O/D Meeting 3/18/2014
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Attendees
- Officers and Directors present
Brad, Danielle, Nathan, Tim, Joseph, Ben, Cherith
- Members present
Chris C., John H, Sean M., Jose C., Justin, Justin L., Joe, Bill S., Patrick J., Gary F., Gerrit C.
Minutes
- Makerships
- Program: Getting multiple contenders for each month
- Perpetual makerships are happening thanks to kind donation
- Cash: 2+ makerships still available
- Thanks Joseph for helping Herman
- Building
- Other spaces entertained but will now be shelved pending our current move.
- Shine still a good contact for future real estate
- Science Center Donations
- Still need to pick up copper. Email Danielle to set a date to grab it.
- Tim & Ben will scrap the copper.
- LVLUp Kids Group
- Danielle put a request for conversation with lawyer
- Wanting to start meeting informally with families to establish community
- Suggestions for space presented
- Community Foundation Grant
- Spent $1500 on Officer's and Director's Insurance
- Laser cutter manufacturer has been contacted
- Higher power, red coloring, better specs than I3Detroit's laser cutter
- Cost: $6000
- Need to get it shipped from L.A. and need to go through the customs import
- Spare parts and software discussed
- FAP not needed because this money was raised by membership
- Money from ADA project moved to cover moving expenses
- Shelves will be bought for new building
- Anything in this building that's not permanent and not needed should be resold
- Brad has a secretary of state filing to do
- Done
- Tim sent out books and financial snapshot
- Done
- Need to add Aaron to broken@lvl1.org
- Done
- Brad wants directors to perform their duties more thoroughly
- Directors need to ensure officers are doing their duties
- Need creative ideas to enforce wood shop cleanliness
- Need to spray paint notices
- Maybe mention it more strongly at the general meetings
- Simple Mother implementation to listen for tools being used
- Vacuums need to be upgraded or cleaned
- Roombas could be used
- Give out Makership ideas or bounties
- Hack the new space hackathon proposed
- Education may help with keeping the space clean
- New purchases:
- Tables may need to be purchased
- Plastic ones probably
- Need some solid tables for sewing
- Need more trash cans
- Huge ones; in between 30 gallon and 55 gallon
- Bluegrass Kesco might be able to supply some barrels
- Need a science sink
- Accomplish this at the new space
- Dishwasher
- EPIC FAIL
- Need one with garbage disposal
- Need to consider buying a new one or certified one
- Tables may need to be purchased
- LVL1 signed up for Day of Giving
- Day of Giving will give LVL1 funds. Trying to solicit fund to help with moving expenses
- New Business
- Moving
- Officers & directors will review the lease, compare it to the letter of intent
- Execute lease
- Then begin move out & cleaning
- Need to leave this place empty
- Permanent upgrades should be left in place
- Sink okay to take for example
- Waste Management may give us dumpsters
- Need to remove bathroom wall in new space
- Clean out loose crap & garbage-garbage
- Sort between usable and unusable stuff
- Destroy all walls and brick knee walls
- Metal wall needs to be kept for landlord
- Have a layout in place by next week
- Minimize the number of walls
- Need permits pulled
- Need to keep functionality or enhance functionality
- View initial layout as a flexible target for upgrades later
- Kickstarter to be run to reduce cost of drywall
- $5000 goal
- Need everyone to email friends, family, and contacts for giving
- Rewards:
- Stickers, tshirts, build a brick workshop, LVL1 discounts (maybe not workable), class on whatever you want
- Others: Need a suggestion for "medium cool" rewards
- Need a cheat sheet for news, events, and other high profile aspects of LVL1
- Money
- Will give up naming rights for just about anything
- Building regulations
- Can now have a LVL1 sign
- Cannot alter building exterior
- Mailboxes
- Up front; we also have a package box
- Can have packages delivered directly to LVL1 door
- Schedule
- 3 weeks to each movement plus 3 week slack
- Need to look at Derby schedule and try to avoid derby stuff
- Lease
- Anyone can look at this & review it but directors will choose to accept or decline
- Internet Access
- Several options out there; Brian and Sean will scope out
- Need a lot of volunteerism
- Would like to tap into other sources
- Boyscouts, GE, Science Center and other organizations
- Need some coordination
- What to keep and what to toss
- Hard date being set for people to move their stuff: JUNE 8TH
- If your stuff is not moved by then, it will be considered abandoned
- Adding hard rules to the amount of space projects & members take up
- Need to be vocal about the things being done at each meeting
- Would like to tap into other sources
- Building Layout
- Directors will choose a layout and run with it. It will be presented.
- If people want to contribute then they'll be allowed to.
- Moving
Old Business
- Director's Insurance
- Acquired. We are now covered with $1,000,000 of Director's and Officer's insurance for 2 years.
- Makerships
- Building
- Science Center Donations
- LVLUp Kids Group
- Community Foundation Grant
- Brad has a secretary of state filing to do
- Chris will aid in a way
- Tim sent out books and financial snapshot
- Need to add Aaron to broken@lvl1.org
- Brad wants directors to perform their duties more thoroughly
- Need creative ideas to enforce wood shop cleanliness
- New hired person may need to keep tabs on people who don't clean up messes?
- May need to refresh spray painted notices
- New purchases:
- Tables may need to be purchased
- Need more trash cans
- Need a science sink
- Dishwasher
- LVL1 signed up for Day of Giving
- Brad to be finding out details
New Business
- LVL1 Is Moving!
