Board Meeting Notes 2012-08-21

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Meeting start: 07:17 pm

Attendance

• Patrick Callahan
• Shawn Blaszak
• Ishmael Rufus

Agenda

Old Business

• Ishmael
  • Have we paid the bill from Waste Management yet?

• Tim
  • inventory and ownership status of old landlord's stuff left on our side. - NO inventory yet
  • Calculate electric bill and give check to Tony, did this happen? - Ish. It was calculated and he said he'd do an ACH through the bank to pay it.
  • Status of money owed by the old landlord. - Past 60 days! Ask Steve Farkas on how to more firmly ask for our security deposit

• Patrick
  • Cleaning service quotes. Kathy got one, and Steve has some contacts. I got two quotes one for 55/hr one for 54/hr. Cost 90-100 per visit.

• Steve
  • Install shop air valve
  • Install filter for laser

• Eric
  • Have we received the new access points?

• Shawn
  • bathroom sinks

• Unassigned
  • Change address update.
  • We need a new area host for graphic arts / textiles

New Business

• Financial/membership report

Minutes

• Ishmael said that the bill for Waste Management will be paid as soon as he has the bill.
• We do not have the area manager gift cards yet.
• We do not have the inventory of Tony's stuff yet.
• We have paid Tony for the electric bill.
• We need to explore more firm methods of approaching the old landlord for the deposit.
• Cleaning service
  • We have quotes
  • about $90 per visit
  • We will look at having them come in every other week
• The laser cutter now has access to shop air with a filter.
• The new access points are being installed as we have this meeting.
• Shawn has not had a chance to speak with Kevin about the downstairs bathroom drains.
  • No one else seems to know what is wrong with them
• So far, only Shelly Lewis has applied for the graphic/fabric area host position.
  • Shawn will write a blog entry about it.
• Ish gave the financial report.
• Membership report
  • Starving Hackers: 84
  • Full Members: 68
  • Friends of PS1: 2
• Garbage
  • We are considering increasing our dumpster size to 4 cubic meters.
  • We need to find a place for it/talk to Tony about it
• We need to discuss the kiln and light exposure table and let Tony know.
• Steve suggested that we need to keep the tables in the workshop clean whenever they are not being actively used.
  • Steve has created a place in the back for donations.
  • "Limbo" needs to be emptied.
  • Space equipment is mixed in with the personal stuff in "Limbo"

Meeting End: 07:50 pm