Held at the Milwaukee Makerspace Entrance

• Markus
• Faith
• Kathy
• Carl
• Pete

• Steff
• Billy

• Jake
• Adrian
• Dan J

• Meeting called to order by Markus at 7:01PM

• Previous meeting minutes were approved by 5 in attendance.

• Find the current treasurer report here.

* Update

• Bill for graffiti removal was $390

• Carl is in contact with the Makers mart people and we are on the list for 2020. He will continue to talk to them about holding a makers mart at our location.
• Carl wants to invite non-members to the fusion 360 class

• Previous Status
  • Remember to suspend members before archiving them
  • Ideas:
    • Increase knowledge on classes available online or throughout space
    • Area champions sponsor events in their area with area funds
    • Makerspace facilitate classes by purchasing materials
    • See if members want to teach specific classes
    • Grillers night out has been going on every week, need to post on TV
    • A member wants to do a Miniature painting class
• Updates

• Last Status
  • all 6 vote approval for flooring
  • 700 dollars for flooring est.
• Update
  • Kathy found someone who is donating vinyl sheet flooring. Waiting to see if it will be dropped off or if we have to pick it up

• Last Status
  • Tom G was issued a Letter of intent
  • Rezoning and drawings in progress
  • Waiting on City to determine how they will handle land situation
  • City Council has voted yes to giving us the building for $1
• Update
  • For now, West Allis building is off the table for environmental reasons

• Last Status
  • Exterior Building lighting - Tom G
  • Lighting the side of building attempt to reduce graffiti also talk to neighborhood
  • Big LED light was acquired that can be aimed.
  • Tom G waiting on an electrician to come by
  • Idea of a mural for the outside wall
    • need approval from city
    • Carl and Steff heading this
• Update
  • Waiting for quotes from Tom

• Last Status
  • Tom G. said we can use his truck. If we need another, Pete can get one for probably less than $300

• Maker Faire funding requests
  • Forms will be made for requests for funds - https://goo.gl/forms/FTlhPLpWlrLUWRwI3
  • how do we handle the budget with the outreach committee
  • discussion of funding flat amount or a match rate from fundraising
  • 6-1 vote to notify membership of a proposal requesting putting 5k toward outreach programs
  • Waiting on the plan for the 5K toward the Outreach Program until there is a budget outline
  • Vote Need to approve requests
    • Adrian $300
      • Pete: YES
      • Steff: YES
      • Faith: YES
      • Markus: YES
      • Kathy: YES
      • Billy: YES
      • Carl: YES
    • Pete $200 (travel funds for Akron Makerspace to attend)
      • Faith: YES
      • Markus: YES
      • Carl: YES
      • Pete: YES
      • Steff:
      • Kathy: YES
      • Billy: YES
• Update
  • Jake resubmitted his funding proposal for $500
    • Faith:YES
    • Markus:YES
    • Carl:
    • Pete:YES
    • Kathy:YES
    • Steff: NO
    • Billy:
  • Karen for $50
    • Faith: YES
    • Markus: YES
    • Carl:
    • Pete:YES
    • Kathy:YES
    • Steff:
    • Billy:
  • Open house on Saturday night after the Faire at the space
    • Carl will head this and wants a budget for the event
    • Food, DJ
    • Faith is asking a friend for DJ quote

• Last Status
• # Attendees
• Update

• Last Status
  • Move Maker Faire, Make-A-Thon, Power Wheels supplies to self storage unit
  • Tom recently started renting 1000sq.ft
  • Billy talked to Bay View storage and is waiting for hear back
  • We can also ask if members have any extra personal storage for Makerfair/Powerwheels supplies
• Update
  • We need to get this taken care of preferably before Maker Faire

• Last Status
  • Worth reintroducing? Carl has been doing this weekly, only about 2 people have shown up. He will continue until the board meeting and then decided if we should continue it or not
  • Carl, Pete and Steff working on script and tours
  • Need to make edits to handbook

• Update
  • Carl says not worth doing and will not continue

• Last Status
  • similar to wood shop
  • encourage and boost confidence for more members to give tours
  • more consistency of topics covered
  • cover more of our culture and what to expect (training, storage, behaviour)
  • Do we want a bulleted script for tour guides
  • Steff and Kathy C will survey new members
  • Do we want a quiz after becoming a new member for the simple/everyday things?
• Update
  • Live stream tour of the space next week, Tuesday. Pete will be cameraman while Carl will be the one talking

• Many people more likely to read and remember printed things
• Gives new members something to do while waiting to sign up
• Include something like a quick start guide of how to get trained?
• Markus will look at handbook and edit it
• Give each new member a copy
• Give handbook at first tour, then have the new member verify that they read it: quiz potential
• Face to face instruction instead of the video
• Carl will come in 30 minutes before Monday class for new member orientation
• Slide deck in wiki for new members
• Solves: FAQ, Training questions, Cleaning, Lights, First aid

• What can someone do to help an area/the space if they have 5 minutes?
• What are tasks that can be done without much guidance/knowledge?
• Enable and encourage members to spend a few minutes cleaning while waiting for a training, someone to show up, glue or paint to dry….
• Encourage area champions to contribute to a list/ sign
• Give a list when new members sign up
• Mark tasks in space improvement day list as repeatable for new members or volunteers
• Suggestions from area champions

• I would like to have a new rule regarding the return of members that we had previously removed from the Makerspace.
• I propose that before such a member can be signed back in again it must be a unanimous decision by the Board of Directors to take that member back.

• Update
  • Adding a new line on the sign up sheet to check off if they've been a member before
  • Markus wants to add a list of members who we should be wary of signing up again
  • new procedure write-up for signing up members

• Remove old pad and replace with compacted gravel for an additional parking spot

• Update
  • It’ll be in the fall when Cathy’s dad has slow time at work

• See 9. d. for background/history
• Implement a “High Score” board to help expose tool usage data to the membership at large
• Dan J.
• I think it would be helpful for member engagement if we could expose more data about tool usage.
• I would like to send out an automated email once a month, like the area funding email, containing “Most productive maker” awards. That shows who has been using each tool the most.
• I would also add a page to the website that contains “High Scores”, for the current month, the highest ever month, and the highest cumulative all time usage.

• Spending Area Funding^P.P.
  • Markus or Andy becoming electronics area champion to spend the money and stock things that are missing

• Meeting was adjourned at 7:41pm