Minutes
New Deal Café
Board of Directors
Regular Meeting
March 15, 2006
Present: Richard McMullen, Bill Wilkerson, Ronnie Scotkin, Joyce Abell
Excused: Brett Fishburne
Others: Ellen Siegel (General Manager)
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM.
1. Minutes
Motion: The minutes of February 24 and March 1, 2006 were approved.
Moved: Ronnie Scotkin Second: Bill Wilkerson Carried: 2-0-1(JA)
Motion: The minutes of February 24 and March 1, 2006 were approved.
Moved: Ronnie Scotkin Second: Joyce Abell Carried: 3-0
2. Election of Officers
Motion: Bill Wilkerson was elected as secretary.
Moved: Ronnie Scotkin Second: Joyce Abell Carried: 3-0
Motion: Brett Fishburne was elected as treasurer.
Moved: Ronnie Scotkin Second: Joyce Abell Carried: 3-0
3. Mission Statement – Discussion led to the conclusion that the proposed mission statement might need to clarify the difference between the cooperative and the café.
Motion: The mission statement was tabled.
Moved: Bill Wilkerson Second: Ronnie Scotkin Carried 3-0
4. Tasks & Deadlines – The board’s updated rankings of tasks for 2006 was reviewed. During discussion the following points were made: 1) financial matters were generally ranked the highest; 2) Some tasks are prerequisites to others; 3) the working schedule of tasks and deadlines needs to be flexible.
5. Annual Dues
Motion: Dues must be paid by mail.
Moved: Ronnie Scotkin Second: Bill Wilkerson Carried: 3-0
6. Committee Assignments
Motion: Add Pete Mayo to the Personnel Policies Committee on the proposed committee assignments.
Moved: Ronnie Scotkin
Motion: Approve the proposed committee assignments as modified.
Moved: Bill Wilkerson Second: Ronnie Scotkin Carried: 3-0
7. Post Office
Motion: Assign Bill to attend the meeting on the post office’s move to Greenbelt East in order to urge the city council to retain a customer service center in Roosevelt Center.
Moved: Ronnie Scotkin Second: Joyce Abell Carried: 3-0
8. Café Manager’s Report
a. Cooperatives – Ellen reported that Dorie Bates of GCC liked the board’s idea of holding a meeting of the Greenbelt cooperatives in September, and offered to give the NDC information on joining a cooperative association.
b. Energy Buying Consortium – Ellen reported that she was requesting a proposal from an energy buying consortium associated with RAM which might reduce the projected increases in electric charges for the café
c. Trash Bill – The city trash bill is increasing from $120 to $190/quarter.
9. Liquor License – Ray needs to sign a notarized letter of resignation by March 23 in order to be removed from the liquor license. He will be back in town this weekend.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Wilkerson
Approved on April 19, 2006.
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