Minutes <br>WPFW Regular LSB Meeting <br>February 14, 2018<br>Howard University <br>Department of Architecture<br>2366<br />
Sixth Street, NW<br>Washington, DC 20059 <br>Robert Simms, Chair <br>Ellen Williams Carter Secretary<br>I. Call to<br />
order<br>At 6:38 pm a quorum was established. Robert Simms called the meeting to order at 6:38 pm. <br>II. Roll<br />
call<br>15. Members were present at roll call: Robert Simms, Maskeelah-Myrtle Washington, Ellen Williams Carter, Louis<br />
Wolf, Eileen Rosin, Nick Arena, Julie Hewitt, Benito Diaz, Cliff Smith, Ron Pinchback, Donald Williams, Tony Leon, Eric<br />
Ramey, Campbell Johnson, Sabooh Hakim<br>6. Excused absence: Jim Brown, Meredith Cordisco, Christine Cotter, Vickie<br />
McGill, Martha Peterson, Nancy Sorden, <br>3. Unexcused absence: Lona Alias, Jay Winter Nightwolf, Gloria Turner<br>The<br />
GM Jerry Paris was present.<br>The IPD Katea Stitt was not present.<br>Timekeeper: Louis Wolf <br>III. Approval of<br />
Agenda <br>The Agenda was amended and approved.<br>IV. Approval of the minutes<br>The December 2017 WPFW LSB regular<br />
meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.<br>V. Finance Report by Treasurer, Nick Arena<br>The station raised<br />
$130,000. so far in the February winter pledge drive. The bank balance is approximately $70,000. with payroll with bills<br />
current except for Central Services and other long term payables. The budget was updated for October through January.<br />
Eileen Rosin introduced the idea of a separate development committee and indicated that she would follow up with more<br />
information. <br>VI. Management Reports<br>The General Manager, Jerry Paris stated the following:<br>The GM stated as of<br />
today the station has raised $150,000. 40% of the drive total which is $375,000. He also indicated that there are<br />
several ways that donors can contribute now: by text, on the website, call the station and call the rollover system for<br />
early morning and late night. WPFW is sponsoring a special screening for the Black Panther Movie with a special<br />
discussion at the end. He stated that the emails at Info WPFW.org were deleted. The LSB asked him to try to recover the<br />
deleted emails.  He said that we have a credit balance of $2,000. with PEPCO. He indicated that new programs are needed.<br />
He said he is looking at a possible relocation for the station at 1201 Franklin Street N.E., Washington, D.C. <br>VII.<br />
Community Comment<br>Ferman Travers said that he likes WPFW. <br>VIII. PNB Report<br>Tom Livingston was hired by the PNB<br />
as IED, and his firm was hired to conduct the permanent ED search. Nancy Sorden is the pro-tem chair of the PNB. Eileen<br />
Rosin read Nancy Sorden’s report. Eileen Rosin indicated that the Audit Committee was looking into some issues and<br />
working on getting more information. The chair, Robb Simms agreed to send the letter to the PNB to get more information.<br />
<br>IV. Programming Committee, Donna Grimes (chair) <br>The General Manager stated that the emails at Info at WPFW.org<br />
were deleted. The LSB asked Jerry to try to recover the deleted emails. <br>V. MASC Committee<br>No report was<br />
shared.<br>VI. Outreach and Development<br>They are planning a Town Hall meeting for March 24 or 25. Another resistance<br />
comedy show is scheduled for March 29. A salute to the programmers is scheduled for March 24. A summary of the Listener<br />
survey from the January 2018 Town Hall meeting was presented. <br>VII. Adjournment <br>Motion to adjourn: There was no<br />
objection.<br>Robb Simms adjourned the regular meeting at 8:50 pm<br>Meeting adjourned at 8:50pm<br>Minutes submitted<br />
by:  Ellen Williams Carter<br><br>