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Milwaukee Makerspace Board of Directors Meeting - November 17, 2016
Held at the Milwaukee Makerspace craft lab
Attendees
Present
Keith
Dan
Tom
Kayla
Harvey
DL ariving at 7:25
Absent
Guests
Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 by Keith
Review and approval of the Minutes of the previous meeting
Reports of Boards and Standing Committees
Treasurers Report
Renew Liability Insurance Policy
Advance Disposal (Dumpster) Renewal
Incredible growth this month, 19 members in last 3 weeks!
Space Equipment Inventory
Previous status
Inventories from areas coming in, DL has been working with the procedure - will have done by end of year
Intends to involve area champions
DL not present
Update
New Equipment/Donations
Joiner
Adrian following up on this
Update 10/20/16 donated items are at MMS and are being evaluated
Send decisions to area champions - do not need to bring up again
Building Maintenance/Issues
Reports of Special (Select) Committees
Space Projects Update
4x8 CNC Plasma Cutter
Previous status
The board discussed that the project has gone on for a very long time, and the tolerance for additional extensions is thin. All members of the board present voted unanimously to require completion of the CNC plasma cutter by November 17. If the plasma cutter is not complete, and two members trained to use it, it must be removed by the end of November.
Steve Pilon was present and had no concerns about the cutter being completed within the allocated time.
Update
Kuka
The board is in agreement that the Kuka is not serving wide enough use and intends to crowd source to the membership for contacts to then sell/remove from property.
Previous status
Jake is using the Kuka until August for his project
Jake is paying $10/month for the space.
When the Kuka returns from Makerfaire it will be sold or disposed of
Jake sent an email requesting that we hold on to it as a space tool.
Update
List online and encourage members to push a sell.
Half money for the person selling, Half money for 'space. Under 1200 'space wants 600 more than 1200 we want half.
List until Dec 15 weekend closest weekend
Kayla email members
Wood shop dust collection
update
Bill C /brant will create budget for updating collector
BoD autho $500
Unfinished Business
Property tax exemption
Previous Status
Our lawyer (Stephanie) has agreed to help us, but we have missed the window for this year. Tom and Stephanie will work on this later in the year for next year.
Keep on agenda and nag Tom in December (per Tom)
update
Tom moving forward and is ahead of game
Utility rates
New camera system
update
pottery area / vault area
door 4 “smoking area” by dumpster
public entrance door
when funds avaiable - east room
Willy's Boat
update
recently moved but is still moving forward
is even including members
Member Survey
update
Keith and Dan will colab for new questions
Signs & Awnings Outside
Previous status
Tom has proposed some awnings
Tom and Carl to work on the application to the city including a drawing, Carl has photos and needs to do the drawings
Tom and Carl to add this to the member survey since the cost is close to $1000.
Mockups given to Tom Gr.
Tom requested revisions - DL volunteered to make them
update
Keith will make up pictures for awnings to send to Tom to send to City
Kayla draft up bay doors design
Craft Lab II: Trade Craft!
Long-term Budgeting
Previous Status
Adrian suggested we should be setting aside a budget for large building expenditures
Board discussed how to operationally do this, agreed we need to determine what costs to forecast
Adrian will work on this more after Maker Faire
Update
no update - take up next meeting
Maker Faire
update
Carl not present
after survey feedback more decision can be had
Member Free Storage Space
update
bathroom storage needs to be looked over
DL will look over storage
new spaces to be added to wild apricot
Tom look for lockers
Add to survey questions regarding storage vs new facility
Calendars / Class Signups / Events
Calendars are a challenge, only board members can update the GCal, the groups aren't well suited to signing up for classes, not everyone has access to update the Wiki (or the knowledge about how to do so)
Dan says the next version of Wild Apricot may very well have some help for us
Website redesign proposal
update
carl is not present
Internet Service Proposal
update
no update
no more duccession until pete comes to BoD with new information
New Business
Fund International Games Day snacks
Offer lead to other makerspaces (via Tom G)
Doors to always locked?
Wax sculpting for casting area
Letter of support for BBCM relating to grant they are pursuing
Approve Bill and Cash as new woodshop area champions. Vishal has stepped down, Steve will remain as head champion.
update
deligate someone on SID to tell people what to fix and check that things are being fixed
vote in favor $100 to Amy for games day
vote in favor $200 make-a-thon
vote in favor Tom will delegate lead
vote in favor locks - take manual locks off doors
vote in favor of wax sculpting area to start moving into plasma area
vote in favor of Bill and Cash becoming woodshop area Champion - adjust wiki
Good of the Space
Space Improvement Day is poorly attended. I would like to find a way to encourage more people to attend. - Keith
Should we look into reconciling the members only list against wild apricot somehow, to keep members-only members only? - Keith
More, better training on areas - Keith
Announcements
Close
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52