This thread contains the meeting notes for Lents Grocery co-op formation and visioning meetings that have occurred to date.
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Lents Grocery Co-op Meeting Notes
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Lents Grocery Cooperative startup meeting Thursday April 23, 2009
Attendance: Laura Bouma, Clark Blakeman, Olivia Horine, Cora Potter, Nick Sauvie, Jeff Rose
1. Introductions
2. Facilitator = Nick, minutes = Laura
3. Previous minutes were tabled as there were no copies at meeting4. Previous action items:
A. Website up! With content! Mission statement, events management, blog, 90 unique visitors so far.
B. Bylaws - Laura will update name to be consistent and send to Cora. Voting tabled to next meeting.
C. Location for public forum will tentatively be Pilgrim. 10 AM to 2 PM Saturday May 30th.
Staffed by 2 hour shifts - Nick & Jeff opposite shifts (TBD) & Cora at lunch. Laura all day.
Publicity for forum: Jeff - ilovelents, EPNO. Cora - Alberta co-op, facebook, OSD. Laura - Peoples, CNRG. Nick - press release & notices at ROSE.
D. Nick suggested inviting other co-ops to send someone to the forum. Laura will invite Peoples and Rory, Cora will invite Alberta.
E. Nick is still working on summarizing vision statements. Cora has a short mission statement on the website.
F. Cora wrote up "what is a food co-op", it is up on website, on the menu bar.
G. Flyer - Jeff made draft, with his contact info. It is a 2-sided flyer with info about the co-op on one side and buying clubs on the other. When finished Nick will print flyer.
H. Buying club update - so far ordering coffee from Cafe Mam.5. Olivia Horine is doing student project of mock-up of a Lents Grocery Cooperative. She will pick a draft location to do as mock-up (probably IronWorks building.)
6. Action items summary:
Laura: Call Joan to reserve Pilgrim for forum. Invite Peoples and Rory to forum. Publicize forum at Peoples and CNRG. Convince previous/new steering committee members to attend meetings/forum. Send draft bylaws to Cora with name fixed.
Cora: Invite Alberta to forum. Post draft bylaws to website when received.
Nick: Create press release for forum. Publicize forum at ROSE. Summarize vision statements. Print flyers when done.
Jeff: Finish flyer. Publicize forum at ilovelents & EPNO.
Everyone: Review bylaws received at meeting for possible changes (other than co-op name.)7. Announcements: Jeff announced that people would be meeting in the LTC on Friday nights to hang out, with games, chalk, barbeque, etc. Also City Repair will be doing a project on his cul-de-sac.
Laura announced a Lents neighborhood bike ride to visit new & potential bike boulevards on Sunday June 14th at 10 AM, starting at Kelly Elementary and ending at the farmers market.
Clark announced a Compassion Connect event with free medical, dental, & pet care at Woodmere Elementary on June 20th from 8 to 4:30.Posted 1 year ago #
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