Pacifica National Board

Special Continuation Meeting Teleconference (Open Session)

8:30 PM EDT, 7:30 PM CDT, 5:30 PM PDT (scheduled)

Originating in Various Locations

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Meeting Minutes

I. Call to Order and Opening Business

The meeting was called to order by the Chair at 5:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

a. Roll Call / Establish Quorum

Nineteen 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 (Vice-Chair, KPFT), Kathy Davis (WBAI), Revalyn Gold (WPFW),
Heather Gray (Affiliates), Campbell Johnson (WPFW), Ali Lexa (KPFK),
Laura Prives (KPFA), Summer Reese (Chair, KPFK), Tracy Rosenberg (KPFA),
Dan Siegel (KPFA), Alex Steinberg (WBAI), Andrea Turner (KPFA).

Three members were absent: Efia Nwangaza (Secretary, Affiliates), Marcel Reid
(WPFW), George Reiter (KPFT).

Also present: Arlene Engelhardt (Pacifica Executive Director), LaVarn Williams
(Pacifica CFO), John P. Garry III (Recording Secretary).

The audio for this meeting can be accessed at KPFTX.org.

The Agenda can be accessed at:
http://kpftx.org/archives/pnb/pnb120412/pnb120412_2216_agenda.pdf

[Audio Part 1]

VII. Committees & Task Force Reports (cont'd)

Coordinating Committee (5:47)

Crosier (Coordinating Committee Chair) moved the following:

"The next in-person PNB meeting should be no later than the last weekend in
July."
[approved with 7 yes votes and 1 no vote, on Apr. 30]

Aaron moved to limit speaking time to 90 seconds. No vote taken. The Executive
Director reported on the cost of the Los Angeles in-person meeting: over
$30,000.

Rosenberg called the question. Responding to an objection, the Chair allowed
one more comment before going to a vote.

The Coordinating Committee motion was passed on a roll call vote:
Yes-11, No-7, Abstain-0.

Yes-Aaron, Alcime, Allen, Bethune, Burden, Crosier, Davis, Gray, Lexa,
Rosenberg, Steinberg.
No-Bediako, Brazon, Gold, Johnson, Prives, Siegel, Turner.
Present not voting-Reese.

The meeting adjourned without objection at 6:11 PM. The board reconvened in
executive session immediately afterwards.

Respectfully submitted by Efia Nwangaza, Secretary
John P. Garry III, Recording Secretary
(these minutes were approved on May 24, 2012)

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