Phoenix Earth Food Coop Board Meeting
December 20, 2017

Location: Main Branch Toledo Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan St, Toledo, OH 43604.

Board Members Present: Anita Levin, Hermann von Grafenstein, Alyx Kendzierski, Tom Fine, Adrienne Armstrong, Shelly Boraby, Mary Sawers, Claudia Cooper, Maureen Ciesinski, Sean Fitzgerald

Absent: Adriene Armstrong

President Hermann von Grafenstein called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM.

  1. Approval of the Minutes. Minutes for 11/21/2017 were approved as corrected and distributed. MSC to approve Minutes.
  2. Review of Past Action Items:

    10/25/17 Tom with Sean – In Progress: Discussed furnace and roof

    11/21/17 Hermann – In Progress: Annual Meeting Minutes attendance sheet and identifying missing minutes

    Alyx- In Progress: Contact with Kent re: OWE article for Feb

    Hermann & Claudia – Kris Johnson said yes to speaking at Eleanor Kahle Center. Need new date

  3. GM Report – Sean: Increase in vegan products and vegan meet-up group has resulted in increased sales from that interest area. Thanks to Hal and Adrienne for facilitating this. Discussed outreach to other special diet groups ie, Paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free etc. The coop is about community. Inventory to be held 1/1/2018.
  4. Financial Report – Tom reported the same story but no worse so we may have reached the rock bottom. Oct thru May are our historically good months and we need to improve the year-to-date total sales. Reviewed as circulated.
  5. Evaluation of Building – Tom reported he has had contact with Royce and asked for a price to negotiate from.
  6. Outreach – No report
  7. Marketing Studies - Reviewed results as circulated. Board will Study on our own time.
  8. Motion to Adjourn – MSC at 7:50 pm

Next Board Meeting– 1/24/18 6:30PM at Greenleaf Café 4933 Dorr St

Action Items:

10/25/17 - Tom will explore cracks in heat exchanger

11/21/17

Hermann – will email corrected minutes to Anita

Hermann – will identify which minutes are missing and try to round them up

Hermann – will locate sign up sheet from Annual Meeting 2017

Hermann & Alyx– will contact Kent Illenden at the OWE paper

Claudia & Hermann – will get new date

12/20/17

Hermann –write year-end letter and ask members if they have connections with special dietary groups

Mary - investigate commercial shared kitchen at Collingwood Presbyterian Church to connect coop

Adrienne – merge inventory with vegan tailgate for 1/1/18

Alyx – Twitter

Claudia- Pinterest

Sean – Investigate Farmers Market, Black Creek Farms for HABA

Adjournment at 7:50 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Anita Levin, Secretary