Meeting Notes 2013-07-30
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- July 31 2013
Attending
- Matt, Jenny, Jordan, Kerrie, Danny, Timon, Len, Liberty, Ray, Donyan, Louis, Maria, Jonathan, Xander, Andy, Troy, Lazzuly [artisincoffee@gmail.com] - coffee cart, Brendan, ?, Aylan, Rolo
Introductions
- Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)
- Icebreaker: What are you working on, and what do you need?
- Bike trailer
- Cider, apple crusher
- Mesh, more folks on tech, policy, community outreach
- Mate
- SudoKids, more volunteers, activities
- Biohacking (phage therapy), website
- R&D on student debt, advice & expertise
- Coworking space, sysadmin
- Destroying advertising, web dev & design
- Digital production focused on science/tech (thattechgirl.co)
- Nanotechnology to edit the genome
- Tech incubator, buy-in, people
- Consulting for big ideas
- Library
- PBX phone system, more info on system here, and consensus
- Mobile coffee cart & art gallery (and chocolate!!), advice
- Electronic LED musical sweater, midi shield & rgb led lights & EL wire
- Learning/listening, finding out what the project will be
- Sudo expand!
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-Kas/viewform
- Every Thurs. at 8:30pm: Mesh Networking meetup: http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh
- RADIO!!!! https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_Radio
- Regular check-in between The Public School and Sudo Room - Thursday evening Supper Club potlucks starting at 6
- Organization / scheduling for a week-long Summer School at the end of August
- We now have a shared calendar for the common space! http://2141broadway.wordpress.com/calendar/
- Sudo Room Inventory / Cleanup weekend - this weekend http://www.doodle.com/e8vwvvs6e24wkwy4
- New Economy Huddle this Friday, 6-9pm. Presentations by BACE Timebank and EBBX [East Bay Barter Exchange] and brainstorm on alternative economic models -
- Sudo Kids Tuesdays at 6pm-8pm. Food 5pm
Other announcements:
- Update from our landlord George
- Cleanliness of the space is imperative! Clean up after yourself and go the extra mile. Always leave it better than you found it
- Key to the dumpster
- Message from Robert (Uptown Kitchen/Sound Room) about Trash.
- Need help with their wifi
- Expanding clientele, can't share their bins anymore (or can do exchange?)
- Requested to separate trash, compost, recycling more thoroughly
- Community Democracy Project [1] signature drive launch this weekend! 570 14th St, Suite #3, 2pm this Saturday for training, lunch and hitting the streets!
- Laney Coding Club collaboration with sudo :)
ACTION ITEMS
Old Action Items:
- 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-dEdhZUJaQ3dDY2plMjMxR3BNNmJuRlE#gid=0
- Everyone? Jenny has added! Rabbit added! You should too!
- 1. Research tax structures [2] 2. [...] 3. Non-Profit! [Danny, Brendan] plus
- Auto-reminder for weekly meetings [Bill, and Nate]
- group me?
- 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] [Danny, Liberty, Brendan (sans traction)]
- "Oh yah and we owe people money" [Matt too now]
- Talk to JC re: sudomate funds [Jenny, Matt]
New Action Items:
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 / Bill
- Co-Facilitator:
- $2751.69 as of 7/31/13
- August Dues: $1800
- Total after August dues: $951.69
- Pay your dues!!
- We now have lockers, part of fundraising
- Review and consensus process:
- Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7
- 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
- Laney Coding Club
Post-Meeting Groups
- Sudo Future