June 2020 - Board Meeting

6/2/2020 - Area 515 Board Meeting

Attending:

• President: Dave

• Vice President: Jake

• Treasurer: Meg

• Secretary: Brad

• Director: Jason

• Director of Education: Bailey

Absent:

• Director: Tom

Also present:

• Don

Secretary's Note: Some members of this meeting were present via Google Hangout.

Review of Previous Minutes Review

• Jason is on page 10 of 52 of the assembly instructions for his CNC machine.

• We returned the person's 3D printer

• No update from Tech Journey or 4H

Financials

• Brad F was reimbursed for metal for the Vacuum Former

• Bailey will be reimbursed for cost of purchasing vinyl cutter

Donations

• Dave has not heard from anyone new.

• Only one person will be reimbursed, and they will be reimbursed approx $65.

• Dave will email other members asking if they want to be reimbursed.

Current Member Count: 57

• Briefly discussed emailing people to let them know we're still open

NomCon

• Jason and Bailey are attening online.

• Costs $600/year for the space (or a person) to be a member. It gets you access to their people who're good at fundraising and legal advice.

• They're willing to send posters of their Code of Conduct.

Space Updates

• Setting up the Security Camera system needs to become a priority.

• We need a new light for the Metal Shop drill press

• Members need to stop painting inside. The fumes are too much.

• Jason noticed a hydraulic leak in auto lift. It has since been repaired.

• We need to measure for gravity dampers for a Metal Shop fan.

• There's been a BMW parked out front for the last month. It's probably been abandoned.

• Some new members seem to be following us on Instagram before joining.

• A potential new member who seems very knowledgeable talked about...

  • teaching a knife making class

  • bringing in a metal buffer

  • bringing in a portable forge

  • using kiln as heat treating oven for metal

Vinyl Cutter is here

• Bailey is Tool Steward. She's working on getting it set up and installing the software.

• Dave donated a laptop to dedicate to the vinyl cutter software.

• Already made some signs for the space.

Computer Specific Updates

• Sharktooth computer needs (we think) a new hard drive. Otherwise it needs a new computer with a parallel port

• There was discussion of BOFH members establishing Admin accounts on all space computers.

• Note: BOFH is an email group of IT people for the space. There's no real leader. They're kind of dysfunctional, but yet they don't want too many new members either.

• We need to get a router to separate our network from Jerry's. Then we can also establish static IPs for the FS laser cutters.

Electrical Specific Updates

• A problem occurred with the electrical circuit the new outdoor light is on. The entire run may need to be pulled.

• An old switch had to be replaced with a higher amp switch.

• Jason would like to start replacing lights in the Wood Shop, but we need a way to reach them. One of the members may have a lift we can borrow, also Jason will talk to a rental company.

Classes and Events

• Nothing is scheduled

• The Making Things Fly camp has been canceled. We intend to try again next year, but start advertising for it this November.

• Bailey volunteered to set up a Doodle poll to pick date of next Member's Meeting.

End of Meeting

• Quote of the Meeting: "It was gloss white barn paint in a non-ventilated area... I said, somebody besides me needs to do this."