September 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM - Coop Committee Meeting
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                                        1. Call to Order                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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1:59     | 
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                                        2. Roll Call                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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                                        3. Agenda Item                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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                                        3.1. Coop Vision                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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        Discussion: 
Commitments/Beliefs:
    Enhance Cooperative Purchasing through effective statewide communication.
    Provide equitable statewide pricing for goods and services.
    Provide a user friendly sourcing and procurement system to meet the needs of member entities.
    Provide statewide and nationally leveraged contracts to it’s members.
    Savings realized by purchasing in quantity for present and future procurement needs.
Action Plan:
    Increase the utilization of Coop negotiated contracts by all member entities by increasing communications to member key contacts.
    Increase membership of Coop by actively engaging non-participating schools and other public agencies when opportunities present themselves.
    Have a balanced budget by the 2018-19 year.     | 
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                                        3.2. COOP Goals                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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1)  Reduce the Number of POs
2)  Billing Responsive to District Needs
3)  Enhancement of Coop Through Statewide Communication
4)  Effective Statewide Training
5)  Develop a "User Friendly" Environment
6)  Ensure On-time Delivery     | 
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                                        3.3. Program Updates                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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                                        3.3.1. Equal Level/ION Wave                 
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Action Item     
        Discussion: 
Equal Level - Production site went active on August 10th, first orders was placed on August 14th.  Coop staff have been setting up Approvers and defining Approval Chains for each district.  EQL is now in development of the School aggregation piece and should have this ready for the November/December release.  There will be some additional customization needs for the aggregation of ESU 3's orders at a cost of $1,750 per year.  This year Equal Level will waive this cost and develop the solution with the expense billed in the future years.
Ion Wave - Coop staff have been going through training and designing the look and feel of the website before going to a production site.  Working on importing all specifications for the Annual Buy and setting up the bid for this years bid.  Production site went live on August 26.  Invites where sent to vendors to register on September 1 and currently we have 49 registered to receive RFP invites.  Vendors are not required to pay to register this year like they were in the past.     | 
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                                        3.3.2. ESM                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Tedesco     
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Sometime around August 1 ESM locked all accounts.  We had been locking School and ESU accounts but on August 4th we noticed that none of us could access the site any longer.
ESM catalog enablement comparison with Equal Level click here.  No other updates.     | 
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                                        3.3.3. Annual/Paper Buy                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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        Discussion: 
Craig Peterson asked for comments and/or suggestions. One concern was notification of deliveries. Delivery terms will be clarified (FOB or Inside Delivery).     | 
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                                        3.3.4. Special Buys                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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New Contracts over the Summer: Blackboard, Insight, and CDI.
Renewed Contracts: JourneyEd (Software), Sysco (Food), Softchoice (Software), Supplyworks (Custodial), and Voss Lighting (Light bulbs/ballasts).
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                                        3.3.4.1. World Book                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Tedesco     
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        Discussion: 
World Book invoices have all gone out to schools/ESUs.
 
Total World Book sales = $74,732.05
Admin. Fee $1494.64     | 
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                                        3.3.5. AEPA                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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        Discussion: 
The 2016 items that will be bid by AEPA are:
    Facilities Management Software
    Kitchen Equipment and Supplies
    Digital Resources (Coop Director Peterson is Co-Chair of Committee)
    Maintenance, Repair & Operations Catalog
    Musical Instruments
    Scoreboards & Marquee Signage
Construction Related Bids
    Athletic Surfaces - Hardwood Flooring
    Athletic Surfaces - Synthetic Turf
    Athletic Surfaces - Tracks & Courts
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                                        3.4. Future Efforts                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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Serving other Municipalities.      | 
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                                        3.5. Financial                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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Project Director Peterson provided the committee with a summary of sales for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. He also provided a saving report by Coop program.     | 
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                                        3.6. Statewide Communications                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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                                        3.6.1. Advisory Meeting October 1 @ ESU 10 - 10:00am-3:00pm.                   
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Tedesco     
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We will review the last year, provide a demo of the new ordering system with Equal Level, and discuss plans for the future.     | 
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                                        3.7. Policy & Procedures                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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                                        4. Next Meeting Agenda Items                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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                                        5. Executive Session                 
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                                        6. Adjournment                 
        Speaker(s): 
Committee Chair - Paul Tedesco     
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Action Item     
        Discussion: 
Meeting adjourned at 2:38 p.m.     |