z
George Curtis
Terry Gould
Allison Rolls
Tom McElheney
Dawn Richelle
Phil Osegueda
Gregg McVicar
Kevin Vance
07/21/04
KPFA LSB Finance Committee Report for July 24th, 2004:
KPFA Income Statement for the Eight Months Ending May 30, 2004
Total revenue of $3.3 million dollars and total expenses of $2.6 million including central services of approximately $0.6 million
Total excess income over expenses for the first eight months is approximately $700 thousand dollars
m Surplus must carry KPFA over the two months of June and July until the next mini fund drive scheduled for early August
m KPFA must maintain one month of operating reserves approximately $300K
Total revenues are better than budget by approximately $176 thousand dollars due to successful fund drives
Total expenses are worse than budget by $41 thousand dollars due to:
Salaries and related expenses are approximately $37 thousand dollars worse than budget; offset by year-to-date unaccrued pension plan and 403B matching contributions
Administrative Expenses: LSB elections over budget by ($17.6K); Station maintenance higher than budget ($5.5K) due to building problem; Local travel over budget ($3.1K) due to travel for Sacramento news correspondent
Programming Expenses: Satellite fees over budget due to NPR satellite fees ($5.8K)
Development Expenses: Premium costs and shipping way over budget due to increase in listener support (some may be premiums from last fiscal year)
Community Events Expenses: January 18 (Franken) and April 15 (Goodman) events were not in budget - both income and expenses are over budget
Central Services expenses directly related to Listener Support (20%)
I. o KPFA Preliminary FY 2005 Budget Opportunities Addressed
Access to Salaries available on Pacifica website and access to headcount worksheets given in National Finance Committee Meeting on 7/23/04
Preliminary debt retirement plan addressing long-term legal debt of approximately $500 thousand dollars distributed for analyses and must be further reviewed
Revised 2005 budgets to be addressed by CFO and ED with General Managers the week of July 26,2004
II. o KPFA Preliminary FY 2005 Budget Opportunities
The funding of sustaining programs – the need to fund relatively new programs that are currently not funded in this year’s budget but have a successful format established
Preliminary legal debt retirement plan does not address missing periods during FY2002 and needs additional information
The need for ADA upgrades, improvements and requirements to pass an ADA audit
The total cost of building improvements for the station and the restaurant
National policy on additional assessments to stations during funding shortages to be provided by CFO to determine future exposures in budget
Prior year inter-station transfers to be provided by CFO to determine possible opportunities in budget
Pacifica National revenue forecast methodology to be provided by CFO for review to determine possible opportunities/exposures
KPFA LSB members attendance at Finance Committee Meetings to review and take responsibility for approving 2005 budget
Next regularly scheduled LSB Meeting each Board member expected to have reviewed budget and outlined issues under Development, Programming, Administrative, Salaries & Related, Income, or Balance Sheet
Budget approval expected at October Pacifica National Board Meeting
Next Finance Committee Meeting August 5, 2004, 5 pm to 7 pm
Respectfully submitted,
LaVarn Williams
Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes August 28th, 2004:
Regular Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
August 28, 2004 at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
Public version which excludes record of the Executive Session
Minutes were recorded by Eric Park, KPFA Morning Show Assistant Producer.
Members present constituting a quorum: Carol Spooner, Ted Friedman, Lisa Rothman, Marnie Tattersall, Michael Lubin, Max Blanchet, Gerald Sanders, Mark Hernandez, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Debbie Speer, Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Bonnie Simmons, Steve Conley, Willie Thompson, Fadi Saba, Max Pringle, Willie Ratcliff, LaVarn Williams, Sarv Randhawa, William Walker (arrived 2:47pm)
Absent: Miguel Molina, Riva Enteen, Ann Hallatt.
Meeting commenced at 11:31am.
I. Introductions
Bonnie Simmons, vice-Chair, convened the meeting and announced that the Chair, Riva Enteen is sick and not present. The Board members introduced themselves and some mentioned recent KPFA programs that they appreciated during the last week.
II. Agenda Review/Approval
Motion by Carol Spooner: to go into executive session at 1:30 pm as a special order of the day to discuss the process of hiring the General Manager; and that other matters on the agenda which are not dealt with today will be dealt with at a Special LSB Meeting on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
12 in favor, 4 opposed, 4 abstentions. Motion passes
Motion to end debate.
15 in favor, 3 opposed. Motion passes.
Motion by Mary Berg to add 5 minutes of announcements
Seconded. Debate ensued.
14 in favor, 2 opposed. Motion passes.
Motion by Ted to elect community members to the program council.
No second.
Motion to approve the amended agenda
17 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention. Motion passes.
III. Minute Review/Approval
Motion by Lisa to approve the minutes of 5/22
Passes without objection.
Motion by Carol Spooner to approve the minutes of 7/24 with the changes Lisa Rothman included.
Debate ensued.
Motion to table approval of the minutes of 7/24 until the next meeting.
12 in favor, 4 against, 2 abstentions. Motion passes.
IV. Public Comments
Began at 12:08
Ended at 12:42
V. Announcements
Board members took 9 minutes for announcements, ending at 12:52
Motion by LaVarn Williams to include in the minutes the statement from Liz Guthridge, former LSB Parliamentarian.
11 in favor, 5 opposed, 2 abstentions. Motion passes.
Victoria Z. submits statement from GM hire subcommittee staff representatives
Motion to include Victoria’s statement to the public minutes.
Passes without objection.
The statements from Liz Guthridge and Victoria Z appear in the Appendix of this document.
LSB Committee for Inclusion representative announces that she will submit a report in three months.
VI. Financial Report from LaVarn Williams
LaVarn presents Financial Report.
Motion by LaVarn to have LSB approve the KPFA 2005 budget and address various upgrades, improvements, consultant fees, race and ethnicity committee issues, etc.
16 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention. Motion passes.
LaVarn introduces Lemlem, the new KPFA development Director . Lemlem describes fundraising activities and additional activities
Steve Conley asks whether the board should establish a fundraising committee.
VII. Local Election Committee
The Local Election Committee report was presented by Chris Collins, Committee Vice Chair. The new KPFA Election Supervisor, Brian Johns, was introduced and spoke. He said that a minimum of 10% of electorate must vote, and that information is available on the KPFA website.
VIII. Election of National Archives Committee Members
Election for the two KPFA seats on the Pacifica National Archive Committee.
Lisa nominates Bonnie Simmons and Annie Hallatt to the National Archive Committee.
LaVarn nominates Sepideh Khosrowjah.
Jane Jackson nominates herself.
STV votes are taken and counting is led by Chris Collins.
(Results are shown in paragraph X. below.)
IX. Next meeting
Move to hold the next regularly scheduled LSB meeting on Sunday 9/19 at 11am. Seconded. Unaminously passed.
Break at 1:27pm. Break ends 1:52pm
X. Archive Committee Seats
Chris Collins announces that the following members were elected to the KPFA seats on the Pacifica National Archive Committee: Sepideh Khosrowjah in the first round and Bonnie Simmons in the second .
XI. Executive Session
Public Summary of the Executive Session
During the Executive Session, the LSB voted to suspend Riva Enteen from the GM Hiring Subcommittee, following which, Michael Lubin and Sepideh Khosrowjah both
Resigned from the GM Hiring Subcommittee.
Motion by William Walker to adjourn meeting.
Motion passes.
Meeting adjourns at 5:05 pm.
Submitted by Ted Friedman, LSB Secretary
Approved by KPFA LSB on September 19, 2004
APPENDIX
Statement by Liz Guthridge, Registered Professional Parliamentarian
Date: August 26, 2004
To: Riva Enteen and LSB board members
From: Guthridge, Registered Professional Parliamentarian
Re: Observations about July Board Meeting
The July 24 board meeting included several dramatic moments. Unfortunately, they did not contribute to the efficiency or effectiveness of the business meeting. Nor did they move the organization’s agenda forward.
From my perspective as a professional registered parliamentarian with the National Association of Parliamentarians and as a successful organizational effectiveness consultant, I’m observing a highly dysfunctional group that seems to alternate between relishing and wallowing in its situation. The impression I get is that many members enjoy attacking each other rather than making a concerted effort to find common ground, agree on the high priority problems and try to fix them. For example:
§ The May and July board meetings I attended were very similar. The board members seem to want to use parliamentary procedure as a maneuver to stall or gum up the processes, rather than to expedite business while following the wishes of the majority and protecting the rights of the minority.
§ The July report from the interim station manager was quite unusual. Generally, the individual in such a role, whether interim or regular, treats the board with respect. That’s because the board members are the person’s boss. Also, the individual is usually interested in serving as a role model for staff, and therefore wants to act in a professional manner with appropriate decorum. Yes, the individual may disagree with the board, but he or she does not use his or her report or position as a bully pit.
§ Wanting to spend time in executive session seems hypocritical for an organization that encourages free speech. Also, the reason for spending time in executive session seems out of bounds. In most organizations, the board chair is an ex officio member of all committees except the board nominating committee. So, it’s to be expected that the board chair participate in the GM hire committee. And the board chair as well as other committee members are expected to participate for the length of their term; other members do not have the prerogative to kick them off. In your situation, I think it’s vitally important that independent board members are on the GM hire committee and other personnel committees. If a majority of these committee members were staff members, the board and the station could be open to very legitimate charges from listeners, the government and the public that the station had major conflicts of issues.
Although people say they want to change, I’m not seeing any signs that change is imminent. Instead, I see people digging in their heels and hardening their positions. This organization does not need a parliamentarian; it needs an expert in dysfunctional behavior.
________________________________________________________________________
Statement by Victoria Z
As elected paid and unpaid reps to the General Manager Hiring Committee, Sasha Lilley and I (Victoria Z), made the commitment to KPFA staff that we would represent the staff to the best of our abilities, protect the integrity of process and insure that the process is a fair one.
There have been numerous and egregious violations by one member of the committee that have called into question the integrity and fairness of the process not only by the committee members but by some of the candidates. In light of this situation, we cannot serve alongside this member. The GM Hire Committee did its best to address the situation by asking the member to step down but it was refused. We have not been able to continue the interviews or any work for a general manager since the end of July. Apparently, it is under the jurisdiction of the LSB to take action but so far the issue has not been addressed in any way. The situation is not helped by the neglect. It is imperative that the LSB act TODAY. It is my understanding that interviews have been scheduled without the majority of the GM Hire Committee for as soon as tomorrow. We come to LSB today to ask that the LSB address the situation, make a determination regarding the violations by the GM Hire member and remove the individual from the
committee.
As the paid & unpaid staff reps on the GM Hire subcommittee, Sasha Lilley and I (Victoria Z) reported on the status of the subcommittee. We wanted feedback from staff regarding the impasse facing the subcommittee due to several witnessed & documented violations of the confidentiality agreement by one member. We explained that the members of the subcommittee had signed a confidentiality agreement, and we passed out copies of that agreement.
An overwhelming majority passed the following motions:
Motion from Tuesday, August 17, 2004 KPFA Emergency Paid/Unpaid Staff Meeting
1:10 -- 2:35 pm
1) It is the sense of the 1 pm staff meeting that any members of the general manager hiring committee, past or future, that violates a confidentiality agreement shall be removed from the general manager hiring committee.
Motions from Thursday, August 19, 2004 KPFA Emergency Paid/Unpaid Staff
Meeting 6:45--9:00 pm
1) It is the sense of the 6:30 pm, August 19 staff meeting that any member of the general manager hiring committee, past or future, who violates a confidentiality agreement shall be removed from the general manager hiring committee by the Local Station Board.
2) It is the sense of the 6:30, August 19 staff meeting to urge all parties to try and minimize hostilities; to work within Pacifica's by-laws, to respect the processes set up by those by-laws, to respect the authority given by those by-laws to the manager and the Local Station Board, and to move forward as quickly as is practical with the process of finding and hiring a permanent manager.
________________________________________________________________________
KPFA LSB Finance Committee Report
Saturday, August 28, 2004
KPFA Income Statement for the Nine Months Ending June 30, 2004
Total revenue of $3.5 million dollars and total expenses of $2.8 million including central services of approximately $0.6 million
Total excess income over expenses for the first nine months remains at $700 thousand dollars
m Surplus must carry KPFA over the final quarter of fiscal 2004 although the station enjoyed a successful mini fund drive in August with pledges exceeding $285 thousand dollars
m KPFA must maintain one month of operating reserves at approximately $300K
Total revenues are better than budget by approximately $136 thousand dollars due to successful fund drives
Total expenses are worse than budget by $(32) thousand dollars due to:
Salaries and related expenses are approximately $(25) thousand dollars worse than budget; offset by year-to-date unacrrued pension plan and 403B matching contributions
Administrative Expenses: LSB elections over budget by $(16.0)K due to underfunding; Station maintenance higher than budget $(6.2)K due to building problem; Travel over budget $(9.0)K due to travel for Sacramento news correspondent and other travel
Programming Expenses: Satellite fees over budget due to NPR satellite fees $(5.1)K.
Development Expenses: Premium costs and shipping over budget due to increase in listener support (some may be premiums from last fiscal year)
Community Events Expenses: January 18 (Franken) and April 15 (Goodman) events were not in budget - both income and expenses are over budget
Central Services expenses directly related to Listener Support (20%)
o KPFA Preliminary FY 2005 Budget Opportunities Addressed
Access to Salary data available on Pacifica website given in National Finance Committee Meeting on 7/23/04 after resolution initially passed by National Finance Committee and then confirmed by a resolution by the PNB
Access to headcount worksheets given by verbal agreement by CFO and to be provided by interim General Manager
Legal and Settlement Fee Summary worksheets provided after on-going requests; attorney and category detail requests for fiscal year 2004 and 2002 yet to be addressed
o KPFA Preliminary FY 2005 Budget Opportunities to be Addressed
The funding of sustaining programs – the need to fund relatively new programs that are currently not funded in this year’s budget but have a successful format established
Cash flow projections for FY2004 and FY2005 for KPFA and the network
Preliminary legal debt retirement plan does not address missing periods during FY2002 and needs additional information
The need for Title 24 and ADA upgrades, improvements and requirements to pass an ADA audit
The total cost of building improvements for the station and the former restaurant property
National policy on additional assessments to stations during funding shortages to be provided by CFO to determine future exposures in budget and in the network central services
Prior year inter-station transfers to be provided by CFO to determine possible opportunities in budget
Pacifica National revenue forecast methodology to be provided by CFO for review to determine possible opportunities/exposures
Headcount and consultant detail for 2004 and 2005 to be provided by KPFA interim General Manager
Marketing Plan for station and promotional activities
Race and Nationality Committee policies implementation
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes September 11th, 2004: Special Session
Minutes
Special Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
September 11, 2004
at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
to complete unfinished business of its meeting on August 28, 2004
Minutes were recorded by Eric Park, KPFA Morning Show Assistant Producer.
Members present constituting a quorum: Riva Enteen, Carol Spooner, Ted Friedman, Lisa Rothman, Michael Lubin, Max Blanchet, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Debbie Speer, Mary Berg, Ann Hallatt, Bonnie Simmons, Steve Conley, Max Pringle, Willie Ratcliff, LaVarn Williams, Sarv Randhawa, William Walker, Gerald Sanders (left meeting at 2:15pm), Marnie Tattersall, Fadi Saba (left meeting at 1:10pm), Willie Thompson
Absent: Miguel Molina, Jane Jackson, Howard Beeman
Meeting commences at 11:09am.
I. Introductions
Riva Enteen convenes the meeting. Board members introduce themselves and mention recent KPFA programs they appreciated during the past week.
II. Review and approval of agenda
Mary Berg moves to add amendment to Governance Committee resolutions.
Seconded.
Lisa Rothman moves to adjourn meeting after public comments to allow members to attend the Power to the Peaceful event.
Debate ensues.
Mary Berg calls to end debate.
4 in favor, 15 opposed. Motion fails.
Mark Hernandez moves to approve the non-executive session minutes of 7/24 and 8/28 before executive session and then to approve the executive session minutes during executive session set at 1:30. Also that item 8 be split into 8a and 8b and move item 8a to executive session.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
Sarv Randhawa calls to end debate.
Unidentified member calls for a roll call vote to end debate.
(Record of roll call is missing from meeting record.)
10 in favor, 11 opposed. Motion fails: debate continues.
Bonnie Simmons moves to end debate.
18 in favor, 0 opposed. Motion passes.
Marnie Tattersall moves to limit public comments to 30 minutes.
Passes without objection.
Ann Hallatt moves to have a minute of silence to honor the victims of 9/11.
Seconded.
Max Blanchet moves to amend motion to include the all of the victims of the “War on Terrorism.”
Seconded.
12 in favor, 5 opposed. Amended motion passes
Bonnie moves to strike Jim Bennett’s reports from the agenda since he is working at Power to the Peaceful rally.
Seconded.
Passes without objection.
Vote on approving agenda and to have a minute of silence to honor the victims of 9/11 and all of the victims of the “War on Terrorism.”
12 in favor. 5 opposed. 1 Abstention.
Agenda Approved.
Carol moves to excuse all absences from last and this week.
William Walker moves to amend Carol’s motion since absences are excused on a meeting by meeting basis.
Carol amends her original motion that only absences for this week be excused.
Passes without objection.
Sarv moves that reasons be given for excusing absences.
Passes without objection.
III. Review/Approve Minutes of Meetings on 7/24 and 8/28
Mark Hernandez moves to eliminate the approval of executive session minutes of 7/24.
Seconded.
Substitute motion by Ted Friedman to approve the entire minutes of 7/24 and 8/28, and that if they are not both approved, then the LSB shall then to vote separately to approve the open minutes and the executive session minutes.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
17 in favor, 1 opposed. Substitute motion passes.
Motion by Carol Spooner to approve the minutes of 7/24 and 8/28 in their entirety.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
Mary Berg moves to end debate.
12 in favor, 7 opposed. Required 2/3rds vote not achieved.
Debate continues.
Motion by William Walker to suspend rules in order to hear public comments.
Ruled out of order by Chair.
Substitute motion by Willie Ratcliff to table approval of the minutes of 7/24 and 8/28 until next meeting.
Seconded.
13 in favor, 6 against. Motion passes.
IV. Announcements
Board members took 5 minutes for announcements, ending at 12:26
V. Public Comments
Begins at 12:26
Ends at 12:51
VI. Reports to LSB
No report was submitted from KPFA GM.
Max Blanchet suggests that the KPFA GM should at least submit written reports when he knows he will be absent from the meeting.
Ted Friedman complains that at the last search committee meeting, it was agreed to send to LSB members for review the candidate applications for Program Council community representative, but the applications were in fact not sent in a timely fashion.
William Walker moves to table selection of the Program Council community representatives until next meeting.
Seconded.
16 in favor, 5 opposed. Motion passes
It is agreed that the the earlier LSB resolution remains in effect which stipulates that the current listener representatives will continue to serve until they are replaced by the board.
Break from 1:00-1:15
VII. Personnel Committee/GM Hire Report
Sepideh Khosrowjah moves that the LSB hold a new vote on the composition of the GM Hire Subcommittee.
Substitute motion by Carol Spooner to dissolve the GM Hire Subcommittee and that the LSB replace its six LSB members using STV voting, but that the three staff members continue to serve on the committee.
Objection that substitute motion is not valid.
LSB Chair Riva Enteen rules that the substitute motion is valid.
An unidentified member challenges Chair’s ruling.
Roll call vote requested on upholding Chair’s ruling.
Sarv Randhawa moves that Riva step down as LSB chair and hand over the chair to the vice chair until this discussion is resolved.
Seconded.
Passes without objection.
Riva Enteen steps down as chair. Bonnie Simmons assumes role of chair.
Roll call:
Mary Berg - no
Max Blanchet - yes
Steve Conley - yes
Ted Friedman - yes
Ann Hallatt - no
Mark Hernandez - no
Sepideh Khosrowjah - yes
Michael Lubin - yes
Max Pringle - no
Sarv Randhawa - no
Willie Ratcliff - no
Lisa Rothman - no
Gerald Sanders - yes
Bonnie Simmons - no
Debbie Speer - yes
Carol Spooner - yes
Marnie Tattersall - no
Willie Thompson - no
William Walker - no
LaVarn Williams - yes
9 for, 11 against. Motion Fails. Chair’s ruling not upheld.
Sarv moves to state that Sepideh’s motion is out of order. Seconded.
Roll call vote requested.
Roll call:
Mary Berg - no
Max Blanchet - yes
Steve Conley - no
Ted Friedman - yes
Ann Hallatt - no
Mark Hernandez - no
Sepideh Khosrowjah - yes
Michael Lubin - yes
Max Pringle - no
Sarv Randhawa - no
Willie Ratcliff - no
Lisa Rothman - no
Gerald Sanders - yes
Bonnie Simmons - no
Debbie Speer - no
Carol Spooner - yes
Marnie Tattersall - no
Willie Thompson - no
William Walker - no
LaVarn Williams - yes
7 in favor, 13 against. Motion fails.
Vote for replacement of Riva, Michael and Sepideh on the GM Hire Subcommittee. LaVarn Williams , Ann Hallatt , Sarv Randhawa, Howard Beeman , Steve Conley and Ted Friedman are nominated.
William Walker moves to have the Local Election Committee count the ballots on Monday and that the result will be announced on air.
Substitute motion by Ted Friedman that Chris Collins of the Local Election Committee shall count the ballots, since he is present.
Vote to replace substitute for main motion.
17 in favor, 0 opposed.
Motion by Ted to have Chris Collins count the ballots.
18 in favor, 0 opposed
Vote by secret ballot is taken.
VIII. Community Town Hall Meeting
Steve Conley announces KPFA LSB Community Town Hall Meeting shall be scheduled on September 26 in San Francisco.
Carol Spooner moves to approve the LSB Community Town Hall meeting as scheduled.
Seconded.
Passes without objection.
Chris Collins announces results of elections to GM Hire Subcommittee:
LaVarn Williams, Sarv Randhawa and Ann Hallatt are elected to the GM Hire Subcommittee.
IX. Report from Standing Committees
Riva Enteen recuses herself from Chair in order to participate in discussion of Governance Committee resolutions. Bonnie Simmons takes the Chair.
Ann Hallatt moves that the LSB accept Governance Committee Resolution A.
Text of Governance Committee Resolution A (version of 7/24/04):
The LSB meeting agenda shall be developed by an agenda committee consisting of the Board officers and committee chairs, working jointly.
A draft agenda prepared by the agenda committee shall be circulated to the full LSB for review seven (7) calendar days before the meeting. The finalized agenda shall be circulated to the LSB and posted to the website five (5) calendar days before the meeting.
Debate ensues.
14 in favor, 4 opposed. Motion passes.
Substitute motion Carol moves to strike the words “finalized agenda” and replace them by “proposed agenda” in Governance Committee Resolution A.
Seconded.
Motion as amended is passed without objection.
Riva moves to amend the motion that the LSB evaluate the effectiveness of the Governance Committee Resolution A after two LSB meetings, and to reassess it as “Time Sensitive” on the 3rd meeting.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
16 in favor, 2 opposed. Motion passes.
Amend by Sarv to strike the words “time sensitive” from the proposed amendment. Seconded.
10 in favor, 9 against. Motion passes.
Ann Hallatt moves to accept Governance Committee Resolution B.
Text of Governance Committee Resolution B (version of 7/24/04):
The purpose of this template is to make LSB meetings efficient/effective
and to keep them within 2 1/2 hours.
#
Topics
Notes
(See attached)
Time
(Minutes)
Cumulative Time
(Minutes)
1
Welcome and Introductions
3
3
2
Agenda Review and Approval
1)
5
8
3
Consent Calendar
2)
3
11
4
Announcements
4
15
5
Public Comments
3)
30
45
6
GM Report
4)
5
50
7
Committee Reports (up to 4)
4)
25
75
8
Discussion and Decision
4)
30
105
9
Training or Special Presentation
5), 6)
30
135
10
Other Business
6)
15
150
(2 - 1/2 hours)
LIST OF NOTES REFERENCED ON AGENDA TEMPLATE:
1) A draft of the agenda prepared by the agenda committee shall be circulated to the full LSB for review seven (7) calendar days before the meeting.
2) Includes such items as minutes of previous meetings and resolutions proposed by the LSB committees for LSB approval. Such resolutions shall be submitted to the agenda committee ten (10) calendar days before the meeting. In the event there is a disagreement regarding the contents of the minutes or of any resolution, we recommend that such items be treated separately as line items in the agenda. We do, however, urge the parties to resolve such disagreements informally before the meeting.
3) Each participant shall be strictly limited to two (2) minutes. A timekeeper selected from the audience will keep time using an electronic or mechanical device.
4) There will be a maximum of four (4) committee reports at each LSB meeting. The four committees reporting shall be selected by the agenda committee on a rotational basis ten (10) calendar days before the meeting. Both the committee reports and the GM's report shall be submitted to the LSB agenda committee seven (7) calendar days before the meeting. All such reports shall be limited to one (1) single-spaced, type-written page. Attachments are additional. Reports shall be in Word or Excel. A 30-minute period is provided for discussion and approval of motions not taken care of in the consent calendar.
5) Might include training on Roberts Rules and finances.
6) Time allotted to these items could be reduced to meet meeting duration goal of 150 minutes (2 1/2 hours).
Seconded. Debate ensues.
William Walker moves to amend Resolution B as follows:
· In note #4, strike “shall be in Word or Excel.”
· Combine welcome and introductions with announcements in one 7 minute period.
· Merge items 7 and 8 and making one 55 minutes to include committee reports, discussion of committee reports, and items pulled from consensus reports.
Seconded.
Amendment passes without objection.
Carol Spooner moves to amend the main motion to add 3 minutes to excuse absences under introductions, 5 minutes review prior minutes after agenda review and approval, and to change item 9 to 20 minutes.
Seconded.
Amendment passes without objection.
LaVarn Williams moves amends to add treasurers report to topics and expand GM report time from 5 minutes to 10 minutes, each to be placed after public comments, and to take 10 minutes from committee reports and 5 minutes from training.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
17 in favor, 1 against. Amendment passes.
Sarv Randhawa moves to amend LaVarn’s amendment, to change treasurer’s report time to 5 minutes, and to keep the GM report at 10 minutes.
9 in favor, 8 against. Amendment passes
Motion to end debate on main motion as amended.
15 in favor, 2 opposed. Debate ended.
Motion by Ted Friedman to refer the matter back to the Governance Committee.
3 in favor, 12 opposed. Motion fails.
Motion to approve Agenda Template as amended.
16 in favor, 2 opposed. Motion passes.
Motion to Adjourn
6 in favor, 12 opposed.
Meeting adjourns at 4:18pm
Submitted by Ted Friedman, LSB Secretary
Approved by KPFA LSB on December18, 2004
APPENDIX
Text of Governance Committee Resolution A as amended September 11, 2004:
The LSB meeting agenda shall be developed by an agenda committee consisting of the Board officers and committee chairs, working jointly.
A draft agenda prepared by the agenda committee shall be circulated to the full LSB for review seven (7) calendar days before the meeting. The proposed agenda shall be circulated to the LSB and posted to the website five (5) calendar days before the meeting.
Amended Agenda Template prepared by Governance Committee
KPFA LSB
Amended September 11, 2004
The purpose of this template is to make LSB meetings efficient/effective
and to keep them within 2 1/2 hours.
#
Topics
Notes
(See attached)
Time
(Minutes)
Cumulative Time
(Minutes)
1
Welcome, Introductions and Announcements
7
7
2
Excuse Members’ Absences
3
10
3
Agenda Review and Approval
1)
5
15
4
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meetings
5
20
5
Consent Calendar
2)
3
23
6
Public Comments
3)
30
53
7
Treasurer’s Report
5
58
8
GM Report
4)
10
68
9
Committee Reports (up to 3),
Discussion and Decision
4)
45
113
10
Training or Special Presentation
5), 6)
20
133
11
Other Business
6)
10
143
(2 hours 23 min)
LIST OF NOTES REFERENCED ON AGENDA TEMPLATE:
1) A draft of the agenda prepared by the agenda committee shall be circulated to the full LSB for review seven (7) calendar days before the meeting.
2) Includes such items as minutes of previous meetings and resolutions proposed by the LSB committees for LSB approval. Such resolutions shall be submitted to the agenda committee ten (10) calendar days before the meeting. In the event there is a disagreement regarding the contents of the minutes or of any resolution, we recommend that such items be treated separately as line items in the agenda. We do, however, urge the parties to resolve such disagreements informally before the meeting.
3) Each participant must be strictly limited to two (2) minutes. A timekeeper selected from the audience will keep time using an electronic or mechanical device.
4) There will be a maximum of three (3) committee reports at each LSB meeting. The three committees reporting shall be selected by the agenda committee on a rotational basis ten (10) calendar days before the meeting. Both the committee reports and the GM's report shall be submitted to the LSB agenda committee seven (7) calendar days before the meeting. A 30-minute period is provided for discussion and approval of motions not taken care of in the consent calendar.
5) Might include training on Roberts Rules and finances.
6) Time allotted to these items could be reduced to meet meeting duration goal of 150 minutes (2 1/2 hours).
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes September 19th, 2004:
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
September 19, 2004 at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
Minutes were recorded by Eric Park, KPFA Morning Show Assistant Producer.
Members present constituting a quorum: Jane Jackson, Willie Ratcliff, Howard Beeman, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Lisa Rothman, Michael Lubin, Max Blanchet, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Mary Berg, Ann Hallatt, Bonnie Simmons, Steve Conley, Sarv Randhawa, Gerald Sanders, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker, LaVarn Williams
Absent: Max Pringle, Debbie Speer, Fadi Saba, Miguel Molina, Carol Spooner
Meeting commenced at 11:18am.
I. Introductions and Announcements
LSB Chair, Riva Enteen convened the meeting and the Board members introduced themselves and mentioned recent KPFA programs that they appreciated during the last week.
II. Vote to excuse members’ absences
Absences of Debbie Speer, Max Pringle, Fadi Saba, Carol Spooner are excused
III. Review/Approve Agenda
Motion by Ted Friedman to add as an item after agenda item 7: consideration of modifying the Agenda Template for future meetings to include the Program Council report .
Seconded.
Debate ensued.
7 in favor, 10 against. Motion fails.
Amendment to agenda/motion by Lisa Rothman to add after agenda item 9: a time sensitive item agreeing to make a time and date to attend a nonviolent communications conference.
Motion passes without objection.
Amendment to agenda/motion by Willie Thompson to hear the Chair’s report to the PNB.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Motion withdrawn by Willie Thompson.
Amendment to agenda by Willie Thompson to add an item for the LSB to discuss holding a special meeting on 10/9 to approve the recommendations for GM of KPFA.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
14 in favor, 1 against, 1 abstention. Motion passes.
Amendment to agenda/motion by Michael Lubin to add ‘generic’ new business to agenda between items 10 and 11.
15 in favor, 1 against.
Motion passes.
Motion by Willie Thompson to approve the agenda as amended.
Seconded.
Motion passes without objection.
IV. Review/Approve Minutes of Meetings of 7/24 and 8/28
Motion by Willie Thompson to approve the minutes of 7/24.
Motion passes without objection.
(Jane Jackson abstains because she was not able to read the minutes).
Motion by William Walker to table the minutes of 8/28.
Seconded.
Amendment to motion by Max Blanchet to approve the minutes of public session of 8/28.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
16 in favor, 1 against. Amendment passes.
(Jane Jackson abstains because she was not able to read the minutes).
Amendment by Mary Berg that the LSB will meet in executive session at 10:30 during the next meeting to approve the executive session minutes of 8/28.
Motion passes without objection.
V. Public Comment
Begins at 12:15
Ends at 12:39
VI. Treasurer’s Report
LaVarn Williams reports on station financial matters of the station. LSB members asked questions and voiced concerns.
Motion by Mark Hernandez to recommend to PNB members to carry out a forensic audit of WBAI’s finances.
Seconded.
Amendment by Willie Ratcliff that the PNB also carry out an operational audit of WBAI in addition to the forensic audit of WBAI.
Seconded.
Substitute motion by Jane Jackson that the LSB endorse the letter by Larry Buchalter and Jane Jackson.
No second.
Motion fails.
Substitute motion by LaVarn Williams to table the main motion.
(Substitute motion are not debatable).
12 in favor, 5 against. Motion passes.
VII. Report from interim General Manager
Bonnie Simmons reads report written by interim General Manager, Jim Bennett. Questions, points of order and debate ensued.
Members asked that the following questions be forwarded to the iGM, who is not present:
· Jane Jackson asks that the iGM report on what is being done concerning KPFA's ADA issues and any non compliance to ADA requirements.
· Sepideh Khosrowjah asks, what was the purpose of the survey and why didn't the LSB get a chance to see it first?
· Sepideh Khosrowjah asks, what is the iGM going to do about the resignation of Vini Beachem from Program Council.
· Michael Lubin and Sepideh Khosrowjah ask the iGM to explain what is happening about the Morning Show/DN time change, and why it wasn't implemented by Sept 8th.
· Howard Beeman asks, what is the process that went into making any decisions that have been made involving the building renovation, the new studio space that will be built, and the wireless network of community center studios.
Vice-Chair Bonnie Simmons promises to forward these questions to the iGM.
Motion by William Walker that the LSB as a whole view and approve the memo that is sent to interim Station Manager, Jim Bennett and that the word ‘insubordination’ be removed from Michael Lubin’s question in the current memo.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Motion to call to question.
12 in favor, 6 against. Motion passes.
Motion to roll call.
9 in favor, 8 against. Motion passes.
Roll call vote:
Howard Beeman - yes
Mary Berg - yes
Max Blanchet - no
Steve Conley - no
Ted Friedman - no
Ann Hallatt – yes
Mark Hernandez – abstains
Jane Jackson - no
Sepideh Khosrowjah - no
Michael Lubin - no
Sarv Randhawa - yes
Willie Ratcliff – yes
Lisa Rothman - yes
Gerald Sanders - no
Bonnie Simmons - yes
Marnie Tattersall - yes
Willie Thompson - yes
William Walker - yes
LaVarn Williams - no
10 in favor, 8 against, 1 abstention. Main motion passes.
VIII. Programming Committee
Motion by Max Blanchet that the LSB elect the community representatives to the Program Council from the nine names submitted using STV.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Motion to call the question.
Roll call vote:
Howard Beeman - yes
Mary Berg - no
Max Blanchet - yes
Steve Conley - yes
Ted Friedman - yes
Ann Hallatt – no
Mark Hernandez – yes
Jane Jackson - abstains
Sepideh Khosrowjah - yes
Michael Lubin – yes
Sarv Randhawa - yes
Willie Ratcliff – no
Lisa Rothman - yes
Gerald Sanders - yes
Bonnie Simmons - yes
Marnie Tattersall - yes
Willie Thompson - no
William Walker - abstains
LaVarn Williams - yes
12 in favor, 4 against, 2 abstentions. Motion passes.
Substitute motion by Anne Hallatt to approve the four listener representative candidates recommended by the subcommittee.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
Amendment to substitute motion by Lisa Rothman to approve Brian and Tracy as PC representatives and to use IRV to choose the third Program Council representative from Attila Nagy and Younes Mourchid and that the candidate who comes in fourth be chosen as alternate.
Seconded.
12 in favor, 7 against. Motion passes.
Motion by Gerald Sanders to call the question of Lisa Rothman’s amendment
15 in favor, 2 against. Motion passes.
Motion to call to the question on Annie Hallatt’s substitute motion.
14 in favor, 4 against. Motion passes.
Motion to replace Max Blanchet’s main motion with Annie Hallatt’s substitute motion as amended by Lisa Rothman.
Michael Lubin requests a roll call vote.
Roll call vote:
Howard Beeman - no
Mary Berg - yes
Max Blanchet - no
Steve Conley - no
Ted Friedman - no
Ann Hallatt – yes
Mark Hernandez – yes
Jane Jackson - no
Sepideh Khosrowjah - no
Michael Lubin - no
Sarv Randhawa - yes
Willie Ratcliff – yes
Lisa Rothman - yes
Gerald Sanders - no
Bonnie Simmons - yes
Marnie Tattersall - yes
Willie Thompson - yes
William Walker - yes
LaVarn Williams - no
Following roll call, the chair (Riva Enteen) votes no and ties the vote.
10 in favor, 10 against. Motion fails.
Debate continues.
Motion by Jane Jackson to call to question on Max Blanchet’s main motion.
Seconded.
12 in favor, 5 against. Motion passes.
Motion by William Walker that ballots be given to Sally Sommer from the Election Committee and that they be delivered to the Election Supervisors.
Seconded.
Motion by Jane Jackson to table to election until a month from now in order for her to obtain information on the candidates.
Seconded.
11 in favor, 7 against. Motion fails.
Motion by Marnie Tattersall to invite the nine listener representative candidates to the next LSB meeting to make two minute presentations.
Seconded.
15 in favor, 2 opposed. Motion passes.
IX. Reconsideration of meeting dates for November and December
Motion by Bonnie Simmons combine the meeting dates for November and December as amended (namely, 11/6 and 12/4).
14 in favor, 6 against. Motion passes.
Amendment to motion by William Walker for the LSB to call a special meeting on Saturday, 12/18 should LSB officers not be elected by the 12/4 meeting.
Seconded.
19 in favor, 0 against. Motion passes.
Amendment to amended motion by Michael Lubin to hold an additional meeting on Saturday, 11/6.
10 in favor, 8 against. Motion passes.
Vote on Main Motion as amended
14 in favor, 6 against. Motion passes.
Motion by Lisa Rothman to see whether LSB can meet on 10/23 and, if not, whether it can meet on Friday, 10/15, at any time or Tuesday, 10/19, in the morning, to participate in a non-violent communications seminar.
Seconded.
15 in favor, 3 against. Motion passes.
Motion to see when LSB members can participate in non-violent communications seminar.
10 in favor of 10/15, 6 in favor of 10/19.
Motion to excuse Miguel Molina’s absence.
13 in favor, 2 against. Motion passes.
Move to call the vote on Lisa Rothman resolution.
18 in favor, 1 against. Motion passes.
LSB will meet on 10/15 to participate in a non-violent communications seminar.
Motion by Willie Thompson to hold a special meeting on 10/10 to candidates for GM as recommended by the GM hiring committee.
18 in favor, 1 against. Motion passes.
Amendment to motion by Steve Conley to add COI approval to the GM hiring committee decisions.
Roll call vote:
Howard Beeman - yes
Mary Berg - yes
Max Blanchet - yes
Steve Conley - yes
Ted Friedman - yes
Ann Hallatt – yes
Mark Hernandez – yes
Jane Jackson - yes
Sepideh Khosrowjah - yes
Michael Lubin – yes
Sarv Randhawa - yes
Willie Ratcliff – abstains
Lisa Rothman - yes
Gerald Sanders - yes
Bonnie Simmons - yes
Marnie Tattersall - yes
Willie Thompson - yes
William Walker - yes
LaVarn Williams - yes
18 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention. Amended motion passes.
Meeting adjourns at 4:15pm
Submitted by Ted Friedman, LSB Secretary
Approved by KPFA LSB on October 23, 2004
_____________________________________________________________________
LSB Finance Committee Report
Sunday, September 19, 2004
KPFA Income Statement for the Ten Months Ending July 30, 2004
Total revenue of $3.8 million dollars and total expenses of $3.2 million including central services of $0.6 million
Total excess income over expenses for the first ten months is $615 thousand dollars
m Surplus must carry KPFA over the final two months of fiscal 2004; the station enjoyed a successful mini fund drive in August with pledges exceeding $285 thousand dollars
m KPFA must maintain one month of operating reserves of approximately $300K
Total revenues are better than budget by approximately $31 thousand dollars due to successful fund drives
Total expenses are worse than budget by $(60) thousand dollars due to:
Salaries and related expenses are approximately $(36) thousand dollars worse than budget; offset by year-to-date unacrrued pension plan and 403B matching contributions of $54 thousand dollars
Administrative Expenses: Expenses are worse than budget due primarily to Conferences and travel that are over budget by $(21.0)K thousand due to travel for Sacramento news correspondent and other travel; positive offsets are in professional legal services of $4.0K and telephone expenses of $8.0K; LSB elections are over budget by $(9.0)K due to failure to adequately outlook costs for listener elections
Programming Expenses: Satellite fees over budget due to NPR satellite fees $(4.2)K.
Development Expenses: Premium costs and shipping over budget due to increase in listener support (some may be premiums from last fiscal year)
Community Events Expenses: January 18 (Franken) and April 15 (Goodman) events were not in budget - both income and expenses are over budget
Central Services expenses directly related to Listener Support (20%)
o KPFA FY 2005 Budget
KPFA Budget approved by the Local Station Board in a vote of 16 YES to 0 NO with one abstaining; budget opportunities to be addressed as part of the motion follow.
Total income is revised upward to $4.6 million dollars that is approximately $0.1 million higher due to additional CSG funding. KPFA is now designated a minority station by the CPB. Total CPG/CSG funding is now approximately $0.5 million and total approximately 10% of total income. Total income is budgeted at 10% higher than Fiscal Year 2004 Forecast and 15% higher than FY 2004 Budget. Net excess income over expenses total $0.7 million dollars and include one month of operating expenses of approximately $0.3 million dollars.
o KPFA FY 2005 Budget Opportunities to be Addressed
The funding of sustaining programs – the need to fund relatively new programs that are currently not funded in this year’s budget but have a successful format established
Cash flow projections for FY2004 and FY2005 for KPFA and the network
Preliminary legal debt retirement plan does not address missing periods during FY2002 and needs additional information
The need for Title 24 and ADA upgrades, improvements and requirements to pass an ADA audit and Title 24 audit
The total cost of building improvements for the station and the former restaurant property
National policy on additional assessments to stations during funding shortages to be provided by CFO to determine future exposures in budget and in the network central services
Prior year inter-station transfers to be provided by CFO to determine possible opportunities in budget
Pacifica National revenue forecast methodology to be provided by CFO for review to determine possible opportunities/exposures
Headcount and consultant detail for 2004 and 2005 to be provided by KPFA interim General Manager
Marketing Plan for station and promotional activities
Race and Nationality Committee policies implementation
Respectfully submitted,
LaVarn Williams, LSB Treasurer and Chair Finance Committee
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes October 23rd, 2004:
Regular Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
October 23, 2004 at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
Minutes were recorded by Eric Park, KPFA Morning Show Assistant Producer.
Members present constituting a quorum:
Carol Spooner, Fadi Saba, Jane Jackson, Willie Ratcliff, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Lisa Rothman, Michael Lubin, Max Blanchet, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Mary Berg, Ann Hallatt, Bonnie Simmons, Steve Conley, Sarv Randhawa,
Gerald Sanders, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker, Miguel Molina, LaVarn Williams, Debbie Speer
Absent: Max Pringle
Meeting commences at 11:04am.
EXECUTIVE SESSION begins
EXECUTIVE SESSION ends at 12:42 pm
OPEN SESSION begins at 12:56 pm
Riva Enteen resumes the function of Chair.
I. Introductions and Announcements
LSB Chair Riva Enteen convenes the meeting. Board members introduce themselves and mention recent KPFA programs that they appreciated during the last week.
II. Vote to excuse members’ absences
Absence of Max Pringle is excused.
William Walker moves to approve the agenda/minutes and to move public comments to next item.
Debate ensues.
Amendment by Ted Friedman to allow Election Supervisor Brian Johns to give his report first since he has to leave soon.
Amendment by Mary Berg to hold public comments prior to the approval of the agenda and minutes.
Seconded.
14 in favor, 4 against. Amendment passes
Amendment by Michael Lubin to allow Brian Johns to give his report first, then to have public comments, then to deal with agenda/minutes approval.
14 in favor, 3 against. Amendment passes
The main question is called.
17 in favor, 2 against. Motion as amended passes.
III. Local Election Supervisor’s Report
Brian Johns presents the Local Election Supervisor report and answers questions regarding the LSB elections
IV. Public Comments
V. PC Candidate Statements
Motion by Carol Spooner to give all PC candidates 2 minutes each to give their statements.
Motion passes without objection.
PC Candidates present their statements.
(2:30 pm) Max pleads to LSB to approve agenda quickly.
Motion to reduce agenda item 9 (the Elections Committee Report) to 15 minutes.
Passes without objection.
Max Blanchet moves to make item 9 (Election Committee) the next item after approval of agenda.
Carol Spooner moves to approve agenda as amended.
Passes without objection.
VI. Election Committee
Nicole Milner presents the Elections Committee report and answers questions regarding the committee.
Motion by Max Blanchet: That the LSB send to the National Election Supervisor and the Executive Director our strong reservations about mailing out ballots via Third Class mail over the preferable First Class Mail, and request that the National Election Supervisor and the Executive Director change this decision, provided that this does delay the process any further.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
Mary Berg moves to call to question and end debate.
15 in favor, 7 opposed. Debate ends.
Call for roll call vote. Passes without objection.
Roll call vote:
Howard Beeman - y
Mary Berg - y
Max Blanchet -y
Steve Conley - y
Ted Friedman – y
Ann Hallatt – abstain
Mark Hernandez – abstain
Jane Jackson - y
Sepideh Khosrowjah – y
Michael Lubin – y
Sarv Randhawa – y
Willie Ratcliff - y
Lisa Rothman -n
Fadi Saba – y
Gerald Sanders - y
Bonnie Simmons – abstain
Debbie Speer – y
Carol Spooner – y
Marnie Tattersall – y
Willie Thompson - abstain
William Walker – abstain
LaVarn Williams – y
16 in favor, 1 opposed, 5 abstentions. Motion passes
Carol Spooner asks to move agenda.
16 in favor, 4 against. Motion passes.
Motion to approve the minutes of 9/19.
Seconded.
Passes without objection.
VII. Treasurer’s Report
LaVarn Williams presents treasurer’s report.
William Walker announces that KPFA has a new business manager, Lois Withers.
Ann Hallatt moves that the LSB send a welcome letter to new business manager.
Motion passes without objection.
Ann Hallatt moves to accept the treasurer’s report.
Motion passes without objection.
VIII. Programming Committee
Ann Hallatt presents PC Listener Representative Search Subcommittee report.
Ann Hallatt moves to accept the PC Listener Representative Search Subcommittee report and to proceed to elect the PC community representatives using STV.
Seconded.
Amendment to motion by William Walker to keep the original term limit for PC community representatives, ending in 6/30/2005.
Seconded.
Amendment to motion by Mary Berg to extend the term to a year from the date the PC community representatives are seated.
Seconded.
Debate ensues.
Sepideh Khosrowjah calls the question.
Passes without objection.
Vote on replacing original motion with substitute motion.
12 in favor, 8 against. Motion fails.
Vote on Main Motion as amended.
9 in favor, 8 against. Motion passes.
Substitute motion by AH to accept the report and make the PC community representative terms effective till 6/30/06, with the intent that successive terms will be one-year terms.
14 passes, 5 opposed. Motion passes.
The board votes for PC community representatives by secret ballot using STV.
XI. Resolution on Israel Apartheid Wall
Motion by Fadi Saba to approve the resolution on Israel Apartheid Wall to be forwarded to the PNB.
Seconded.
Amendment to motion by Carol Spooner that the resolution not only be forwarded to the PNB but also that it be approved for Pacifica wide editorials.
Passes without objection.
Motion to ask Lisa Ballard if KPFA can move forward with editorials condemning the Israeli separation wall, occupation and illegal settlements.
Motion to end debate.
18 in favor, 1 against. Motion passes
Motion requesting that an editorial be prepared by the GM in consultation with Fadi Saba to be broadcast on KPFA as soon as possible, reflecting the views of LSB as indicated in the previous motion.
Passes without objection.
XII. Result of vote for the PC community representatives
Chris Collins of the KPFA Elections Committee announces the results of the LSB’s vote by the Single Transferable Voting method for community representatives to the KPFA Program Council.
Five votes were needed to win a seat.
Brian K. Shiratsuki and Stan Woods win on first round.
Tracey Rosenberg wins on second round.
Attila Nagy receives the next highest vote count and becomes the alternate community representative to the KPFA Program Council.
-- Ted Friedman, LSB Secretary
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes November 6th, 2004:
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
November 6, 2004 at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
Minutes were recorded by Eric Park, KPFA Morning Show Assistant Producer.
Members present constituting a quorum: Gerald Sanders, Willie Ratcliff, Riva Enteen, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Mary Berg, Ted Friedman, Steve Conley, Michael Lubin, Max Pringle, Fadi Saba, Max Blanchet, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Jane Jackson, Howard Beeman, Sarv Randhawa, Anne Hallat, William Walker, Mark Hernandez, LaVarn Williams, Willie Thompson
Absent: Miguel Molina, Lisa Rothman, Debbie Speer, Carol Spooner
Meeting commences at 1:25pm.
I. Introductions and Announcements
LSB Chair, Riva Enteen convened the meeting and the Board members introduced themselves and mentioned recent KPFA programs and content that they appreciated and resented during the last week.
II. Vote to excuse members’ absences
Motion to excuse absences of Miguel Molina, Lisa Rothman, Debbie Speer and Carol Spooner.
Passes without objection.
III. Review/Approve Agenda
Michael Lubin moves to amend the agenda by moving the Election Committee report to follow public comment.
Seconded.
Passes without objection.
Steve Conley moves to strike the COI report by Robin Candace since she is unable to be present.
Seconded.
Passes without objection.
Bonnie Simmons moves to place agenda item 11 after item 7.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
11 in favor, 2 against, 2 abstentions. Motion passes.
Motion by Mary Berg to accept the agenda as amended.
Seconded.
Passes without objection.
IV. Review/Approve Minutes of Meetings of 10/23
Motion by Fadi Saba to approve the minutes of 10/23.
Seconded. Debate ensued.
13 in favor, 0 against, 2 abstentions. Motion passes
V. Public Comment
Begins at 1:50pm
Ends at 2:11pm
VI. KPFA Election Committee
Nicole Milner presents the KPFA Election Committee report.
LSB members express concerns and ask questions about the election campaign and coverage of the election to Nicole Milner. Max Blanchet, as a member of the committee, helped Nicole answer some of the questions.
Questions and answers continue.
Willie Ratcliff moves to table remaining questions until the next meeting on 12/18.
6 in favor, 7 against. Motion fails.
Mark Hernandez moves to reconsider the previous vote on grounds that candidates should have recused themselves from the voting.
12 in favor, 7 against. 2/3 needed. Motion fails.
Motion by Gerald Sanders: Whereas the LSB quite properly demands a higher standard of transparency than the U.S. government in ballot count for elections, we call for the following:
1. We want outside observers on the ballot count
2. The reading of the ballots and the entering of the data into a computer for the STV results will not be conducted by Bar codes. This will be conducted as it was in the last election.
3. All ballots including envelopes must be stored for audit and possible hand count.
4. All ballots must be archived based on industry standards. That means, they go to L.A. (Pacifica Archives).
Seconded.
Amendment to motion by Max Blanchet to exclude item 2.
Seconded.
Gerald accepts this amendment.
Steve Conley moves to amend the main motion by excluding items 3 and 4 because they are already in the bylaws and therefore redundant.
Substitute motion by Mark Hernandez: That the LSB requires of the National Elections Supervisor that the opening and tabulation of the ballots be open to outside observers.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
Michael Lubin moves to end debate.
13 in favor, 2 against, 1 abstention. Debate ended.
Vote on substitute motion.
12 in favor, 3 against. Substitute motion passes.
Steve Conley moves to discuss the Outreach Committee which urgent.
Steve defers to LaVarn so she can present the treasurer’s report.
VII. Treasurer’s Report
LaVarn Williams presents the treasurer’s report and reviews LSB expenses, income, and fund drives.
Motion to adjourn.
Passes without objection.
Steve Conley announces that because his urgent Outreach Committee matters were not discussed, he will move forward with recognition of people involved in the Town Hall.
Meeting adjourns at 3:47pm.
Submitted by Ted Friedman, LSB Secretary
Approved by KPFA LSB on December18, 2004
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes December 18th, 2004:
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the KPFA Local Station Board
December 18th, 2004 at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
Final meeting of the outgoing LSB – First meeting of the incoming LSB
Minutes were recorded by Eric Klein, FSRN Tech Producer.
Members present constituting a quorum: Gerald Sanders, Willie Ratcliff, Riva Enteen, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Mary Berg, Ted Friedman, Michael Lubin, Max Pringle, Fadi Saba, Max Blanchet, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Howard Beeman, Sarv Randhawa, Anne Hallatt, William Walker, Mark Hernandez, LaVarn Williams, Miguel Molina, Lisa Rothman, Debbie Speer, Carol Spooner.
Absent: Steve Conley, Jane Jackson, Willie Thompson.
Meeting commences at 11:20am.
I. Introductions and Announcements
LSB Chair, Riva Enteen convenes the meeting and the Board members introduce themselves.
II. Review/Approve Agenda
Carol Spooner moves to approve agenda.
Mark Hernandez moves that agenda item 17 (to continued the vote count to determine the new alternate Program Council listener representative to replace Attila Nagy) be moved to precede the seating of the new member. This would allow the outgoing members to vote on it rather than the new members.
Seconded.
Call to end debate.
13 in favor, 6 opposed. Agenda approved as amended.
III. Review/Approve Minutes of Meetings of 9/11 and 11/6
Carol Spooner moves to approve both minutes of 9/11 and 11/6.
Seconded.
Sarv Randhawa moves to strike from the minutes of 11/6 the Chair’s reprimand of him.
Motion for a roll call vote on Sarv’s motion.
17 in favor. 1 opposed. Motion for roll call vote approved.
Roll Call vote to strike reprimand from minutes of 11/6.
Howard Beeman: yes
Mary Berg : yes
Max Blanchet: no
Riva Enteen: abstain
Ted Friedman: no
Ann Hallatt: yes
Mark Hernandez: yes
Sepideh Khosrowjah: no
Michael Lubin : no
Miguel Molina: no
Max Pringle: yes
Sarv Randhawa: yes
Willie Ratcliff: yes
Lisa Rothman: yes
Fadi Saba : no
Gerald Sanders: no
Bonnie Simmons: yes
Debbie Speer: yes
Carol Spooner: no
Marnie Tattersall: yes
William Walker: yes
12 in favor. 8 opposed. Motion to strike reprimand passes.
Ted Friedman proposes the following motion:
· Whereas the outgoing KPFA LSB conducted a vote for community representatives for the Program Council,
· and whereas Attila Nagy was elected the alternate community representative in that vote,
· and whereas Attila has been elected to the LSB and for that reason cannot serve as alternate community representative:
· Therefore we request that the vote counting of our original votes for community representatives for the Program Council be continued to determine the next runner up in order to identify the next alternate community representative.
Seconded.
William Walker proposes amendment that funds be allocated to count the STV votes by computer software.
Amendment passes without objection.
Move to Unanimous consent to the amendment.
Motion passes 17 to 1.
Miguel Molina raises a question regarding the legitimacy of the election of staff representatives to the LSB because a large proportion of staff members never received ballots. Molina submits a letter from Solange Echeverria and others challenging the legitimacy of the KPFA staff election.
Echeverria’s letter challenging the staff election is included in Appendix 1.
Miguel Molina moves that in view of the question about the legitimacy of the staff election, that the LSB not seat the new staff representatives at this meeting.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
Amendment to the main motion by Carol Spooner: that the new staff representatives not be seated until the National Election Supervisor provides an official resolution to the challenge to the staff election filed by Solange Echeverria.
Seconded.
William Walker proposes an amendment that neither the new staff nor listener representatives be seated until the National Election Supervisor provides an official response to the challenges to the election.
Seconded. Discussion.
Motion to end debate on Walker’s amendment.
16 in favor. 1 opposed. Debate is ended.
Call for roll call vote. Passes without objection.
Roll Call vote on Walker’s amendment.
Howard Beeman: no
Mary Berg : yes
Max Blanchet: no
Riva Enteen: abstain
Ted Friedman: no
Ann Hallatt: yes
Mark Hernandez: abstain
Sepideh Khosrowjah: no
Michael Lubin : no
Miguel Molina: no
Max Pringle: abstain
Sarv Randhawa: no
Willie Ratcliff: no
Lisa Rothman: no
Fadi Saba : no
Gerald Sanders: no
Bonnie Simmons: no
Debbie Speer: no
Carol Spooner: no
Marnie Tattersall: no
William Walker: yes
LaVarn Williams: no
3 in favor. 16 opposed. 3 abstentions. Amendment fails.
Unknown member moves to amend main motion so that outgoing staff reps shall remain seated until the staff election challenge is resolved by a ruling by the National Election Supervisor.
Call to end debate. 17 in favor. 1 opposed. Debate is ended.
Call for roll call vote on amendment that outgoing staff reps keep their seats.
Howard Beeman: yes
Mary Berg : yes
Max Blanchet: yes
Riva Enteen: abstain
Ted Friedman: yes
Ann Hallatt: no
Mark Hernandez: yes
Sepideh Khosrowjah: yes
Michael Lubin : yes
Miguel Molina: yes
Max Pringle: abstain
Sarv Randhawa: yes
Willie Ratcliff: yes
Lisa Rothman: abstain
Fadi Saba : yes
Gerald Sanders: yes
Bonnie Simmons: yes
Debbie Speer: yes
Carol Spooner: yes
Marnie Tattersall: yes
William Walker: abstain
LaVarn Williams: yes
17 in favor. 1 opposed. 3 abstentions. Amendment passes.
Main Motion as amended:
New staff delegates shall not be seated, and the current staff delegates shall remain seated, until the National Election Supervisor provides an official resolution of the challenge to the staff election as filed by Solange Echeverria.
Roll call vote on Main Motion as amended:
Howard Beeman: yes
Mary Berg : no
Max Blanchet: yes
Riva Enteen: abstain / yes
Ted Friedman: yes
Ann Hallatt: no
Mark Hernandez: no
Sepideh Khosrowjah: yes
Michael Lubin : yes
Miguel Molina: yes
Max Pringle: no
Sarv Randhawa: no
Willie Ratcliff: no
Lisa Rothman: no
Fadi Saba : yes
Gerald Sanders: yes
Bonnie Simmons: no
Debbie Speer: abstain
Carol Spooner: yes
Marnie Tattersall: no
William Walker: no
LaVarn Williams: yes
11 in favor. 10 opposed. Amended motion passes (with the Chair breaking the tie).
IV. Former LSB listener representatives step down. New listener representatives are seated
The following newly elected listener reps are seated:
Joe Wanzala, Richard Phelps, Attila Nagy, Chandra Hauptman, Sherry Gendelman, Rosalinda Palacios.
The following former members step down:
Mark Hernandez, Michael Lubin, Willie Thompson, Gerald Sanders, Steve Conley (not present), Jane Jackson (not present).
Members of the Local Election Committee reviewed the ballots for the Community Representatives on the Program Council and Les Radke announces that an error was made in the count reported last month.
V. Public Comment
Commences at 12:50 pm
Ends at 1:23 pm
VI. Chair Reads a Statement
Chair Riva Enteen reads a statement.
Ted Friedman moves that the statement be accepted into the record.
Seconded.
11 in favor. 9 opposed. 2 abstentions. Motion passes.
Chair’s statement appears in appendix.
VII. Report from General Manager
KPFA General Manager Roy Campanella presents the GM Report.
Questions and discussion ensue.
Carol Spooner asks to move the agenda.
12 in favor. 4 opposed. Agenda is moved.
Meeting recesses: 1:55 - 2:10 pm
VIII. Election of LSB Officers
Max Blanchet moves to delay the election of officers until after the staff election challenge is resolved.
Seconded. Debate ensues.
Amendment by Sherry Gendelman that interim officers be elected today.
Seconded.
Amendment by Ted Friedman that current staff members be retained until new staff members are seated.
Seconded.
Max Blanchet moves to end debate.
18 in favor. 4 opposed. Debate is ended.
Vote on whether to insert language that interim officers be elected into the main motion.
15 in favor. 4 opposed. Amendment is approved.
Motion as amended:
That the LSB will not elect permanent officers until the challenge to the seating of the staff reps is resolved, and that interim officers be elected today.
19 in favor. 1 opposed. Motion is approved.
Nominations commence.
Sherry Gendelman nominates Rosalinda Palacios for Chair pro tem.
Carol Spooner nominates Chandra Hauptman
LaVarn Williams nominates Richard Phelps
The Board casts votes.
Rosalinda Palacios is elected and assumes the Chair. Riva Enteen steps down.
Fadi Saba moves to excuse absences.
Motion retracted when it is noted that there are no absences.
IX. Treasurer’s Report
LaVarn Williams presents the Treasurer’s Report.
X. Election of Vice Chair pro tem
Fadi Saba nominates Ted Friedman for Vice Chair pro tem.
Howard Beeman nominates Bonnie Simmons.
The Board casts votes.
Bonnie Simmons is elected Vice Chair pro tem
XI. Training and Scheduling of Meetings
Fadi Saba moves that the LSB meet on January 8, and thereafter that the LSB meets at the 4th Saturday of each month.
Seconded.
Lisa Rothman reports on LSB training
Lisa Rothman moves that a Training/Tutorial Retreat for the LSB be held at the Center for Non-Violent Communication on January 22.
Max Pringle suggests LSB be queried to see how many can meet at various possible dates.
Carol Spooner moves to amend motion:
(1) to set the next meeting separately from the others,
(2) members rank their choices on possible meeting days,
(3) that the Delegates meeting be held on January 9 in time for the PNB meeting in Los Angeles.
William Walker moves that the Training Retreat be held in place of the regular LSB meeting on January 22.
Chandra Hauptman proposes amendment that the LSB meet an hour earlier for a meet and greet session on January 22.
Carol Spooner proposes amendment that the four hour facilitated retreat be held on January 22, and that the LSB holds a regular meeting on January 29.
Seconded.
17 in favor. 2 opposed. Amendment passes.
Vote on Main Motion as Amended: Training/Tutorial Retreat for the LSB be held at the Center for Non-Violent Communication on January 22 and that the next regular LSB meeting be held on Jan 29.
18 in favor. None opposed. 4 abstentions. Motion as amended passes.
Lisa Rothman moves to amend that the parliamentarian training be conducted two hour prior to LSB meeting on January 29.
Seconded.
Mary Berg moves to amend that the regular meeting on January 29 will be a maximum of two hours 30 minutes, proceeded by a two hour parliamentary training.
Seconded.
15 in favor. 2 opposed. 4 abstentions. Amendment passes
Motion as amended: That the LSB hold a regular meeting no longer than two hours 30 minutes on January 29 be preceded by a two hour parliamentary training session.
18 in favor. 0 opposed. 2 abstentions. Motion as amended passes.
XII Treasurer pro tem elections
Sepideh nominates Max Blanchet for Treasurer pro tem.
Sarv nominates Marnie Tattersall
The Board casts votes.
Max Blanchet is elected Treasurer pro tem.
XIII Secretary pro tem
Sepideh nominates Ted Friedman
Max Pringle nominates Mary Berg
Board casts votes.
Ted Friedman is elected Secretary pro tem
XIV KFCF report
Debbie Speer presents the KFCF report, followed by questions and answers.
XV. Election Committee Report
Les Radke presents Election Committee Report.
Richard Phelps proposes a motion:
The KPFA LSB encourages the PNB to reactivate the National Elections Committee immediately to investigate, review and report back on what went wrong with the election and make recommendations to avoid such problems in the future.
William Walker proposes to amend the motion so that the process should be completed by March 2005.
Max Blanchet proposes to amend the motion so that the investigation shall be completed and submitted to all of the stations no later than May 2005.
Debates ensues.
There is a motion to end debate.
The motion to end debate passes without objection.
Max Blanchet's amendment passes without objection.
The main motion as amended:
The KPFA LSB encourages the PNB to reactivate the National Elections Committee immediately to investigate, review and report back on what went wrong with the 2004 station elections and make recommendations to avoid such problems in the future. This report shall be completed and submitted to all of the stations no later than May 2005.
The main motion as amended passes without objection.
XVI. LSB RADIO SHOW REPORT
Tracy Rosenberg presents a report on LSB Radio Show scheduled on December 27, 2004. Followed by questions and answers
Meeting adjourns at 4:35 pm.
Submitted by Ted Friedman, LSB Secretary
Approved by KPFA LSB on January 29, 2005
APPENDIX I
Letter Challenging KPFA Staff Election
TO: KPFA FM 94.1 and Pacifica Foundation
FROM: Solange Echeverria
To Kenny Mostern, National Election Supervisor;
Dan Coughlin, Pacifica Executive Director;
Marty Durlin, Chair of the Pacifica National Board;
Brian Johns, Local Election Supervisor;
Riva Enteen, Chair of the KPFA Local Station Board;
Nicole Milner, Chair of the Local Election Committee:
TO ALL PARTIES CONCERNED:
Please consider this to be a formal demand /request to redo the staff election from the undersigned staff members and all other staff members who we haven't heard from yet who also didn't receive a ballot or didn't receive a ballot in a timely fashion to exercise their right to vote or threw away their ballot when they received it after November 15, 2004.
It is well established that this election was not properly conducted in many ways. The bylaws required that the ballots be mailed to the voters on October 15, 2004. It was announced on the air that if you didn't receive a ballot by November 12, 2004 you could call a number and a replacement ballot would be sent 1st class. Many people called that number and the recorder was full. On or about November 16, 2004 it was made public that the ballots weren't mailed until November 2, 2004. The ballots were mailed 3rd class.
The final day to receive mailed ballots was extended from November 15, 2004 to November 29, 2004. When the ballot didn't start to come in until late in November the deadline date was extended again to December 4, 2004. Sometime after that it was announced that contrary to the initial rule, ballots could be dropped off at the station on December 4, 2004. It was decided that the ballots would be counted on Monday December 6, 2004.
A few days before December 6, 2004 the rule was changed again so that people that didn't get ballots could vote on Monday December 6, 2004 at the vote counting location. The time that this location was to open changed from morning to noon sometime after that date was chosen.
Printed on the ballot was a notice that the last day for votes to be received was November 15, 2004. Some ballots were mailed in envelopes that identified them as SEIU ballots.
Given all the confusion, caused by changed final dates of ballot return (11-15, 11-29, 12-4 & 12-6) and methods of returning a ballot (mail only, drop at station on last day, bring in to vote counting location two days after third last day) is it any wonder that someone that works at the station occasionally and/or doesn't live near the station and didn't get a ballot or got it after November 15, 2004 wouldn't know what to do? Calls by staff to inquire about missing ballots were not always responded to promptly, if at all. The week before the election the word was out at the station that lots of staff had not received a ballot. As far as we know nothing was done to cure the problem.
On a personal note, I telephoned Brian Johns on several occasions in the weeks leading to the election and left message after message that I had not received a ballot and that there were serious issues regarding the election. I never got a call back until after the election.
The bylaws require that the election calculate the votes using the Single Transferable Voting method. The purpose of this is to make sure that a majority will not easily claim all the seats on the board. In this election the last candidate confirmed as a winner won by a very small margin over the next runner-up. The votes of those signed below that didn't receive a ballot could have and probably would have changed the outcome.
The fact that many staff members didn't receive a ballot makes this staff election invalid. The bylaws require a quorum of 25 percent to make the election valid. This is based on the assumption that voters received ballots and that only so many chose to vote. Given the small number of votes each staff vote is very important. In this staff election enough voters to change the results of the last seat didn't receive ballots. Bonnie Simmons acknowledged less than a week before the end that many staff members hadn't received ballots and there was discussion about redoing the election. Given the small staff size, under 250, it would be inexpensive to redo this election with 1st class mail and do it right in very little time.
KPFA is at a critical juncture. There is no way we can move forward bring us together as a community if there is even a slight suspicion of election fraud or incompetence. We have no business criticizing the failures in Ohio if we ourselves do not hold ourselves to the exacting high standards that honorable elections deserve.
This staff election must be redone and redone correctly in order to have results that are credible. Thank you.
The following is a list of those that did not receive their ballots. This list may not be complete, as many staff were not available to survey.
NAMES DATE
Dennis Bernstein 12/13/04 did not receive ballot
also challenging election
Miguel Gavilan Molina 12/13/04 did not receive ballot
also challenging election
Waylen Southen 12/13/04 did not receive ballot
Maya Orozco 12/13/04 did not receive ballot
The list of those that did not receive the ballot is in no way complete. You will be receiving signatures of others challenging the election, however, we are sending this in so that the challenge is processed properly.
Respectfully,
Solange Echeverria
Miguel Molina
Dennis Bernstein
APPENDIX II
Statement from outgoing LSB Chair Riva Enteen
This has been a very difficult year for democracy at Pacifica, including this LSB. It has also been a horrifying year politically, highlighted with continuing massacres in Iraq and Palestine, a US/French led coup d’etat in Haiti and now massacres there, and what appears to be a stolen US Presidential election, which the Right now calls a mandate to continue its plunder.
In each of these issues, Pacifica has shown itself to be invaluable as well as sorely inadequate. We need to build on our strengths and overcome our weaknesses. I intended the recent forum at La Pena to be such a dialogue. 130 people attended that event. I would like to again raise some of the issues discussed there.
The LSBs and PNB are unusual in that they obtained their governing authority through a court settlement. It is clear that some members of staff as well as some board members throughout the network, do not accept this new reality.
Bill Mandel has said “The entrenched staff act as a disciplined voting block which prevents the new governing board from being more than the advisory board that preceded it. The biggest problem facing the national board from accomplishing anything, especially regarding programming, is breaking the stranglehold that senior paid staff now have on the stations.”
I agree. One of my greatest frustrations this year is that I still see an incredible lack of transparency. How are national programming decisions made, such as coverage of the DNC, RNC, 9-11 Truth Commission and Ohio Voter Fraud hearings? Is it just Dan Coughlin, Pacifica’s executive director? What I see is critical, is ending what Gus Newport called our culture, and lack of system. We need a transparent system, which sets standards, develops editorial policy, evaluates programs, and solicits new programs.
At La Pena, James Vann received tremendous applause when he said listeners don’t want to hear news off the AP wire. The KPFA news subcommittee has begun to work on influencing the news department, but has met great resistance. Aileen Alfondary told me several months ago that President Aristede wasn’t kidnapped because he walked onto the plane. Where is the mechanism where those decisions are made, and can be questioned?
At the beginning of my term as Chair, I said to one of the staff reps on the board, “Let’s hope our work will help make the station stronger.” She said, defensively, “The station is already strong.” I said “It might be strong, but at this time in history, it must be as strong as possible.” Gus Newport said “The saddest thing about Pacifica is how good it could be.” Let’s try to get there together.
Riva Enteen, KPFA LSB Chair
December 18. 2004
Appendix III
KPFA Local Station Board
Finance Committee Report
Saturday, December 18, 2004
KPFA Income Statement for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2004
Total revenue of $4.4 million dollars and total expenses of $3.1 million including central services of $0.7 million
Total excess income over expenses is $608 thousand dollars
m The station enjoyed a successful fund drive in October with pledges exceeding $977 thousand dollars plus internet pledges exceeding $30K
m The surplus includes the required one month of operating reserves of approximately $300K
Total revenues are better than budget by $387 thousand dollars or 9.6% due primarily to successful fund drives and community events
Total expenses are worse than budget by $(194) thousand dollars or (6.6)% due to:
Salaries and consultant expenses are worse than budget; offset by 403B matching contributions
Administrative Expenses: Expenses are worse than budget due primarily to Conferences and travel; LSB elections are over budget by $(15.5) thousand dollars due to failure to adequately outlook costs for listener elections
Programming Expenses: Satellite fees over budget due to NPR satellite fees $(6.3)K.
Development Expenses: Premium costs and shipping over budget due to increase in listener support (some may be premiums from last fiscal year)
Community Events Expenses: January 18 (Franken) and April 15 (Goodman) events were not in budget - both income and expenses are over budget
Central Services expenses directly related to Listener Support (20%)
o KPFA FY 2005 Budget
KPFA Budget approved by the Local Station Board in a vote of 16 YES to 0 NO with one abstaining; budget opportunities to be addressed as part of the motion follow.
Total income is revised upward to $4.6 million dollars that is approximately $0.1 million higher due to additional CSG funding. KPFA is now designated a minority station by the CPB. Total CPG/CSG funding is now approximately $0.5 million and total approximately 10% of total income. Total income is budgeted at 10% higher than Fiscal Year 2004 Forecast and 15% higher than FY 2004 Budget. Net excess income over expenses total $0.7 million dollars and include one month of operating expenses of approximately $0.3 million dollars.
o KPFA FY 2005 Budget Opportunities to be Addressed
The funding of sustaining programs – the need to fund relatively new programs that are currently not funded in this year’s budget but have a successful format established
Cash flow projections for FY2004 and FY2005 for KPFA and the network
Preliminary legal debt retirement plan does not address missing periods during FY2002 and needs additional information
The need for Title 24 and ADA upgrades, improvements and requirements to pass an ADA audit and Title 24 audit
The total cost of building improvements for the station and the former restaurant property
National policy on additional assessments to stations during funding shortages to be provided by CFO to determine future exposures in budget and in the network central services
Prior year inter-station transfers to be provided by CFO to determine possible opportunities in budget
Pacifica National revenue forecast methodology to be provided by CFO for review to determine possible opportunities/exposures
Headcount and consultant detail for 2004 and 2005 to be provided by KPFA interim General Manager
Marketing Plan for station and promotional activities
Race and Nationality Committee policies implementation
Respectfully submitted,
LaVarn Williams
LSB Treasurer and Chair Finance Committee
Grabbed from kpfa.org.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes January 9th, 2005: Delegates Meeting and Special Session
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MINUTES
KPFA Delegates Meeting and
Local Station Board Meeting
Sunday, January 9, 2005, at 11:00 am
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA.
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Rosalinda Palacios, Max Pringle (2004 LSB member), Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer, Carol Spooner, Marnie Tattersall, William Walker, LaVarn Williams, Joe Wanzala
Absent: Miguel Molina (2004 member), Debbie Speers
Convene as Local Station Board
11:10 AM: Introductions and Announcements.
Howard Beeman says he is planning to run for a political office - when he officially declares his candidacy he will have to step down from the LSB.
11:17AM: Seat and welcome new LSB staff members.
Carol Spooner moves to seat Eric Park and Brian Edwards Tiekert. Motion is seconded and approved. They are seated. Former member Max Pringle is thanked and steps down. (Former member Mary Berg was re-elected. Miguel Molina is not present)
11:20AM: Review / Approve Agenda.
Mary Berg moves to approve the agenda without change. Motion passes. Riva Enteen requests the minutes reflect her objection: she believed that this should be a meeting of
delegates, not LSB meeting, which is scheduled for Jan 29th. Feels the combination is improper.
11:25AM: Public Comment.
Chandra Hauptman reads listener letter, wishes to submit letter for the record. Discussion. Carol Spooner calls the question
Vote to Call Question: 20 yes, 2 no. Vote to Put in Record: 8 yes, 12 no.. Motion Fails.
Mary Berg moves to have listener Kate Danaher letter submitted into the record, once received in electronic form by the secretary... 10 yes, 9 no. Motion passes.
Mary Berg moves to have Supervisor Chris Daley's letter and award for the Tenderloin Town Hall submitted into the record. Motion passes unanimously.
Text of award is contained in Appendix 1 of these minutes. (Note 1/20/05: No electronic copy of either of the letters has been received to date.)
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11:55AM: Adjourn as LSB. Reconvene as Delegates.
Presentations and Q&A by Listener Candidates for PNB Director:
Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Mary Berg each withdraw their candidacy for PNB.
Q and A with the board and the remaining candidates for staff and listener director positions.
12:55: Results of vote for 3 Listener Directors:
Sarv Randhawa 7
Fadi Saba 6
LaVarn Williams 6
Willie Ratcliff 5
LSB Listener Directors are: Sarv Randhawa, Fadi Saba and LaVarn Williams.
Results of vote for Staff Director:
William Walker 13
Mary Berg 4
Abstain 7
LSB Staff Director is William Walker.
1:05PM: Delegates Meeting is Adjourned.
Break
1:26PM: Reconvene as Local Station Board
Nominations for Chair of the LSB
Sherry Gendelman nominates Rosalinda Palacios
Ted Friedman nominates Richard Phelps
Mary Berg nominates Chandra Hauptman, Hauptman declines.
Fadi Saba nominates Debbie Speer - who is not present today.
Motion by Spooner: each candidate for chair make 2 min statement, no Q and A. and then vote.
Motion passes. After statements, vote by written ballot.
Vote to excuse members' absences: Spooner moves to excuse Debbie Speer; whose father passed away. Passed unanimously.
William Walker moves to table discussion of board member absences until a future meeting. Seconded.
17 yes, 5 no. Motion to table passes.
Results of Vote for Chair:
Rosalinda Palacios 15
Richard Phelps 9
Debbie Speer 0
Rosalinda Palacios is elected Chair.
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Nominations for Vice Chair
Spooner nominates Ted Friedman
Mary Berg nominates Bonnie Simmons
Announcements: Chandra states CdP is sponsoring a forum with Roy Campanella on 2/7. Also, News SubCom will be resurrected.
Results of vote for Vice-Chair:
Bonnie Simmons 13
Ted Friedman 11
Bonnie Simmons elected Vice-Chair
Nominations for Treasurer.
Sepideh Khosrowjah nominates Max Blanchet
Willie Ratcliff nominates Marnie Tattersall
Fadi Saba nominates Eric Park who declines
Results of vote for Treasurer:
Marnie Tattersall 13
Max Blanchet 10
Ted Friedman 1
Marnie Tattersall elected Treasurer.
Ted Friedman motions to rescind the requirement for ten people to prepare the agenda.
Point of order made that the motion was out of order. The chair rules it was out of order. Riva Enteen appeals the chair's ruling.
Vote on whether to approve the ruling of the chair. 14 in favor, 8 opposed. Chair ruling stands
Nominations for Secretary
Carol Spooner nominates Chandra Hauptman who declines
Sarv Randhawa nominates Mary Berg
Results of vote for Secretary:
Mary Berg 15
Ted Friedman 4
Annie Hallatt 1
Abstain 4
Mary Berg elected Secretary.
Carol Spooner moves the agenda to select LSB rep to Program Council. Seconded. 20 yes, 1 no. Passes..
Mary Berg moves to adjourn. 15 yes, 5 no. Meeting adjourned.
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CERTIFICATE OF HONOR,
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO HEREBY ISSUES AND AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF, THIS CERTIFICATE OF HONOR IN APPRECIATIVE PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF DISTINCTION AND MERIT FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY:
KPFA, LOCAL STATION BOARD
IN HONOR OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO REFLECT THE COMMUNITY AND REPRESENT THE VOICES OF THOSE LEAST LIKELY TO BE HEARD IN MEDIA AND THE GOAL IS TO BECOME A TRULY COMMUNITY BASED MEDIA SERVICE WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, AND INFORM THE REST OF SAN FRANCISCO
SIGNED: SUPERVISOR CHRIS DALY, DISTRICT 6 SUPERVISOR, SEPTEMBER 26 2004
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MINUTES
KPFA Delegates Meeting and
Local Station Board Meeting
Sunday, January 9, 2005, at 11:00 am
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA.
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Rosalinda Palacios, Max Pringle (2004 LSB member), Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer, Carol Spooner, Marnie Tattersall, William Walker, LaVarn Williams, Joe Wanzala
Absent: Miguel Molina (2004 member), Debbie Speers
Convene as Local Station Board
11:10 AM: Introductions and Announcements.
Howard Beeman says he is planning to run for a political office - when he officially declares his candidacy he will have to step down from the LSB.
11:17AM: Seat and welcome new LSB staff members.
Carol Spooner moves to seat Eric Park and Brian Edwards Tiekert. Motion is seconded and approved. They are seated. Former member Max Pringle is thanked and steps down. (Former member Mary Berg was re-elected. Miguel Molina is not present)
11:20AM: Review / Approve Agenda.
Mary Berg moves to approve the agenda without change. Motion passes. Riva Enteen requests the minutes reflect her objection: she believed that this should be a meeting of
delegates, not LSB meeting, which is scheduled for Jan 29th. Feels the combination is improper.
11:25AM: Public Comment.
Chandra Hauptman reads listener letter, wishes to submit letter for the record. Discussion. Carol Spooner calls the question
Vote to Call Question: 20 yes, 2 no. Vote to Put in Record: 8 yes, 12 no.. Motion Fails.
Mary Berg moves to have listener Kate Danaher letter submitted into the record, once received in electronic form by the secretary... 10 yes, 9 no. Motion passes.
Mary Berg moves to have Supervisor Chris Daley's letter and award for the Tenderloin Town Hall submitted into the record. Motion passes unanimously.
Text of award is contained in Appendix 1 of these minutes. (Note 1/20/05: No electronic copy of either of the letters has been received to date.)
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11:55AM: Adjourn as LSB. Reconvene as Delegates.
Presentations and Q&A by Listener Candidates for PNB Director:
Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Mary Berg each withdraw their candidacy for PNB.
Q and A with the board and the remaining candidates for staff and listener director positions.
12:55: Results of vote for 3 Listener Directors:
Sarv Randhawa 7
Fadi Saba 6
LaVarn Williams 6
Willie Ratcliff 5
LSB Listener Directors are: Sarv Randhawa, Fadi Saba and LaVarn Williams.
Results of vote for Staff Director:
William Walker 13
Mary Berg 4
Abstain 7
LSB Staff Director is William Walker.
1:05PM: Delegates Meeting is Adjourned.
Break
1:26PM: Reconvene as Local Station Board
Nominations for Chair of the LSB
Sherry Gendelman nominates Rosalinda Palacios
Ted Friedman nominates Richard Phelps
Mary Berg nominates Chandra Hauptman, Hauptman declines.
Fadi Saba nominates Debbie Speer - who is not present today.
Motion by Spooner: each candidate for chair make 2 min statement, no Q and A. and then vote.
Motion passes. After statements, vote by written ballot.
Vote to excuse members' absences: Spooner moves to excuse Debbie Speer; whose father passed away. Passed unanimously.
William Walker moves to table discussion of board member absences until a future meeting. Seconded.
17 yes, 5 no. Motion to table passes.
Results of Vote for Chair:
Rosalinda Palacios 15
Richard Phelps 9
Debbie Speer 0
Rosalinda Palacios is elected Chair.
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Nominations for Vice Chair
Spooner nominates Ted Friedman
Mary Berg nominates Bonnie Simmons
Announcements: Chandra states CdP is sponsoring a forum with Roy Campanella on 2/7. Also, News SubCom will be resurrected.
Results of vote for Vice-Chair:
Bonnie Simmons 13
Ted Friedman 11
Bonnie Simmons elected Vice-Chair
Nominations for Treasurer.
Sepideh Khosrowjah nominates Max Blanchet
Willie Ratcliff nominates Marnie Tattersall
Fadi Saba nominates Eric Park who declines
Results of vote for Treasurer:
Marnie Tattersall 13
Max Blanchet 10
Ted Friedman 1
Marnie Tattersall elected Treasurer.
Ted Friedman motions to rescind the requirement for ten people to prepare the agenda.
Point of order made that the motion was out of order. The chair rules it was out of order. Riva Enteen appeals the chair's ruling.
Vote on whether to approve the ruling of the chair. 14 in favor, 8 opposed. Chair ruling stands
Nominations for Secretary
Carol Spooner nominates Chandra Hauptman who declines
Sarv Randhawa nominates Mary Berg
Results of vote for Secretary:
Mary Berg 15
Ted Friedman 4
Annie Hallatt 1
Abstain 4
Mary Berg elected Secretary.
Carol Spooner moves the agenda to select LSB rep to Program Council. Seconded. 20 yes, 1 no. Passes..
Mary Berg moves to adjourn. 15 yes, 5 no. Meeting adjourned.
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CERTIFICATE OF HONOR,
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO HEREBY ISSUES AND AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF, THIS CERTIFICATE OF HONOR IN APPRECIATIVE PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF DISTINCTION AND MERIT FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY:
KPFA, LOCAL STATION BOARD
IN HONOR OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO REFLECT THE COMMUNITY AND REPRESENT THE VOICES OF THOSE LEAST LIKELY TO BE HEARD IN MEDIA AND THE GOAL IS TO BECOME A TRULY COMMUNITY BASED MEDIA SERVICE WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, AND INFORM THE REST OF SAN FRANCISCO
SIGNED: SUPERVISOR CHRIS DALY, DISTRICT 6 SUPERVISOR, SEPTEMBER 26 2004
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes January 29th, 2005:
Minutes 1-29-05 LSB Meeting
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MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Saturday, January 29, 2005, at 1:00 PM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA.
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Rosalinda Palacios, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer, Carol Spooner, Marnie Tattersall, William Walker, LaVarn Williams, Joe Wanzala; Roy Campanella, General Manager; Nancy Elsner, parliamentarian. Notes taken by Eric Klein.
Absent: Sherry Gendelman, Lisa Rothman, Carol Spooner.
1:27 PM: Introductions and Announcements.
1:30PM: Edwards Tiekert moves to excuse Sherry Gendelman’s absence. Seconded.
Walker moves to excuse Lisa Rothman's absence. Seconded.
Mary Berg moves to combine the absences. Seconded.
Ann Hallatt moves to excuse Carol Spooner, absence. Seconded.
Combined motion passes. The three absences are excused.
1:37PM: Review / Approve Agenda. The agenda is approved.
1:44PM: Consent Calendar.
Berg moves to remove both COI resolutions from Consent Calendar and move them to the “Other [New] Business” section. Motion passes.
1:50PM: Approve the previous minutes.
Minutes of 12/18 meeting are approved without changes at this time.
Walker moves to strike 2 paragraphs from P. 2 of the minutes of January 9th. Motion passes
Minutes of 1/9 are approved as amended.
1:55PM: Public Comment.
2:25PM: Fadi Saba moves to vote on the inclusion of two written listener statements in the minutes of the meeting, provided they are submitted electronically. . Seconded.
First statement, on animal rights: Motion fails.
Second statement by Laura Prives: Motion passes. [note: to date, statement not available electronically to secretary]
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2:35PM: Report from the General Manager. [note: to date, statement not available electronically to secretary]
3:15 PM: Time-sensitive: Select LSB Reps on PNB Committees.
Select LSB Rep to Replace Steve Conley on Program Council
The election and vote-counting was conducted by Les Radke, who submitted the following report of the election results:
Results of LSB Rep Elections at the KPFA LSB Meeting 1/29/05 (only 1st place votes shown):
1) PROGRAM COUNCIL:
Joe Wanzala 11 Elected.
Sarv Randhawa 10
Steve Conley 1
2) PNB COMMITTEES - Two LSB Members Each Unless Otherwise Noted:
Governance Committee
Max Blanchet 19 Elected
Mary Berg 13 Elected
Sherry Gendelman 1
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Technology Committee
Joe Wanzala 10 Elected
Sherry Gendelman 9 Elected
Mary Berg 3
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Audit Committee
Brian Edwards-Tiekert 16 Elected
Mary Berg 13 Elected
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PNB Committee of Inclusion (C.O.I.).
Two LSB Members, One PNB Member Needed.
Joe Wanzala 12.5 Elected
Rosalinda Palacios 8.5 Elected
William Walker (PNB) 8.0 Elected
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Executive Review Committee
Riva Enteen 10 Elected
Sherry Gendelman 7 Elected
Bonnie Simmons 4
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Programming Committee
Bonnie Simmons 8 Elected
Joe Wanzala 6.33 Elected
Riva Enteen 5.835
Annie Hallatt 2.5
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Elections Review Committee
Richard Phelps 9 Elected
Mary Berg 7 Elected
Ted Friedman 3
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Archives Task Force - No Limit on Number of LSB Members.
Sepideh Khosrowjah 12 Elected
Bonnie Simmons 11 Elected
Annie Hallatt 7 Elected
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Affiliates Task Force
Howard Beeman 11 Elected
Chandra Hauptman 6 Elected
Rosalinda Palacios 6 Elected
Mary Berg 1 Elected
(Brian Edwards-Tiekert 1 Elected) Declined by BET at meeting 2/26.
3:37: Time Sensitive Decide on February meeting date.
Set Future Meeting Dates - many holidays on 4th Saturday .
Fadi moves that the Feb meeting be held Saturday. 2/ 26. Seconded. Motion Passes
It is moved and seconded that the next three meetings be on the 3rd Saturday:
March 19th, April 16th and May 21st. Motion passes.
Meeting Adjourned at 4:05
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes February 26th, 2005:
MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Saturday, February 26, 2005, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA.
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Rosalinda Palacios, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer, Lisa Rothman, Marnie Tattersall, William Walker, Joe Wanzala, LaVarn Williams; Roy Campanella, General Manager; David Mezzera, parliamentarian. Notes taken by Eric Klein.
Absent: Fadi Saba, Carol Spooner.
11:14 AM: Introductions and Announcements.
David Mezzera, parliamentarian who will be assisting the chair on Roberts Rules of Order, makes three points: 1) Pacifica bylaws trump Roberts Rules. 2) The majority rules, but he rights of the minority must be protected. 3) The rules exist to serve the membership (not individual members nor the rules).
Vote to Excuse Members' Absences:
Sepideh Khosrowjah moves to excuse Fadi Saba, who is attending the memorial of his brother. Seconded. Passes unanimously.
Sepideh Khosrowjah moves to excuse Carol Spooner's absence. Motion passes without objection.
Review/Approve Agenda:
Brian moves to put the discussion of the April meeting date after item 6, as time-sensitive. Seconded.
William W. amends to make discussion of both the March and April meeting dates special orders of the day, to take place immediately after public comment. Seconded. Passes without objection.
Chandra moves that her resolution on disability access be moved to a time sensitive matter after the meeting date discussion under special orders of he day. Seconded. 6 yes, 11 no, 4 abstentions. Fails.
Sarv moves to approve the agenda. Seconded. Approved as amended.
Consent Calendar (One Item):
LaVarn pulls the Resolution of Appreciation to the KPFA Community from Consent Calendar; it thus becomes New Business.
11:53 AM: Review and Approve Minutes of Meeting on 1/29/05:
Brian Edwards-Tiekert asks that his name be removed from the affiliate task force.
LaVarn asks that her name be removed from the executive review committee.
Sarv moves to approve the minutes as amended. Seconded. 1/29 Minutes approved as amended.
11:53 AM: Public Comment:
12:15 PM: Time-Sensitive Items: Change of March and April Meeting Dates:
William Walker moves to have next meeting March 19th at 9 AM.
Brian calls the question. Vote to end debate passes 17 to 3; debate ends.
Vote on motion: 17 yes, 1 no, 3 abstentions. Passes.
Bonnie Simmons moves to move April 16th meeting to 17th due to Freight and Salvage availability. Seconded. 17 yes, 0 no, 4 abstentions. Passes.
12:25 PM: Treasurer's Report - Marnie Tattersall:
During the report, questions about webcasting/ archiving recordings of LSB meetings arise. William Walker moves to refer the feasibility of archiving of audio streams (recordings) of LSB meetings on the website to the LSB GovCom. 14 yes, 8 no. Passes.
12:46 PM: Report from Station Manager:
Bonnie Simmons moves to create a 3 person committee from the LSB to work to create a Community Advisory Board.
LaVarn moves to postpone the discussion of the Community Advisory Board to New Business so as to continue with the GM report. 18 yes, 2 no. Passes. Bonnie's motion is moved to New Business. The GM report continues.
1 :30 PM: Willie Ratcliff calls to move the agenda. He moves to take up the resolutions dealing with PD Hiring Committee as special order of the day. Seconded.
Parliamentarian David Mazzera states there are 2 choices at this point: form “order of the day”, or at 1:45 move to adjourn.
Ted Friedman moves to postpone adjournment till 3 o clock. 15 yes, 7 no. Passes.
1:35 PM: Ten-minute break. Resume at 1:52
1:52 PM: Unfinished Business:
Ratcliff moves that the Personnel Committee Report be taken up next and that the Program Director Hiring Committee resolution be adopted.
Brian Edwards-Tiekert moves to strike the wording "that everybody agree to confidentiality" and replace with "all members of the committee be required to sign and abide by the terms of the confidentiality agreement used during the last general manager hire." The amended language passes without objection.
Text as amended: PersCom: Resolution re PD Hiring Committee:
That the Local Station Board establish a program director hiring committee consisting of 7 members of the Local Station Board elected to the committee by the single transferable voting method, that the General Manager serve as an ex-officio member of the committee, and that the committee of inclusion appoint a non-voting member to the committee; that everybody on the committee agree to confidentiality; that all members of the committee be required to sign and abide by the terms of the confidentiality agreement used during the last general manager hire; and that the first responsibility of the committee is to draft a job announcement and plan for hiring a program director and present it to the Local Station Board for approval.
LaVarn moves that the confidentiality agreement be dealt with by the GovCom. 18 yes. Passes.
Ratcliff motion to pass the PersCom PD Hiring Committee as amended: 20 yes, 0 no. Passes.
2:00 PM: Nominations for the 7 LSB members to Program Director Hiring Committee:
Richard Phelps nominates Joe Wanzala
Sarv Randhawa nominates Howard Beeman
Bonnie Simmons nominees Brian Edwards Tiekert
Brian Edwards Tiekert nominates Sherry Gendelman
Annie Hallatt nominates Mary Berg
Ted Friedman nominates Sepideh Khosrowjah
LaVarn Williams nominates Richard Phelps
Marnie Tattersall nominates Bonnie Simmons
Ballots are collected by LEC member Signe Mattson for subsequent tally by Les Radke (see results attached).
2:12 PM: GovCom Report - Mary Berg:
2:15 PM: Program Council Report - Sepideh Khosrowjah:
2:25 PM: Report from the PNB Directors – LaVarn and Sarv:
2:35 PM: Rotation of Meeting Places (full text included in agenda) - motion presented by Sepideh Khosrowjah in Fadi Saba’s absence:
Sepideh proposes amendment for point 3- that the third regularly scheduled meeting of each quarter will be held outside Berkeley but in the Bay Area.
Annie moves to refer this issue, including the proposed amendment, to the GovCom. Passes without objection
Brian Edwards-Tiekert moves to change the order of the day to take up the CAB issue next. Passes.
Brian Edwards Tiekert moves that the Local Station Board Chair and KPFA's General Manager work together to constitute a CAB (Community Advisory Board) for the purpose of meeting CPB reporting requirements as soon as possible. Seconded.
Debbie amends to move forward with the motion as an interim plan, and refer a permanent CAB structure to be formed by the governance committee. Seconded. 12 yes, 10 no. Passes.
Brian Edwards-Tiekert moves to strike the word “interim” from the proposal. Passes.
William Walker makes substitute motion to go back to Brian’s original un-amended motion. Seconded. 17 votes to substitute WW’s motion for the amended one. Passes.
Vote on the original motion 17 yes. Passes.
Meeting adjourned at 3:06 PM
Attachments to Minutes:
1) Treasurer’s Report: Paper copies were distributed at meeting. Electronic version to be provided by Marnie Tattersall
2) GM Report: Paper copies were distributed at meeting. Electronic version to be provided by William Walker
2) Email Announcement by Rosalinda Palacios, Chair, of Results of Election for PD Hire Committee:
Greetings Everyone,
As of today, Monday, February 28, 2005, the results for the Program
Director Hiring Committee are as follows:
1. Bonnie S.
2. Sherry G.
3. Richard P.
4. Sepideh K.
5. Brian ET.
6. Joe W.
7. Mary B.
Write-Ins
*Annie H. - 2
*Sarv R. -3
Congratulations to everyone and happy recruiting.
And thank you to Les for tabulating the ballot count, and to William,
Richard, and Max for observing the process.
--
Blessings of Peace,
Chalchiuhtlicue Atl
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes March 19th, 2005:
MINUTES as Approved 6/11/05
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Saturday, MARCH 19, 2005, at 0:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
Meeting called to order at 9:18AM.
Mark Hernandez is seated on the board after the acknowledgment of CarolSpooner’s letter of resignation.
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Haupman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Atilla Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer, Marni Tattersall, Joe Wanzala, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella, GM.
Absent: Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen (both excused), Eric Park, William Walker.
A quorum is recognized.
Intros and announcements:
Ted Friedman presents a Statement of Gratitude to Carol Spooner from KPFA LSB. Discussion and corrections. Motion is passed to move this item to “New Business” (item 10 on the agenda).
Max announces he must leave at 10:45.
9:30AM: Vote to excuse members’ absences: Riva Enteen for car and logistic trouble; Brian Edwards Tiekert for his surgery. Motion to excuse these two absences passes unanimously.
9:32AM: Approve agenda:
Chandra objects that her proposed disability resolution is not on agenda. Due to the time comstraint’s of this meeting, it will be added as old business next month.
Sarv moves to move #4 in Item 8 (Unfinished Business) to #1. Moves to move GM report before public comment. Passes unanimously. Chandra proposes GM report should regularly precede public comment. Agreed.
Motion to approve the agenda as amended is passed with objection.
9:35AM: Consent Calendar: The following GovCom Items were pulled and moved to “New Business”:
1. Job Description #b: Pay attention to board composition
Lead in assessing current and anticipated needs related to board composition, determining the knowledge, attributes, skills, abilities, influence, and access to resources the board will need to consider to accomplish future work of the board.
Develop a profile of the board as it should evolve over time.
Identify potential board member candidates and explore their interest and availability for board sevice.
2. Committee participation will be facilitated by use of a speaker-phone wherever possible.
3. Proposed Additions to LSB meeting attendance policy:
Absent an emergency, anyone who cannot attend must notify the secretary in advance. Otherwise, absence will not be
excused.
If after 6 meetings, a member’s attendance falls below 50%, the LSB will assess the membership status of that person. Removal would be by 2/3 vote.
Consent Calendar Items Approved:
1. GovCom Job Description (from May 2004):
The governance committee is responsible for ongoing review and recommendations to enhance the quality of the LSB. The work of the committee revolves around four major areas:
a) Help create board roles and responsibilities
Lead the board in regularly reviewing and updating the board’s description of its roles and areas of responsibility and what is expected of individual board members.
Assist the board in periodically updating and clarifying the primary areas of focus for the board, and help shape the board’s agenda for the next year or two, based on the strategic plan.
c) Encourage board development
Provide candidates with an interest in running for election with information needed prior to election to the board.
Design and oversee a process of board orientation, sharing information needed during the early stages of board service.
Design and implement an ongoing program of board information, education, and team building.
d) Assess board effectiveness
Initiate periodic assessment of the board’s performance, and propose, as appropriate, changes in the board structure and operations.
Provide ongoing counsel to the board chair and other board leaders on steps they might take to enhance board effectiveness.
Regularly review the board’s practices regarding member participation, conflict of interest, confidentiality, and so on, and suggest needed improvements.
Periodically review and update the board policy and practices.
2. Participation on LSB Committees (from May, 2004):
Every LSB member should participate in the work of at least one committee, which may include the PNB or its national c committees.
The GovCom recommends that each committee establish and maintain attendance records of all meetings.
9:38AM: Approval of 2/26/05 Minutes: Ted Friedman moves to approve the minutes. Seconded. Chandra objects, moves to amend the minutes to include her disability resolution in the 2/26 minutes. Motion dies for lack of a second.
Bonnie Simmons moves to table approval until the recording can be listened to. Seconded. Discussion. Chandra rescinds her challenge. Bonnie Simmons’ motion is unanimously opposed. Minutes approved, with one abstention.
9:40AM: GM Report (not available electronically for inclusion in the minutes):
9:55AM: Motion to extend the time by 5 minutes, seconded. Motion passes.
10:05AM: Chandra Hauptman moves that the CAB be an interim body and that it comply with CPB requirements to file a report by March 31; and that a subcommittee of LSB be formed after March 31st to participate and identify additional members to the CAB. Ted seconds. Discussion. Sarv calls the question. 12 in favor, 4 against. Debate ends. Vote on Chandra’s motion: 7 for , 9 against, 3 abstentions. Motion fails.
10:10AM: Public Comment: Concludes at 10:20, as there are no more people who wish to speak.
10:20AM: Ted moves the agenda. All in favor except 1 opposed and 1 abstention. Motion passes.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Agenda Item8):
Resolution of Appreciation to the KPFA Community (from 2/26): “The KPFA LSB wants to express its appreciation and admiration to the staff, volunteers and listener-sponsors of KPFA on the success of the February Fund Drive. Their hard work, creativity and dedication to the principles of freedom of the airwaves keep our wonderful station and its noble mission strong.” Approved unanimously.
Marnie moves that a cart be made. Passes unanimously. Eric Klein volunteers to help with the cart.
10:25AM: COI Resolution #1: Record-Keeping Resolution 1/29/05.
Be it Resolved: As of January 29, 2005, the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB) shall retain all application materials, paper and electronic, and all records of the process related to the most recent General Manager search and all future search and/or hiring processes of the LSB. These materials shall be retained in a secure archive for a minimum of 10 years. In addition, a set of copies of all application materials with names removed or blanked out shall be made and retained in the same archive. The Chair of the Committee of Inclusion, and designees of the Chair, shall have unlimited access to the set of copies with names removed, and to the records of the process, in order to assemble and analyze statistics related to diversity and inclusion in the search and hiring process.
Discussion. Mark moves that the resolution be referred back to the COI. Passes without objection.
10:40AM: Motion by LaVarn to call a special meeting to take up the agenda items tabled today, for either Saturday 3/26 (first choice) or Wednesday 4/6. 10 in favor, 10 opposed. Chair breaks tie, votes in favor. Motion passes.
Discussion of dates. (Count is inaudible on audio recording). The Chair states that since the majority of members present cannot meet on those dates, she will entertain a motion to reconsider the motion.
Motion to reconsider LaVarn’s original motion as to whether to have a special meeting. 11 for, 7 against. Passes.
Sepideh moves to have an executive session on April 10th. 7 in favor, 8 opposed. Motion fails.
Ratcliff moves to refer the issue of a special meeting to PersCom for its meeting next Wednesday 3/23. 10 in favor, 7 opposed. Motion passes.
Berg moves that we make it a special order of the day to move to the statement re Carol Spooner and then to adjourn.
11:00AM: Statement of Gratitude to Carol Spooner: Richard Phelps moves to remove the line, "we hereby pledge to do so for Carol's sake." Passes. A motion to remove last sentence passes, 10 Yes, 7 No.
In accord with the earlier comments, Ted proposes the following changes: to add the word “interim”, "...and she served as secretary for the interim Pacifica National Board...”; and to replace the line, "we hereby pledge to do so for Carol's sake..." with “We pledge to do so in honor of Carol’s work." The word "assignation" is corrected to read "assassination."
Sarv moves to accept the statement of gratitude as amended. Passes unanimously.
11:08AM: MEETING ADJOURNED.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes April 17th, 2005:
MINUTES APPROVED 6/11/05
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting (Public Portion)
Sunday, April 17, 2005, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Willie Ratcliff, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer (KFCF), Marnie Tattersall, JoeWanzala, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM); David Mezzera, parliamentarian. Notes taken by Eric Klein.
Late Arrivals: LaVarn Williams, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Fadi Saba (after 12:30), Howard Beeman (after 1:15 pm)
Absent: Riva Enteen, Sarv Randhawa, Lisa Rothman, William Walker (all excused).
11:00: Introductions and Announcements.
Vote to Excuse Members’ Absences: above members excused.
Review / Approve Agenda: Motion to move GM and Treasurer’s Reports to before public comment - passes. Mary Berg moves to postpone approval of 3/19 minutes, due to computer failure. Debbie Speer moves to postpone KFCF report till May meeting. Agenda approved as amended.
Consent Calendar: BE-T removed the following Item (1-A) from calendar:
1. PersCom Resolutions 3/2/05:
A) If the Local Station Board receives a complaint concerning paid or unpaid
staff, the Chair of the personnel committee will write a response to the person who made the complaint explaining that the matter has been forwarded to the General Manager who will look into it and respond to the person directly. If the Local Station Board receives a complaint concerning the general manager, the Chair will send a letter to the person making the complaint that states that the Chair will speak with the General Manager and follow up in a timely manner.
Consent Calendar Items Approved:
Only LSB members can be voting members of the personnel committee.
Form Volunteer ad-hoc Committee re Preparation for Berkeley PNB Meeting in June (Fadi)
LSB Meeting Dates for 2005 Shall be the 3rd Saturday of the Month:
June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17.
11:18AM: Report from Station Manager. (Full text will be attached upon receipt electronically).
11:35AM: A man from Scotland had requested permission to videotape the meeting. After discussion, it was moved to allow him to do so. By request of Sepideh, a roll-call vote was taken.
Yes: MB, Max, BE-T, TF, CH, MH, SK, AN, RP, WR, DS, LW.
No: AH
Abstain: SG, EP, MT, BS. PASSES.
11:43AM: Treasurer’s Report: (Report will be attached).
There was discussion, and questions for both the Treasurer and the GM.
12:06-12:33PM: Public Comment.
12:33-12:51PM: Break.
12:51PM: Items removed from 3/19 Consent Calendar by LSB:
Participation on LSB Committees:
Committee participation will be facilitated by use of a speaker-phone
wherever possible. (GovCom Resolution May 2004)
Debbie Speer moves to change "speaker phone ...whenever possible," to "speaker phone...in the instance when LSB members have distance and/or job obligation issues."
There was a motion to separate the speakerphone phone component from the conference call component; to vote now on the "facilitated by speakerphone," and send the "Conference Call" component back to the Governance Committee for financial impact assessment.
Willie Ratcliff makes substitute motion to send the entire matter back to GovCom. Seconded.
Brian moves to suspend agenda and move to PD Hire Committee report (item 10 A on the agenda).
Yes 10, No 9. Fails because a 2/3 vote is required to suspend the agenda.
Mary Berg calls the question on Ratcliff’s motion. Passes by more than 2/3.
Vote on Ratcliff’s motion passes by more than 2/3.
Brian again moves to suspend the orders of the day and take up the PD Hire Committee report.
Passes.
1:38PM: PD Hire Committee report. After questions and discussion, a motion to accept the report was passed unanimously.
1:50PM: Public session adjourned.
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Postponed Agenda Items to be Carried Over to May Agenda:
9) TIME SENSITIVE: Unfinished Business (in order of age):
A. Remaining Items removed from Consent Calendar by LSB 3/19:
Proposed Additions to LSB meeting attendance policy: Absent an emergency, anyone who cannot attend must notify the secretary in advance. Otherwise, absence will not be excused.
If after 6 meetings, a member’s attendance falls below 50%, the LSB will assess
the membership status of that person. Removal would be by 2/3 vote.
If a member must leave a meeting early, s/he should announce this in introduction,
as a matter of courtesy.
9 B. Items Carried Over From 1/29/05: (Total 30 min)
#1. Relations Between the COI and the KPFA Local Station Board
and Its Committees and Processes COI 1/29/05): Be It Resolved:
As of January 29, 2005 approval date, a member of the KPFA Committee of Inclusion (COI) shall also be a voting member of each KPFA Local Station Board committee whose work involves inclusivity and diversity, or the lack thereof, within the KPFA community. This would include, but not be limited to, any search and/or hiring committees and the LSB Election Committee. The representative of the COI would act as a liaison between the Committee of Inclusion and the other committee. The liaison would be responsible for communicating concerns and requests from the COI to the other committee, and for reporting on the progress of inclusion in the committee's process to the COI. This member of the committee would be bound, as are other members of the committee, to any rules of that committee, including rules of confidentiality.
#2. Resolution re Hiring Policy (Sepideh 1/29/05):
Resolved, that the Personnel Committee be mandated to:
1) Research the station hiring policy and gather the relevant information;
2) Present a report of its findings at the February [sic] LSB;
3) Identify possible problem areas and outline suggested solutions.
#4. Disability Access (Chandra 2/26/05):
10) Committee Reports:
B. PNB Meeting 4/1-4/3/05
C. GovCom Recommendations on Items Tasked by LSB 3/19:
1) Rotation of Meeting Places (Proposed Resolution)
2) PD Hire Confidentiality Agreement (Report)
3) Archiving Audio of LSB Meetings on Website (Report)
D. LSBOC: Upcoming Town Hall Event (Max)
11) New Business:
A. LSB Radio Show (Bonnie)
B. Election of One Additional Rep to National COI
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes May 21st, 2005:
MINUTES as Approved 6/11/05
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting (Public Portion)
Sunday, May 21, 2005, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
11:12AM: Meeting called to order
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Palacios, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer (KFCF), Marnie Tattersall, JoeWanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM). Notes taken by Eric Klein.
Late Arrivals: LaVarn Williams (11:29), Chandra Hauptman (11:36), Howard Beeman (after 12:05), Joe Wanzala (??)
Absent: Bonnie Simmons (excused).
Introductions and announcements.
Bonnie Simmons’ absence excused without objection
Approve the Agenda:
1:16AM Lisa moves to go into Executive Session at 1:00 as order of the day. Motion passes without objection.
Mark Hernandez moves to add to consent calendar a referral to GovCom of a policy re conflict of interest on the part of LSB member. Seconded. Passed without objection.
11:25AM: Agenda as amended approved without objection.
Consent Calendar: items #2 pulled by Richard, #3 pulled by Riva, Item #5 (conflict of interest referral to GovCom) added.
Riva moves to make #2 (June meeting date) time-sensitive. Seconded. Passes without objection.
Mark Hernandez moves to accept the consent calendar. Approved as amended, without objection.
11:35AM: Discussion: Today’s meeting is being recorded and webcast by indymedia at radio.indymedia.org.
11:37AM: Rosalinda steps down as Chair; asks Sherry Gendelman to take over. Discussion. Willie moves to accept Sherry as chair pro tem. Seconded. Approved without objection. Rosalinda steps down.
11:40AM: Public Comment.
12:32PM: GM Report (interrupted):
12:34PM: Riva and then Ted move that Rosalinda explain why she stepped down. Roll call vote is requested. Vote on roll call vote: Yes, 14. No, 5. Passes.
Sepideh calls the question on the original motion. Passes without objection; debate ended
12:39PM: Roll Call vote on the motion that Rosalinda explain why she stepped down:
9 Yes: Blanchet, Enteen, Friedman, Hauptman, Khosrowjah, Nagy, Phelps, Wanzala, Williams.
12 No: Berg, Hallatt, Hernandez, Palacios, Park, Randhawa, Ratcliff, Rothman, Saba, Speer, Tattersall, Walker.
2 Abstain: Beeman, Edwards-Tiekert.
Motion Fails.
12:45PM: GM’s Report: (Both the GM report and the Business Manager’s memo are appended to these minutes).
1:15PM Ted moves to consider the June meeting date at this time. Passes without objection.
Mark Hernandez moves to set next LSB meeting to June 11th , 11AM. Seconded.
Sepideh Khosrowjah makes substitute motion for June 5th.
Yes: 10
No: 10
Chair votes against, motion fails.
Vote on June 11th at 11:00AM:
Yes: 16
No: 1
Motion passes.
1:25PM: Riva makes resolution: We join the KPFA Unpaid Staff Organization in its recent unanimously passed resolution: "The UPSO general meeting of 5-10-05 protests the use of violence at KPFA to solve differences or for any other reasons. We are opposed to any hostile workplace
environment and we call on the station management to provide a work environment free of all forms of violence...”
Chair rules Enteen out of order. Enteen challenges the Chair’s ruling. Phelps calls for roll call.
Roll call vote:
10 Yes: Berg, Hallatt, Hernandez, Palacios, Park, Randhawa, Ratcliff, Rothman, Tattersall, Walker.
10 No: Beeman, Blanche, Enteen, Friedman, Hauptman, Khosrowjah, Nagy, Phelps, Wanzala, Williams.
3 Abstain: Edwards-Tiekert, Saba, Speer.
Challenge fails, Chair’s ruling stands.
1:40PM: PNB June Meeting - Fadi Reports. Many proposed venues not available or too expensive.
Berg proposes that the reception be held at the station on Saturday 6/18, catered by one or more of the vendors who provide the food for the phone volunteers. Passes without objection.
1:47PM: Public portion of meeting is adjourned.
BREAK: public requested to exit for executive session.
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Addenda to the Minutes of Public Session Portion of the LSB Meeting 5/21/05:
1) CONSENT CALENDAR as Amended and Approved 5/21/05:
1. The July 16th and August 20th LSB meeting will start at 1:00 PM as the Freight & Salvage meeting venue is unavailable before that time (the "West Coast Live" show will be broadcasting from the F&S until noon on both of those days)
2-3. Pulled fom calendar.
4. Proposed by Riva Enteen: Resolved that when the LSB receives listener comments by e-mail, whoever responds to the listener shall cc (or bcc) the LSB so that we know how it was taken care of. If Lisa Ballard responds to the listener first, she shall make a note of that when she forwards the message to the LSB.
5. Added to calendar: Hernandez’ referral to GovCom of a policy re conflict of interest on the part of LSB member (text to be supplied to GovCom subsequently).
2) GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT TO THE LOCAL STATION BOARD:
Saturday, May 21, 2005
The following report summarizes key objectives for KPFA over the next twelve months. Each objective fits within the three strategic areas of focus that I have consistently emphasized: 1 - to strengthen KPFA’s programming, operations and financial fundamentals, 2 - to expand KPFA’s base of listener subscribers, and 3 - to build better alliances with progressive organizations throughout KPFA’s signal area.
Objectives
Deliver FY 2005-2006 financial results as close to approved budget, current forecasts, and cost reduction plan as possible. In essence, the cost reduction plan will provide more than $400,000 in net dollars over 15 months.
Accomplish FY 2005-2006 budgeted capital plans:
ADA access accommodation.
Building power supply and outage problems
Start research and planning for the restaurant space renovation and for the subterranean water/flood problem.
Renegotiate expiring union contract with the Communications Workers of America by the end of FY 2005.
Complete employee job descriptions and performance reviews and evaluations for all.
Publish an accurate, up-to-date, inexpensive KPFA personnel directory of paid and unpaid staff, including members of collectives. As part of this process a system for preparing quarterly updates will be put in place.
Complete the search for and hiring of a Program Director before December 31, 2005.
Launch KPFA online folio version by the end of FY 2005.
Prep for and facilitate the June Pacifica National Board meeting in Berkeley in association with the national Pacifica office and LSB committee.
Explore and facilitate processes for improving working relationships within the station and between the LSB and staff. These steps will be taken to develop greater understanding and trust within the KPFA community.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy Campanella II
General Manager
ext. 203
generalmanager@kpfa.org
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes June 11th, 2005:
APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting (Public Portion)
Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
11:06AM: Meeting called to order
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Palacios, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer (KFCF), Marnie Tattersall, Joe Wanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM). Notes taken by Eric Klein.
Absent: Sepideh Khosrowjah, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Lisa Rothman.
All absences excused.
11:25am: APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Riva moves to extend public comment to 30 min to address violence in the station , and have the comment period allow for dialogue between board members and the public. Ted seconds.
Mark makes substitute motion to call for a town hall meeting within 90 days to discuss station issues, including workplace violence, labor relations and community relations. Seconded by Willie.
Sarv calls the question: 12 for, 4 against. PASSES. Debate ended.
Vote to make Mark’s motion the main motion: 12 for, 2 against. 1 abstention. PASSES
Brian calls the question on the main motion. PASSES without objection.
Vote to add Mark’s motion to the agenda: 14 for , 0 against, 2 abstentions. PASSES.
Mark moves to add to the agenda a public comment session prior to the adjournment of public session if there is time after we have conducted the business on the agenda. Joe seconds.
Sarv makes substitute motion to allow for additional public comment as needed.
MB: Point of Order: A motion to do what we already do is inappropriate. It’s always been our policy and practice to extend time as long as needed for all who sign up to speak.
Chair rules the motions out of order.
Sarv moves to approve agenda as amended. Seconded by Willie. Agenda approved without objection.
11:25am: CONSENT CALENDAR.
Riva pulls 2, 5 and 6 from the Consent Calendar.
Chandra: wants to add disability access resolution to Consent Calendar. There is one objection. The item is not added.
Consent Calendar approved as amended.
11:30am: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3/19/05, 4/19/05 AND 5/21/05 (public portions)
March 19th minutes approved.
April 17th, approved
May 21st, approved
11:32am: GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT (attached as addendum).
After ca. 10 minutes, GM invites questions and comments.
Max: The GovCom’s recommendation was to archive the audio of public meetings. Why did GM exclude the public comment section?
GM: His reservations revolve around issues of personal attack which could make the station liable to certain charges.
Riva: 4 questions, 2 from last meeting. 1- asked for a list of all consultants, what they do and what they’re paid; when can we see it? 2- Had asked about the legal expenses that were paid in the last year, and what the financial implications are. 3- What is the station doing about webcasting? 4- What is happening with shortfall? Are layoffs planned?
GM: Very open to dealing with each question. Suggests Riva get in touch with him Monday “and then we’ll get the answers to these questions and then we’ll share them with the rest of the board.”
Brian: Time exceeded, moves to move the agenda. 9 yes, 6 no. Fails to get 2/3 majority. The GM report continues.
GM: Doesn’t have the data at hand to accurately answer the first 2 questions. “Webcasting is a cost and we have to determine how we’ll handle that. Will have to talk to our webmistress about that.” Regarding the budget options, have to look at ways to increase revenues. There are a number of options to reducing expense; they need to be thoroughly explored and discussed, and some consensus reached, before any decisions can be made.
Joe: A reminder re CAB; at last meeting had asked GM to report on whether it has met, when it will be meeting. Public notice of meetings is required.
GM: After last meeting, contacted the CAB point person, Sekura Saunders, gave her the guidelines and the process for notification, etc. so now ball is in their court.
Rosalinda: Will speak with Sekura and make sure she puts out the announcements.
There are questions and discussion regarding programming of KPFB.
Chandra: Wants GM’s verbal assurance here that any proposals for KPFB will be brought to Program Council, as a duly elected decision-making body.
GM: The basic procedure will be followed and the Program Council will be able to play its role.
Chandra moves to ask the LSB to ratify a resolution passed by UPSO to protest violence in the KPFA workplace.
Chair: The item will be added as Item # 3 of New Business.
Riva: Can anyone provide documentation to show board can’t dialogue during public comment?
Mark: cites 1- policy and practice of the chair in 2004; 2- bylaws indicate public comment is for the public, not the boards.
12:01-12:31pm: PUBLIC COMMENT. 14 speakers.
12:31- 12:36 pm: BREAK for 5 min.
12:36 pm: Can’t reconvene, quorum not achieved.
12:45 pm: RECONVENE. TREASURER’S REPORT
4 documents:
1- budgetary wish list; 2- KPFA P&L 4/05; 3-KPFA forecast 4/05;
4- CONFIDENTIAL: KPFA personnel 4/05.
Max: Requests an organizational chart, to be issued quarterly .
Marnie: This is in progress.
Brian: Requests that budget contain a contingency plan if CPB funding cut.
Marnie: That is being done, is part of overall plan in the national Finance Committee.
Riva: Is parliamentarian in LSB budget, and how approved?
Marnie: It is; it was approved by Chair and Treasurer on emergency basis.
Chandra: Moves to extend public meeting time to 2:00. Fadi seconds.
Vote: 10 for, 8 against. Motion FAILS.
Bonnie moves to extend time to 1:30. Vote is 18 yes, 1 no. PASSES.
1:21 pm: JUNE PNB MEETING.
Fadi moves to budget $500 for catered food for the reception at KPFA 6/18. MARNIE seconds.
Brian moves to suspend the orders of the day to consider Fadi’s motion. Approved without objection. Discussion ensues.
1:30pm: Brian moves to lay motion on the table and recess for 5 minutes.
Vote is 10 yes, 7 no, 2 abstain. Motion PASSES.
BREAK
1:35 pm: RECONVENE.
1:38 pm: Sherry moves to extend the meeting to item 10-1, Election of LSB reps to Program Council. Bonnie seconds.
Vote on Sherry’s motion: 8 yes, 9 no. FAILS.
Chandra moves to hold executive session 6/19 or 6/16, with teleconference capability.
Brian amends to strike 6/16 and hold executive session on 6/19 at 3:30pm. Discussion.
Vote is 7 yes, 10 no, 3 abstention. FAILS.
Mark moves to hold executive session June 16th at 7:00pm, with teleconference capability.
Vote is 6 yes, 9, no, 3 abstentions. FAILS.
Chair asks, shall we adjourn? 4 yes, 16 no. Public meeting continues.
Brian moves to have the matter of the June PNB meeting moved to an ad hoc planning committee chaired by Fadi. Fadi declines to chair. William seconds and volunteers to chair.
Brian amends original motion to add that the LSB authorize the committee to spend all money allocated ($500) to the reception.
Max further amends that whatever is spend on the reception be charged to the unspent amount in the LSB budget, not to exceed $1000. Fadi seconds. 18 for, 1 against. PASSES.
Vote on Brian's motion, as amended by himself and Max, to authorize the expenditure of up to $1000 for the reception. 17 yes, 1 no. PASSES.
ELECTION OF LSB REPS TO PROGRAM COUNCIL:
Chandra moves to nominate candidates today, postpone the election until meeting of LSB next month. Seconded. Discussion.
William calls the question. PASSES unanimously.
Vote to postpone election: 11 yes, 7 no, 1 abstention. PASSES .
NOMINATION FOR Program Council:
Chandra nominates JOE
Max nominates Sepideh
Ted nominates Richard
Joe nominates Atilla
Sarv nominates Annie and Bonnie
Bonnie nominates Sarv
Atilla nominates LaVarn (she declines)
2:38 pm: Brian moves to close nominations for Program Council. Seconded by Marnie.
15 yes , 5 no. PASSES.
LSB RADIO SHOW: Bonnie moves to form ad hoc committee composed of any interested persons to make LSB radio show better and properly scheduled and promoted. Brian seconds. Debate closed without objection.
Vote on BS’s motion; 18 yes, 0 no. 1 abstention. PASSES.
ELECTION OF ONE ADDITIONAL REP TO NATIONAL COI:
Sarv nominates Mark
LaVarn nominates Atilla
Brian moves to suspend the rules of order such that the ballots can be tabulated by Bonnie with Ted. 2/3 vote needed. PASSES 12 yes, 6 no.
ELECTION OF TWO LSB REPS TO PNB ARCHIVES TASK FORCE/COMMITTEE:
Discussion as to whether PNB has voted to make it a committee.
Sarv moves to postpone until next meeting, when we can have information on status of the Archive group.
Vote: 11 yes, 0 no, 6 abstentions. Election postponed.
2:58 pm: RESULTS OF COI REP ELECTION:
Bonnie announces Mark has 11 first-place votes, Atilla has 9. Mark is elected.
3:01pm: Sarv moves to adjourn public meeting. 13 yes, 6 no.
PUBLIC PORTION OF MEETING ADJOURNED.
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ADDENDUM:
General Manager Report to the LSB June 11, 2005:
The following summarizes key financial, programming, and operational concerns since the last LSB meeting on May 21, 2005.
Spring Fund Drive
Our Spring Fund Drive started on Tuesday, May 10th, and ended at 10 AM on Friday, May 27th. It lasted approximately 17 days. We successfully surpassed our fund drive goal of $1,000,000; the total amount pledged was $1,021,430.57. The average amount pledged per donor was $111.38. Our pledges by phone totaled $973,280.57 while our web pledges totaled $48,150. We received a total of 9,170 pledges; averaging 540 pledges per day. During this drive we totaled 2,457 new pledges; a healthy 26% of all our pledges. This activity resulted in our adding 2,386 new subscribers. These financial results are generally better than traditional Spring Fund Drive revenues, especially considering the relatively short 17 day length of the drive. As you may already realize, we are continuing to solicit donations on-air by directing our listeners to the website, kpfa.org, where they can purchase the premiums that were offered during the drive. Finally, all of our listener-donors, phone room volunteers, hard-working personnel, on-air hosts, and participating restaurants deserve our sincere gratitude. To those of you on the board who assisted the station during the drive I would like to thank you on behalf of everyone at KPFA.
FCC Renewal Process
The license expiration date for operating KPFA and KPFB expire on December 1, 2005. This past week, on June 1st we began airing a series of pre-filing announcements for KPFA and KPFB. As required by FCC regulations these announcements air on the 1st and 16th of particular months. I have prepared a detailed memorandum outlining each step in the FCC renewal process. This material is based on the Renewal Filing Guide provided by Garvey Schubert Barer, the Washington, D.C. based law firm that represents Pacifica stations. I have been in contact with Pacifica's engineering consultant, Don Mussell, who will be completing the environmental certification for the renewal applications. This week we will be conducting a complete inventory of KPFA's and KPFB's local public inspection files. By August 1, we will electronically file FCC Form 396 and Forms 303-S. On that same date we will begin airing our post-filing announcements for KPFA and KPFB. These announcements will air until October 16th. Our licenses should be granted on or slightly after December 1, 2005, unless they are contested.
Comcast
As part of a coalition of listener-activist groups, such as Media Action Marin, and non-commercial public radio stations we are continuing to explore possible ways to restore FM radio reception in Marin. There was a meeting on May 4th which our Chief Engineer, Michael Yoshida, attended. At that meeting Comcast officials agreed to study the issue further and, if possible, to present an alternative approach at the next meeting. The next meeting was scheduled for June 1st but Comcast cancelled; explaining that they have not completed the internal work on how to provide FM radio service over the cable system in manner consistent with their current plan of operation. I would like to encourage each board member to participate in this effort. Our station receives about $400,000 in donations from Marin during each fund drive. As much as 50% ($200,000 per drive / $650,000 per fiscal year) could come from listeners that receive KPFA from their cable service. At a time when we face critical financial issues we must do everything possible to prevent such a significant loss to our annual revenue stream.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes July 16th, 2005: Public Portion 1:00-3:00pm
APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting (Public Portion)
Saturday, July 16, 2005, 1:00-3:00 PM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
1:13PM: Meeting called to order
Present for all or part of the meeting: Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer (KFCF), Marnie Tattersall, JoeWanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM).
Vote to Excuse Members’ Absences: Rosalinda Palacios, Eric Park and Rosalinda Palacios excused without objection.
Review/Approve Agenda: Sherry moves to add as #5-1 a motion to limit members’ comments to 5 minutes in both public and executive sessions. Debbie moves to postpone #9-2 till next meeting. Agenda approved as amended.
Consent Calendar: Riva pulls #3 (creation of ad hoc bylaw committee). Mark pulls #4 (town hall). #1 (Sherry’s appreciation of F&S) and #2 (Chandra’s approval of UPSO violence resolution) are approved.
Review/Approval of 6/11/05 minutes: William moves to table. Passes without objection.
Motion to Limit Comments in both Public and Executive Sessions to 5 Minutes Each:
William amends to 2 minutes each. Passes without objection.
1:33PM: GM’s Report (text not available electronically).
2:02-3:18PM: Public Comment.
3:18PM: Public portion of meeting adjourned. Remaining agenda items tabled.
Executive session to be convened at 3:30PM.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes August 20th, 2005: Regular Public Meeting
APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting (Public Portion)
Saturday, August 20, 2005, at 1:00 PM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
1:12PM: Meeting called to order
Present for all or part of the meeting: Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Debbie Speer (KFCF), Marnie Tattersall, JoeWanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM).
1:27PM: Vote to Excuse Members’ Absences: Rosalinda Palacios and Fadi Saba excused without objection. Debate ensues regarding Eric Park’s absence.
1:47PM: Eric Park’s absence excused 11 Yes, 10 No.
1:48PM: Review/Approve Agenda: MB moves to table approval of minutes because copies could not be made available to the board. Approved without objection. William moves to put the public parts of Treasurer’s Report before public comment. LaVarn moves to divide public comment, with a 2nd public comment session only for those who wish to speak on the budget. Brian moves to put the PersCom’s GM annual evaluation policy and format recommendations before the Treasurer’s Report. Vote is 10 yes, 10 no. Bonnie votes yes to break tie. Passes. Richard moves to add his transparency motion to New Business (Text of this resolution not available electronically). 14 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention. Passes.
2:04: Agenda approved as amended.
Consent Calendar: Chandra’s resolution in support of Berkeley Honda workers added as #4. Items #1, #2 and #4 (COI, town hall and Honda workers) pulled. Only #3 (next meeting 9/17, at 11:00AM at F&S) passes.
2:07PM: GM’s Report (text attached).
2:55-3:36PM: Public Comment
3:38PM: PersCom Recommendations for Annual GM Evaluation Policy and Format. Board agrees without objection to limit debate to 4 minutes per speaker. Marnie moves to split remaining time (30 minutes each) between PersCom and Treasurer’s Report.) Passes 15 yes, 2 no. Brian presents PersCom report. At 3:50PM, Brian moves that the LSB adopt the report. Discussion ensues. LaVarn moves to postpone till next meeting, as there hasn’t been enough time to study the documents. A motion to end debate fails, 7 yes, 10 no. Debate continues. At 4:10PM, a motion to end debate passes without objection. The vote to postpone passes 12 yes, 8 no. This topic postponed until next meeting.
Chandra opposes PersCom’s recommendation on her disability resolution; she will redraft it.
Bonnie announces that we must adjourn at 4:30 and cannot extend until 4:45 as originally thought.
4:15PM: Treasurer’s Report. Marnie makes partial presentation of the budget. Because of insufficient time, it is agreed that a workshop session will be set up before the next FinCom meeting; time to be set via email.
4:31PM: Meeting Adjourned.
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Text of General Manager’s Report:
General Manager Report to the Local Station Board
August 20, 2005
The following report covers the results of KPFA’s Summer Fund Drive and other key developments at the station.
Summer Fund Drive: July 26th – August 2nd
KPFA’s Summer Fund Drive raised $336,588 in pledges and payments over its seven and one quarter day period; July 26th to the morning of August 2nd. Based on our fund drive goal of $350,000 and our total of $336,588 we reached 96% of our financial objective. As of this week, we have received $197,784 or approximately 59% of the total. It is expected that 85% of the pledges will be fulfilled, that’s about $286,100.
Four programs accounted for 62% of KPFA’s Summer Fund Drive revenues: Democracy Now! 27.6%, The Morning Show 22.4%, Flashpoints 7.3%, and Sunday Salon 5%.
As you may recall, I have previously emphasized how critically important every fund drive would be for this year. As I warned in previous reports, KPFA will face a cash short fall by the end of this fiscal year, September 30th. Our projection is for KPFA to end its FY’05 with a cash balance of only $88,369. Since it costs about $344,000 per month to operate the station we will have a shortfall of approximately $255,631. This sum will be borrowed from our emergency savings fund and hopefully repaid over the rest of the year.
Looking further ahead in time to September ’06 and the end of our next fiscal year, the station has a projected deficit of $281,245. This is the condition we will face once again even if we continue generating revenues at a higher pace and implement a relatively aggressive cost-reduction plan. Our FY’06 budget reflects this projection. If we work together we can overcome this financial hurdle.
Six-Point Plan for Reconciliation
KPFA, in particular, and Pacifica, in general, have many talented and dedicated individuals. Whether paid or unpaid we are fortunate to have some incredible people working at our stations. As we face this current situation its very important to do our best to create a win/win solution. As you know, I have developed and submitted to the board a six-point plan for reconciliation and transformation to help us at KPFA accomplish this goal. The plan calls for the following:
1- Group Facilitation
2- Interim Program Director
3- Grievance Procedure
4- Small Group Meetings
5- Problem Solving Skills Workshop for Staff
6- Annual Performance Evaluations
We are all stakeholders in the above six-point process. As much as possible it’s important for each person to have the opportunity to enter into a process of personal growth and organizational change.
Comcast
KPFA is formerly now one of the thirty FM stations that will be carried by Comcast Cable beginning September 28th. After having our attorney, John Crigler, review the Retransmission Consent Agreement with Comcast, Pacifica’s Interim Executive Director, Ambrose Lane, signed the multi-year contract.
KPFA will be carried throughout the nine counties served by Comcast in the Bay area. With this agreement it has become easier to listen to KPFA in 1,000,000 homes. One of the most consistent complaints from our listeners is signal interruption. For our listeners who are Comcast subscribers this problem will now be eliminated.
Pre-emptions for August & September
On Saturday, August 27th, from noon to 6:30 p.m., KPFA will broadcast the Vallejo Jazz Festival. In September, KPFA will carry the Supreme Court Nomination Hearings focusing on John Roberts. This will be a three-day special airing on Tuesday, September 6th, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, September 7th, once again from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Thursday, September 8th, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Roy Campanella II, General Manager, KPFA
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes September 17th, 2005:
APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting (Public Portion)
Saturday, September 17, 2005, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
11:20AM: Meeting called to order: Intros and Announcements:
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Chair pro tem, Debbie Speer (KFCF), Marnie Tattersall, Joe Wanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM), Eric Klein (notetaker), David Shapiro (parliamentarian).
11:35AM: Vote to Excuse Members’ Absences: Rosalinda Palacios for work and Fadi Saba for death in family; both excused without objection.
11:40AM: Review/Approve Agenda: WW moves to put public comment after Treasurer’s Report (switch #7 and #8). Discussion. SK calls question. Debate ended without objection.
VOTE: 10 yes, 11 no, 1 abstention. Motion to switch #7 and #8 FAILS.
MT: Exec session must include formulation of LSB statement. MH: Point of information. This hasn’t been noticed to public, so can’t change agenda language. WW: Point of information. Exec session business should be discussed in exec session. Chair: Language of exec session agenda will stay unchanged MT: appeals Chair’s ruling. Discussion.
VOTE to uphold Chair’s ruling: 8 yes, 10 no. Chair overruled. Changes to exec session agenda can be made in the exec session.
MH: Moves to put Town Hall item back on Consent Calendar. WW objects but then withdraws his objection.
Town Hall added as Item #3 on Consent Calendar.
JW moves to add to agenda a motion to unseat Rosalinda as chair, as Item 4 before Consent Calendar.
Discussion. VOTE: 11 yes, 11 no. FAILS.
RP moves to have his roll call vote motion (#11-6) to first item of “Unfinished Business”. 2/3 majority needed.
VOTE: 11 yes, 10 no. FAILS. The item remains as #11-6.
12:25PM. Agenda approved as amended.
12:26PM. Consent Calendar. MT: Pulls #1 and #2. #3, Town Hall item, is approved.
The body agrees to set time and date of next meeting. MT: Moves that next meeting be on Saturday, 10/22, at 11:00AM. VOTE: 15 yes, 5 no. PASSES. Next meeting will be Saturday, 10/22/05, at 11:00PM.
SR: If PNB passes a bylaws amendment, may need a delegates’ meeting in September. 9/28 proposed.
VOTE: 16 yes, 1 no. If necessary, will meet Wednesday 9/28/05, at 7:00 PM.
12:39PM: Approve Minutes of Meetings 6/11/05, 7/16/05 and 8/20/05. Max moves to approve all three sets. All approved without objection.
12:40PM: GM’s Report (text attached) in support of the budget of 9/16/05 he presents for approval today, including a Budget Summary.
12:58PM: Q & A from Board regarding budget
1:52-2:42PM: Public Comment
2:42PM. BREAK
2:53PM. Treasurer’s Report/Approval of Budget: MT distributes copies to the Board of the budget of 9/9/05 which was presented to the FinCom on 9/10, which she supports; and of a comparison worksheet of the five budget versions presented to the LSB from 8/20 on. Discussion of the current budget by MT and GM.
3:45PM. DS moves to approve the KPFA budget, including the most recent data available as submitted by the KPFA station management. Discussion.
4:00PM. BET calls question. 2/3 vote needed. VOTE: 11 yes, 11 no. FAILS. Debate continues.
4:20PM (approximately. RE call question. WR objects. VOTE: 14 yes, 7 no. PASSES. Debate ends.
VOTE on DS motion to approve budget, by roll call as requested: Budget PASSES.
11 YES: HB, MB, BET, SG, AH, MH, EP, SR, Lisa R, DS.
10 NO: Max, RE, TF, Chandra, SK, RP, WR, MT, JW, LW.
1 ABSTAIN: AN.
4:35PM (approximately): Meeting Adjourned.
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CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS APPROVED:
3. Motion to hold a town hall meeting within 90 days to discuss station issues, including workplace violence, labor and community relations. (Mark 6/11)
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Text of General Manager’s Report:
GM Report to the LSB, September ‘05
KPFA FY06 Budget Adjustment
Since the 2006 KPFA Budget emailed to the Local Station Board on Wednesday, September 14, the following minor updates have been made:
5001 MAJOR DONATIONS/BEQUESTS – Increased $50,000
This line has been increased to reflect a large and unexpected bequest commitment KPFA has just received. On Friday, September 16, KPFA received $50,000 from a charitable trust with a written guarantee that another $50,000 will arrive in 30 days’ time.
5660 Rental Income – Decreased $36,000
Although negotiations are still underway with the National Office about paying rent to KPFA, we are no longer counting on that income in this year’s budget. This is a conservative budgeting measure, and has secured this budget the support of the CFO and National Office.
5800 Grants Income – Increased $20,000
This item has been increased following talks with the Miller and LEF foundations about the likelihood of renewing grants to fund the Full Circle Fellowship positions
Net Surplus
KPFA’s Net Surplus after capital expenses is now $190,362, exactly one half of one month’s operating, capital, and central services costs.
FY06 Budget Summary
The following summary takes into account the changes noted above. This summary provides both a general perspective of the FY06 budget and its underlying assumptions along with some detailed highlighting of relevant budgetary figures.
KPFA’s current savings fund balance is approximately $670,000. The FY06 budget will result in a Net Surplus of $190,360. It is highly probable that we will have the capacity to add $280,000 to this savings fund from our net surplus after the Fall fund drive in FY07. KPFA’s balance in its savings fund by the end of 2007 should be about $950,000. In addition, KPFA has made the last payment on its Berkeley property. Our three buildings have a current market value in excess of $3,000,000.
The FY06 budget assumes a decline in Listener Support of approximately 2% that is offset by modest increases in various income categories (Major Donations, Matching Gifts, Interest/Other, the Crafts Fair, Grants Income, Grants Income CSG, and Grants Income – Mateel Toxics fund). These estimates reflect a greater degree of diversification from our revenue streams and a general trend upward in KPFA Total Income. The audited actual FY04 Total Income was $4,423,192 and the August actual/September forecast for FY05 is $4,600,345; an increase of $177,153. Our FY06 estimate for Total Income is $4,764,525; revealing a slightly lower increase of $164,180 in comparison with FY05 results.
Total Operating Expenses in our FY06 will increase in comparison with FY05 (August actual/September forecast) to $3,609,799 from $3,503,534. This increase of $106,265 in Total Operating Expenses is significantly less than the $330,036 spending increase between the FY04 actual of $3,173,498 to FY05’s $3,503,534. The FY06 budget has reduced KPFA’s headcount to 42.7 FTE from 44.1 FTE in FY05. This figure includes workstudy and severance.
The most significant external threats to KPFA’s financial stability are reduced CPB funding and potential fines from the FCC. Internally the most significant threats are continuing conflicts within and between three primary elements – staff, board, and management. Steps must be taken to minimize the internal threats to KPFA’s financial and organizational stability. Management believes the FY06 budget is a step in the right direction. The core strength of KPFA is its programming. The mind, heart and soul of KPFA’s programming is its creative staff, paid and unpaid. The FY06 budget respects and nurtures this strength. This budget is not a panacea for curing all the internal ills of KPFA. No budget could accomplish this objective. There are no such panaceas. But we can begin to take the correct path toward peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation. The FY06 budget is a vital bridge to such a path.
Income:
Listener Support – We are projecting a decline of $67,773, about 2%, in Listener Support for this coming fiscal year. This is a prudent estimate based on KPFA’s past performance and the anticipated economic climate.
Interest/Other – KPFA has been subsidizing the cost of operating the Pacifica network’s KU and satellite interconnections. The FY06 budget will bill Pacifica for these amounts; most of which are staff salaries. In essence, KPFA is actually paying for satellite services that it doesn’t use to serve its audience. Instead, we are paying to uplink programs for the Pacifica network. The FY06 budget will correct this problem. Board members at the local and national level should want the financial accounts of Pacifica to accurately reflect each transaction. Pacifica’s CFO, Lonnie Hicks, has agreed to assume these costs.
Community Events – KPFA is planning a major music concert in June, 2006. We anticipate about $60,000 in revenue.
Expenses:
Salaries & Related Expenses – The FY06 budget slows the pattern of growth in this category. The FY04 Salaries totaled $2,024,292 and increased in FY05 to a total of $2,299,883; that is $275,591, an increase of about 13%. The FY06 Salary total is $2,343,907; an increase of $44,024 or less than 2%. This includes the anticipated cost of adding a Program Director.
The actual salary compensation levels at KPFA are significantly lower than many public radio stations and far below the mainstream industry averages. Salaries & Related Expenses are 49% of Total Income. In addition, salaries as a percentage of total income is more revealing than salaries as a percentage of Listener Support because some of our employees are generating revenues through non-listener support efforts. For instance, revenues from the KPFA Craft Fair covers the salaries of more than ten part-time employees and also contributes to our net surplus. These same employees are wrongly included in the calculation of salaries as a percentage of Listener Support.
Finally, as long as KPFA management carefully limits the growth of salaries and reduces, when feasible, FTE’s on a long-term basis, the policy of focusing our resources on paying a programming staff to create locally produced radio is very viable and in accord with our mission.
Respectfully Submitted,
Roy Campanella II
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes October 22nd, 2005:
1 APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board and Special Delegates’ Meetings
Saturday, October 22, 2005, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
11:21AM: Meeting called to order: Intros and Announcements:
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Joe Wanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM), David Shapiro (parliamentarian).
11:38AM: Vote to Excuse Members’ Absences: Debbie Speer is ill; she is excused without objection.
11:40AM: Review/Approve Agenda: Sarv moves to approve agenda. Seconded. JW moves to make Item #12-3 (RMP’s removal as chair) become #6 (preceding GM report). BET amends JW’s motion to move #12-3 to #9-2 (following PersCom #9-1, which is agendized as special order of the day). Discussion. RP moves to call the question.
11:54PM: VOTE to end debate: 14 yes, 4 no, 2 abstain. Debate is closed.
VOTE on BET’s motion: 8 yes, 12 no. FAILS.
MB: Point of Order: Since #9-1 is an order of the day, would require 2/3 to change the order. Chair sustains this.
RP: Appeals Chair‘s ruling. At this point, BS takes over as Chair Pro Tem, rules RP’s appeal dilatory. RP appeals this ruling also. VOTE to uphold Chair’s (BS’s) ruling: 9 yes, 13 no. Chair overruled. Discussion proceeds on RP’s first appeal
12:10PM: RE calls question. VOTE: 12 yes, 7 no. FAILS (requires 2/3 majority). Debate continues.
12:18PM: Max requests a roll call vote on RP’s appeal. VOTE to have roll call vote: 13 yes, 8 no, 2 abstentions.
12:20PM: VOTE to uphold Chair’s ruling: 10 YES: MB, BET, SG, AH, MH, RMP, EP, Sarv, Lisa, WW.
13 NO: Max, RE, TF, Chandra, SK, AN, RP, WR, FS, MT, JW, LW. Chair overruled.
VOTE to move #12-3 to become #6, before GM’s report: 13 yes, 10 no. PASSES.
12:27PM: Consent Calendar: MT pulls meeting date item, then withdraws her objection. The item stands.
The next regular meeting of the LSB will be Saturday, November 19th, at 1:00PM at the Freight & Salvage.
12:30PM: Max moves to approve 9/17 minutes as amended (date was missing from header). Approved without objection
12:30PM: Wanzala’s motion to remove RMP as Chair, with election of new chair to follow immediately if she is removed. Debate commences.
12:35PM: BET has POI (question) re contradiction in bylaws language that chair serves for 1 year/ serves at pleasure of the body. Also, requests ruling whether a trial is required. Chair postpones ruling until later in the discussion. MH moves to divide. VOTE: 10 yes, 13 no. FAILS.
12:45PM: GM asks to be excused, as his report has already been submitted and debate on this item will be so lengthy. He is excused. The GM report is appended to these minutes.
12:50PM. RP calls the question. VOTE: 13 yes, 10 no. FAILS. Debate continues.
1:00PM: CH calls question. VOTE: 12 yes, 10 no. Debate continues.
1:35PM: Max calls question. VOTE: 12 yes, 8 no. Debate continues.
1:48PM: In ruling whether removal of Chair requires trial, in view of bylaws’ contradictory language, Chair Pro Tem proposes a vote, so that the resulting interpretation can be entered into the minutes and be the basis for future decisions. VOTE: 10 yes, 12 no. Removal of chair does not require a trial.
1:54PM: ROLL CALL VOTE to remove RMP as Chair: PASSES.
12 yes: Max, RE, TF, Chandra, SK, AN, RP, WR, FS, MT, JW, LW.
10 no: MB, BET, SG, AH, MH, RMP, EP, Sarv, Lisa, WW.
1 abstain: HB.
2:00- 2:15PM: Break
2:15PM: Election of new chair. AH nominates BS.
MH nominates CH (declines)
JW nominates RP
MB nominates WR (declines)
VOTE: RP 12, BS 10. RP elected chair.
2:27-2:50PM: Public Comment
2:50PM: Treasurer’s Report. MT presents current income statement, with actuals through August ‘05.
3:10PM: PersCom Proposed GM Evaluation Procedure. Discussion.
3:48PM: SK moves to strike #4-c (contact persons for ... KPFA programs) from Page 1, Day 8, and instead to send a letter to those persons inviting feedback.
3:55PM: VOTE: 5 yes, 10 no. FAILS. Debate on main motion continues. BET clarifies that the original data will be available. RP requests that all three averaging methods – mode, median and mean – be used.
Max amends to include (under #4, Day 8) the three community Program Council reps in the general survey
VOTE: 13 yes, 3 no, 1 abstention. PASSES.
4:03PM: VOTE on main motion (GM Evaluation Procedure) as amended: 15 yes, 2 no. PASSES.
4:04PM: BET moves MH replace him on PNB Audit Committee. PASSES without objection.
4:05PM: Adjourn to Delegates’ Meeting to Consider Proposed Bylaws Amendment. After explanation and discussion of the two proposed amendment versions, Max moves to divide, and to approve the Terry Goodman (2nd) version. Also, MH moves to reject the 1st version and approve the Terry Goodman version. APPROVED.
4:17PM: Meeting Adjourned.
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CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVED: The next regular meeting of the LSB will be Saturday, November 19th, at 1:00PM at the Freight & Salvage.
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PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT, AS REVISED BY TERRY GOODMAN, APPROVED BY KPFA LSB 10/22/05:
ARTICLE FOUR, DELEGATES
SECTION 5. ELECTION TIME FRAME (REVISED BY AMENDMENT)
In a Delegate election year, the nominations for vacating seats shall open on June 24th and remain open for sixty-two (62) days, closing on AUGUST 25th. The national and local election supervisors shall thereafter prepare the written ballots for each radio station, listing all of the candidates and setting forth all other information required by these Bylaws. Ballots shall be mailed, or otherwise made available, to the Members on SEPTEMBER 30 (or the following business day if SEPTEMBER 30 is a mail holiday). To be counted a ballot must be received on or before November 15th (the "Election Close Date"). All ballots shall be held sealed until the Election Close Date. If the required quorum of ballots is not received by the Elections Close Date, then the Elections Close Date shall be extended by two additional weeks. The national and local elections supervisors shall have up to 15 days after the Election Close Date to count the ballots and to certify the results to the LSBs, the Board, and the Members, which results must be reported by December 1st or, if the Election Close Date was extended, by December 15th, and shall be posted on the Foundation’s and the radio stations’ websites. If no quorum of ballots is obtained by the extended date, then those Delegates whose terms would have expired upon the election of new Delegates shall remain in office until the next regularly scheduled Delegate election. Member Record Date will be AUGUST 16.
General Manager Report to the Local Station Board for October ’05:
The following report covers part one of an in-depth perspective on the results of KPFA’s Fall Fund Drive. I examine our station’s performance for the initial ten days of the drive (October 11-20). Next month I’ll focus on the remainder of the drive and other areas.
Fall Fund Drive
The Fall Fund Drive runs from Tuesday, October 11th to Friday morning, October 28th. One of these days, Saturday, October 15th, was dedicated to raising funds for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Specifically, we will divide these funds between the Vanguard Foundation and the Tipitina Foundation. KPFA successfully raised $47,326 on October 15th. About $42,000 will be divided evenly between them. The remainder will cover the cost of premiums and shipping.
Currently, we have allocated slightly less than 17 days to meet our goal of $1,000,000. KPFA must average about $61,000 per day in fund drive revenues. In terms of current cash balances KPFA entered the drive in a strong position. By the end of September we had about $300,000 in the KPFA checking account and approximately $677,000 in our savings fund. The $300,000 in our checking account is only $60,000 short of fulfilling the PNB’s requirement to have one month operating expenses.
At the end of the initial nine days of this fund drive, not including the one day devoted to Hurricane Katrina relief, KPFA has a total of $492,395 in pledges. The following are daily pledge totals: Tuesday (Oct. 11th) $57124; Wednesday (Oct. 12th) $59,938; Thursday (Oct. 13th) $68,188; Friday (Oct. 14th) $43,000; Saturday (Katrina relief); Sunday (Oct. 16th) $46,534; Monday (Oct. 17th) $42,471; Tuesday (Oct. 18th) $49,035; Wednesday (Oct. 19th) $49,845; and Thursday (Oct. 20th) $76,260.
KPFA’s weekday morning line-up of Democracy Now! at 6:00 am, The Morning Show from 7:00 to 9:00 am and the re-run of Democracy Now! at 9:00 am accounts for $219,421 in pledges. In other words, our 6:00 am to 10:00 am weekday line-up, only two programs, is thus far responsible for about 45% of our revenues this fund drive.
The early afternoon weekday line-up from noon to 3:00 pm regularly performs well, contributing a total of $78,003 or about 15% of our current pledge total. The strongest revenue performers in this line-up are Living Room, Against the Grain, Guns & Butter, Visionary Artist, Your Own Health & Fitness, Women’s Magazine, Herbal Highway, About Health, Explorations, and Bay Native Circle. Two excellent programs, Making Contact and Counterspin, are unfortunately our weakest revenue performers in this line-up.
KPFA’s weekday late afternoon line-up from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm includes Hard Knock Radio, Flashpoints, and the Evening News. Flashpoints has regularly accounted for 7% of total revenues during various fund drives. At this point in our fund drive Flashpoints has earned $51,657 or almost 11% of our total revenues. Hard Knock Radio has earned $15,599 or about 3% of total pledges. The KPFA Evening News has earned $15,205 or about 3%. In other words, our afternoon weekday drive-time line-up accounts for about 17% or total revenues.
In the weekday evenings from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, four programs have distinguished themselves are relatively strong revenue performers: The Bonnie Simmons Show, Voices of the Middle East & North Africa, Hear & Now, and Full Circle.
Sunday Salon is a very strong revenue performer, usually earning 5% of total revenues. Thus far it has earned $22,550 or slightly less than 5%.
The remainder of KPFA’s Sunday line-up from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm has consistently solid performers: Across the Great Divide, Panhandle Country, A Musical Offering, and America’s Back 40.
Currently, KPFA’s daily average fund drive revenue is $54,710. This is about $7,000 less than the amount necessary to reach our fund drive goal within the existing schedule. If our per day average fails to increase it may be necessary to extend the fund drive to include all of Friday, October 28th, or explore other options.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes November 19th, 2005: Regular monthly meeting
APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board and Special Delegates’ Meetings
Saturday, November 19, 2005, at 1:00 PM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
1:30PM: Meeting called to order: Intros and Announcements:
Present for all or part of the meeting: Mary Berg, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, JoeWanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM).
1:45PM: Vote to Excuse Members’ Absences: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Eric Park, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba.
1:46PM: Review/Approve Agenda: MB moves to approve agenda. Seconded. BET moves to transpose #6 and #7.
Vote: 9 Y, 10 N. FAILS. SK moves to end debate. Vote: 12 Y, 3 N. PASSES. Vote on agenda: 9 Y, 10 N. FAILS.
MT moves to add reports from PD Search and PNB. MB moves to strike GovCom report, which was a typo.
1:56. WR moves to approve agenda as amended. PASSES without objection.
1:47PM: Consent Calendar: Both items pulled (BS pulls #1, re next meeting date, SK pulls #2 re January meeting date).
Debate ensues re December meeting date. BET: 12/17 was the date approved by LSB in April meeting.
1:53PM: Approved without objection: The next regular meeting of the LSB will be Saturday, December 17th, at 11:00AM at the Freight & Salvage.
2:00PM: MT moves to approve 10/22 minutes. APPROVED 12 Y, 3 N.
2:05PM: GM Report. The text is appended to these minutes.
2:43-3:00PM: Public Comment
3:00-3:20PM: Break
3:20PM: Treasurer’s Report.
3:42PM: PersCom Proposed GM Evaluation Report. BET: All survey forms have gone out. Due back in December.
3:45PM: PD Hire Report: SG: We’ve reviewed and ranked all applications received; 56 total received and approximately 15 made the first cut.
3:52PM: MH moves to extend time for 5 minutes to consider #10-1, extension of terms of LSB reps to Program Council.
BET: If we don’t get to the item for lack of time, it has the same effect as if we’d voted to approve the extension.
3:55PM: LW moves to change the December meeting date to 12/3/05. Chair rules we are out of time.
3:55PM: Meeting Adjourned.
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General Manager Report to the Local Station Board
November ‘05
The following report covers various topics: a brief update about the Six Point Plan, reporting relationships, the issue of “professionalism,” the audit by EDD, KPFA’s Fall Fund Drive, and a working draft of KPFA’s Code of Conduct.
Six Point Plan – brief update
Since we have completed a successful Fall Fund Drive and secured approval of KPFA’s FY06 budget, the conditions have improved for implementing the Six Point Plan for Reconciliation. December provides an opportunity for the staff elected members of the LSB to meet with three prospective facilitators. I am currently negotiating the financial arrangements so this process can fit within our budget. It is anticipated that our group facilitation will take place in early January. Regarding the hiring of an Interim Program Director, the progress of the PD Hiring committee has made an interim selection unnecessary. The Code of Conduct mentioned in this report has been distributed to KPFA’s staff and will be discussed at our next meeting in December. This will provide an opportunity to review our grievance procedure. The small group meetings in my plan will begin about one week after our Winter Fund Drive (January 24th to February 7th) ends. I have completed the two CompassPoint workshops and begun exploring the creation of a problem solving skills workshop for staff. February or March will probably be the ideal period of time. At present, annual performance evaluations for the staff are slated for March. I will provide the LSB with a more detailed update in my next report.
Reporting Relationships
Over the past few weeks there has been some confusion surrounding various reporting relationships. This is regrettable but also understandable based on Pacifica’s dysfunctional organizational environment. So, let’s briefly review our reporting structure. As GM, I report directly to Pacifica’s ED, and regarding particular areas of my management portfolio, to the CFO, the PNB, and the LSB. Except for special situations, such as the LSB’s Treasurer conferring with the CFO or Business Manager, these bodies should address their concerns about KPFA to the GM. Even when I am out of town, I am in regular contact with the station, especially the department heads. If ever I need to designate someone to assume any or all or my duties, the LSB will be notified in advance. Finally, throughout the Pacifica organization there is a significant problem with the establishment, maintenance, and reliability of key reporting relationships. This condition is a major factor contributing to Pacifica’s crisis management environment. This week, at our monthly staff meeting I circulated copies of the Pacifica Employee Handbook and requested everyone to review its contents in preparation further discussions about such concerns as our Code of Conduct and reporting relationships.
“Professionalism”
A recent article in the East Bay Daily News by Fred Dodsworth failed to properly quote me regarding the role of paid and unpaid staff. Professionalism, in its positive form, is not an attribute of only paid employees. KPFA is blessed to have many unpaid staff members who, like many of their paid counterparts, make an outstanding contribution to our programming and general operations. I expressed to the East Bay Daily News my firm belief that KPFA needs and deserves to have a dedicated, talented staff composed of paid and unpaid personnel so that it can continue to deliver the finest programming possible and expand its listener base.
Audit
A few weeks ago, our Business Manager, Lois Withers, received information from Pacifica that KPFA would be undergoing an EDD audit (California Employment Development Department). It is our understanding that state auditors want to check for underpayment of state unemployment and state disability. They will be checking our independent contractor payments to find out whether we classified them correctly. At our staff meeting this week our Business Manager distributed and discussed the following ‘one sheet’ exploring the basic differences between independent contractors and employees.
The key questions to help you determine if someone is an independent contractor are:
1.Can they hire others to help them and then they pay them?
2.Do they supply their own materials?
3.Do they set their own work hours and work standards?
4.Do they have their own business?
If you answer yes to the above the person is an independent contractor. If you supervise their work and you tell them what to do then you have an employee.
In either case paperwork must be done through the Business Office before the person begins working.
The paperwork for an Independent Contractor is the W-9 form and it is available outside the Business Office on the wall.
The paperwork for an employee involves the completion of an I-9 form that requires documentation of ability to work in the United States. There are other forms employees must complete such as the W-4 tax withholding form, emergency information form, worker’s compensation form and hire data form.
No employee or independent contractor can be hired without first getting permission from the General Manager and then doing appropriate paperwork through the Business Office.
In addition, no one is to sign contracts on behalf of KPFA FM 94.1 without the review of the Business Manager and General Manager. In some cases a Pacifica officer may be required to sign the contract.
The General Manager must authorize all special projects or extraordinary situations requiring cash outlays. A budget must be submitted to the Business Manager outlining the person(s) or company involved and amounts to be paid. This will enable us to quickly process any related payments to employees and companies involved.
Fall Fund Drive
Last month I examined our station’s performance for the initial ten days of the drive (October 11-20). This month I’m focusing on the entire drive.
The Fall Fund Drive ran from Tuesday, October 11th to Friday morning, October 28th. We had slightly less than 17 days to meet our goal of $1,000,000. KPFA averaged about $61,000 per day in fund drive revenues. To date, we have total pledges of $992,474.
As noted previously, on Saturday, October 15th, we raised $47,326 for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. These funds, after deducting the cost of premiums and shipping, will be equally divided between the Vanguard Foundation and the Tipitinas Foundation; about $42,000.
KPFA’s weekday morning line-up of Democracy Now! at 6:00 am, The Morning Show from 7:00 to 9:00 am and the re-run of Democracy Now! at 9:00 am accounted for $436,912 in pledges. In other words, our 6:00 am to 10:00 am weekday line-up, only two programs, is responsible for about 44.3% of our revenues this fund drive.
The early afternoon weekday line-up from noon to 4:00 pm has some programs that regularly perform well. This line-up contributed a total of $149,869 or about 14.4% to our pledge total. The revenue performers in this line-up are Against the Grain ($33,135/3.3%), Living Room ($27,767/2.8%), Free Speech Radio News ($27,130/2.7%), Visionary Artist ($10,296/1.0%), Guns & Butter ($9,764/0.9%), Your Own Health & Fitness ($8,147/0.8%), Explorations ($7,555/0.7%), Cover to Cover ($5,815/0.5%), Bay Native Circle ($5,640/0.5%), Herbal Highway ($4,455/0.4%), Women’s Magazine ($3,930/0.3%), About Health ($3,720/0.3%), and Counterspin ($2,515/0.2%). Among this group, Against the Grain, Free Speech Radio News, and Counterspin have improved their performance in comparison with past results.
KPFA’s weekday late afternoon line-up from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm includes Hard Knock Radio, Flashpoints, and the Evening News. Flashpoints has regularly accounted for 7% of total revenues during various fund drives. At this point in our fund drive Flashpoints has earned $81,427 or 8.2% of our total revenues. Hard Knock Radio has earned $29,354 or about 2.9% of total pledges. The KPFA Evening News has earned $33,846 or about 3.4%. In other words, our afternoon weekday drive-time line-up accounts for about 14.5% of total revenues.
In the weekday evenings from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, four programs have distinguished themselves as relatively strong revenue performers: The Bonnie Simmons Show ($9,370/0.9%), Hear & Now ($7,165/0.7%), Voices of the Middle East & North Africa ($4,480/0.4%), and Full Circle ($4,175/0.4%). The later has significantly improved its fund drive performance.
Sunday Salon is a very strong revenue performer, usually earning 5% of total revenues. For this drive it earned $50,261 or 5.1%.
The remainder of KPFA’s Sunday line-up from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm has consistently solid performers: Across the Great Divide ($14,159/1.4%), America’s Back 40 ($10,470/1.0%), and A Musical Offering ($7,865/0.7%).
Finally, in terms of current cash balances KPFA entered the drive in a strong position. By early November we had about $800,000 in the KPFA checking account and approximately $680,000 in our savings fund. The $800,000 in our checking account is $440,000 above of the PNB’s requirement of one month operating expenses.
Code of Conduct: a working draft
The following is based on the Code of Conduct which has been used by our sister station, KPFT, since 2002. It is intended to serve as a summary of the basic principles and practices guiding our conduct within the station. Any feedback is welcomed.
1. Treat other people as you would like to be treated yourself.
2. Verbal and physical attacks are not tolerated on Pacifica and KPFA property, or at KPFA and Pacifica events and meetings.
3. Discussions will be centered on issues, not people, and on verifiable facts, not innuendo and rumor. This covers oral and written statements made anywhere, including on the Internet.
4. Information will be shared as much as possible, keeping in mind that some information, at particular times, must remain confidential. If information has been designated as confidential, it will not be divulged either publicly or privately.
5. Care will be taken with Pacifica and KPFA property, and it will be returned in the same or better condition as when it was received.
6. Staff, volunteers, visitors and guests will follow the rules and regulations of the station, the Pacifica Foundation, the Local Station Board, and, where appropriate, all applicable laws.
7. Violation of this code will result in a penalty, which may include
exclusion from Pacifica and KPFA property and events.
8. The General Manager is responsible for overseeing all matters relating to the operation of the station, and works with Pacifica's Executive Director, who has final authority to ensure the station is in compliance with the Foundation's Mission and policies, as well as all relevant laws.
9. Disputed charges of violation of this code will be brought before a neutral, independent fact finder, chosen and paid by KPFA, for a final and binding decision. Any union member is free to bypass this process and can file a complaint according to the existing contract.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy Campanella II
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes December 17th, 2005: Regular monthly meeting
DRAFT MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Saturday, December 17, 2005, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
11:18AM: Meeting called to order: Intros, Tribute to Ted Friedman, Seating of New Member Stan Woods:
Present for all or part of the meeting: Howard Beeman, Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Joe Wanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams, Stan Woods. Roy Campanella (GM). Eric Klein, notetaker.
11:20-11:41AM: Tribute to Ted Friedman.
11:41AM: Seat Stan Woods, who replaces Ted Friedman.
11:43AM: MB moves to excuse MT’s absence. Approved without objection.
11:44AM: Review/Approve Agenda: BET moves to approve agenda. MB: Postpone #5 (approval of minutes) til next meeting. Treasure’s report postponed til next meeting. WR: Move #9-1 (election of officers) to be next item. Discussion. Vote 10 Yes, 11 No. FAILS. WR requests roll call vote. Chair rules to move to approval of agenda.
11:50AM: Agenda approved as amended.
11:50AM: Consent Calendar: RE pulls #4-1 (next meeting date). WR pulls whole calendar.
11:52: Proposed 1/7/06 meeting date: After discussion, WW moves to end debate. PASSES without objection.
12:01PM: Vote for 1/7/06 meeting date: 12 yes, 9 no. PASSES.
12:02: GM Report. The report is appended to these minutes.
12:27-12:55PM: Public Comment
BET moves to put #8 (committee reports) after #9 (officer elections) PASSES without objection.
1:00-1:15PM: BREAK.
1:15PM: Election of Officers: Ballots are tallied by Eric Klein, Bonnie Faulkner and Jane Jackson, with Sarv observing.
Office of Chair: Nominees were BS and RP. 24 votes were cast. RP 13, BS 11. RP is elected chair.
Office of Vice-Chair: Nominees were CH and BS.
Item #9-2: During vote count, it was approved 19-2 to take up #9-2, confirmation of new Program Council community rep
24 votes were cast. BS 14, CH 10. BS is elected vice-chair.
Office of Secretary: MB elected by acclamation, as there were no other nominees.
Office of Treasurer: Nominees were Max and BET.
Item #9-2: During vote count, Marcia Wexler-Kurwit was confirmed 19-2 as Program Council community rep.
24 votes were cast. BET 13, Max 11. Bet is elected Treasurer.
1:43PM: FS moves to extend until January the terms of the three LSB reps on Program Council. SK seconds.
WR: Point of Order: Wants us to look into having a paid employee as treasurer.
Chair rules the point out of order. Discussion on FS’ motion ensues.
1:46PM: WW calls question. Vote to end debate is 14 yes, 6 no. There is uncertainty about the count. Chair calls for recount. Results: 15 yes, 7 no. Chair votes to break 2/3. Motion to end debate FAILS. Debate continues.
1:54PM: BET calls question. 2nd vote to end debate is 13 yes, 9 no. FAILS. Debate continues.
1:58PM: WW calls question again. 3rd vote to end debate is 15 yes, 8 no. FAILS. Debate continues.
2:00PM: LW calls orders of the day. Sarv moves to extend for 10 minutes. Vote is 14 yes, 10 no. FAILS (not 2/3)
2:00PM: Chair moves agenda. Public Session ADJOURNED.
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General Manager Report to the LSB - December ‘05
As previously noted, the FCC has renewed KPFB’s and KFCF’s licenses for another eight years. A renewal for KPFA is expected in the near future.
Our current checking account balance is approximately $600,000 and our saving account balance is about $700,000. This past week Pacifica’s CFO, Lonnie Hicks, and KPFA’s Business Manager, Lois Withers, closed out the year with the auditors in an improved position compared with the prior fiscal year. The major improvement to our balance sheet and asset portfolio was KPFA’s retirement of its mortgage on the properties at MLK Jr. Way. In essence, we are entering the new calendar year, 2006, in a relatively strong financial position.
The Pacifica Archives Fund Drive on December 6th raised about $130,000. Unfortunately, this does not compare favorably with last years total of $180,000. When more specifics are known about the funds raised for the Pacifica Archives in the KPFA signal area I will make this information available to the board.
On December 9th, Pacifica’s Human Resources Director, Yolanda Thomas, conducted a two-hour Sexual Harassment training session for KPFA’s supervisory personnel. A makeup session will be held on December 27th for those who missed the initial session.
Next month, I will report on the financial performance of KPFA’s thirty-fifth annual Crafts & Music Fair, held on December 10th and 11th. I can share with you that our door receipts totaled $19,000 on Saturday and $16,000 on Sunday; a Grand Total of $35,000 in entrance fees. Another $18,000 was deposited from the KPFA Café, the Fair’s raffle, and the coat check operation.
A working draft of KPFA’s Code of Conduct and information related to Payola and Plugola have been distributed to the paid and unpaid staff. Each individual connected with programming is required to annually sign a Declaration of Compliance with Payola and Plugola laws and regulations. Management’s intention is to complete the signing of these agreements by January 31st.
In November’s GM report I included Reporting Relationships. Please consider reviewing this important section at your convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy Campanella II
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APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board and Special Delegates’ Meetings
Saturday, November 19, 2005, at 1:00 PM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
1:30PM: Meeting called to order: Intros and Announcements:
Present for all or part of the meeting: Mary Berg, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Riva Enteen, Ted Friedman, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, JoeWanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams. Roy Campanella (GM).
1:45PM: Vote to Excuse Members’ Absences: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Eric Park, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba.
1:46PM: Review/Approve Agenda: MB moves to approve agenda. Seconded. BET moves to transpose #6 and #7.
Vote: 9 Y, 10 N. FAILS. SK moves to end debate. Vote: 12 Y, 3 N. PASSES. Vote on agenda: 9 Y, 10 N. FAILS.
MT moves to add reports from PD Search and PNB. MB moves to strike GovCom report, which was a typo.
1:56. WR moves to approve agenda as amended. PASSES without objection.
1:47PM: Consent Calendar: Both items pulled (BS pulls #1, re next meeting date, SK pulls #2 re January meeting date).
Debate ensues re December meeting date. BET: 12/17 was the date approved by LSB in April meeting.
1:53PM: Approved without objection: The next regular meeting of the LSB will be Saturday, December 17th, at 11:00AM at the Freight & Salvage.
2:00PM: MT moves to approve 10/22 minutes. APPROVED 12 Y, 3 N.
2:05PM: GM Report. The text is appended to these minutes.
2:43-3:00PM: Public Comment
3:00-3:20PM: Break
3:20PM: Treasurer’s Report.
3:42PM: PersCom Proposed GM Evaluation Report. BET: All survey forms have gone out. Due back in December.
3:45PM: PD Hire Report: SG: We’ve reviewed and ranked all applications received; 56 total received and approximately 15 made the first cut.
3:52PM: MH moves to extend time for 5 minutes to consider #10-1, extension of terms of LSB reps to Program Council.
BET: If we don’t get to the item for lack of time, it has the same effect as if we’d voted to approve the extension.
3:55PM: LW moves to change the December meeting date to 12/3/05. Chair rules we are out of time.
3:55PM: Meeting Adjourned.
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General Manager Report to the Local Station Board
November ‘05
The following report covers various topics: a brief update about the Six Point Plan, reporting relationships, the issue of “professionalism,” the audit by EDD, KPFA’s Fall Fund Drive, and a working draft of KPFA’s Code of Conduct.
Six Point Plan – brief update
Since we have completed a successful Fall Fund Drive and secured approval of KPFA’s FY06 budget, the conditions have improved for implementing the Six Point Plan for Reconciliation. December provides an opportunity for the staff elected members of the LSB to meet with three prospective facilitators. I am currently negotiating the financial arrangements so this process can fit within our budget. It is anticipated that our group facilitation will take place in early January. Regarding the hiring of an Interim Program Director, the progress of the PD Hiring committee has made an interim selection unnecessary. The Code of Conduct mentioned in this report has been distributed to KPFA’s staff and will be discussed at our next meeting in December. This will provide an opportunity to review our grievance procedure. The small group meetings in my plan will begin about one week after our Winter Fund Drive (January 24th to February 7th) ends. I have completed the two CompassPoint workshops and begun exploring the creation of a problem solving skills workshop for staff. February or March will probably be the ideal period of time. At present, annual performance evaluations for the staff are slated for March. I will provide the LSB with a more detailed update in my next report.
Reporting Relationships
Over the past few weeks there has been some confusion surrounding various reporting relationships. This is regrettable but also understandable based on Pacifica’s dysfunctional organizational environment. So, let’s briefly review our reporting structure. As GM, I report directly to Pacifica’s ED, and regarding particular areas of my management portfolio, to the CFO, the PNB, and the LSB. Except for special situations, such as the LSB’s Treasurer conferring with the CFO or Business Manager, these bodies should address their concerns about KPFA to the GM. Even when I am out of town, I am in regular contact with the station, especially the department heads. If ever I need to designate someone to assume any or all or my duties, the LSB will be notified in advance. Finally, throughout the Pacifica organization there is a significant problem with the establishment, maintenance, and reliability of key reporting relationships. This condition is a major factor contributing to Pacifica’s crisis management environment. This week, at our monthly staff meeting I circulated copies of the Pacifica Employee Handbook and requested everyone to review its contents in preparation further discussions about such concerns as our Code of Conduct and reporting relationships.
“Professionalism”
A recent article in the East Bay Daily News by Fred Dodsworth failed to properly quote me regarding the role of paid and unpaid staff. Professionalism, in its positive form, is not an attribute of only paid employees. KPFA is blessed to have many unpaid staff members who, like many of their paid counterparts, make an outstanding contribution to our programming and general operations. I expressed to the East Bay Daily News my firm belief that KPFA needs and deserves to have a dedicated, talented staff composed of paid and unpaid personnel so that it can continue to deliver the finest programming possible and expand its listener base.
Audit
A few weeks ago, our Business Manager, Lois Withers, received information from Pacifica that KPFA would be undergoing an EDD audit (California Employment Development Department). It is our understanding that state auditors want to check for underpayment of state unemployment and state disability. They will be checking our independent contractor payments to find out whether we classified them correctly. At our staff meeting this week our Business Manager distributed and discussed the following ‘one sheet’ exploring the basic differences between independent contractors and employees.
The key questions to help you determine if someone is an independent contractor are:
1.Can they hire others to help them and then they pay them?
2.Do they supply their own materials?
3.Do they set their own work hours and work standards?
4.Do they have their own business?
If you answer yes to the above the person is an independent contractor. If you supervise their work and you tell them what to do then you have an employee.
In either case paperwork must be done through the Business Office before the person begins working.
The paperwork for an Independent Contractor is the W-9 form and it is available outside the Business Office on the wall.
The paperwork for an employee involves the completion of an I-9 form that requires documentation of ability to work in the United States. There are other forms employees must complete such as the W-4 tax withholding form, emergency information form, worker’s compensation form and hire data form.
No employee or independent contractor can be hired without first getting permission from the General Manager and then doing appropriate paperwork through the Business Office.
In addition, no one is to sign contracts on behalf of KPFA FM 94.1 without the review of the Business Manager and General Manager. In some cases a Pacifica officer may be required to sign the contract.
The General Manager must authorize all special projects or extraordinary situations requiring cash outlays. A budget must be submitted to the Business Manager outlining the person(s) or company involved and amounts to be paid. This will enable us to quickly process any related payments to employees and companies involved.
Fall Fund Drive
Last month I examined our station’s performance for the initial ten days of the drive (October 11-20). This month I’m focusing on the entire drive.
The Fall Fund Drive ran from Tuesday, October 11th to Friday morning, October 28th. We had slightly less than 17 days to meet our goal of $1,000,000. KPFA averaged about $61,000 per day in fund drive revenues. To date, we have total pledges of $992,474.
As noted previously, on Saturday, October 15th, we raised $47,326 for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. These funds, after deducting the cost of premiums and shipping, will be equally divided between the Vanguard Foundation and the Tipitinas Foundation; about $42,000.
KPFA’s weekday morning line-up of Democracy Now! at 6:00 am, The Morning Show from 7:00 to 9:00 am and the re-run of Democracy Now! at 9:00 am accounted for $436,912 in pledges. In other words, our 6:00 am to 10:00 am weekday line-up, only two programs, is responsible for about 44.3% of our revenues this fund drive.
The early afternoon weekday line-up from noon to 4:00 pm has some programs that regularly perform well. This line-up contributed a total of $149,869 or about 14.4% to our pledge total. The revenue performers in this line-up are Against the Grain ($33,135/3.3%), Living Room ($27,767/2.8%), Free Speech Radio News ($27,130/2.7%), Visionary Artist ($10,296/1.0%), Guns & Butter ($9,764/0.9%), Your Own Health & Fitness ($8,147/0.8%), Explorations ($7,555/0.7%), Cover to Cover ($5,815/0.5%), Bay Native Circle ($5,640/0.5%), Herbal Highway ($4,455/0.4%), Women’s Magazine ($3,930/0.3%), About Health ($3,720/0.3%), and Counterspin ($2,515/0.2%). Among this group, Against the Grain, Free Speech Radio News, and Counterspin have improved their performance in comparison with past results.
KPFA’s weekday late afternoon line-up from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm includes Hard Knock Radio, Flashpoints, and the Evening News. Flashpoints has regularly accounted for 7% of total revenues during various fund drives. At this point in our fund drive Flashpoints has earned $81,427 or 8.2% of our total revenues. Hard Knock Radio has earned $29,354 or about 2.9% of total pledges. The KPFA Evening News has earned $33,846 or about 3.4%. In other words, our afternoon weekday drive-time line-up accounts for about 14.5% of total revenues.
In the weekday evenings from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, four programs have distinguished themselves as relatively strong revenue performers: The Bonnie Simmons Show ($9,370/0.9%), Hear & Now ($7,165/0.7%), Voices of the Middle East & North Africa ($4,480/0.4%), and Full Circle ($4,175/0.4%). The later has significantly improved its fund drive performance.
Sunday Salon is a very strong revenue performer, usually earning 5% of total revenues. For this drive it earned $50,261 or 5.1%.
The remainder of KPFA’s Sunday line-up from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm has consistently solid performers: Across the Great Divide ($14,159/1.4%), America’s Back 40 ($10,470/1.0%), and A Musical Offering ($7,865/0.7%).
Finally, in terms of current cash balances KPFA entered the drive in a strong position. By early November we had about $800,000 in the KPFA checking account and approximately $680,000 in our savings fund. The $800,000 in our checking account is $440,000 above of the PNB’s requirement of one month operating expenses.
Code of Conduct: a working draft
The following is based on the Code of Conduct which has been used by our sister station, KPFT, since 2002. It is intended to serve as a summary of the basic principles and practices guiding our conduct within the station. Any feedback is welcomed.
1. Treat other people as you would like to be treated yourself.
2. Verbal and physical attacks are not tolerated on Pacifica and KPFA property, or at KPFA and Pacifica events and meetings.
3. Discussions will be centered on issues, not people, and on verifiable facts, not innuendo and rumor. This covers oral and written statements made anywhere, including on the Internet.
4. Information will be shared as much as possible, keeping in mind that some information, at particular times, must remain confidential. If information has been designated as confidential, it will not be divulged either publicly or privately.
5. Care will be taken with Pacifica and KPFA property, and it will be returned in the same or better condition as when it was received.
6. Staff, volunteers, visitors and guests will follow the rules and regulations of the station, the Pacifica Foundation, the Local Station Board, and, where appropriate, all applicable laws.
7. Violation of this code will result in a penalty, which may include
exclusion from Pacifica and KPFA property and events.
8. The General Manager is responsible for overseeing all matters relating to the operation of the station, and works with Pacifica's Executive Director, who has final authority to ensure the station is in compliance with the Foundation's Mission and policies, as well as all relevant laws.
9. Disputed charges of violation of this code will be brought before a neutral, independent fact finder, chosen and paid by KPFA, for a final and binding decision. Any union member is free to bypass this process and can file a complaint according to the existing contract.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy Campanella II
Grabbed from kpfa.org.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes January 7th, 2006:
APPROVED MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Saturday, January 7, 2006, at 11:00 AM
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA.
11:20AM: Meeting called to order. Brian Edwards-Tiekert moves to convene as Delegates after conclusion of public comment. Approved without objection.
11:24am: Introductions and Announcements. Present for all or part of the meeting: Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Joe Wanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams, Stan Woods. Roy Campanella (GM). .
11:41am: BET moves to excuse absences of HB, RE and DS. Approved without objection.
11:42am: Review/Approve Agenda: Brian moves to approve agenda. Sepideh: Put Program Council listener rep issue on agenda. MB: Point Of Order. We voted 19-2 to confirm Marcia Wexler-Kerwit. Fadi: agrees. Discussion. Chair rules to put item on agenda as #7-2.
11:57am: Agenda approved as amended.
11:58am: Consent Calendar: Marnie pulls #2 (2006 meeting schedule). Fadi pulls #3. Sherry pulls #4 and #5. Sarv pulls #6.
Only #1 passes (next meeting date).
12:02pm: Approval of Minutes: Max moves to approve minutes of 11/19/05. Passes without objection.
Max moves to approve 12/17/05 minutes as amended (removal of typo). Passes without objection.
Max inquires as to the 2005 attendance report. WW: He does have it, will post it on website.
12:08pm: GM Report. The report is appended to these minutes.
12:22-12:35pm: Public Comment.
12:35pm: 5-minute BREAK.
12:48pm: CONVENE DELEGATES’ MEETING.
Roll Call. Present for all or part of the session: Mary Berg, Max Blanchet, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Sherry Gendelman, Annie Hallatt, Chandra Hauptman, Mark Hernandez, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Attila Nagy, Rosalinda Montes Palacios, Eric Park, Richard Phelps, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Fadi Saba, Bonnie Simmons, Joe Wanzala, William Walker, LaVarn Williams, Stan Woods. Les Radke on hand to conduct ballot counting process.
Election of Listener and Staff Directors to PNB.
Listener Nominees: LaVarn Williams, Fadi Saba, Willie Ratcliff, Sarv Randhawa, Richard Phelps (declined), Rosalinda Palacios, Mark Hernandez, Chandra Hauptman (declined)
Staff Nominees: William Walker, Mary Berg, Bonnie Simmons (declined), Brian Edwards-Tiekert (declined).
Brian moves to remove the Q & A of both listener and staff nominees. Discussion.
12:51pm: Max moves to end debate. PASSES without objection.
Vote to remove Q&A: Yes 8, No 10, Abstain 3. FAILS.
12:55pm: Joe demands to see documentation to show all nominees’ names were emailed by 12/31/05. Moves that we not elect PNB directors until all can see this documentation. If secretary cannot produce it at this time, election must be postponed. Discussion/ debate ensues.
1:16pm: Lisa moves to end debate. PASSES without objection.
1:17pm: Vote to postpone election. Yes 8, No 12. FAILS.
1:26-1:42pm: Listener nominee statements from Mark, Rosalinda, Sarv, Willie, LaVarn.
1:42pm: Q & A.
VOTE on listener Directors. Les Radke urges that people not split their votes, otherwise there will be ties, which must be resolved by drawing straws.
1:55-2:02pm: Staff nominee statements from MB and WW.
2:02-2:19pm: Q & A.
2:20pm. Radke announces there are 22 ballots. Dispute arises because JW had left earlier, but had filled out his ballot before leaving.
Chair rules there must be a revote.
LaVarn appeals Chair’s ruling.
VOTE to uphold Chair. Yes: 11, No: 8, Abstain: 1. Chair’s ruling upheld.
2:27pm: Revote for staff Director.
2:35pm: Election results. Staff Director: 12 Mary Berg, 9 William Walker. MB elected.
Listener Directors: Sarv Randhawa, LaVarn Williams, Rosalinda Montes Palacios.
[Note: Detail of results, round by round, is appended to these minutes.]
2:40pm: Adjourn as Delegates, reconvene as LSB.
Agenda Item#8, LSBOC Town Hall budget approval.
Budget of $1355.00 approved without objection.
2:50pm: Election of LSB Secretary to replace MB, who must now resign.
Mark Hernandez elected unanimously.
Remaining agenda items postponed until next LSNB public meeting.
3:00pm: Max moves to convene in Ex Session at Youth Radio at 3:30pm. Discussion.
VOTE: Yes, 6, No 11. FAILS.
3:15PM: Public Session Adjourned.
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General Manager Report to the LSB - January ‘06
General Manager Report to the Local Station Board
January ‘06
The following report provides a brief overview, an update about my Six Point Plan for Reconciliation, KPFA’s Winter Fund Drive, Affiliate relations, and Arbitrons.
Brief Overview: Financially, KPFA enters this new calendar year in a relatively strong position with a checking account balance of approximately $600,000 and a savings fund balance of $700,000. Regarding the contract with New College, we are still finalizing the language on this agreement. As stated previously, I will present it to the LSB before the final signing. Over thirty-five individuals have applied for the Website Director position. We just completed our first round of preliminary interviews. Since our last LSB meeting the FCC has formally granted license renewals for KPFA and KPFB. During the recent period of heavy rain the station experienced a minor amount of water accumulation in the area at the rear of the first floor in the archive-storage room. This situation was promptly addressed and no significant damage occurred. Finally, KPFA is playing a prominent role in Pacifica’s ‘gavel-to-gavel’ coverage of the Alito confirmation hearings beginning from Monday to Friday of next week.
Six Point Plan for Reconciliation – update: In November, after completing a successful Fall Fund Drive and securing approval of KPFA’s FY06 budget, I reported to the LSB that the conditions have improved for implementing my Six Point Plan for Reconciliation. Jane Ariel has been selected to lead a team of three facilitators working with the KPFA staff and management. This is a significant step forward. Our group facilitation will take place after the Winter Fund Drive ends in early February. The small group meetings in my plan will begin about one week after the group facilitation. As previously noted, I have completed the two CompassPoint workshops, explored the creation of a problem solving skills workshop for staff with various instructors, and eliminated the need for an Interim Program Director since the PD Hiring Committee is approaching the scheduling of interviews. Annual performance evaluations for the staff are still slated for March. I will continue to provide the LSB with updates.
Winter Fund Drive: KPFA’s Winter Fund Drive starts on Tuesday, January 24th and will hopefully end fifteen and ¼ days later on Wednesday, February 8th. We are less than three weeks from the start of what has consistently been a critically important drive. Historically, Winter Fund Drives have been the highest revenue generators for KPFA. In order to achieve our financial goal of $1,021,000 we need to average $75,000 per fund drive day. As you may recall, our Fall Fund Drive averaged $65,000 per day. KPFA’s eleven weekdays of programming are targeted to total $825,000; the four days of weekend programming are targeted at $130,000. Our final fund drive day only covers “Democracy Now!” and “The Morning Show.” It is targeted to generate $45,000. These are ambitious goals and we are working hard to select premiums and prepare special programming.
I would like to encourage all board members and listeners to volunteer for the drive. As you already must realize we need your help with such tasks as answering the phones and handling the basic logistics of a marathon fundraiser. Thank you for your consideration.
Affiliate Relations: The organizational strength and promising potential of Pacifica rests with its stations and its affiliates. Since 2002, the affiliates program has grown from 17 to 83 stations; almost 500%.
During early November (’05), I had the pleasure of visiting five independent, non-commercial radio stations in the Southwest and our sister station, KPFT in Houston. My trip was supported and encouraged by Pacifica’s Affiliate Director, Ursula Ruedenberg. Last January, during a discussion with the other General Managers within the Pacifica network we agreed about the importance of strengthening our affiliate relations in association with Ursula. Since then I have been in regular contact with Ursula to help achieve this important objective.
One of the stations I visited was already an affiliate; the University of New Mexico’s KUNM in Albuquerque. The other four stations visited were not affiliates. All are located in Texas: KAZI in Austin, KTSU in San Marcos, KNON in Dallas, and KNOB in Mineral Wells. My visit to KAZI and KNON had a positive influence on their decision to become Pacifica affiliates.
As Pacifica joins with other stations we assume a natural leadership role. My journey across the Southwest profoundly confirmed the vital importance of connecting in-person with affiliates and potential affiliates. From stations serving large urban populations like in Dallas to a low power station in a small town like Mineral Wells, I was greeted with warmth, sincerity, and generosity. The staff and management of these stations want to develop and maintain relations with Pacifica, in general, and KPFA, in particular. Repeatedly they expressed their deep appreciation that the General Manager of America’s oldest listener sponsored radio station had taken the time to visit with them. These stations expect us to play a significant leadership role within the independent media community.
Arbitrons: I have emailed to each LSB member Arbitron’s Non-Commercial Radio Market Summary for the Summer of 2005. After reviewing this summary please contact me if you would like to discuss it further. Briefly, KPFA is a close third to KCSM with KALW coming in fourth. KQED is number one with a healthy lead on its competitors. Among Pacifica’s five stations, during 2005, KPFA was the only one in the top twenty-five national ranking of non-commercial stations.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy Campanella II
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Details Provided by Les Radke of STV/IRV Elections of PNB Directors:
Staff: 21 ballots.
Method: IRV
Round One: Count of first-place rankings. William Walker 9, Bonnie Simmons 1, Mary Berg 11.
Round Two: Transfer BS vote to 2nd choice. William Walker 9, Mary Berg 12.
Listeners: 22 ballots
Method: British Columbia STV.
Threshhold value: 6
6 candidates running for 3 seats.
Round
MH
WR
RMP
Sarv
LW
FS
Exhausted
Surplus
1
0.0
2.0
1.0
10.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
4.0
2
0.0
2.0
5.0
6.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
3
2.0
5.0
6.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
4
6.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
5
6.0
5.0
0.0
Round One: Count of first-place rankings. Candidates Sarv Randhawa and LaVarn Williams.
Round Two: Transfer of surplus votes from Candidate Sarv Randhawa.
Round Three: First elimination round, eliminating candidates without any votes (MH).
Round Four: Eliminating Candidate Willie Ratcliff.
Round Five: Eliminating Candidate Fadi Saba.
Election over. Candidate Rosalinda Palacios is elected.
Winners are Sarv Randhawa, LaVarn Williams and Rosalinda Palacios.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes February 18th, 2006:
KPFA Local Station Board
2/18/2006 Meeting Minutes
11:00 AM convening
Freight & Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Meeting called to order at 11:12AM
Members of the Local Station Board introduced. In attendance:
Sepideh Khoosrowjah (SK)
Riva Enteen (RE)
LaVarn Williams (LW)
Max Blanchet (MxB)
Joseph Wanzala (JW)
Marnie Tattersall (MT)
Stan Woods (SW)
Attilla Nagy (AN)
Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET)
Mary Berg (MyB)
Richard Phelps (RMP)
Bonnie Simmons (BS)
Sherry Gendelman (SG)
Howeard Beeman (HB)
Rosalinda Palacios (RP)
Lisa Rothman (LR)
Sarv Randhawa (SR)
Mark Hernandez (MH)
Willie Ratcliff (WR)
Annie Hallatt (AH)
William Walker (WW)
Fadi Saba (FS)
Members excused for absence without objection:
Debbie Speer
Chandra Hauptman
Eric Park
Review/Approve Agenda
Set GM hire resolutions from New Business to Time Sensitive (MT/FS)
MSC
Move GM hire resolutions to position #2 in Time Sensitive (SR/LR)
Substitute motion expressed
Substitute motion to move to Time Sensitive business GM hire as #1,
Delegate Election to #2, Program Council Election to #3, UPSO to #4
(MT/no second found in recording)
Chair rules to accept as appropriate
MSC/Unanimous Consent to close debate (MxB/SK)
MSC 11-10 to accept time-sensitive substitute motion, Chair breaks tie.
Motion to include 10 minutes for Executive Session to approve minutes (MB/no
second)
Noted to be carried out at end of meeting
Second requested, second made by SG
Approved Unanimous Consent
Request by BET to make Executive Session an Order of the Day
Motion to approve agenda
MSC/Unanimous Consent
Consent Calendar
All items removed by objection
Review/Approve Minutes
No objection/Approved by Unanimous Consent
General Manager's Report
In the absence of the General Manager, RMP had an
impromptu report.
The Pacifica National Office is currently acting
in conjunction w/three KPFA managers.
A new webmaster for KPFA.ORG is in place.
The new Executive Director is touring the Pacifica
stations, and is likely appointing interim KPFA GM
in early March.
Public Comment
Eleven speakers came before the Local Station Board.
Committee Reports
I. Program Director Hiring Committee: Report (SG)
Will meet 3/1. Committee has 74 applicants so far.
II. Outreach Committee, Town Hall report (SR)
80+ attendees reported, and the event broke even
in costs.
III. Treasurer: Financial Report
January income statement is in, but Lois is overworked and
unable to detail extensively; surpluses likely to balance
out in next 60 days; DONATIONS line based on bequeaths;
Crafts Faire income/expenses skewed as some cash charged in
prior year budget; waiting for NTIA grant for updating
cart-play system and satellite upgrade; $15,000 from Teale
Foundation; keeping an eye on salary payouts from vacation/
special coverage issues in timekeeping; not all expected
payments from National office have been received. Lois is
monitoring salaries in response to resignations and hires.
[Break called by Chair]
Time Sensitive Business
I. KPFA LSB MEETING TIME - MARCH: As the Freight and Salvage is
unavailable on the 3rd Saturday of March - March 18th, and
as we have much work to be done on the agenda - we will hold
the next regular meeting of the LSB on Saturday March 11th
at 11AM. [BS] (Applied from removal from Consent Calendar)
FS speaks to issue, amends to location at UFCW 4128 in San Jose.
May be free or deposit; sound system may be charged; free public
parking lot 3 blocks away; wi-fi hot spot nearby; no confirmation
site available; [withdraw to sense of board by RMP]
BET moves/LR seconds to tentatively set meeting 4/22 at UFCW 4128
Hall in San Jose at 11AM, and 3/11 at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley
at 11AM. A review to see if the meeting site is available will by
made at the 3/11 meeting.
WW moves to amend to include Town Hall format in San Jose LSB
meeting site – ruled out of order by Chair
SK moves to call question, MT objects, 13-4 to close.
RPM calls vote 15-5, passes.
II. Personnel Resolutions:
A. Resolution on the formation of a GM Hire Committee [BET]
The LSB shall immediately form a GM hire committee
consisting of the following:
1. Six LSB members elected by STV
2. One department head elected by the department heads.
3. The three senior managers at KPFA (Development Director,
Business Manager, and Operations Director) who shall serve
in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity.
Candidate interviews shall be open to observation by Pacifica's
Human Resources Director.
Substitute motion (FS/SK) to provide for committee of seven LSB
members only.
Following discussion, SK calls question, fails 11-10.
MH ruled out of order as RE is making "political statement" and
not revealing vote counts from Executive Session. WW appeals
decision of Chair, decision upheld 11-8.
Following discussion, FS/MT call question, fails 9-11.
Following discussion, SK calls question, fails 11-8. Due to his
engagement in discussion, RMP steps down as Chair and hands gavel
to Vice-Chair BS to continue conduct of discussion.
BET makes/LR seconds amendment proposal: GM Hire Committee to have
six LSB members, one ex officio/non-voting department head and three
ex officio/non-voting managers, with candidate interviews open to
observation by Pacifica's Human Resources Director.
Following discussion, LW calls question, fails 12-8.
Following discussion, FS calls question, fails 12-7.
Following discussion, MT calls question, unanimous consent, discussion
ends.
Motion fails 9-11, return to original substitute motion.
BET proposes/LR seconds amendment to add ex officio/non-voting to
department head position. BET calls question, passes by Unanimous Consent.
Substitute motion passes 15-6 in following form:
The LSB shall immediately form a GM hire committee
consisting of the following:
1. Seven LSB members elected by STV
2. One department head elected by the department
heads in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity.
3. The three senior managers at KPFA (Development
Director, Business Manager, and Operations Director)
who shall serve in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity.
Candidate interviews shall be open to observation by Pacifica's
Human Resources Director.
BET moves/FS seconds amendment: No GM Hire Committee Member shall
resign to apply for the GM positions, and no GM Hire Committee Member
shall apply for the GM position.
Unanimous consent to close debate. Unanimous consent to accept amendment.
Final substitute motion reads as follows:
The LSB shall immediately form a GM hire committee
consisting of the following:
1. Seven LSB members elected by STV
2. One department head elected by the department
heads in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity.
3. Any three senior managers at KPFA (Development Director,
Business Manager, and Operations Director) who shall \
serve in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity.
Candidate interviews shall be open to observation by Pacifica's
Human Resources Director. No Committee Member, after participating
in the hiring process, shall resign to apply for the GM position, and
no Committee member shall apply for the GM position.
Vote to make substitute motion as amended the main motion passes 17-2.
Vote to adopt substitute motion as amended passes 20-1.
Immediate vote to seat GM Hire Committee; persons elected by STV are:
MyB
RMP
BET
CH
WW
JW
LW
III. Election of Delegates to Pacifica National Board Committees [RP]:
NOTE FROM SECRETARY: These election results were determined the day
after the LSB meeting and reported by the Chair
via e-mail to the LSB on 2/19/2006.
First positions are elected.
Names following the "=" are next in line/alternates.
Elect 2 Delegates to Governance
Elected: MH RMP
Elect 2 Delegates to Audit
Elected: MH MT
Elect 2 Delegates to Programming
Elected: BS AN = SW AH
Elect 2 Delegates to Technology
Elected: AN HB = SG MH
Elect 2 Delegates to Elections
Elected: RMP MyB = SW MH
Elect 2 Delegates to Archives
Elected: FS BS = SG AH
Elect 2 Delegates to Affiliates
Elected: WW CH = AH/RE(tied) AN
Elect 1 Director/Delegate and 3 Delegates
to Committee of Inclusion
Elected: MyB CH WW SW = MH
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned due to time limit of location @ 4:20PM.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes March 11th, 2006: Approved Minutes
OFFICIAL
20060311 Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board
Regular Meeting Minutes
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison
Berkeley, CA
March 11, 2006
Meeting is called to order at 11:12 AM.
Sepideh
Khosrowjah (SK)
Max
Blanchet (MxB)
Mary
Berg (MyB)
Richard
Phelps (RP)
Bonnie
Simmons (BS)
Lisa
Rothman (LR)
Rosalinda Palacios (RMP)
Sarv
Randhawa (SR)
Sherry
Gendelman (SG)
William
Walker (WW)
Mark
Hernandez (MH)
Willie
Ratcliff (WR)
Debbie
Speer (DS)
Marnie
Tattersall (MT)
Absent/Excused:
Howard
Beeman (HB)
Attila
Nagy (AN)
Eric
Park (EP)
Fadi
Saba (FS)
Late:
Stan
Woods (SW)
Riva
Enteen (RE)
Lavarn
Williams (LW)
Following
introduction of LSB members, it was announced that Fadi Saba has resigned from the LSB. Per Pacifica By-Laws, Jane Jackson is seated as next in line of succession from the previous election pool of candidates.
AGENDA:
The
agenda was approved as amended; MSC/UC BET/MyB.
CONSENT
CALENDAR:
Of
eight items, four were pulled by members for later consideration.
Items
approved by unanimous consent are:
I)
Confirm KPFA LSB meeting in San Jose for April 22, 2006.
II)
Seat Jane Jackson to Fadi Saba's vacated seat on the LSB and LSB
Committees
V)
KPFA LSB MEETING 2006 SCHEDULE
VI)
KPFA LSB MEETING LOCATIONS
Remaining
items to be placed under New Business:
III.
BERKELEY HONDA RESOLUTION [CH] <= SR
IV.
PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A KPFA LSB DISABILITY ACCESS COMMITTEE [CH] <= SR
VII.
DISTRIBUTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION RECORDS FOR APPROVAL [MyB] <= JJ
VIII.
DISPOSITION OF PREVIOUS UNRESOLVED AGENDA ITEMS [MyB] <= SG
Page
1
MINUTES:
Approval
of minutes was postponed; MSC/UC BET/RPM
OFFICIAL
20060311 Minutes, p. 2:
GENERAL
MANAGER'S REPORT:
Greg
Guma, Pacifica National Executive Director, proceeded to report in
light of the vacant General Manager position at KPFA. Guma introduced
himself to the KPFA members, staff and listeners.
Comments
from LSB members and responses.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
MOTION:
A
motion by RE was made to open the agenda for revision, JJ seconds.
Roll
Call vote taken:
Yes:
No: Abstain:
MxB
MyB
RE
BET
SW
SG
CH
AH
SK
MH
WR
RMP
JJ
SR
MT
LR
JW
BS
LW
DS
WW
10
11 0
The
motion fails.
COMMITTEE/OFFICER
REPORTS (up to four):
I.
Treasurer: Financial Report
BET
provides written report
II.
Program Director Hiring Committee
SG
provided report
III.
GM Hiring Committee:
Committee
convened by RP, LW elected chair, CH is vice-chair, RP is secretary.
Action
items and administrivia engaged, next meeting 3/14.
Break
I.
Personnel Issues:
The
Personnel Committee recommends that as a matter of policy, should staff reductions
become necessary, before making any reductions, management shall make available to all employees the option of voluntarily reducing their hours
and seeking partial compensation through California's work-sharing program,
(http://www.edd.ca.gov/uirep/de8714bb.pdf ) and do its best to accommodate
their desires.
BET
presents to board as committee spokesperson.
MT
moves to table, WR seconds. 7-12, motion fails.
AH
moves to accept the committee report as a policy for KPFA.
Substitute
Motion: BET/AH The LSB recommends that as a matter of policy, should staff reductions be necessary, before making such reduction, shall ask
employees if they will voluntarily reduce their hours and seek partial compensation
through California’s work sharing program, and shall do its best to accommodate their desires without compromising operations.
15-6
to close debate on substitute motion.
Amendment accepted by unanimous consent.
12-9
to approve.
II.
Operations and Fundraising Issues:
Motion
regarding on-air appeals for funds [LW]:
Whereas, the Pacifica Foundation is one of the last bastions of free speech
and that the first purpose of the Pacifica Foundation as stated in
the bylaws is as follows: “To establish a Foundation organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes no part of the net earnings of
which inures to the benefit of any member of the Foundation”; We
resolve that all on air appeals to the community and listeners for funds
by individuals or groups shall be voluntary and/or part of normal Pacifica
job responsibilities whether paid or unpaid staff, volunteers, or
board members. The Pacifica Foundation shall practice what is written in
the bylaws and shall not allow members to benefit or inure from earnings of
the Foundation and that the practice of paying to pitch or exchanging cash
or other assets that may include airtime, premiums, or equipment is a violation
of the bylaws of the Foundation.
Substitute
motion proposed by MH
In
further compliance with the Pacifica By-laws, all Local Station Board
members shall submit to the LSB Secretary and the Executive Director
of Pacifica a Disclaimer of Interest that details any and all
funds received from any source that are paid, granted or gifted in
relation to the Delegate's association with KPFA and Pacifica for the
past five years, over and above the information requested in compliance
with Article 5, Section 10. A failure to comply will be grounds
for removal from the LSB for reasons under Article 5, Section 7, Subsections
D and E."
Chair
rules substitute motion is out of order without explanation and before
second can be made.
Appealling
the decision of the Chair by MH/WW. Roll Call vote called:
MyB
N MxB Y
BET
N RE Y
SW
Y AH N
CH
Y SK Y
RMP
N RP Y
SR
N WR Y
LR
N JJ Y
BS
N DS N
MT
Y WW N
JW
Y LW Y
MH
N
Decision
of the Chair upheld 11-10.
Question
is called. Original motion passes 10-9.
III.
Procedural Issues:
A.
Meeting Rotation Schedule [FS]:
MH
speaking for FS in his absence.
MyB
indicates GovComm has submitted but not acted.
14-2
table MyB/BS.
B.
Selection of LSB Program Council Reps [AH]:
Nominations:
AH SK JW SW SR
Chair
rules that staff LSB members are ineligible to be members of the Program Council as LSB representatives.
Appeal
the decision of the Chair. Vote is 11-8-1 to sustain the ruling of Chair. STV of nominees commences.
[In
21 ballots:
AH/JW
won in Round 1
SW
eliminated in Round 3
SR
eliminated in Round 4
electing
SK in Round 4.
Verified
by MH and listeners
Signe
Mattson and Sureya Samoni]
Discussion
of terms of PC members; UNRESOLVED.
Motion
to suspend the rules for BET/LR. Trumped by Motion to adjourn by WR/RE
12-9.
Meeting
adjourned 4:33PM.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes April 22nd, 2006: Approved Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board
Meeting is called to order at 1:00 PM.
Richard Phelps (RP), Chair.
Present are:
Stan Woods (SW) Riva Enteen (RE)
Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Joseph Wanzala (JW) Sepideh Khosrowjah (SK)
Max Blanchet (MxB) Mary Berg (MyB)
Bonnie Simmons (BS) Rosalinda Palacios (RMP)
Sarv Randhawa (SR) Sherry Gendelman (SG)
William Walker (WW) Mark Hernandez (MH)
Debbie Speer (DS) Marnie Tattersall (MT)
Attila Nagy (AN) Howard Beeman (HB)
LaVarn Williams (LW) Jane Jackson (JJ)
Absent:
Lisa Rothman (LR) Annie Hallatt (AH)
Willie Ratcliff (WR) Eric Park (EP)
Motion to divide vote on absences; passes on unanimous consent.
LR excused/UC.
AH excused/UC.
WR excused/UC
EP, request for roll call vote.
Roll Call Vote:
Enteen N
Wanzala N
Woods N
Khosrowjah N
Tattersall N
Blanchet N
Hauptman N
Nagy N
Berg Y
Phelps N
Simmons Y
Gendelman Y
Beeman Y
Jackson A
Palacios Y
Randhawa Y
Speer Y
Edwards-Tiekert Y
Walker Y
Hernandez Y
Williams N
Vote is 10-9, Chair casts vote to make tie, vote fails. EP not excused.
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Agenda:
JW moves to "Time Sensitive" NB4,NB8,NB9, but then NB3, now NB4 again.
MyB moves to divide the question.
NB4: Urgent to fill vacancy, question on who it is: 16-1 passes
NB9: Close debate fails, 12-8; Second attempt fails 10-7;
Enteen Y
Wanzala Y
Woods Y
Khosrowjah Y
Tattersall Y
Blanchet Y
Hauptman Y
Nagy Y
Berg N
Phelps Y
Simmons N
Gendelman N
Beeman A
Jackson Y
Palacios N
Randhawa N
Speer N
Edwards-Tiekert N
Walker N
Hernandez N
Williams Y
NB8:
Enteen Y
Wanzala Y
Woods Y
Khosrowjah Y
Tattersall Y
Blanchet Y
Hauptman Y
Nagy Y
Berg N
Phelps
Simmons N
Gendelman N
Beeman N
Jackson Y
Palacios N
Randhawa N
Speer N
Edwards-Tiekert N
Walker N
Hernandez N
Williams Y
Making By-Laws Amendment time-sensitive; Unanimous consent.
Order of the day: Adjourn at 4:20PM
DS moves to consolidate OB1d, OBie, OBif, NB7 and postpone indefinitely
Roll Call vote requested:
Enteen N
Wanzala N
Woods N
Khosrowjah N
Tattersall N
Blanchet N
Hauptman N
Nagy N
Berg Y
Phelps N
Simmons Y
Gendelman Y
Beeman Y
Jackson A
Palacios Y
Randhawa Y
Speer Y
Edwards-Tiekert Y
Walker Y
Hernandez Y
Williams N
10-10-1, motion fails.
Agenda approved/UC.
Rules suspended to allow Public Comment before any other business.
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Public Comment.
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RE moves to change her vote, change the orders of the day.
RP rules it requires majority vote to reconsider.
MH indicates that issue is an Order of the Day, which requires 2/3 vote.
Challenged as RROO (Page 215) requires 2/3 vote, RMP rules RROO is incorrect.
WW appeals decision of chair. Upheld 10-7.
Motion to reconsider on floor, debate.
Question called. 12-1 Closed.
Motion to reconsider 12-5.
Orders of the Day moved to 5PM. Unanimous consent.
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Consent Calendar:
Approved by unanimous consent.
Immediate vote to establish Fundraising Committee:
BET HB RP SR
Elected by acclamation, no vote needed.
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iGM REPORT:
As provided (written report).
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TREASURER REPORT:
As provided (written report).
PROGRAM DIRECTOR HIRE COMMITTEE:
No written report provided.
GM HIRE COMMITTEE:
No written report provided.
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By-Law Amendment:
LW: CPB would cost Pacifica money due to not enough minority (women don't count
for CPB consideration).
Substitute motion by BET, second by SR.
"We urge the members of the national board and other LSBs to explore alternative
means of meeting the CPB's diversity criteria, including the voluntary
resignations of board members and the reshuffling of national board delegates
that do not reflect the diversity of their listening areas by their respective
LSBs.
"We furthermore state our opposition to any use of KPFAs cash reserves or annual
surplus to meet shortfalls at other stations cause by loss of CPB funding due to
lack of diversity in pacifica's governance system."
CH proposes amendment to be placed at start of para 2:
"We do not support adding further appointment to the PNB as remedy to the
diversity issue."
Passed as amended w/o objection.
Meeting adjourned by Orders of the Day at 5:00 PM.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes May 20th, 2006: Approved Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board
Minutes 20 May 2006
Regular Meeting
Freight & Salvage Coffee Shop
1111 Addison
Berkeley, California
Meeting is called to order at 11:15AM
Introductions and Announcements
Richard Phelps (RP), Chair
Present:
Brian Edwards-Teikert (BET) Willie Ratcliff (WR)
Sarv Randhawa (SR) Rosalinda Montes Palacios (RMP)
Howard Beeman (HB) Sherry Gendelman (SG
William Walker (WW) Bonnie Simmons (BS)
Mary Berg (MyB) Joseph Wanzala (JW)
Attila Nagy (AN) Annie Hallatt (AH)
Stan Woods (SW) Sepideh Khosrowjah (SK)
Max Blanchet (MxB) LaVarn Williams (LW)
Debbie Speer (DS) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Mark Hernandez (MH)
Absent:
Riva Enteen (RE) Eric Park (EP)
Lisa Rothman (LR) Jane Jackson (JJ)
Marnie Tattersall (MT)
MxB moves to excuse RE and MT.
MyB moves to excuse JJ and Lisa.
SG moves to excuse EP.
SW moves to divide (i.e., vote on each motions separately).
PASS.
Vote to excuse RE and MT: PASS w/o objection.
Vote to excuse JJ and Lisa: PASS w/o objection.
Vote to excuse EP: PASS: 12 Y/4 N.
AGENDA:
SR moves to approve agenda as is.
Chair states that under “Unfinished Business”, items H, I, J and K are
in reverse order, and that these typoes in the agenda needed to be
corrected before approval.
BET objects.
Chair rules BET out of order.
BET appeals ruling of chair.
Vote to uphold chair’s ruling: 6 Y/8 N.
Chair overruled.
Discussion on approval of agenda ensues.
MxB moves to approve that agenda order was not carried over from the
previous meeting.
WR moves disciplinary motions (items H, I, J and T) be dropped from agenda.
SW requests roll call vote.
PASS W/o objection.
SG calls question.
Vote to end debate: 12 yes, 4 no. Debate ends.
Vote on motion to drop Items H, I, J and T:
12 Y: MB, Sarv, WR, RMP, HB, SG, WW, BS, MH, AH, DS, BET.
7 N: JW, AN, CH, SW, LW, SK, Max. PASS 12 Y/7 N.
Agenda approved by unanimous consent as amended.
WR offers motion to be included in the agenda.
BET moves to suspend the rules to place this new business to be
discussed immediately after break. PASS w/o objection.
MINUTES
Minutes are distributed late due to late arrival of secretary.
BET moves to place adoption of the minutes at 3PM as an Order of the Day,
in order to give members a chance to read. PASS w/o objection.
CONSENT CALENDAR
JW objects to item 2, placed under New Business.
Item 1 is for the LSB to meet 6/17 at the Freight & Salvage, starting at 11AM.
Consent Calendar as amended passes.
PUBLIC COMMENT
REPORTS
Treasurer’s Report
As provided (submitted report).
iGM Report:
As provided (submitted report).
================== BREAK ============== Reconvene at 1:30PM
Call to order from break at 1:37PM.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Program Director Hire Committee Report
No written report provided.
GM Hire Committee Report
No written report provided.
Personnel Committee
BET: WR is chair. No quorum, has not properly met.
BET points out that the motion to resolve the Katrina motion
by WR. However, WR is not in attendance at this time.
BET moves to suspend the rules and bring the Special Order of
the Day (Minutes) at this point. PASS w/o objection.
MINUTES:
MyB moves to accept the minutes of 2/18. BET moves to amend by striking
the narrative from Treasurer and General Manager reports and replace with
report provided; accepted w/o objection. LW questions inclusion of
members who were late. PASS as amended w/o objection.
LW moves to strike "late" column from minutes; amended w/o objection.
RP indicates need to correct intials and change RMP/RP: RP is Richard
Phelps, RMP is Rosalinda Montes Palacios; amended w/o objection. BET
moves to strike narratives from minutes on Treasurer, GM and Program
Director reports; amended w/o objection. PASS as amended w/o objection.
Minutes of 4/22 minutes are postponed until audio can be obtained.
BET moves to Suspend the Rules to deal with Old Business as WR is not yet
in attendance for the Katrina motion. Motion to be taken up on his
arrival.
OLD BUSINESS:
Procedural Issues [MyB]
MyB points out that the items in the agenda have been on the agenda
for over six months and are no longer relevant. MyB moves to Postpone
Indefinitely. PASS w/o objection.
MOTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA.
WR presents motion to start a sixth Pacifica radio station in the
New Orleans/East Texas area, and requests this motion be sent to
all other Pacifica stations.
CH presents argument as a substitute motion.
BET raises a point of order that there is no language for a motion.
Chair rules motion is out of order.
BET presents amendments to motion to include specific language and
corrections.
JW requests "of Americans" be stricken.
MH proposes inclusion of Pacifica Affiliate and Associate stations
as additional options to be built.
Amendments accepted w/o objection. Motion reads as follows:
"Be it resolved that KPFA and Pacifica will play a pivotal role in the
human rights struggle by giving voice to the tens of thousands in the
Katrina/Rita diaspora, and reporting on policy shifts and available
resources, and endeavouring to launch a new Pacifica-Owned Radio Station,
Pacifica Affiliate Station or Pacifica Associate Station in New Orleans
and supporting the production of live programs that reach evacuees/survivors
in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana, Mississppi, and Texas; and via
Pacifica affiliates, nationwide, through taped programs, podcasts, etc."
CH: Substitution made, withdrawn by consent of LSB
BET moves to adjourn. PASS w/o objection.
Adjourn at 3PM.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes June 17th, 2006: Draft Minutes, not approved
KPFA Local Station Board
Minutes 17 June 2006
Regular Meeting
Freight & Salvage
Coffee Shop
1111 Addison
Berkeley, California
Meeting is called to order at 11:38AM
Introductions and Announcements
Richard Phelps (RP), Chair
Present:
Brian Edwards-Teikert (BET) Riva Enteen (RE)
Sarv Randhawa (SR) Rosalinda Montes Palacios (RMP)
Marnie Tattersall (MT) Lisa Rothman (LR)
William Walker (WW) Bonnie Simmons (BS)
Mary Berg (MyB) Joseph Wanzala (JW)
Attila Nagy (AN) Annie Hallatt (AH)
Stan Woods (SW) Sepideh Khosrowjah (SK)
Max Blanchet (MxB) Lavarn Williams (LW)
Debbie Speer (DS) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Mark Hernandez (MH)
Absent:
Willie Ratcliff (WR) Eric Park (EP)
Sherry Gendelman (SG) Jane Jackson (JJ)
Howard Beeman (HB)
Excused without objection.
AGENDA:
Added "1PM" to Consent Calendar item on next LSB meeting. Passed w/o objection.
Added Greg Guma comments to Consent Calendar.
Move ITem "Q" (Q. To establish limits on the powers and authority of the
KPFA Program Council) to Item "A" and adjust remainder of items accordingly,
make new Item "A" a Special Order of the Day for 1:30PM. CH calls question,
fails 9-7. JW calls question, fails 9-7. Debate ends w/o objection. Vote
is 9-9, Chair votes to break tie, PASS.
MyB indicates Item "N" (Accept Marcia Kerwit's resignation from the Program
Council, and action to fill the vacancy through June 2006) is now moot and
should be removed as Mary Proffit has been appointed to the position. Motion
passes 13-1.
CH moves to strike Item V (Status on FCC translator applications) and Item VII
(LSB Budget priority recommendations) from NEW BUSINESS. Pass w/o objection.
MT moves to change Item I (PNB Report of the Directors) from NEW BUSINESS to
Item IV on COMMITTEE REPORTS. BS seconds, MxB moves to close debate. Debate
closes w/o objection. Passes w/o objection.
AH move to make Item I (Selection of LSB Program Council Reps) of OLD BUSINESS
to Special Order of the Day at 1:45PM. MyB seconds, Passes 10-8.
MINUTES
MxB moves to accept minutes of 4/22/2006. Passes w/o objection.
WW moves to accept minutes of 5/20/2006, noting scrivener amendments. Passes
as amended w/o objection.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MT objects to meeting time as presented.
SK objects to AH addition to Consent Calendar; item moves to NEW BUSINESS VI.
Due to meeting time issue objection, item now takes precedence to set meeting
time.
MT moves to hold meeting on Sunday, 7/16/2006, from 11AM to 4PM at the Freight
and Salvage. BET presents substitute motion to hold meeting as proposed on the
Consent Calendar. Motion fails 9-9. Main motion returns, vote is 9-9, Chair
votes in favor, PASSES.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Eight members of the public spoke to the LSB.
BET moves to suspend the rules to postpone the Special Orders of the Day until
after the iGM report.
REPORTS
Treasurer’s Report
As provided (submitted report).
BET: Move to adopt budget priority list from report,
amended to remove comment under "Install Transcription
Software" regarding CH research, and adding signal survey
information gathering, and reimbursement for unpaid staff
people (which gets a priority ranking of "3").
SR seconds.
Amendments adoption: PASS 13-2.
Main motion as amended PASSES 13-2
===== BREAK at 2:10PM ====== to reconvene in 30 minutes.
Call to Order from Break at 2:46PM.
iGM Report:
As provided (submitted report).
Special Orders of the Day is invoked per prior motion, and
the agenda moves to First Special Order of the Day
OLD BUSINESS:
JW: "Resolved: It is beyond the powers of the Program Council
to determine that any program producer is ineligible to have
proposed programs reviewed for air time based on alleged
misconduct. The Program Council's role is to review proposed
and current programs to see if they are appropriate for the
station based on our Mission."
MyB makes a Point of Order that the motion is out of order.
Chair rules point of order is out of order.
MyB appeals the ruling of the Chair.
Chair's ruling sustained.
Call the question, fails 8-11.
BET/RMP proposes the amendment:
"This resolution shall not alter or reverse any standing decisions
of the Program Council."
SR moves to refer to Governance Committee; WW seconds.
LW: Calls the question.
10-8. FAIL.
4:26PM Motion to Adjourn (RMP/DS).
FAILS: 9-10. Debate continues.
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4:42PM: ADjourned by Chair due to closing of Freight and Salvage for
later scheduled event.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes July 16th, 2006: Approved Minutes
KPFA LOCAL STATION BOARD MEETING
July 16, 2006 Minutes
Meeting called to order at 11:16AM by the Chair.
Members in attendance:
Chandra Hauptman Annie Hallatt
Riva Enteen Mary Berg
Max Blanchet Bonnie Simmons
Sepideh Khosrowjah Sherry Gendelman
Joseph Wanzala William Walker
LaVarn Williams Sarv Randhawa
Marnie Tattersall Brian Edwards-Tiekert
Stan Woods Debbie Speer
Atilla Nagy Mark Hernandez
Richard Phelps Rosalinda Palacios
Willie Ratcliff Howard Beeman
Jane Jackson
Howard Beeman: Excused, 14-3.
Lisa Rothman: Excused, Unanimous Consent.
Eric Park: WR moves to table issue of EP eligibility to serve, seconded.
Chair rules this type of issue can be acted upon at any time.
WW appeals decision of Chair.
Chair upheld, 11-9.
Table the issue of EP eligibility. Passes 11-9
Excuse EP absence. 11-10, Chair votes no, Fails on a tie 11-11.
AN/SK Remove the Secretary of the KPFA LSB as a Special Order
following PUBLIC COMMENT.
Substitute motion: Remove the Secretary of the KPFA LSB, placed
in NEW BUSINESS.
11-10, Chair votes against, 11-11 FAILS.
Main motion vote: 10-10, fails, Chair vote YES, 11-10.
RE/JW Move Item I of OTHER NEW BUSINESS to a Special
Order of the Day, following the prior Special Order
of the Day.
MyB moves substitute motion to move item to NEW BUSINESS.
Chair rules motion is out of order.
MyB appeals the decision of the Chair.
Chair is upheld by 11-10.
Move to end debate: 11-5.
CH N RE Y MxB Y SK Y
JW Y LW Y MT Y SW Y
AN Y AH N MyB N RP -
BS N SG N RMP N WW N
MH N SR N WR N BET N
DS A JJ Y
11-9 FAILS
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BREAK 12:52P to 1:02PM
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MT moves to amend Consent Calendar, move to change LSB meeting to 8/20
Point of Order from BET that items in Consent Calendar can be added or
changed at will.
MT moves to Strike COMMITTEE REPORTS IV from agenda
Substitute Motion: Move COMMITTEE REPORTS IV to top of OLD BuSINESS.
BS/BET.
(Moves present Item I to Item II)
15-4 PASSES.
Move to limit this to 20 minutes. MT/SK.
11-10, PASSES.
RE/MT Moves to allow a member of the Labor Council to interact with the LSB.
Motion withdrawn by maker/seconder.
JW/CH Move Item O (LSB e-mail list) to Item C.
Move to end debate 15-2.
10-10, Chair votes, 11-10 passes.
BS/MyB moves to Item H to Item C (displace present C to D)
Substitute motion. Move the H/L to D.
CH Y RE Y MxB Y SK Y
JW Y LW Y MT Y SW Y
AN Y AH N MyB N RP A
BS N SG A RMP N WW A
MH N SR N WR Y BET N
DS N JJ Y HB A
11-8 PASS
Main motion 16-3.
RE/MT Moves to approve the agenda as amended.
WR/BET SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Moves to place Public Comment immediately after
approval of agenda.
Accepted without objection.
Main Motion to approve, 15-4. PASSES and APPROVED.
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PUBLIC COMMENT
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Four members of the public signed up initially:
Jim Weber
Ann Garrison
Larry Buchalter
Maxine Dugan
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Break for Lunch: 2:27PM and Reconvene at 2:56PM.
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MINUTES
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Remove note from Budget Priority.
Remove EP absence excuse.
Move to table for clarification by unanimous consent.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
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Consent calendar as amended is approved (change LSB Meeting to 8/20 @ 11AM)
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GENERAL BUSINESS
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Remove Mark Hernandez as Secretary of the Local Station Board.
RE/MT Substitute Motion to place on next agenda (postpone).
AMEND: Not to precede the Treasurer's report. (BET/WR)
Chair rules amendment out of order.
BET appeals ruling of the Chair.
CH Y RE Y MxB Y SK Y
JW Y LW Y MT Y SW Y
AN Y AH N MyB N RP Y
BS N SG - RMP N WW -
MH N SR N WR Y BET N
DS N JJ Y HB N
Chair's ruling sustained 11-9.
Motion 11-9 to bind to next agenda item.
Motion to adjourn 6-10 FAILS.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
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Presented by BET.
Adjourned by circumstance and Chair 4:15PM.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes August 16th, 2006: Approved Minutes
KPFA LSB Meeting 9/16/2006 Freight and Salvage Berkeley, California ============================ CALL TO ORDER ============================ Convened at 1:06PM. ============================ INTRODUCTIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS ============================ Max Blanchet Riva Enteen Stan Woods Joseph Wanzala Chandra Hauptman Marnie Tattersall Attilla Nagy Mary Berg Richard Phelps Bonnie Simmons Sherry Gendelman Howard Beeman William Walker Mark Hernandez Sarv Randhawa Brian Edwards-Tiekert Jane Jackson Sepideh Khosrowjah Lavarn Williams Willie Ratcliff ============================ EXCUSING ABSENT MEMBERS ============================ BS moves to excuse Annie Hallat (out of town), Deb Speer (ill), Rosalinda Palacios (working), Lisa Rothman (family commitment). AN moves to excuse Miguel Molina. WR moves to excuse WR. MT objects to excuse. Unanimous consent on AH, DS, RMP, LR, MM. 16-2, WR is excused. ============================ AGENDA REVIEW & APPROVAL ============================ BET: Move OB I-B to I-A. SR seconds. MxB N RE N SW N JW N CH N MT N AN N MyB Y RP BS Y SG Y HB Y WW Y MH Y SR Y BET Y JJ N SK N LW N Motion fails 8-10. JW: Move OB I-Q to I-A. LW seconds. HB N MyB N MxB Y BET N JJ Y RE Y SG N CH Y MH N SK Y AN Y RP - SR N BS N MT Y WW N JW Y LW Y SW Y 10-8 passes. LW moves to accept agenda as amended. JJ seconds. Unanimous consent. ============================ MINUTES REVIEW & APPROVAL ============================ MT moves to amend 6/17 minutes to amend "except Eric Park" after "Excused without objecton". CH seconds. 13-1: passes. SK moves to approve 6/17 minutes as amended. SR seconds. Unanimous consent. MT moves change "Controller" to "Business Manager". Unanimous consent. MT moves to postpone 8/20 minutes for 'correction'. JJ moves to table the approval of the 8/20 minutes No objection. ============================ CONSENT CALENDAR ============================ AN objects to consent calendar item I. Move to presentation of motion to set next meeting time/location. AN moves to meet to the New College in Santa Rosa on 10/21/2006 from 11AM-4PM. SK seconds. BET amends to move time to 12PM. SR seconds. 11-4 to close debate. 10-5 passes. Next meeting set for 12 PM 10/21 at NEw College in Santa Rosa. ============================ PUBLIC COMMENT ============================ 13 people spoke. Jim Weber Mara Rivera Sasha Futran Kazme Tori Darrow Williams Steve Zeltzer Brian Shiratsuki Daniel Bordstrom Nancy Kyler Bob English Mehmet Maxine Dugan Jane Pauline ============================ DELEGATES MEETING ============================ Delegates meeting is convened at 3:06PM. By-laws proposal is raised. Motion fails by unanimous vote. Delegate meeting adjourned. ============================ BREAK ============================ 3:11P to 3:25P. Reconvene at 3:26PM. ============================ TREASURER'S REPORT ============================ LW moves to limit the report to five minutes. BET objects. BET presents Treasurer's Report and responds to questions. Next Financial Committee Meeting is 9/27/2006 at KPFA. ============================ iGM REPORT ============================ iGM is having car trouble and unable to attend. ============================ COMMITTEE REPORTS ============================ SK moves to table committee reports. 10-8, approved. BET moves to take from the table the GM Hire Committee report. 8-10, fails. ============================ OLD BUSINESS ============================ Item Q: (Moved to Item A) Resolved: It is beyond the powers of the Program Council to determine that any program producer is ineligible to have proposed programs reviewed for airtime based on alleged misconduct. The Program Council's role is to review proposed and current programs to see if they are appropriate for the station based on our Mission. SK moves to call the question. Chair rules out of order as motion not made yet. BET proposes clarifying amendment: [This motion will nullify the Program Council's decision to impose a one-year moratorium on entertaining proposals from the Labor Collective.] Call the question: 10-8 fails. Debate continues. Call the question: 12-1 passes. Chair asks for objection to the question. HB objects. HB Y MyB Y MxB Y BET Y JJ Y RE Y SG Y CH Y MH Y SK Y AN Y RP - SR Y WR Y BS Y MT Y WW Y JW Y LW Y SW Y Amendment passes by unanimous vote. MH: Motion to adjourn due to time. 7-12, fails. Meeting adjourned by circumstance. (Building Manager asks for meeting to stop in order to prepare for business.) ============================
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes August 20th, 2006: Draft Minutes, not approved
Draft Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
August 20, 2006, 11:00AM
Freight & Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison
Berkeley CA
Convened at 11:32AM.
Notice that no sound system is available.
SW AH
CH MyB
RP SG
AN HB
RE BS
WR LR
BET RMP
MH SR
16/6
Move to suspend the rules for the consideration of the
KPFA Local Station Budget, have public comment, then
continue to regular agenda.
Accepted by unanimous consent.
Lois Withers, KPFA Controller, is a guest for the purposes
of budget discussion.
Questions from the LSB to the Controller ensued:
RMP
RE
AN
SW
AH
SG
RP
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Public Comment
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Six members of the public spoke.
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Budget Debate and Discussion
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BET makes budget presentation.
WR moves to adopt budget/RMP seconds.
SG calls the question on the budget.
No objection to ending debate.
RE objects. Goes to vote.
14-1 passes.
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WR moves to adjourn.
Second. Fails 6-8.
Unanimous consent to recess for 15-20 minutes. Recess begins at 12:50PM.
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BREAK
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Meeting recalled to order at 1:15PM.
BS moves to suspend rules to deal with the Consent
Calendar, no objection.
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Consent Calendar
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LSB Meeting schedule: objections, moves to immediate business.
LSB assist in PNB meeting: Accepted w/o objection.
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Set Next LSB Meeting
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BET moves next LSB meeting 10/21 at 11AM at Freight & Salvage.
RMP seconds.
SW N AH Y
CH N MyB N
RP - SG Y
AN N HB N
RE - BS N
WR - LR -
BET Y RMP Y
MH N SR N
Motion fails, 4-8.
BET moves that "The next meeting of the LSB will be Saturday,
September 16th, 2006 at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley,
starting at 1:00 PM to allow three hours of time for committee
meetings beforehand."
SR seconds.
SG calls the question.
Passed without objection.
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Excusing Absent Members
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SG moves to excuse all absent members. BET seconds.
Chair rules Eric Park is no longer a member.
BET appeals the decision of the Chair.
The Chair goes on record as recognizing the draft
Unpaid Staff Organization list as the officially
registered mmbership list for the Unpaid Staff
Organization. The Secretary confirms this with
the Chair.
SW Y AH N
CH Y MyB N
RP Y SG N
AN Y HB Y
BS N BET N
RMP N MH N
SR A
Chair is overruled. 5-7
AN moves to divide the question. SW seconds.
4-8 fails.
SG calls the question.
Chair gives up the gavel to the Vice-Chair to debate the motion.
Debate closes 8-4.
8-4, motion passes.
Chair resumes the gavel from the Vice-Chair.
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Approval of the Agenda
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BET moves to approve the agenda as it remains.
Approved without objection.
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Approval of the Minutes
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BET moves approval of the July minutes.
Approved without objection.
June minutes remain tabled.
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GM Report
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Lemlem Rijio presents the GM report to the LSB.
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Committee Reports
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PD Hire Committee: SG reports.
GM Hire Committee: RP reports.
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Old Business/Unfinished Business
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SW Moves to Adjourn.
SW Y AH N
CH Y MyB N
RP - SG N
AN Y HB N
BS N BET N
RMP N MH N
SR N
Motion to adjourn fails, 9-3.
Item A: The Secretary be enabled to send
Executive Session materials (minutes, agenda,
and other documents) by e-mail prior
to the actual meeting to other members only.
Amendment by MH:
[All members are to abide by the confidentialty
attached to all executive session materials.]
Substitute to the amendment by BET:
[All executive session materials are to remain
confidential until released by the board.
Release of such confidential material may be
considered conduct adverse to the best interest
of the Foundation and may be cause for their
removal from the board.]
Substitute motion carries 9-3.
Motion to amend the main motion, 9-3.
Main motion as amended: The Secretary be enabled
to send Executive Session materials (minutes,
agenda, and other documents) by e-mail prior
to the actual meeting to other members only.
All executive session materials are to remain
confidential until released by the board.
Release of such confidential material may be
considered conduct adverse to the best interest
of the Foundation and may be cause for their
removal from the board.
SW A AH Y
CH A MyB Y
RP - SG N
AN Y HB N
BS Y BET A
RMP Y MH Y
SR N
6-3 passes.
Item B: MH/RMP moves to postpone indefinitely.
7-4 passes.
Item C: AH/RMP moves to postpone indefinitely.
9-1 passes.
BET moves to suspend the rules preventing
immediate consideration of Item Z on the agenda.
SG seconds.
9-3, motion passes.
Item Z: Remove Mark Hernandez as Secretary of the Local Station Board.
Chair gives up the gavel to the Vice-Chair to debate the motion.
Debate ensues.
Move to close debate 7-4, Vice-Chair votes to close debate 8-4.
3-8, motion fails.
Chair resumes the gavel from the Vice-Chair.
SG makes motion to adjourn: 4-7, fails.
BET moves to suspend the rules preventing
immediate consideration of Item R on the agenda.
AH seconds.
SW N AH Y
MyB Y RP -
SG A AN N
HB Y BS Y
BET Y RMP Y
MH Y SR A
Chair gives up the gavel to the Vice-Chair to debate the motion.
Item R: Resolved, the Order of Business in the Agenda
Template used by the KPFA Local Station Board shall be
adopted as a Special Rule.
SW N AH Y
MyB Y RP N
SG Y AN N
HB Y BS -
BET Y RMP Y
MH Y SR Y
8-3 passes.
RP moves to adjourn.
3-6, fails.
Chair resumes the gavel from the Vice-Chair.
AH moves to suspend the rules preventing
immediate consideration of Item N on the agenda.
MyB seconds.
Item D: UPSO Council Member Report to LSB.
MH moves to table.
Unanimous consent.
Item E: UPSO Membership Issue.
MyB/RMP: Move to postpone indefinitely.
No objection.
Item F: Withdrawn by maker of motion.
Item G: Motion to require roll call votes.
Chair gives up the gavel to the Vice-Chair to present the motion.
[Amendment: In the case of personnel actions taken
by the board in executive session, 25% of the board
may require a vote by secret ballot.] BET/RMP
MH moves to close debate. Without objection.
SW N AH Y
MyB Y RP N
AN N HB N
BS Y BET Y
RMP Y MH Y
SR Y
7-4 Amendment passes
6-4 Motion to close question fails.
BET calls the question. No objection.
6-3, fails, Vice-Chair votes yes, 7-3.
Chair leaves the meeting, gives up the gavel to the Vice-Chair.
MyB moves to adjourn, AN seconds.
No objection.
Adjourned at 4:11PM.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes September 16th, 2006: Approved Minutes KPFA LSB Meeting 9/16/2006 Freight and Salvage Berkeley, California
CALL TO ORDER
Convened at 1:06PM.
INTRODUCTIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Max Blanchet Riva Enteen Stan Woods Joseph Wanzala Chandra Hauptman Marnie Tattersall Attilla Nagy Mary Berg Richard Phelps Bonnie Simmons Sherry Gendelman Howard Beeman William Walker Mark Hernandez Sarv Randhawa Brian Edwards-Tiekert Jane Jackson Sepideh Khosrowjah Lavarn Williams Willie
EXCUSING ABSENT MEMBERS
BS moves to excuse Annie Hallat (out of town), Deb Speer (ill), Rosalinda Palacios (working), Lisa Rothman (family commitment). AN moves to excuse Miguel Molina. WR moves to excuse WR. MT objects to excuse. Unanimous consent on AH, DS, RMP, LR, MM. 16-2, WR is excused.
AGENDA REVIEW & APPROVAL
BET: Move OB I-B to I-A. SR seconds. MxB N RE N SW N JW N CH N MT N AN N MyB Y RP BS Y SG Y HB Y WW Y MH Y SR Y BET Y JJ N SK N LW N Motion fails 8-10. JW: Move OB I-Q to I-A. LW seconds. HB N MyB N MxB Y BET N JJ Y RE Y SG N CH Y MH N SK Y AN Y RP - SR N BS N MT Y WW N JW Y LW Y SW Y 10-8 passes. LW moves to accept agenda as amended. JJ seconds. Unanimous consent.
MINUTES REVIEW & APPROVAL
MT moves to amend 6/17 minutes to amend "except Eric Park" after "Excused without objecton". CH seconds. 13-1: passes. SK moves to approve 6/17 minutes as amended. SR seconds. Unanimous consent. MT moves change "Controller" to "Business Manager". Unanimous consent. MT moves to postpone 8/20 minutes for 'correction'. JJ moves to table the approval of the 8/20 minutes No objection.
CONSENT CALENDAR
AN objects to consent calendar item I. Move to presentation of motion to set next meeting time/location. AN moves to meet to the New College in Santa Rosa on 10/21/2006 from 11AM-4PM. SK seconds. BET amends to move time to 12PM. SR seconds. 11-4 to close debate. 10-5 passes. Next meeting set for 12 PM 10/21 at NEw College in Santa Rosa.
PUBLIC COMMENT
13 people spoke. Jim Weber Mara Rivera Sasha Futran Kazme Tori Darrow Williams Steve Zeltzer Brian Shiratsuki Daniel Bordstrom Nancy Kyler Bob English Mehmet Maxine Dugan Jane Pauline
DELEGATES MEETING
Delegates meeting is convened at 3:06PM. By-laws proposal is raised. Motion fails by unanimous vote. Delegate meeting adjourned.
BREAK
3:11P to 3:25P. Reconvene at 3:26PM.
TREASURER'S REPORT
LW moves to limit the report to five minutes. BET objects. BET presents Treasurer's Report and responds to questions. Next Financial Committee Meeting is 9/27/2006 at KPFA.
iGM REPORT
iGM is having car trouble and unable to attend.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
SK moves to table committee reports. 10-8, approved. BET moves to take from the table the GM Hire Committee report. 8-10, fails.
OLD BUSINESS
Item Q: (Moved to Item A) Resolved: It is beyond the powers of the Program Council to determine that any program producer is ineligible to have proposed programs reviewed for airtime based on alleged misconduct. The Program Council's role is to review proposed and current programs to see if they are appropriate for the station based on our Mission. SK moves to call the question. Chair rules out of order as motion not made yet. BET proposes clarifying amendment: [This motion will nullify the Program Council's decision to impose a one-year moratorium on entertaining proposals from the Labor Collective.] Call the question: 10-8 fails. Debate continues. Call the question: 12-1 passes. Chair asks for objection to the question. HB objects. HB Y MyB Y MxB Y BET Y JJ Y RE Y SG Y CH Y MH Y SK Y AN Y RP - SR Y WR Y BS Y MT Y WW Y JW Y LW Y SW Y Amendment passes by unanimous vote. MH: Motion to adjourn due to time. 7-12, fails. Meeting adjourned by circumstance. (Building Manager asks for meeting to stop in order to prepare for business.)
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes October 21st, 2006: Approved minutes
DRAFT MINUTES
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Saturday, October 21 12:00 - 4:00PM
at New College, North Bay Campus
99 - 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Submitted by Mary Berg
12:50AM: Meeting called to order.
11:24am: Introductions and Announcements. Present for all or part of the meeting: Mary Berg (MB), Max Blanchet (Max), Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET), Riva Enteen (RE), Sherry Gendelman (SG), Annie Hallatt (AH), Chandra Hauptman (CH), Sepideh Khosrowjah (SK), Jane Jackson (JJ), Attila Nagy (AN), Rosalinda Montes Palacios (RMP), Richard Phelps (RP), Sarv Randhawa (Sarv), Willie Ratcliff (WR), Bonnie Simmons (BS), Marnie Tattersall (MT), Joe Wanzala (JW), William Walker (WW), LaVarn Williams (LW), Stan Woods (SW).
Absent: Howard Beeman, Mark Hernandez, Miguel Molina, Lisa Rothman, Debbie Speer.
SK moved to excuse all absences. MB 2nd. Bet objected; SK explained reasons for each. BET withdrew his objection. Motion approved without objection.
1:00pm: Review/Approve Agenda: SW raised POO. Wanted 8/20/06 vote on Item R (“Resolved, that the order of business in the Agenda Template used by the KPFA LSB shall be adopted as a special rule”, passed 8-3) ruled OOO, as “wasn't passed by the appropriate majority”. Chair sustained POO, claiming 9 votes were in fact needed. WW raised POO. Wasn't present, thinks it should be brought back to the board. RP: can be added today, as new business. BET challenged Chair's earlier ruling. RP: a rule that has continuing effect can be challenged at any time. WR calls question. SK 2nd. Vote to sustain Chair's ruling: 11 yes, 8 no. Ruling sustained.
AN moved that Item I-A (to establish limits on Program Council powers and authority) of “Unfinished Business” immediately follow public comment. BET objects. Vote: 10 yes, 7 no, 1 abstain. Passed.
BET moved to put Item I-W at top of “Unfinished Business”. Approved without objection.
WW moved to put it immediately after public comment. SK objected. SK moved to end debate.
1:21. Vote: yes 12, no 7. Failed. Debate continued. RE: called question. Vote on WW's motion: yes 4, no 12. Failed.
1:31pm: Agenda approved as amended.
1:32pm: Approval of Minutes: Max moves to approve minutes of 8/20/06. Approved yes 14, 0 no, 3 abstentions.
9/16 minutes: BET moved to strike all content under “public comment”. Debate ensued.
Vote: yes 7, no 12. Motion failed. 9/16 minutes approved without objection.
1:41pm: Consent Calendar: Next meeting date. (Pulled, then moved by WW.)
The regular KPFA LSB meeting will take place Saturday,
November 18, 2006 at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, starting at 11AM.
Approved except for objection by JJ which she wished to register in minutes.
1:45-2:15pm: Public Comment.
2:15pm. Motion to establish limits on the powers and authority of the KPFA Program Council [JW] as amended 9/16/06:
Resolved: It is beyond the powers of the Program Council to determine that any program producer is ineligible to have proposed programs reviewed for airtime based on alleged misconduct. The Program Council's role is to review proposed and current programs to see if they are appropriate for the station based on our Mission.
This motion will nullify the Program Council's decision to impose a one-year moratorium on entertaining proposals from the Labor Collective.
BET moved to divide. Approved without objection. Debate ensued. Vote to end debate: yes 11, no 6. Chair voted to end debate, thus 12-6. Passed.
2:40pm. Roll-call vote on 1st part, to limit the powers and authorities of Program Council:
Yes: Max, BET, RE, CH, SK, AN, JJ. Sarv, WR, BS, MT, JW, LW, SW.
No: MB, AH.
A: HB, RMP.
PASSED 14-2. Debate proceeded on the 2nd part (“This motion will nullify the Program Council's decision to impose a one-year moratorium on entertaining proposals from the Labor Collective”).
3:25. Yes: RE, JJ. No: HB, MB, Max, BET, AH, CH, SK, AN, RMP, Sarv, WR, BS, MT, JW, LW, SW. FAILED 2-16.
BREAK.
3:35pm. Treasurer's Report.
There was general discussion of need for more outreach.
iGM Report. The report was not available electronically to the notetaker at this time. It will be appended to these minutes as soon as it can be made available.
4:21. MT moved to adjourn. PASSED without objection.
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Note by mb: Unfortunately, the meeting could not be webcast and there is apparently no audio recording available to date.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes December 16th, 2006: Approved Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA
December 16, 2006
The meeting was convened at 12:23PM by
Chairman Richard Phelps
In attendance:
Max Blanchet (MxB) Sepideh Khosrowjah (SK)
LaVarn Williams (LW) Stan Woods (SW)
Joseph Wanzala (JW) Annie Hallat (AH)
Attila Nagy (AN) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Mary Berg (MB) Richard Phelps (RP)
Bonnie Simmons (BS) Sherry Gendelman (SG)
Mark Hernandez (MH) Sarv Randhawa (SR)
Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET)
Rosalinda Palacios (RMP)
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Excuse absent members:
Willie Ratcliff - Flu
Marnie Tattersall - Ecological Needs
Miguel Molina - Attending Performance
Excused by unanimous consent (UC).
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Minutes:
October 21: MxB moves to approve minutes as presented.
Seconded, but an objection is raised by JW over Program
Council item. JW withdraws objection. Approved by UC.
November 18: BET moves to approve. Seconded, but an
objection by LW that minutes are incomplete. LW doesn't
have notes available, withdraws objection. Approved 9-6.
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Consent Calendar: No items.
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Public Comment:
Henry Norr
Mike Raines (?)
Steve Zeltzer
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Meeting of the Local Station Board adjourns at 12:46PM.
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New Local Station Board as elected November 2006 is
convened by acclamation at 12:47PM.
Richard Phelps convenes by acclamation.
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Introduction of new members:
Andrea Turner (AT)
Conn Hallinan (CnH)
Lewis Sawyer (LS)
Sarv Randhawa (SR)
Mark Hernandez (MH) [interim KFCF representative]
Ernesto "Tico" Chacin (TC)
Rosalinda Montez Palacios (RMP)
Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET)
Sherry Gendelman (SG)
Bonnie Simmons (BS)
Richard Phelps (RP)
Mary Berg (MB)
Phoebe Ann Sorgen (PS/PA)
Annie Hallatt (AH)
Chandra Hauptman (ChH)
Attila Nagy (AN)
Henry Norr (HN)
Joseph Wanzala (JW)
Sasha Futran (SF)
Stan Woods (SW)
LaVarn Williams (LW)
Noelle Hanrahan (NH)
Anthony Fest (AF)
Absent:
Vida Samiian
Miguel Molina
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Agenda
RP raises objection to lack of proper notice
to meeting, indicating that he feels that no
required four announcements per the by-laws.
MB: Move to proceed with the meeting.
22-0-0 Close debate.
20-0-2 Motion approved.
BET: Moves to approve agenda. MB seconds.
Unanimous Consent.
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Excuse Absent Members:
VS/MM by UC.
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Election of officers:
Nomination for Chair:
Bonnie Simmons 14
Richard Phelps 9
Nomination for Vice-Chair:
Conn Hallinan 12
Attila Nagy 11
Nomination for Secretary:
Henry Norr 11
Ernesto "Tico" Chacin 12
Nomination for Treasurer:
Brian Edwards-Tiekert 13
Sasha Futran 10
Ballots and ballot count presented to Secetary
for recording.
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BET moves to suspend the rules to place the
iGM report after Public Comment. SR seconds.
ChH moves to amend to place the report before
Public Comment. MB seconds.
Amendment 19-1, passes.
Motion 22-0. Motion passes.
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BET moves to make Executive Session an Order
of the Day at 3:00PM. MB Seconds.
UC.
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BREAK 2:07PM for five minutes: Reconvene by 2:15PM.
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Reconvene at 2:16PM.
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Consent Calendar: Approved without objection or amendment.
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iGM Report:
As submitted to the LSB.
BET moves to table remainder of iGM report/Q&A in order
to comply with by-laws requirements for public comment
minimum of 30 minutes, resumes on completion of public
comment. LS seconds.
10-11 fails.
ChH offers to meet with iGM to facilitate communications.
MH raises issue that By-Laws mandate a minimum of 30 minutes
for public comment and that any remaining time can be used
at the discretion of the Board.
12-8 to go to public comment.
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Public Comment:
Jim Weber
Fadi Saba
David O'Connell
Daniel Borgstrom
Maxine Dugan
Steve Zeltzer
Virginia Browning (cedes time)
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Questioning of iGM resumes following Public Comment.
Meeting adjourns to Executive Session per Orders of the Day
at 3:05PM.
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Executive Session: Convened at 3:17PM.
The subject of the Local Station Board Executive Session
concerned legal advice and matters concerning the Local
Station Board and its relation to the Pacifica Foundation.
Adjourn Executive Session at 4:44PM
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Grabbed from kpfa.org.
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes January 13th, 2007: Approved Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA
January 13, 2007
The meeting was convened at 11:05AM by
Chair Bonnie Simmons
IN ATTENDANCE:
LaVarn Williams (LW) Stan Woods (SW)
Joseph Wanzala (JW) Annie Hallat (AH)
Attila Nagy (AN) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Mary Berg (MB) Richard Phelps (RP)
Bonnie Simmons (BS) Sherry Gendelman (SG)
Mark Hernandez (MH) Sarv Randhawa (SR)
Andrea Turner (AT) Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET)
Sasha Futran (SF) Rosalinda Palacios (RMP)
Lewis Sawyer (LS) Noelle Hanrahan (NH)
Anthony Fest (AF) Ernesto "Tico" Chacin (EC)
Henry Norr (HN) PhoeBe ANNE (sorgen) (PAs)
Vida Samiian (VS) Conn "Ringo" Hallinan (RH)
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EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS:
No absences were excused.
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MINUTES:
SF moves to defer approval of minutes until next meeting.
Motion passes without objection.
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AGENDA:
SR moved SG second to approve agenda.
SF moves that this month’s treasurer report be held over until the next
meeting because information was provided via email last night w/o time for review.
Motion fails 12-9
BET moved to call the question and vote to approve agenda
Motion fails 12-8 2/3 reqd.
RP moves PNB committee selection be moved from this agenda to next month’s
agenda.
BET moves to call the question.
Motion passes 11-9 3 abstentions.
Motion passes item 16 moved to next months agenda.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
RP requests separating approval of the next meetings date/time/location from
other proposed meeting dates.
Chair rules that the consent calendar cannot be amended or divided.
RP objects to the chairs ruling.
15-8 Ruling upheld
MB moves to call the question and vote upon approval of agenda.
21 in favor none opposed. Motion passes.
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PUBLIC COMMENT 12:08 PM
Jim Weber
Virginia Browning
Daniel Borgstrom
Marcia Raustenstrauch
Susan Chacin
Steve Zeltzer
Nancy Kieller
John Parkin
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TREASURER'S REPORT
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GM REPORT 12:56 PM
RP Moves the agenda. BET seconds. Motion to move the agenda fails.
? Moves the agenda. Motion to move the agenda passes
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SPECIAL REPORT, KPFA ELECTIONS
National election supervisor’s report is in draft form.
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BREAK 20 MINUTES 1:54 PM
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ADJOURN LSB RECONVENE AS DELEGATES RE: PNB ELECTION 2:25 PM
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ELECTION OF PNB REPRESENTATIVES
STAFF REP
Mary Berg 19 Miguel Molina 4 votes. Mary Berg is elected as PNB Delegate.
LISTENER REPS
Chandra Hauptman, Sarv Randhawa and LaVarn Williams met the threshold and
were elected as PNB Delegates.
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VOTE ON BYLAWS AMENDMENT
Shall Article Six, Section 1, of the Bylaws of the Pacifica Foundation be
CHANGED to read as follows?
The "Annual Meeting" of the Board of Directors shall take place in late
January each year, or at such other time and place as agreed to by a majority vote of the Board
of Directors.
The Board shall also meet in person no less than two other times each year.
In-person board meetings shall alternate among the five Foundation radio station signal areas,
ensuring that each signal area has the opportunity to host at least once each 24 months, and that no
station hosts more than once in any twelve month period, unless all other stations have also hosted in
the same period.
Note: Article 6, Section 1 of the Bylaws of the Pacifica Foundation
CURRENTLY reads as follows:
The "Annual Meeting" of the Board of Directors shall take place in late
January each year, or at such other times and places as agreed by a majority vote of the Board of
Directors.
The Board shall also regularly meet in March, June and September of each
year. The four regular Board meetings shall rotate through the five Foundation
radio station areas so that meetings do not take place twice in the radio same station area
until a meeting has been held in all other station areas.
Motion fails 13 NO to 7 YES 2 Abstentions
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ADJOURNMENT
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KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes February 24th, 2007: Approved Minutes
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
February 24, 2007
The meeting was convened at 11:10AM by
Chair Bonnie Simmons
IN ATTENDANCE:
LaVarn Williams (LW)
Joseph Wanzala (JW) Annie Hallat (AH)
Attila Nagy (AN) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Mary Berg (MB) Richard Phelps (RP)
Bonnie Simmons (BS) Sherry Gendelman (SG)
Mark Hernandez (MH) Sarv Randhawa (SR)
Andrea Turner (AT) Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET)
Sasha Futran (SF) Rosalinda Palacios (RMP)
Lewis Sawyer (LS) Anthony Fest (AF)
Stan Woods (SW) Ernesto "Tico" Chacin (EC)
Henry Norr (HN) PhoeBe ANNE (sorgen) (PAs)
Vida Samiian (VS) Conn "Ringo" Hallinan (RH)
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EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS:
RP moves to excuse MM absence. AF seconds. 5 yes – 10 no 3 abstentions.
Other members are en route. No absences are excused.
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AGENDA
PAs moves the agenda. Seconded. RP would like to add agenda items.
HN would also like to add an agenda item.
Item 21 Bayview Nomination for Nuclear Free Future Award moved to consent
calendar.
Agenda approved with this modification
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MINUTES:
Dec. 17th minutes are approved.
Jan. 18, 2006 should be changed to Jan. 13, 2007
Motion passes without objection.
Jan. 13th 2007 minutes approved as amended.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
BET moves the consent calendar. RH seconds. Next meeting scheduled at
Freight and Salvage 3.24.07 at 12:30 PM.
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PUBLIC COMMENT 11:50 AM
Jim Weber
Kay Trimberger
Marcia Rautenstrauch
Daniel Borgstrom
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Next Finance Committee meeting is March 7th, 7 PM at KPFA.
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GM REPORT 12:56 PM
Winter fund drive was successful approx. $20,000 over goal.
Moved the agenda. Motion fails 8-11. Motion made to extend report time 5
mins.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Next meeting Mon. Mar. 19th KPFA 6:30 PM
Motion made and seconded.
Reelect the general manager hiring committee under the same rules by which
it was originally constituted.
RP moves that:
The two vacant seats be filled by the incoming LSB members.
Calls the question: Motion fails 9-11.
LW moves that CH and William Walker’s vacancies be replaced by voting in new
members to the committee. Motion fails 10-11.
Original motion: Reelect the general manager hiring committee under the same
rules by which it was originally constituted.
passes 13-7-1
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BREAK 26 MINUTES 1:32 PM
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PNB COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
RESULTS
PNB COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
KPFA LSB 2007
PNB National Committee Members
*PNB Delegate Members
PNB Archive Committee
Bonnie Simmons
Joe Wanzala
*Sarv Randhawa
PNB Audit Committee
Ernesto “Tico” Chacin
Joe Wanzala
*Mary Berg
PNB Election Committee
Rosalinda Montez Palacios
Henry Norr *Lavarn Williams
PNB Governance Committee
Stan Woods
PhoeBe ANNE (sorgen)
* Sarv Randhawa
PNB Programming Committee
Bonnie Simmons
Attila Nagy
*Sarv Randhawa
PNB Technology Committee
Henry Norr
Sherry Gendelman
*Mary Berg
Committee of Inclusion
Andrea Turner
Lewis O. Sawyer, Jr.
Stan Woods
* Mary Berg
Lavarn Williams is the KPFA PNB Rep to the Finance Committee and Brian
Edwards-Tiekert is on that committee also as he's the KPFA Treasurer
The GM Search Committee is as follows:
Andrea Turner
Brian Edwards-Tiekert
Conn Hallinan
Joe Wanzala
LaVarn Williams
Lewis O. Sawyer, Jr.
Sasha Futran
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REPORT: JANUARY PNB MEETING 3:16 PM
LaVarn Williams presented a written report from CH and LW on the Jan. PNB
meeting in Houston. Sarv Randhawa made a verbal report on the Jan. meeting.
Mary Berg made a verbal report on the Jan. meeting
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ADJOURNMENT
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KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes March 24th, 2007: draft agenda
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Café de la Paz, Berkeley, CA
March 24, 2007
The meeting was convened at 12:37AM by
Chair Bonnie Simmons
IN ATTENDANCE:
Miguel Molina (MM)
LaVarn Williams (LW) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Joseph Wanzala (JW) Annie Hallat (AH)
Mary Berg (MB) Richard Phelps (RP)
Bonnie Simmons (BS) Sherry Gendelman (SG)
Mark Hernandez (MH) Sarv Randhawa (SR)
Andrea Turner (AT) Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET)
Sasha Futran (SF) Rosalinda Palacios (RMP)
Lewis Sawyer (LS) Anthony Fest (AF)
Stan Woods (SW) Ernesto "Tico" Chacin (EC)
Henry Norr (HN) PhoeBe ANNE (sorgen) (PAs)
Vida Samiian (VS) Conn "Ringo" Hallinan (RH)
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EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS:
JW, AN absences were excused by acclamation.
CH, AH & SF were en route.
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AGENDA
The agenda was modified and approved. SF discussion item re: Youth Radio was
added to the agenda. RP motion re: Fundraising was added to the agenda. The
4 words (mistakenly included) after GM report were removed.
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MINUTES:
2.24.07 Minutes were approved as presented.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
Item 1 was removed from the consent calendar.
BET moved adoption of the consent calendar. The consent calendar was adopted
at 1PM by unanimous consent.
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SPECIAL ORDER 1 PM
Special presentation Dan Siegel and Yolanda Thomas
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BREAK 3:35 20 MINS.
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PUBLIC COMMENT 3:58 PM
Arthur Stopes, III
Jim Weber
Steven David Lewis
Daniel Borgström
Aaron Aarons
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TREASURER'S REPORT 4:13 PM
Finance Committee Meeting April 16, 2007 at KPFA.
MH moves:
Resolved:
The KPFA Local Station Board strongly condemns the action by the \National
Finance Committee and Pacifica Foundation Chair to promote the paid hire of
a Pacifica Foundation Board Member without the consideration of either:
a) The Board Member donate his services,
b) The work intended for this hire be performed by the Pacifica Foundation
Staff or,
c) That the work be performed by an outside, non-Pacifica person or
organization for the same or less cost.
AH seconds the motion.
EC calls the question. Discussion continues.
LS calls the question.
EC moves adjournment.
Motion to adjourn passes 11 to 5
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ADJOURNMENT
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KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes April 28th, 2007: 1st Draft- subject to change
KPFA Local Station Board Meeting
Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
April 28, 2007
The meeting was convened at 11:13AM by
Chair Bonnie Simmons
IN ATTENDANCE:
LaVarn Williams (LW) Chandra Hauptman (CH)
Joseph Wanzala (JW) Annie Hallatt (AH)
Mary Berg (MB) Richard Phelps (RP)
Bonnie Simmons (BS) Sherry Gendelman (SG)
Mark Hernandez (MH) Sarv Randhawa (SR)
Andrea Turner (AT) Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET)
Sasha Futran (SF) Lewis Sawyer (LS)
Anthony Fest (AF) Conn "Ringo" Hallinan (RH)
Stan Woods (SW) Ernesto "Tico" Chacin (EC)
Henry Norr (HN) PhoeBe ANNE (sorgen) (PAs)
Noelle Hanrahan (NH) Attila Nagy (AN)
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EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS:
VS, RMP, MM absences were excused by acclamation.
LW & SF were en route.
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AGENDA
The agenda was modified and approved. Item 20 was withdrawn.
RP moves postponing executive session until the person it involves is
present at a later time and replace the item with a discussion as to whether
this type of discussion should be in executive session. BET objected to the
motion. Pas called the question.
Motion fails 8-8. CH moves to strike the executive session from the agenda.
Motion passes 10-5. BET moves to accept the agenda as amended.
The agenda was approved by acclamation.
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MINUTES:
3.24.07 Minutes were approved as corrected.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
Item 2 was removed from the consent calendar.
Item 3 was removed from the consent calendar.
BET moved to approve the consent calendar.
CH seconds.
BET moves to suspend the rules and discuss item 2 of the consent calendar as
the first order of business. This proposal passes.
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MOTION RE: IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND KPFA COVERAGE
RP moves that the LSB adopt the Item formerly know as Item 2 of the consent
calendar. RP read the motion.
MH proposes a substitute motion.
SF proposes that a hybrid motion be adopted including language from both of
the previous motions.
NH Moves the question.
Whereas: The history of the United States is a continuing saga of
exploitation of immigrant workers, beginning with the importation of slaves
and indentured servants up to the present, where various methods are used to
obtain cheap labor from south of the border and other low income areas of
the world, and
Whereas: Currently undocumented workers are exploited economically, are
subject to deportation, arrest, family separation and physical and sexual
abuse with little or no recourse in law and are politically scapegoated as a
cause of US economic problems, and
Whereas: There is a massive movement coming together and speaking out for
justice for undocumented workers, and
Whereas: Pacifica’s Principles stand for Peace and Social Justice, and
Whereas: KPFA is fortunate to have on its staff people deeply involved in
this movemenT.
Resolved: That the Local Station Board congratulates KPFA Staff and
Management on organizing and planning for the May 1 coverage
of immigration rights and justice for undocumented workers and commends and
encourages the KPFA Station Staff and Management
to continue such coverage in the future.
ROLL CALL VOTE
LaVarn Williams (LW) abstain
Chandra Hauptman (CH) YES
Joseph Wanzala (JW) abstain
Mary Berg (MB) yes
Richard Phelps (RP) no
Sherry Gendelman (SG) yes
Mark Hernandez (MH) yes
Sarv Randhawa (SR) yes
Andrea Turner (AT) yes
Brian Edwards-Tiekert (BET) yes
Sasha Futran (SF) yes
Lewis Sawyer (LS) yes
Anthony Fest (AF) yes
Stan Woods (SW) no
Ernesto "Tico" Chacin (EC) yes
Henry Norr (HN) yes
PhoeBe ANNE (sorgen) (PAs) yes
Conn "Ringo" Hallinan (RH) yes
Noelle Hanrahan (NH) yes
Motion passes 15-2-2
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Jim Weber
Rodney
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BREAK 12:50 20 MINS.
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BET moves to suspend the rule and move directly to Election Supervisor
Report.
Motion passes by acclamation.
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ELECTION SUPERVISORS REPORT Q&A
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BET proposed suspending the rules to move into Program Council Election to
allow Tracy Rosenberg to perform the tabulation task for these elections
without being forced to wait.
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PROGRAM COUNCIL ELECTION
Nominations for the Program Council
Henry Knorr
Joe Wanzala declined nomination
Sherry Gendelman
Phoebe Ann Sorgen
Andrea Turner declined nomination.
Sasha Futran
Annie Hallatt
Noelle Hanrahan
Henry, Sherry and Annie Hallatt are elected. Noelle is the alternate.
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BET moves to suspend the rules to proceed to the Fundraising Committee
Election for the same reasons as the Program Council Election, to allow
Tracy Rosenberg to perform the tabulation task for these elections without
being forced to wait.
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FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE ELECTION
Nominations for the Fundraising Committee
Andrea Turner
Annie Hallatt
LaVarn Williams declined nomination but pledged to support the committee
informally.
Joe Wanzala
Brian Edwards-Tiekert
Lewis Sawyer
Chandra Hauptman declines nomination but pledged to support events that the
fundraising committee plans.
Sarv Randhawa declines nomination.
Stan Woods declined nomination.
Noelle Hanrahan nominated herself but cannot enter the KPFA building. Pas
nominated NH and expressed hope that the committee will meet outside of the
building.
Andrea Turner, Joe Wanzala, Noelle Hanrahan and Lewis Sawyer are elected.
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TREASURER'S REPORT 2:30 PM
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GENBERAL MANAGERS REPORT
The iGM was absent.
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The chair rules that the motion and/or discussion proposed by JW/CH cannot
be properly introduced under the category of a General Managers report.
JW appeals the chairs motion.
8 votes against 5 votes for 3 abstains
Motion to suspend the rules fails.
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT
The last Personnel Committee meeting did not achieve quorum.
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GM HIRE COMMITTEE REPORT
Next meeting May 7th at KPFA.
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REPORT BACK FROM PNB REPS
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ADJOURNMENT
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2008 KPFA LSB Minutes
To: KPFA LSB
Fr: Susan McDonough
Re: Approved Minutes from July 12, 2008 LSB & Delegates’ Meeting
Held at ILWU #34 Union Hall, San Francisco, 11am-3:35pm
Dt: August 7, 2008
Item #1: Call to Order
Andrea Turner
Anthony Fest
Bonnie Simmons
Brian Edwards-Tiekert
Chandra Hauptman
Conn Hallinan
Dianne Enriquez
Henry Norr
Lewis Sawyer
Matthew Hallinan
PhoeBe Anne
Rych Withers
Sarv Randhawa
Shahram Aghamir
Sherry Gendelman
Sureya Sayadi
Susan McDonough
Tico Chacin
Tracy Rosenberg
Warren Mar
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