2015-07-22 meeting notes

In attendence: Jenett, Nathan, Alan, Vic, Hans, Kyle, Zach, Chris Dadds, Neal, Daniel, Nick, Joey, Derek -left early, Apple

BLabs Expansion

3 buidlings

• 2 58'x19', 1 500 square feet with refridgerator/bathroom(?)

1 space for $600/month

• 15 members @ $40/month for rent
• more for electricity
• 42 members currently
• 6 pay starving hacker rate

Lease terms?

• city may want same as current terms
• 5 year lease, 6 month prior notice to lease termination
• with countinuing 3 month contingencies

Adam Nahaus may rent entire space and sublet to us or let us use it without formalities

We could max out at 50 members -Vic

worries of crap congestion

• have a 6 month contingency
• have adam nahaus as a contingent renter

appoint a building steward

• alan nominated by derek
• derek nominated by jenett, alan seconded

Finances

• rent: 1050
• electricity: 120
• gas: 20 - ?
• internet: 70
• insurance: 60 - 700/year
• total 1320
• divided by 40
• equals 33
• 6 extra members bringing in $240/month extra

Misc.

Workbenches

• wheels, so as to roll
• parking in a storage area

Rule Clarification

• "Don't be a Dick" meaning?
• clean up after yourself
• ask permission to use others things
• rule is actually "Be Excellent to Each Other"
• signs?
• Communicate better?
• leave the space better
• talk to people
• make others aware
• community guidelines
• Noisebridge, for example
• london hackerspace, for unexample-scroll to guides and rules
• new member packet
• Members must take their stuff with them

Shelves

• member storage space
• shelves auctioned from next door
• minimizing stationary horizontal areas
• More professional the space looks, the more potential members can see themselves working here -Vic

people are willing to lend tools, but not leave them -Nick & Chris

Chris Dadds

with unlimited access to space next door, chris will up monthly dues by ~$200 and bring woodworking shop

Jenett's C class

• $50 member price
• $125 nonmember price
• in the fall after Makevention

Classes

classroom in the new space

do we do enough classes to make that worthwhile

• Jenett's C class
• workshops
• could have a continuous schedule, not bursts -daniel

Special interest groups

Inventory

QR codes exist -Nathan

Trailer is available to all BLabs members -Neal