Minutes:Board Meeting Minutes 20110111

2011-01-11 Present: Eric Merrill Joe Bender Paul Kerchen Ross Smith Dennay Bedard Nate Bezanson

Kids in Space

• Need to change bylaws to allow minors: parent/guardian must sign waiver.
• Perhaps it would be more expedient to amend the bylaws as needed instead of waiting for full rewrite.
• Need to investigate liability; make sure insurance covers minors.
• What should policy be?
  • Hard to separate policy from parenting.
  • What to do about kids whose parents aren't members/present?
  • Maybe children under a certain age aren't allowed on shop floor?
  • Age-based rules are not practical.

What is policy for barring guests from the space?

• Needs clarification: how long are barred members barred?
• Suggestion from Nate: Any member can kick someone out; permanent status voted on at next board meeting.

What to do about the specific case of [redacted for privacy]?

• One last warning.
• Safety of members & guests is the reason.
• Disruptive to other members is secondary but also important.

Awesome tool acquisitions

• New member wants to move his laser cutter to space (48" x 30" cutting area).
• Vaccuum forming table.
• Move electronics storage from west wall area?
• Build fablab area in west wall?

Power bill

• Account is currently in name of defunct company.
• DTE will probably try to bill landlord for back payment.
• Need to get power bill in i3's name.
• Possibly meter neighbor's usage and subtract his usage from bill?
• Gas line runs next door and beyond.
• Landlord is very reluctant to take on any binding agreements for anything.
• Landlord is adamant that we get DTE energy bill in our name.
• Don't do anything about power until the bills arrive.

Maker Faire

• Need to start thinking about it.
• Need Russ's and Nick's contacts.

Misc

• Membership increases have tapered off: last four months membership numbers have not changed.
• Member inreach: need to get members more connected.
• Raise issue with Ed about possibility of modifying CRM to support "friend roulette"

Meeting adjourned 9:11 PM.

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