Pacifica National Board

Regular Quarterly Meeting (Open Session)

Hotel Durant, Berkeley, California

Sunday, July 22, 2012

4:00 PM EDT, 3:00 PM CDT, 1:00 PM PDT (scheduled)

Meeting Minutes

I. Call to Order and Opening Business

The meeting was called to order by the Chair at 2:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time
with a quorum of 18.

a. Roll Call / Establish Quorum

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

Four members were absent: Carolyn Birden (WBAI), Kathy Davis (WBAI),
Tracy Rosenberg (KPFA), Alex Steinberg (WBAI).

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

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

Prior to this meeting the Board met in closed session from 9:20 AM to 1:35 PM
in the same location.

[Audio Part 1 pnb120722a.mp3]

Johnson moved the approval of the Agenda articulated by the Chair. Passed
without objection.

VI. Committee & Task Force Reports (continued)

By-Laws Amendment Discussion

Reiter presented a By-laws amendment timeline:

"All properly-proposed By-laws shall be proposed by August 16 and all shall be
held until September 2, 2012, 60 days before the earliest of the voting dates
of the Board and of the Delegates, as determined by the Board ("the Notice
Date").

On the notice date, September 2, 2012, the proposed amendment(s) to the By-laws
shall be posted on the Foundation's website and, the Foundation's radio
stations shall broadcast an announcement twice a day for a period of 60 days
(the "Notice Period), September 2 through October 31, 2012.

The Pacifica National Board of Directors shall vote by a majority of all
Directors on the Board and on the noticed By-laws amendments on November 1,
2012 and the Delegates the Foundation radio stations shall vote the in same
month, November, 2012"

Brazon seconded.

Crosier moved to amend:

"The voting period shall be October 1-31 and the notice date shall be sixty
days before October 1-August 2."

Aaron seconded. The substitute motion failed by a show of hands: Yes-6, No-7.

Reiter moved to divide. Motion divided without objection.

Part 1 of the divided motion passed by a show of hands: Yes-14, No-0, Abstain-
0.

Part 2 of the divided motion passed without objection.

[Audio Part 2 pnb120722b.mp3]

Affiliates Call-In (3:02)

Rick Anderson, KZFR 90.1 FM, Chico, CA introduced himself and his station and
engaged in discussion with Allen, Johnson, Nwangaza, Gold, and Lexa.

Todd Fisher Wallin, WDRT 91.9 FM, Viroqua, WI introduced himself and his
station and engaged in discussion with Nwangaza, Johnson, and Gray.

Bobby Tryon, KKRN 88.5 FM, Bella Vista, CA introduced herself and her station
and engaged in discussion with Allen, Nwangaza, Johnson, and Gray.

[Audio Part 3 pnb120722c.mp3]

Public Comment (4:09)

Public comment was heard for 35 minutes.

The meeting adjourned without objection at 4:46 PM. The Board recessed in an
executive session from 6:31 PM to 8:01 PM in the same location.

Respectfully submitted by Efia Nwangaza, Secretary
John P. Garry III, Recording Secretary
(these minutes were approved on September 20, 2012)

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