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Meeting start: 7:xx
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Meeting start: 7:05
  
 
=== Attendance ===
 
=== Attendance ===
 
'''Board Members'''
 
'''Board Members'''
 
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* eric
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* Bry
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* farkas
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* Hailey
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* Josh
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* Jesse
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* Ed
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* Adam
  
 
'''Other Members'''
 
'''Other Members'''
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* Tony also pays "equipment license" fees per device he has plugged in. He got assessed a $900 fine at one point for not having that all taken care of. We need to determine what that means and if it affects us. Maybe this is http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/progs/inspectionspermitting/manufacturing_establishments.html
 
* Tony also pays "equipment license" fees per device he has plugged in. He got assessed a $900 fine at one point for not having that all taken care of. We need to determine what that means and if it affects us. Maybe this is http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/progs/inspectionspermitting/manufacturing_establishments.html
 
* Minors joining
 
* Minors joining
* Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books ('''Indiana Steve''')
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* Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books ('''Indiana Steve''')
 
* Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Steve''')
 
* Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Steve''')
* briefly discussed having members maybe not register their businesses as being here at our address. do the bylaws allow it? is this okay? do we have liabilities from it? At least one company is doing it.
 
  
 
==== Backburner ====
 
==== Backburner ====
* Status of money owed by the old landlord. ('''Eric'''). We are having our lawyers work on the bylaws first.
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* Status of money owed by the old landlord. ('''Eric'''). We are working on sending information to a separate attorney.
 
* move the annual meeting to december in the bylaws.
 
* move the annual meeting to december in the bylaws.
 
* 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.
 
* 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 ====
 
==== Minutes ====
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* no mail
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* went over membership numbers
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* steve reviews weekly financial report
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* discussion on how to make things better for members thinking of leaving
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* fixing meetup - no progress - asking for help from members
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* cameras- no progress
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* paid job board- no progress
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* safe space agreement - could not get reviewed
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* tomorrow we're going to have another working session about the bylaws, those of us that can't make it will submit our comments beforehand
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* 501c3- we have taxes to do first - we need more help from lawyers- also need to know from lawyers which of the two 990 forms we have to do
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* pitchfork from last year- steve talking to school factory
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* minors as members- we discussed what's been going on on the mailing list, what our own feelings about it, what the worst case scenarios would be for several just options
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* limited debit cards for area hosts- chase says they are daily limits, not limits on totals, so we need to open separate area host accounts
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* takeaways from mwe call - discussing after board meeting
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* paypal bouncebacks - wont talk to steve because ish's name is still on the account
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** we talked about exploring options for using something that doesn't suck like paypal
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* steve will buy a water test for lead and what not
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* liability insurance review- we need to ask lawyers to further address our questions
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* Complaints @ signs- will is working on it
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* adding members to trello - eric is adding members on demand - will add en masse soon
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* wiki migration, has been delayed while josh is busy with RFID's
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* secretary of state - in progress - bry/farkas
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* loom/shop smith sales - got check for loom, still need one for shop smith
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* eric is still waiting for quote from electrician, he's working on a specific list
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* waivers box- bry is going to install it
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* form box- steve bought one - bry bought two, now we have three because they forgot to talk to each other yaaaaay
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* getting money from old landlord - talking to a property lawyer
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* josh talks about his ID card idea - running out of time
  
  
  
 
* Membership Report -
 
* Membership Report -
** Full Members:
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** Full Members: 74
** Starving Hacker:
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** Starving Hacker: 151
** Friends of PS1:  
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** Friends of PS1: 2
** Total:  
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** Total: 225
  
Meeting end: 8:xx
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Meeting end: 8:05

Latest revision as of 18:59, 29 March 2014


Board Meeting Minutes
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Meeting start: 7:05

Attendance

Board Members

  • eric
  • Bry
  • farkas
  • Hailey
  • Josh
  • Jesse
  • Ed
  • Adam

Other Members


Agenda

  • read mail
  • Financial/membership report
  • Review the paypal and banking transactions.
  • Check the [email protected] inbox weekly.
  • Member leaving reason report
  • Review Trello board, report progress made.
  • new business
  • old business


New Business

Old Business

Backburner

  • Status of money owed by the old landlord. (Eric). We are working on sending information to a separate attorney.
  • move the annual meeting to december in the bylaws.
  • 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

  • no mail
  • went over membership numbers
  • steve reviews weekly financial report
  • discussion on how to make things better for members thinking of leaving
  • fixing meetup - no progress - asking for help from members
  • cameras- no progress
  • paid job board- no progress
  • safe space agreement - could not get reviewed
  • tomorrow we're going to have another working session about the bylaws, those of us that can't make it will submit our comments beforehand
  • 501c3- we have taxes to do first - we need more help from lawyers- also need to know from lawyers which of the two 990 forms we have to do
  • pitchfork from last year- steve talking to school factory
  • minors as members- we discussed what's been going on on the mailing list, what our own feelings about it, what the worst case scenarios would be for several just options
  • limited debit cards for area hosts- chase says they are daily limits, not limits on totals, so we need to open separate area host accounts
  • takeaways from mwe call - discussing after board meeting
  • paypal bouncebacks - wont talk to steve because ish's name is still on the account
    • we talked about exploring options for using something that doesn't suck like paypal
  • steve will buy a water test for lead and what not
  • liability insurance review- we need to ask lawyers to further address our questions
  • Complaints @ signs- will is working on it
  • adding members to trello - eric is adding members on demand - will add en masse soon
  • wiki migration, has been delayed while josh is busy with RFID's
  • secretary of state - in progress - bry/farkas
  • loom/shop smith sales - got check for loom, still need one for shop smith
  • eric is still waiting for quote from electrician, he's working on a specific list
  • waivers box- bry is going to install it
  • form box- steve bought one - bry bought two, now we have three because they forgot to talk to each other yaaaaay
  • getting money from old landlord - talking to a property lawyer
  • josh talks about his ID card idea - running out of time


  • Membership Report -
    • Full Members: 74
    • Starving Hacker: 151
    • Friends of PS1: 2
    • Total: 225

Meeting end: 8:05