Meeting Notes 2013-09-18

*https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommaintenance

=Attendance / Icebreaker=
=Landlord Discussion=
*Building security
*Cleanliness of the common space
*Conflicts w/ George's verbal abuse
**Major discomfort re: this behavior around children
*Insurance / liability a huge concern
*David suggests we could solve some of the security issues, stay tight on the cleaning and the issues could potentially peter out

==Ideas Moving Forward==
*We could pair with Berkeley Biolabs and Counter Culture Labs and rent the whole floor
*Give a 3 months notice and find a new space in that time
*Request that George and Laurie actually respond to our points before meeting in-person

=Sudo Space=
*Reach out to other groups [eg Hacker Scouts]
*Look at and evaluate other spaces
*Actual membership
*Crowdfunding campaign
*Incorporate
**Come up with a board
*501c3 and/or fiscal sponsorship
*More outreach
*Procure more swag
*Talk to Margo Prado
*Find a realtor

==Minimal Vulnerabilities==
*Building Insurance in place
*Liability insurance procured if necessary

=Minimum Requirements=
Our absolute minimum for a space:ï¿½

BART is close byï¿½
Disability / wheelchair accessï¿½
Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is possible.ï¿½
Bathroomï¿½
Sink (at least one, but preferably outside of bathroom)ï¿½
Late access (preferably 24 hour)ï¿½
Ability to make some noise (at least event noise)ï¿½
Internetï¿½
Electricityï¿½
Security and privacyï¿½
- e.g. not a hallway or shared access with other tenants we don't know.ï¿½
Landlord must either support the idea or be agnostic
Month-to-month lease preferable

=Membership=
*Juul's suggested membership policy (incorporating Jake's ideas): https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Membership_policy
*People who use it run it
*Laurie had suggested a trial membership

Southern Exposure - foundation agency that gives grants to hackerspaces
*eg; presentation tools [milliscope]