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In attendance: Shannon Binns, James Cowan, Jan Steinman & Carol Wagner, Greg Greene (observer), Jean (observer)]

OLD BUSINESS

• Agenda of today's meeting approved
• Minutes approved: 20051231, 20060101, 20060209
• During minutes approval process, all members skimmed, reviewed and clarified points
• <task>[x]ACTION James to follow up as steward to request notes from Feb 11 consensus workshop with Renee (James Cowan)</tasks>

NEW BUSINESS

• Values document updating: Jan to steward this process, to email other members once completed (Jan Steinman)
  
  • document refinement on wiki: All members to do, make minor changes, be prepared to ratify/freeze this document next members meeting
• Property choices for Interim Ecoreality purchase (Jan and Carol's primary residence): we reviewed all 7 that Jan, Carol and James viewed this past week
  • 1 is a possibility on SS Island, #6 with nursery is a possibility
  • Carol gave Shannon a verbal tour of #1, James shared his impressions
  • discussion followed of the priorities and all options for property-buying of this interim phase of the ecovillage
  • option 1- make an offer on one of the current 7 properties
  • option 2- wait one month for more spring real estate inventory to come up
  • option 3- J+C to live at OUR ecovillage and store their belongings in trailer parked in rented space, gives us until August to find EITHER the interim land purchase or the final land purchase (especially if membership grows over next few months)
  • Carol suggested option 1 - make an offer on the property #1 and request subject removal period of 3-4 weeks to allow for perusal of other properties that may come up before finalizing a deal
  • DECISION agreed by all four members to follow Carol's proposal and offer on property #1
• The Long Term Land Buying Options are:
• Current news from Brancy Gallagher: 70 acres in Cowichan valley, has old growth and elk herd
• ACTION Carol to contact Brandy and find out more details and information on this potential (Carol Wagner)
  
• More about long term land buying criteria and possibilities this afternoon at Advisory meeting brainstorm and feedback session
• Cooperative formation:
• ACTION Jan to refine the wiki coop memorandum and coop rules page to reflect any new or additional points that are available from the work Marty Frost has done with SEEDS coop agreement (Jan Steinman)
  
• ACTION All to look at coop rules page on wiki NOW to get familiar, then to look over refinements once Jan emails whole group that it has been completed (All)
  
• Advisory Council Meeting Plan for later today:
• Carol to facilitate
• Brainstorm of activities we could do: non-negotiables exercise from DLC book with those present, compare to the non-negotiables list members have made, membership procedure- share the current structure bit by bit and ask for feedback and suggestions from advisory, land criteria list- share the current list and ask for feedback and suggestions.
• Facilitator chosen for April 1 members meeting: someone to steward the venue, coordinate schedules, prep for the meeting: James agreed to facilitate next meeting
• Meeting Adjourned