Phoenix Earth Food Co-op (PEFC)
Minutes, Board Meeting 2/28/24
Location: Teleconferencing via Zoom
Present: Hermann von Grafenstein, Anita Levin, Thomas Fine, Sándor Halász, Alyx Kendzierski, Sean Fitzgerald, GM, Leah Foley, Staff, Adrienne Armstrong
Absent: Monika Perry
MSC - Moved Seconded and Carried. Resolutions are numbered R1–2
Meeting convened at 6:10pm
- Approval of Minutes-Minutes of 1/24/24 Board Meeting discussed and approved as corrected. MSC -R1
- General Manager Report - GM report circulated and discussed.
- Finances - Leah and Anita presented the January2024 financial reports. Trend continued improvement over the year end and over 2023. Discussed payroll increases over Jan 2023 due to 3 pay periods in 2024.
- Development Committee - The Development Committee is working to get floor repaired. Hal Hamer's suggestion of new refrigeration equipment reviewed. Possibility of monies from Land Bank are diminished. But prospects for a larger grant from the City/County to enhance food deserts were discussed. This financial opportunity is not yet public and should be
on line
about May 2024. Anita will contact Cody at the City to see about the Façade-Grant-money reimbursement. Next meeting is in March.
- Technology Committee - No report
- Outreach Committee - Adrienne reported that Seed Swap was very successful. Plans now for Party for the Planet at the Zoo and the OWE Festival the first weekend in June.
- Health Care for GM -Discussed the prospects that were not available through NCG or other sources for a single vs a group. Sean F will get quotes from the marketplace for single-person–coverage premiums and the Board will research ways to ways to finance/reimburse this.
- Review of Action Items - Items discussed as circulated. New items from today's meeting added.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 6:50PM MSC - R2
- Next Regular Board Meeting will be Wednesday, March 27, at 6 PM via Zoom
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Respectfully submitted, Anita Levin Secretary