September 28 2019

2019 August 15 Board meeting minutes

AGENDA

Roll Call

Board Members

• President - David Springs
• Vice President - Alysa Bumgarner
• Treasurer - Devin Halsey - Absent
• Secretary - Rustin Atkeisson
• At Large Director - LaDeana Dockery
• At Large Director - Scott Sullivan - Absent
• At Large Director - Josh Robinson - Absent
• At Large Director - Malisssa Long
• Immediate Past President - Kim Burton - Absent

Members

Jim Hammer Patrick Hutchinson John Fulcher Kevin Bumgarner Angelita Mejia Tona Cornwell Cathy Bowman Michelle Lafevur Coleen Clare Allen Bass Marti Secindine Paula Pankratz CDH? Nihe Chub James Lancaster Jeff Ech Emily Ediger Ken Steadman Jason Phung Mark Esau Terrence Laurendine Jason Kellansrud

Standing Items

• Thanks & recognition

Old Business

• Open streets - September 22

• Museum Appreciation Day - Cosmosphere (James Lancaster)

New Business

• New Building Q&A
  • If we added one new area, what would it be?
    • A Meeting Room
      • Long-Standing policy - if a member wants to have a meeting and is in good standing, they do not have to charge for a meeting room
  • A maker store (place for makers to sell their stuff)
  • Glass Blowing Area
  • A Community Garden
    • Already has a lot of people interested
  • A Graffiti Park
    • May not go over well with neighbors
  • A Commercial Kitchen
    • Logan Pagunnin has offered the use of his kitchen
    • Could be a big liability
  • Fire Pit/Outdoor Lounge Area
    • Would have to fence off that area
  • An Autoshop
    • Could get a grant from the department of transportation
    • Volunteer opportunity to repair cars for veterans
  • A/V Studio/Music Studio
  • Ham Radio Station
  • Roof Based Observatory
  • Paint Booth

• Still have zoning to deal with before we can get zoning taken care of.

• Neighbors have been happy with us for taking care of the property

• Next big event will be a Maker Garage Sale
  • October 19th
  • WIll need to get a lot more stuff from Makers
  • Will have to advertise the garage sale
  • The sale will help cover the cost of the move
  • Acceptable to sell something made by a maker
    • Would use as a draw a larger crowd for the sale
  • Waiting for zoning to progress before we have the sale
  • This is not a rummage sale

• Rusty needs help with refurbishing the firetruck
  • Rusty to post the nights he’s up there https://talk.makeict.org/t/logans-fire-truck-part-2/3883
  • Logan has a parade on the 26th we need to get
  • Needs a lot of cosmetic help
  • There is a budget for the repair work
  • Don’t forget to track the time you volunteer on the project https://talk.makeict.org/t/report-your-volunteer-hours/2051
    • Also record stuff for cleaning the bathrooms/Open Streets/anything you do at MakeICT

• Need New Building Volunteers https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6J92k3Fza9T1V75vnPa-urQ9YN7apGEVyuxyAxl7i4Vm_kA/viewform
• NOMCon Coins and Surveys
  • Malissa is now the state rep for NOMCon
    • SolarPrize is also looking at sending some people on tour to help the lesser served parts of the US

General Q&A

• Can we get more e-mails sent out (despite risk of spam)?
  • David - Yes, the goal is to get a good newsletter at least once a month.
• None of the committees have formally been recognized, how do we solidify them?
  • We’ll have to work thru this, some decisions may just have to be made without everyone.
  • If the groups are recognized, that gives them a foot to move forward with.
  • Groups like Mod Committee, Planning Committee.
    • Need a spokesperson for each group.
    • Formalized meeting times for committees may help.
      • Zoning/Building Committee have been recognized.
    • Mod and Planning are ready to move forward, but need direction.
    • Communication has not been great, needs to be improved.
• Could we call other groups for donations of materials and possibly time?
  • Have contacted Lowe’s and Homedepot for carts
• Could the zoning mess up the garage sale?
  • No, the zoning will not impact the sale.
• Have the major companies around Wichita been contacted about helping?
  • Yes, we are working with one right now. Please send these kinds of contacts to Daivd Springs. Also looking at possibly having companies subsidize memberships.
• Have we worked with Habitat For Humanity?
  • Yes, we have been there and worked with them several times.

Committee Reports

Requested items from each committee:

• Accomplishments this month
• Upcoming goals
• Where do you need help/how to get involved?