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'''Board Members''' | '''Board Members''' | ||
* Eric | * Eric | ||
*bry | * bry | ||
*hailey | * hailey | ||
*josh | * josh | ||
*adam | * adam | ||
*ed | * ed | ||
*farkas | * farkas | ||
'''Other Members''' | '''Other Members''' | ||
*Dillon | * Dillon | ||
*finkelman | * finkelman | ||
*tim | * tim | ||
*janet | * janet | ||
*derek (visitor) | * derek (visitor) | ||
*matt t (visitor) | * matt t (visitor) | ||
=== Agenda === | === Agenda === | ||
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** Will get permits as we go, and will install electrical infrastructure after building the wall. | ** Will get permits as we go, and will install electrical infrastructure after building the wall. | ||
** We are zoned C1-2 according to the city of chicago data portal. Are we subject to http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/general/Shared_Kitchen_Fact_Sheet_v.11.14.12.pdf or similar rules if we construct a kitchen? We do not intend to allow members to sell foods that they produce in the space; this would clearly subject us to significant overhead. | ** We are zoned C1-2 according to the city of chicago data portal. Are we subject to http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/general/Shared_Kitchen_Fact_Sheet_v.11.14.12.pdf or similar rules if we construct a kitchen? We do not intend to allow members to sell foods that they produce in the space; this would clearly subject us to significant overhead. | ||
* Audit status/ Status of repayments | * Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books ('''Indiana Steve''') | ||
* Status of money owed by the old landlord. ('''Tim'''). Eric will request update on this. | * Status of money owed by the old landlord. ('''Tim'''). Eric will request update on this. | ||
* Wiki status: Migration, Backups? ('''Josh''') - Eric, Steve, and Josh have been talking to Singlehop about getting us a cheaper deal on a decent VPS. Any progress? | * Wiki status: Migration, Backups? ('''Josh''') - Eric, Steve, and Josh have been talking to Singlehop about getting us a cheaper deal on a decent VPS. Any progress? | ||
* Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Eric''') | * Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Eric''') | ||
* PS:1 Meetup.com has been stolen and is being passed off as another thing now. | * PS:1 Meetup.com has been stolen and is being passed off as another thing now. | ||
** Sacha said he will be talking to her. | ** Sacha said he will be talking to her. Any word on that yet? | ||
* Electrician to fix not-up-to-code issues. How much can we spend on this? It's (in '''Eric''''s opinion) a pre-requisite to doing shop improvements including putting up walls for specific areas. '''Eric''' can negotiate with the electrician, bring quote back to the board. | * Electrician to fix not-up-to-code issues. How much can we spend on this? It's (in '''Eric''''s opinion) a pre-requisite to doing shop improvements including putting up walls for specific areas. '''Eric''' can negotiate with the electrician, bring quote back to the board. | ||
** Board generally approves this. Eric will come back with proper quote ('''Eric'''). | ** Board generally approves this. Eric will come back with proper quote ('''Eric'''). | ||
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==== Minutes ==== | ==== Minutes ==== | ||
*in the next couple days josh will be getting donations of hardware from his work to improve our IT infrastructure | * in the next couple days josh will be getting donations of hardware from his work to improve our IT infrastructure | ||
*cleaning committee: bry buying supplies tonight- committee is still working out logistics of cleaning sched | * cleaning committee: bry buying supplies tonight- committee is still working out logistics of cleaning sched | ||
*area host meeting: hailey will work on this week | * area host meeting: hailey will work on this week | ||
* Eric read jesse's safe space proposal out loud - we gave ourselves homework to comment on the googledoc | * Eric read jesse's safe space proposal out loud - we gave ourselves homework to comment on the googledoc | ||
*we argued about noobs paradise- whether or not we should worry about it being required or it needs the boards involvement at all | * we argued about noobs paradise- whether or not we should worry about it being required or it needs the boards involvement at all | ||
*ed says pick and place group keeps going on despite Jeff's departure | * ed says pick and place group keeps going on despite Jeff's departure | ||
* kitchen build- we need a waterwall (fire resistant and no exposed piping) we have updated measurements, there will soon be a vote proposal | * kitchen build- we need a waterwall (fire resistant and no exposed piping) we have updated measurements, there will soon be a vote proposal | ||
* Ed and tim discuss disposing hazardous materials | * Ed and tim discuss disposing hazardous materials | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 17 March 2014
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Meeting start: 7:10
Attendance
Board Members
- Eric
- bry
- hailey
- josh
- adam
- ed
- farkas
Other Members
- Dillon
- finkelman
- tim
- janet
- derek (visitor)
- matt t (visitor)
Agenda
- read mail
- Financial/membership report
- Review the paypal and banking transactions.
- Check the money@pumpingstationone.org inbox weekly.
- Review Trello board, report progress made.
New Business
- Can we make the minutes more detailed? Some people can't make it and want to know what actually happened. Obviously not applying to private information.
- Comment from member leaving: Signing up for laser cutter. (Bry)
- Comment from member leaving: Metalworking machines in better working order. (Bry)
- We interested in Jake Rathburn, living room concert extraordinare? (Bry)
Old Business
- Kitchen build out. What were we planning on discussing about this that we didn’t get a chance to last week?
- Will get permits as we go, and will install electrical infrastructure after building the wall.
- We are zoned C1-2 according to the city of chicago data portal. Are we subject to http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/general/Shared_Kitchen_Fact_Sheet_v.11.14.12.pdf or similar rules if we construct a kitchen? We do not intend to allow members to sell foods that they produce in the space; this would clearly subject us to significant overhead.
- Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books (Indiana Steve)
- Status of money owed by the old landlord. (Tim). Eric will request update on this.
- Wiki status: Migration, Backups? (Josh) - Eric, Steve, and Josh have been talking to Singlehop about getting us a cheaper deal on a decent VPS. Any progress?
- Get all of the tax returns from School Factory (Eric)
- PS:1 Meetup.com has been stolen and is being passed off as another thing now.
- Sacha said he will be talking to her. Any word on that yet?
- Electrician to fix not-up-to-code issues. How much can we spend on this? It's (in Eric's opinion) a pre-requisite to doing shop improvements including putting up walls for specific areas. Eric can negotiate with the electrician, bring quote back to the board.
- Board generally approves this. Eric will come back with proper quote (Eric).
Backburner
- Change our address everywhere (List of places here: https://atrium.schoolfactory.org/ps1/node/104580)
- inventory and ownership status of old landlord's stuff left on our side.
- Check in with Area hosts about their ideas for the tool certification process at their next meeting. (Tim)
- information fragmentation (wiki, gdocs, calendars, dropbox, mailing lists)
- move the annual meeting to december in the bylaws.
- Dwolla as a payment option? Some people hate paypal enough to not join. Don't do this if you can't set up a subscription in it.
- Go over the "Things the next board should deal with" list from the meeting of the 15th, it has a lot of stuff we have to be aware of.
Minutes
- in the next couple days josh will be getting donations of hardware from his work to improve our IT infrastructure
- cleaning committee: bry buying supplies tonight- committee is still working out logistics of cleaning sched
- area host meeting: hailey will work on this week
- Eric read jesse's safe space proposal out loud - we gave ourselves homework to comment on the googledoc
- we argued about noobs paradise- whether or not we should worry about it being required or it needs the boards involvement at all
- ed says pick and place group keeps going on despite Jeff's departure
- kitchen build- we need a waterwall (fire resistant and no exposed piping) we have updated measurements, there will soon be a vote proposal
- Ed and tim discuss disposing hazardous materials
- Membership Report -
- Full Members:
- Starving Hacker:
- Friends of PS1:
- Total:
Meeting end: 8:00
