Phoenix Earth Food Co-op (PEFC)
Minutes, Board Meeting 2/22/23
Location: Teleconferencing CISCO WEBEX
Present: Hermann von Grafenstein, Anita Levin, Maureen Ciesinski,Thomas Fine, Sándor Halász, Varṣaṇa Myers, Sean Fitzgerald GM, Leah Foley Staff, Alyx Kendzierski
Absent: Monika Perry, Adrienne Armstrong
MSC - Moved Seconded and Carried. Resolutions are numbered R1-2
Meeting convened at 6:31pm.
- Approval of Minutes-Minutes of 1/25/22 Board Meeting discussed and approved as circulated. MSC -R1
- General Manager Report - GM report discussed as circulated
- Finance Reports - Anita reported on month ending January 31, 2023, finances. Total sales are still down from last year. Continued decline in sales year over year and decline in cash on hand is very concerning. Discussed strategies to get members into store and shopping at the coop.
- Development Committee- Anita reported the committee met twice since the Jan 2023 Board Meeting. Estimates are being prepared to obtain loan thru Port Authority. An Energy Audit is being done by Peak Electric to assist in the application to Port Authority loan. We will likely have to do additional work besides the roof to meet the energy savings required. All the work has to be coordinated with the City facade grant if we want to use the work for our
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. Next meeting will be 3/1/23 at 6:30 PM over Zoom and any interested Board or Coop member is welcome to attend.
- Technology Committee - Hermann presented that the Committee will be convened shortly. Consolidating email and membership lists, working on online ordering is on the agenda.
- Outreach Committee - Adrienne was absent. Hermann reported on Seed Swap 2/25/23. Regular events will take place. A meeting should be convened soon.
- Review of Action Items - items discussed as circulated. New items from today's meeting added.
- New Business -Time to start planning Annual Review of GM. Hermann will send out materials to Staff and Board Members. Discussed newsletter and regular emails to members to increase Phoenix sales. Sean F will contact David Fine for assistance.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 7:02PM MSC - R2
- Next Board Meeting will be Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 6 PM via Webex
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Respectfully submitted, Anita Levin Secretary