Our Minutes

April 4, 2006 APPROVED

Present: Luis, Sasha (for Aileen), Dev, Lemlem, Anthony, Mary, Shahrahm, Joe, Sepideh, Annie, Marcia, Brian
Absent: Amelia, Kris, Nick
Facilitator: Tracy

I - Announcements/Agenda/Administrative

Approved 3/28 minutes without objection

Confirmed that April 18th Arbitron session is open to station staff on a space-available basis. Lemlem to coordinate.

II - Ongoing Programming

Unable to discuss scheduling re: Money as Tool due to abscence of PA Department. Watchdog still on waiting list for slot for 13 week run. Music Department retains 3 new programs and 1 schedule change on list. No updates.

Discussed Education Today and asked 3-4 program council members to make a point of listening to a few episodes between now and the contract expiration date in six weeks.

III - Special Programming

Tracy noted that she had received the special programming proposal for "Behind The Screens" - the youth cinema pilot from CSU-Monterey. Tracy to submit to programming department for processing as a one-time special.

IV - Evaluations

Luis reported that one cycle 5 music program was ready for review, but PC agreed to wait until April 11th, to process a few as a group. Saturday Talkies and Radio Chronicles also due from PA Department.

Discussed issues of jurisdiction re: daily/national public affairs shows. Issues about the ability of the existing PA structure to deliver feedback re: the evaluation process without departmental inclusion. Also discussed the role of management vs. PC in looking at programs and making binding recommendations. Tracy discussed hisory of evaluation process from work done by Asata Iman and Jim Bennett in 2002 and her understanding of how it was supposed to work during tenure as Program Coordinator at that time. Jurisdictional issues somewhat unresolved, due to missing personnel. Process to continue as planned - with perhaps a fuller management structure on the next go around.

Sunday Salon check-in rescheduled to 1st Sunday in May due to family issues and producer vacations.

V - Long-term Issues

Passed a revised attendance policy (V 5Y, 3N, 3A)

If a Program council member misses more than 1/3 of the meetings over a six month period, their consituency will be notified and can decide if a change is in order, or there are extenuating circumstances. If there is a second six month period of missing more than 1/3 od the meetings, then the effectiveness of the Program Council is being impacted over the long-term, the problem is not a short-term one, and the constituency will need to find someone else who is available to come to meetings.

This replaces the old policy:

Program Council members are expected to attend each meeting. Any member who misses three consecutive meetings (unexcused), they will not be allowed to return. Any member who misses five meetings (unexcused)  during a year period will not be allowed to return.
In either case, the contingency that member represented will be notified for a replacement.

Adjourned @ 8:15 pm

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