<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14915"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14934">Hope this is more readable.</span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14918" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14917" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14916" dir="ltr"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14919" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Stuart Campbell <thales1104@comcast.net><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></b><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:05 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> June 9, 2015 Demand for Inspection<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14920" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3437345942">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14921" class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">June 23, 2015</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14925" class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">John Sakowicz</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14992" class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">Doug McKenty</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14993" class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">King Collins</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14994" class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">Norman deVall</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435349564058_14995" class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">Dennis O’Brien</div>
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<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">Gentlemen:</div>
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<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">We are in receipt of your letter of June 9,
demanding inspection
of various records and asking various questions.<span style=""> </span>We reply as follows:</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">1. <span style=""> </span>The
right of
a member to inspect and copy records is limited to a narrow set of
documents
under Section 6330 of the California Corporations Code.<span style=""> </span>Most of the 30 categories of
records listed
in the letter are not ones that the Corporations Code gives a
member the right
to copy and inspect.</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">2.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Under Section 6334 of the
Corporations
Code, the right of a Director to inspect and copy records extends
to all books,
records and documents of every kind.<span style="">
</span>Mr.
Sakowicz is a Director.<span style=""> </span>None
of the
other signatories to the letter is a Director.<span style="">
</span>Accordingly, Mr. Sakowicz, and only he, has the right to
demand
inspection of the documents in most of the listed categories.<span style=""> </span>We are aware that a Director
may make an
inspection personally, or he may send an agent or attorney to make
the
inspection and copy the documents if he chooses not to make the
inspection
himself. Corp. Code § 6311.<span style=""> </span>If
Mr. Sakowicz
chooses to send an agent or attorney in his stead, that agent or
attorney may
inspect and copy records instead of Mr. Sakowicz. We will require
the agent or
attorney to sign a non-disclosure agreement promising not to
reveal
confidential information except to a person who has also signed a
non-disclosure agreement.</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">3.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Nothing in the
Corporations Code requires
managers or Directors to create records that the corporation does
not
maintain.<span style=""> </span>The Corporations
Code provides
for inspection and copying of existing records. </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">4.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>This is not the first
request from
Director Sakowicz to inspect and copy KZYX records.<span style=""> </span>In October 2014 Mr. Sakowicz
sent then Board
President Eliane Herring an e-mail requesting to inspect and copy
records that
pertained to nine separate questions.<span style=""> </span>In
response to that e-mail, KZYX spent considerable time and
resources to (1)
determine if it had documents responsive to Mr. Sakowicz’ s
questions; (2)
assemble the requested categories of documents; and (3) respond to
Mr. Sakowicz
outlining the documents in KZYX’s files that would be responsive
and offering
them up for copying and inspection.<span style="">
</span>Copies of that correspondence are attached.<span style=""> </span>Mr. Sakowicz
has not yet followed up on his demand and has not yet reviewed the
documents
gathered by KZYX.<span style=""> </span>This
leads KZYX to
question whether his request was made in good faith.</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">5.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>This is also not the
first request from
Mr. Collins and Mr. O’Brien to KZYX based on alleged rights of
inspection
pursuant to the Corporations Code.<span style="">
</span>In
July 2013 Mr. Collins sent a request for access to the members
list.<span style=""> </span>KZYX responded to
that request with a
detailed letter on July 19, 2013, outlining a process by which
that access
could be obtained.<span style=""> </span>Formulating
a careful
response took KZYX considerable time and effort – time and effort
that it could
not spend on fundraising, attention to station infrastructure, or
recruiting
new programmers.<span style=""> </span>A copy of
that letter
is attached.<span style=""> </span>On January
19, 2015 Mr.
O’Brien made a request for access to the members list.<span style=""> </span>KZYX sent a response to that
request on
February 1, 2015 and distributed a copy of the response at the
Board meeting on
February 2, 2015.<span style=""> </span>A copy
of that
response is attached.<span style=""> </span>Because
of the
complex interplay between the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
rules and the
Corporations Code, it took KZYX considerable time and effort,
including
engaging an outside attorney, to formulate a legally correct
response to Mr.
O’Brien’s request.<span style=""> </span>Again,
that was time
KZYX could not spend on fundraising and other productive
activities.<span style=""> </span>Neither Mr.
Collins nor Mr. O’Brien has ever
followed up to take advantage of the process offered by KZYX.<span style=""> </span>This leads KZYX to question
whether these
requests were made in good faith.</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">6.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>As you know, John Coate
has resigned his
position as Executive Director and General Manager effective July
1, 2015. <span style=""> </span>The station will
need to rely heavily on him
to assist in the transition before his last day.<span style=""> </span>Due to his impending
departure, and the fact
that he is the person with the best understanding of where and how
KZYX records
are maintained, it will be physically impossible for KZYX to deal
with the
extraordinary and burdensome demands in your June 9 letter in the
near
term.<span style=""> </span>We must recruit and
train a new
ED/GM and, at the same time, keep the station running.<span style=""> </span>As such, we are forced to put
your request
aside until we have hired a new ED/GM, and that person has had a
reasonable
amount of time on the job, at least 4 weeks, to get up to speed.<span style=""> </span>Then we will substantively
respond to your
requests, and provide access to records as appropriate. At such
time as we have
the resources to respond to this most recent request and its 30
categories of
documents/information, we anticipate that it will again take us
considerable
time and effort to make a proper response and to gather the
records.<span style=""> </span></div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">7.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>In the meantime, we stand
by the offer
made to Mr. Sakowicz on December 10, 2014 to inspect and copy
certain documents
responsive to his October 2014 request.<span style="">
</span>Once Mr. Sakowicz reviews the records he has already
requested and that
KZYX has already spent considerable time gathering, then he can
assess what
records, if any, he still wants to see.<span style="">
</span>In other words, the results of his first document request
may inform any
subsequent document requests.<span style=""> </span></div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">8.<span style=""> </span>We
think it
not insignificant that Mr. Sakowicz has openly stated that his
goal is to bring
the station down.<span style=""> </span>He
openly undercuts
that station’s fundraising efforts (with his slogan “Starve the
Beast”), and he
has written numerous letters to local newspapers attacking the
station.<span style=""> </span>Based on Mr.
Sakowicz’ lack of follow-through
on his document request last fall, we have a strong concern that
the current
request may just be another exercise in harassment and
intimidation, intended
to distract and demoralize KZYX.<span style=""> </span>We
hope
that is not the case.</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal">9. <span style=""> </span>Finally,
we
note that one of the signatories to the June 9th letter, Dennis
O’Brien, has
offered to drop his demand to inspect and copy if the
board/management adopts
certain proposals he has put forth.<span style="">
</span>While we cannot promise to adopt Mr. O’Brien’s proposals
immediately, we
are open to considering them as part of the Board’s Committee on
Bylaws and
Policies.<span style=""> </span>That Committee
will evaluate
them and potentially present them, as refined by the Committee, to
the full
Board for further consideration and possible adoption.<span style=""> </span>The Committee will
communicate directly with
Mr. O’Brien as part of its process.</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"><span style="">
</span>Very
truly yours,</div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"> </div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"><span style="">
</span>Stuart
Campbell<span style=""> </span></div>
<div class="yiv3437345942MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>President, MCPB
Board of Directors</div>
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