Proposed Bylaws Amendments Concerning Delegate Terms and Election Schedule

Seven Directors of the Pacifica National Board have proposed the following amendments to the Pacifica Bylaws, which will be voted on by the Pacifica National Board and the 5 stations’ Delegate assemblies (the same bodies as the Local Station Boards, but convened solely to vote on bylaws amendments) in September 2007.

There are three separate sets of changes, each of which will be voted on separately -- i.e., if any is rejected, the other(s) can still stand on their own. For each change, various amendments will be required to affected bylaws sections, so as to conform to the new rules:

This Pacifica National Board meeting will be held in Houston, Texas - Home of KPFT

Friday, April 11th, 2008

12:45 PM : Welcome and acknowledgments from the PNB Chair

12:50 PM : Introduction to Anti-Racism training by Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racism and Sexism Chair (Lisa Davis)

The January 2008 PNB meeting will be held January 25-27, 2008 at the Hilton Newark Penn Station. The address is:
Gateway Center-Raymond Blvd,
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Phone (973) 622-5000.

Agenda added, here

The Hilton hotel is directly connected to Newark's Penn Station and the Gateway Center, which makes it very convenient for travelers via Amtrak, New Jersey Transit or PATH.

The meeting will include PNB members elected to serve in 2008 and members of the 2007 PNB whose replacements have not been elected.

The Pacifica National Board (PNB) will have an in person meeting in Berkeley, CA from Friday September 28, to Sunday September 30.

The meeting and accommodations are at the:
Berkeley Marina Doubletree Hotel

located at:
200 Marina Boulevard,
Berkeley CA 94710.

Approved Minutes

submitted by Mary Berg, PNB secretary.

PNB Teleconference Meeting

Friday, September 14, 2007

Estimated Start Time 11:30 pm Eastern Time

Public Session actual start time was 12:25 am ET.

Note: the meeting included a public and an executive session. The executive session PRECEDED the public session.

Present for all or part of public session: Dave Adelson (DA), Mary Berg (MB), Evelyn Bethune (EB), Acie Byrd (AB), Lydia Brazon (Lydia), Lisa Davis (LD), Chandra Hauptman (CH), Ray LaForest (RLF), Ambrose Lane (AL), Bob Lederer (BL), Margaret Prescod (MP), Sandra Rawline (SR), Rob Robinson (RR)-on leave of absence, Wendy Schroell (WS), Lori Taguma (LT), Don White (DW), Lavarn Williams (LW), Michael Woodson (MW). Lonnie Hicks, CFO (LH). Dan Siegel, corporate counsel. Casey Peters, NES, on call from ca. 12:30 to 1:40.

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PNB Teleconference Meeting

Friday, September 7, 2007

8:30 pm Eastern Time

Public Session convened at 8:49 pm ET.

Note: the meeting included a public and an executive session. The executive session FOLLOWED the public session.

Present for all or part of public session: Dave Adelson (DA), Mary Berg (MB), Acie Byrd (AB), Lydia Brazon (Lydia), Lisa Davis (LD), Chandra Hauptman (CH), Ray LaForest (RLF), Bob Lederer (BL), Margaret Prescod (MP), Sarv Randhawa (Sarv), Sandra Rawline (SR), Rip Robbins (Rip), Wendy Schroell (WS), Don White (DW), Lavarn Williams (LW), Michael Woodson (MW). Greg Guma, ED (GG); Lonnie Hicks, CFO (LH). Dan Siegel, corporate counsel. Casey Peters, NES, on call from 9:40 to 10:15.

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PNB Teleconference Meeting

Friday, August 24, 2007

8:30 pm Eastern Time

Public Session convened at 8:44 pm ET.

Note: the meeting included a public and an executive session. The executive session FOLLOWED the public session.

Present for all or part of public session: Dave Adelson (DA), Mary Berg (MB), Evelyn Bethune (EB). Lydia Brazon (Lydia), Lisa Davis (LD), Ray LaForest (RLF), Ambrose Lane (AL), Bob Lederer (BL), Margaret Prescod (MP), Sarv Randhawa (Sarv), Sandra Rawline (SR), Rip Robbins (Rip), Rob Robinson (RR), Wendy Schroell (WS), Lori Taguma (LT), Don White (DW), Lavarn Williams (LW), Michael Woodson (MW). Greg Guma, ED (GG); Lonnie Hicks, CFO (LH). Dan Siegel, corporate counsel. Casey Peters, NES, on call from 10:05 to 10:17.

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PNB In-Person Los Angeles Meeting

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Public Session convened at 12:47 pm PT.

Present for all or part of public session: Dave Adelson (DA), Mary Berg (MB), Evelyn Bethune (EB), Acie Byrd (AB), Lydia Brazon (Lydia), Lisa Davis (LD), Chandra Hauptman (CH), Ray LaForest (RLF), Bob Lederer (BL), Margaret Prescod (MP), Sarv Randhawa (Sarv), Sandra Rawline (SR), Berthold Reimers (BR), Rip Robbins (Rip), Rob Robinson (RR), Thomas Ruffin (TR), Wendy Schroell (WS), Lori Taguma (LT), LaVarn Williams (LW), Michael Woodson (MW). Greg Guma, ED (GG); Lonnie Hicks, CFO (LH). Dan Siegel, corporate counsel.

Absent: Ambrose Lane (AL), Don White (DW).

12:50—1:12 pm. Public Comment: 11 speakers.

1:12 pm. Technology Report. Jon Almeleh.

1:22 pm. Questions/comments from board members.

1:35 pm. NFC Resolution, postponed from Saturday (full text is in minutes 7/28/07, Appendix 2).

DA yielded chair to Sarv.

DA moved to amend a) to read “That Pacifica shall use as a guideline the endeavor to hold expenditures in all major categories in FY '08 budget to FY '07 levels;”

1:48 pm. DA moved to divide out b) “That Pacifica shall not hire any new staff in FY '08, holding salary expenses to FY '07 levels.” and to postpone b) to be reconsidered at next NFC teleconference meeting.

LW moved to amend that proposed language shall not supersede existing procedures for budget adjustment.

LW amendment failed, 5Y-6N.

DA amendment passed 13Y-1N.

NFC motion as amended: “Whereas , the operating expenses of the PF are increasing annually qt a rate faster than is being matched by increases in income:

Therefore, be it resolved:

That Pacifica shall use as a guideline the endeavor to hold expenditures in all major categories in FY '08 budget to FY '07 levels;

That Pacifica shall accumulate a small contingency fund for potential use by stations in case drives do not perform;

That Pacifica shall focus on revenue producing activities in FY '08; and

That the ED and CFO shall continue to monitor WBAI revenue shortfall or recovery in FY '08 and its impact on the 2008 budget.”

Motion as amended PASSED without objection.

DA resumed chair.

2:00 pm. New Business.

Next PNB teleconference meeting: 8/15/07 failed, 6Y-6N. 8/14/07 passed, 11Y-1N.

2:02 pm LB motion: to increase N.E.S. Hours from 120 to 160. Financial impact approx. $1,000. WS 2^nd. Motion passed without objection.

2:03 pm. LB motion to increase the advertised salary for the ED position to $100,000. BL amended t0 $90,000, due to financial situation. RLF 2^nd.

2:07 pm. LB moved to close debate on all pending questions.

BL amendment failed, 5Y-6N

LB motion passed 9Y-4N.

LH: If you advertise a specified salary amount, must go to NFC for approval. DA ruled point was well taken and that motion must be referred to NFC. Can't obligate ourselves to an expenditure without NFC approval.

2:15 pm. LB challenged chair's ruling. Chair's ruling upheld 11Y-2N. Motion to increase posted ED salary to $100,000 referred to NFC.

2:22---2:35 pm. Motions passed without objection:

Resolution on Oaxaca put forward at the Pacifica National Board meeting by Director Margaret Prescod of KPFK – 28 July 2007:

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITIES IN OAXACA FROM PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD

Whereas, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz is accused of being responsible for human rights abuses against a mainly Indigenous population, against teachers on strike and against anyone who speaks out against this repression;

Whereas, Amnesty International in 2005, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in October 2006 and the International Civil Commission for Human Rights Observation in December 2006, have reported extensive and systematic human rights violations, including assassinations, torture, rapes (of women and men) and arbitrary detention in Oaxaca state;

Whereas, Mexico's Supreme Court, June 2007, ordered an investigation into Ulises Ruiz's human rights abuses;

Whereas, one and a half million people, of a population of under four million, have marched to ask for the removal and prosecution of Ulises Ruiz, and in support of the teachers' demands for food, shoes and school supplies for pupils and higher wages;

Whereas, in August 2006, women occupied the public TV and radio stations to broadcast news of their involvement in the struggle of the Oaxaca people, as well as the repression they were being subjected to;

Whereas, radio occupations by the community have been central to the protection of the population from police and paramilitary assassinations;

Whereas, more than 60 people have been murdered by police and paramilitaries, including US Indymedia cameraman Brad Will in October 2006, and more recently on July 16, 2007 during the traditional harvest festival; 50 people have been disappeared, many more are still in jail and over 500 activists are being hounded with arrest warrants;

Whereas, 32 Members of the UK Parliament have signed Early Day Motion 1828 Human Rights Situation in Oaxaca, Mexico, to press for investigations into human rights abuses to be carried out, and for the protection of those who have brought human rights violations to public attention, in particular Jaqueline Lopez Almazán, Leyla Centeno, Alejandro Cruz López, Samuel Hernández Morales and Ulises Reynosa Guerrero;

Whereas, APPO (Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca - Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca, a broad based coalition of human rights and grassroots networks and organizations) is holding a Public Trial to protest repression in Oaxaca on August 3 & 4, 2007, in the Zocalo of Mexico City;

Whereas, APPO has called for international support for their trial;

Therefore be it Resolved that the National Board of Pacifica Radio will send this resolution to the Public Trial on human rights abuses in Oaxaca on August 3 & 4 in a show of support; encourage all Pacifica stations and affiliates to educate its listeners about the Trial and its outcome and APPO’s ongoing campaign for justice.

PASSED without objection by PNB Sunday, 7/29/07

MOTION Re SUPPORT FOR LABOR IN LOCKOUT PASSED BY KPFA LSB 7/21/07, BROUGHT TO PNB 7/29/07:

Resolved, that the Pacifica Foundation supports the KPFA LSB resolution that calls for an end to the lockout of Alameda County members of Local 70 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and for good faith negotiations with Local 70; and further, that there be no retaliation against members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and International Machinists Union.

PASSED without objection.

MOTION TO SUPPORT THE 2007 LOCAL COMMUNIITY RADIO ACT TO EXPAND LPFM:

PNB Directors Robbins, White, Hauptman of the Affiliate Task Force Motion

That The Pacifica Foundation supports the Local Community radio Act of 2007 - House Bill 2802/S, and Senate Bill 1675 - introduced by Senators John McCain and Maria Cantwell, and Congressman Doyle and Congressman Terry, To expand Low Power FM radio to our area and to many of America's biggest cities. We encourage everyone to ask their senators to co-sponsor this bill to help provide access for people to more local media to

support workers, families, and communities across the country.

Reference:

Local Community radio Act of 2007 :

<http://www.senateseeker.com/bills.php?id=1859>

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:3:./temp/~c11060gsmh::

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:1:./temp/~c1101zbp93::

http://www.senateseeker.com/bills.php?id=1859

PASSED without objection.

MOTION IN SUPPORT OF KPFK GM EVA GEORGIA BROUGHT BY ACIE BYRD:

RESOLUTION BY THE PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD

IN APPRECIATION OF KPFK GENERAL MANAGER EVA GEORGIA

WHEREAS, Eva Georgia has served as the general manager of Pacifica Station KPFK in Los Angeles for approximately five years and has demonstrated innovative leadership and dedicated commitment to the mission of the Pacifica Foundation;

WHEREAS, under Eva Georgia’s leadership KPFK’s paid and unpaid staff has become more diverse and its programming has become more relevant to the needs of the Los Angeles area’s diverse communities;

WHEREAS, under Eva Georgia’s leadership KPFK has provided strong leadership to the Pacifica Foundation and the radio broadcasting industry in the development of Spanish language programming;

WHEREAS, Eva Georgia has led KPFK’s staff and volunteers in successful fundraising efforts throughout her tenure at KPFK, which has substantially increased its membership;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Pacifica National Board expresses its full and sincere support for Eva Georgia and its appreciation for her responsible leadership and dedication to the Pacifica Foundation and its mission.

Signed by

Greg Guma, Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation

David Adelson, Chair, of the Pacifica National Board

Pacifica National Board Directors.

PASSED without objection by PNB Sunday 7/29/07.

Acie Byrd moved that the ED put the foregoing motion out as a press release and cause to be posted on the Pacifica website.

PASSED without objection.

2:35 pm. LD: change format of in-person meetings. Referred to Coordinating Cmte.

2:38 pm. MW. Request re PNB meeting lodgings to seek alternative, inexpensive venues.

Referred to Coordinating Cmte.

2:37 pm. RLF motion to investigate letter under KPFK Program Director door. RLF to provide written motion subsequently. Approved without objection.

Public Session adjourned at 2:45 pm.

Minutes submitted by Mary Berg, PNB secretary

Appendix 1: Agenda for Public Session 7/29/07:

Public Session

10:30 – 11:30 Action items (60 minutes)

11:30 – 12:00 Public Comment (30 minutes)

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 Unfinished business (45 minutes)

1:45 – 3:00 New business (1 hour & 15 minutes)

Adjourn at 3 p.m.

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PNB In-Person Los Angeles Meeting

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Public Session convened at 9:25 am PT.

Present for all or part of public session: Dave Adelson (DA), Mary Berg (MB), Evelyn Bethune (EB), Acie Byrd (AB), Lydia Brazon (Lydia), Lisa Davis (LD), Chandra Hauptman (CH), Ray LaForest (RLF), Bob Lederer (BL), Margaret Prescod (MP), Sarv Randhawa (Sarv), Sandra Rawline (SR), Berthold Reimers (BR), Rip Robbins (Rip), Rob Robinson (RR), Thomas Ruffin (TR), Wendy Schroell (WS), Lori Taguma (LT), LaVarn Williams (LW), Michael Woodson (MW). Greg Guma, ED (GG); Lonnie Hicks, CFO (LH). Dan Siegel, corporate counsel.

Absent: Ambrose Lane (AL), Don White (DW).

Revisions of Saturday Agenda (see amended agenda in Appendix 1):

9:40 am. Affiliate Task Force (written report included in board packet): Rip presents motion.

10:16 am. Affiliates Task Force motion as amended: that a proposed fiscal allocation for the Affiliate Coordinator/Outreach Director, as outlined by the Affiliate Task Force recommendations to the National Finance Committee, be included considered in the National Office budget beginning with 2008, w/ line items as necessary for an Outreach Division, and that the Affiliate Coordinator/Outreach Director needs a commensurate salary that will be determined in the next two weeks by the HR Director, the ED, and Chair of the Affiliates Task Force.

Passed as amended 12-4 with 2 abstentions.

10:17 am. Election Cmte:

LB motion: to increase N.E.S. Hours from 120 to 160. Financial impact approx. $1,000.

DA. Not in order now. Will be 1^st item of new business on Sunday.

10:22 am. N.E,.S Report. Casey Peters. 10:26 am. Questions/comments from board members.

10:40 am Governance Cmte. Sarv: No motions at this time.

10:45 am. Personnel/ED Search Cmte. LB: Have received approx. 25 applications to date. Will present motion under “new business” on Sunday to increase posted salary range to $100,000.

10:48 am. Programming Cmte. RR: (written report included in board packet) No motions at this time.

10:53 am. Tech Cmte. (written report included in board packet):. MW: Motion re PNB calendar.

Whereas Pacificafoundation.org now has the capacity to accommodate the National Board calendar needs, and that Pete Korakus has requested a change be made in the calendar process, and that the Technology

Committee has passed the following,

The PNB Technology committee requests that the web location for officially noticing all Pacifica National Board meetings as required by the bylaws, is now Pacificafoundation.org, replacing KPFTx.org

11:05 am. Motion by WS/MB: to postpone a Tech Committee motion on PNB meeting calendar to September in-person meeting when we'll have instructions and logins for posting.,

11:14 am. Passed 13-4.

11:15 am. Finance Cmte Report: LW.

11:22 am. NFC motion recommended from the PNB Finance Committee, adapted for PNB approval by the NFC secretary:

1:32 am. LW moves to postpone until Sunday when we will have heard the CFO's full report.

11:35 am. Motion to postpone passed without objection.

11:35am. Audit Cmte. LD: No written report at this time. Working to finalize Financial Procedures Manual.

11:40 am. Archives. Lamont Yeakey: No specific report at this time; but urged the board to consider the importance of the archives.

11:42 am. Racism and Sexism Cmte. LD: Read text of a motion referred to Governance Cmte re language to incorporate in the PNB Code of Conduct [text not available electronically for inclusion in these minutes].

11:48 am. COI (Committees of Inclusion). RLF: Cmte has been populated, have room for 5 more members.

12:01 pm. KPFK Special Commemorations to Roy Tuckman (Something's Happening), Joy Kiugelman (Filem Club), and Julio Martinez (Arts in Review).

12:15 pm. Public Comment. 18 speakers.

1:01 pm. KPFK GM asked for 2 minutes at his time. Motion to table until GM report failed 2-8.

Motion to give 2 minutes passed 10-2.

1:05pm. Break

2:35 – 5:35 pm. ADA Report and Training; Francie Moeller.

5:35 pm. MP moved 10 minutes for additional public comment before PRA Report. Passed without objection.

5:42-- 5:54 pm. Public Comment. 5 speakers.

5:54 pm Archives Report (written). Brian DeShazer.

6;41-7:45 pm. BREAK

7:45-8:50 pm. CFO Report: LH. (written report included in board packet)

8:50 pm. Digital Distribution Report: RR. (written report included in board packet)

9:25 pm. KPFK Station Report: Eva Georgia et al.

10:15—10:47 pm. GM Reports (written reports included in board packet). WBAI: Robert Scott Adams; KPFT: Duane Bradley; KPFA: Lemlem Rijio.

Public Session adjourned at 10:48 pm.

Minutes submitted by Mary Berg, secretary

Appendix 1: Saturday Agenda as Amended.

9:00 – 11:30 Committee / Task Force Reports (2 hours, 30 mins.)

* Affiliates (30 minutes)

* Elections (20 minutes)

* Governance (20 minutes)

* Personnel (10 minutes)

* Programming (15 minutes)

* Technology (20 minutes)

* Finance (15 minutes)

* Audit (5 minutes)

* Archives (10 minutes)

* Racism and Sexism (5 minutes)

* COI

11:20 – 12:00 Public Comment (30 minutes)

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 4:00 ADA Report and Training (3 hours)

* Francie Moeller

4:00 – 5:30 Staff Reports (90 120 minutes) – order below

4:00 – 4:30 Finances – Lonnie Hicks (30 minutes)

4:30 – 4:50 Technology – Jon Almeleh and Pete Korakis (20)

4:50 – 5:10 Pacifica Radio Archives – Brian DeShazor (20)

Additional Public Comment (10)

5:10 – 5:30 Programming – Nathan Moore Digital Distribution (20)

Election (10)

5:30 – 6:30 Dinner

6:30- 8:00 Station Reports (90 minutes)

(Note: for all reports, the manager or staff member will have 1/3 of the allotted time for presentation, 2/3 of the time will be used for discussion with the board)

6:30 – 7:15 Focus Station – KPFK (45 minutes)

7:15 - 8:00 Other Station Discussions (45 minutes)

Adjourn at 8:00 p.m.

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Appendix 2: Full text of Finance Cmte motion re Budgeting of Expenses for FY 08:

Whereas , the operating expenses of the PF are increasing annually qt a rate faster than is being matched by increases in income:

Therefore, be it resolved:

a) That Pacifica shall hold all expenditures in FY '08 to FY '07 levels;

b) That Pacifica shall not hire any new staff in FY '08, holding salary expenses to FY '07 levels.

c) That Pacifica shall accumulate a small contingency fund for potential use by stations in case drives do not perform;

d) that Pacifica shall focus on revenue producing activities in FY '08; and

e) That the ED and CFO shall continue to monitor WBAI revenue shortfall or recovery in FY '08 and its impact on the 2008 budget.

Pacifica National Board Meeting
July 27-29, 2007
Los Angeles Downtown Marriott
333 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA

PNB In-Person Los AngelesMeeting

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Motions passed (1^st draft):

10:16 am. Affiliates Task Force motion that a proposed fiscal allocation for the Affiliate Coordinator/Outreach Director, as outlined by the Affiliate Task Force recommendations to the Natonal Finance Committee, be considered in the National Office budget beginning with 2008, with line items as necessary for an Outreach Division, and that the Affiliate Coordinator/Outreach Director needs a commensurate salary that will be determined in the next two weeks by the HR Director, the ED, and Chair of the Affiliates Task Force.

Passed 7/28/07 12-4 w/ 2 abstensions.

11:14 am. Motion by WS/MB to postpone a Tech Committee motion on PNB meeting calendar to September in-person meting when we'll have instructions and logins for posting.

Passed 7/28/07 13-4.

NFC motion recommended from the PNB Fincance Commottee, adapted for PNB approval by the NFC secretary:

Whereas , the operating expenses of the Pacifica Foundation are increasing annually at a rate faster than is being matched by increases in income:

Therefore, be it resolved:

Approved Minutes

PNB In-Person Los Angeles Meeting

Opening Session Friday, July 27, 2007

Public Session convened at 6:40 am PT.

Present for all or part of public session: Dave Adelson (DA), Mary Berg (MB), Evelyn Bethune (EB), Acie Byrd (AB), Lydia Brazon (Lydia), Lisa Davis (LD), Chandra Hauptman (CH), Ray LaForest (RLF), Bob Lederer (BL), Margaret Prescod (MP), Sarv Randhawa (Sarv), Berthold Reimers (BR), Rip Robbins (Rip), Rob Robinson (RR), Thomas Ruffin (TR), Wendy Schroell (WS), Lori Taguma (LT), LaVarn Williams (LW), Michael Woodson (MW). Greg Guma, ED (GG); Lonnie Hicks, CFO (LH). Dan Siegel, corporate counsel.

Absent: Ambrose Lane (AL), Sandra Rawline (SR), Don White (DW).

6:45 pm. Approval of Agenda. Agenda approved without objection.

6:46 pm. Meeting procedure.

2-min speaking time limit per member. For procedural motions, 2 speakers for, 2 against.

For motions to postpone indefinitely, 3 for, 3 against. Agreed without objection.

6:49 pm. Approval of Public Session Minutes. BL moved to approve minutes of 4/6, 5/3 and 6/28. MW 2nd. All approved without objection.

6:51pm. Public Comment. 11 speakers.

7:16 pm. ED Report ( (written report included in board packet). 7:29 pm. Comments/questions from board members.

7:57 pm. Affiliates report (written report included in board packet): Ursula Ruedenberg. 8:14 pm. Comments/questions from board members.

Public Session adjourned at 8:27 pm.

Minutes submitted by Mary Berg, PNB secretary.

Appendix 1:

Agenda Friday, July 27, 2007

9:30 – 1:00 Executive Session (3 hours, 30 minutes)

* Legal and other issues before the foundation

* CFO Evaluation

* ED Status

1:00 -2:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00 – 5:00 Board Discussion (3 hours)

Who We Are as a Network: the relationship between local and national programming

5:00 – 6:00 Dinner (60 minutes)

PNB Opening Session

6:00 Welcome and roll call (10 minutes)

6:10 Approval of agenda (10 minutes)

6:20 -- 6:30 Consideration of motions on meeting procedure –

i.e. speaking time, processing procedural motions, etc. (10 minutes)

6:30 -- 6:40 Approval of available minutes (10 minutes)

6:40 – 7:10 Public Comments (30 minutes)

7:10 Break

7:15 – 7:40 Executive Director Report (25 minutes)

7:40 –- 8:10 Opening Presentation & Questions

Affiliates Program – Ursula Ruedenberg (30 minutes)

Approved Minutes

Submitted by Mary Berg, secretary

PNB Teleconference Meeting

Thursday, May 3, 2007

8:00 pm Eastern Time

Public Session convened at 8:27 pm ET.

Note: the meeting included a public and an executive session. The executive session FOLLOWED the public session.

Present for all or part of public session: Mary Berg (MB), Evelyn Bethune (EB), Acie Byrd (AB), Lydia Brazon (Lydia), Lisa Davis (LD), Chandra Hauptman (CH), Ray LaForest (RLF), Ambrose Lane (AL), Bob Lederer (BL), Margaret Prescod (MP), Sarv Randhawa (Sarv), Sandra Rawline (SR), Rip Robbins (Rip), Rob Robinson (RR), Thomas Ruffin (TR), Don White (DW), Lavarn Williams (LW), Michael Woodson (MW). Greg Guma, ED (GG); Lonnie Hicks, CFO (LH). Dan Siegel, Corporate Counsel.

Absent: Dave Adelson (DA), Berthold Reimers (BR), Wendy Schroell (WS), Lori Taguma.

Approval of Agenda: AL moved to adopt the agenda. RR 2^nd. Approved without objection.

MP Motion from 5/23/07 regarding Mumia Abu Jamal ( full text is in Appendix II below) Passed without objection.

REPORTS:

9:03 pm. ED Report – GG: including 3D progress report, and ideas regarding July in-person

PNB meeting in Los Angeles (personnel and sensitive legal issues included in

executive session)

9:15 pm. CFO Report – LH:

9:34 pm. Programming Committee recommendations on FCC indecency policy issues – RR:

9:43 pm. Elections Committee report – LB:

10:26pm. Motion for Early Hire of L.E.S. Presented by LB:

That this committee requests that the PNB authorize the National Election Supervisor to hire Local Election supervisors beginning in June.

9:52 pm. Motion passed without objection.

9:57 pm. BL moved that PN hold a special meeting before July 3 to consider amendments to bylaws concerning length of delegates' terms; and to authorized Chair to conduct a poll of the PNB members regarding meeting dates.

10:01 pm. Personnel Committee report re CFO Evaluation.

LW proposed amendment that upon the conclusion of the evaluation process, an HE person should deliver to , and negotiate with, the CFO regarding the results of the evaluation by the PNB.

10:43 pm. Vote on amendment failed 4-7, 4 A.

Y: Rip, SR, CH, LW.

N: AB, AL, RR, TR, RLF, BL, MW, LB.

A: WS, MB, MP, LT.

10:45 pm. Vote on main motion passed, with LW and WS abstaining but otherwise without objection.

10:46 PM. Search Committee report – LB: [Note: the report, including the full text of the job posting, is provided in Appendix II below.]

10:54 pm. LB moved that the PNB approve the following recommendations from the ED Search Committee:

● That the ad shall be posted as soon as possible  on all Pacifica websites and targeted media buys not to exceed $2,000  and of course free of charge placements as well.

● The proposed budget cap on search firm expenses; $20,000 including  travel for candidates. ● Proposed moving expenses, if necessary, for new E.D.: $5,000
● Once a search firm is selected, an additional $3,000 is recommended  for ads.
● There was discussion that $80,000 is still low for this position, but may be included in the listing.

BL moved to amend the job posting language to add at the end, following the “equal opportunity” paragraph, the sentence, “Women, people of color and members of other under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.” Passed without objection.

11:00 pm. Motion as amended passed without objection.

11:04 pm. Meeting adjourned.

APPENDIX I: Proposed Meeting Agenda, including Proposed Times:

The meeting will begin with a public session followed by an Executive

session to address confidential personnel and legal issues, including ED

status issues and other legal matters:

The purposes of the public portion of the meeting (1 hr 30 min) are:

- Roll Call and approval minutes (if available) -- 5 min

Reports:

- Motion regarding Mumia Abu Jamal ( see text below) -- (10 min)

- ED Report including 3D progress report, and ideas regarding July in-person PNB meeting in Los Angeles (personnel and sensitive legal issues included in executive session) -- (10 min)

-CFO Report (10 min)

- Programming Committee recommendations on FCC indecency policy issues (10 min)

- Elections Committee report (10 min)

- Personnel Committee report (10 min)

- Search Committee report (10 min)

APPENDIX II: FULL TEXT OF MOTIONS AND REPORTS PRESENTED:

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A NEW TRIAL FOR MUMIA ABU-JAMAL

Submitted by: Margaret Prescod, Director, KPFK

May 23, 2007

Whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal, an award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Black Journalists, has been on death row since 1982 for the murder of a white police officer. Mumia was known at the time for his journalism on police abuse and corruption;

Whereas On May 17 2007 the US Court of Appeals Third Circuit in Philadelphia heard arguments requesting a new trial for Mumia on such constitutionally important issues as due process, equal protection under the law and racism in jury selection. According to Mumia's lead attorney Robert Bryan, "Racism and politics are threads which have run through this case since his 1981 arrest. The issues before the court concern the right to a fair trial, the

death penalty, and the political repression of an outspoken journalist.";

Whereas if the court rules in Mumia's favor it could lead to a new trial which for the first time would afford Mumia the opportunity to put his account of events before a jury;

Whereas the case for a new trial includes:

- Racism in jury selection - in a city that at the time was 43% Black and 60% people of color, only two jurors were Black. One study found that "in 317 capital trials in Philadelphia between 1981 and 1997, prosecutors struck

51% of black jurors and 26% of non-black jurors." (Cited in NAACP amicus brief)

-The late Judge Albert Sabo, presiding at Mumia's original trial and post-conviction, had been responsible for putting more people on death row than any other judge in the US.

Whereas during Mumia's first trial Judge Sabo was overheard, by a court stenographer, saying he would help the prosecution "fry the nigger";

Whereas it has been established that Mumia who was driving a taxi at the time and therefore legally allowed to carry a gun, never had his gun tested to see if it was fired, nor had his hands tested for residue. Bullets in

Mumia's gun did not match the bullets found in the officer's body. Mumia who took over his own legal defense was ejected from the courtroom and never had a chance to put this and other aspects of his case before the jury. Recently discovered photos of the crime scene show the officer's hat in two locations, no bullet marks on the sidewalk, police mishandling the guns, and no sign of a taxi that was supposedly parked behind the officer's car – all contradicting the prosecutor's case and those of their "eyewitnesses";

Whereas a federal investigation in the 1980s resulted in the conviction of thirty-one Philadelphia police officers, and the Philadelphia Inquirer referred to the city as a "petri dish for corruption";

Whereas The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDEF) joined Mumia's lead attorney in arguing Mumia's case at the May 17th hearing. The National Lawyers Guild along with the NAACP/ LDEF each filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief;

Whereas, over 150 leading lawyers in the UK wrote the US court asking for redress for the gross racism that permeated the original trial and subsequent hearings;

Whereas, the Local Station Board of Pacifica Radio's KPFK passed a resolution in support of a new trial for Mumia;

Therefore be it Resolved that the National Board of Pacifica Radio supports a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal. We encourage all Pacifica stations and affiliates to cover this new phase in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal and

movements in support.

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PNB EC MOTION FOR EARLY HIRE OF L.E.S. That this committee requests that the PNB authorize the National Election Supervisor to hire Local Election supervisors beginning in June.

Motion to recommend early hire of local election supervisors

Adopted at a regular (teleconference) meeting of the PNB ELECTIONS COMMITTEE May 22, 2007.

Motion from Lydia Brazon:

That this committee requests that the PNB authorize the National Election Supervisor to hire Local Election supervisors beginning in June.

MOTION APPROVED without objection.

Committee Secretary is instructed to send copy of approved motion to National Finance Chair for NFC input.

Secretary's NOTE: This motion was introduced after hearing an oral report from Casey Peters; and
follow-up discussion concerning the need to utilize the Local Election Supervisors in spearheading list
clean-up work.

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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT FROM LYDIA BRAZON:

The Personnel Committee has approved the evaluation survey form and  cover letter and will be sent by Berthold to the board.

Chandra will assist in the first phase of sending the evaluation form  out to all eligible recipients.

There will be a Pacifica P.O. box for the forms to be returned to.

The process after the forms are returned, will be similar to the  process for the E.D. evaluation.
In executive session of the the PNB July 29 meeting, everyone will  receive hard copies of the data from the survey forms and an  evaluation form will be completed by PNB members. The CFO will also  have an initial period of conversation with us with a second  executive session with the results of our evaluation and subsequent  discussion with the CFO.

Once the PNB approves the form, the evaluation survey will be sent  out and 3-4 weeks will be allowed for return, depending on how soon  we can clean up the email lists of all intended recipients.

Thanks.

Lydia
213-999-1037

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ED SEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT:

The search committee agreed to the language for the website posting  and it may be used, edited down when necessary, for ad placements. The  committee recommends that the ad shall be posted as soon as possible  on all Pacifica websites and targeted media buys not to exceed $2,000  and of course free of charge placements as well.

The proposed budget cap on search firm expenses; $20,000 including  travel for candidates.

Proposed moving expenses, if necessary, for new E.D.: $5,000

Once a search firm is selected, an additional $3,000 is recommended  to ads.

There was discussion that $80,000 is still low for this position, but may be included in the listing.

Search Committee members were each asked to contact the search firms  we have identified to date and they will report their findings by  Tuesday, June 12.

JOB OPPORTUNITY (website posting)

The Search Committee is recommending the copy below to be used for website postings and may serve as the boiler plate for modified, abbreviated variations of this for targeted media placements. The committee recommends that once approved, this shall be posted on the Pacifica website as well as the websites of all five stations. Additional ads will be placed as decided by search committee.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Pacifica Foundation – Berkeley, California