Board Meeting 2022-01-20

AGENDA

Attendance

Board Members

Absent:

• David Hanson, At-Large
• Aaron Rivers, At-Large
• Beverly Schellenger, Treasurer
• James Lancaster, Secretary
• Anna DiSalvo, At-Large
• Jai Chauhan, President
• Rustin Atkeisson, Vice-President
• Doug Wilson, At-Large

Standing Items

• Thanks & Recognition

Old Business

COVID Mask Policy Discussion / Update - All

• Prior meetings meetings: “From now until the next board meeting the board, in accordance with CDC guidelines, MakeICT is requesting mask wearing while in the makerspace, and a mask requirement for indoor group activities and classes. Signs will be posted as reminders.”
  • Per: (Updated Jan 13, will check at meeting) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html

• • • "In Sedgwick County, Kansas, community transmission is high Transmission.

Everyone should wear a mask in public indoor settings.

Mask requirements might vary from place to place. Make sure you follow local laws, rules, regulations or guidance. January 13, 2022 "

• • • John Hopkins tracker
      • https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
    • Sedgwick County
      • https://sedgwickcounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7b2b4364a5fa4ba3a015d52450acfe0d

Name alignment between various locations - Jai

• Prior:
  • Has not been done with the KS SOS office yet.

@TODO (Jai and Bev, no date): Name changes.

Request for using the space - Brian

• Per forum: https://talk.makeict.org/t/board-meeting-online-october-21-2021-7-pm/13440/3
• Prior notes https://wiki.makeict.org/wiki/October_21_2021#Request_for_using_the_space_-_Brian

@TODO (Jai, no date): Reach back out to see about status, as can't talk to Insurance without a proposal.

Communication issues - James

• Communication problems between board and committees and between them.

Revise Committee Policy - James

• Currently our policy is both out with regards to practice and enforcement.
• Multiple groups have suggested that either an email list or a forum would work better than meetings.
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/13XZ53-ffEPGVuNoCf8WRSAW8GTgGXAfGiBp1iAulcoo/edit
• Tabled for the month, 2 months ago.

Authorizations

• • Require people to resubmit the access policies?
  • Designate what that class is for any authorizations.

Committee Reports

Awards Committee & Donor Wall - Jai

Next meeting not on calendar: When?

• Last meeting Jan 4th at 7pm at welcome center

Classroom Management Committee - LaDeana Dockery

• Next meeting on calendar (Standard schedule: every 2nd and 4th Thursday @ 8pm)

Communications (and Wikibrarian) - Malissa Long

• Next meeting on calendar (Standard schedule: 4th Wednesday @ 6:30 pm)

Events Committee - X

• See above (Classroom Management Committee)

Facilities Committee - Ralph Romig

• On Calendar Tuesday 6:30

Finance Committee - Dan Kries

• 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30 (Is this correct? - schedule dependent, may change)

Forge Committee - James Seymour/Mike Atherton

• Next meeting on calendar (Standard schedule: every 2nd Wednesday @ 7pm)

Fundraising - Ethan Doak

• Next meeting on calendar (Standard schedule: every 1st Friday @ 7pm)

Garden - Sean Sandefur

• Next meeting on calendar (Standard schedule: every 2nd & 4th Monday @ 6pm)

Inventory - Anna DiSalvo/Wallis Mead

• Next meeting on calendar (Standard schedule: every 2nd Wednesday @ 6pm)

Membership (and Community Outreach) - Jai

Membership as of 2021-01-13: 431 (plus 2 donors)

Outreach (and Education) - LaDeana Dockery

• See Classroom above.

Scholarships - x

• Per July decision will be handled by Finance.

Security (and Safety) - Ken Steadman/David Springs

• Next meeting on calendar (Standard schedule: every 4th Monday @ 6pm)
• Nothing new (Good!)

Special Projects (and Makerfaire) - x

• See Events

Past Events

• Makerspace Clean up day

Upcoming Events

• Maker Monday
  • 2nd and 4th Mondays
• Member Orientation

• ECO Fest
  • Has been postponed to May 1st, 2022