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Meeting start: 7:xx
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Meeting start: 7:08
  
 
=== Attendance ===
 
=== Attendance ===
 
'''Board Members'''
 
'''Board Members'''
 
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* Eric
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* Bry
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* Hailey
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* Farkas
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* Josh
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* Adam
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* Ed
  
 
'''Other Members'''
 
'''Other Members'''
 
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* The meeting was held upstairs, tons of members were coming in and out, too many to list.
  
 
=== Agenda ===
 
=== Agenda ===
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==== New Business ====
 
==== New Business ====
 
* We interested in Jake Rathburn, living room concert extraordinare? ('''Bry''')
 
* We interested in Jake Rathburn, living room concert extraordinare? ('''Bry''')
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* Mini Maker Faire Chicago Northside table? http://makerfairechicagonorthside.com/
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* 3d printing experience cross-pollination of some kind?
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* Job board for external entities to list jobs on, paid, time limited? Both a resource for our members and a source of revenue.
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* Eye wash stations? https://pr.vwr.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=4615599 This seems important and for safety.
  
 
==== Old Business ====
 
==== Old Business ====
* Kitchen build out. What were we planning on discussing about this that we didn’t get a chance to last week?
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** Will get permits as we go, and will install electrical infrastructure after building the wall.
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* Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books ('''Indiana Steve''')
** We are zoned C1-2 according to the city of chicago data portal. Are we subject to http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/general/Shared_Kitchen_Fact_Sheet_v.11.14.12.pdf or similar rules if we construct a kitchen? We do not intend to allow members to sell foods that they produce in the space; this would clearly subject us to significant overhead.
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* Wiki status: Migration, Backups? ('''Josh''') - Eric, Steve, and Josh have been talking to Singlehop about getting us a cheaper deal on a decent VPS. Any progress? New servers are in place at PS1.
* Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books ('''Indiana Steve''')
 
* Status of money owed by the old landlord. ('''Tim'''). Eric will request update on this.
 
* Wiki status: Migration, Backups? ('''Josh''') - Eric, Steve, and Josh have been talking to Singlehop about getting us a cheaper deal on a decent VPS. Any progress?
 
 
* Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Eric''')
 
* Get all of the tax returns from School Factory ('''Eric''')
 
* PS:1 Meetup.com has been stolen and is being passed off as another thing now.
 
* PS:1 Meetup.com has been stolen and is being passed off as another thing now.
** Sacha said he will be talking to her. Any word on that yet?
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** Sacha said he will be talking to her. Any word on that yet?
 
* Electrician to fix not-up-to-code issues. How much can we spend on this? It's (in '''Eric''''s opinion) a pre-requisite to doing shop improvements including putting up walls for specific areas. '''Eric''' can negotiate with the electrician, bring quote back to the board.
 
* Electrician to fix not-up-to-code issues. How much can we spend on this? It's (in '''Eric''''s opinion) a pre-requisite to doing shop improvements including putting up walls for specific areas. '''Eric''' can negotiate with the electrician, bring quote back to the board.
** Board generally approves this. Eric will come back with proper quote ('''Eric''').
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** Board generally approves this. Eric will come back with proper quote ('''Eric'''). He's working on the TODO list at [[3519 Electrical Work]].
  
 
==== Backburner ====
 
==== Backburner ====
* Change our address everywhere (List of places here: https://atrium.schoolfactory.org/ps1/node/104580)
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* Status of money owed by the old landlord. ('''Tim'''). Eric will request update on this.
* inventory and ownership status of old landlord's stuff left on our side.
 
* Check in with Area hosts about their ideas for the tool certification process at their next meeting. ('''Tim''')
 
 
* information fragmentation (wiki, gdocs, calendars, dropbox, mailing lists)
 
* information fragmentation (wiki, gdocs, calendars, dropbox, mailing lists)
 
* move the annual meeting to december in the bylaws.
 
* move the annual meeting to december in the bylaws.
* Dwolla as a payment option? Some people hate paypal enough to not join. Don't do this if you can't set up a subscription in it.
 
 
* 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.
  
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==== Minutes ====
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'''The notes look weird today because Josh started taking notes for Hailey while she was busy counting proxy votes'''
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BOARD NOTES
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7:08
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Meeting started late because Eric
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7:09
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Bry is angry about pink eye
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7:11
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Ed: Can ps1 host event about product development? (PDMA)
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7:12
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Steve is now present
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7:16
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Adam is now present
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PDMA conversation continues
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Wants to host at ps1 near end of summer or O'neils
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PS1 involvment in some fashion
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Decieded to talk with involved people, next Tues after public meeting (9pm)
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7:20
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Regular meeting starts
  
==== Minutes ====
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Mail checking begins: Payment + AmSci catalog
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Trello board:
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  No progress on most tasks
 +
  Server aquisistion completed per Josh
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  No complaints on list
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  Amazon payments: waitng on james
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  School Factory reporting complete
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  Jesse emailed for new update on safe space w/ previous feedback
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  Assigned business credit report for ps1
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7:25
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New business!
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Financial report:
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  Everything good! Money! Yay!
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  Report now includes loans and things, revenues over expeditures, etc
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  Made more money than spent
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  At about 5mo cushion
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7:30
  
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'''Hailey starts taking minutes that this point'''
  
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* Bryanna- Jake Rathburn- he sent an email to us- he does living room concerts. we say no.
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* mini maker fair- do we want a table- we're going to pass that on to the mailing lists and if any members are into it they can do it
 +
* 3d printing experience- they opened today- eric walked by- we should start talking with them and have a back and forth
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* eric has been getting emails from people wanting us to forward job postings to our members. thinks maybe we should charge for that. josh thinks it should be a physical board
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* all present board members vote in favor of purchasing two eyewash bottles for the space
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* reimbursing ed for waste disposal - 5 board members vote yes, steve abstains jesse not here
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* reimbursing eric for vacuum filter- 5 of us vote yes, adam abstains, jesse not here
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* c2e2 $900 - we're not going to do it
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* adam announced that we made it into the tribune, timeout and timeout kids from last week.
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* rooftop art installation- police visited - it was fine, they thought we were being robbed, eric told them that we weren't being robbed.
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* actually got to the backburner
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* tim and eric argue about who is going to sue the old landlord. we need to do it soon
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* we have changed our address everywhere we can think of
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*
  
* Membership Report -  
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* Membership Report -
** Full Members:
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** Full Members: 68
** Starving Hacker:  
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** Starving Hacker: 127
** Friends of PS1:  
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** Friends of PS1: 2
** Total:  
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** Total: 197
  
Meeting end: 8:xx
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Meeting end: 8:00

Latest revision as of 18:58, 29 March 2014


Board Meeting Minutes
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Meeting start: 7:08

Attendance

Board Members

  • Eric
  • Bry
  • Hailey
  • Farkas
  • Josh
  • Adam
  • Ed

Other Members

  • The meeting was held upstairs, tons of members were coming in and out, too many to list.

Agenda

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

New Business

Old Business

  • Audit status/ Status of repayments / New historical books (Indiana Steve)
  • Wiki status: Migration, Backups? (Josh) - Eric, Steve, and Josh have been talking to Singlehop about getting us a cheaper deal on a decent VPS. Any progress? New servers are in place at PS1.
  • Get all of the tax returns from School Factory (Eric)
  • PS:1 Meetup.com has been stolen and is being passed off as another thing now.
    • Sacha said he will be talking to her. Any word on that yet?
  • Electrician to fix not-up-to-code issues. How much can we spend on this? It's (in Eric's opinion) a pre-requisite to doing shop improvements including putting up walls for specific areas. Eric can negotiate with the electrician, bring quote back to the board.
    • Board generally approves this. Eric will come back with proper quote (Eric). He's working on the TODO list at 3519 Electrical Work.

Backburner

  • Status of money owed by the old landlord. (Tim). Eric will request update on this.
  • information fragmentation (wiki, gdocs, calendars, dropbox, mailing lists)
  • 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

The notes look weird today because Josh started taking notes for Hailey while she was busy counting proxy votes

BOARD NOTES

7:08 Meeting started late because Eric

7:09 Bry is angry about pink eye

7:11 Ed: Can ps1 host event about product development? (PDMA)

7:12 Steve is now present

7:16

Adam is now present

PDMA conversation continues Wants to host at ps1 near end of summer or O'neils PS1 involvment in some fashion Decieded to talk with involved people, next Tues after public meeting (9pm)

7:20

Regular meeting starts

Mail checking begins: Payment + AmSci catalog

Trello board:

 No progress on most tasks
 Server aquisistion completed per Josh
 No complaints on list
 Amazon payments: waitng on james
 School Factory reporting complete
 Jesse emailed for new update on safe space w/ previous feedback
 
 Assigned business credit report for ps1

7:25

New business! Financial report:

 Everything good! Money! Yay! 
 Report now includes loans and things, revenues over expeditures, etc
 Made more money than spent
 At about 5mo cushion

7:30

Hailey starts taking minutes that this point

  • Bryanna- Jake Rathburn- he sent an email to us- he does living room concerts. we say no.
  • mini maker fair- do we want a table- we're going to pass that on to the mailing lists and if any members are into it they can do it
  • 3d printing experience- they opened today- eric walked by- we should start talking with them and have a back and forth
  • eric has been getting emails from people wanting us to forward job postings to our members. thinks maybe we should charge for that. josh thinks it should be a physical board
  • all present board members vote in favor of purchasing two eyewash bottles for the space
  • reimbursing ed for waste disposal - 5 board members vote yes, steve abstains jesse not here
  • reimbursing eric for vacuum filter- 5 of us vote yes, adam abstains, jesse not here
  • c2e2 $900 - we're not going to do it
  • adam announced that we made it into the tribune, timeout and timeout kids from last week.
  • rooftop art installation- police visited - it was fine, they thought we were being robbed, eric told them that we weren't being robbed.
  • actually got to the backburner
  • tim and eric argue about who is going to sue the old landlord. we need to do it soon
  • we have changed our address everywhere we can think of
  • Membership Report -
    • Full Members: 68
    • Starving Hacker: 127
    • Friends of PS1: 2
    • Total: 197

Meeting end: 8:00