Synopsis of the Coordinating Meeting 11.18.10

• Timeline of coop was reviewed and updated. Opening date for store was discussed and will continue to be reviewed. Input will be sought out from experienced businesses and with local producers who will be involved with the coop. Other major events can be set up before the store opens such as a producers convention.
• Feasibility study update was given. Committees submitted work plans and will now add dates to tasks.
• The coordination/project management role will be defined. The role will include merging the work plans into a master “taskline” to allow for committees to be aware of tasks that they need to accomplish to allow for another committee to proceed with tasks.
• Volunteers will be attending the NDSU business writing class. Ideas were given for items for students to work on.
• New communication tools for the coop were discussed as google groups is changing.
• Location of the next Coordinating Committee meeting will be St. John’s on December 2 at 6:30pm in the parlor. These meetings are always open to the public, but there will be a special invitation to current volunteers active in the coop to attend and review implementation of improvements from October’s all volunteer meeting.
• A resource log will begin to be formed to track available education to volunteers and those who have completed different education will be able to evaluate them for other volunteers.