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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