Trent Radio BoD Meeting                                     24 April 2003

     MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING held at Trent Radio House,
     715 George St. N., Peterborough, Ontario on 24 April 2003 at 7:30pm.

P R E S E N T: Ryder Ziola, Emily Addison, Laura Farina, and Al Kirkaldy.

R E G R E T S: Joel Buxton, Kim Fielding, and Anne Stevenson.

Also Present: John K. Muir, General Manager
              Barb Woolner, Programme Director

Notice of this meeting having been made to all the Directors, and quorum
of the Directors being present in person, the meeting was declared duly
constituted and called to order at 7:35 p.m., with Ryder Ziola acting as
Chair and Secretary.

The Chair welcomed and congratulated all on the end of a successful season.

With unanimous consent, the agenda was deviated from.  The Programme
Director presented her report (attached).

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the Programme
Director's report was unanimously accepted.

It was noted that Ms. Woolner will be leaving Trent Radio as Programme
Director on 23 May 03, and Board members heartily thanked Barb Woolner for
her sterling nine years work in the job.

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 27 March 2003, were
approved unanimously.

Business Arising:
The letter to Trent University regarding the proposed policy on non-academic
conduct was recognised as outstanding.  It was noted that it would be
finished by the next week.

The Summer Camp Committee requires posters photocopied.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Social Convenor & Board Development:
(Attached)

Sponsorship & Earned Revenue:
In addition to the attached report, several more businesses were reported as
potential sponsors for the summer season.

Publicity:
Trout Rodeo has been printed and distributed.  Many copies have been taken
and it is considered a success.

Summer Camp:
Posters are ready to go up and a system has been devised for summer
operators to sign up participants.

Programme Director Hiring Committee:
The Committee interviewed three applicants and hired Laurel Paluck.  The
Committee was impressed by the quality of the applicants and excited to
begin working with Laurel.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the Committee
Reports were unanimously accepted.

At this point Kim Fielding joined the meeting.

OPERATIONS REPORT:

The General Manager's Report was presented (see attached).

The Financial statements up to 31 March 03 were presented (see attached). It
was noted that a surplus is currently being projected for the end of the
year and that this could be used toward paying off contractual obligations.

The Trillium Progress/Planning Report was presented (attached).  The CD
ripping is proceeding faster than expected, possibly allowing for a
resumption of the scheduled timetable.  As well, the storage problem for the
CDs was solved with purchase of 37 storage tubs.

Two new computers have been purchased. Plans were put before the Board to
upgrade existing CPUs to allow for two machines dedicated to LP ripping over
the summer.

The Board was informed of the possible rezoning of 751 George St. Potential
implications for Trent Radio's interests were discussed and the following
motion was adopted:

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, be it resolved
that Trent Radio investigate and take action with regards to the severance
and rezoning at 751 George Street with respect to maintaining  a university
and college milieu.

The Board was presented with the recommendation to pursue the contracting
services of Gary Hooper, P. Eng. for the required repairs and maintenance on
the transmitter.

A Summer Career Placement Hiring Committee has been struck with John Muir
and Al Kirkcaldy.  Interviews were being scheduled in anticipation of HRDC
Summer Career Placement funding.

At this point Anne Stevenson joined the meeting.

The Board was presented with the possibility of sending the Programme
Director Designate and the Digital Audio Ingest Clerk, to the Full Moon
Radio Camp set for August 2003 in Sackville, New Brunswick.  Following
discussion, it was agreed to allocate up to $600 toward paying their
registration fees.

It was reported that planning for the Summer Season was proceeding as
expected and Executive Producers have been chosen.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried, the Operations Report was
unanimously accepted.

AVAILABILITY OF SIGNING OFFICERS
Despite the summer absence of Ryder Ziola and Joel Buxton, Al Kirkaldy and
Laura Farina will be in Peterborough.

The date for the next Board meeting was set for Thursday, 28 August 2003
7:30pm at Trent Radio House, with the understanding that a meeting may be
convened earlier should anything arise requiring the Board's attention.

In addition, it was noted that the General Manager will file brief monthly
reports by email, which will be formally received at the next Board Meeting.

There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned.

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   Ryder Ziola, President                A.N. Other Board Member