Attendees: Francesca, Marisol, Emily K, April

Decisions

• Draw for monthly co-op star award vouchers
  https://avcoop.igloodigitalworkplace.ca/resources/resources_wiki/star_awards
  Winners: Emmily (star) Brianne (nominator)

 Discussions

• Reviewed and reported on action items from the previous meeting

  • AV equipment will have an entire room for storage.  The door will need to be fixed first.  Events Committee, Board and Alan will have access

  • Francesca talked to Leigh about the choir contacts and organization and has all of the contacts and information

  • Mikaela will do bubble letters to draw eyes to community notices and will be called “Community News”.  

  • Francesca spoke to Gardening committee why the tarp up in the North garden was put up and then taken down.  The gardening committee has various discussions going on with regards to rain covering for meeting outdoors.

• Thank you’s for events in the last month

  • Emily and everyone who organised the Halloween events (Eve, Emmily, Lauren, Jenna, Jenn) and those who volunteered to hand out candy on the first floor.

  • Pouneh for the craft/pumpkin carving

  • Caitlin and helpers for cleaning up after Halloween decorating

• November/December Events

  • Quiz Night - Nov 20

    • Francesca will create posters and put them on the lifts and lobby

    • Need Alan to send out another email to remind everyone (with Francesca’s email linked at the end?)  

  • Journal - Francesca will work on it this month

  • Sent board reminder re: Coho bonuses

  • Organise cards

  • Jenny Woodruff will organize Secret Santa

  • Cookie Swap - Sara is busy so will need new organizer

  • Pouneh is looking at dates for the Resident Business Expo

  • Pouneh is looking at dates for crafting events and will get back to us (stuffed dolls for November and Christmas crafts for December)

  • Work order submitted for Christmas tree, Tuesday Dec 7 - will need volunteers for lobby decorating

  • Dec 21 - Solstice - drinks will be served to those who are masked and have their own cups

  • Christmas caroling in the courtyard in the week before Christmas

  • Holiday Skating - Emily will follow up and keep us posted

  • Garden movie nights in the winter, weather allowing 

• Replacement dolly for one that was stolen - approved by the Board

  Action Items:

• April and Lerin will look into resorting the books in the common room and will pose the question to the coop on if they use the book deposits from VPL

• Emily to look into finding someone who is willing to get playground updates researched

• Francesca to talk to Kim face to face about the playground updates

• Francesca to host a meet and greet event with all co-op members

• Emily will get a list of songs and lyrics for the Christmas caroling and look for volunteers to lead the carols

• Francesca to talk to Ryanne about hosting a weekend neighbourhood walk about and building tour

• Emily will look for someone to lead the lobby decorating and anyone who would like to include any other decorations that are not Christmas related (e.g. menorah)