2/19/2016 @ 6:00pm Meeting Minutes
- Meeting called to order: 6:22pm
- Carl Raymond delivered a treasurer's report
- Heating Bill $305
- Membership numbers 31, with 4 late payers, 3 of which are accounted for.
- Discussion was had regarding adding a membership coordinator position to interface with members including collecting of dues
- Presidents report
- Deferred to other agenda items.
- Woodshop Electrical & Buildout
- Joe Z.: Woodshop needs more electrical around workspace
- Joe Z.: Will form workgroup and present proposal to board.
- Carl L.: Interested in joining workgroup
- Brian A.: No objections, make it happen.
- Discussion was had around working groups
- Suggested creation of a electrical updates working group.
- Joe Z. will get it started and hopefully have a plan to present at the next meeting
- Discussion of upcoming E.L. Steam Day
- Brian A.: Still talking with E.L. Robotics about using the space for their robotics club.
- Brian A.: Saturday March 12th they are holding a fundraiser event.
- Brian A.: Need to figure out what LMN will be presenting at the event.
- Brian A.: Should probably be part of a larger conversation about LMN's involvment at outside events
- Discussion of changes/additions to membership levels
- Rose C-K.: Bringing up the suggestion of adding a punch card style membership where members would pay an amount for a certain number of visits to LMN.
- Brian A.: Concerned about needing SOPs and Member Orientations solidified before opening membership to casual memberships
- Joe Z.: Suggests that casual members perhaps may not have the benefit of member storage or parking passes.
- Brian A.: In support of the idea if we can make a concerted effort to get SOPs and training in place more broadly.
- Discussion about open hours
- Brian A.: How do we make open hours better?
- Brian A.: Should we do a fix-it-Friday type event similar to MakerWorks
- Mike F.: Concerned about potentital liability for items incorrectly fixed.
- Brian A.: Would need to direct making repairs to not repair certain items (heaters, microwaves, etc)
- Brian A.: Generally need to increase the amount and variety of events happening at the space and potentially connect them as open hours.
- Discussion was had regarding new meeting day/time.
- For the time being, meetings will be 3rd Sundays of each month at 1:00pm.
- Work session will remain 1st Friday's at 6:00pm.
- Meeting adjourned without objection.