Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Boulder Community Broadcast Association, Inc
May 11, 2004
Call to order at 6:12pm
Board members in attendance: Arleigh, Paul Mischo, Greg O’Brien, Steven Sherman-Boemker, Michael Shuster, Gabrielle Silva, Nile Southern, and Liz Valles.
Public and volunteers in attendance: Clover, Joanne Cole, Ellen Klaver, George Baskos, and Richard Stroebel.
The agenda was approved as were the minutes of the previous Board meeting,held March 9, 2004. The Board contact list was approved, with corrections.
Gabrielle Silva submitted a letter to the Board expressing her wish to decline a second term. See attached.
Public participation: None
Station Manager Report: (See attached)
Digital Conversion: Tabled for July meeting.
Kris’s 2nd six-month term: Following discussion in the open meeting, the Board voted in Executive Session to extend Kris’s contract for 6 months with the following changes to her contract: to include signal acquisition, to put volunteers to greater use, to share some staff responsibilities, to "pitch in and be part of the team," and to acknowledge contacts that are provided in regards to the capital campaign.
Committee Reports
Denver Outreach/Capital Campaign: (See attachments)
Nominating Committee: The committee is currently considering Michele Barone as a board candidate.
Bylaws Committee: Articles III and IV were presented. The Board voted to amend Article 3.2, dealing with Board composition, increasing the minimum number of Board members to seven (7). Article 4.2.1, pertaining to Board elections, was amended to read: "An applicant must be a member of KGNU in good standing for one (1) year before they are eligible to be nominated to the board of directors." Both articles were voted on and passed unanimously, pending review by counsel. Articles 4.0 through 4.2.5 were unanimously approved.
PBOG Committee: The station grossed over $20,000 at the Amy Goodman events in Boulder and Denver. A list of upcoming events throughout the summer & fall were provided to the board.
Budget Committe: Will meet May 25, 2004. Motion was made to explore the possibility of paying off the building mortgage and acquiring a line of credit or equity. Liz will take this to the budget committee. See attached balance sheet.
Signal Committee: No report
Programming Committee: (See attachment)
Internet Committee: Will meet at end of the month. The KGNU web site will be redesigned in the coming months.
IT Committee: (See attachment)
Other business: Nile Southern will be gone in July.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:44pm.