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Milwaukee Makerspace Board of Directors Meeting - June 20th, 2017

Held at the Milwaukee Makerspace craft lab

Attendees

Present
  • Steffanie Maher
  • Adrian Volden
  • Erich Zeimantz
  • Tom Klein
  • Mathew Melk
  • Pete Prodoehl
Absent
  • Kathy Hughett
Guests
  • Dan J.
  • Tony
  • Tim

Minutes

Review and approval of the Minutes of the previous meeting

  • Minutes approved from last meeting.

Reports of Boards and Standing Committees

Treasurers Report

  • Find the current treasurer report here.

Space Equipment Inventory

  • Previous status
    • Kathy to ask Area Champions to update the Wiki with equipment in their area(s).
  • Update

Building Maintenance/Issues

  • Last status
  • Membrane installed incorrectly on roof
    • Tom Gralewicz reports that when fixing the roof, we found that the membrane had not been installed correctly. He's spoken to the company that did the job and the new owner has offered to fix it for free if we pay for parts. The board accepted this offer.
    • awaiting warmer weather
  • Update

Reports of Special (Select) Committees

Unfinished Business

Property tax exemption

  • Previous Status
    • Paperwork filed with Assessors office on 2/22
    • Adrian to follow up. No other update.
  • Update

New camera system

  • Previous Status
    • 8 cameras online
    • Second new system awaiting installation
    • One exterior camera will be installed after awnings are installed
    • Bill would like one additional camera in the wood shop
    • Currently have three camera systems, will be adding a fourth. Do we need or want to consolidate?
    • Tony and Keith are working on installation/configuring.
    • Back hallway camera needs to be mounted.
    • Steffanie to follow up with Keith to figure out status.
    • Camera installation will be added to Space Improvement Day Projects.
  • Update

Willy's Boat

  • Willy continues to to be seen working on the project.

Signs & Awnings Outside

  • Previous status
    • Awnings on hand awaiting screen printing and warmer weather
    • May install during Space Improvement Day if weather is nice. Steffanie to print (in some fashion) the logo on the awning.
    • Steffanie is still working on it.
  • Update

Long-term Budgeting

  • Previous Status
    • Create a list of “house projects” to establish funds for
    • Sit down with Tom G about price points that have previously been estimated
    • Call out to 3rd parties for getting estimates
    • Adrian and Dan are working on it
  • Update
    • No Update

New Vacuum Cleaners

  • Last Status
  • There's been discussion of needing new vacuums, but the board doesn't have a proposal in hand
  • Rick has proposed vacuums for carpet cleaning
  • There was concern that a filtering vacuum might not work as well as a bagged one with all the debris the space has
  • Keith brought in the Kirby
  • Dan J. asked the board to consider purchasing the last 4 of Tom G.'s industrial shop vacuums. Dan J. will clean and replace the filters. Board unanimously voted approved up to $400.00 to pursue the purchasing of the vacuums.
  • Tom G. is going to clean them before bringing them in.
  • Tom G. brought two vacuums in, still waiting for two more.
  • Update

Front bar redesign

  • Last Status
    • What to do with the bar by the front - Kathy
    • Kathy to work on finding items to rearrange/organize the front entrance.
    • Tom K. and Kathy H. to work on building a new entrance design.
  • Update

Bylaw and Insurance

  • Last Status
    • Board to review the By-laws thoroughly.
    • Board to setup a time to jointly review the By-Laws.
    • Interest in review Insurance Policy with Agent - Mat Melk.
    • Board to setup meeting with the Insurance Agent at the same time as the By-Law review.
    • Board to meet Thursday July 13th or another Thursday at 6 pm to discuss/review.
  • Update

Membership Engagement

  • Last Status
    • Membership Engagement
    • Board to generate ideas for Engagement ideas.
      • Ideas: Space leaders/influential members and big event bulletin boards.
    • Stephanie is working to setup a T-Shirt/logo design event and planning to reach out to Hal.
    • Ideas are still being generated.
  • Update

Dalek Asylum

  • Last Status
    • Dalek Asylum Moving
      • The Board voted unanimously to approve space in the East Room for the Dalek Asylum through the rest of the year with a required update of interest in October 2017.
  • Update

Laser Air Assist Issue

  • Last Status
    • Board discussed an email from the Area Champions about recent issues.
    • Tony and Dan are working on a solution to require fob for use.
    • Board members will reply with their thoughts.
  • Update

First Aid Training

  • Last Status
    • Board to research options for training.
  • Update

Desk Build

  • Last Status
    • Tom G. desk build has been there for 6 months.
      • Board unanimously voted to have Adrian send an email to request the desk be removed by the next Board Meeting (July 20, 2017).

New Business

  • Decide how/when to split vault 18 into 2 vaults.
  • What to do about flooding in vault 15.
  • Space Improvement Day attendance and food
  • Increasing Area Champion Interest
  • Maker Faire Milwaukee

Announcements

  • Wildapricot is changing. Dan will take care of it.
  • Board got almost everything done on our punch list from last month!

Close

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