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== Attendance ==
 
== Attendance ==
 
* Board Members
 
* Board Members
**
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** Justin
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** Jennie
 +
** Brian
 +
** Lyn
 +
** Michael
 +
** Ray
 +
** Simon
  
 
* Other Members
 
* Other Members
**
+
** Adriana
  
 
== Agenda ==
 
== Agenda ==
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=== Consent Agenda ===
 
=== Consent Agenda ===
 +
 +
* Previous minutes are approved
  
 
=== Committee Reports ===
 
=== Committee Reports ===
  
 
Reports from [[Committees]]
 
Reports from [[Committees]]
 +
 +
Expenses
 +
* Some things have been spent against the tool cage budget and need a board vote approval
 +
** Socket set purchased by Ron for hot metals was billed to tool cage is only expenditure post tool cage dissolution
 +
 +
* Buildout committee
 +
** Vote funding expires the 31st
 +
** Plan to dissolve the committee in our first meeting of the new year
 +
 +
* Bylaws committee
 +
** Lawyers can't review anything until January
  
 
=== Mail ===
 
=== Mail ===
 +
* Junk and Tony
  
 
=== Financial Report ===
 
=== Financial Report ===
* '''Chase Checking:'''  
+
* '''Chase Checking:''' $102,236.29'  
* '''Chase Savings:'''  
+
* '''Chase Savings:''' $35,670.37
* '''PEX:'''  
+
* '''PEX:''' 9,608.62
* '''PayPal:'''  
+
* '''PayPal:''' 11,370.42
  
 
=== Membership Report ===
 
=== Membership Report ===
* '''Starving Hackers:'''  
+
* '''Starving Hackers:''' 311
* '''Full Members:'''  
+
* '''Full Members:''' 133
* '''Total Members:'''  
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* '''Total Members:''' 444
* '''Quorum:'''
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* '''Quorum:''' 45
  
 
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
 
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===
 +
* Gas, Comcast, Adobe, Waste Management, Comed, Rent, reimbursements
  
 
=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===
 
=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===
 +
*
  
 
=== RT ===
 
=== RT ===
 +
* Michael requests a member point [https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5675]
 +
** Vote passes, Michael abstains
 +
** Jennie to grant member point to Michael
  
 
=== New Business ===
 
=== New Business ===
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* Insurance broker
 +
** We have a new policy proposal for insurance
 +
** $3346 for annual insurance policy
 +
** $575 for liquor license
 +
*** Votes pass unanimously to approve the policies and for Justin to sign and submit agreements as of Friday afternoon
 +
* ADA assessment
 +
** Three quotes:
 +
*** Individual architect quoted $1000 for a survey
 +
*** $680 dollars for an assessment from a company that
 +
*** LCM architects proposal is about three thousand
 +
**** came recommended by a number of people
 +
 +
** Ray will put funding for ADA assessment to a member vote
 +
 +
* Should this be a committee?
 +
** Possibly for implementation
 +
 +
* Membership audit / doorcode change
 +
** Simon will work on the audit, maybe with some help from Dave
 +
 +
* Closing out Q1 - Q3 books / receipt submissions
 +
** Ray will submit his outstanding receipts by tomorrow
 +
 +
* Administrative budget
 +
** Michael put together a draft of the administrative budget
 +
** [administrative draft https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/2017_Administrative_Budget_Vote]
 +
** Large laser remaining budget - $2240.59
 +
** Plasma cutter vote - $1804 (maybe?)
 +
 +
* Old business
 +
** IT systems group followup
 +
*** Justin will email the list to get a group together working on systems
 +
 +
* School project building autonomous vehicles
 +
** Patrick has been working on this
 +
** Demo of autonomous technology will happen in Oakland
 +
** Requesting fiscal sponsorship
 +
*** i.e. acting as an umbrella, processing donations and providing benefits to donors of nonprofit donations.
 +
** Board would need more information about the board and organization's responsibilities and liabilities
 +
** Why not form your own nonprofit organization?
 +
*** Alignment of organizational goals, and starting up a nonprofit is overhead
  
 +
* Membership management software
 +
** Gymmaster
 +
*** Bring that to Daniel and Ray
  
 
=== Old Business ===
 
=== Old Business ===
 
==== Old Todos ====
 
==== Old Todos ====
 
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5578
 
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5578
** Jennie to grant two points, Justin to transfer three points from Burton to Jason
+
** Jennie to grant two points, Justin to transfer three points from Burton to Jason - Done
* Justin to text Dave re: IT systems
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* Justin to text Dave re: IT systems - Done
** Justin will email list to ask for volunteers for systems group after touching base with Dave
+
** Justin will email list to ask for volunteers for systems group after touching base with Dave - still to do
 
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5508 Jason requesting member point
 
* https://rt.pumpingstationone.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=5508 Jason requesting member point
 
** Simon sent email following up
 
** Simon sent email following up
 
== Votes ==
 
== Votes ==

Latest revision as of 10:06, 20 December 2016


Board Meeting Minutes
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Meeting Start:

Attendance

  • Board Members
    • Justin
    • Jennie
    • Brian
    • Lyn
    • Michael
    • Ray
    • Simon
  • Other Members
    • Adriana

Agenda

  • Check talk page for board meeting notes, see if any discussion on the agenda took place
  • Consent Agenda
  • Committee Reports
  • Read mail
  • Financial/membership report
  • Review the PayPal and banking transactions
  • Member leaving reason reports
  • Check RT queue
  • New business
    • Meeting with Insurance broker
    • ADA assessment
    • Membership audit / doorcode change
    • Closing out Q1 - Q3 books / receipt submissions
  • Old business
    • IT systems group followup

Minutes

Discussion on previous minutes

Consent Agenda

  • Previous minutes are approved

Committee Reports

Reports from Committees

Expenses

  • Some things have been spent against the tool cage budget and need a board vote approval
    • Socket set purchased by Ron for hot metals was billed to tool cage is only expenditure post tool cage dissolution
  • Buildout committee
    • Vote funding expires the 31st
    • Plan to dissolve the committee in our first meeting of the new year
  • Bylaws committee
    • Lawyers can't review anything until January

Mail

  • Junk and Tony

Financial Report

  • Chase Checking: $102,236.29'
  • Chase Savings: $35,670.37
  • PEX: 9,608.62
  • PayPal: 11,370.42

Membership Report

  • Starving Hackers: 311
  • Full Members: 133
  • Total Members: 444
  • Quorum: 45

Review the PayPal and banking transactions

  • Gas, Comcast, Adobe, Waste Management, Comed, Rent, reimbursements

Member Leaving Reason Reports

RT

  • Michael requests a member point [1]
    • Vote passes, Michael abstains
    • Jennie to grant member point to Michael

New Business

  • Insurance broker
    • We have a new policy proposal for insurance
    • $3346 for annual insurance policy
    • $575 for liquor license
      • Votes pass unanimously to approve the policies and for Justin to sign and submit agreements as of Friday afternoon
  • ADA assessment
    • Three quotes:
      • Individual architect quoted $1000 for a survey
      • $680 dollars for an assessment from a company that
      • LCM architects proposal is about three thousand
        • came recommended by a number of people
    • Ray will put funding for ADA assessment to a member vote
  • Should this be a committee?
    • Possibly for implementation
  • Membership audit / doorcode change
    • Simon will work on the audit, maybe with some help from Dave
  • Closing out Q1 - Q3 books / receipt submissions
    • Ray will submit his outstanding receipts by tomorrow
  • Old business
    • IT systems group followup
      • Justin will email the list to get a group together working on systems
  • School project building autonomous vehicles
    • Patrick has been working on this
    • Demo of autonomous technology will happen in Oakland
    • Requesting fiscal sponsorship
      • i.e. acting as an umbrella, processing donations and providing benefits to donors of nonprofit donations.
    • Board would need more information about the board and organization's responsibilities and liabilities
    • Why not form your own nonprofit organization?
      • Alignment of organizational goals, and starting up a nonprofit is overhead
  • Membership management software
    • Gymmaster
      • Bring that to Daniel and Ray

Old Business

Old Todos

Votes