Held at the Milwaukee Makerspace craft lab

• Tim C
• Pete P
• Marcin P
• Colleen L
• Dan J
• Kathy H
• Marcus

• N/A

• Jake B
• Karen P
• Felicia
• Jon H
• Steve P

• Meeting called to order by Tim at

• Previous meeting minutes were Approved

• Find the current treasurer report here.

• Previous status
  • Kathy to ask Area Champions to update the Wiki with equipment in their area(s).
• Update
  • Slow, no major updates

• Previous status
  • Back hallway door near vaults needs a push bar installed.
  • Focus on Energy Credit for LED bulbs still needs to be submitted
• Update
  • Vault push bar will be added to SID
  • Dan to followup on Energy Credit
  • Colleen to get professional cleaning and maintenance for Vacuum cleaners

• No Special Committees for this meeting.

• Previous status
  • Found the original letter, must wait to re-apply next year with better evidence.
  • Tom G. will contact our lawyer and try again.
  • Tim to get law students from Marquette to help Pro-bono
• Update
  • Tim: No updates, still waiting for help from Marquette

• Previous status
  • Budgeted $250 for new cameras (Alley x2, Metal Shop, Finishing Area)
  • Adrian ordered the cameras
• Update
  • Need to find the cameras
  • Add to SID punchlist

• Previous Status
  • SID will have an item to improve lighting in hallway
  • Tom is looking into getting a 2nd heater or furnace booster
• Update
  • Hallway Heater: To be discussed after paint room plans are finalized

• Previous Status
  • Pete will research AED purchase options
• Update
  • Pete's Research
    • https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/product/HCM5066A/heartstart-onsite
    • $1300, $75/2yrs for pads, $160/4yrs for battery
    • Tim will ask membership for vote

• Previous Status
  • Empowering area champions
  • No making on SID between noon and 5pm
  • Another newsletter will be sent
• Update
  • No update, Pete's wife got into a car accident, ohhhhh noooooooooooooooooooooo

• Last Status
  • Still need to update the new ticket/permit PDFs and delete the old ticket/permit PDFs
  • Kathy needs help converting documents into PDF
• Update
  • Kathy will update PDFs soon
  • Pete will update wiki documents

• Last Status
  • Propose to send an email to members about the yearly Maker Faire Milwaukee funding commitment
• Update
  • $5,000 was voted for and approved
  • Form is available to ask for funding

• Last Status
  • Need to promote members who have had a positive impact on the makerspace
  • Certain member(s) are using it as personal storage and are lapsed
  • Empower facilities director to enforce current storage rules
  • Updated the emails for lapsed accounts to include warning about losing storage
  • Pete will edit the new member video
  • Marcin will draft a proposal for acceptance criterion
• Update
  • New member video updated
  • No update on acceptance criterion

• Last Status
  • Brant's email: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/membersonly-milwaukeemakerspace/yNIaiytG-40/discussion
  • Steve's proposal: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/membersonly-milwaukeemakerspace/rtSK7XT-PmY/discussion
• Update
  • Brant had meeting and has a plan
  • Waiting on budget from Brant and Tom G

• Last Status
  • BOD discussed a proposal form that members would fill out when making any requests for the BOD
  • BOD will move forward exploring use of the form
  • Mat will work with Kyle on moving the form to the MMS Google Drive
• Update
  • The form is ready
  • Tim will update wiki and pin on member only forum
  • Dan will add link to WildApricot

• Anodizing proposal
  • Kathy Cannistra sent an email on February 15th proposing to put the anodizing station in the vault hallways in the area where to grill currently is. Venting options would be out the door, through a new wall hole or tubed through to the paint room fan.
  • To be discussed after paint room is finalized

• Suggested Membership Changes
  • Dillan Laughlin https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bod-milwaukeemakerspace/Xzmmv6yVY9E/yBA-iESQAQAJ
  • BEGIN
  • I have a few suggestions regarding membership and dues payments that I think would help with the overall operation of the space, particularly as our membership grows. The main idea is to move towards auto-renew/auto-pay memberships as the standard for all *new* members. The purpose of these suggestions is to reduce the amount of time that volunteers (e.g. Treasurer and Operations Director) need to spend each month following up on lapsed memberships, missed payments, and storage issues. These suggestions also help to align income and expense cash flows, making it easier for the board to make financial decisions based on stable cash flows.
  • My recommendations are:
    • 1. Unpublish existing monthly membership options that do not include auto-renewal/auto-payment. The pre-existing options will still exist in Wild Apricot admin portal, but they will no longer be a member-selectable option.
    • 2. Grandfather existing membership options. This will prevent existing members from complaining about changes impacting them.
    • 3. Members changing their membership type (individual ↔ family) or adding a paid storage space must be on an auto-renewal/auto-payment option.
    • 4. Monthly-billed members that lapse must shift to an auto-renewal/auto-payment membership when they rejoin, if Wild Apricot supports this workflow.
    • 5. Members can cancel their membership at any time, effective at the end of their current month. Any storage may be reclaimed and reassigned by the Operations Director at the beginning of the next month.
  • The Bay View Neighborhood Association uses Wild Apricot as well and I’m doing a similar transition to auto-renew/auto-pay membership accounts to make things a little easier to manage for our volunteer-run organization.
  • Alternatives might include:
    • Not grandfathering monthly-billed memberships. The vast majority of members would be switched to auto-renewal/auto-payment memberships.
    • Members that don’t want to use a auto-renewal/auto-payment membership could pre-pay their membership and storage dues on a yearly or quarterly basis. Payment could be due *X number of days before* the end of their current cycle. If a member lapses without a board-member approved waiver for extenuating circumstances, any storage may be reclaimed and reassigned by the Operations Director once their pre-paid term has ended.
  • Things to consider while thinking about theses suggestions:
    • On average, how much time is spent each month on resolving payment issues?
    • On average, how much time is spent each month on reconciling storage with current member status?
    • How frequently do we gain new members that lapse within their first year of membership? How often do they occupy storage space while lapsed?
    • What percentage of members are currently on an auto-renew/auto-pay membership vs. not?
    • Why do some current members not use auto-renew/auto-pay memberships?
  • Thank you for your consideration. I’d be happy to field any questions you might have.
  • END
  • Dan has discussed with Dillan
  • Dan prefers to keep current state
  • See Dan for more info
  • Discussion topic is complete, will not carryover

• Wildapricot Signups
  • Signups take a long time
  • Marcin to research auto-provisioning for new membership
  • No update

• Computer Misuse
  • https://groups.google.com/d/topic/bod-milwaukeemakerspace/iVZwMDjLWJI/discussion
  • The situation was handled by suspending the offending member
  • Membership was notified
  • Discussion topic is complete, will not carryover

• Elections
  • Questions
    • How to handle special elections when BOD member leaves position for another?
    • How to handle a tie?
    • Visibility of results
  • Initial Thoughts
    • Public Results: Near real-time visibility to vote counts but not names
    • Paper Ballots: Use a computer for data entry then cross check and process votes
    • Administration: Must be a BOD with no vested interest in the election
    • Needs further discussion, we have 5 months till next election

• Happy Birthday to Jon!!
  • We had cake and sang a lovely Happy Birthday song

• Bayview Gallery Night
  • Friday, June 1st, 2018
  • Email the membership for help
  • General idea is to have self guided tours and members at stations
  • Karen will make plans

• MATC Students
  • Allow students to become members where MATC pays for membership
  • MATC will then allow MMS members access to use MATC facilities, equipment, and instructors
  • See Dan for more info

• Nothing

• Meeting was adjourned at 21:18