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Board Meeting Notes from May 15, 2014

  • TomGz is out of town and has given Brant his proxy.
  1. 7:00 - Legal/Financial:
    1. Treasurer's Reports
      1. JoeR has posted reports for the last three months
      2. DanJ posted to members list, Joe will redo April
    2. Mission statements
      1. JoeR said we're doing well, our income is consistently greater than our expenses
      2. JoeR suggested we come up with a mission statement
      3. It would help guide decisions, especially what to do with money
      4. PeteP said he's collected mission statements from other spaces for examples
      5. Some ideas for ways to reinvest in the space include:
        1. One-time grants to Area Champions
        2. Buying shares of the building from MMIG investors
        3. Achieve non-profit status to save on property taxes, etc.
        4. Consider owning the building vs. rent
        5. Consider spin-offs, sister groups
        6. Possibility of additional locations
      6. Board will consider meeting with MMIG to consider options
    3. Brant is 50% done filling out Board Insurance quote forms
  2. 7:24 - Policies and Procedures:
    1. Cameras/CCTV
      1. Much discussion on message boards
      2. Board is looking to strike a balance between safety/security and privacy
      3. Those present suggested the following:
        1. Only put cameras in high risk areas, lots of tools or equipment
        2. Opposed to cameras in vaults, vault hallway, or meeting room
  3. 7:41 - Check on progress of Building Topics/Projects:
    1. Metal Finishing Area status update
      1. Bill^2 gave an update
    2. 7:58 - Bill needs a floor plan of the west room only, more detail
    3. Phones have a page on the wiki now, ChrisH needs help terminating jacks
  4. 8:00 - Check on progress of Member Projects:
    1. KevinC's sandblasting cabinet
      1. This is a personal project, DanJ offered to email Kevin asking him to remove it
    2. CNC Router status update (EdH,SteveP)
      1. No update at this time
    3. CNC Plasma Cutter status update (JoeR)
      1. PC acquired
    4. CNC Mogul
      1. EdC said almost ready to use
      2. Looking for help to transport a 4×8 sheet of MDF
      3. Machine is on a rolling cart
      4. It can be stored in Kuka enclosure and relocated when in use
    5. Power needed for new disc sander
    6. Both Rockwell drill presses are working now
      1. One is reversible
      2. Car dollies are needed to move them, whereabouts unknown
  5. New equipment/donations:
    1. DanJ noted the anvil arrived last week
    2. $1000+ worth of littleBits kits arriving soon (Pete)
  6. Events:
    1. Good Neighbor Party
      1. Write up invite, then decide on date
    2. Space Improvement Day would be on Memorial Day weekend
      1. Reschedule for June 1st
      2. Plan for food? Follow last meeting's decisions
    3. Gallery Night June 6th
      1. Cleaning/preparations needed prior to event
      2. Note: MattN and Pete are coordinating
    4. Next Orientation Class June 7th
      1. Class materials now on wiki

Board Meeting Agenda for May 15, 2014

Meeting Time: 7pm
Location: Lenox

  • TomGz is out of town and has given Brant his proxy.
  • 5 minute time limit per highest-level bullet point.
  • All members are welcome to attend, and non-board members can join the conversation when invited.
  1. Legal/Financial:
    1. Treasurer's Reports
      1. JoeR has posted reports for the last three months
      2. Ask JoeR to briefly summarize his thoughts on the reports
    2. Brant is 50% done filling out Board Insurance quote forms
  2. Policies and Procedures:
    1. Cameras/CCTV
  3. Check on progress of Building Topics/Projects:
    1. Metal Finishing Area status update (if anyone)
  4. Check on progress of Member Projects:
    1. CNC Router status update (EdH,SteveP)
    2. CNC Plasma Cutter status update (JoeR)
  5. New equipment/donations:
    1. $1000+ worth of littleBits kits (Pete)
  6. Events:
    1. Good Neighbor Party - date approaching, may need to reschedule
    2. Space Improvement Day would be on Memorial Day weekend - Reschedule for June 1st? Plan for food?
    3. Gallery Night June 6th - preparations?
      1. Note: MattN and Pete are coordinating
    4. Next Orientation Class June 7th - class materials online
  7. Any topics from members who are present
boardmeetingagenda/2014-05-15.txt · Last modified: 2014/05/25 00:54 by branth