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| - | ====== Milwaukee Makerspace Board of Directors Meeting - November 18th, 2021 ====== | + | ====== Milwaukee Makerspace Board of Directors Meeting - January 20th, 2022 ====== |
| ====== Agenda ====== | ====== Agenda ====== | ||
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| - Space Improvement Day | - Space Improvement Day | ||
| - Membership Engagement | - Membership Engagement | ||
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| - **__New Business__** | - **__New Business__** | ||
| - Hayden Hendersen' | - Hayden Hendersen' | ||
| - Member Topics | - Member Topics | ||
| - Open for guests | - Open for guests | ||
| - | - **__President' | + | |
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| == Present == | == Present == | ||
| * Tim C | * Tim C | ||
| + | * Faith F | ||
| + | * Marcus S | ||
| + | * Bill R | ||
| + | * Jeff M | ||
| + | * Alden H | ||
| + | * Chris T | ||
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| == Guests == | == Guests == | ||
| - | * | + | * Mike T |
| - | + | * Tony | |
| + | * Dan J | ||
| + | * Shaun M | ||
| + | * Jake B | ||
| + | * Charlie P | ||
| ==== Previous Minutes ==== | ==== Previous Minutes ==== | ||
| - | * Meeting called to order by Tim at: | + | * Meeting called to order by Tim at: 7:04 PM |
| + | * December minutes approved unanimously | ||
| ==== Current Financial Projections ==== | ==== Current Financial Projections ==== | ||
| - | * Update from Jeff M | + | * Update from Jeff M and posted |
| - | * Membership is currently 375 (Maximum was 380); Minimum was ~240 during Covid. | + | * Membership is 401 on 1/1/2022; Minimum was ~240 during Covid. |
| ====== Ongoing Business ====== | ====== Ongoing Business ====== | ||
| ==== Marquette SAE Team ==== | ==== Marquette SAE Team ==== | ||
| - | * Marquette SAE received clearance for 4 months | + | * They need to reup at the end of the month |
| - | * Tim provided tours of both buildings to ~16 Marquette students | + | * Tim C will reach to them |
| - | * Bill and Tim signed up ~16 new members on 11/7!!! | + | |
| - | * Marquette provided payment for 21 members and 350sqft of storage for 1 month | + | |
| - | * Once approved, they will provide a check to cover through end of February | + | |
| ==== Norwich Lease ==== | ==== Norwich Lease ==== | ||
| - | * 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 | + | * Contract agreed upon. |
| - | * Proposal: Lease to increase $0.015 per square foot for a 3 year lease (increase of $165/month) | + | * To be signed by both parties |
| - | * 1 or 3 year lease | + | |
| - | * Tim C will notify the membership | + | |
| ==== Maker Faire Milwaukee ==== | ==== Maker Faire Milwaukee ==== | ||
| - | * Total Expenditures | + | * Carrie and Stacey no longer involved |
| - | * Power Wheels: $1,700 paid for, amount outstanding to be paid by Treasurer | + | * Will be back at State Fair Park |
| ==== Make 48 ==== | ==== Make 48 ==== | ||
| - | * Proposed dates in July, 2022 | + | * Tim C supports MMS participation and requests help developing communication of the pros and cons to send to the membership |
| - | * Membership given primer via sizzle reel in recent newsletter | + | |
| - | * Next steps: educate | + | |
| - | * Participation determined by a membership vote in the future as details are finalized | + | |
| ==== Space Improvement Day ==== | ==== Space Improvement Day ==== | ||
| - | * Sunday, Nov. 28th | + | * Scheduled for Saturday, January 29th |
| - | * Food: Chacanabee by Jake and Faith / Beef Chili by Mike T | + | * Spread attendees out at both buildings |
| - | * Members can bring additional food to share | + | * General deep clean at Lenox and Norwich |
| - | * Major projects identified | + | * Craft lab expansion at Lenox coordinated by Faith F |
| + | * Box lunches (coordinated by Faith F) | ||
| ==== Membership Engagement ==== | ==== Membership Engagement ==== | ||
| ===Storage Proposal=== | ===Storage Proposal=== | ||
| - | | + | < |
| * 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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| * Vote to change rule to reflect the above proposal | * Vote to change rule to reflect the above proposal | ||
| * Tim C will alert the membership of the proposed change | * Tim C will alert the membership of the proposed change | ||
| - | * **No action taken, BOD vote slated to occur at December meeting, to be implemented | + | * **No action taken, BOD vote slated to occur at December meeting, to be implemente d in new year**</ |
| === Event Proposal === | === Event Proposal === | ||
| * Date of Trivia Night | * Date of Trivia Night | ||
| - | * 1Q proposed | + | * On hold for now |
| === Membership Signup Materials === | === Membership Signup Materials === | ||
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| * Upon completion will do rough recording for commentary/ | * Upon completion will do rough recording for commentary/ | ||
| - | * Will break up information between the 2 tours and signup video (goal: have video be ~10 minutes long) | + | * Goal is to break up information between the 2 tours and signup video (goal: have video be ~10 minutes long) |
| - | ==== Pottery Area Expansion ==== | + | * Alden will review the script and provide feedback |
| - | * **__Jeff M for expansion of Ceramics Area__** | ||
| - | * Requesting 491.5 SQFT of space, or $184.31/mo | ||
| - | * [[https:// | ||
| - | * Proposed Area Map: | ||
| - | * Proposed Timeline: | ||
| - | * 4 weeks to move Dan L to another location. | ||
| - | * 2 weeks to resurface, wash, and epoxy the new area | ||
| - | * 1 week acquire and erect pallet rack and move/ | ||
| - | * Additional work that might have to be done would include electrical drops for new wheels as required. This would not be necessary from the initial plan but be needed as time continues. | ||
| - | * Call to Vote to Expand the Area: | + | ====== New Business ====== |
| - | * Ayes: 6 | + | |
| - | * Nays: 0 | + | |
| - | * Abstains: 1 | + | |
| - | ====Early discussion on expanding the HAM Radio area====== | + | * Vote to buy brooms for Norwich - Unanimous |
| - | * Mike T paid the rent for the area in 2021 | + | ==== Pre-Planned Discussions ==== |
| - | * Request | + | * Hayden Hendersen' |
| - | * Mike T requests additional 70 sq ft (Total cost of $54/month for 140 sq ft) | + | * Wants to survey Board members on MakerSpace launch, growth, etc for their Masters |
| - | * HAM radio has made >2,600 contacts | + | |
| - | * FYI, trailing 12 months: net of $3,000. Current net of ~$4,000 | + | |
| - | ==== Neon Sign Bending Area ==== | + | * COVID Updates |
| + | * Stay the course with Mask Mandate. | ||
| - | * **__Jake Bissen | + | * What is the root of frustration? |
| - | * Requesting 55sqft | + | |
| - | * ~$1000 of startup funding requested to purchase (glass, transformers, | + | |
| - | * $500 for initial consumables | + | |
| - | * $500 to build out the area | + | * High number of new members and rate of growth |
| - | * {{ : | + | * 2 buildings; duplicate areas |
| - | * Allow members to make signs for the Space at no cost | + | * Need for new area champions and future Board members? |
| - | * Will Call Vote one Week from Today (November 25) | + | * Potentially have machine champions (e.g. Tormach, Wood Lathes)? |
| - | + | * Too much of the load being carried by too few | |
| - | ====== New Business ====== | + | |
| - | | + | * Area funding |
| - | * 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 ==== | + | * ACTION: Tim C will send out message to members stating the Board will vote next week to raise the area funding from $1/area to $1.50/area every month. |
| ==== Member Topics ==== | ==== Member Topics ==== | ||
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| - | ====== President' | ||
| - | * Newsletters. | + | |
| - | | + | |
| - | * Tim updating | + | |
| - | * Vote: Spend ~$120 for ~1,000 cards | + | |
| - | * Ayes: 7 | + | |
| - | * Nays: 0 | + | |
| - | * Abstention: 0 | + | |
| - | * Initial discussion on challenge coins - BOD can privately provide members for exemplary service to the Space. | + | |
| - | * To be discussed in the future | + | |
| ===== Close ===== | ===== Close ===== | ||
| - | * Meeting was adjourned at: 8:45 pm | + | * Meeting was adjourned at: 8:45 PM |
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