Our Minutes

August 16, 2005         APPROVED

Present: Luis, Aileen, Kris, Nick, Anthony, Sepideh, Joe, Annie, Stan, Brian, Mary
Excused: Amelia, Dev, Shahram, Laura,    (Roy, Lemlem)
Faciliatator: Tracy

I - Announcements/Agenda/Administrative

Approved 8/9 minutes without objection.

Confirmed that new list-serv is up and running. A duplicate copy of the "welcome message" will be sent to each PC member to ensure they have received it. The contact info on the motime minutes site (www.kpfapc.motime.com) will be updated as soon as Lisa Ballard completes the needed web form. Mary Berg is checking in with her about that. Tracy has sent a draft script for an informational carte about the minutes site and the feedback mechanism to Dev, who will review it and then they will produce the carte and add it to the rotation. Program council agreed to give Tracy and Dev the go-ahead on any script they both think is good.

Program council agreed to initiate 1st session of communications training on Tuesday, September 13th from 6pm to 9pm. This will replace the usual PC meeting scheduled for that night.

Program council is still waiting for CD with listener comments from June and July. Brian confirmed that received CD was a duplicate of the May comments. Tracy to touch base with Maya about getting the new rounds of comments uploaded for online listening.

II - Evaluations

Cycle 4 recommendations will be scheduled as soon as Luis and Amelia catch up with their post-vacation paperwork.

III - Ongoing Programming

Motion regarding on-air component for apprenticeship program is carried over until feedback is received directly from the program. Kris to report back.

Demo tapes were reviewed by program council members for the program proposals (Watchdog) and (The Block Report). PC members listened to the demo tapes online and filled out one page evaluation forms. Then PC discussed the provided feedback and voted on one of three options a) retain the proposal in its current form as an active proposal waiting on time slot availability b) provide feedback for changes or modifications desired and ask the producers if they would like to produce another demo tape for the PC to review c) decline the proposal.

Watchdog was approved as an active proposal. (Vote 11Y, 1A)

The Block Report recieved a tied vote and decision was carried over to August 23rd meeting. (Vote: 6N, 6M)       
(An "m" vote is a vote for the (b) option described above).

On August 23rd, the PC will review the proposals (Queer Life) and (Education Programming w/Kevin Cartwright). On August 30th, the PC will review (Work Week) and (New Dimensions Potpurri). That will complete the review process for proposals received in the Jan 2005 to June 2005 window. Proposals received July 2005 to December 2005) will be reviewed in January 2006.

Afternoon weekday program flow suggestion to be discussed with Amelia and re-introduced at August 23rd meeting for discussion.

IV - Special Programming

John Roberts Supreme Court hearings pre-emption dates are tentatively scheduled for Sept 6th, 7th and 8th from 6am to 2pm.

Labot Collective proposal for labor programming on Labor Day to possibly be accomodated from 7-10pm on Monday, September 5th. Luis and Kris to check with the affected programmers and report back on
Wednesday.

V - Misc 

The carts regarding the station work environment were introduced at the end of the meeting and will be carried over as an agenda item for the August 23rd meeting.

Adjourned @ 8:03 pm

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