2007-07-27 Minutes for PNB In-Person Opening Session

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)