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== Attendance ==
== Attendance ==
* Board Members
* Board Members
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** Jennie P.
** Joe M.
** James L.
** Donzell G.
** Tim B.
** V
** Jesse (zoom)


* Other Members
* Other Members
**
** Sky
** Andrew M.
** Adam M.
** Andrew W.


== Agenda ==
== Agenda ==
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=== Discussion on previous minutes ===
=== Discussion on previous minutes ===
James requests that the previous minutes (James wrote) be amended to show what the new volunteer positions are.


=== Consent Agenda ===
=== Consent Agenda ===
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Reports from [[Committees]]
Reports from [[Committees]]
*Gen Ops
** New motor fit to heater in Cold Metals, waiting on parts to hook it up
*** When this is done we will have 3 heaters running on this side.
** Lighting complaint about lounge received.
*** Will be looking to convert to LED
*** Donzell offers to help and requests we complete before Friday, if possible.
** Electronic Lighting
*** We should have some 8ft tubes left over from the shop refit.
** Genops is wondering about the missing lounge items, when they will be returned.
*** Drew R. is rallying a posse to move the remaining items. Should be accomplished this week.
*** Donzell asks about the state of the safe.
**** Jennie says we need a safe for certain secure methods.
**** This safe weighs *a lot*
**** Jennie is happy to take this one home and replace it if people care to buy a new one.
**** Tim thinks the current safe is a nice place to store squirrels.
** Andrew M. will refill the paper towel dispensers tonight
*Tech Team
** Sky and Julia are working on migrating to new infrastructure server
*** looking at power needs with the backup battery
*** We might need a new one? Do we? How much does it cost? Possibly a lot?! We shall see.
**** Overkill systems are funnnnn! :P
*** Adam asks why we upgraded?
**** Free hardware!! It was an easy upgrade
** Sky thanks James for hanging the kitchen camera
** Change from Lastpass to Bitwarden in progress
*** Aiming to complete before Lastpass removes
** V was gotten access to his email again
*MMT
** Not much going on. Slow ticket flow lately.
** Sky asks if there have been any changes in payment issues.
*** V thinks it is slightly improved
*** Sky didn't change anything
*** Sky reminds everyone to deal with payment issues as fast as possible!
*** Sky asks what V is holding.
**** It is a "Thera-cane" massage device.
*Treasury
** All items from last year categorized
** Check for $3,500 from Power Hammer sale arrived
** Not much else to talk about
** V mentions there is some tax info 2D printing needs?
*** Some info is easier, some info is harder.
*** There is still some weird shit happening with whether or not we have our Illinois NFP status in good order.
** Sky got a tax letter
*** Jennie will take it and handle it


=== Mail ===
=== Mail ===
* James has a Chase bank interest statement. ($14.56 in interest last year)
* No other mail.


=== Financial Report ===
=== Financial Report ===
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=== Membership Report ===
=== Membership Report ===


* '''Number of Members:'''  
* '''Number of Members: 519'''  
* '''Quorum:'''
* '''Quorum:52'''


=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
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=== New Business ===
=== New Business ===
*This meeting began with a sketch comedy routine of eating Paçzki and trying to set up a zoom link.
*There are too many lights out in this building.
*Donzell has questions about pex.
** Treasury answered them.
*Question: Should votes in meeting minutes show who voted how or is the current system adequate?
** No one feels strongly about needing to record this.
*Donzell brings up that we should host another volunteer appreciation party.
** James mentions that a bunch of people hate the principle of a volunteer appreciation party and have raised a stink in past years.
** Donzell and Joe mentioned that they've heard the opposite.
** Donzell says he thinks it is a good way to show appreciation
** James thinks the party is fine, but he thinks we should scale back the scale of the party. He thinks the one at Metropolitan was too high.
* Adam asks about the gantry vote.
** Joe will look into this.
* James has been discussing adding cameras to the 3D printers.
** Joe thinks this should be a member vote
** Jesse also thinks start with member vote
* James also wants a security camera to check the front door from inside the space, so people can check the door before unlocking it.
** Sky has an idea for how to do this
** Donzell asks about camera capacity in the NVR
*** Sky says we should be fine for what is right now.


=== Old Business ===
=== Old Business ===


== Votes ==
== Votes ==
* The board votes to approve Paul Ocampo as an Industrial CNC volunteer with a WILD position.
6 Aye / 0 Nay / 1 Abstain




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