Meetings of Pacifica Foundation Radio's Board of Directors and all of its standing committees are open to the public and sometimes include a public comment period. They will be posted here at least one week in advance of the scheduled date.
Local meetings are also posted on the stations' web pages.
Many meetings are telephone conferences which are streamed with links below (unless closed). Minutes will be posted here following their approval and acceptance. If a meeting was closed to the public (pursuant to FCC and CPB regulations), an explanation of the reason for closing will appear in the meeting's archive entry.
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KPFT Development Committee Tuesday, June 9, 2020
4:00 PM CT AgendaViewText Call 281-350-3052 (prior to June 8th)if you would like to get involved with this committee.
Posted Friday, May 29, 2020
Archive After Meeting"
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, June 9, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, June 25, 2020
8:30 PM ET Reason for emergency: Vote on Bylaws Amendments.
Posted Monday, May 4, 2020
Pacifica National Board Audit Committee Monday, June 1, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Monday, May 18, 2020
Archive
KPFT Management Selection and Review Committee Sunday, May 31, 2020
2:15 PM CT
Posted Sunday, May 24, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Saturday, May 30, 2020
3:00 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
This is a Virtual Town Hall meeting called by Directors Steinberg, Aaron, Lark, Lawrence and Sagurton.
AgendaViewText
Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, May 28, 2020
10:00 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Meeting called by Alex Steinberg, Dewayne Lark, Nancy Sorden and Grace Aaron to go over sensitive personnel, finance and contractual issues.
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, May 28, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaPDF
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Governance Committee Wednesday, May 27, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaPDF
Posted Monday, May 4, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, May 26, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Audit Committee Monday, May 25, 2020
8:30 PM ET Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Sunday, May 24, 2020
6:00 PM ET
Posted Sunday, May 10, 2020
Archive Soon
KPFT Management Selection and Review Committee Sunday, May 24, 2020
2:15 PM CT AgendaViewText MinutesView
Posted Sunday, May 10, 2020
Archive
Community Advisory Board-KPFT Saturday, May 23, 2020
4:00 PM CT
Posted Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Archive Soon
KPFT - Committee Of Inclusion Committee Saturday, May 23, 2020
2:00 PM CT
Posted Monday, May 11, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, May 21, 2020
10:00 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Meeting called by Alex Steinberg, Dewayne Lark, Grace Aaron and James Sagurton to go over sensitive personnel, finance and contractual issues.
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, May 21, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Meeting called by Grace Aaron, Alex Steinberg, Dewayne Lark, Eileen Rosin and James Sagurton to make a Pension Plan appointment, to review Committee and financial activity, get a report from the iED, take up items from the last PNB agenda that were postponed, discuss station, unit and LSB matters, etc.
KPFT Finance Committee Wednesday, May 20, 2020
4:00 PM CT AgendaViewText
Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Strategic Planning Committee Monday, May 18, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, May 14, 2020
8:30 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
confidential mediation session. No official Pacifica Foundation business will be conducted or be disposed of.
KPFT Local Station Board Wednesday, May 13, 2020
7:00 PM CT AgendaPDF
Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, May 12, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Archive
KPFT Development Committee Tuesday, May 12, 2020
4:00 PM CT
Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Audit Committee Monday, May 11, 2020
8:30 PM ET Cancelled
KPFT Management Selection and Review Committee Sunday, May 10, 2020
6:00 PM CT Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Current iGM situation
Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Emergency Meeting Sunday, May 10, 2020
5:00 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
To get the Programming Committee functioning
Cancelled
KPFT Management Selection and Review Committee Sunday, May 10, 2020
4:00 PM CT Cancelled AgendaViewText
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, May 7, 2020
8:30 PM ET MinutesPDF
Posted Saturday, January 4, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Strategic Planning Committee Tuesday, May 5, 2020
8:30 PM ET Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Governance Committee Monday, May 4, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText
Posted Sunday, April 26, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Sunday, May 3, 2020
7:30 PM ET
Posted Sunday, April 26, 2020
Archive Soon
KPFT Governance Committee Sunday, May 3, 2020
2:45 PM CT MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Archive
KPFT Management Selection and Review Committee Sunday, May 3, 2020
1:15 PM CT
Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, April 30, 2020
10:00 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Legal, contractual and personnel matters. Meeting called by Grace Aaron, Lawrence Reyes and Polina Vasiliev.
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, April 30, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
To discuss financial matters, matters relating to the Coronavirus task force, Bylaws Amendments, motion to rescind the Bylaws schedule passed on Apr. 23, 2020, motion to consider an Articles of Incorporation Amendment process, postponed motion (below), Committee Reports and iED Report. Meeting called by Grace Aaron, Lawrence Reyes, Jan Goodman and Polina Vasiliev. Postponed MOTION on Accurate Recording of Interdivisional Income and Expenses - The Management Team (Alex Steinberg, Chair, Dewayne Lark, Vice Chair, Grace Aaron, Secretary, Lydia Brazon, iED)
All assets, including real estate assets, are owned by the Pacifica Foundation and can only be sold or encumbered at the direction of the Pacifica National Board. The income derived from the sale or encumbrance of any asset, including real estate assets, is recorded as National Office income. Stations running their operations out of Pacifica Foundation real estate assets are responsible for maintenance and local property tax costs for the property they are occupying, just as stations that are running their operations out of rented facilities are responsible for the payment of the rent.
The National Board negotiated and completed a settlement with the Empire State Realty Trust. The National Board needed to raise money to fulfill this settlement and did so by approving the sale of the National Office building at 1921-1925 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA and by taking out a loan collateralized by the 3 other Pacifica Foundation owned properties in Los Angeles, Berkeley and Houston.
It was and is the clear intent of the Pacifica National Board to have the National Office assume all liability associated with the settlement with the Empire State Realty Trust including all related expenses, loan interest, fees and principal payments.
The Pacifica National Board charges the National Finance Committee to present a plan to apportion an equitable payment schedule for loan interest payments to all Pacifica radio station units. This plan will then be reviewed by the PNB and either approved, revised or sent back to the NFC.
The PNB directs NETA to enter all proceeds from the sale of 1921-1925 MLK Way in 2018 as income to the National Office in a gain/loss from sale of asset account.
Further, the PNB directs NETA to remove any and all expenses related to the ESRT settlement and any supporter loan or $3.2 million loan expenses related to the settlement from WBAI's books in 2018, 2019 and moving forward. It is noteworthy that the $3.2 million loan and ESRT settlement reset the allocation of transactions and assets for accounting purposes.
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, April 28, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Strategic Planning Committee Monday, April 27, 2020
8:30 PM ET Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Monday, April 27, 2020
8:30 PM ET Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, April 23, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Special meeting called by Directors Aaron, Lark and Steinberg to discuss finances. Part of the meeting will be in executive session to discuss confidential legal, contractual and personnel issues.
KPFT Development Committee Wednesday, April 22, 2020
6:00 PM CT AgendaViewText
Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Archive
KPFT Finance Committee Tuesday, April 21, 2020
4:00 PM CT AgendaViewText
Posted Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Strategic Planning Committee Monday, April 20, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Monday, April 13, 2020
Archive
Community Advisory Board-KPFT Saturday, April 18, 2020
3:00 PM CT AgendaViewText
Posted Saturday, April 11, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, April 16, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText
Posted Thursday, April 9, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, April 14, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Monday, April 13, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Archive Soon
Community Advisory Board-KPFT Saturday, April 11, 2020
2:30 PM CT AgendaViewText MinutesView
Posted Saturday, April 4, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Public Event Task Force Emergency Meeting Saturday, April 11, 2020
3:00 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
This is not a public meeting of Pacifica governance for CPB purposes. It is a method for public witnessing of a completed email balloting.
AgendaViewText
Posted Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, April 9, 2020
10:30 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Confidential financial, personnel or contractual matters.
Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, April 9, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Meeting to examine Pacifica finances in depth. Posted by Steinberg, Lark & Aaron at the request of the iED. Other approvals, loans, committee, election and other procedural matters may be addressed.
Cancelled
KPFT Local Station Board Wednesday, April 8, 2020
7:00 PM CT AgendaPDF
Posted Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Friday, April 3, 2020
8:00 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Continuation of Regular PNB Meeting of Thursday, April 2, 2020.
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, April 2, 2020
10:00 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Discussion of legal, personnel and/or confidential financial matters. Meeting posted by Steinberg, Lark and Aaron.
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, April 2, 2020
8:30 PM ET MinutesPDF
Posted Saturday, January 4, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Public Event Task Force Emergency Meeting Wednesday, April 1, 2020
10:00 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
This is not a Pacifica meeting. It is the public tally of an email vote the result of which will be submitted to the PNB for ratification.
AgendaPDF MinutesView
Posted Monday, March 30, 2020
Archive
Community Advisory Board-KPFT Saturday, March 28, 2020
1:30 PM CT
Posted Saturday, March 21, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, March 26, 2020
10:30 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Confidential personnel issues, legal issues, financial matters and behavior of PNB members.
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, March 26, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Special meeting to seat 2020 Directors, procedures for election of officers and committee members, rules for seating of Delegates and Directors. Review of finances and property tax situation. Review of programming initiatives. Part of the meeting will be in executive session to deal with confidential personnel issues, legal issues and financial matters.See agenda for details.
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, March 24, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, March 19, 2020
10:00 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
Confidential matters regarding financial Recovery and improving management. Legal options to appeal the Referendum, if necessary. This meeting is being called by Lawrence Reyes, Ralph Poynter and Dewayne Lark.
Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, March 19, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Financial Recovery and improving management. Possible petition initiated bylaws amendments, if necessary. This meeting is being called by Lawrence Reyes, Ralph Poynter and Dewayne Lark.
KPFT Local Station Board Wednesday, March 18, 2020
7:00 PM CT Agenda
Posted Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Archive
KPFT Finance Committee Tuesday, March 17, 2020
6:00 PM CT
Posted Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Live Meeting – Not Recorded
KPFT Development Committee Monday, March 16, 2020
6:30 PM CT AgendaViewText
Posted Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Live Meeting – Not Recorded
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Friday, March 13, 2020
7:00 PM ET AgendaViewText
Posted Monday, February 24, 2020
Live Meeting – Not Recorded
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, March 10, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, March 5, 2020
8:30 PM ET MinutesPDF
Posted Saturday, January 4, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, February 27, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Plan election to replace Affiliate Director vacancy. Discuss important financial, legal and contractual issues. Part of the meeting will be in executive session to address confidential legal, financial and personnel issues.
Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, February 25, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Community Advisory Board-KPFT Saturday, February 22, 2020
12:30 PM CT AgendaPDF
Posted Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Live Meeting – Not Recorded
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, February 20, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Meeting called to reconstitute the Standing Committees of the PNB for the 2020 term. Also to certify ad hoc committees of the PNB for the 2020. We will arrange procedure for election of Directors for each of the PNB committees on a pro tem basis until all 2020 Directors are seated. Also report from iED, report from iCFO and report from NES. Discussion on KPFA unpaid tax situation and referendum on bylaws rewrite. Some confidential legal and personnel issues will be discussed in Executive Session. Meeting called by Directors Steinberg, Aaron, Gray and Sagurton.
MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Archive
KPFT Development Committee Wednesday, February 19, 2020
7:00 PM CT
Posted Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Live Meeting – Not Recorded
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Tuesday, February 18, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Archive Soon
KPFT Finance Committee Tuesday, February 18, 2020
3:00 PM CT AgendaViewText
Posted Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Live Meeting – Not Recorded
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Monday, February 17, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Public Event Task Force Monday, February 17, 2020
1:00 PM ET
Posted Monday, March 2, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, February 13, 2020
10:00 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Public session to discuss handling of tax lien on the KPFA building as well as other financial, governance and non confidential legal issues. Meeting called by Grace Aaron, Dewayne Lark and Alex Steinberg.
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, February 13, 2020
8:30 PM ET Executive Session
Reason for Executive Session
To discuss legal, contractual and personnel issues. Meeting called by Grace Aaron, Dewayne Lark and Alex Steinberg.
Cancelled
KPFT Local Station Board Wednesday, February 12, 2020
8:30 PM CT
Posted Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Archive Soon
KPFT Delegates Assembly Wednesday, February 12, 2020
7:00 PM CT
Posted Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, February 11, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Monday, February 10, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText
Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, February 6, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Saturday, January 4, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Tuesday, February 4, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Posted Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, January 30, 2020
8:30 PM ET MinutesPDF
Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Archive
KPFT Local Station Board Wednesday, January 29, 2020
7:00 PM CT AgendaPDF MinutesPDF
Posted Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Archive
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, January 28, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Emergency Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2020
8:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
Seat 2020 Station Directors (provided all stations have completed voting for PNB Directors) Discuss a non-confidential legal item
Cancelled
Pacifica National Board Programming Committee Wednesday, January 22, 2020
8:30 PM ET Cancelled AgendaViewText
KPFT Local Station Board Wednesday, January 22, 2020
7:00 PM CT Cancelled AgendaPDF
Community Advisory Board-KPFT Saturday, January 18, 2020
12:30 PM CT
Posted Monday, January 6, 2020
Live Meeting – Not Recorded
Pacifica National Board Finance Committee Tuesday, January 14, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, January 9, 2020
8:30 PM ET AgendaViewText MinutesPDF
Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Archive
KPFT Delegates Assembly Wednesday, January 8, 2020
8:30 PM CT AgendaPDF MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Archive Soon
KPFT Local Station Board Wednesday, January 8, 2020
7:00 PM CT AgendaPDF MinutesPDF
Posted Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Archive
Pacifica National Board Elections Working Group Emergency Meeting Saturday, January 4, 2020
1:30 PM ET
Reason for Emergency
The ballots for the two Pacifica National Board Affiliate Director positions will be tallied at the KPFK studios by the teller, Terry Goodman, and his assistant, Michael Novick at 10:30 am pacific time on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West, North Hollywood, CA 91604.
AgendaViewText
Posted Sunday, December 29, 2019
Archive Soon
Pacifica National Board Special Meeting Thursday, January 2, 2020
8:30 PM ET MinutesPDF
Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Archive
