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boardmeetingagenda:2021-11-18 [2021/11/19 00:37]
wildapricot-campbell_timothy [Agenda] 		boardmeetingagenda:2021-11-18 [2021/11/19 02:48]
wildapricot-reid_william [Space Improvement Day]
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   - **__Intro__**   - **__Intro__**
-    - Take Attendance+    - Take Attendance:
     -  Cheers:      -  Cheers: 
     - Previous Minutes:      - Previous Minutes: 
-    - Financial Projections+    - Financial Projections:
   - **__Updates on Ongoing Business__**   - **__Updates on Ongoing Business__**
     - Marquette SAE Team     - Marquette SAE Team
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 == Present == == Present ==
   * Tim C   * Tim C
 +  * Marcus S
 +  * Bill R
 +  * Alden H
 +  * Chris T
 +  * Faith F
 +  * Jeff M
  
 == Absent == == Absent ==
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 == Guests == == Guests ==
-  *+  * Dan J 
 +  * Charlie P 
 +  * Jake B 
 +  * Adam P 
 +  * Steve P 
 +  * Mike T
  
 ==== Cheers ==== ==== Cheers ====
-  * This month's libation of choice:  +  * This month's libation of choice: Gin and Tonics 
-  * Provided by: +  * Provided by: Marcus S 
  
 ==== Previous Minutes ==== ==== Previous Minutes ====
-  * Meeting called to order by Tim at: +  * Meeting called to order by Tim at: 7:03 PM 
 +  * Last months meeting's minutes approved unanimously
  
 ==== Current Financial Projections ==== ==== Current Financial Projections ====
   * Update from Jeff M   * Update from Jeff M
-  * Membership currently (Maximum was 380); Minimum was ~240 during Covid. +  * Membership is currently 375 (Maximum was 380); Minimum was ~240 during Covid.
  
 ====== Ongoing Business ====== ====== Ongoing Business ======
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 ==== Marquette SAE Team ==== ==== Marquette SAE Team ====
   * Marquette SAE received clearance for 4 months of rent + memberships   * Marquette SAE received clearance for 4 months of rent + memberships
-  * Tim provided two tours to ~16 Marquette students+  * Tim provided tours of both buildings to ~16 Marquette students
     * Bill and Tim signed up ~16 new members on 11/7!!!     * Bill and Tim signed up ~16 new members on 11/7!!!
   * Marquette provided payment for 21 members and 350sqft of storage for 1 month   * Marquette provided payment for 21 members and 350sqft of storage for 1 month
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 ==== Norwich Lease ==== ==== Norwich Lease ====
-  * Lease to increase some amount (0.01s per square foot) +  * Due to rise in price of natural gas and inflation rising at 6%, the price per sq ft in the new lease (current lease expires 12/3/21) needs to be adjusted in the new lease 
-  * Vote for 3 year lease?+  * Proposal: Lease to increase $0.015 per square foot for a 3 year lease (increase of $165/month) 
 +  * 1 or 3 year lease 
 +  * Tim C will notify the membership
  
 ==== Maker Faire Milwaukee ==== ==== Maker Faire Milwaukee ====
   * Total Expenditures   * Total Expenditures
-    * Power Wheels: $1,7000 paid for, amount outstanding paid for by Jeff?+    * Power Wheels: $1,700 paid for, amount outstanding to be paid by Treasurer
  
 ==== Make 48 ==== ==== Make 48 ====
-  * Membership given primer via sizzle reel +  * Proposed dates in July, 2022 
-  * Next steps: sell the vision (easier said than done)+  * Membership given primer via sizzle reel in recent newsletter 
 +  * Next steps: educate the membership 
 +  * Participation determined by a membership vote in the future as details are finalized
  
 ==== Space Improvement Day ==== ==== Space Improvement Day ====
   * Sunday, Nov. 28th   * Sunday, Nov. 28th
-  * Food TBD +  * Food: Chacanabee by Jake and Faith / Beef Chili by Mike T 
-  * Major projects identified?+        * Members can bring additional food to share 
 +  * Major projects identified
  
 ==== Membership Engagement ==== ==== Membership Engagement ====
  
 ===Storage Proposal=== ===Storage Proposal===
-  * Proposal by Tim: all new members must attend space improvement day before being allocated storage+  * Proposal by Tim: all new members must attend Space Improvement Day before being allocated storage space
     * Encourage new members to interact with current members and the BOD     * Encourage new members to interact with current members and the BOD
     * Helps ensure large groups of volunteers     * Helps ensure large groups of volunteers
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     * If current members want storage space, they must have participated in an SID within the last 2 to 3 months.     * If current members want storage space, they must have participated in an SID within the last 2 to 3 months.
   * Vote to change rule to reflect the above proposal   * Vote to change rule to reflect the above proposal
-    * Requires alerting the membership +    * Tim C will alert the membership of the proposed change 
-  * **No action yet taken, vote should occur in December, take effect in new year**+  * **No action taken, BOD vote slated to occur at December meeting, to be implemented in new year**
  
 === Event Proposal === === Event Proposal ===
   * Date of Trivia Night   * Date of Trivia Night
-    * November proposed+    * 1Q proposed
  
 === Membership Signup Materials === === Membership Signup Materials ===
-  * Tim 7/8ths through script+  * Tim 7/8ths through script for new member video
     * Upon completion will do rough recording for commentary/feedback     * Upon completion will do rough recording for commentary/feedback
-    * Will break up information between tours and signup video+    * Will break up information between the 2 tours and signup video (goal: have video be ~10 minutes long) 
 ==== Pottery Area Expansion ==== ==== Pottery Area Expansion ====
  
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   * Call to Vote to Expand the Area:   * Call to Vote to Expand the Area:
-    * Ayes: +    * Ayes: 6 
-    * Nays: +    * Nays: 0 
-    * Abstains:+    * Abstains: 1
  
 +====Early discussion on expanding the HAM Radio area======
 +
 +  * Mike T paid the rent for the area in 2021
 +  * Request to have MMS pay for the area beginning 1/22 (70 sq ft)
 +  * Mike T requests additional 70 sq ft (Total cost of $54/month for 140 sq ft)
 +  * HAM radio has made >2,600 contacts to date
 +  * FYI, trailing 12 months: net of $3,000. Current net of ~$4,000
  
-    
 ==== Neon Sign Bending Area ==== ==== Neon Sign Bending Area ====
  
   * **__Jake Bissen on Creating a Neon Sign Bending Area__**   * **__Jake Bissen on Creating a Neon Sign Bending Area__**
     * Requesting 55sqft of space, or $20.67/mo     * Requesting 55sqft of space, or $20.67/mo
-    * Between $500-$1000 of startup funding to give a class right away+    * ~$1000 of startup funding requested to purchase (glass, transformers, etc) to give a class right away 
 +      * $500 for initial consumables 
 +      * $500 to build out the area
     * {{ :boardmeetingagenda:neon_area.jpg?linkonly |}}     * {{ :boardmeetingagenda:neon_area.jpg?linkonly |}}
- +    * Allow members to make signs for the Space at no cost 
-  * Will Call Vote one Week from Today +    * Will Call Vote one Week from Today (November 25)
  
 ====== New Business ====== ====== New Business ======
  
 +  * MMS Merch
 +    * Alden suggests making the merchandise
 +    * Consider a 2 tier program
 +        * Make some merchandise and use a 3rd party vendor for additional upscale products (fleece pull-overs, etc)
 +    * Or use a third party vendor
  
 ==== Pre-Planned Membership Proposals ==== ==== Pre-Planned Membership Proposals ====
 +
  
 ==== Member Topics ==== ==== Member Topics ====
-  * + 
 ====== President's Minute ====== ====== President's Minute ======
-  * Newsletters. Who's read them? 
  
 +  * Newsletters. 
 +  * Business cards
 +        * Tim updating
 +        * Vote: Spend ~$120 for ~1,000 cards
 +            * Ayes: 
 +            * Nays:
 +            * Abstention: 
 +  * Initial discussion on challenge coins - BOD can privately provide members for exemplary service to the Space.
 +        * To be discussed in the future
  
-  * Business cards are outdated, need new ones 
-    * Vote to spend up to $120 for ~1000 cards 
-    * Ayes: 
-    * Nays: 
- 
- 
-  * Recognition for Awesomeness Challenge Coins 
 ===== Close ===== ===== Close =====
-  * Meeting was adjourned at:  pm+ 
 +  * Meeting was adjourned at: 8:45 pm
  
  
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