Changes

=== 1. Discuss & Approve previous board meeting minutes ===

=== 1. Discuss & Approve previous board meeting minutes ===

- Rob will pull togethers last weeks meeting minutes as the previous secretary was not available to take notes due to private reasons.

- Rob will pull together 12/8/20 meeting minutes as the previous secretary was not available to take notes due to private reasons.

=== 2. Member Count & Financials ===

=== 2. Member Count & Financials ===

=== 3. Mail Check ===

=== 3. Mail Check ===

a. ComED overpayment check (made out to the landlord)

a. ComED overpayment check (made out to the landlord) -- Rob will send follow-up to Treasury

b. Insurance claim reply

b. Insurance claim reply

=== 5. Officer & Team Lead Updates ===

=== 5. Officer & Team Lead Updates ===

- Tech Team: Getting an electrician to fix server electrical issues. Sky needs access to Quickbooks

- CTO/Tech Team: Getting an electrician to fix server electrical issues. Sky needs access to Quickbooks.

- PR:  Sean presented an Advertising campaign in the Chicago Reader. We asked Sean to post the costs for the different options. Sean had budgeted $600 for something like this. https://www.chicagoreader.com/general/mediakit/pdf/Media_Kit_ChicagoReader.pdf. Sean was also concerned with the woodshop and there not being enough woodshop authorizors. Also concerned with cleanliness of shop

- PR:  Sean investigating potential for Advertising campaign in the Chicago Reader. Sean will send details of the campaign, including cost. Sean had budgeted $600 for something like this. https://www.chicagoreader.com/general/mediakit/pdf/Media_Kit_ChicagoReader.pdf. Sean was also concerned with the woodshop and there not being enough woodshop authorizers. Also concerned with cleanliness of shop. Board will bring up with area host during annual area host review, at the latest.

- MMT/Scholarships: Nathan brought to our attention that we had two additional scholarship applicants. Was having issues accessing applications. Sky to look into. Previous Covid scholarship members have expressed that they had trouble getting authorized and their time was not well spent at the space. We will revisit this issue on slack. Nathan wants to send out questioner to scholarship recipients.

- MMT/Scholarships: Nathan brought to our attention that we had two additional scholarship applicants. Was having issues accessing applications in the old Google form. Sky to look into. Previous Covid scholarship members have expressed that they had trouble getting authorized and their experience wasn't great because covid. Board will revisit this issue on slack to see how we might address this in the future. Nathan wants to send out questioner to scholarship recipients.

- GenOps - Roofer is looking to fix leaks above cold metals tomorrow 1/6. Joe Mertz and Andrew Morris will communicate on slack to have someone at the shop when the roofer shows up. Sean has gotten approval from the area hosts to convert the unused bathroom into a tool cage with RFID door controller.

- GenOps - Roofer is looking to fix leaks above cold metals tomorrow 1/6. Joe Mertz and Andrew Morris will communicate on slack to have someone at the shop when the roofer shows up. Sean has gotten approval from the area hosts to convert the unused bathroom into a tool cage with RFID door controller.