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 ====== July Community Meeting Agenda: ====== ====== July Community Meeting Agenda: ======
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-<WRAP round notice>DRAFT. If you have an item to add to the agenda, please let an officer know. </WRAP> 
  
 **NOTE:** All community meetings are open to members of the public. Attendance is encouraged! Please bring a potluck item to share. **NOTE:** All community meetings are open to members of the public. Attendance is encouraged! Please bring a potluck item to share.
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 **1. Officers' Reports** **1. Officers' Reports**
  
-  * **President's Report** +  * **President's ****Report** 
-      * June was a busy month at Quelab and now we are all ready to sit back and enjoy some 4th of July celebrations. +    * **Highlights:** June was a busy month at Quelab and now we are all ready to sit back and enjoy some 4th of July celebrations. Highlights from this month include Adric heading up the **Instructables project** for Makerspaces. If you have an idea for an instructable get in touch with him on how to enter. keyword to tag your entries is Quelab2692 Entries must be sent by Aug 31. In the realm of volunteers I would like to thank Sara for being willing to take on Membership. Both she and Sherie are trying to **make becoming a Quelab member easier**. If you have ideas on this or would like to help with this, please drop the ladies a line! We are still in need of folks to help with the running of our space. If you can volunteer on any level we really appreciate it! Quelab is run by it's members volunteering. Every last thing! We'd love to have your help! 
-      * Highlights from this month include Adric heading up the Instructables project for Makerspaces. If you have an idea for an instructable get in touch with him on how to enter. +    * Quelab will start seeing our **friends from the Mini Maker Faire working in the space on Mondays**. Please be aware of this activity if you need to schedule an event. The closer to the faire in August we get the busier Quelab will become on Mondays. Anyone who wants to join is welcome to do so! Plus, you get to help assemble the super cool badges that MMF has. 
-      * In the realm of volunteers I would like to thank Sara for being willing to take on Membership. Both she and Sherie are trying to make becoming a Quelab member easier. If you have ideas on this or would like to help with this, please drop the ladies a line! +    * **One of the more complicated activities this month was working with Drew over his being moderated on the members list**. His complaint against the board was that there was no set structure/rule to the moderation. Though the board found that he had indeed violated the Freedom of Expression and Ant-harassment policies it was decided that his moderation would be immediately terminated because there is not actual written policy on moderation. We are now working on developing a policy for clarity and fairness. Quelab is everyone's space, so we would very much like your thoughts on this. Email the board or I encourage you to have civil conversations on the members list expressing how you want your community run. Consider this one of the very important ways you can help Quelab reflect its' members 
-      * We are still in need of folks to help with the running of our space. If you can volunteer on any level we really appreciate it! Quelab is run by it's members volunteering. Every last thing! We'd love to have your help! +
-      * Quelab will start seeing our friends from the Mini Maker Faire working in the space on Mondays. Please be aware of this activity if you need to schedule an event. The closer to the faire in August we get the busier Quelab will become on Mondays. Anyone who wants to join is welcome to do so! Plus, you get to help assemble the super cool badges that MMF has. +
-      * One of the more complicated activities this month was working with Drew over his being moderated on the members list. His complaint against the board was that there was no set structure/rule to the moderation. Though the board found that he had indeed violated the Freedom of Expression and Ant-harassment policies it was decided that his moderation would be immediately terminated because there is not actual written policy on moderation. We are now working on developing a policy for clarity and fairness. Quelab is everyone's space, so we would very much like your thoughts on this. Email the board or I encourage you to have civil conversations on the members list expressing how you want your community run. Consider this one of the very important ways you can help Quelab reflect its' members.+
   * **Treasurer's report**   * **Treasurer's report**
       * After a precipitous fall in membership, we are now no longer in the black monthly. We are still bringing in enough revenue from classes and the like to be not loosing month-to-month, but our finances aren't looking good, and the class schedule revenue isn't assured for the rest of the year. Additionally, the landlord wants to raise our monthly Common Area Maintenance charge to cover their poorly budgeted expenses.       * After a precipitous fall in membership, we are now no longer in the black monthly. We are still bringing in enough revenue from classes and the like to be not loosing month-to-month, but our finances aren't looking good, and the class schedule revenue isn't assured for the rest of the year. Additionally, the landlord wants to raise our monthly Common Area Maintenance charge to cover their poorly budgeted expenses.
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       * That said, we have $10000 in the bank, and take in about $2900 a month and spend $3500. The board of directors is already looking at membership retention, and a membership drive to coincide with Maker Faire.       * That said, we have $10000 in the bank, and take in about $2900 a month and spend $3500. The board of directors is already looking at membership retention, and a membership drive to coincide with Maker Faire.
   * **Business Development Officer: position currently vacant**   * **Business Development Officer: position currently vacant**
-  * **Education: Darrel Knutson** +  * **Education: Darrel Knutson**  Woodworking class is now in process. Next one is scheduled for after the Maker Faire. Our welding classes will start the first of August. We are hoping to have printed class flyer to hand out at the Maker Faire to advertise these classes.
-      * More advertising for woodworking class. Fall class Schedule?+
   * **Events Officer: position currently vacant**   * **Events Officer: position currently vacant**
   * **Membership: Sara Simon**   * **Membership: Sara Simon**
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             * heat gun             * heat gun
             * glue gun             * glue gun
-  * **Facilities: John Murray** +      * **Facilities: John Murray** 
-      * Door closer on door to annex. +        * New this month: an automatic door closer was installed between the core and the kitchen. Hopefully, this will help keep the airconditioned air in the core. 
-  * **Fiber Arts: Sherie Pennebaker** +      * **Fiber Arts: Sherie Pennebaker** 
-      * Michael, a new member, donated some white t-shirts for fabric dying and sewing. +        * Michael, a new member, donated some white t-shirts for fabric dying and sewing. 
-      * The mat for the rotary cutter has been missing for months, (if you have it please return it), so we may need to buy another, I’ll look for sales and e-bay. +        * The mat for the rotary cutter has been missing for months, (if you have it please return it), so we may need to buy another, I’ll look for sales and e-bay. 
-      * I may be there, but if I’m not, it’s because I’m boxing up my whole house because they’re removing the roof on Tuesday. +        * I may be there, but if I’m not, it’s because I’m boxing up my whole house because they’re removing the roof on Tuesday. 
-  * **Laser: Jonny Romero** +      * **Laser: Jonny Romero** 
-  * **Metal Shop: Eric Lee** +      * **Metal Shop: Eric Lee** 
-      * Green Lathe has been restored. Board has approved payment to Eric for restoration+      * Hardware refurbishment of the JET Lathe has been completed. It was used on a real project for the first time on Tuesday June 28 as a Hacknight free favor to a prospective member who need a short machining operation for a personal project that is trivial on a lathe but nearly impossible without one. 
 +      * Expense report with original receipts were submitted to Geoff. 
 +      * Awaiting final board decision on whether I am to be reimbursed for the cost of the parts, with Quelab assuming ownership of a tooled up operational lathe; or if Quelab wants a $800.00 check from me to buy the lathe from Quelab with the JET lathe being added to the list of metal shop hardware being leased from me on the $1.00/year metal shop machine tool lease agreement.  Eric sent an [[email to the board with a detailed breakdown of repair costs for the green Jet Lathe]]. 
   * **Woodshop: Gonner Menning**   * **Woodshop: Gonner Menning**
       * I have not been keeping up my job of checking up on projects and green parking passes. A quick look has appeared to show many projects not complying. Some not placed in projects area, some out of date and some that look like just not updated.       * I have not been keeping up my job of checking up on projects and green parking passes. A quick look has appeared to show many projects not complying. Some not placed in projects area, some out of date and some that look like just not updated.
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   * **Yard Sale**   * **Yard Sale**
-  * **Equipment Security**+**Thank-you Darren for your organiztion of Quelab's yard sale! We netted $120! Yea!** 
   * **Membership Path**   * **Membership Path**
 +Sherrie has been busy working with Sara to make the path to membership at Quelab easier.
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 **3. New Business** **3. New Business**