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==Call to order==
 
==Call to order==
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6.23PM
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Attending: Karen, Beata, Ben
 
Attending: Karen, Beata, Ben
   
 
==Approve this agenda==
 
==Approve this agenda==
{{Motion|XX|approve the agenda as presented|XX|Unanimous}}
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{{Motion|Ben|approve the agenda as amended|Beata|Unanimous}}
   
 
==Approve previous minutes==
 
==Approve previous minutes==
{{Motion|xx|approve the minutes from the August BoD meeting as submitted|XX|Unanimous}}
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{{Motion|Karen|approve the minutes from the August BoD meeting as submitted|Beata|Unanimous}}
   
 
==Reports==
 
==Reports==
 
===President's report===
 
===President's report===
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Nothing to report.
   
 
===Secretary's report===
 
===Secretary's report===
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===Treasurer's report===
 
===Treasurer's report===
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Accounting for 09/09/2021
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Bank $2900.32
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PayPal $144.62
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Patreon $32.04
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Sum: $2976.98
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Outstanding Payments:
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Bennett (Rent) $1500.00
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Remains after payments: $1476.98 (diff from last month +$50.77)
   
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==Old Business/Action Item Review==
 
===Karen will update burn rate number on whiteboard at shop===
 
===Karen will update burn rate number on whiteboard at shop===
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Done!
In-progress
 
   
 
===Ben will see if he can improve the new user flow===
 
===Ben will see if he can improve the new user flow===
 
In-progress.
 
In-progress.
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Karen will send some correspondence she's had with new and potential members that may help direct this effort.
   
 
===COVID-19 status review - Open Hack closure status===
 
===COVID-19 status review - Open Hack closure status===
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The State of Oregon has re-implemented indoor mask mandates due to a big uptick in infections (largely due to the the Delta variant). Karen has updated the text on the website to reflect our new mask-mandate status in compliance with state rules until further notice.
The CDC has renewed a recommendation to wear masks indoors but we will not mandate it for pragmatic reasons. We will post a note to the door and website.
 
   
{{action|Karen|update website and door notes}}
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===Karen to update website and door notes re: COVID===
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Done.
   
===The board will revisit Meetup.com situation===
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===Piotr find out when we get billed for Meetup again===
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We just got billed. Karen wrote some text for the Meetup.com membership to discuss the future of our Meetup.com integration and presented it to the board for approval and got good feedback. She will post the announcement to our Meetup.com membership and report back on results.
{{action|Piotr|Find out when we get billed for Meetup again}}
 
   
 
===Piotr will look into Patreon integration into Slack options as part of assessing whether we want to stay on this tool===
 
===Piotr will look into Patreon integration into Slack options as part of assessing whether we want to stay on this tool===
 
Ongoing.
 
Ongoing.
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===Karen will put election based events into calendar on a recurring annual basis===
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Done.
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{{action|BoD|Election planning}}
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Next item is October 1st, call for nominations. Karen will use the eugenemakerspace GMAIL account to let all eligible voters know about this.
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{{action|Karen|Reach out to eligible voters (including manual payers) to inform them of the nominations}}
   
 
==New Business==
 
==New Business==
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===Wiki===
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Michael expressed concerns about the long term maintainability costs & stresses of MediaWiki. He suggested considering using an off-site service like fandom to host our Wiki. We discussed some ups and downs and decided to continue the conversation offline to figure out which direction we wanted to go.
   
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===Open Hacks===
{{action|Karen|Put election based events into calendar on a recurring annual basis}}
 
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Karen requests some kind of RSVP plugin for Slack for identifying people to host. Ideally, it would provide some kind of feedback/messaging to let folks know when one had been identified.
   
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{{action|Ben|Find some kind of Slack plugin for identifying Hack Hosts}}
   
 
==Adjournment==
 
==Adjournment==
   
{{motion|XX|adjourn|XX}}
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{{motion|Ben|adjourn|Karen}}
   
The meeting was adjourned at XXXX.
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The meeting was adjourned at 7:03PM.

Latest revision as of 01:42, 8 October 2021

Eugene Maker Space Board of Directors meeting September 8th, 2021

Note: These minutes have not been approved by the BoD yet, this is a draft

Call to order

6.23PM Attending: Karen, Beata, Ben

Approve this agenda

Motion: Ben moved that the Eugene Makerspace Board of Directors approve the agenda as amended.

The motion was seconded by Beata.

Motion passes, the vote was Unanimous.

Approve previous minutes

Motion: Karen moved that the Eugene Makerspace Board of Directors approve the minutes from the August BoD meeting as submitted.

The motion was seconded by Beata.

Motion passes, the vote was Unanimous.

Reports

President's report

Nothing to report.

Secretary's report

Nothing to report.

Treasurer's report

Accounting for 09/09/2021 Bank $2900.32 PayPal $144.62 Patreon $32.04 Sum: $2976.98 Outstanding Payments: Bennett (Rent) $1500.00 Remains after payments: $1476.98 (diff from last month +$50.77)

Old Business/Action Item Review

Karen will update burn rate number on whiteboard at shop

Done!

Ben will see if he can improve the new user flow

In-progress.

Karen will send some correspondence she's had with new and potential members that may help direct this effort.

COVID-19 status review - Open Hack closure status

The State of Oregon has re-implemented indoor mask mandates due to a big uptick in infections (largely due to the the Delta variant). Karen has updated the text on the website to reflect our new mask-mandate status in compliance with state rules until further notice.

Karen to update website and door notes re: COVID

Done.

Piotr find out when we get billed for Meetup again

We just got billed. Karen wrote some text for the Meetup.com membership to discuss the future of our Meetup.com integration and presented it to the board for approval and got good feedback. She will post the announcement to our Meetup.com membership and report back on results.

Piotr will look into Patreon integration into Slack options as part of assessing whether we want to stay on this tool

Ongoing.

Karen will put election based events into calendar on a recurring annual basis

Done.

ACTION: BoD will Election planning.

Next item is October 1st, call for nominations. Karen will use the eugenemakerspace GMAIL account to let all eligible voters know about this.

ACTION: Karen will Reach out to eligible voters (including manual payers) to inform them of the nominations.

New Business

Wiki

Michael expressed concerns about the long term maintainability costs & stresses of MediaWiki. He suggested considering using an off-site service like fandom to host our Wiki. We discussed some ups and downs and decided to continue the conversation offline to figure out which direction we wanted to go.

Open Hacks

Karen requests some kind of RSVP plugin for Slack for identifying people to host. Ideally, it would provide some kind of feedback/messaging to let folks know when one had been identified.

ACTION: Ben will Find some kind of Slack plugin for identifying Hack Hosts.

Adjournment

Motion: Ben moved that the Eugene Makerspace Board of Directors adjourn.

The motion was seconded by Karen.

Motion passes, the vote was {{{4}}}.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:03PM.