Minutes of the KPFK LSB Meeting<br />
                               September 19, 2004<br />
                        (Draft - Subject to LSB Approval)<br />
<br />
A regular meeting of the KPFK Local Station Board was held on Sunday, September<br />
19, 2004 at Mercado de Paloma, 3655 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA  90007,<br />
with Don White presiding and Terry Goodman serving as Secretary. No minutes<br />
were approved.<br />
<br />
Seventeen Delegates were present during all or part of the meeting: Grace<br />
Aaron, Dave Adelson, Maria Armoudian, Jim DiEugenio, Marie Deary (late), Israel<br />
Feuer, Bill Gallegos, Sherna Gluck, Jan Goodman, Terry Goodman, Jane Hallaren,<br />
Nile ElWardani, Ed Pearl, Leslie Radford, Donna Warren (late), Harrison Weil,<br />
Don White<br />
<br />
Seven Delegates were absent: Sara Amir, Sonali Kolhatkar, Alan Minsky, Margaret<br />
Prescod, Julie Rodriguez, Madeleine Schwab, Fernando Velazquez<br />
<br />
Also present: General Manager Eva Georgia<br />
<br />
A quorum having been established, the meeting was called to order at 10:25 am.<br />
<br />
There may have been absences approved.  Julie Rodriguez was out sick.<br />
<br />
Without objection, Bill Gallegos was appointed Timekeeper for the meeting.<br />
<br />
The proposed agenda (see Appendix A) was discussed, amended, and approved as<br />
amended.<br />
<br />
There was an oral report from KPFK Local Election Supervisor Mary Rosendale<br />
regarding plans and progress in the delegate elections.<br />
<br />
10:51 am Maria Armoudian read the Pacifica Mission Statement.<br />
<br />
Point of order by Adelson that extending time requires 2/3 approval.<br />
Not well taken.  Extending time is not altering the agenda.<br />
Challenge to ruling by Leslie Radford.<br />
Chair reverses ruling.  Adelson point is well taken.<br />
<br />
11:01 am  General Manager Eva Georgia gave an oral report, based upon her<br />
writer report (see Appendix B).<br />
<br />
Bill Gallegos gave an oral report from the Ad Hoc Committee on the Community<br />
Advisory Board.  Fourteen nominated persons have agreed to participate.<br />
<br />
Motion from Ad Hoc CAB Organizing Committee:<br />
Resolved, that the LSB confirms the appointment of the 22 nominees from the<br />
committee for one year terms.<br />
Motion passed after public comment. Y:11, N:2, A:1<br />
<br />
Motion to amend from Leslie Radford:<br />
In the event that this body is determined not to be under the bylaws, it is<br />
free to choose its own parliamentary authority. This body's quorum shall be 1/3<br />
of those who have agreed to serve.<br />
Motion failed after public comment. Y:0, N:12, A:2<br />
<br />
Donna Warren arrived.<br />
<br />
Motion from Bill Gallegos:<br />
To immediately go to an 8 minute segment of public comment.<br />
Motion passed. Y:11, N:3<br />
<br />
Public comment was heard.<br />
<br />
Motion from Jane Halleran:<br />
In order to have the necessary gender balance on the iPC, two women from the<br />
LSB shall be nominated to take the place of two of the three present LAB<br />
members who are a) no longer representatives of this body and b) do not wish to<br />
serve.<br />
Motion passed after public comments. Y:12, N:0, A:1<br />
<br />
Motion from Sherna Gluck:<br />
Whereas, the ground rules for the election of four representatives of<br />
collectives to the iPC changed in the middle of the election process, and<br />
Whereas, two of the collectives nominated more than one individual to represent<br />
their collective, and<br />
Whereas, the collectives varied in size and therefore have an unequal number of<br />
votes,<br />
Be it resolved, that if the results of the current election of four collective<br />
representatives to the iPC are skewed and any one collective has more than one<br />
member elected, that STV be used to replace the additional member or member,<br />
and the remaining two seats be given to the next highest vote-getters from the<br />
two other collectives.<br />
Motion passed. Y:9, N:3, A:3<br />
Motion passed again after public comments. Y:8, N:3, A:2]<br />
<br />
12:06 pm Marie Deary arrived.<br />
<br />
There was discussion of Town Hall meetings.  The General Manager recommended<br />
that the Town Hall Meeting be scheduled for the second week in November.<br />
<br />
Motion from Jim DiEugenio:<br />
Since Article Seven, Section 3(H) mandates that the LSB conduct two Town Hall<br />
meetings a year for the benefit of the listeners, and since this LSB has not<br />
held any yet, the current LSB shall have two Town Hall style meetings by the<br />
end of January.  One of these should be in East Los Angeles and Lawrence Reyes<br />
should be the listener coordinator with a task force from the board (along with<br />
other listeners).  The other should be in South Los Angeles and Manuel X.<br />
Fernando will be the listener coordinator with the board (along with other<br />
listeners). The Board/Listener Task Force should consist of between three and<br />
five board members and the task force can then decide how many additional<br />
members they will need, including listeners and possibly programmers and staff<br />
members. The LSB will request, at a minimum, that the PD be at one event and<br />
the GM be at the other.  We also request that the meetings be advertized on the<br />
air frequently, and that a person from the task force who is not running for<br />
the LSB be interviewed on-air for each meeting, in order to get as many<br />
listeners as possible to the site.<br />
Motion failed by substitution after listener comments.<br />
<br />
12:44 pm  Bill Gallegos and Eva Georgia left.<br />
<br />
Motion from Ed Pearl to substitute:<br />
That Town Hall meetings be arranged at our next LSB meeting by an ad hoc<br />
committee of the LSB which shall include volunteers from among listeners.<br />
Motion passed after listener comments. Y:9, N:4, A:1<br />
<br />
12:59 PM Motion from Ed Pearl to break for 15 minutes.<br />
Motion passed without objection.<br />
<br />
1:00 pm  The meeting was recessed.<br />
<br />
1:30 pm  The meeting was resumed.<br />
<br />
Motion from Sherna Gluck (as amended by Aaron):<br />
That there shall be a 30 minute item of PNB Business at each LSB meeting in<br />
order to be apprised of PNB issues so that the LSB may take positions, if it<br />
desires.<br />
Motion passed after listener comments. Y:9, N:2<br />
<br />
There was a PNB Directors Report from Dave Adelson.<br />
<br />
Don White surrendered the chair to propose a motion.  Vice Chair Maria<br />
Armoudian presided during discussion of this item.<br />
<br />
Motion from Don White (as amended by T. Goodman and Radford):<br />
Whereas, the Pacifica Foundation was established as a progressive voice of the<br />
voiceless and the accessible forum for the underserved,<br />
Whereas, KPFK has a moral commitment to combat all forms of bigotry including<br />
able-ism through innovative and humanistic programming,<br />
Whereas KPFK is dedicated to universal accessibility with full and equal<br />
accommodations for its consumers, volunteers, and staff by preventing and/or<br />
removing any and all discriminatory barriers,<br />
Be it resolved, that the LSB accepts the principle that a functional elevator<br />
be installed and maintained, thus making the second floor at the station fully<br />
accessible.<br />
Motion passed after listener comments. Y:14, N:0<br />
<br />
There was a period of public comment.<br />
<br />
2:58 pm  Motion by Dave Adelson (as amended by Weil)<br />
Resolved, that the LSB meet for two hours on Tuesday, September 28 beginning at<br />
7:30 pm, and that items on the upcoming PNB meeting agenda shall be discussed<br />
then, and that 10 minutes be spent on PNB items now.<br />
Motion fails for lack of 7 affirmative votes after loss of quorum. Y:6, N:2,<br />
A:2<br />
(This meeting was scheduled, anyway)<br />
<br />
Motion by T. Goodman<br />
That the absences today of Julie Rodriguez, Fernando Velazquez, Margaret<br />
Prescod, and Sonali Kolhatkar are excused.<br />
Motion fails for lack of 7 affirmative votes after loss of quorum. Y:6, N:3,<br />
A:2<br />
<br />
3:45 PM Additional public comment was heard.<br />
<br />
4:04 PM Motion by unknown to adjourn.<br />
Motion fails for lack of 7 affirmative votes after loss of quorum. Y:6, N:5<br />
Meeting is adjourned anyway.]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
<br />
<br />
Terry Goodman<br />
KPFK LSB Secretary<br />
<br />
This version of the minutes were constructed from incomplete meeting audio and<br />
original meeting notes on October 9, 2016.<br />
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APPENDIX A - Proposed Agenda<br />
<br />
Proposed Agenda<br />
for KPFK Local Station Board (LSB) Meeting<br />
of September 19, 2004 - 10:00 am - Mercado de Paloma<br />
<br />
     I. Welcome, Call to Order, Call of the Roll, Review and Approval of<br />
        Agenda, Approval of any Minutes pending approval (7 minutes)<br />
    II. Opening Remarks by the Chair, introduction of Election Coordinator Mary<br />
        Rosendale, reading of the Mission Statement (7 minutes)<br />
   III. General Manager's Report (Will include, among other things, emergency<br />
        aid programming and governance programming (15 minutes)<br />
    IV. Community Advisory Board (CAB) (25 minutes)<br />
     V. Pacifica National Board (PNB) functioning & next meeting (25 minutes)<br />
    VI. KPFK Elevator Project (10 minutes)<br />
   VII. Committee Reports: Board appointments to the Arts committee (a)<br />
        Committee of Inclusion (b) Management Evaluation (c) Programming<br />
        Oversight (d) Structure (e) Finance/Development (f) Outreach (25<br />
        minutes)<br />
  VIII. Public Comment (15 minutes)<br />
    IX. Town Hall Meeting(s) - mandated by bylaws/creating ad hoc committee (20<br />
        minutes)<br />
     X. iPC Elections (12 minutes)<br />
    XI. LSB Retreat "Report Back" (12 minutes)<br />
   XII. Webpage Update, Review of "regular meeting schedule" and next meeting<br />
        (8 mins)<br />
  XIII. Old Business (15 minutes)<br />
   XIV. Announcement of "new business," no discussion, no votes - putting the<br />
        Board "on notice" (3 minutes)<br />
    XV. Public Comment (15 minutes)<br />
   XVI. Final Votes, Reminder of Next Meeting, Evaluation, Adjournment (10<br />
        minutes)<br />
<br />
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   APPENDIX B -- GM Report<br />
<br />
<br />
                        KPFK Pacifica Radio, Los Angeles<br />
                          General Manager, Eva Georgia<br />
                          Monthly LSB Report - Sept '04<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
   Overview:<br />
   I would like to take the opportunity to once again thank the LSB for the<br />
   incredible work that was done at the retreat. I appreciate your willingness<br />
   and dedication to work collaboratively with KPFK Management.  I look forward<br />
   to work with you on achieving the goals we all set collectively for the next<br />
   twelve months.  Mostly I want to thank all of you for the good Spirit in<br />
   which this very productive retreat was held.  I also want to encourage the<br />
   LSB to start producing a monthly on air report so that we can keep listeners<br />
   up to date on governance issues.<br />
<br />
<br />
   Finance:<br />
   Fulfillment rate for the fall fund drive is on track with 80% at $865,400.<br />
   Premiums remain a major concern with only 60% premiums that have been shipped<br />
   to date.  Subscriptions have still not ordered all premiums for the last Fund<br />
   Drive.  Furthermore, we still have premiums outstanding for fund drives<br />
   dating back to Oct '03.  It is crucial that in the next drive that we cut<br />
   down on the amount of premiums that the station offer.  This is one of the<br />
   biggest problems that continue to add to the workload in subscriptions.<br />
<br />
<br />
   At this point I am looking at the possibility of restructuring the<br />
   subscriptions department.  We have seen a tremendous increase in workload<br />
   because of the success of our on air drives; nevertheless the whole premium<br />
   issue seriously affects our credibility and trust with the listeners.<br />
   Several weeks ago we tried a new initiative to which we have received a very<br />
   favorable response.  We set up a phone bank where volunteers called listeners<br />
   who did not receive premiums from previous drives and offered them<br />
   alternative premiums.  The phone bank volunteers were provided with a<br />
   scripted letter of apology.  This department needs to be organized more<br />
   effectively and we are consistently working at making it better.<br />
<br />
<br />
   Trust Fund:<br />
   On September 14th KPFK received a check for $10,000 from a non-profit Trust<br />
   Fund.  An application was submitted mid-03 after the foundation contacted<br />
   KPFK to inform us that their client was considering giving 10K to KPFK.  I<br />
   want to thank Dave for his legal assistance with the above matter.<br />
<br />
<br />
   Programming:<br />
   Accomplishments this month include the following:<br />
<br />
<br />
    - Special programming collaboration with Courtyard and Middle East in Focus<br />
      with Don Buscany and Debo Kuton<br />
    - Special on Venezuela Referendum - Margaret Prescod live from Venezuela.<br />
    - 9/11 coverage multiple hours including bilingual coverage.<br />
    - Margaret Prescod on Special assignment in NY RNC, Haiti and more.<br />
    - Monthly collaboration with radio bilingual in Fresno (it is a Public<br />
      Affairs simulcast where one of our host and one of there host, on the same<br />
      show and both audiences hear it)<br />
    - Special series on early morning news on terrorism - Fernando Velasquez<br />
    - Broadcast of special monthly series and homelessness and poverty - called<br />
      the "Other LA"/<br />
<br />
iPC Elections:<br />
This has been a daunting task at a time when our focus needs to be on fund<br />
drive preparations.  In addition, the LSB Elections are taking away a lot of<br />
time from the administrative staff in programming and subscriptions.  To date,<br />
paid and unpaid staff as well as collectives has voted.  The votes need to be<br />
counted as a matter of priority.  We are aware that we don't have enough women<br />
to fulfill the requirements that were put forward for the iPC structure.  I<br />
need some guidance about how to move forward on this issue.  I strongly<br />
recommend that the Programming Oversight Committee and members from the iPC<br />
count the votes asap and decide how we move forward with the issue of<br />
representation.<br />
<br />
Clear election rules and regulations need to be created so that we don't<br />
encounter the same difficulties and challenges that we had to deal with in this<br />
election.  I want to express my gratitude to Jennifer Kiser for taking on this<br />
enormous task and doing a great job given the limitations and challenges she<br />
faced with moving these elections forward.<br />
<br />
Staff Issues:<br />
AFTRA Contract:  I am working with CFO Lonnie Hicks to finalize the Union<br />
contract before Sept. 30th.<br />
<br />
BM - Position: Archie Richardson left after his previous employer offered him a<br />
promotion with more money.  In fact he abandoned his job for about two weeks<br />
before we found out what happened.  We will be advertising this position asap.<br />
<br />
DD - Director: We need help to form a committee to move forward with the<br />
interview process.<br />
<br />
N-Director: We need to form a committee to move ahead with the interview<br />
process.  Positions for News Editor and Staff Reporters will not be advertised<br />
until we have a new ND in place.<br />
<br />
We are starting the process of interviewing for all other positions that have<br />
been posted.<br />
<br />
Upcoming Events/Fundraisers:<br />
Calendar - September-November 2004<br />
<br />
September 2004<br />
<br />
5th   Brazilian Summer Festival<br />
7th   Folksinger David Rovics - Tia Chucha Café, 7:30 pm<br />
10th  Even with Michael Parenti - Glendale Library, 7 pm<br />
13th  Walk for Hope - Bolsa Chica State Beach, 10 am - 2 pm; Santa Barbara, 9-<br />
11 Forum<br />
25th  Aaron McGrudder at Eagle Rock Culture Center - Imix Bookstore, 5-7 pm<br />
26th  Café Intifada Film Series - Canticle of the Stones - Garden Grove, 4:30<br />
pm<br />
30th  Coltrane Evening of Jazz - El Rey, 7 pm<br />
<br />
October 2004<br />
<br />
1st  The People Speak (Energy/Environment) - UCLA, 11am-2pm<br />
2nd  Democracy & Truth Conference/ Book Fair - LA Convention Center, 9am-4pm<br />
7th  KPFK Fundraiser as part of Pacifica's 10 N 10, Ten critical issues, ten<br />
battleground cities, ten different stations resulting in ten weeks of special<br />
elections coverage for Pacifica and Affiliate stations.<br />
12th-24th  Fall Fund Drive<br />
<br />
November 2004<br />
<br />
5th  A Night with Blasé Bonpane (fundraiser)- Immanuel Presbyterian Church,<br />
5:30-7pm<br />
Promoting his new book with celebs doing post election analysis<br />
6th  LA Freewaves Experimental Media Arts Festival 11/5-11/27<br />
21st  Café Intifada Film Series - Gaza Strip - Garden Grove, 4:30 pm<br />
<br />
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APPENDIX C - Structure Committee Report<br />
<br />
STRUCTURE COMMITTEE REPORT 9-19-2004<br />
<br />
The Structure Committee wishes to report that it met and deliberated on several<br />
issues assigned to it or assumed to be in the nature of its scope.  Committee<br />
Member Sherna Gluck has resigned from this committee, and LSB Members Jane<br />
Hallaren and Harrison Weil have joined, pursuant to a vote of appointment from<br />
the LSB.<br />
<br />
The Committee did not agree on language as to its duties for presentation to<br />
the LSB at this meeting, so will revisit this issue.<br />
<br />
The Committee established a new regular meeting schedule.  We will meet on the<br />
second Wednesday of each calendar month in an available space at KPFK,<br />
beginning at 8:00 pm.  Our next regular meeting will be on October 13, 2004.<br />
<br />
After discussion about the creation of a listener listserv along the lines of<br />
the staff listserv authorized by the LSB, the committee tabled formulation of a<br />
suitable motion until such time as further information is available about the<br />
staff listserv.<br />
<br />
The Committee discussed the expansion of committee membership, but did not<br />
agree on language for a resolution.<br />
<br />
The committee discussed issues surrounding meeting attendance.  The Structure<br />
Committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution by the LSB:<br />
<br />
WHEREAS, lack of quorum is a problem when attendance is poor,<br />
RESOLVED, That henceforth any LSB committee member with three unexcused<br />
absences in any twelve meeting sequence shall be removed from that committee.<br />
RESOLVED, That the absence of an LSB Member from an LSB meeting shall be<br />
excused only if an LSB officer has been notified in advance.<br />
<br />
Maria Armoudian (absent)<br />
Don White (absent)<br />
Jan Goodman<br />
Terry Goodman<br />
Jane Hallaren<br />
Harrison Weil<br />
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APPENDIX D - T. Goodman Resolution on Board Training<br />
<br />
LSB RESOLTION ON BOARD TRAINING<br />
<br />
RESOLVED, That the KPFK LSB endorses the following resolution for presentation<br />
by its Directors for consideration by the Pacifica National Board, and that an<br />
ad hoc committee of the KPFK LSB shall be immediately created consisting on one<br />
Director, two non-Director Delegates, and whatever other station area members<br />
these three may choose, to begin planning board training for KPFK LSB Members<br />
to occur in February, 2005.<br />
<br />
PNB RESOLUTION ON LSB BOARD TRAINING AND PNB EDUCATION COMMITTEE<br />
<br />
WHEREAS:<br />
A clear understanding of the principles and role of governance, of the<br />
distinction between governance and management, of the rules of procedure, of<br />
the requirements of the Foundation Bylaws, and of the Purposes of the<br />
Foundation are all necessary for the proper conduct of business by Local<br />
Station Boards and by the Pacifica National Board which is almost entirely<br />
composed of Directors elected from those bodies,<br />
<br />
AND WHEREAS:<br />
New Delegates are periodically elected by the Foundation's Membership to serve<br />
as representatives in the Foundation's governance,<br />
<br />
AND WHEREAS:<br />
Both new Delegates and continuing LSB Members may benefit from group training<br />
in the necessary knowledge and skills of governance,<br />
<br />
AND WHEREAS:<br />
The management and staff of the Foundation and its various components may<br />
similarly benefit from continuing education,<br />
<br />
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:<br />
That the Pacifica National Board shall arrange for the board training of LSB<br />
Members.  The arrangements for initial governance training shall be completed<br />
by November 1st of each year in which Delegate elections are held.  Initial<br />
governance training of LSB Members shall occur in each signal area in February<br />
of the following year.  The estimated national budgetary impact of this<br />
resolution is $25,000 for each year in which initial governance training is to<br />
occur.<br />
<br />
FURTHER RESOLVED:<br />
That a standing committee of the Board shall be created, named the PNB<br />
Education Committee, that the membership of this committee shall be one<br />
Director and two Delegates from each Pacifica radio station signal area elected<br />
in accordance with Article Eight, Section 2 of the Foundation Bylaws, that the<br />
convener of its first meeting shall be the Director receiving the highest<br />
ranking, that the committee shall elect its own chair, that work supporting<br />
this committee may be accomplished by ad-hoc workgroups formed at local<br />
stations or operating units, that members of the committee may individually and<br />
severally collect and share bids, proposals, catalogs, website links,<br />
announcements, and other such information privately (via postal mail, email, or<br />
fax, etc.), that recommendations from this committee shall be deliberated<br />
before presentation to the Board in occasional webcast telephonic meetings<br />
publicly accessible though the internet, that the committee may hold closed<br />
sessions to discuss those specific issues for which closed sessions of the<br />
Board are allowed, and that the duties of this committee shall include:<br />
<br />
   a) to search out, evaluate, and recommend training for LSB Members, including<br />
      but not limited to board governance training, anti-racism training, and<br />
      training in inter-personal communication, and to include cost estimates in<br />
      all proposals,<br />
   b) to investigate and report on the possibility of developing in-house<br />
      training capabilities and related certifications so as to reduce in-house<br />
      expenses and offer quality certified training to other community<br />
      organizations, businesses, and groups,<br />
   c) to work with Pacifica's national staff in the collection, evaluation, and<br />
      recommendation of policies to the PNB with respect to the continuing<br />
      education of management and staff (including policies on full or partial<br />
      reimbursement and/or time off), and to include cost estimates and<br />
      recommended budget limits in all proposals,<br />
   d) to assist the management of each operational unit in the maintenance of a<br />
      file of continuing education opportunities, including but not limited to<br />
      workshops, conferences, seminars, and academic courses of study,<br />
   e) to report to the Board on training and apprenticeship programs currently<br />
      in operation or proposed at each Pacifica broadcast station,<br />
   f) unless a similar proposal is under review by national staff, to evaluate<br />
      and recommend to the PNB with respect to a program of voluntary short-term<br />
      personnel exchanges among Pacifica broadcast stations for the sharing of<br />
      knowledge and experience among staff, including an evaluation of the<br />
      potential of using alternative lodging and meal arrangements to avoid the<br />
      expense of hotels and restaurants, and to include cost estimates and<br />
      recommended budget limits in any proposals that may result,<br />
   g) to collect and assemble into a report evaluations by participants in all<br />
      Foundation-funded LSB trainings after they occur and to encourage and<br />
      collect similar reports on all station-funded LSB trainings after they<br />
      occur, and<br />
   h) to perform other such related tasks as the Board may assign and to report<br />
      and recommend to the Board as circumstances require.<br />
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APPENDIX E - T Goodman Motion to Refer<br />
<br />
MOTION ON COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, 8-15-04<br />
<br />
WHEREAS, The rules for special committees apply to the first time a standing<br />
committee is created (RONR p. 475-6) and if the method of appointment of<br />
committee members is not in the resolution then it is an incomplete resolution<br />
(RONR p. 164, l. 9-10; p. 473, l. 24-26)<br />
<br />
AND WHEREAS, A committee may not begin its business until its members are<br />
chosen and announced to its parent, unless the resolution creating the<br />
committee says that the committee may begin to act before the announcement is<br />
made to the parent (RONR p. 167, l. 26-29)<br />
<br />
AND WHEREAS, A committee requires a quorum to act and unless the number of the<br />
members of the committee is known no quorum may be calculated. "The quorum in a<br />
committee is a majority of its membership unless the assembly has prescribed a<br />
different quorum." (RONR p. 482, l. 23-25)<br />
<br />
AND WHEREAS, Each committee may be in the best position to review the<br />
knowledge, skills, and perspectives of its initial membership and determine<br />
what additional knowledge, skills, and perspectives it needs in order to fairly<br />
and properly fulfill its duties,<br />
<br />
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the KPFK LSB Structure Committee shall prepare a<br />
Special Rule for LSB consideration, outlining such issues as:<br />
<br />
   a) the initial, minimum, and maximum number of committee members, if any<br />
   b) the manner by which members are chosen<br />
   c) the ratio of staff to listener representatives, if any<br />
   d) other mandated ratios, if any<br />
   e) the quorum requirement, if other than a majority<br />
   f) the manner by which additional members may be appointed, and<br />
   g) such other related matters as appropriate to this rule<br />
<br />
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That after such changes as are necessary to obtain<br />
approval by a 2/3 majority of the KPFK Local Station Board, the basic<br />
structural rules thereby agreed upon shall apply to each committee subsequently<br />
created, unless the resolution establishing the committee specifies otherwise.<br />
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APPENDIX F - T Goodman (Model) Motion on Workplace Issues Committee<br />
<br />
WHEREAS, Issues affecting the workplace environment are of great concern to<br />
KPFK management, staff, and governance,<br />
<br />
BUT WHEREAS, The LSB has no delegated authority in personnel matters,<br />
<br />
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That a standing committee of the LSB shall be<br />
immediately established, to be named the Workplace Issues Committee,<br />
   a) that this committee shall initially include between two and five LSB<br />
      members,<br />
   b) that this committee shall initially include one unpaid staff<br />
      representative LSB member, if available,<br />
   c) that if more thasn five LSB members express a willingness and desire to<br />
      serve on this committee, then the initial membership of this committee<br />
      shall be determined by STV election,<br />
   d) that the chair pro-tem of this committee, for the purpose of calling a<br />
      first meeting, shall be the member receiving the most votes,<br />
   e) that, in the event that committee seats are filled without a vote, the LSB<br />
      presiding officer shall select a chair pro-term,<br />
   f) that the committee shall select its own chair,<br />
   g) that the committee shall meet and develop an initial list of issues for<br />
      its consideration and report this progress at the next regular LSB<br />
      meeting,<br />
   h) that such additional individuals as the members on the committee shall<br />
      from time to time choose by majority vote may also be appointed,<br />
   i) that the ratio of staff members to listener-sponsor members on this<br />
      committee shall not exceed 1-to-3,<br />
   j) that the radio of paid to unpaid staff members on this committee shall not<br />
      exceed 1-to-1.<br />
   k) That three consecutive absences from regular committee meetings shall<br />
      remove a committee member, unless this would leave the committee with less<br />
      than two LSB members or violate a mandated ratio,<br />
   l) That this committee is authorized to hold closed meetings when considering<br />
      subjects for which an LSB meeting may properly be closed, and<br />
   m) That the duties of this committee shall include:<br />
        1. to review and recommend policies and procedures related to the<br />
           workplace that are not covered by existing union contracts,<br />
           including but not limited to temporary and volunteer staff,<br />
        2. to assist the LSB in making sure that procedures are in place for<br />
           the fair resolution of internal disputes, and<br />
        3. to perform other such related tasks as the LSB may assign and to<br />
           report and recommend to the LSB as circumstances require.<br />
<br />
<br />
FURTHER RESOLVED, That if this resolution is adopted by a 2/3rd vote of the<br />
LSB, then issues clearly related to its assigned duties may be automatically<br />
referred to the Workplace Issues Committee.<br />
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APPENDIX G - Motion Distributed by Sherna Gluck on PNB Issues<br />
<br />
WHEREAS the transition to democracy in the new Pacifica/KPFK calls for<br />
openness, accountability and transparency; and<br />
<br />
WHEREAS we elect LSB members to the PNB to represent our interests and reflect<br />
our positions;<br />
<br />
THEREFORE be it resolved<br />
<br />
THAT all motions passed by the LSB for forwarding to the PNB be introduced and<br />
fully supported by our delegates; and<br />
<br />
THAT actions under consideration by the LSB that have not been previously<br />
discussed at the LSB and/or for which no recommendation has been made be<br />
discussed among our delegates with all possible efforts made to reach consensus<br />
on the position that best represents the LSB; and<br />
<br />
THAT the KPFK delegates to the PNB issue regular joint written reports to the<br />
LSB on the proceedings of the PNB and on issues under consideration for future<br />
determination so that the LSB has the opportunity to recommend positions; and<br />
<br />
THAT the KPFK delegates to the PNB apprize the LSB of any change in their<br />
status on the PNB, including their responsibilities and committee assignments.<br />
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APPENDIX H - Motion Distributed by Sherna Gluck on Listener Comment Periods<br />
<br />
WHEREAS the LSB would like to be informed of listener opinions on motions under<br />
consideration; and<br />
<br />
WHEREAS the LSB schedules a public comment period before their vote on the<br />
motions on the floor;<br />
<br />
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the public comment period scheduled before the<br />
vote on motions be limited to a discussion of those motions, with alternating<br />
pro and con arguments; and that general comments be reserved for the later<br />
Public Comment period.<br />
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