Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommaintenance =Attending= *Ed Biow, Nate, Kerrie, Jordan, Timon, Troy, Jenny, Marc, Ed, Matt, Matt, Deborah, Rachel =Introductions= Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person) Icebreaker: Sudo in one year from now: *More space *More somatic awareness *Sudo triathalon crew! *System for supporting individuals *Fill up standing funds *Lots of sweet hacks on our belt *3D printed visitor heads *Being a host for international community of hackers *More cryptoparties! *Access for underserved communities *More open and welcoming to new folks *We help start another hackerspace in Oakland =Announcements (Consent Agenda)= *Every Monday 7pm: LOL / Oakland Makerspace Open Hack Night (1234 23rd Avenue) *Every Thurs. at 7PM: Oakland Wiki meetup! http://www.oaklandwiki.org **ALSO: Take the 2014 Mayor Key Issues Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cGV6N9pmpmJmHiKS8VmQAGlwJQ4mioShXyyxmrD-Ka… *Every Thurs. at 8:30pm: Mesh Networking meetup: http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh *RADIO!!!! https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_Radio **Sign-ups: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodDVaZnJ4TW1ndC1jd1… *Regular check-in between The Public School and Sudo Room - Thursday evening Supper Club potlucks starting at 6 *We now have a shared calendar for the common space! http://2141broadway.wordpress.com/calendar/ *Sudo Room Inventory / Cleanup weekend - take the poll to find the best date! http://www.doodle.com/e8vwvvs6e24wkwy4 ==Other announcements== *Troy has resources on giving gift as a living trust. *Timon is interested in doing a coworking space of sorts in the front room [$70/day] *Domain Awareness Center - Occupy Oakland organizing to protest, 6pm tomorrow - http://occupyoakland.org/2013/07/stop-the-oakland-dac-surveillance-city-spe… *Sign up to speak on Tuesday at Oakland City Hall: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityClerk/s/SpeakerCard/SpeakerCard… *Open Knowledge Meetup tomorrow, here! 7pm - https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/hackyourphd-open-knowledge-meetup/?instanc… *Mesh fundraising - 6 days left! Contribute and/or spread/share widely- https://www.wepay.com/donations/oakland-community-mesh-network =Notes= *Tax Status and Organizational Structure **Bill spoke with Danny (NB) about 501c3 umbrella-ing and Jenny spoke with James (SchoolFactory)om **Non-profit benefits include matching donations (employees & **Getting an LLC is cheap and easy to do, ~700/year for taxes in California **Liz Henry is doing a lot of research on 501c3 status for the feminist hackerspace starting in SF *http://jeremychenlaw.com/what-is-a-california-benefit-corporation/ = ACTION ITEMS = ==Old Action Items== *Ongoing: Add to the Sudo Room Neighborhood Outreach spreadsheet and take on a few to reach out to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao_Q7DQvNFT-dEdhZUJaQ3dDY2plMj… *Done allow comments in tamale secrets file (jordan) ==New Action Items== *Research tax structures [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Tax_Structure_Research] 2. [...] 3. Profit! *Auto-reminder for weekly meetings [Bill] *Make a flier, talking points [Jenny & Juul] *Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Marina & Jenny *Move more books inside Sudoroom *Get rid of all the broken printers... *"Who the fuck are we?" Assessing folks who've signed up to be members [in final tab on the fiscal solvency sheet] *Talk to JC re: sudomate funds [Matt] ==Postponed== *Add robots.txt for sudo room (open item for anyone to take on) MATT (out of town) *[Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George *git-ify & flow-diagram-ify our articles *Add calendar 2141broadway.wordpress.com to Infobot's screensaver [Max] *Library - until RPS **Catalog - Max *Push Articles to Github =Fiscal Solvency= ''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.'' Exchequer: Marina / Jenny Co-Facilitator: *$1921.61 - way below our minimum! *Pay your dues!! *We now have lockers, part of fundraising * Pay your dues :) * Review and consensus process: ** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2… ** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50 **Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people) =Amendments to the Articles of Association= https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association *Threshold to become a card-carrying member [symbolic and/or access] **RFID Access =Conflict Resolution= =Discussion Spillover= *hours/shifts to keep sudoroom open! *access status: **door.sudoroom.org? **buzzer? **RFID? **is the elevator continuing to be locked? *help with TIL: needs to be better promoted. **reach out to public school & free skool to post on calendars =Post-Meeting Groups= *help Rachel fix her laptop *lockers / fundraising *sudo room shifts / keeping space open *access issues [door, rfid, elevator] -------- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`