Minutes of the KPFK Delegates Assembly of December 17, 2011

A KPFK Delegates Assembly was held on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 4:14 PM
PST at Peace Center West, 3916 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230, the vice-
chair (Margie Murray) being in the chair and the secretary (John P. Garry III)
being present. Four Bylaws Amendments were voted on.

Twenty-one members were present, constituting a quorum: Ken Aaron, Chuck
Anderson, Ankine Antaram, Rodrigo Argueta, Fred Blair, Lydia Brazon, Omar
Burdet, John Cromshow, Leonard Isenberg, Kim Kaufman, Fred Klunder, Ali Lexa,
Brenda Medina,
Sequoia Olivia Mercier, Margie Murray, Michael Novick, John Parker, Summer
Reese, Lawrence Reyes, John Wenger, Lamont Yeakey.

Three members were absent: Aryana Gladney. Jim Lafferty, Dutch Merrick.

Also present: Bernard Duncan (KPFK General Manager), Steve Goldsmith (Audio
Board), Terry Goodman (Audio Recordist, Election Teller) and members of the
public.

Authority and Notice: This meeting was authorized by the LSB by a motion
approved at its meeting of October 19, 2011. Public notice was posted on
December 12, 2011 (see Appendix A).

Audio Recording: The audio of the meeting is available for a limited time at
the following site:

http://www.kpftx.org/archives/pnb/kpfk/111217/kpfk111217d.mp3

[Audio Part 4]

I. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

The meeting was called to order by the Chair at 4:14 PM.

II. PUBLIC COMMENT (ON PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENTS)

Public comment was heard throughout the elections.

III. PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENTS ELECTIONS

Proposed Amendment 5: Staff Quorum, Art. 3, Sec. 7.
Motion passed by a roll call vote (13 required): Yes-21, No-0, Abstain-0.

Yes-Aaron, Anderson, Antaram, Argueta, Blair, Brazon, Burdet, Cromshow,
Isenberg, Kaufman, Klunder, Lexa, Medina, Mercier, Merrick, Murray, Novick,
Parker, Reyes, Wenger, Yeakey.

Proposed Amendment 6: Nomination Period, Art. 3, Sec. 7.
Motion passed without objection (21 members present).

Proposed Amendment 8: STV/IRT Voting with Ties, Art. 15, Sec. 1, para 1.
Motion failed by a roll call vote (13 required): Yes-3, No-8, Abstain-10.

Yes-Aaron, Blair, Cromshow.
No-Anderson, Brazon, Klunder, Medina, Novick, Parker, Reyes, Wenger.
Abstain-Antaram, Argueta, Burdet, Isenberg, Kaufman, Lexa, Mercier, Murray,
Reese, Yeakey.

Proposed Amendment 9: STV Droop Threshold, Art. 15, Sec. 1, para 3.
Motion passed by a roll call vote (13 required): Yes-14, No-1. Abstain-5.

Yes-Aaron, Antaram, Blair, Brazon, Cromshow, Isenberg, Klunder, Lexa, Medina,
Murray, Novick, Parker, Reese, Reyes.
No-Anderson.
Abstain-Burdet, Kaufman, Mercier, Wenger, Yeakey.

The assembly adjourned without objection at 4:41 PM.
An LSB meeting was immediately reconvened in the same place.

Respectfully submitted by John P. Garry III, Secretary
(these minutes were approved on January 14, 2012)

Appendix A-Public Notice

Emailed by Terry Goodman on Monday, December 12, 2011 8:26:41 AM

The KPFK Delegates will meet on Saturday, December 17, 2011 beginning
at 1:00 pm at 3916 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230. This is a
special meeting to consider various proposed ammendments to the
Pacifica Foundation Bylaws. The KPFK Local Station Board will convene
for a regular meeting following the special Delegates meeting. New
LSB officers for the 2012 term should be elected.

Refs:
http://www.kpfk.org/lsbpnbmenu/93-calenderandnotices/5504-delegates-and-lsb-
12172011-100-pm.html
http://www.kpfk.org/eventcal.html?task=view_detail&agid=2327&year=2011&month=12&
day=17
http://www.kpftx.org/pacalendar/calresults.php?eventdate=20111217

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Appendix B--Agenda

I. Call to Order, Roll Call, Excused Absences, Agenda Approval
(5 min)

II. Public Comment (on Proposed Bylaws Amendments) (7.5 min)

III. Proposed Bylaws Amendments Elections (30
min)
Proposed Amendment 5: Staff Quorum, Art. 3, Sec. 7.
Proposed Amendment 6: Nomination Period, Art. 3, Sec. 7.
Proposed Amendment 8: STV/IRT Voting with Ties, Art. 15, Sec. 1, para 1.
Proposed Amendment 9: STV Droop Threshold

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