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| * Others present | | * Others present |
| ** Tammy, Terry, Lance, Kevin, Raj, Brad | | ** Tammy, Terry, Lance, Kevin, Raj, Brad |
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| | == 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 |
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| == 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
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| ** Need to actively schedule these, not rely on learn@lvl1 so much
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| * Boneyard Purge
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| * 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
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| ** 3D printers
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| *** TAZ repaired multiple times - has bad extruder design
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| *** New printers are 80% working
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| ** Shapeoko in progress
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| ** Maintenance Calendar Created
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| ** 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? |
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| = Minutes = | | = Minutes = |
| == Old Business ==
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| * Makerships
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| ** Female makership awarded, not announced, awaiting response
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| *** Danielle will make contact again to make sure winner knows
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| ** $2000 donation
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| * New Member Generation and Retention
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| ** Night of the Hat might be a good start to documenting space projects
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| ** Nathan will generate TL;DR handout for new members
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| ** Danielle will revise the membership form
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| *** Getting it done this Friday - Nathan will ensure it
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| *** Add option to suspend voting rights
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| ** Sean will update wiki page
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| ** New member orientation
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| *** 3 people showed up last time
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| *** Others responded but were out of town
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| ** Added 5-9 new members
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| ** 5-9 others left
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| ** Netting about 1 membership per month
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| ** Why are people cancelling/suspending membership?
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| *** People leave town (80%)
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| *** We don't engage new members enough (20%)
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| * Budget
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| ** Daniel did not make financial reports
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| ** Daniel will get finite number of our worst 3 months and propose saving that amount in the savings account
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| ** Grants
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| *** Shopbot being shipped first week of December
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| *** Quotes are out for the electrical work
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| **** Landlords want their electrician to do the work
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| *** Insulation was purchased and delivered at end of the month
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| **** Weekend after Thanksgiving is target date for installation
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| **** Windows need to be done first
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| **** Jose will finish the window insulation with Ben's help
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| *** Spend down is still happening on lighting
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| *** $15000 grant from Metro Louisville for Holy Smokes Hackathon
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| **** Tools, parts, etc still being purchased and are donated to the space after use
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| **** $5000 admin fee going into general fund
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| **** Paying someone to keep the space open a point of contention
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| ***** Does this expose employment risks?
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| ****** Community Foundation Grant answered this
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| ***** Consensus: It's okay to pay members to keep space open this within the confines of the Hackathon
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| **** Since Daniel secured the funds, has freedom to spend money within bounds of LVL1's bylaws
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| **** 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
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| *** No pending applications out
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| *** Need to submit a report to SBA for grant administration
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| **** Need metrics
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| ***** Volunteer hours
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| ***** Fundraising done by small businesses associated with the space
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| *** SBA Grant
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| **** Woodshop is a question mark regarding ShopBot installation
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| **** Terry will go buy a dust collector on Black Friday
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| **** Invitation open to buy more tools the space needs if taking advantage of Black Friday deals
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| ** Finances are overall good
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| ** Daniel will have financials done next Tuesday
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| * Workshops
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| ** Workshop bounties
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| *** SBA Grant did not have budget for this
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| *** i3Detroit does $25-$50 bounties
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| *** Incentives program ideas
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| **** Try having LVL1 offer bounties and ask our community to support
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| *** First Aid Workshop
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| **** Very much wanted to be taught
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| **** Raj will look into getting one hosted at a reduced rate
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| **** Basic first aid topics are also interesting
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| *** Raspberry Pi workshops upcoming
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| *** Are we making a good effort to make a call for people to host workshops?
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| **** Danielle will put out a call
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| * Boneyard Purge
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| ** Pile of wood needs to be tossed
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| ** Other building materials (wall parts) can likely go as well
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| ** Patrick will put out a call to remove the junk left in the boneyard
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| * Space Cleanliness
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| ** Danielle is making "Cave Troll Says" signs to remind folks to clean up areas of the space
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| ** Should we leave out cleaning supplies to let folks use similar to gyms?
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| *** Danielle will take on labeling trash cans and other supplies to help with cleanliness
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| *** Jose suggests clearing the LVL1 wall and putting cleaning supplies
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| ** Patrick
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| *** Follow through of pictures of clean areas
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| **** Nathan will handle Soldering station
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| **** Patrick will handle metal shop
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| **** Kitchen
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| **** Danielle will do a call to arms - Where does shit go?
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| *** Need help cleaning up the metal shop and removing scrap
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| ** Cameras for shaming people?
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| *** NO
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| *** Other spaces use cameras for liability claims and security
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| *** The cameras may be effective if put up but not monitored
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| *** Landlord's camera loop may not actually work - not sure
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| *** Nathan will start camera discussion months from now
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| *** Whoever has access to these cameras today or in the future - we'll need to be mindful of how we handle access
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| **** Do not want to encourage publishing embarrassing or other negative footage
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| * Space Habitability
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| ** Patrick will lead effort to insulate the space with the new insulation
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| ** Centralized Heat System
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| *** Danielle will talk to Kaela about the parameters of this prospective system
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| *** We currently have 220V/20A heaters around the space
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| *** Someone needs to investigate heat pump solution
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| ** Currently have $6000 left for heating the space
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| ** Need to be wary of people using the wrong extension cable with heaters
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| == New Business ==
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| * New Officers
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| ** Need to be on the lookout for a new Treasurer - very crucial role
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| ** Need to announce elections will be coming up
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| * Small Business Hosting
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| ** Business needs to know that there are no expectations and that LVL1's needs come first
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| ** No problem with hosting folks who run businesses here
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| * Facilities Maintenance
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| ** Limit to percent purchase or hard cash amount for repairs
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| ** Will put to vote on election night
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| * Metrics
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| ** Goal is to add visibility and accountability of our impact on the community
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| *** Also useful for grant applications
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| ** Non-native events (e.g. Code Louisville)
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| ** Workshops
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| ** Regular Meetups
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| ** Finances
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| ** Membership Numbers
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| ** Equipment measuring
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| ** Volunteer hours
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| ** Need to value a number of these metrics outwardly
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| * Next Meeting & Elections
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| ** Date will be January 19th, 2016
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| ** Send an email out to remind folks
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| ** Find people to run for offices
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| ** Get bylaw changes on the ballot
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| ** Need a new secretary and treasurer
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| ** Can only run for 3 consecutive terms as an officer (Treasurer, VP, Secretary)
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| *** Director at large does not count
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