2007-01-26 to 28 PNB Meeting Announcement

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Houston Texas.

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Houston MediaSource
2302 Texas Ave., Houston

AGENDA

Friday, Jan. 26, 2007

9 10:45 -- Executive Session
      Focus on legal responsibilities and issues before the foundation -- Dan Siegel, Foundation Counsel
      Break
Public Session
      Board Orientation
11 a.m. 12:30
      Overview, obligations, responsibilities & ethics/conduct
      HR Director Yolanda Thomas
      Confidentiality, disclosure of financial information, discipline
      Dan Siegel, Foundation Counsel
12:30 1:15 -- LUNCH
1:15-2:15 -- Organizational orientation, including org chart, job descriptions, duties and activities - ED and CFO
2:15-3:45 -- Pacifica Mission and Board members Objectives (90 Minutes)
4:30 5:30 -- (Reconvene at 2302 Texas(between Bastrop and Dowling)-- Houston MediaSource
      Recap of Objectives for 2007 (Large Group discussion)
5:30 6:30 -- Dinner/Tour of Houston MediaSource/Meet with Public
6:30 9:15 p.m.
6:30 -- Welcome and roll call (5 minutes)
6:35 -- Selection of Chair and Secretary Pro Tem (15 minutes)
6:50 -- Approval of agenda (15 minutes)
7:05 Consideration of motions on meeting procedure (10 minutes)
      (i.e. speaking time, processing procedural motions, election procedures, etc)
7:15 -- Approval of available minutes (10 minutes)
7:25 -- Board Member Introductions (50 minutes)
8:15 -- CFO Report Lonnie Hicks (30 minutes)
8:45 -- Public Comment (30 minutes)

Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007

      Public Session
9 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
      Election of Officers & Committee Members
      Meeting Schedule for 2007
      Break
11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. -- Thematic Discussion (90 minutes) Digital Distribution Goals for 2007
12:30- 1 p.m. -- Public Comment
1- 2 p.m. -- Lunch
2:00 2:45 p.m. -- Auditor’s Report Ross Wisdom (45 minutes)
2:45- 4:30 p.m. -- Staff Reports
      (Note: Written reports to be submitted in advance. Presenters will have 1/2 of the available time to present, with the remaining time for the board to ask questions and interact.)
2:45 -- Technology Jon Almeleh and Pete Korakis (30 minutes)
3:15 -- Pacifica Radio Archives Brian DeShazor (20 minutes)
3:35 -- Affiliates Program Ursula Ruedenberg (20 minutes)
3:55-4:25 -- National Election Supervisor Lester Radke (30 minutes)
4:25-4:45 -- Executive Director Greg Guma (20 minutes)
4:45-6 P.M. -- Thematic Discussion (90 minutes)
      Community membership and community programming development and outreach goals for 2007
6 7 P.M. -- DINNER
7- 9 P.M. -- Station reports
      (Note: for all reports, the managers will have 1/3 of the allotted time for presentation, 2/3 of the time will be used for discussion with the board)
7:00 -- Focus Station KPFT Duane Bradley, GM (45 minutes)
7:45 -- Focus Station WBAI Robert Scott Adams, IGM (45 minutes)
8:30 -- Station Reports: KPFK, KPFA, WPFW -- GMs (45 minutes)

Sunday, January 28, 2007

9 10:30 A.M. -- Executive session -- Legal, WBAI Offer, SCA (90 minutes)
Public Session
10:30 A.M. -- Action items (60 minutes)
11:30 A.M.-- Public Comment (30 Minutes)
12 -- Action Items (45 Minutes)
12:45 LUNCH
1:30 P.M. -- Unfinished Business (45 Minutes)
2:15 P.M. -- New Business