Our Minutes

January 3, 2006 - APPROVED

Present: Amelia, Luis, Aileen, Kris, Anthony, Laura, Mary, Sepideh, Annie, Brian, Marcia
Excused: Dev, Lemlem, Shahrahm, Nick, Joe
Facilitator: Tracy

I - Announcements/Agenda/Administrative

Approved December 13 minutes with the addition of one item: General manager agreed to look into whether CD mixes used for nonprofit fundraising (as premiums) raise the liability issue of copyright infringement for the station.

Welcomed Marcia Kerwit as the new community representative to replace Stan Woods.

II - Evaluations

Reviewed progress on remaining Cycles 4and 5 programs that are waiting for departmental recommendations.

Distributed draft cycle VII assignments.  Since status of new community representative was unclear, Tracy will re-do assignments to include the new community rep and present the modified version at the January 10th meeting.

Discussed six month check-ins scheduled for this year, including Sunday Salon - which is scheduled for February and two late night music shows which will come up mid-year. Department heads/liaisons and program council facilitator to discuss procedure for doing a six month review on a national PA show and present plans to the PC at January 10th meeting.

III - Ongoing Programming

Discussed options for 2nd and 4th Friday of the month - 2:30 to 3:00 pm slot. Conversation to continue as PA Director was returning from vacation and not present for initial conversation. Options included looking at the approved Queer Life pilot, reviewing whether Pushing Limits is/would be ready for a weekly 30 minute slot, and holding open as a rotating/free slot for a period of time.

Reviewed draft host change policy submitted by Brian Shiratsuki. Concluded that policy as written was a bit more rigid than many PC members were comfortable with, so Brian to rewrite policy for Jan 10th meeting after hearing feedback. Laura Prives also submitted a rewritten version for consideration.

Scheduled (4) new program proposals for review. One each week for 4 consecutive meetings, dated in order of submission: Cary Silberman, Taking Aim, The Conflict Hotline Redux, and Rebecca Riley. All PC members to listen to Cary Silberman demo for Jan 10th meeting.

Discussed the need to work on outreach and generating proposals to avoid repetition and an "inner-club dynamic". Discussed existing ports of entry to the station, and the pros and cons of a proposal open call. Concluded that prior to making any sort of an open call, resources and infrastructure would have to be allocated to support the incoming proposals. Tracy agreed to follow up with film professor regarding possible proposal for a talking-about-film show.

IV - Special Programming

Tracy reported (via Vini) that Labor Collective proposal for MLK Day programming was still upstairs and was pending integration with execution coverage at San Quentin that evening (Clarence Ray Allen).

In response to LSB concerns, discussed Tookie Williams coverage. Vini provided before the meeting the original proposal submitted by Maya Orozco. Talked about news production of execution coverage, and input solicited and provided when this program was put together. Concluded that coverage, in general, was pretty satisfactory and that input was provided and accepted. Suggested that notification of proposals received, even when they are integrated upstairs, is helpful so that PC members know what's going on when asked by other staff, volunteers or listeners. PC regrets that there are hurt feelings around the coverage.

PA Department announced upcoming gavel-to-gavel coverage of Alito Supreme Court hearings - 6am to 3pm - as scheduled.

Discussed whether a GM "Report to the Listener" would/should be re-instituted and reviewed history of this format and use at other public radio stations. Discussion to continue.

Adjourned @ 8:20pm

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