[sudo-discuss] The Omni is happening - PLEASE REVIEW & DISCUSS!

[Hol Gaskill]

can you break down the costs for us?  i followed the link to the wiki but didn't see it.  I remember $2k/month as one number being thrown around for sudo room's share.  Right now we are right around $1.5k/mo on gittip which does not cover our current operating expenses.  that said i'm sure membership would skyrocket at the omni.  can you summarize the numbers for us here?

on Apr 12, 2014, Yar <yardenack at gmail.com> wrote:
>For the past few months I've been Sudoroom's delegate to the Omni
>Collective. If you don't know already, the Omni is a huge building in
>Temescal, and the Omni Collective is a group of delegates from many
>groups whose goal is to acquire that building and move into it
>together. It's an amazing opportunity - the owners are quite eager to
>sell it for significantly below market value, and we've been
>negotiating a very reasonable rent-to-own agreement in the meantime.
>
>It's real, folks. All the money and legal pieces are falling into
>place. So far, 10 groups have officially joined the collective, shown
>active sustained interest, and pledged a monthly rent. The pledges add
>up to more than we would need to cover rent, utilities, maintenance
>and other expenses related to moving in. The collective is legally
>incorporated, we have a pro-bono lawyer, we're probably going to get
>our parking waiver for a use-permit, we have a 15 year financial plan
>(with the help of a local land trust), and we are very close to
>getting an interest-free loan to cover first-last-deposit. We will
>probably be able to MOVE IN by June 1!
>
>You can find more information here, including all Omni Collective
>meeting minutes: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni
>
>Sudoroom has had an informal discussion about this for a long time. We
>consented to send me as a delegate. But I am worried that the consent
>and commitment has not been full or formal enough given how serious
>and imminent things are getting. So I'd like to renew Sudo's consent
>and make it more properly consent-y. I will bring this to the next few
>meetings as well, but honestly not all of you have been going to Sudo
>meetings. So...
>
>Are there any objections to actually doing this? Are there any blocks?
>
>Anything else to say for or against this plan? Any questions?
>
>Now is the time to make them known. Now is the time to really talk about this.
>
>Thanks!
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