Board of Directors Meeting Approved Minutes

April 7, 2009
Convened: 6:04 p.m.
Adjourned: 6:41 p.m.

Directors Present: Steve Brancamp, Alicia Dienst, Sonny Eboigbe, Steve Maviglio, Barbara Mendenhall and Tammy Walls
Directors Absent: Bonnie Eldon
Staff, Members and Guests Present: See attached sign-in sheet.
Notetaker: Delfina Vargas
Timekeeper: None
Meeting Chair: Tammy Walls
Introductions took place.

REVIEW MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING (March)
Motion to approve minutes as amended or corrected: Barbara
Second: Steve Maviglio
Discussion: None
Amendment to motion: None
Vote: All in favor

REVIEW MEETING AGENDA
Motion to approve agenda as amended or corrected: Sonny
Second: Alicia
Discussion: Add under Old Business Board Retreat (10 additional minutes); remove
Merchandising Policy from New Business.
Amendment to motion: None
Vote: All in favor

OPEN COMMENT
Janet Zeller, Marketing Manager, distributed several flyers for upcoming events.

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Four comments were made.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
The General Manger was absent. No report was given.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Finance Committee
Next meeting: April 28 at 4:30 p.m. at the POS annex
No meeting took place.

Policy Committee
Next meeting: April 21, 6:30 p.m. at the POS annex
The committee will present the revised merchandising policy to the board at the next
meeting. The committee is working on cleaning up the bylaws and will make a proposal
to the board that the new bylaws be on this year’s election ballot.

Sacramento Co-op Community Fund Committee
Next Meeting: April 26, 6:30 p.m. in the loft-kitchen of the Marketing Department
The deadline to submit a proposal has passed. Twin Pines has made available $1,530 for
this year’s grants. The committee will make its recommendations for funding at the next
board meeting.

Twin Pines/Associated Cooperative Community Fund
Next Meeting: Unknown
No report available.

Golden 1 Credit Union
Next Meeting: Unknown
In March, Sonny attended the Big Valley Credit Union Conference attended by board of
directors of credit unions. It was reported that overall credit unions and cooperatives in
general are doing well.

ECOS
Next Meeting: Unknown
ECOS voted to become a 501(c)(3) in order to streamline fundraising and to be able to
continue with advocacy efforts.
Pesticide Free Sacramento
Next meeting: Unknown
The group continued to work with the City of Sacramento to make Fremont Park the first
park in the city to be pesticide-free. Bylaws are being developed, as well as fundraising
strategies. The County of Sacramento expressed interest in working with Pesticide Free
Sacramento.

LEAD (Leadership Education and Development)
Next meeting: Unknown
The topic of the next issue of the “LEADer” due out May 1 is board decision-making
styles, advisory boards and risk assessment. The group is encouraging other Co-ops to
subscribe.

Board Candidate Development and Nominating Committee
An e-mail blast was sent to Co-op owners last week to encourage them to consider
running for the board. To date, ten people have expressed enough interest to take a
Candidate Information booklet.

CONSENT CALENDAR
None

OLD BUSINESS
Board Retreat
The agenda for the board retreat on May 2 was distributed and briefly discussed.

NEW BUSINESS
None

OPEN COMMENT
One comment was made.

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Three comments were made.

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN:
1. Reviewed and approved minutes of the March meeting.
2. Reviewed and approved meeting agenda for April.

Respectfully submitted by,
Delfina Vargas
Board Administrator