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** Paul Ocampo | ** Paul Ocampo | ||
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** Fidel Galano | |||
** Donzell Gordon | |||
* Other Members | * Other Members | ||
** Andrew Morris | |||
** Andrew Wingate | |||
** Eric ?? | |||
** Maxwell | |||
** Julia | |||
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** James made a wiki page to reduce treasury work, it includes the estimated information about remaining Area Host Balance. | ** James made a wiki page to reduce treasury work, it includes the estimated information about remaining Area Host Balance. | ||
** The page can be found at [[Budget Balance]] | ** The page can be found at [[Budget Balance]] | ||
** [[Category:Hot_Metals]] is running out of budget, there will be a vote run by the Hot Metals Area Host to increase the budget. | ** [[:Category:Hot_Metals|Hot Metals]] is running out of budget, there will be a vote run by the Hot Metals Area Host to increase the budget. | ||
** He spent about $1,500 trying to fix the plasma cutter. It didn't work. | ** He spent about $1,500 trying to fix the plasma cutter. It didn't work. | ||
*** Treasury is beginning to encourage him to stop throwing money at this, and instead improve. | *** Treasury is beginning to encourage him to stop throwing money at this, and instead improve. | ||
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=== Membership Report === | === Membership Report === | ||
* '''Number of Members:' | * '''Number of Members:'494' | ||
* '''Quorum:' | * '''Quorum:'49' | ||
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions === | === Review the PayPal and banking transactions === | ||
=== Freshdesk === | === Freshdesk === | ||
Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com | Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com | ||
* It seems like there has been an uptick of returning members not getting access to Canvas back. | |||
** Paul will talk to CTO to see if it is clear what is happening here. | |||
* Paul asks if anyone has tried the new auto-reply templates | |||
** No one has. | |||
=== New Business === | === New Business === | ||
* Donzell and Maxwell would like to do an event in the second week of February | |||
** The event would be about highlighting black creators in the space | |||
** Urban league will do some advertising for the event. | |||
* Maxwell shared his experience with being a minority in the space, and how we could improve it. | |||
** He joined in 2012. | |||
** He has first hand experience of unwelcoming | |||
** The art in the space is not representative of black culture, and we should make the | |||
** Would love to have a budget for the event. $1,500 - 3,000. | |||
*** Jesse brings some institutional knowledge about | |||
=== Old Business === | === Old Business === | ||
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== Votes == | == Votes == | ||
* The Board of Directors votes to move the large format printer back into the 2D printing area. | |||
** For 6 / Against 0 / Abstain 1 | |||
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Meeting Start:
Attendance
- Board Members
- James Lamken
- Tim Bielawa
- Joe Mertz
- Paul Ocampo
- Jesse Seay (Remote)
- Fidel Galano
- Donzell Gordon
- Other Members
- Andrew Morris
- Andrew Wingate
- Eric ??
- Maxwell
- Julia
Agenda
Minutes
Discussion on previous minutes
Consent Agenda
Committee Reports
Reports from Committees
- Gen Ops
- Fire inspector came in to do an inspection
- Learned via Slack
- No infractions other then dead soldier fire extinguisher
- Card was left behind, asked for someone from the board to get in touch.
- HVAC News
- All heat seems to be working
- Gary has been doing some storage work, including getting prepped to add locks to member storage cabinets
- Joe brings up that this seems like a really bad idea.
- Jesse wonders why we would do this?
- James wants us to investigate the legal requirements of this, we might need to follow the additional laws of storage units.
- Tim brings up a thought experiment of who is responsible for this?
- Jesse makes an aside that you can buy lock boxes for inside fridges. Joe and James thinks that is hilarious.
- Board decides to ask Gary not to do this.
- Fire inspector came in to do an inspection
- Treasury
- James made a wiki page to reduce treasury work, it includes the estimated information about remaining Area Host Balance.
- The page can be found at Budget Balance
- Hot Metals is running out of budget, there will be a vote run by the Hot Metals Area Host to increase the budget.
- He spent about $1,500 trying to fix the plasma cutter. It didn't work.
- Treasury is beginning to encourage him to stop throwing money at this, and instead improve.
Membership Report
- Number of Members:'494'
- Quorum:'49'
Review the PayPal and banking transactions
Freshdesk
Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com
- It seems like there has been an uptick of returning members not getting access to Canvas back.
- Paul will talk to CTO to see if it is clear what is happening here.
- Paul asks if anyone has tried the new auto-reply templates
- No one has.
New Business
- Donzell and Maxwell would like to do an event in the second week of February
- The event would be about highlighting black creators in the space
- Urban league will do some advertising for the event.
- Maxwell shared his experience with being a minority in the space, and how we could improve it.
- He joined in 2012.
- He has first hand experience of unwelcoming
- The art in the space is not representative of black culture, and we should make the
- Would love to have a budget for the event. $1,500 - 3,000.
- Jesse brings some institutional knowledge about
Old Business
Votes
- The Board of Directors votes to move the large format printer back into the 2D printing area.
- For 6 / Against 0 / Abstain 1
