1. Intro
   1. Take Attendance:
   2. Previous Minutes:
   3. Financial Projections:
2. Updates on Ongoing Business
   1. Maker Faire
   2. Space Improvement Day
   3. Membership Engagement

- New Business

1. Member Topics
   1. Open for guests

Jeff (by video), Marcus, Collin, Alden, Mike T., Carl

Bill R. (excused)

JP, Tony, John, Bill Williams, Jeff, Tim C., Jake, Faith, Eddie, Hannah

https://wiki.milwaukeemakerspace.org/boardmeetingagenda/2022-04-21

Approved by consensus.

Collin: More than $600 in petty cash drawer. Also in possession of live checks. Collin can take to bank. Collin: WE wants to change gas meters. Tony will follow up with Tom G.

Do we want to be involved.  Jake will reach out and figure out what is happening.  To have update at next meeting. Gearbox labs - May 22 email from Peter Haydock inquired regarding their stuff (Signage and screw wall are theirs, shirts, and maybe tables). Jake thinks their stuff may be on top of bathrooms. Also said should have received call for makers. No one received call for makers. Will announce Maker Faire at meetings. 

Jeff will call for mini-cleanup June 2nd beautify Lenox for Bay View Gallery Night. (June 3, Set-up 2:30, event 5-10 p.m.) SID set for June 4th with focus on Lenox.Move lockers, look for squatters, paint room.

• Message being developed by Tony W to ask members not using their storage space to move out to allow other members have storage access. Tony: Still in process.

Carl and Charlie to discuss/make proposal. Carl: He and Charlie made a Google form for proposals. Will be discussed later when Charlie is present. Later discussion centered on specter of person approving funds getting flak if things don't work out; also psychological aspect of having known pot of money there to be used, money being used other than as attended. Also discussed looking at ways for members to approach Board that is comfortable for all.

revamp signup materials Carl to look for old brochure files Update pamphlet?

Marcus is working on it (ASK MARCUS???) Updates?

Review session being planned so all Board members can review. Bring up at Area Champion's Round-table?

* Wild Apricot Upgrade: Dan recommends to renew and upgrade Wild Apricot in August and then make an announcement to membership. What do we think? Must notify membership due to size of expenditure. Carl will draft email. Will probably have to upgrade before renewal time because it's a pain to archive people as needed to keep within limit. Cost is approx. additional $80 per month.

* Flugtag group space request 75 dollars a month for storage makerspace from makers village. We lacked a quorum, vote postponed to BOD meeting. Carl abstains because he's involved. Five yeses. No nos.

* Hapto requested space funds for community mural building for space public art. Initial ask was $250. Some had concerns that event was announced before asking board for money. It was noted that this situation emphasizes need for system worked out by Carl and Charlie regarding space-funded group projects. Hapto: Estimated spent about $125 in paintings and $80 in food/day-of supplies. Receipts not complete due to the way materials were acquired, but Hapto will try to get receipts for all she has. Board votes 6-0 to pay Hapto $100 and will provide more if/when receipts for expenses over that amount are presented.

* Marcus concerned about lack of board support regarding confrontation with member abusing space and being disrespectful. Talk of handing out a warning, confirming with other members details. Carl will assist with member communication, follow up at next meeting.

Mike T.: Asking for Dan's continued assistance, assistant treasurer. Six yeses. No nos. Alden:

1. Invitation to participate in this year's Pumpkin Pavilion at Humboldt Park from Krista Marlowe. We’ve worked with them before on cool installations- light up jellyfish in the trees, fire poofers… Are we interested in doing it again? I have asked for more details … Putting on Google Groups.
2. Jake: MMS member Joe Rieland of Rexnord Foundry willing to donate lots of machine shop stuff. Joe wants letter of MMS mission statement and what we would do with it for support. Jon D. volunteered to write. Joe wants particular items. Discussion about propriety of giving property to an individual members.
3. John Klein wants to be paint booth area champion. John says area needs a lot of love. Approved six yes, no nos.
4. Carl: Use something other than Google groups (e.g. Slack, Discord) for Board internal communications. Must: 1. be able to migrate existing Google groups to new system; 2. Direct messages; 3. Mobile friendly; 4. Web interface; 5. No ads; 6. easy log-in or single log-in; 7. Auto-moderation.
5. Mike seeks suggestion box.

Meeting adjourns at 9:11.