Board Meeting Notes 2012-07-10

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Meeting start: 07:10 pm

Attendance

• Tim Saylor
• Patrick Callahan
• Shawn Blaszak
• Ishmael Rufus
• Eric Stein
• Steve Finkelman
• Dan Meyers

Agenda

Old Business

• Network roll-out status.
• Remaining things we need from the new landlord.
  • AC in warehouse working, but dumping water on the floor? This will be fixed by him recharging the unit with freon?
  • inventory of his stuff left on our side (pending total move out).
  • Have we gotten confirmation from him if the stuff he left were donations or loans?
• laser cutting job update.
• Change address update.
• Status of money owed by the old landlord.
• Bar Camp Sept 22/23?
• lounge update.
• 300 seconds of fame video links update.
• We need automatic door closers update.
• laser cutter new location and air filtration update.

New Business

• Financial/membership report

Minutes

• Nothing new to report on the network build-out until the back gets built out.
• We now have a tall ladder.
• The new ladder will now allow Steve to inspect the AC.
• It's time to inventory the new landlord's stuff that has been left in the space.
• pay laser cutter board.
  • Will has been told about it.
  • Shawn received a request for W-9/EIN number. He responded and copies Ishmael.
• Nothing to update about the change of address.
• Tim is going to hold off on pushing the old landlord for the over-paid rent until we settle the question of the security deposit.
• The present members of the board had no problems with Barcamp being held here again on Sept. 22nd and 23rd.
• 300 Seconds of Fame link problems.
  • Nate doesn't know if he still has server access.
  • Eric thinks he has server access.
  • Nate and Eric will work together to fix the problem.
• No update on the automatic door closers.
• Steve found a valve, with a filter, that could be used with the laser cutter.
• Ishmael gave the financial report.
• Membership Report
  • Full Members: 60
  • Starving Hackers: 81
  • Friends of PS1: 2
• Tim reminded us the Inventables has a collection of materials that they would like to donate to the space.
  • Collin said that whoever wants to pick it up should let him know in advance and arrange a time to pick it up.
  • There is a lot of stuff and we may want to pick and choose what we want.
• Dan suggested that we purchase a vinyl cutter.
  • A number of members have expressed interest online.
  • He mentioned that is should cost around $350.00.
  • He will be proposing a vote to authorize the purchase.
• Steve reminded us that Evanston Maker Faire is about 28 days away.
  • They still need about 60 makers

Meeting End: 07:XX pm