O/D Meeting 5/17/2016

Attendees

• Officers and Directors present
  • Danielle
  • Nathan
  • Jared
  • Tyler
  • Daniel
  • Raj
  • Charles
• Others present
  • Jose

Agenda

Metrics

• • LVL1 is doing more and ought to do even more workshops in the near future.
• Jared still needs to make a for-the-teacher cheat-sheet of things we want to know about workshops.
  • Upcoming workshops:
    • nathan’s arduino workshop
    • how to workshop workshop (who?)
    • rpi workshops (who?)
    • ctf workshop
    • CNC workshops coming up (who?)
    • Welding workshops coming up (who?)

Old Business

• Makerships
  • are Makership mentors more transparent and present?

• Member Generation & Retention
  • New member orientation
    • How is it going?
  • We got some more shelves, how are they working?
  • Large member storage is also problematic, but it's a separate problem.
    • How will we address this?

• HVAC install has happened. Is it done?

• Money
  • LVL1 tax exempt form complete
    • maybe a new document for governing day-to-day operations
    • Did Danielle do this?
  • Grants
    • SBA grant still has $24993?? to be spent on HVAC, and other things.

• HVAC
  • get a cover-ass note from landlords about the HVAC? Is this done?

• Space Cleanliness
  • lost and found has been happening, and seems to be working.
  • paint on the ground where trash cans go
    • Danielle will do this?
  • cave troll meme to guilt people into being excellent.
    • Danielle will do this also?
  • scrap sorting, linguistic choice of omitting the word scrap may help pieces get organized properly

• Charles' Gold Stars are a big hit
  • • They need documentation, who was awarded it, when, why, etc.
    • Jared made a page,and still hasn't been updating it, (sorry.)
    • Charles ordered more and they're came on the slow boat.

• Facilities Maintenance
  • By and large things are fixed when they are broken. (Thanks Nathan)
  • Laser Cutter
    • Regular maintenance of outtake tube and fans etc. Nathan added this to the cleaning log.
  • Broken Buttons
    • There are 7 of them up and running, ready to be installed in the space.
      • when?
• we need to insulate the metal shop
  • Jared will get with interested parties about making this happen.
• Space security has been an issue, people leaving doors unlocked and leaving, etc.
  • Tyler and Cave Troll are working on an indicator panel that will let all know of the open/closed status of all exterior doors in the space.
  • Cameras are almost done, thanks Bill
  • Danielle is contacting the landlords about the parking lot camera.
• There are two new work benches for rpi and shapemoko
• Programming:
  • long-term projects are in the works:
    • power wheels - for detroit MF
  • maker faire detroit - when?
  • maker faire louisville - in the fall, early september.
  • collaborations with neighboring hackerspaces
    • hive 13?
    • Prishina Hackerspace Cosovo?

• Woodshop/Metalshop Upgrades
  • Woodshop is happening faster than the Metalshop
    • Progress is happening in both fronts.
• How do we take out recycling? do we teach members how to do it?
  • recycling goes in the dumpster and trash goes in the cans, both live out back

• lge last month $642 way better than $1800 from last time.
• tyler has a debit card now.
• landlord needs to take care of room number labeling.
  • who is doing this?

New Business

• LVL1 Grant Application Process?
• Internship?

Minutes

Meeting Start: ~9 PM Meeting Stop: Notes Taken by: Jared