Minutes <br>WPFW Regular LSB Meeting <br>February 13, 2019<br>Southeast Library<br>403 7th St SE<br>Washington, D.C.<br />
20003<br>Robert Simms, Chair <br>Ellen Williams Carter Secretary<br>I. Call to order<br>Robert Simms chair called the<br />
meeting to order at 6:35 pm. Quorum was established at 6:50pm.<br>II. Roll call<br>20 - Members were present at roll<br />
call: Maskeelah-Myrtle Washington, Ellen Williams Carter, Donald Williams, Robert Simms, Nick Arena, Eileen Rosin, Julie<br />
Hewitt, Martha Peterson, Gloria Turner, Louis Wolf, Nancy Sorden, Ron Pinchback, Cliff Smith, Sabooh Hakim, Eric Ramey,<br />
Tony Leon, Vicki McGill, Campbell Johnson, Meredith Cordisco, Benito Diaz<br>2 - Excused Absences: Jim Brown, Sabooh<br />
Hakim <br>2 - Unexcused: Jay Winter Nightwolf, Lona Alias,<br>There was one resignations/removal.<br>1 - Resigned:<br />
Christine Cotter in October<br>The GM Jerry Paris was present.   <br>The IPD Katea Stitt was absent.  <br>Timekeeper: <br />
Julie Hewitt<br>Sergeant at Arms: Maskeelah-Myrtle Washington<br>III. Approval of Agenda <br>The Agenda was<br />
approved.<br>IV. Approval of the Minutes<br>The January 9, 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>The Winter Pledge is 11%<br />
towards the goal. The goal is $350,000. Phase one (1) of the transmitter project is completed. Phase two (2) will be<br />
completed in March. Phase two (3) will be completed in June and July. The accounting firm NETA representing Pacifica<br />
came to the station will assist WPFW.  The NETA project is network wide focusing on WPFW and WBAI.<br>VI. Finance Report<br />
<br>The Treasurer, Nick Arena’s report stated the following:<br>Bank balance as of 2/11/19 was quite low at less than<br />
$30,000  February tower rent and other key bills still need to be paid.  Central Services payments are behind by 2-3<br />
payments. December revenues were in excess of $100,000. <br>January Income and Expense reports were not available prior<br />
to the Finance and LSB meetings.  February Membership Drive is critical.  All available LSB members should consider<br />
volunteering.  Julie Hewitt is assisting coordination of the LSB with the Staff.  Off-air fundraising activities/events<br />
are needed in February/March.<br>VII. Community Comment<br>               <br>John Tatum- National elections is head of<br />
the game with the election<br>Website you can see if your information was sent out.<br>Online can vote<br>Ron said we<br />
should put the info@wpfw.org.<br>Arthur McCloud – He stated programmers need to know how to watch the meters. He wants<br />
volunteers to answer phones during the drive. He wants to talk to the IPD during community comment.<br>Joe Brown – He<br />
wants WPFW to talk about William Blume on a one hour show about him. <br>John Tatum- He stated that the National<br />
elections is ahead of the game with the election.<br>He stated that you can vote on line. <br>VIII. PNB Report<br>Nancy<br />
Sorden stated:<br>Program committee <br>1.	The committee is still looking at the Disclaimer carts issue.<br>Finance<br />
Committee<br>2.	Finance committee has not met.<br>Executive Director<br>3.	Q&A with ED went to CPB to see what we need<br />
to do for compliance. The audits are being done.<br>4.	Audience numbers are low for the network. CPB needs certain<br />
number of listeners ED think we can get CPB.<br>Tony Leon<br>The cost of NETA has gone up from what was paid the CFO. It<br />
was  $270,000 it is now $300,000. <br>Benito Diaz<br>The PNB voted to accept the employee handbook. <br>The deadline to<br />
request a ballot for the National election is February 18. <br>Eric Ramsey stated:<br>The National Programming Committee<br />
member Eric stated that the ED wants to make changes in the programming.<br>IX. Program Committee<br>Donna Grimes<br />
stated: <br>The Programming Committee did not meet in February, offered this update.<br>They previously reported on<br />
draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is ready for LSB review.  A copy of the Programming Resolution (i.e., the parent<br />
document) together with the MOU (proposed details for implementing the resolution) was emailed to the LSB Secretary for<br />
distribution to the members.  We ask that LSB members read the MOU and note any questions or objections.  Furthermore,<br />
we ask that this item be discussed during the March LSB meeting.<br>They asked to review results of the online community<br />
survey which evolved from the Town Hall committee, anticipating that this would give insight into the preferences of the<br />
community.  After some delay, initial refusal and then a conditioned response, Robb provided the survey results.  They<br />
are concerned and do not understand they reactions to our reasonable request.          <br>X. MASC Committee<br>No<br />
meeting.<br>XI. Outreach and Development <br>It was decided that WPFW will have a Town Hall Meeting in March. Maskeelah<br />
stated that the ED Maxie Jackson will attend it.  <br>XII. New Business<br>Executive session<br>XIII. Adjourned Regular<br />
Meeting at 8:19pm <br>Reconvened for the Executive Session 8:22pm<br>Robert Simms, Chair adjourned the meeting at<br />
8:34pm<br>Minutes submitted by:  Ellen Williams Carter<br><br>