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Milwaukee Makerspace Board of Directors Meeting - March 19th, 2020
Held Online via Google Hangouts
Attendees
Present
Markus
Adrian
Tim
Kathy
Faith
Sarah
Absent
Guests
Jeff Mann
Kathy Cannistra
Mike Tarnowski
Sarah Beneforado
Tony
Jake B
Minutes
Review and approval of the Minutes of the previous meeting
Reports of Boards and Standing Committees
Treasurers Report
Find the current treasurer report
here.
Building Maintenance/Issues
Reports of Special (Select) Committees
Unfinished Business
Membership Engagement
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
Do we want to add a space for upcoming classes in the Tuesday meeting notes?
Add members-only board to the What Have You Been Hacking/Making email blast.
Direct Add members when signing them up to Members-Only board and Public Board
Space Improvement Day
Bullet points/script for giving tours
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
Update
Update member handbook and provide printed copy
Include something like a quick start guide of how to get trained?
Markus will look at handbook and edit it
Slide deck in wiki for new members
Solves:
FAQ, Training questions, Cleaning, Lights, First aid
* Update
Old Dumpster Pad
Board Member Retreat
Air Compressor Service Call
Maker Faire 2020 Update
Matt G asking to be the champion
general or hand tools area
wait for him to come to us in person and give his ideas
idea: possibly give one yearly set budget
*update:
Jewelry Area Rock Saw
Language of Dues Due Date
New Business
Air dryer proposal
Meeting room carpet proposal
Purchase carpet squares and glue etc as previously announced
possibility of extending in to entrance area, Not in the craft lab
$1,000 total budget
Vote:
Adrian, Tim, Kathy, Sarah, Faith: Yes
Markus: Abstain
Carl: Absent
COVID-19 preventative measures
Limit space use
no at risk people
no high risk spreaders
wear face masks
no stupid behavior (taking things out of the trash…)
limit to as few areas as possible
wipe down machines
signage
entrance logs
entrance upon board request
parking permit extensions
COVID-19 escalation measures
COVID-19 financial and relief measures
Waive all members' dues for one month (Article 2, Section 7 of the By-Laws)
Parking ticket extension
Online meetings for members, improve mental health during isolation
COVID-19 Board Response
Announcements
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