KPFT Local Station Board, Proposed Agenda February 14, 2018 The Montrose Center 401 Branard, Houston, TX 77006 I. Call to Order. II. Staff Recognition. [5] III. Roll Call. [5] 1. Adriana Casenave 2. Bill Crosier 3. Joseph Davis 4. Elayne Duncan 5. Nick Economidis 6. Anisa Faruqi 7. Rhonda Garner 8. Robert Gartner 9. Alexandra Hunter 10. Wally James 11. Jim Krafka 12. DeWayne Lark 13. Adrienne LaViolette 14. Mike Lewis 15. Jerry Lynch 16. PK McCary 17. Susie Moreno 18. Rick Pothoff 19. Deb Shafto 20. KC Sinclair 21. Clif Smith 22. Rita Washington 23. Ted Weisgal 24. Vaniecia Williams 25. Larry Winters (NV) IV. Agenda Approval. [10] V. Minutes Approval: [30] A. August LSB 8/9 [JD] B. September LSB 9/13 [DS, TW] C. October LSB 10/11 [DS] D. Financial Crisis Meeting 11/6 [No Minutes] E. November LSB 11/8 [DS, AC] F. WC Trial 11/10 [AL] G. RM Trial 12/1 [AL] H. December 12/13 [PM] I. January Delegates Session 1/10 [TW] J. January LSB 1/24 [TW] VI. Consent Items. [10] A. ARDC: To better inform the public of organizational meetings, the LSB recommends that two LSB members each month take responsibility for making a PSA announcing a calendar of weekly meetings (PNB, LSB, committees) with each calendar running Monday through Sunday, 4 times daily at different times (morning, afternoon, evening, night) and including directions for joining the mailing list to receive meeting announcements. VII. Standing and Special Committee Reports. [30] A. Chair Approval B. Unexcused Absence Approval C. Membership Approval D. Budget Approval (Finance Committee) E. Question and Answer VIII. Public Comment. [Time Certain: 8-8:30pm] IX. Pacifica National Board and Committee Reports. [15] A. Question and Answer X. Interim General Managers Report. (Larry Winters) [5] XI. Unfinished Business [8 per motion] A. Weisgal: Motion to create a Special Committee to Recruit Candidates from two segments of the KPFT community for the Program Council: A. Programmers B. Members. B. McCary: Whereas, while censorship is not a new phenomenon for the Pacifica Network, having fought the good fight about indecent or profane language (and losing), and Whereas censorship tampers with the mission of being "listener-sponsored free speech radio," and Whereas KPFT's current gag order is censorship and the antithesis of "free speech radio," and, Whereas listeners are being kept in the dark, Therefore, Be it Resolved that the current gag order be lifted immediately as it goes against the mission and principles of KPFT. C. Weisgal: Whereas Bill Crosier publicly stated that he wanted the trial that asserted that he overstepped his authority as interim Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation in his termination of KPFT’s interim General Manager Dr. Obidike Kamau held in public, and Whereas said trial found Mr. Crosier guilty on three charges, and Whereas one of the penalties passed down by the KPFT Local Station Board was binding arbitration, Therefore, be it resolved, that it is unconscionable for Mr. Crosier to now assert that this is a personnel matter and that everything related to the mandated binding arbitration be addressed privately, and be it further resolved that Until binding arbitration is resolved, Mr. Crosier shall have any and all of his rights suspended as a member of the KPFT Local Station Board including the right to speak, vote, run for office, or represent himself as an active member of said LSB. PLEASE NOTE: Should this matter be resolved by 7pm on January 10, 2018, I will, of course, withdraw the preceding motion. D. Weisgal: I move that the KPFT Local Station Board meet in a quasi-committee of the whole to discuss the current financial challenges facing the Pacifica Foundation including especially the court judgement calling for a payment of $1.8 million plus legal fees to the Empire State Realty Trust and as a result of said discussion advise our four members on the Pacifica National Board on what actions they should take. E. Weisgal: Motion to encourage Congress to support a budget that addresses human needs. XII. New Business XIII. Adjournment