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== Minutes ==
== Minutes ==
===Attendees===
* Jenny Tong
* Sam Paris
* Jim Baker
* Shae Kurko
* Jennie Plasterer
* Brian Chojnowski
* Anna Yu
* Erik Wessing
* Shelly Loke-Gayares
* Koun Park
* Matt Triano
* Daniel Conrad
* Justin Conroy
* Simon Pyle
* Ed Bennett
* Tom Judge
* Jason Shanfield
* Andrew Camardella
* Nina Morrissey
* Peter Paul DePasquale
* Dan Zabinski
* Sam Paris


=== Intro to PS1 ===
=== Intro to PS1 ===
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New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack)
New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack)
 
* Nina | Woodworking & laser for jewelry & metalworking | Google
* Peter | Student @ SAIC |
* Dan | lived nextdoor, learned about PS1 from Conrad | filmmaker & woodworking
*Eric | interested in Transcarnial Direct Stimulation, radios, RF transmission |
==== Board and Area Hosts ====
==== Board and Area Hosts ====


 
* Justin - President
* Jennie - Vice-president
* Simon - Secretary
* Triano - Woodworking Area Host
* Shay - Toolcage  Area Host
* Erik - General Area Host
* Anna - Electronics Area Host
==== Two Random Members ====
==== Two Random Members ====


* Conrad
** found through friends who gifted a membership
**working on a robot pony
* Jim
**kinetic sculptural work, woodworking, metalworking, etc.


=== Things that need doing around the space ===
=== Things that need doing around the space ===
* Triano - woodworking - empty the dust collector, put away your tools,
* Check the portable shopvac for fullness if it's open
* When it snows, we need to shovel the sidewalk in front of our space
* Take out the trash, don't overfill the dumpster
** Trashcan liners are in the safe (with paper towels, toilet paper)
* Tool cage improvement work is happening tonight - talk to Shae to help out


=== Awesome Callouts ===
=== Awesome Callouts ===
* Justin shoveled snow
* Erik has been helpful and super helpful with lockers


=== What have you been hacking ===
=== What have you been hacking ===
* Shelly - working on dragon head, working on 3-D printing / epoxy eyeballs, will make epoxy sculpt resin scales


=== Announcements ===
=== Announcements ===
* Attendance - we're taking it now
* Endorsement of Metal Supermarket in Niles as a good supplier.
* Chocolate demonstration will happen February 12 by Shelly and husband - more details to come!


=== Questions ===
=== Questions ===
* How can we set up a demo/event at PS:1?
** Pick a date, add it to the mailing list, calendar, meetup
** Email president@ if you need help getting into those
=== Votes ===
*[[2016_Budget_Vote]]
* Numbers are based on the 2015 expenditures
* Area host projections are roughly 20% less than 2015 numbers
* Do people need more money?
* Are there places we are spending money on consumables that individual members should be donating for?
* The cost of consumables is variable across areas. We decided when we moved not to track things too specifically.
** We could track this, but there is overhead in figuring this out
** e.g. Flat discs, grinding discs in hot metal
** Shopbot bits - people provide their own bits
** With electronics, we need consumables to have an electronic lab
* Area hosts should give input on their projected expenditures for the following year
** Area hosts were given the opportunity to adjust the initial values
What are the specific items that money will be spent on?
** 2015 expenditures
* What are things spent on in different areas?
** Hot metals - mostly consumables
** CNC - mostly consumables, and some repair
** Tool cage - Shae came on midway, figuring out what will be necessary
** General areas - lots of paper towel
** Space buildout - based on an estimate from Michael Skilton
* Spending for area host is based on track record, anything larger needs to get voted on
* Could look at third quarter spending and project
* Have asked for spending in past years, but don't have projections based on past usage
* Some expenditure is based on the member-size
* Philosophy in putting together the budget is based on trusting the area hosts to spend the money appropriately
* Current membership & rent - report from Treasurer
** Current rent - $~3900/month, doubles when we take over the new space
** Taking over the space in May
** If we have no membership growth, we will be in fine financial state
** Current membership growth trend is flat
*** Attrition and new members are about equal
** Full members: 114, Starving Hackers 271 currently
** Average person contributes ~$50 (28% full members)
** IRS penalty was eliminated
* Guidelines for emergency fund is to cover 6 months of rents, utility, insurance, professional services
* There are no spending caps on single item spending in this budget
* Jason would be willing to work on a policy proposal with Tom this week
* Treasurer will total up line items each quarter and post them in RT for member review
* Vote passes:
** 34 Aye - 3 nay - 1 abstain


=== Votes ===
* [[Jewelry_Tools_Vote]]
* [[Jewelry_Tools_Vote]]
* Where will this go?
** Cold metals
* Ventilation?
* Measure passes:
** 36 Aye - 1 Nay - 1 Abstain


=== Tour ===
=== Tour ===
*Thanks to Jim for giving the tour
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