2015 Yearly Meeting

Agenda for the 2015 Annual Meeting which will be held on January 25th from 9am to 1pm.

Year in review 2014

• high points
• low points
• what worked?
• what didn't?
• the move!
• Makevention 2014
• what workshops did we have?
• who all have we collaborated with this year?
• lazor tub3s

Issues to discuss, 2015 Goals

• Treasurers report, how are we doing financially?
• Come up with a plan for keeping the front area clean - first thing new people see when they step in the front door
  • perhaps set up a system where items that have been sitting forever can be given 'expiration dates' (stickers in an easy to find area aka front desk/3wk-2wk-1wk-toss it system)
  • whatever we do, don't leave all incoming junk stuff in the welcome area!
  • also keep the front desk clean!
• Organize scrap pile in workshop, come up with plan to help keep this more organized in the future
• Member project storage shelving & totes - will help keep the boneyard separated from members projects so less confusion over what is hackable junk
• Dust collector - either purchase one or build one, we need to make it easier to contain wood dust
• Plastic sheets for metal working equipment to keep wood dust off (lathes, mill, welding equipment)
• Buildout of more walls in office area?
• Makevention 2015 - who's leading that?
• 501c3 status?
• Security cameras?
• Formally move member emergency contact forms from workshop to green cabinet in office near front door
• Mount antenna mast on corner of our building - for ham antenna, and Harpo's mesh network project
  • Antennas supported per zoning: South_Rogers
• Water heater - Dale dropped off a ~5 gallon electric water heater last week, needs to be tested, then we can install it
  • Plumbing for hot water lines to bathroom and mud room already installed, just needs to be plumbed to a water heater (on bathroom ceiling)
  • There are 2 unlit AC wires available for use above mud room, needs circuit breakers on breaker-box end
• Back door RFID access - electric strike installed as of 1-21, hope to have reader installed next week

• Air Conditioning
  • What would satisfy our needs? What do we need to buy? Identify cost
  • Start fundraiser for AC for this spring

• I'd like to discuss moving the current members list to be a public discuss list and setup a new members mailing list for private-only discussions
  • There are several reasons for this. First, everyone is afraid to use the public announce list as a discuss list (because it's an announce list after all). Next, when someone stops being a formal member, removing them from the members removes their access to their community which is not intended. Third, it prevents outsiders from getting a better view of our group. I really enjoy seeing the goings on at LVL1 and other spaces because they have a public discuss list. Lastly, only our new-member process requires privacy, so a private list is still needed, hence a "new" members-only list. Thanks - dosman