[sudo-discuss] [omni-consensus] moving Omni office to basement (fwd)

hi sudoroom, just another issue i will be asked about as sudoroom's delegate. If we have strong opinions we should discuss it at a meeting, otherwise i'll use my best judgement as always. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:18:19 -0700 From: Sarah Lockhart <sarah.ee.el(a)gmail.com> To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>rg>, Silver <natashazahn27(a)gmail.com> Subject: [omni-consensus] moving Omni office to basement Hi everyone, Recently, Silver and I met with Joey from Village of Love, and he let us know that he has reduced the usage of his space. When he had initially approached Omni about using the basement and signed the lease, he was hoping this work would be funded by a grant, that didn't end up coming through. Hence, the balance due on rent (though the sense I get is that part of the reason he is so behind on rent is that he is exceptionally busy and is juggling so many things that it slips his attention). Silver and I have also been discussing better ways to use Omni's space. As Omni is adding paid staff, having a somewhat private place to work has been noted as necessary for the sanity and productivity of said staff. We have a tentative agreement with Joey, to have Omni take the smallest room of his suite for Omni's admin office, in exchange for a $300/month reduction in rent going forward. This would be great for Silver (who is currently a paid Omni staff person), as it gives them a private space that is also near the Media Lab, which is one of their primary projects. When we collectively were discussing space usage improvement last year (or perhaps late 2021), we had consensed that moving the Omni office to the basement would be acceptable. This would also allow Omni to relocate its files and office supplies out of the 2nd floor room, which could then be rented out to a new tenant/collective. From all the feedback both Silver and I have received from prospective new groups, the room that is currently Omni's office is quite desirable and the increased income from having that space go to a new tenant/collective would make up for what we would be losing from Joey/VoL. Does anyone have any objections to this? thanks, Sarah L