Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Boulder
Community Broadcast Association, Inc.
January 8, 2002

Call to order at 6:40

Board members in attendance: Arleigh, Chip Grandits, Gabrielle Silva, Tracy Miller, Liz Valles, Phil Dougan, Anne Bermingham, Nile Southern,  Greg O’Brien, and Marty Durlin [ex-officio].

Public attendance: May Jarril, Carl Armon, Clover, Neil Parker, Davide Andrea, and Janaki LeFils.

The minutes for the November, 2001 board meeting were approved with corrections.

Public Participation: Carl Armon suggested that KGNU should be available on satellite. May Jarril asked that the Free Speech Radio tag be removed. [See attached letter] She was especially concerned with the pitch for money in the tag. Marty replyed that the Programming Committee had reviewed the tag and had recommended that no changes be made.  Nile Southern agreed to attend the next Programming Committee meeting, where the issue will be discussed again, and report back to the board.

Pacifica: Marty reported that the lawsuit against Pacifica has been settled. The former dissidents now have a 9 - 6 majority , and the first board meeting has occurred. Democracy Now has been reinstated, and the second hour of the program has been dropped. The fate of Free Speech Radio News is uncertain at this time.

Station Managers Report: [See attachment] Our tenants at 4700 Walnut may be leaving, and we are still not sure of our property tax status. We will have to find a new health insurance provider by May. The Grassroots Radio conference will be held in August in upstate New York, and the Capital Coverage Project has been funded.

Nominating Committee: The board continued its discussion about how our board should be selected.

Budget Committee: Membership figures are encouraging,  and we are on target financially.

Programming Committee: The New Age programming presented on Sunday mornings has received an additional one-half hour. No permanent time slot for a youth program has been selected at this time.

Internet Committee: Chomsky tapes are now for sale on our web site.

PBOG: See list of events on agenda.

Building Committee: We must assemble a reliable pool of craftspeople to do periodic maintenance and modifications for our building. A budget category exists for these activities and expenses.

Mosiac Committee: Work continues.

Signal Comittee: The committee is forming at this time.

Community Advisory Board: Jim Haynes suggested that the CAB be formed by random selection from our membership in order to maximize the diversity of opinions available to us.

Retreat Agenda: The retreat will be held at the Chatauqua Community House, February 23 - 24. Saturday’s activities will be open to everyone; Sunday will be for staff and board members only. A conflict resolution workshop will be presented on Saturday morning. A discussion of potential workshop topics followed.

Adjourned at 9:00

Respectfully submitted
Phil Dougan, Secretary
March 2002