Board Meeting Notes 2016-02-02: Difference between revisions
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== Attendance == | == Attendance == | ||
* Board Members | * Board Members | ||
** | ** Justin | ||
** Jennie | |||
** Lyn | |||
** Michael | |||
** Ray | |||
** Simon | |||
** Brian | |||
** Dave | |||
* Other Members | * Other Members | ||
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== Minutes == | == Minutes == | ||
=== Todo === | |||
* <span style="background:#00ff00">Justin will scan and email IRS letter to lawyers</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#ffffFF">Justin will contact area hosts with info about new donation box accounting approach</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#ffffFF">Justin will contact lawyers to see if they have any input on writing privacy policies</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#00ff00">Justin will notify new hot metals authorizer - ''done''</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#00FF00">Justin will ask Dave to bounce incoming emails sent to invalid @pumpingstationone.org instead of sending them to info@ ''done''</span> | |||
* 4221 - trygve wants to redeem point- | |||
** <span style="background:#ffffFF">Justin to email to see if he wants to upgrade or a discount</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#ffffFF">#4215 Justin will write Flying Broomstick and send a check</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#00FF00">Brian to email Jason to follow up on question about communication with lawyers in RT - ''done''</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#00FF00">Brian will call epilog to find out if we owe them money - ''done''</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#ffffFF">Brian will take care of paying Smolk</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#00FF00">Dave will handle 4183, 4179, 4219, 4186 member point tickets ''done, 1 pending response''</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#ffffFF">Ray will order new business cards</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#ffffFF">'''All Directors''' to to email Ray with the contact info you want on business cards</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#00FF00">Lyn will take on increasing parties & fun events at the space 'ongoing and 1st one planned for 2/14/16'</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#FFFF00">Michael will take on itemize new items since Feb 2015 and any new large equipment that we buy throughout the year - ''95% done''</span> | |||
* <span style="background:#00FF00">Simon will write new email templates for member upgrade and welcome back - ''done''</span> | |||
=== Discussion on previous minutes === | === Discussion on previous minutes === | ||
* Followup on discussion page of last week's meeting | |||
** Brian to email Jason to follow up on question about communication with lawyers in RT | |||
=== Consent Agenda === | === Consent Agenda === | ||
* Unanimously passed (approving previous meeting minutes) | |||
=== Committee Reports === | === Committee Reports === | ||
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Reports from [[Committees]] | Reports from [[Committees]] | ||
*Space Planning Committee | *Space Planning Committee | ||
** Reviewed the surveys to sort things into more and less viable options for the new space | |||
** Compared with the area host surveys | |||
* Safety Committee | * Safety Committee | ||
** No work until we get access to next door | |||
** Have a list of things to look at when we do. | |||
** Last news was that Dan wanted Tony out by April 1 | |||
** Erik is our contact with Dan about the lease, Justin is contact for anything else | |||
=== Mail === | === Mail === | ||
* Patrick, Tony | |||
* Chase | |||
* Janet Dornhoff past member - Ray emailed to let her know she has something here | |||
* IRS | |||
** They need more information for determination of 1023 application / 501(c)3 status | |||
** Response should be submitted by February 23 | |||
** Justin will scan and email IRS letter to lawyers | |||
=== Financial Report === | === Financial Report === | ||
* '''Chase Checking:''' | * '''Chase Checking:''' $33,007.40 | ||
* '''Chase Savings:''' | * '''Chase Savings:''' $73,642.17 | ||
* '''PEX:''' | * '''PEX:''' $9,783.40 | ||
* '''PayPal:''' | * '''PayPal:''' $7,690.47 | ||
=== Membership Report === | === Membership Report === | ||
* '''Starving Hackers:''' | * '''Starving Hackers:''' 263 | ||
* '''Full Members:''' | * '''Full Members:''' 113 | ||
* '''Total Members:''' | * '''Total Members:''' 376 | ||
* '''Quorum:''' | * '''Quorum:'''38 | ||
===Review Banking Transactions === | |||
*Chase | |||
** Home Depot | |||
*** Cold Metals & Tool Cage | |||
** Account Maintenance Fee | |||
** Rent | |||
** Utilities | |||
** Insurance | |||
** Adobe CC | |||
*Paypal | |||
** Brad, Todd, Ray, Jason, Lyn, Jenny - member points | |||
**Zachary S. - full refund | |||
**Reimbursements | |||
*** Andy L | |||
*** Triano | |||
*** Anna Y | |||
** Andrew | |||
=== Member Leaving Reason Reports === | === Member Leaving Reason Reports === | ||
* | * | ||
=== RT === | === RT === | ||
* #4215 Justin will write Flying Broomstick and send a check | |||
** Still waiting for ACH to be fixed | |||
* 3536 - buy trash bags | |||
** put all expenditures into treasury queue | |||
* #3820 - all emails to invalid emails @pumpingstationone.org go to info@ and create rt tickets | |||
** Room agrees that these emails should bounce instead | |||
** Justin will ask Dave to bounce incoming emails sent to invalid @pumpingstationone.org instead of sending them to info@ | |||
* 3803 - Insurance ticket outstanding todos | |||
** Itemize large equipment changes since Feb 2015 | |||
*** Tig welder | |||
*** New planer | |||
*** New band saw | |||
*** Michael will take on itemize new items since Feb 2015 and any new large equipment that we buy throughout the year | |||
** Compare membership total from Feb 2015 to now to see if we need more liability. | |||
*** Number now is approximately the same | |||
*** We may need to increase once we get 400 members (need to doublecheck) | |||
** Get umbrella quote from Paul. | |||
* 3586 & 3463- new email template for full member upgrade (and downgrade) & welcome back email | |||
** How long are authorizations good for if people have left and returned? | |||
*** Good question for another day | |||
** Simon will write new email templates for member upgrade and welcome back | |||
*3393 - Need to create a privacy policy | |||
** Justin will contact lawyers for their input on privacy policies | |||
** Would be helpful to look at other privacy policies | |||
** Should incorporate it into member agreement | |||
** Would have to be a member vote | |||
** Talk at a future meeting about creating a committee to work on this | |||
* 4082 - PS1 2015 Annual Financials - DRAFT | |||
** This is available for members to review behind the RT login | |||
** Still a draft - waiting on resolving a few things before closing out Q4 | |||
** Need to close out Q4 by the end of the month | |||
* 3960 - Donation box accounting | |||
** Need to account for the cash | |||
** Anna has access to Electronics donation boxes | |||
** Nobody has access to CNC | |||
** Assume Ron has the key to his area | |||
** Kitchen has donation box | |||
** New policy: | |||
*** Board will collect keys | |||
*** Board will have at least two people collect and count on a regular basis (once or twice a month to start) | |||
*** The amounts will get logged and added to area host budgets | |||
*** Justin will contact area hosts with info about new donation box accounting approach | |||
* 3288 - pay epilog for shipping epilog tube for repair | |||
** Brian will call epilog to find out if we owe them money | |||
* 4155 - Pay Smolk | |||
** Brian will take care of paying Smolk | |||
* 4146 - Justin will pay Flying Broomstick | |||
* Member points | |||
** 4221 - trygve wants to redeem point- Justin to email to see if he wants to upgrade or a discount | |||
** 4219 - Jason wants to redeem two points - Dave will handle | |||
** 4186 - Ray requesting 1 point - unanimously approved - Dave will handle | |||
** Dave will handle 4183, 4179, 4219, 4186 member point tickets - | |||
=== New Business === | === New Business === | ||
* New Hot Metals Authorizer | |||
** Lauren Svedland is selected | |||
** Justin will notify | |||
* Respond to IRS | |||
** Covered as above | |||
* Order new business cards | |||
** Ray will order new business cards | |||
** Everyone to email Ray with the contact info you want on the business cards | |||
* Authorize spending to add more board members to the LastPass account | |||
** Simon wants access to LastPass to have access to votes@ | |||
** Vote: Add one license to the LastPass for $24 | |||
*** Pass unanimously | |||
** Vote: Authorize funding Last Pass site license for the next year | |||
*** Passes unanimously | |||
* Need to have gathering events again | |||
** Pi day, shop cleanups again, etc. | |||
** Lyn will take on increasing parties | |||
=== Old Business === | === Old Business === | ||
*Bylaw committee | |||
** Table for next meeting | |||
== Votes == | == Votes == | ||
** Vote: Add one license to the LastPass for $24 for Secretary@ | |||
*** Passes unanimously | |||
** Vote: Authorize funding Last Pass site license for the next year | |||
*** Passes unanimously | |||