Meetings/2011-08
From Makers Local 256
Date/Location
- August 15, 2011
- 7:30pm
- Shop
- All members
Agenda
| Topic | Presenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Review of Board Action Items | Chairman | Action Items |
| Treasurer's Report | Treasurer | Action Items |
| Netadmin Report | TBD | Action Items |
| Facilities Committee Report | Facilities Committee | Action Items |
| Project | Chairman | Action Items |
| Publicity & Events | Publicity Chair | Action Items |
| New Member Recognition | Secretary | |
| Decide next meeting date | Chairman | |
| Update "Action Items Closed Since Last Meeting" Redmine Filter 'Closed' date to be today's date | Chairman | |
| Change Door Code | Secretary |
Action Items
Treasurer's Report
- Term: June 2011
- Donations: $216.56
- Members: $1271.52 (37)
- Expenses: $1130.93
- Net Profit: $357.15
- Average donation per person: $34.37
- Average expense per person: $28.46
- Term: July 2011
- Donations: $1024.86
- Members: $1157.73 (32)
- Expenses: $1362.88
- Net Profit: $819.71
- Average donation per person: $36.18
- Average expense per person: $36.34
- Term: August 2011
- Donations: $478.85
- Members: $497.82 (16)
- Expenses: $1068
- Net Profit: $-91.33
- Average donation per person: $31.11
- Average estimated expense per person: $79.25
- June was good, July's pretty good too
- Utilities donation in July
- July off by 16¢/member
- 43% donated for August so far
Facilities Committee
Recent Improvements
| Section of new loft floor | CrashCart, Enabrintain, and Makers |
| Materials rack next to garage door | Korc |
| Soda Machine repaired | JimShoe and Korc |
| Electrical wiring in FabLab and for Soda Machine | CrashCart |
| More waste/recycling bins out | Spacefelix |
| Shower curtain and accessories | Curtain from Alii, the rest is a mystery |
Planned Improvements
| Shelving In storage area of loft | CrashCart, Enabrintain, volunteers |
| Insulate and wall up FabLab | CrashCart and/or Enabrintain and/or volunteers (whoever gets there first) |
| continue new flooring in loft | (long term) |
| clean and sort tools and main floor | volunteers (dates tbd) |
| paint stairs | (probably) |
New Members
- Devin Boyer
NOTE: All new members, meet with the Facilities Committee for your shop walk through.
Discussion
- HSIS 2: Paper Airplanes - Spacefelix & Bendersgame flying gliders and paper airplanes from near-space altitudes off of weather balloons!
- Classes in Appropriate Technologies Design & Permaculture
- Appropriate technologies class with Engineers Without Borders in Lineville, AL, planned for a late August weekend. Date will be confirmed post-8/20.
- Permaculture class will be 3 series of classes in fall. Starts September 10th in Huntsville. It is $45/class.
- Please inform spacefelix if you are interested.
- Should we spend $50/month on a Dumpster?
- Should we investigate adding more titles for the Shop in order to facilitate shop activities such as events and classes?
- Atlanta Mini Maker Faire -Crash Cart
