August 17th 2023

AGENDA

Attendance

Board Members

• Rustin Atkeisson, President
• Aaron Rivers, Vice President
• TBD, Treasurer
• TBD, Secretary
• James Lancaster, At-Large
• LaDeana Dockery, At-Large
• Gretchen Koch, At-Large
• Michael Atherton, At-Large

Mission Statement

• MakeICT is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is operated entirely by volunteers. It’s our mission to innovate, learn, and build community at the intersection of art, technology, science, and culture.
  

Thanks and Recognition

• All the new leads for stepping up to the plate and doing an amazing job!
• LaDeana and Malissa for their continued efforts to keep up with fundraising!

Old Business

Surplus Auction

• We still have a couple of items in room 2 to move.
  • Should the items be pitched at this point?

MakerFair - Exploration Place

• Rustin and John Harrison have been asked to lead up the "tinker corner" of maker fair this year.
• Exploration Place came out to MakeICT on 7/10 to talk with members about how they can get involved.
• Will most likely have three booths representing MakeICT, and might include demos making:
  • Foam hats
  • Painted rocks
  • LED stickers

Roof Funding

• Construction to begin mid-September, to be completed by start of October.
• Payment is not due until construction is complete.
• Need to raise $38,000 to keep from digging into reserves.
• Currently raised: $500
• Have two grants in the works, but neither will pay before September.

New Business

Treasurer’s Report

Income $ , above or below budget Utilities insight Instructor pay $ Shop expenses $ Total expenses $ , above or below budget Positive or negative for the month

• Please donate to the roof fund*

Approval of Previous Minutes

• 6/29/2023 Minutes: https://wiki.makeict.org/wiki/June_29th_2023
• 7/20/2023 Minutes: https://wiki.makeict.org/wiki/July_20th_2023

Open Positions / Lead Changes

• Several positions have recently been vacated and we need to find people willing to support these positions
• Positions include and suggested leads
  • Visual Arts - (Kim Nguyen interim)
  • Textiles - June Huie, as lead & Rayna Fisher, as co-lead
  • Jewelry - (Michael Atherton interim)
  • Communications -
  • Fundraising -
• Inventory -

Board Positions

• Two Open Positions - Secretary, Treasurer
  • Rustin and James are handling the Treasury work.
  • Gretchen is helping with the Secretary role.
  • Aaron Rivers won the election for VP.
  • Should the other positions be elected or appointed?
    • If appointed from existing board members, at-large members would still need to be elected.
• Sherry is interested in being Treasurer for the remainder of the term.
• Gretchen is interested in being Secretary for the remainder of the term.

Policy Update - Building Access Policy

• Current policy does not cover the outdoor area of the makerspace.
• Proposed change: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tBEEEz5z66uAF2udLm2fNTH7P_MWy1cGIhGlE_KWvNg/edit?usp=sharing

How to Contact Board Members or Other Leads

• Through the years, different boards have had different preferences on how they are contacted.
  • The past years there has been a preference for Facebook or text.
  • The current preference is by the appropriate email:
    • directors@makeict.org
    • metalshop@makeict.org
    • woodshop@makeict.org
    • info@makeict.org
    • etc

Dispute Resolution Committee

• Requesting to change their name (previously Code of Conduct Reporting Committee) to something less confusing - Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC)
• Presenting recommendations to the board.

**May require executive session

Committee Reports

Garden Area

• Would like a hydrant added to the garden area
• Majority of funds in garden were spent at the start of the year
• Do not have a current exact estimate for cost, but current cost would require a 3rd party to dig under utilities
  • Ballpark cost would be about $1500.
  • Would be done at a plumber’s convenience since he has offered to do the labor at zero cost to the makerspace (would still have to pay for materials).
  • Would most likely happen in October.
  • Garden would like permission to pursue the hydrants pending funding being available.

Jewelry

• Would like to pursue moving the jewelry lab to room 1.
• Currently struggling to run classes with more than 2 people at a time given space and equipment limitations.
• An experienced jeweler has offered to donate more equipment that would aid in those classes.
• Safety considerations have been looked at for moving to room 1.
  • The considerations have been shown that there should not be a limitation to move to room 1.

Upcoming Events

• Maker Monday
  • 2nd and 4th Mondays

• Member Orientation
  • Tuesday August 22nd @6pm
  • Saturday September 9th @2:30pm
  • Tuesday September 19th @6pm