Minutes:08 APR 2020 Board Meeting Agenda

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Agenda

  • Reportbacks from Active Systems & Working Groups - 10m
    • current status, upcoming work, needs
    • James working on getting external/internal keys made. Will do very soon.
    • Water delivery held off for now
    • Marketing - Nate Y. - nothing to report since last month
    • Financial - Mike Z. - Finances for Feb/Mar need doing (for great grants!)
    • Governance - Elections - Nate posted call for nominees on the email list.
  • Announcements

Things that are Actually Happening

  • Making at home/mutual aid
    • We are considering lending out the PrintrBot Jr. and also the MakerBot (with the condition that an attempt to repair its broken bed), for use in printing out face-shield parts. Mike wants to put them in touch with the Operation Face Shield. James would like to get photos of the result.
      • Mike, James, Nate all agree that this would be a good arrangement.
    • Sewing machines are sitting idle: how can we get those out to folks who want to sew masks?
      • Put out the word, segueing into publicity!
  • How to publicize virtual events/other goings-on (public service stuff) while we're on lock-down
    • Mike has pictures of things he has made (face shields, head-bands). Joe has posted pictures of elastic holders he made.
    • Ask Veronica to help post to social media/press-releases. Nate will help -- collect pictures, do a quick write-up, work with V?
    • Put word out for other tools that are not being used for PPE reasons? Tool lending library?
  • Make list of gear that is going out of the space, do it all at the same time via one person! James volunteers.
  • Applying for grants
  • Rent/finances? How to survive
  • Remote classes
    • MakerNet on Thursdays
  • New tenant

Things that are ideas

Reportbacks

Decisions

Action Items

  • Thing that needs to be done
    • People/Workgroups responsible
    • Deadline/Estimate
  • Get more keys made - James
  • Inform mailing list about new COVID-19 policies - James, Mitchell
  • Get water delivery set up - James will get Mike supplier info, Mike will get payments going
  • Inquire about formerly-Nostrum room overhead pipe - Nate will contact Oxford
  • Send out picture/instructions to member list about bleach sprays - Nate
  • Send out call for nominees for April's Board elections (which are tentatively scheduled for 4/30) - Nate