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 {{Board Meeting Notes
-| Previous MM-DD-YYYY=11-06-2012
+| Previous YYYY-MM-DD=2012-11-06
 | Current YY-MM-DD=11-13-2012
-| Next MM-DD-YYYY=11-19-2012
+| Next YYYY-MM-DD=2012-11-20
   | YYYY=2012}}
-Meeting start: X:XX pm
+Meeting start: 07:21 pm
-===Attendance===
+=== Attendance ===
+* Tim Saylor
+* Shawn Blaszak
+* Steve Farkas
+* Zlatan Klebisch
-===Agenda===
+=== Agenda ===
-====Old Business====
-====New Business====
+==== Old Business ====
-* Create a metal area host, Mike Warot is a candidate.
+* Tim
+** Status of money owed by the old landlord.
+** Status/result of motorcycle talk with Jordan.
+* Patrick
+** Cleaning service status. (Why is this referenced for both Patrick and Shawn?)
+** Status of process server.
-===Minutes===
+* Dan
+** Welding area status
+** Status of letter to Tony about getting the lighting in the warehouse fixed.
+* Steve Finkleman
+* Shawn
+** Has the old maid service tried to charge us?
+** Find a new maid service
+* Eric
+** Status of the Google Drive on the space's domain: we have to be a 501(c)(3) with updated info in the IRS website to be eligible to get it for free. Since we are working on that... deferred.
+* Steve Farkas
+** Audit status
+** finance tracking going forward
+** Tax exemption letter
+** Organization of the PS:1 banking records
+** Tally of missing money
+* Unassigned
+** Change address update.
+** We need to verify the code status of the fire door in the metal shop
+** We need to improve our implementation of the tool certification process.
+** inventory and ownership status of old landlord's stuff left on our side.
+** Bill-of-materials for the workshop build-out
+** Status of bylaw re-codification; scanning/drop-boxing of official PS:1 documents; and getting copies of those documents to the lawyers
+** Insurance status
+** Lighting in the warehouse area
+** Status of Jordan's motorcycle?
+** We need to announce at the main meeting that members should not buy things without getting it approved first.
+==== New Business ====
+* Financial/membership report
+* Create a metal area host? Mike Warot is a candidate.
+* Chicago Museum Exhibitors Group has asked to have a meeting at PS:One on Thursday, December 6th. Should we?
+* invoice from Pete's Heating for the air compressor and thermostat changes.
+* Eric: look into how the internet-enabled thermostat works.
+* Status of repayments?
+* Does Ryan Pierce's request for reimbursement for the draft system require a member vote or should it be handled another way?
+=== Minutes ===
+* Discussion has occurred on the director's list about the wording of the letter to the old landlord.
+** The wording seems to be finished and it just needs to be delivered.
+* The welding area has been progressing.
+** we have a welding curtain and lighting is in the process of being installed
+** some members have been frustrated at not being able to get certified
+** Dan figured he'll be done some time this winter.
+* We want to ask the area managers to work on getting
+* $1785.00 is the quote from the landlord's guy to fix the lighting in the warehouse.
+** we will be looking for alternatives but we do need to pay the guy for working on the hot water heater.
+* Shawn gave the financial report
+* We are looking at getting Google apps for non-profits as an alternatives but we may have to wait until we have our own 501c3 status
+* Steve is still working on auditing our finances but he is making progress
+* Area hosts need to identify what kinds of things we need and where it needs to come from.
+* We need to do the paperwork to get a tax exemption letter from the state.
+* Steve is still waiting for more insurance quotes.
+** He is going to have us bound for liability insurance immediately.
+* Steve will be giving Tim a copy of the check's he's cashed.
+* The board all agreed to create a metal area host.
+** Mike has been nominated.
+** We will be opening it up for other people to ask to be considered for the position.
+* The board agreed that it is ok for the museum group to have their get-together at the space.
+* Eric will be looking into how the Internet enabled thermostat works.
+* Ryan's request for reimbursement request does need to be a full member vote.
+* There has been an issue with a member using tools uncertified, unsafely, and in an inconsiderate manner.
+** The board will discuss it with him.
 ** Membership Report -
 *** Full Members:
 *** Starving Hacker:
 *** Friends of PS1:
 *** Total:
-Meeting start: X:XX pm
+Meeting start: 08:25 pm