Fresno Free College Foundation Board of Directors
August 15, 2000
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 7:15 p.m. by President Rych Withers at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Fresno, Calif.
Determination of Quorum: Present: Ben Amirkhanian, Catherine Campbell, Sari Dworkin, Bruce Kennedy, Robert Munce, Dixie Salazar, Rand Stover, Kent Stratford. Absent: Alex Vavoulis.
Approval of Minutes: Tabled until next meeting.
President’s report: No report.
Executive
Director’s report: Background:
Vic Bedoian reported a grant has been awarded for continuance of FFCF
Speakers Series. Arts to Zoo
campaign has approached FFCF for financial support in upcoming campaign.
MOVED (Amirkhanian) / SECONDED
(Dworkin) to financially support Arts to Zoo.
PASSED.
Most recent P & L statements distributed.
Program
Director’s report: Background:
Stover reported that a forest fire threatened the station’s
transmitter, the amplifier that was on warranty burned out, and air conditioning
was replaced at studio. Stover reported he had not received initial payment for his
purchase of the newest transmitter,
and offered to accept the previously-agreed-upon payment and forgive balance of
debt. MOVED (Amirkhanian) /SECONDED
(Speer) to accept offer . PASSED.
1. Annual Banquet. Bedoian reported a speaker has not been finalized. Consensus to approach Dennis Bernstein, Gray Brechin or Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi.
2.
Foundation properties / Trademarks.
Background: Board had
previously agreed to send letters requesting that Alan Barbour cease the use of
an Internet domain that that was believed to appropriate the Foundation’s
initials (www.ffcf.net).
Bedoian reported certified letters to Alan Barbour were returned
unaccepted, and a letters sent by regular post received no response.
Withers reported the cost of filing a request for arbitration would be
approximately $750.
MOVED (Munce) / SECONDED (Stover) to pay the filing fees to initiate arbitration. PASSED.
3. Office / Computer / Mailing list access. Background: At issue is whether all Board members should have Foundation office keys, computer access including passwords, and full access to proprietary information not limited to regular office hours.
MOTION (Campbell) / SECOND (Salazar) that all Board members have office keys, computer passwords and full access to office at any time. FAILED.
MOTION
(Campbell) / SECOND (Dworkin) to
require membership lists be sent to both “sides” in the recall issue
whenever either side requests one. AMENDED to send membership list weekly to both “sides.”
AMENDED to mail them on
Fridays. PASSED.
MOTION (Speer) / SECOND (Munce) to set adjournment at 9 p.m.
4.
Rules for Agenda items. Background:
To set deadlines for submission and publication of agenda items.
MOTION (Campbell) / SECOND
(Dworkin) that agenda items will be submitted to either the president or the
secretary at least seven days prior to meeting date, and agenda will be
published three days prior. PASSED.
5. Other Old Business. None.
NEW BUSINESS:
Agenda item (6) withdrawn by Campbell.
6. Other New Business: None.
MOTION (Dworkin)
/ SECOND (Stratford) to meet
September 12, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. Location
to be determined. PASSED.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.