Market Owners Meeting Agenda Notes

December 3, 2007
Medford Public Library, Medford, OR

 There being no formal business done at this meeting there are no minutes. However the following are notes prepared to help the various presenters at the meeting. During the meeting there were various suggestions on how to help the co-op owners communicate with each other and the board. This has been accomplished and a link to the discussion area can be found on the home page of this web site.

Between 80 and 100 people attended this meeting.

The Treasurer's Report can be found at this link: Treasurer's Report

Welcome – John Statler

Welcome, we want you, and ourselves, to leave here with confidence in what has happened and the direction the board is taking. 

We have chosen to recommend our coop move forward with this project. 

Our experience of almost losing the co-op and then having it revitalized is not unusual. I’ve been told that this scenario happens often around the country. 

It will be three to six months to point of looking at property. "We are updating and revising our business plan and are not ready to discuss property issues at this time." 

We are accepting subscriptions to the Medford Market Co-op, though we are not at this time actively soliciting for them. That said, please join. 

We are going to present some background so you can see what has been going on and where we might go. 

Recent History – John Miele 

These are the things we've accomplished since we last met,

·          An ad hoc committee formed to discuss finance and marketing issues

·          he previous board stepped aside

·          The landlord has agreed to release us from our obligations to him and his family.

·          Some members of the ad hoc committee have stepped into board positions

·          All records and accounts have been transferred to the new board

·          We have contacted our debtors and have started discussing our situation with them

·          We have identified some critical committees and task forces to move our work forward

·          Professionals in our greater community have offered to help with a new co-op model

Introductions – John Statler

A lot of work has gone into this transition. 
Special thanks to all the board members who have served since the beginning. 

Special thanks to ad hoc committee members who have devoted many hours.

Mark Thomas
Nancie Koerber
Torrey Byles
Dr. Harvey Meiers 

Current board members please stand and state your name.    

John Statler,  Louise Dix, Ben Truwe, Erika Robinson, John Miele, Diana Fairbanks, Paige Townsend