O&D Meeting 7/20/2021

Attendance

Directors

• Steffanie Maher
• Madeline Stevens
• Danielle Blank
• Jim Kidwell
• Raj Shah
• Paul Strasser
• Andy Miller

Absent

• none

Guests

• Charles L.
• Sean M.
• Tim H.
• Mike N.
• Jacob

Minutes

Meeting called to order by at Steff at 9:06 PM

Treasurers Report

• current treasurer report
  • current member count: 71

COVID-19

• Space Report - all is (reasonably) well, noticeably cleaner
  • Supply report - good

Unfinished Business

New CDC guidelines masks

• Previous Status
  • discussion was had about member concerns regarding new CDC mask guidelines and our policy - 5/18/21
  • changes to current rule were decided on and will be proposed to membership - 5/18/21
  • with new opening restrictions lifted, members have expressed desire to return to mission of providing an open space for the community - 6/15/2021
  • BOARD VOTE to remove all COVID-19 restrictions: 6-for, 0-against, 1-abstaining- 6/15/2021
  • board will encourage membership to follow current CDC guidelines as a part of being excellent to each other (there will be no board enforcement) - 6/15/2021
    • for this reason, we will still provide masks and sanitizer- 6/15/2021
  • goal is to have an in-person Tuesday night meeting next week; emails to membership will be sent out ASAP- 6/15/2021
  • space needs lots of clean-up; Steff and Andy will try to organize a clean-up day this Sunday- 6/15/2021

• Update*
  • space is open, yay!!
  • space is cleaner, yay!!
  • Steff will add current CDC recommendations to safety reminders in Tuesday meetings
  • resolved

Adding New Members

• Previous Status
  • Steff agreed to send out email to members to get their opinions - - 2/16/2021
  • based on positive member feedback; board voted unanimously to take it upon ourselves to help streamline the membership process - 3/16/2021
  • discussed suggested process: - 3/16/2021
    • electronically accepted form--maybe PDF signatures - 3/16/2021
    • submit photo of ID, but also photo of them holding the ID (must delete immediately afterward) - 3/16/2021
    • contact member sponsors to verify support - 3/16/2021
  • will solidify process later
  • Daniel Volunteered to help get the process streamlined and online. - 3/16/2021
  • Daniel suggested having two directors agree to be in a very short Zoom meeting/breakout room to verify the IDs of prospective members - 4/20/21
  • Per the bylaws, membership requires a signature--it can be an e-signature, but it has to be a signature, not an email - 4/20/21
  • Steff volunteered to turn membership form into an online Adobe form that can be signed electronically - 4/20/21
  • Raj located KY law that states an emailed signature ("s/Firstname Lastname" formatting) can be used as a signature -4/20/21
    • Signature emails need to be saved/kept track of - 4/20/21
  • Secretary has to verify membership form, cannot be another board member - 4/20/21
  • Danielle will attempt to start streamlining the process with Andy's assistance - 5/18/21
  • Andy has worked hard to acquire all the files & confirmations needed for online memberships; he has already processed 10 new members- 6/15/2021
  • there will be a board member present on Tuesday nights to assist in the membership process- 6/15/2021

• Update
  • attempt to have O&D commit to a regular, possibly scheduled rotation to cover on-site Tuesday night access to sign up new members

New Financial Software

• Previous Status
  • Steff to present possible options - - 2/16/2021
  • options were presented and there will be a meeting at a later time to discuss ideal software - 3/16/2021
  • Steff feels it would be preferable to learn how to use Pike13 for what we need rather than to switch over to another system right now, no disagreement - 4/20/21
  • Steff intends to set up Pike13 training - 4/20/21
  • Daniel has offered assistance, as Steff intends to table plans for now to avoid burnout - 5/18/21
  • Steff intends to arrange a Pike13 training sometime in mid-July - 6/15/2021

• Update
  • Steff has decided on Pike13 for now
  • Steff has not gotten return contact from Pike13 for support, Jim will try contacting
  • Tim: our Pike13 subscription no longer supports waiver - may require new contract/plan

Parking Lot cars being towed

• Previous Status
  • Steff will introduce herself to the landlord and have conversation, as this issue has been (and will be) a longtime concern of the membership - 5/18/21
  • landlords not returning calls, Steff will keep trying to contact them - - 6/15/2021

• Update
  • Steffanie didn't try and contact them will put on calendar to make a more concentrated effort this month

Flooding

• Previous Status
• Andy spoke to landlord, got plumber to check sump pump and indoors- 6/15/2021

• Update
  • sump pump upgraded and tested
  • resolved (for now)

Air Compressor/Laser Issue

• Previous Status
• breaker/laser issue remains unresolved
• laser lens keeps getting dirty because the air compressor has oil in it and needs to be cleaned; that is a relatively easy fix that Steff plans to do, possibly Sunday - 6/15/2021

• Update
  • Talked to John McCord and was already done
  • resolved

New Business

Members Not in Good Standing

• Andy - need grace period or some policy revision that makes dues collecting more compassionate; back dues should not be only obstacle for a responsible member
• Bylaws have frustrating technical interpretations for this, and better interpretation/overhaul could really help
• Steph will restart Handbook Committee

Close

Meeting was adjourned at 10:33 PM