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 == Attendance ==
 * Board Members
-** James L.
+** lindsay
-** Donzell G.
+** uve
-** Joe M.
+** donzel
-** Peter Z.
+** james
-** V
+** v
+** carl
+** joe
 * Other Members
-** Andrew M.
+** ron
-** Andrew W.
+** sky
-** Sky
+** lisa
-** Carl K.
+** elizabeth
-** Tyler
+** riley
-** Sam P.
+** april
-** Sam (A college student)
+** bjon
+** julia
+** ruben
+** andrew m
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 Reports from [[Committees]]
-* General
+* woodshop
-** Woodshop air handler drain is once again cloggerd and raining.
+** woodshop air conditioner out of service again - clogged again
-*** Will attempt to rod it to clear it out again.
+*** dont walk under ice on the lines
-** Estimate to recharge the Halon extinguishers was $1,400
+*** needs to be cleaned - will not get done tonight
-*** Andrew W. will get another quote.
+*** needs more filters etc.
-*** Andrew M. will get a quote for C02 Extinguishers to check in
+*** may need to change the location of the intake? could be very expensive - wouldnt really want to do this unless we buy the building
+*** there is just too much dust in the air in the woodshop
-*CTO Update.
+*** air filter for the woodshop to clean the air that is outside of the normal dust collection system
-** Internet still misbehaving, but is better as Sky is rebooting it repeatedly. She is working on a more permanent solution.
+*** maybe need to touchbase with area host on shopbot to enforce no compressed air
-*** Peter asks about AT&T's bullshit.
+* gen ops
-*** Sky explains AT&T's bullshit.
+** andrew has quote for new dumpster - need to move off of waste mgmt if we can.
+** where is the contract ? look for previous invoices - need to locate terms of our agreement.
-* Woodshop
+** we need to find the next cancellation window and make sure it is cancelled
-** A faulty collet on the router table lead to a novel injury.
+** adrew will handle waste management
-*** The injured member is okay.
+* CTO
-*** The issue collet has been disposed of.
+** internet working
+* Memeber Management Team (MMT)
+** cue is light, system is stable
+** membership count is currently:
+*** 43 volunteers
+*** 694 active members
+*** 753 including volunteers - thee is a discrepency between counts
+*** there are a number of members who need to be deactivated
+*** roughly 580 members are paying dues per month
+*** scholarship seat number codified anywhere? no - currently at 15 seats
+**** possibly increase : should it instead be a percentage of actual members?
-* PR
+* HOT METALS
-** Sewing Machine Meetup
+** at 76% budget is spent
-** Wants to propose a map of neighborhoods in Chicago
+** there is a spreadsheet that contains the donations from the box in the area
-** Donors want a diversity plan.
+** its hard to meter / quantify
-*** Would love some guidance on what they want?
+** can we get sponsored?
+* Financial
+** seem to be breaking even currently?
+** landlord is in contact - we want to buy the building eventually
+*** is the landlord willing to sell it to us? <br />
 === Mail ===
 * Nothing notable
-=== Financial Report ===
-* '''Chase Checking: $'''
-* '''Chase Savings: $'''
-* '''PEX: $'''
-* '''PayPal: $'''
-=== Membership Report ===
-* '''Number of Members: 678 '''
-* '''Quorum:  67'''
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 === New Business ===
+Riley is suggesting v should be removed as vp. from slack conversation.
-* Nominations for New Board Positions
+Riley sites things v has said online. She states "it is disgusting and demeaning that the vp should suggest that transgender people have higher rates of criminality." Riley, believes V needs to resign and if he does not the board should remove him. Riley indicates the record she read was from slack.
-** Tam and Ilya have stepped down from the board, both have left the state.
-** Joe will send out a nomination thread today
-* Sam, a college student, is here for the summer and is trying to get authorized on the woodshop.
-** He is frustrated because he is not able to get authorized.
-** He was talked to about the issues.
+V states he would like to remain silent at this time.
+Ruben wanted to point to the recent conversation over slack - he feels this is a systemic issue. Abrasive towards other members - reflection on the culture of the space. What is the accountability for being unkind? Concerns him as a member that it reflects extremely poorly on the organization. Ruben is concerned about the liability that is present to the organization because of inaction on complaints.
-=== Old Business ===
+Julia also has other complaints with regard to V.
+Board will schedule a closed meeting to further discuss these issues - we will send communication regarding this.
+=== Old Business  ===
 == Votes ==