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== Roll Call ==
 
== Roll Call ==
 
* Board Members
 
* Board Members
 +
** Barb Davis
 +
** Christian Kindel
 +
** Curt Gridley
 +
** Dominic Canare
 +
** James Lancaster
 +
** John Alexander
 +
** Kip Landwehr
 +
** Logan Pajunen
  
 
* Members
 
* Members
−
 
+
** Jacob Walker
−
* Guests
+
** Jerry Carpenter
 +
** Mike Barushok
 +
** Sam Schurter
 +
** Seth Etter
 +
** Tom McGuire
  
 
== Officer Reports ==
 
== Officer Reports ==
−
Secretary: Acceptance of [http://makeict.org/wiki/July_11_2016 previous meeting minutes]
+
* Secretary: Acceptance of [http://makeict.org/wiki/July_11_2016 previous meeting minutes]
 +
** {{decision| Meeting minutes for July 11, 2016 are accepted.}}
  
 
== Old Business ==
 
== Old Business ==
 
* Tom – Updates from landlord regarding funding AC
 
* Tom – Updates from landlord regarding funding AC
 +
** Landlord not interested in spending any more money
  
 
* Barb – Maker Faire Updates
 
* Barb – Maker Faire Updates
 +
** Everyone signed up should have received an email from Exploration Place
 +
** Will be a mixer on Saturday after 5:30
 
** Members and family access?
 
** Members and family access?
 +
*** Free admission is one per MakeICT membership, not one family per MakeICT membership
 +
**** {{todo|who=Dominic|what=Notify our members that Maker Faire admission is one free entry per dues paying member, not whole family entry per dues paying member.|done=0}}
 
** MakeICT official presence
 
** MakeICT official presence
 +
*** Taking the punch card reader
 +
*** Will have handouts and maybe business cards
 +
*** Possibly will have a map with MakeICT's location
 +
*** Take a laptop to sign up new members?
 +
**** Yes
 +
*** Could show small things that members have made at MakeICT
 +
*** Need volunteers to help run the table
 +
*** {{todo|who=Logan|what=Speak with Dean about submitting a maker application for Maker Faire if he wants to do something with the forge.|done=1}}
  
 
* Update on studio curtains
 
* Update on studio curtains
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== New Business ==
 
== New Business ==
 
* Business cards
 
* Business cards
 +
** We need some
 +
** Matt designed some
 +
*** They're on the forum
 +
**** {{todo|who=Dominic|what=Revive the forum thread with Matt Pogue's business card designs.|done=1}}
 +
** Check out City Blue Print for having cards and fliers printed
  
 
* Badges
 
* Badges
 +
** Need a policy for nametags/badges in the makerspace
 +
*** There was a forum thread about this previously
 +
**** {{todo|who=Logan|what=Rivive forum or email thread regarding nametags/badges at the makerspace.|done=1}}
 +
** A policy for badges was already passed
 +
*** Details of the policy can be found [[http://makeict.org/wiki/August_10_2015#Governance_Committee_.28Dom.29 here]]
 +
** Make a decision on a policy before the end of the next meeting
  
 
* Building signage / exterior paint
 
* Building signage / exterior paint
 +
** Need a design
 +
** Need a blade sign
 +
** Do we need a permit to install a sign?
 +
** {{todo|who=Christian|what=Post on the forum looking for volunteers to make a design for the sign, find a blade sign for us to use, and find out if we need a permit to install the sign.|done=0}}
  
 
* Donor recognition
 
* Donor recognition
 +
** There are at least two forum threads on this already
 +
** John Alexander volunteered to spearhead this effort
  
 
* Contributors of the Year recognition
 
* Contributors of the Year recognition
 +
** {{todo|who=John Alexander|when=Before August 8, 2016|what=Complete the creation of contributor recognition items.|done=0}}
  
 
* Board meetings schedule
 
* Board meetings schedule
 +
** For the foreseeable future, meetings will take place every Maker Monday
 +
** Long-term goal is to have meetings only monthly
  
 
* Trash service and apology
 
* Trash service and apology
 +
** We need to purchase trash service
 +
*** {{todo|who=Tom|what=Look into purchasing trash service for the makerspace.|done=0}}
 +
** Need to send an apology to Poorman's and also a thank-you for letting us borrow theirs for this long
 +
*** {{todo|who=Logan|what=Send an apology to Poorman's about the trash issue. May also thank them for allowing us to borrow their dumpster for as long as they have.|done=0}}
 +
** Need an interim plan for handling trash
 +
*** Can use the dumpster at Logan's warehouse for the time being
 +
** Need to communicate to our membership that we can no longer use Poorman's dumpster
 +
*** {{todo|who=John Alexander|what=Put up a sign to notify members that we can no longer use Poorman's dumpster.|done=1}}
 +
*** {{todo|who=John Alexander|what=Post on the forum to notify members that we can no longer use Poorman's dumpster.|done=1}}
 +
 +
* devICT program director appointment
 +
** Motion: Install Jacob Walker as the director
 +
** {{decision|Jacob Walker is now the director of the devICT program.}}
 +
 +
* Open Wichita director appointment
 +
** Motion: Install Seth Etter as the director
 +
** {{decision|Seth Etter is now the director of the Open Wichita program.}}
 +
 +
* Metalshop age limit?
 +
** Have a policy proposal for the next board meeting
  
 
* Ceramics report from Susan de Wit – in Ceramics room
 
* Ceramics report from Susan de Wit – in Ceramics room
 +
** John Cody is Susan's Assistant BD
 +
** We have enough shelving for the current number of members actively using the clay room, but it's getting tight
 +
** Mug making class coming up in August
 +
** Planning an intro to enamel class
 +
** Think having accessible folding table rather than the current rolling tables would be preferred
 +
** Will soon have 3 good pottery wheels
 +
** Susan brought a toaster in for polymer clay
 +
** There is an access policy on the wiki, but it is incomplete and has not been approved by the Board
 +
*** {{todo|who=Logan and Susan|what=Finish creating the access policy for the clay studio.|done=0}}
 +
** Susan would like shelves put up
 +
** The current kiln is a higher voltage than the building provides.
 +
*** The board will likly be receiving a request to resolve this problem in the near future
 +
** Susan thinks John Cody would be a good successor when she steps down from the BD role
 +
** Susan WANTS to paint the bathroom
 +
 +
== Executive Session ==
 +
* Something needs to happen to help areas that are currently not functunal, or seem to need assistance
 +
* Need timelines for projects that are in progress so we can tell our members and guests when we are asked
  
 
== General Topics and TODOs ==
 
== General Topics and TODOs ==
 +
* {{todo|who=Kip|what=Update the Wiki so the Bylaws reflect the votes from the annual meeting.|done=1}}
  
 
== Decision Summary ==
 
== Decision Summary ==

Latest revision as of 13:49, 12 August 2016

Roll Call

  • Board Members
    • Barb Davis
    • Christian Kindel
    • Curt Gridley
    • Dominic Canare
    • James Lancaster
    • John Alexander
    • Kip Landwehr
    • Logan Pajunen
  • Members
    • Jacob Walker
    • Jerry Carpenter
    • Mike Barushok
    • Sam Schurter
    • Seth Etter
    • Tom McGuire

Officer Reports

Old Business

  • Tom – Updates from landlord regarding funding AC
    • Landlord not interested in spending any more money
  • Barb – Maker Faire Updates
    • Everyone signed up should have received an email from Exploration Place
    • Will be a mixer on Saturday after 5:30
    • Members and family access?
      • Free admission is one per MakeICT membership, not one family per MakeICT membership
        • @TODO (Dominic, no date): Notify our members that Maker Faire admission is one free entry per dues paying member, not whole family entry per dues paying member.
    • MakeICT official presence
      • Taking the punch card reader
      • Will have handouts and maybe business cards
      • Possibly will have a map with MakeICT's location
      • Take a laptop to sign up new members?
        • Yes
      • Could show small things that members have made at MakeICT
      • Need volunteers to help run the table
      • @TODO (Logan, no date): Speak with Dean about submitting a maker application for Maker Faire if he wants to do something with the forge.
  • Update on studio curtains

New Business

  • Business cards
    • We need some
    • Matt designed some
      • They're on the forum
        • @TODO (Dominic, no date): Revive the forum thread with Matt Pogue's business card designs.
    • Check out City Blue Print for having cards and fliers printed
  • Badges
    • Need a policy for nametags/badges in the makerspace
      • There was a forum thread about this previously
        • @TODO (Logan, no date): Rivive forum or email thread regarding nametags/badges at the makerspace.
    • A policy for badges was already passed
      • Details of the policy can be found [here]
    • Make a decision on a policy before the end of the next meeting
  • Building signage / exterior paint
    • Need a design
    • Need a blade sign
    • Do we need a permit to install a sign?
    • @TODO (Christian, no date): Post on the forum looking for volunteers to make a design for the sign, find a blade sign for us to use, and find out if we need a permit to install the sign.
  • Donor recognition
    • There are at least two forum threads on this already
    • John Alexander volunteered to spearhead this effort
  • Contributors of the Year recognition
    • @TODO (John Alexander, Before August 8, 2016): Complete the creation of contributor recognition items.
  • Board meetings schedule
    • For the foreseeable future, meetings will take place every Maker Monday
    • Long-term goal is to have meetings only monthly
  • Trash service and apology
    • We need to purchase trash service
      • @TODO (Tom, no date): Look into purchasing trash service for the makerspace.
    • Need to send an apology to Poorman's and also a thank-you for letting us borrow theirs for this long
      • @TODO (Logan, no date): Send an apology to Poorman's about the trash issue. May also thank them for allowing us to borrow their dumpster for as long as they have.
    • Need an interim plan for handling trash
      • Can use the dumpster at Logan's warehouse for the time being
    • Need to communicate to our membership that we can no longer use Poorman's dumpster
      • @TODO (John Alexander, no date): Put up a sign to notify members that we can no longer use Poorman's dumpster.
      • @TODO (John Alexander, no date): Post on the forum to notify members that we can no longer use Poorman's dumpster.
  • devICT program director appointment
    • Motion: Install Jacob Walker as the director
    • @DECISION: Jacob Walker is now the director of the devICT program.
  • Open Wichita director appointment
    • Motion: Install Seth Etter as the director
    • @DECISION: Seth Etter is now the director of the Open Wichita program.
  • Metalshop age limit?
    • Have a policy proposal for the next board meeting
  • Ceramics report from Susan de Wit – in Ceramics room
    • John Cody is Susan's Assistant BD
    • We have enough shelving for the current number of members actively using the clay room, but it's getting tight
    • Mug making class coming up in August
    • Planning an intro to enamel class
    • Think having accessible folding table rather than the current rolling tables would be preferred
    • Will soon have 3 good pottery wheels
    • Susan brought a toaster in for polymer clay
    • There is an access policy on the wiki, but it is incomplete and has not been approved by the Board
      • @TODO (Logan and Susan, no date): Finish creating the access policy for the clay studio.
    • Susan would like shelves put up
    • The current kiln is a higher voltage than the building provides.
      • The board will likly be receiving a request to resolve this problem in the near future
    • Susan thinks John Cody would be a good successor when she steps down from the BD role
    • Susan WANTS to paint the bathroom

Executive Session

  • Something needs to happen to help areas that are currently not functunal, or seem to need assistance
  • Need timelines for projects that are in progress so we can tell our members and guests when we are asked

General Topics and TODOs

  • @TODO (Kip, no date): Update the Wiki so the Bylaws reflect the votes from the annual meeting.

Decision Summary

    Task Summary

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