Board Mtg Minutes 12-2-09
Present: Andy Sewell, Katherine K, Arjuna Griest, Jeff Steiner, Bob Gutowski, Dana Prescott, Steve Curylo, Steve Cutting, Tony Shannon, Bob Gardner [notetaker]
1] STL setup: has been up and running since yesterday. So far so good. VFR and the board formally thank Bob Gutowski for his donation of new equipment and his work on VFR’s behalf. This new STL is not a change that requires approval or licensing, as it is essentially the same as before [in the industry our connect is not a true STL, but a data link]. New automation computer with new software has also been brought online [yea Andy!]. Training of station managers in new setup will be necessary.
2] Tech team setup: new committee approved. Andy Sewell has agreed to be the tech team coordinator. Outreach to involve new members will happen. Tasks: checkups, documentation, looking at cooling of studios.
3] Meeting Space: the MEF space has become inaccessible due to a new carpet, which is “outgasing” We will be meeting in alternative spaces for the interim. The next meeting is at Friends Meeting House on Center Street in Northampton. [January 2010 meeting]
4] Underwriting Expansion: meeting during Work Sunday December 6th at 2:00 PM at station to formulate the procedures, prices structure, programmer role. Andy will send out materials to board and interested parties.
5] Admin Duties: we will pursue underwriting for experienced trade help. Problem is that a small number of people doing such a large workload, and the potential for burnout. Tasks being done by our overworked volunteers:
Bookkeeping, tracking pledges, filings with IRS, State of Massachusetts, the license transfer,
One solutions is using underwriting to barter for services. We always need legal help….maybe we can find an attorney who would provide services in exchange for underwriting. This will be pursued by Underwriting Committee.
6] Station Manager goal: we discussed what our pool of resources would be in order to launch into part-time paid staff. People were comfortable with $25,000- 30,000 in the bank.
7] Quarterly compliance checkup [all shows]: first review period—Oct thru Dec, Shows will be reviewed at January meeting.
8] New Show Approvals: the shows begun this quarter will be considered next meeting.
Known shows up for review: Earlobe Heist, Popular Influence, Think Metal, Channeling the Muse, and Vital Health.
9] Visiting other LPFMs: there was broad interest in visiting a few other Low Power FM station. Mentioned were the Bellows Falls, VT station (WOOL), and the Greenfield, MA station .
Adjourned 9:05 PM, notes by B Gardner
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