O/D Meeting 2/16/2016
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Attendees
- Officers and Directors present
- Danielle
- Nathan
- Jared
- Tyler
- Daniel
- Raj
- Charles
- Others present
- Jose
- Brad
Agenda
Metrics
- LVL1 is doing more and ought to do even more workshops in the near future.
- Jared will be making a for-the-teacher cheat-sheet of things we want to know about workshops.
- Charles suggested that one ought to advertise for upcoming workshops during their workshop.
- Upcoming workshops:
- nathan’s arduino workshop
- how to workshop workshop
Old Business
- Makerships
- Makerships are on an upswing now?
- Tyler will send out email to makership recipients
- Makership mentors need to be more transparent and present.
- Member Generation & Retention
- New member orientation
- the First Tuesday of every month will be new member orientation, 1 hour before the meeting.
- Updated the membership form with more details about rules.
- Wiki page reflects the new form, but does not yet reflect streamlined payment process; Has this been updated?.
- New member orientation
- Attention needs to be given to ensuring member storage is only being used by member.
- Nathan will contact members about their shelves
- If membership keeps increasing we may need more member shelves soon.
- Large member storage is also problematic. a separate problem?
- Attention needs to be given to ensuring member storage is only being used by member.
- HVAC install starts next week
- some member shelves need to be moved.
- Tyler is taking care of this
- some member shelves need to be moved.
- taking care of mess?
- junk day is soon.
- Science center will also come by on March 1 for Give and Glow to clean up the space.
- Money
- LVL1 tax exempt form complete
- maybe a new document for governing day-to-day operations
- Danielle is doing this?
- Grants
- SBA grant still has $24993 to be spent, on embroidery machine and other things? HVAC.
- LVL1 tax exempt form complete
- get a cover-ass note from landlords about the HVAC.
- tyler and dainelle will talk to the about this and get a note to the landlords about how it is not an instillation but an alteration, such that lvl1 can take it with us when we move.
- meeting formatting/including workshops more fully in meetings
- Danielle is making a thing to make meetings feel better.
- Space Cleanliness
- lost and found must happen
- paint on the ground where trash cans go
- cave troll meme to guilt people into being excellent
- scrap sorting, linguistic choice of omitting the word scrap may help pieces get organized properly
- Charles' Gold Stars are a big hit
- They need documentation, who was awarded it, when, why, etc.
- Jared made a page, hasn't been updating it, sorry.
- Charles ordered more and they're coming on the slow boat.
- Charles' Gold Stars are a big hit
- Facilities Maintenance
- By and large things are fixed when they are broken. (Thanks Nathan)
- Laser Cutter
- Regular maintenance of outtake tube and fans etc. needs to be added to Laser Cleaning log.
- no one stepped up to the plate to make this happen; will bring up next time.
- Waiting on landlord to go ahead with pipe install.
- Regular maintenance of outtake tube and fans etc. needs to be added to Laser Cleaning log.
- Broken Buttons
- There are 7 of them up and running, ready to be installed in the space.
- when?
- There are 7 of them up and running, ready to be installed in the space.
- we need to insulate the metal shop
- Jared will get with interested parties about making this happen.
- Space security has been an issue, people leaving doors unlocked and leaving, etc.
- Tyler and Cave Troll are almost done with the indicator panel that will let all know of the open/closed status of all exterior doors in the space.
New Business
- member storage needs to be moved
- long-term projects are in the works:
- power wheels - for detroit MF
- dj roomba?
- library program - weekend after derby.
- Jared is in contact with Hannah from the library.
- maker faire detroit - when?
- maker faire louisville - in the fall, early september.
- collaborations with neighboring hackerspaces
- hive 13?
- Prishina Hackerspace Cosovo?
- let’s do something for the derby festival
- what?
- power wheels - for detroit MF
- What other 'space culture' activities are coming up soon?
Minutes
Meeting Start: ~9:05 PM Meeting Stop: ~9:45 PM Notes Taken by: Jared