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24 January 2007 | Pacifica | Ernesto Aguilar

AGENDA

Pacifica National Board Meeting
January 26 – 28, 2007
Houston MediaSource
2302 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77003

Friday, Jan. 26, 2007

9 – 10:45 Executive Session

Focus on legal responsibilities and issues before the foundation
– Dan Siegel, Foundation Counsel

Break

Public Session

Board Orientation

11 a.m. – 12:30

Overview, obligations, responsibilities & ethics/conduct
– HR Director Yolanda Thomas

Confidentiality, disclosure of financial information, discipline
– Dan Siegel, Corporate Counsel

12:30 – 1:15 Lunch

1:15-4:15

Pacifica Mission and Board members Objectives (90 minutes)

Small group discussions (60 minutes)

Large group discussion: Goals and calendar for 2007 (30 minutes)

4:30 – 5:30

Organizational orientation, including org chart, job descriptions, duties and activities - ED and CFO

5:30 – 6:30 Dinner

PNB Opening Session

6:30 – 9:15 p.m.

6:30 — Welcome and roll call (5 minutes)

6:35 — Selection of Chair and Secretary Pro Tem (15 minutes)

6:50 — Approval of agenda (15 minutes)

7:05 Consideration of motions on meeting procedure (10 minutes)
(i.e. speaking time, processing procedural motions, election procedures, etc)

7:15 — Approval of available minutes (10 minutes)

7:25 — Board Member Introductions (50 minutes)

8:15 – CFO Report – Lonnie Hicks (30 minutes)

8:45 –Public Comment (30 minutes)

Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007

Public Session

9 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Election of Officers & Committee Members
Meeting Schedule for 2007

Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Thematic Discussion
Digital Distribution Goals for 2007

12:30 – 1 p.m. Public Comment

1 – 2 p.m. Lunch

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Auditor’s Report – Ross Wisdom

2:45- 4:30 p.m. Staff Reports

(Note: Written reports to be submitted in advance. Presenters will have 1/2 of the available time to present, with the remaining time for the board to ask questions and interact.)

2:45 – 3:15 Technology – Jon Almeleh and Pete Korakis

3:15 – 3:35 Pacifica Radio Archives – Brian DeShazor
3:35 – 3:55 Affiliates Program – Ursula Ruedenberg

3:55 – 4:25 National Election Supervisor – Lester Radke
4:25 – 4:45 Executive Director – Greg Guma

4:45 – 6 P.M. Thematic Discussion
Community membership and community programming development and outreach goals for 2007

6 – 7 P.M. Dinner

7- 9 P.M. Station reports

(Note: for all reports, the managers will have 1/3 of the allotted time for presentation, 2/3 of the time will be used for discussion with the board)

7:00 Focus Station – KPFT – Duane Bradley, GM

7:45 Focus Station – WBAI – Robert Scott Adams, IGM

8:30 Station Reports: KPFK, KPFA, WPFW — GMs

Sunday, January 28,2007

9 – 10:30 A.M. Executive session — Legal, WBAI Offer, SCA

Public Session

10:30 A.M. Action items (60 minutes)

11:30 A.M. Public Comment (30 minutes)

12 – Action Items (45 minutes)

12:45 Lunch

1:30 P.M. Unfinished Business (45 minutes)

2:15 P.M. New Business

Notes: The PNB will forego formal Committee presentations, unless a Committee informs the PNB of pressing action items. Any written reports will be received by the PNB for consideration and any necessary referrals to Committee.

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