Pacifica National Board In-Person Meeting (Open Session)

Hotel Angeleno, Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, January 29, 2012

1:00 PST, 3:00 CST, 4:00 EST (scheduled)

Meeting Minutes

[Audio: Call to Order - Roll Call pnb1201229a.mp3]

Call to Order and Opening Business

The meeting was called to order by the Chair at 3:41 PM Pacific Standard Time.

Roll Call / Establish Quorum

Twenty-two members were present, constituting a quorum:
Ken Aaron (KPFK), Ivon Alcime (WPFW), Teresa Allen (KPFT), Nia Bediako (WBAI),
Wesley Bethune (KPFT), Carolyn Birden (WBAI), Lydia Brazon (KPFK),
Bill Crosier (KPFT, Vice-Chair), Kathy Davis (WBAI), Revalyn Gold (WPFW),
Heather Gray (Affiliates), Campbell Johnson (WPFW), Ali Lexa (KPFK),
Efia Nwangaza (Affiliates, Secretary), Laura Prives (KPFA), Summer Reese (KPFK,
Chair), Marcel Reid (WPFW), George Reiter (KPFT), Tracy Rosenberg (KPFA),
Dan Siegel (KPFA), Alex Steinberg (WBAI), Andrea Turner (KPFA).

Also present: Arlene Engelhardt (Pacifica Executive Director), LaVarn Williams
(Pacifica CFO), Andy Gold (Pacifica General Counsel), Jon Almeleh (Pacifica
National Technical Director), Otis Maclay (Pacifica Web Administrator), John P.
Garry III (Recording Secretary) and members of the public.

The audio for this meeting was live-streamed from, and can be accessed at,
KPFTX.org.
The agenda for the entire in-person meeting is available at KPFTX.org

XXV. National Committee Elections (delayed until Monday, January 30, 2012)

[Audio: Committee Elections - Discussion - pnb120129b.mp3]

Pacifica By-laws Article 8 Section 2 was read aloud and discussed.

Reiter moved to affirm one PNB Director per station for each National committee
(no vote was taken).

XXVI. Committee & Task Force reports (omitted)

XXVII. Affiliates Call-In (time certain, 4:00)

[Audio: Affiliate Call In pnb120129c.mp3]

Affiliate call-ins from WORT Madison, Wisconsin, WAZU Peoria, Illinois, WERU
Bangor, Maine, Detour Talk, East Tennessee were heard.

XXVIII. Public Comment (4:44)

[Audio: Public Comment pnb120129d.mp3]

Public comment was heard for 66 minutes.

[Audio: Adjourn pnb120129e.mp3]

After a break Johnson moved to adjourn. The meeting adjourned without objection
at 6:09 PM.

Respectfully submitted by Efia Nwangaza, Secretary
John P. Garry III, Recording Secretary
(these minutes were approved on May 10, 2012)