Milwaukee Makerspace Wiki

Meeting Time: 7:00pm

Location: Craft Lab

Board Members Present: DL, Carl S., Dan J., Lance L., Tom Gr., Joe R.

Board Members Absent: Vishal

Lance welcome Carl and encouraged sharing, asking, and speaking freely.

Treasurer's Report

• Treasurer's report was not done

• Previous Action Item: Joe will talk to WE energies about our utility rates
  • Joe has the form but hasn't sent it in yet

• Previous Action Item: Dan to review Paypal accounts and what fees we can use now that we're a non profit - waiting on Paypal Customer Service
• No updates

Wild Apricot Transition:

• Dan said the transition went well and it saves a lot of time
• Joe agrees with Dan. He mentioned that members seemed to agree as well
• New system provides real-time accounting and totals
• The old system is active but it is not being used. It will be archived
• 500 member limit has been exceeded on Wild Apricot. Though archiving and un-archiving is easy so we don't need to upgrade to the next plan up. Only active members count against the plan limit
• Still need MMPIS integration
• Dan noted amount for contribution. $800 to be given out. $700 allocated towards building fund
• How to sign up new members needs to be updated
• Dan will be working on single sign on for the wiki
• Tom noted that we still need to do 9 months of taxes

Storage

• DL is conducting an audit on storage
• DL mentioned that we are running out of free storage
• DL is putting pictures in Wild Apricot
• DL will crack down on inactive or lapsed members. There will be less grace period before contacting and impounding
• 19117 clock fell off wall and shattered.
• DL wants to move Ben Nelson's bike up.
• Mike P.'s cart is too large
• DL said that Rob Mohr's stuff needs to go on a cart or be moved up
• DL said that we should rearrange MMS stuff also
• Char's stuff will be addressed after Jan 1st
• Dalek space is adding a 3rd Dalek
• Consider Char's space as Dalek, PPPRS, or Public Space
• DL has asked Tom Klein to remove his still from he building
• Joe thinks we need to enforce current storage policies before getting more member shelves
• We current have 198 members. 173 members, 25 family members
• Boat will be leaving next year. No interest in asking him to move it earlier than planned. Lance is happy with the progress
• DL started a waiting list for member shelves
• Lance asked if a board decision is needed on vacating member storage earlier than 30 days.
• DL to crack down on people storing stuff in front of pallets, carts,etc.
• DL will add yellow tape to aisles and floor spaces.
• DL will add document sleeves
• DL will send letter to vault hallway renters, nothing can be close than 20“ to ceiling for HVAC and safety

Building ownership/purchasing shares progress

• Lawyer is creating papers
• Will close by end of year

* Previous Action Item for Lance - Write a thank you letter to our wonderful snow plower and offer tax exempt letter

• Matt N. extra storage space
  • Cart with PC's in east room is project for a group
  • Tony Sparks is also working on it.
  • DL said (3) months is at the end of November
  • Matt told DL that it would be transferred to another members
  • But only (3) months are allowed

• Add Marc Ownley as secondary Welding Area Champion - Dan J.
  • Marc is very helpful and donates a lot to the space.
  • Would an ad of his employer be ok on the website
  • Joe is against a banner being posted at the space
  • DL think a 11×17 and stickers are ok. Also, education charts with w/ vendor names are acceptable

• New camera system
  • Scott is still championing the install
  • Location, coverage, and tweaks were discussed
  • Brant explained his view on expectations of privacy and public spaces

• 4×8 CNC Plasma Cutter
  • Previous estimated date for completion: October 2015
    • Still a work in progress, was moving, etc. sensors and electronic issues have been fixed

• Kuka
  • Previous action item: Joe will send a certified letter to the previous Kuka owner
    • No update

• Induction Furnace
  • Previous estimated date for completion: October 2015
    • partly melted metal. fully melted itself

• Dust collection system
  • Action Item for Vishal - Follow up with communicators to Hastings Energy
    • Done - Quotes were sent out to the board
    • Whole quote was $20k and Joe thinks that is too expensive
    • Joe think $1-2k is an acceptable number
    • Brant to price the dust system
    • Carl mentioned that Felisha's new dust system was 5 figures

Bridgeport

• Red Dragon broke. $1-2k to fix.
• Adrian is ok with the new bridgeport
• Vote Take in Rich's Bridgeport. (6) yes, (1) abstain (Vishal)
• Joe would like (2) months to breakdown and dismantle the Red Dragon

• Space improvement day

• New member orientation
  • Previous action item from DL, Lance, and Tom: Plan a new member orientation video

• Safety
  • Previous action item from Tom: Call mat services to get rental costs
  • Previous action item from DL: Provide dollar numbers for purchasing new carpets