Minutes for the regular National Finance Committee meeting November 23,<br />
2009.<br />
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Meeting convened at 8:42 PM (ET) a quorum being present, the Chair and<br />
Secretary being present.<br />
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Attending: Grace Aaron, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Sherry Gendelman, Campbell<br />
Johnson, Luzette King, Alberto Luera, R. Paul Martin, Jamie Ross, Lavarn<br />
Williams, Susan Young, also attending was Berthold Reimers.<br />
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Agenda:<br />
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1. WBAI budget<br />
2. Other budget issues<br />
3. CPB update<br />
4. Other items<br />
5. 10:15 PM (ET) go to executive session<br />
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Motion: (Jamie Ross) "To approve agenda" (passed without objection)<br />
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WBAI Budget 8:46 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed the proposed WBAI FY10 budget. It was noted that<br />
WBAI has about 98,000 lapsed members.<br />
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Motion: (Alberto Luera) "To refer the WBAI budget back to Staff and<br />
discuss it at next NFC meeting."<br />
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Amendment: (Sherry Gendelman) "Add 'to address concerns raised by the NFC'<br />
and ' then the budget is to be vetted by the WBAI LSB at its next meeting<br />
on December 9.'" (passed without objection)<br />
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Motion as amended: "To refer the WBAI budget back to Staff to address<br />
concerns raised by the NFC and discuss it at the next NFC meeting, then<br />
the budget is to be vetted by the WBAI LSB at its next meeting on December<br />
9." (Passed without objection as amended)<br />
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Motion: (Brian Edwards-Tiekert) "To extend the time for 5 minutes for a<br />
CPB report." (Passed without objection)<br />
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CPB update 10:41 PM (ET)<br />
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The interim Executive Director reported that she was working closely with<br />
Pacifica's FCC lawyer Crigler to get our CPB funding re-adjudicated. KPFK<br />
and KPFT reported their information correctly to the CPB, WPFW, WBAI and<br />
KPFA got it wrong. Everything has now been sent to the CPB with Crigler's<br />
approval. The CPB wants A lot more information, including  minutes.<br />
Crigler says to accept the lower funding level, otherwise pacifica could<br />
lose $200,000 for a year. We need to have one report from Pacifica to the<br />
CPB, not five stations reporting individually.<br />
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The committee discussed this report and its implications.<br />
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Motion: (Jamie Ross) "To adjourn to the executive session." (Passed<br />
without objection)<br />
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Adjourned 10:47 PM (ET)<br />
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Submitted by R. Paul Martin, Secretary<br />