20171220 BOD Notes

Attendees:

BOD: Chris K., Tanju B., Joshua M., Jay D.

Members: Jon B., Bret L., Randy K., Mike R., Alex B., Ryan S., Brooke,

Notes:

Planning Agenda

• All about setting up the new space

Discussed

Financial Update:

• Based on current membership, revised estimate now puts us at ~600/mo deficit
• We currently have 4.5 mo runway
• We need a membership drive asap

Membership discussion:

• 40 members thru November, we lost a couple of members in Oct & Nov
• 26 Maker level, 13 Student Level, 1 Premium
• New membership rates of $60/mo and $30/mo will go live for January. Everyone paying the old rate thru end of Dec.

• Setting up new space
  • Electrical: discussed general need for more electrical outlets in back shop. A bunch of wiring and panel boxes have been donated. Mainly need to buy conduit.
  • Alex has currently procured a boomlift to get up and run conduit along the ceiling. Have the boomlift thru Wednesday next week.
  • Several members have offered up personal funding for electrical expansion as well as donated wiring.
  • Ask landlord if he has an electrical contractor
  • Alex asking if we can ask the landlord if they have a contractor that can quote moving the walls out into the shop space
  • Space Set Up: discussion about making the space appealing to newcomers and guests during open house events.
    • Mike making the case for a working bar set up in the lobby
    • Room 2 to be class room, general purpose room
    • Room 4 to have electronics work bench and heat press
    • Room 5 to be craft room and kids room
    • Back Shop: To begin, temporarily start staging tools along the concrete wall, and then start setting up the opposite wall

Upcoming Events:

• Need to do a grand opening Open House in January. What day?
  • Let's do Saturday Jan 20th and do a nice open open house with BBQ action