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== Attendance == | == Attendance == | ||
* Board Members | * Board Members | ||
| + | ** V. | ||
| + | ** Donzell G. | ||
| + | ** James L. | ||
| + | ** Joe M. (Remote) | ||
| + | ** Jesse S. (Remote) | ||
| + | ** Fidel G. (Remote) | ||
| + | ** Tim B. (Remote) | ||
* Other Members | * Other Members | ||
| + | ** Andrew Morris | ||
| + | ** Andrew Wingate | ||
| + | ** Jim L. | ||
| + | ** Julia | ||
| + | ** John J. | ||
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Reports from [[Committees]] | Reports from [[Committees]] | ||
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| + | * Gen Ops | ||
| + | ** Upstairs AC working again | ||
| + | ** Still working on issues w/ downstairs AC | ||
| + | ** Still helping with Jointer in woodshop | ||
| + | *** replacing capacitor | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Kitchen Area | ||
| + | ** Last two mondays there has been a lot of reorganizing | ||
| + | ** Continue searching and organizing through utensils | ||
| + | ** Working on plan to move coffee roaster to right of oven by end of the month | ||
| + | ** Hood fan isn't working too great, might look into replacing | ||
| + | ** Added a bluetooth amp to the speakers | ||
| + | ** Pex card should arrive this week | ||
| + | ** purchasing some cleaning supplies when it arrives | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Electronics Area | ||
| + | ** Pile of junk is gone! | ||
| + | ** AC is working! | ||
| + | ** This years project is new table and some cool stuff, spruce up the area | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Tech Team | ||
| + | ** migration is done from old super micro onto new blade servers | ||
| + | *** Super micros have been shut down and powered off. | ||
| + | *** decomissioning timeline tbd | ||
| + | *** noise is quite reduced | ||
| + | *** door off for now is better with less noise while working on permanent AC solution | ||
| + | ** Bitwarden transition is happening from LastPass | ||
| + | *** Hoping we can abandon soon | ||
| + | *** James has taken over the project since he hates LastPass | ||
| + | ** Discussion spirals off for a bit about HVAC ducting again. Nothing novel here that hasn't been documented elsewhere. | ||
=== Mail === | === Mail === | ||
| + | * No mail. | ||
=== Financial Report === | === Financial Report === | ||
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=== Membership Report === | === Membership Report === | ||
| − | * '''Number of Members: | + | * '''Number of Members: 553''' |
| − | * '''Quorum: | + | * '''Quorum: 55''' |
=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions === | === Review the PayPal and banking transactions === | ||
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Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com | Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com | ||
| + | * Nothing of note. Under control. | ||
=== New Business === | === New Business === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Preferred method of contact for treasury | ||
| + | ** Send an email to [email protected] | ||
| + | * Proportional scholarship count | ||
| + | ** V proposes tying scholarship count to current member count | ||
| + | ** He proposes 5% | ||
| + | ** Joe agrees, and offers to co-sponsor a membership vote. | ||
| + | * Newsletter game plan | ||
| + | ** Can WA be used to send the newsletters, V asks? | ||
| + | *** That is rough. - James | ||
| + | *** Not elegant - Joe | ||
| + | *** Looking to use Mailgun, which we use already for discourse | ||
| + | ** Are we looking to replace WA? | ||
| + | *** Yes, but not anytime soon. | ||
| + | ** Where is new member email sent from? | ||
| + | *** WA. | ||
| + | * Fidel: A couple of months ago we talked about financial concerns. Should we be more concerned now that we have these infrastructure projects? | ||
| + | ** We have chilled out vote spending, so it shouldn't be a problem. | ||
| + | ** Sam has been talked into a less industrial drum sander - Donzell | ||
| + | ** We have had a good membership gain over the last couple of months | ||
| + | * "Be the planer you want to see in the world." - James | ||
| + | * One issue w/ volunteer stressed out with the tasks they had. - Donzell | ||
| + | ** Donzell suggests reaching out to volunteers to make sure they are doing okay, and asking if they need anything. | ||
| + | ** "we've got good volunteers, we don't want to lose them" - Donzell | ||
| + | ** James suggests asking Lyn if she would be interested in helping organize the volunteer appreciation party | ||
| + | *** We can send out the invitation and then in the same email invite feedback and requests for support. | ||
| + | ** Donzell will reach out to Lyn to discuss planning the party. | ||
| + | ** Julia counts 67 WILD volunteers in WA. | ||
| + | ** Jesse asks if there are specific volunteers of concern. | ||
| + | *** This has been moved to board slack for closed meeting | ||
| + | * Donzell raises an objection to spending money on loaned tools | ||
| + | ** James and Joe don't see that as a problem, as we do that regularly for loaned tools | ||
| + | ** It encourages tools being loaned into the space to help fill niches we don't have | ||
| + | ** James does caveat that the order of magnitude of spending should be taken into account. | ||
| + | ** Donzell thinks Joe is awesome, but only some days. | ||
| + | *** Joe thanks him :) | ||
| + | ** Jesse would like Drew R. or someone to move her art piece back into the lounge, so it doen't get damaged. | ||
| + | |||
Revision as of 00:58, 7 June 2023
| Board Meeting Minutes | ||
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| << Board Meeting Notes 2023-05-02 | 2023 Board Meetings | Board Meeting Notes 2023-06-06 >> |
Meeting Start:
Attendance
- Board Members
- V.
- Donzell G.
- James L.
- Joe M. (Remote)
- Jesse S. (Remote)
- Fidel G. (Remote)
- Tim B. (Remote)
- Other Members
- Andrew Morris
- Andrew Wingate
- Jim L.
- Julia
- John J.
Agenda
- Preferred method of contact for treasury
- Proportional scholarship count
- Newsletter game plan
- New business
- Old business
Minutes
Discussion on previous minutes
Consent Agenda
Committee Reports
Reports from Committees
- Gen Ops
- Upstairs AC working again
- Still working on issues w/ downstairs AC
- Still helping with Jointer in woodshop
- replacing capacitor
- Kitchen Area
- Last two mondays there has been a lot of reorganizing
- Continue searching and organizing through utensils
- Working on plan to move coffee roaster to right of oven by end of the month
- Hood fan isn't working too great, might look into replacing
- Added a bluetooth amp to the speakers
- Pex card should arrive this week
- purchasing some cleaning supplies when it arrives
- Electronics Area
- Pile of junk is gone!
- AC is working!
- This years project is new table and some cool stuff, spruce up the area
- Tech Team
- migration is done from old super micro onto new blade servers
- Super micros have been shut down and powered off.
- decomissioning timeline tbd
- noise is quite reduced
- door off for now is better with less noise while working on permanent AC solution
- Bitwarden transition is happening from LastPass
- Hoping we can abandon soon
- James has taken over the project since he hates LastPass
- Discussion spirals off for a bit about HVAC ducting again. Nothing novel here that hasn't been documented elsewhere.
- migration is done from old super micro onto new blade servers
- No mail.
Financial Report
- Chase Checking:
- Chase Savings:
- PEX:
- PayPal:
Membership Report
- Number of Members: 553
- Quorum: 55
Review the PayPal and banking transactions
Freshdesk
Login link: https://pumpingstationone.freshdesk.com
- Nothing of note. Under control.
New Business
- Preferred method of contact for treasury
- Send an email to [email protected]
- Proportional scholarship count
- V proposes tying scholarship count to current member count
- He proposes 5%
- Joe agrees, and offers to co-sponsor a membership vote.
- Newsletter game plan
- Can WA be used to send the newsletters, V asks?
- That is rough. - James
- Not elegant - Joe
- Looking to use Mailgun, which we use already for discourse
- Are we looking to replace WA?
- Yes, but not anytime soon.
- Where is new member email sent from?
- WA.
- Can WA be used to send the newsletters, V asks?
- Fidel: A couple of months ago we talked about financial concerns. Should we be more concerned now that we have these infrastructure projects?
- We have chilled out vote spending, so it shouldn't be a problem.
- Sam has been talked into a less industrial drum sander - Donzell
- We have had a good membership gain over the last couple of months
- "Be the planer you want to see in the world." - James
- One issue w/ volunteer stressed out with the tasks they had. - Donzell
- Donzell suggests reaching out to volunteers to make sure they are doing okay, and asking if they need anything.
- "we've got good volunteers, we don't want to lose them" - Donzell
- James suggests asking Lyn if she would be interested in helping organize the volunteer appreciation party
- We can send out the invitation and then in the same email invite feedback and requests for support.
- Donzell will reach out to Lyn to discuss planning the party.
- Julia counts 67 WILD volunteers in WA.
- Jesse asks if there are specific volunteers of concern.
- This has been moved to board slack for closed meeting
- Donzell raises an objection to spending money on loaned tools
- James and Joe don't see that as a problem, as we do that regularly for loaned tools
- It encourages tools being loaned into the space to help fill niches we don't have
- James does caveat that the order of magnitude of spending should be taken into account.
- Donzell thinks Joe is awesome, but only some days.
- Joe thanks him :)
- Jesse would like Drew R. or someone to move her art piece back into the lounge, so it doen't get damaged.