Phoenix Earth Food Co-op (PEFC)
Minutes, Board Meeting 11/29/23

Location: Teleconferencing CISCO WEBEX

Present: Hermann von Grafenstein, Anita Levin, Thomas Fine, Sándor Halász, Alyx Kendzierski, Sean Fitzgerald, GM, Leah Foley, Staff, Monika Perry, Adrienne Armstrong, Hal Hamer, Member

Absent:

MSC - Moved Seconded and Carried: Resolutions are numbered R1-3

Meeting convened at 6:20pm due to technical difficulties

  1. Approval of Minutes-Minutes of 9/27/23 Board Meeting discussed and approved as corrected. MSC -R1 Minutes of Annual Meeting 10/29/23 approved for posting on website MSC-2
  2. General Manager Report - GM report circulated and discussed..
  3. Finances - Leah and Anita presented the September and October 2023 financial reports. Trend is improving over the fall, and over 2022 and over previous months. We will review Nov and Dec at January Board meeting.
  4. Development Committee - Anita reported that the Port Authority loan payment to Seagate Roofers is delayed over a prevailing wage issue. One new window was put in today and the remaining window will be put in tomorrow. The Development Committee is continuing to research funding and hopeful that all the different money buckets will be utilized. The next Development Committee mtg will be Tuesday 12/12/23 at 7:30 PM via Zoom. All that are interested are encouraged to attend. Focus next will be on the floor replacement.
  5. Technology Committee - CoPOS system working well. Active member John Klear died recently in a climbing accident. A tribute was placed on the website as John had been instrumental in the web set-up and active on the Technology Committee.
  6. Outreach Committee - Adrienne reported that there will be a Vegan Cookie Exchange at the Coöp 12/12/23 at 6 PM. Sandor will post on website and all are welcome.
  7. Annual Meeting - Hermann reviewed the items raised by members.
    1. Discussed changing the quorum and decided that the current quorum was good. But that a list of active coöp members from CoPOS would be helpful in identifying member skill sets and interest in coöp committee or the Board.
    2. Participating in Toledo Farmers Market -would be Sean's decision. Anita and Monika will get the information to Sean
    3. Garden volunteers- Janice Flahiff from Wild Ones and Shamus and Eileen Metress would be helpful in establishing native plants. Monika agreed to lead this project along with Nik Botek
    4. Building on our contacts with former food editor at the Blade, Mary Alice Powell who has a Sunday column and the current food editor Maddie Coppel. Hermann will contact Mary Bilyeu to set up introductions so Coöp is hopefully mentioned
    5. Having a meeting with members to introduce the opportunity to invest in the Coöp thru Real Phoenix LLC. The Development Committee is working on that.
  8. Election of Officers
    1. Nominated - Adrienne Armstrong - President
    2. Nominated Hermann VanG -Vice President
    3. Nominated Anita L - Secretary-Treasurer

    Discussed electing the Roster MSC -3

  9. Review of Action Items - items discussed as circulated. New items from today's meeting added.
  10. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at7:20 PM MSC - R4
  11. Next Regular Board Meeting will be Wednesday, January 24, at 6 PM via Zoom

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Respectfully submitted, Anita Levin, Secretary