Trent Radio BoD Meeting 23 January 2002 MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING held at Trent Radio House, 715 George St. N., Peterborough, Ontario on 23 January 2002 at 6:30 p.m. P R E S E N T: Emily Addison, Kim Fielding, Al Kirkcaldy, Anne Stevenson, Ellen Waterman, and Ryder Ziola. R E G R E T S: Laura Farina Also Present: John K. Muir, General Manager Notice of this meeting having been made to all the Directors, the meeting was declared duly constituted and called to order at 6:35 p.m., with Emily Addison acting as Chair and Anne Stevenson acting as Secretary. Chair's Opening Remarks: The Chair noted the great success of the Mortgage Burning party, held after the last Board meeting on 14 December 2002. Guests included founding Trent President Tom Symons and his wife Christine and local MP Peter Adams among many other volunteers and friends of Trent Radio. Thanks was extended to Barb Woolner & Dave Parsons for there fire building skills and to Kim Fielding for the wonderful mortgage effigy. It was also noted that an article had appeared in the most recent Arthur by Emily Addison relating to the mortgage burning event. The minutes of the previous board meeting were presented. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the minutes of the previous Board of Directors' meeting, held on 14 December 2001, were approved unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Trent University Relations: Emily Addison noted that she and the General Manager would be contacting Trent University and the TCSA in the next few months regarding finances and reporting policy. Live Music/Fundraising: Kim Fielding presented a verbal report which stated that plans for the Live Music Day are coming along and that the bake sale would occur at a later time. Board Development: Ryder Ziola and John Muir decided that they would get together and talk soon. Sponsorship and Earned Revenue: Al Kirkcaldy presented a verbal report which stated that Bryston had renewed for another year and that other alternatives were being looked at including the renewal of Subway as well as a new sponsorship from Kawartha Lakes Brewery. Publicity (Trout Rodeo): Ellen Waterman is looking to publish a Trout Rodeo by sometime in March. She would like bios of the Board members from the General Manager. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried, the committee reports were accepted. Business Arising: It was noted that Anne Stevenson and Ryder Ziola would go to the bank with the General Manager to change signing officers. It was noted that a letter thanking John and Joan Reeves will be prepared by the President. It was noted that a 'study package' for the Secretary is being prepared for future reference. This should be available in the next month. OPERATIONS REPORT: The General Manager presented the financial statements prepared by the Bookkeeper for the period ending 31 December 2001. The General Manager's report was presented in both written and verbal form (see attached). Transmitter problems continue. Various problems have been occurring for over a year. No clear solution found despite much effort of the part of the General Manager. It was noted that most recently, the General Manager and Paul Cleveland had spent much of a day testing the transmitter and that a final solution is hopefully coming shortly. The studio A computer was reconstructed by the General Manager over a whole night relating to the 'Echo' project. Thanks were given to Al Kirkcaldy for running a smooth Entra-season and looking after the brokered programming while the General Manager was away. A weekend audio workshop will be occurring at Trent Radio February 16-17 with participants from Trent Radio and elsewhere. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the Operations report, including the financial statements and the General Manager's report, was approved. The next Board meeting will be held Wednesday 20 February at 630pm at Trent Radio house. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned. __________________________ _____________________________ Emily Addison, President Anne Stevenson, Secretary