Minutes <br>WPFW Regular LSB Meeting <br>March 14, 2018<br>1990 K Street N.W. Washington, D.C.  <br>Robert Simms, Chair<br />
<br>Ellen Williams Carter Secretary<br>I. Call to order<br>At 6:45 pm a quorum was established. Robert Simms called the<br />
meeting to order at 6:45 pm. <br>II. Roll call<br>14 - Members were present at roll call: Robert Simms, Maskeelah-Myrtle<br />
Washington, Ellen Williams Carter, Louis Wolf, Nick Arena, Benito Diaz, Cliff Smith, Ron Pinchback, Donald Williams,<br />
Eric Ramey, Sabooh Hakim, Jim Brown, Martha Peterson, Lona Alias,<br>6 - Excused absence: Julie Hewitt, Meredith<br />
Cordisco, Christine Cotter, Vickie McGill, Jay Winter Nightwolf, Eileen Rosin<br>4 - Late: Nancy Sorden, Gloria Turner,<br />
Tony Leon, Campbell Johnson<br>There were no resignations/removals.<br>The GM Jerry Paris was present.<br>The IPD Katea<br />
Stitt was not present.<br>Timekeeper: Sabooh Hakim<br>III. Approval of Agenda <br>The Agenda was amended and<br />
approved.<br>IV. Approval of the minutes<br>The February 2018 WPFW LSB regular meeting minutes were reviewed and<br />
approved.<br>V. Management Reports<br>The General Manager, Jerry Paris stated the following:<br>Pledge and<br />
Fundraising<br>The goal for the pledge drive was $375,000.  The final amount raised during the drive was $300,000. <br />
Donors are still sending in contributions. Miyuki Williams and Tanya were hired to assist with the drive. The viewing of<br />
the Black Panther movie and discussion resulted in a profit of $5,000. <br>Programming<br>Several program changes were<br />
made. Nekenge Turre’s show “In Our Voices” was replaced by E. Fay Williams who will present a show during that time<br />
slot. In addition, a new environmental show will launch this week. We now have a WPFW app. <br><br>Finances<br>All<br />
financial bills are paid. The balloon rental payments are all made. The last $27, 000 was made. The Suntrust bank<br />
account has a balance of $100,000.<br>Questions and Statements:<br>Jim Brown how are we going to deal with the water<br />
situation in South Africa?<br>GM we will cover that issue.<br>Benita Diaz did you get Info@ wpfw.org deleted<br />
information?<br>GM the deleted emails have not been recovered from google.<br>Cliff Smith we should set aside funds for<br />
the new transmitter.<br>VI. Finance Report <br>The Treasurer, Nick Arena stated the following:<br>The station raised<br />
over $296,000. so far during  the February winter pledge drive. The bank balance as of 2/28/18 is approximately<br />
$193,000. with payroll and bills current except for Central Services and other long term payables. The budget was<br />
updated for October through February. The following project/budget activities will take place:<br>1. April Mailing to<br />
Donors (no meeting date or time has been set): <br>•	Nancy Sorden<br>•	Tony Leon<br>•	Lou Wolf<br>•	Ellen<br />
Carter<br>•	Maskeelah Washington<br>2. Capital Campaign and Major Donor Team - who will join Jerry, Julie, Moe, Nancy<br />
and Nick (meets Fridays at 3 pm by phone)<br>•	Maskeelah Washington<br>•	Campbell Johnson<br>•	Lona Alias<br>3. April<br />
Peer Fundraising - asking friends and family to give to the Station:<br>•	Nick Arena<br>•	Martha Peterson<br>VII.<br />
Community Comment<br>John Tatum the Parliamentarian raised an issue that was postponed.<br>VIII. PNB Report<br>Benito<br />
Diaz Report<br>Benito Diaz submitted a motion regarding the Parliamentarian John Tatum however, the motion was<br />
postponed. Benito stated that the PNB will review the terms of the loans and make a final decision within the next few<br />
weeks. Benito stated that the PNB created a new committee the Strategic Planning committee which will develop a<br />
Strategic Recovery plan. He said that the PBN approved the HR contract for the permanent ED search. In addition, Benito<br />
stated that an extension was filed by the auditor for the audit and the extension was granted until 5/31/18. Nancy<br />
Sorden was elected as the permanent PNB chair. <br>Tony Leon<br>Tony Leon stated that the purpose of the Strategic<br />
Planning committee is to develop a strategic recovery plan. Meetings are streamed and the committee welcomes responses<br />
from the public and delegates via station directors. He stated that the CFO report has been sent to all stations. The<br />
CFO is continuing to work on the FY 15 and 16 audits. The pension plan money is safe. <br>Nancy Sorden<br>Nancy stated<br />
that the PNB needs to review the loans.<br>IX. Programming Committee, Donna Grimes (chair) <br>The General Manager<br />
stated that the deleted emails have not been recovered from google. <br>X. MASC Committee<br>Motion- I move that the LSB<br />
approve a budget amount of $2,500. for advertisement for a permanent program director. The vote results: 13 favor 2<br />
against<br>XI. Outreach and Development<br>The programmer’s appreciation event was canceled. On April 5 the LSB will<br />
present another resistance comedy 2: Social Media – the good, the bad and the funny. There will be 6 comedians. Four<br />
volunteers are needed for the event.<br>XII. Adjournment <br>Motion to adjourn: There was no objection.<br>Robb Simms<br />
adjourned the regular meeting at 9:45 pm<br>Minutes submitted by:  Ellen Williams Carter<br><br><br><br><br><br>