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* Others present
* Others present
** Tammy, Terry, Lance, Kevin, Raj, Brad
** Tammy, Terry, Lance, Kevin, Raj, Brad
== Metrics ==
* Workshops & Event Attendance: 84
** Arduino 101 Workshops
*** Free: 17
*** Paid: 13
** Learn-a-thing
*** 54 attendees since inception
* Cash Flow
* Broken Things: 1?
** Laser Cutter


== Agenda ==
== Agenda ==
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* Member Generation & Retention
* Member Generation & Retention
** New member orientation
** New member orientation
** Action Items Suggested Last Meeting
*** Updated the membership form with more details about rules
*** Publishing on-going space projects
*** Spruce up Wiki page for membership rights and rules?
*** Updating the membership form with more details about rules
*** Spruce up Wiki page for membership rights and rules
* Budget
* Budget
** Emergency Fund
** Emergency Fund
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** Grants
** Grants
* Workshops
* Workshops
** Arduino 101
** Need to actively schedule these, not rely on learn@lvl1 so much
* Boneyard Purge
* Space Cleanliness
* Space Cleanliness
* Space Habitability (HVAC & Insulation)
* Space Habitability (HVAC & Insulation)
=== New Business ===
** Lots of
* Revio / Small Business Hosting
** Not needed any more, but it'd be good to have a plan
* Facilities Maintenance
* Facilities Maintenance
** Laser Cutter repaired
** 3D printers
*** TAZ repaired multiple times - has bad extruder design
*** New printers are 80% working
** Shapeoko in progress
** Maintenance Calendar Created
** Broken Buttons
** Broken Buttons
** Need to rewrite bylaws for Treasurer to purchase fixes?
=== New Business ===
* Metrics
 
* Next Meeting / Election Night: January 19th, 2016
* Bad people doing bad things at the space
* Lease / Look for a new space?


= Minutes =  
= Minutes =
== Old Business ==
* Makerships
** Female makership awarded, not announced, awaiting response
*** Danielle will make contact again to make sure winner knows
** $2000 donation
* New Member Generation and Retention
** Night of the Hat might be a good start to documenting space projects
** Nathan will generate TL;DR handout for new members
** Danielle will revise the membership form
*** Getting it done this Friday - Nathan will ensure it
*** Add option to suspend voting rights
** Sean will update wiki page
** New member orientation
*** 3 people showed up last time
*** Others responded but were out of town
** Added 5-9 new members
** 5-9 others left
** Netting about 1 membership per month
** Why are people cancelling/suspending membership?
*** People leave town (80%)
*** We don't engage new members enough (20%)
* Budget
** Daniel did not make financial reports
** Daniel will get finite number of our worst 3 months and propose saving that amount in the savings account
** Grants
*** Shopbot being shipped first week of December
*** Quotes are out for the electrical work
**** Landlords want their electrician to do the work
*** Insulation was purchased and delivered at end of the month
**** Weekend after Thanksgiving is target date for installation
**** Windows need to be done first
**** Jose will finish the window insulation with Ben's help
*** Spend down is still happening on lighting
*** $15000 grant from Metro Louisville for Holy Smokes Hackathon
**** Tools, parts, etc still being purchased and are donated to the space after use
**** $5000 admin fee going into general fund
**** Paying someone to keep the space open a point of contention
***** Does this expose employment risks?
****** Community Foundation Grant answered this
***** Consensus: It's okay to pay members to keep space open this within the confines of the Hackathon
**** Since Daniel secured the funds, has freedom to spend money within bounds of LVL1's bylaws
**** Daniel will post open hours for people to fill and let membership know how much was spent on keeping the space open for the hackathon
*** No pending applications out
*** Need to submit a report to SBA for grant administration
**** Need metrics
***** Volunteer hours
***** Fundraising done by small businesses associated with the space
*** SBA Grant
**** Woodshop is a question mark regarding ShopBot installation
**** Terry will go buy a dust collector on Black Friday
**** Invitation open to buy more tools the space needs if taking advantage of Black Friday deals
** Finances are overall good
** Daniel will have financials done next Tuesday
* Workshops
** Workshop bounties
*** SBA Grant did not have budget for this
*** i3Detroit does $25-$50 bounties
*** Incentives program ideas
**** Try having LVL1 offer bounties and ask our community to support
*** First Aid Workshop
**** Very much wanted to be taught
**** Raj will look into getting one hosted at a reduced rate
**** Basic first aid topics are also interesting
*** Raspberry Pi workshops upcoming
*** Are we making a good effort to make a call for people to host workshops?
**** Danielle will put out a call
* Boneyard Purge
** Pile of wood needs to be tossed
** Other building materials (wall parts) can likely go as well
** Patrick will put out a call to remove the junk left in the boneyard
* Space Cleanliness
** Danielle is making "Cave Troll Says" signs to remind folks to clean up areas of the space
** Should we leave out cleaning supplies to let folks use similar to gyms?
*** Danielle will take on labeling trash cans and other supplies to help with cleanliness
*** Jose suggests clearing the LVL1 wall and putting cleaning supplies
** Patrick
*** Follow through of pictures of clean areas
**** Nathan will handle Soldering station
**** Patrick will handle metal shop
**** Kitchen
**** Danielle will do a call to arms - Where does shit go?
*** Need help cleaning up the metal shop and removing scrap
** Cameras for shaming people?
*** NO
*** Other spaces use cameras for liability claims and security
*** The cameras may be effective if put up but not monitored
*** Landlord's camera loop may not actually work - not sure
*** Nathan will start camera discussion months from now
*** Whoever has access to these cameras today or in the future - we'll need to be mindful of how we handle access
**** Do not want to encourage publishing embarrassing or other negative footage
* Space Habitability
** Patrick will lead effort to insulate the space with the new insulation
** Centralized Heat System
*** Danielle will talk to Kaela about the parameters of this prospective system
*** We currently have 220V/20A heaters around the space
*** Someone needs to investigate heat pump solution
** Currently have $6000 left for heating the space
** Need to be wary of people using the wrong extension cable with heaters
== New Business ==
* New Officers
** Need to be on the lookout for a new Treasurer - very crucial role
** Need to announce elections will be coming up
* Small Business Hosting
** Business needs to know that there are no expectations and that LVL1's needs come first
** No problem with hosting folks who run businesses here
* Facilities Maintenance
** Limit to percent purchase or hard cash amount for repairs
** Will put to vote on election night
* Metrics
** Goal is to add visibility and accountability of our impact on the community
*** Also useful for grant applications
** Non-native events (e.g. Code Louisville)
** Workshops
** Regular Meetups
** Finances
** Membership Numbers
** Equipment measuring
** Volunteer hours
** Need to value a number of these metrics outwardly
* Next Meeting & Elections
** Date will be January 19th, 2016
** Send an email out to remind folks
** Find people to run for offices
** Get bylaw changes on the ballot
** Need a new secretary and treasurer
** Can only run for 3 consecutive terms as an officer (Treasurer, VP, Secretary)
*** Director at large does not count

Latest revision as of 20:29, 19 January 2016

Attendees

  • Officers and Directors present
    • Danielle, Ben, Daniel, Nathan, Patrick, Sean, & Jose
  • Others present
    • Tammy, Terry, Lance, Kevin, Raj, Brad

Metrics

  • Workshops & Event Attendance: 84
    • Arduino 101 Workshops
      • Free: 17
      • Paid: 13
    • Learn-a-thing
      • 54 attendees since inception
  • Cash Flow
  • Broken Things: 1?
    • Laser Cutter

Agenda

Old Business

  • Makerships
  • Member Generation & Retention
    • New member orientation
      • Updated the membership form with more details about rules
      • Spruce up Wiki page for membership rights and rules?
  • Budget
    • Emergency Fund
    • Recurring Cash Flow
    • Grants
  • Workshops
  • Space Cleanliness
  • Space Habitability (HVAC & Insulation)
    • Lots of
  • Facilities Maintenance
    • Broken Buttons

New Business

  • Bad people doing bad things at the space
  • Lease / Look for a new space?

Minutes