Present were: Anita Rios, Robert Hannon, Connie Ward, Theresa Gragg, Steve Miller, Helen Elden, Lisa Blake, Geoff Braasch
Amjad Doumani volunteered to fill in as interim secretary until Maryellen Baron returns from her leave of absence.
The Board decided not to be involved with the upcoming Blue Feather Concert due to lack of time and resources needed to undertake said endeavor.
It was announced the upcoming newsletter would be published in April with the deadline for submissions being mid March.
It was decided that the Genetic Engineering committee would seek out a new location for their meetings due to the present one being too inconvenient for those attending.
Amjad Doumani volunteered to write a letter to Harlan Britz, the lawyer and trustee for the Robert Jackson estate, requesting copies of the terms of agreement regarding the loan(s) from the estate as well as to inquire about the balance & status of said loan. The letter will include with it a check in the amount of $1115.00 ($1015 raised from The Midwest Music Expo and $100 donated by Tim Matthews) made out to Harlan Britz and to be applied directly against the principal amount of the loan.
The Finance Committee’s Lisa Blake stated that at the next board meeting the 2000 year end figures of the Co-op will be compared to the industry standard figures in order to assist us in seeing how our Co-op is fairing.
The board decided to reschedule our monthly meeting to the 4th Tuesday of every month. Doing so will facilitate the agreed upon and issued Policy Statement which states that the Finance Committee will prepare a full financial report from now on to also include the balance sheet and P&L statement of the month preceding the meeting. Geoff Braasch agreed to attend all the monthly board meetings in order to present said report.
Theresa Gragg volunteered to notify the secretary of the Covenant Presbyterian Church about the new meeting schedule of the board.
Connie Ward volunteered to help organize the annual membership meeting and to write an article for the newsletter announcing said meeting to all members. A meeting to begin this effort was scheduled for 10 am February 23, 2001 at the Co-op. The annual membership meeting time, date and place was finalized to take place at the Seventh Day Adventist Church from 4 pm to 8 pm on May 6, 2001. Helen said she would call the church to establish the event and confirm the date.