O/D Meeting 03/06/2012

Level One Directors Meeting 3-6-12

Secretary of State Filing.. Updated with the state.

Directors insurance.. Mark

501c3 status.. No response from Directors on status email sent out by Chris at the beginning of Feb. Filing already updated for dissolution. Deadline May 1st.

1023 Re-adjusted with center for nonprofit excellence, then lawyer.

We can get another extension agent is on are side.

Providing tool space, open source, etc.

John’s Qualms.. He won’t talk.

Original Founders wanted a 501c3. Been voted on twice.

If this is an issue then brings it up to the membership for a vote.

No drama on the members list

School Factory

Bring up to membership to agree on. Does School factory own the equipment?

Open Director Meetings. They are posted on a wiki. There are some concerns they are valid but they are not a major issue.

Assets held on books for school factory… potential exemption..

Working groups. Brain storm ideas. Then vote. Succeed. Adopted as a cultural identity.

LvL one Blog Post of success stories.

Inspection

More rails. Handicapped bathroom… Electricity in the workshop.. Double plug strip..

No Christmas lights.

Big Room Contained.

Need to repaint the graffiti

Store.

Money seeded. It is coming online. 619 and change.

Plywood, acrylics, arduino kits, maker shields, punk consol.

New building stuff

Called landlord twice in the last month. Landlord guaranteed a lease for a year.

Mark Verde has a rental opportunity. Across from Portland recycling, Biodiesel project. People would have issues with the sketchiness of the parking lot.

Terry Boyd. Gant Hill Realtor have some form of building. It’s a tech building downtown and another on Shelby Street.

Aaron Conway Bought the Mammoth 10th and Broadway. People living in the building, Potential for conflict.

Looking for that sweet spot.

Metro..

Ted Smith doing a city hackathon… code for America.. Etc.

Membership marketing..

Science Museum… E Expo…

Banners and business cards.

Bylaws..

Succession plan. Pulling a Putin. Need to make sure we are able to transfer leadership smoothly.

Makership UOFL

Potentially needs some salvaging. Possibly promise professional position.

Don’t be just the dumping ground for speed school students.

Brad’s coop boss shot him in the nipple. It was a side effect. Attending Swat training was mandatory.

NO ALCOHOL TO MINORS NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18

Did you hear the one about the paranoid dyslexic? He thought he was following everyone.