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== Attendees ==
== Attendees ==
* Officers and Directors present
* Officers and Directors present
** President - Brad L.
Brad
** VP Josh W.
Jose
** Secretary - Aaron V.
Tim
** Tresurer - Tim M.
Aaron
 
Nathan


* Members present
* Members present
Joe
Justin


== Minutes ==
== Minutes ==
* Discussed officer meetings
** Move to quarterly instead of monthly?
** Going to try them quarterly, third Tues of the quarterly month
*** April 16th next meeting
** Third Tuesday of the month, quarterly


=== Old Buisiness ===
=== Old Buisiness ===
* Directors insurance, Mark lost the quote
* Directors insurance
** That will be forwarded to Tim
** Mark lost the quote
** School Factory has a contact for that
** School Factory has a contact for that
* 501c3
* 501c3
** We got it? Now What?
** We got it! Now What?
**All equipment and stuff needs to be accounted for whats missing from the wiki
**All equipment and stuff needs to be accounted for whats missing from the wiki
**Fundraising? 10,000 Home Depot parnership?
**Fundraising?
 
* MakerShips
* MakerShips
** 3 more active
*** Lindsey, Danielle, and Divinity
**How did it go
**How did it go
** $588
** $588
* Conglomeration
* Conglomeration
** April
** Went well, want more LVL1 involvement.
** Mind over Melon?
 
*** Raise money for Makerships?
*** Allow people to sponsor makerships and control the type of makership
**** Ex: Conglomeration sponosrs a makership that's centered around prop making or something like that
*** Rapid protoyping in cosplay panel?  Joe P. and Aaron V.
**Had a casting workshop
* Blogging and Wiki
* Blogging and Wiki
** We need more blog posts!
** We need more blog posts!
***Update
** Thanks to Justin for helping
*** Justin is volunteering to help. Possible writeups:
** Thanks to Jose for keeping up with projects on the wiki
** Hack-A-Day likes LVL1 posts, send them in  
** Hack-A-Day likes LVL1 posts, send them in  
* Business Cards
 
** We have them! They will be reorder next month
*** Add weekly meeting date and time to the cards? Did this get done?
* Electricity upstairs
* Electricity upstairs
** We need action soon.   
** We need action soon.   
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** The extension cords are a problem upstairs.
** The extension cords are a problem upstairs.
*** Please unplug extension cords when they're not being used.
*** Please unplug extension cords when they're not being used.
* CPA
* CPA
** Mark found one we can use for an hourly fee.
** Mark found one we can use for an hourly fee.
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*** Mark is concerned about what we need to keep track of when we're a 501c3.
*** Mark is concerned about what we need to keep track of when we're a 501c3.
***We must track all donations coming in if they would like a recipt, materials, cash
***We must track all donations coming in if they would like a recipt, materials, cash
* Workshops
* Workshops
** Need more workshops
** Need more workshops
** Coming up:
** Coming up:
** <b>Anything is good!</b> These always help the group.
 
* Member Shelving
* Member Shelving
** Still have empty shelves no one has asked for bins
** Still have empty shelves no one has asked for bins
* Attack the Boneyard!
* Attack the Boneyard!
** It has become move the boneyard
** Move the Boneyard!
* Door entry
**It works and we have notificiation if it is unlocked?
**Needs update
**** Put up a sign?
**** Tyler voluteered for this.
*** General consesus is have outward facing. 
*** Need to label the servers
* Printer cartridges
** We replaced the printer old printer parted out.
 


== New Business ==
* Setting goals for directors
** Update the wiki
* Need to get addresses for new directors
* LVL1 is doing well!
* LVL1 is doing well!
** 50+ members
** 60+ members
** Fiscally stable
** Fiscally stable
** Only challenge we (Brad) forsee coming up is about the building.   
** Only challenge we (Brad) forsee coming up is about the building.   
*** Lease is up in July.
*** Lease is up in July.
***Lease Update
***Lease Update
***Should we look at other commercial spaces
***Should we look at other commercial spaces?
*** Chris may have a lead to a bulding a block or two away, waiting to meet with the person.
*** Chris may have a lead to a bulding a block or two away, waiting to meet with the person.
* Increase emergency funds?
* Increase emergency funds?
** It has been done and was the easiest fap ever
** It has been done, kroi ka
 
*Rules List
*Rules List
**We need to decide on rules of hacking and post a public list
**We need to decide on rules of hacking and post a public list
*Should we get a cleaning lady?
*Should we get a cleaning lady?
*Space organization plan? Update?
*Space organization plan? Update?


== Quotes ==
== New Business ==
* "If we're going out we're going to explode. Violently." - Brad L.
* Machine shop - new space location?
* "So if we steal people's cars they'll join..." - Gerrit
** email Brad, look at floor plan and prices
* Directors Insurance
** Tim following up on quote
** Will post FAP once we have a quote
* 501c3 successful!!!
** Inventory
*** Must log all equipment
*** $250+ must be logged
*** Existing equipment as well
** Tim has a receipt for 501c3 donations
*** Value is determined by donator
**** If they say it's worth $1,000,000 they are committing tax fraud, not us.
** Brad will make a blog post soon
** Look for donors!
*** Be careful - donors can specify how the money can be spent
** Anything donated to LVL1 under 501c3 is LVL1's
* Makerships
** All over
** Two new members
** Not enough in the fund for more than one now, need more sponsors
* Conglomeration
** Wants more LVL1!
** Interactive workshops or funding things
** Any ideas talk to Conglomeration
* Blog posts
** Need more blog posts!
** Get Divinity a login
** Need to get Admin rights to some more people
* Electricity Upstairs
** Need action soon if we're staying...
** Josh has four quotes, waiting on building future
* CPA
** Tim sasy we do not need
** Bill S's brother is a CPA
* Workshops
** Aaron will do another OpenSCAD
** A couple other ideas..
* Member Shelving
** Need more bins, need more member shelves
** Please don't store stuff on member shelves
* Boneyard
** People confused on where stuff is usable
** Move boneyard to Dead Zone
** Make boneyard downstairs member storage
** May 25th stuff must be moved by then
* Rules list
** Use guidelines instead of rules
* Cleaning lady
** FAP for annual payment or vote for recurring things
* Space Organization
** The space is a physical editable wiki
** Change things, but still be excelent to others
** Don't be offended if they change them back
* The Building
** Lease is up at the end of July
*** There is concern about renewing our lease
** Major lead: Brent St.
*** Big, perfect, about to collapse
*** Needs some work
*** Kristy is willing to work on it, may not be ready for this year.
** A couple other weaker leads
** Josh has been pursuing leads commercially
** Divinity may have a lead

Latest revision as of 21:10, 16 April 2013

Attendees

  • Officers and Directors present

Brad Jose Tim Aaron Nathan

  • Members present

Joe Justin

Minutes

Old Buisiness

  • Directors insurance
    • Mark lost the quote
    • School Factory has a contact for that
  • 501c3
    • We got it! Now What?
    • All equipment and stuff needs to be accounted for whats missing from the wiki
    • Fundraising?
  • MakerShips
    • How did it go
    • $588
  • Conglomeration
    • Went well, want more LVL1 involvement.
  • Blogging and Wiki
    • We need more blog posts!
    • Thanks to Justin for helping
    • Hack-A-Day likes LVL1 posts, send them in
  • Electricity upstairs
    • We need action soon.
    • Josh W. I has 4 quotes. Coop can do it for 500 bucks. Have full 3d build out rendered
      • We have $250 for electricity to the air compressor.
    • The extension cords are a problem upstairs.
      • Please unplug extension cords when they're not being used.
  • CPA
    • Mark found one we can use for an hourly fee.
      • We want him to review our taxes.
      • Mark is concerned about what we need to keep track of when we're a 501c3.
      • We must track all donations coming in if they would like a recipt, materials, cash
  • Workshops
    • Need more workshops
    • Coming up:
  • Member Shelving
    • Still have empty shelves no one has asked for bins
  • Attack the Boneyard!
    • Move the Boneyard!
  • LVL1 is doing well!
    • 60+ members
    • Fiscally stable
    • Only challenge we (Brad) forsee coming up is about the building.
      • Lease is up in July.
      • Lease Update
      • Should we look at other commercial spaces?
      • Chris may have a lead to a bulding a block or two away, waiting to meet with the person.
  • Increase emergency funds?
    • It has been done, kroi ka
  • Rules List
    • We need to decide on rules of hacking and post a public list
  • Should we get a cleaning lady?
  • Space organization plan? Update?

New Business

  • Machine shop - new space location?
    • email Brad, look at floor plan and prices
  • Directors Insurance
    • Tim following up on quote
    • Will post FAP once we have a quote
  • 501c3 successful!!!
    • Inventory
      • Must log all equipment
      • $250+ must be logged
      • Existing equipment as well
    • Tim has a receipt for 501c3 donations
      • Value is determined by donator
        • If they say it's worth $1,000,000 they are committing tax fraud, not us.
    • Brad will make a blog post soon
    • Look for donors!
      • Be careful - donors can specify how the money can be spent
    • Anything donated to LVL1 under 501c3 is LVL1's
  • Makerships
    • All over
    • Two new members
    • Not enough in the fund for more than one now, need more sponsors
  • Conglomeration
    • Wants more LVL1!
    • Interactive workshops or funding things
    • Any ideas talk to Conglomeration
  • Blog posts
    • Need more blog posts!
    • Get Divinity a login
    • Need to get Admin rights to some more people
  • Electricity Upstairs
    • Need action soon if we're staying...
    • Josh has four quotes, waiting on building future
  • CPA
    • Tim sasy we do not need
    • Bill S's brother is a CPA
  • Workshops
    • Aaron will do another OpenSCAD
    • A couple other ideas..
  • Member Shelving
    • Need more bins, need more member shelves
    • Please don't store stuff on member shelves
  • Boneyard
    • People confused on where stuff is usable
    • Move boneyard to Dead Zone
    • Make boneyard downstairs member storage
    • May 25th stuff must be moved by then
  • Rules list
    • Use guidelines instead of rules
  • Cleaning lady
    • FAP for annual payment or vote for recurring things
  • Space Organization
    • The space is a physical editable wiki
    • Change things, but still be excelent to others
    • Don't be offended if they change them back
  • The Building
    • Lease is up at the end of July
      • There is concern about renewing our lease
    • Major lead: Brent St.
      • Big, perfect, about to collapse
      • Needs some work
      • Kristy is willing to work on it, may not be ready for this year.
    • A couple other weaker leads
    • Josh has been pursuing leads commercially
    • Divinity may have a lead