PFC Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes for October 20, 2003

Attendance
Board Members: John Austin; Linda Diane Feldt; Arun Mathur; Martin Piszczalski; Howard Shapiro; Duane Thomas; Laurie White; Carol Collins, PFC General Manager.

Anne Benedict, PFC Human Resources Director - facilitating

Guest: Herb Alvord, PFC Member/Owner

Call to order - 7:30pm by Anne

Consent Agenda
minutes and web minutes of 9/15/03 meeting; setting L.4.10 monitoring for February; acceptance of Board self-monitoring reports G.7 Board Meetings, G.8 Cost of Governance, and M.4 Monitoring GM Performance. All Directors having reviewed and understood these materials, they were accepted and approved unanimously.

Member Input for 2004 (Linda Diane)
Duane, Arun, and Linda Diane will meet to prepare suggestions for Board consideration at the November meeting.

PFC by-laws (Linda Diane)
Linda Diane will review the by-laws to assess the possible need for minor revision and updating. John will assist as requested.

Nominations Report (Arun and Martin)
The Board identified two focuses for action: 1) immediate preparation of materials, procedures and recruitment for the upcoming 2004 election and 2) planning for more extensive recruitment outreach and candidate qualification after that. Martin, Howard, Laurie, and John formed the new Nominating Committee to begin work.

Board Budget Proposal (Howard)
A motion to approve was tabled until the November meeting.

Ends Policy Development (Duane)
The Board supported revised working drafts of E.2 Products & Services by Duane and E.3 Member Engagement by Duane and John. Discussion next month will be on E.1 Knowledge & Information.

Next Meeting - Monday, November 24, 2003, 7:30pm at Menlo Innovations (212 N. 4th Ave) or downstairs at the Co-op if Menlo space is unavailable. Snack Person: Howard

Adjournment – at 9:45 by acclamation

Respectfully submitted by John Austin, Board Secretary