March 19th 2026

AGENDA

Opening and Mission Statement

• The regular monthly meeting of the MakeICT board of directors convenes in the MakeICT building.
• 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.

Board Members:

• President: Andy Tannahill
• Vice President: Stephan Reckers
• Treasurer: Aaron Grindstaff
• Secretary: Paul Shackelford
• Director at Large: Cooper Cummings
• Director at Large: Dean Day
• Director at Large: Tessa Garlough-Jones
• Director at Large: Piper Thomas
• Immediate Past President: Gretchen Koch

Members:

• Tom
• Dick
• Harry

Standing Items

(Items that are standardized as part of every board meeting)

Communications - Newsletter

The next newsletter will come out on April 1st (no joke!). Please send blurbs to communications@makeict.org by March 25th.

• Please send in current photos we can use anywhere (website, newsletter, social media, etc)!
• Teachers, please take pictures of your classes and send them to us.
• If anyone is interested in reviving member of the month, feel free to write it and send it in

First Thursday Board Workshop

The Board Workshop is an opportunity for members of the board, and of MakeICT, to get together and talk about plans and goals for MakeICT in an informal setting, as well as see presentations from outside parties on how they’d like to collaborate with MakeICT.

• This is a non-voting meeting, and may or may not have a set agenda shared beforehand.
• This is also not an "anything goes" environment. Be respectful of others in the discussion.
• The workshops are scheduled to run for two hours, with the first hour being for general discussion and the second hour reserved for executive sessions by the board, as needed.

March Workshop Recap

• Discussed a lot of the things up for vote tonight

Area Updates

Ceramics

• Have a full throwing class going, will probably increase offering frequency
• Changed coils in the bisque kiln and it's performing a lot better
• Going through lots of clay, may have to stop providing a discount

FabLab

• Two new computers here for connecting to the lasers; they can run Windows 11!

Gallery

• April 4th - reception for Wichita Sculptors Guild and they will have a show running through April

Garden

• Open house went well

Jewelry

• Water torch was flooded and has been fixed.
• Cabochon class coming up

Metalshop

• Plasma cutter is back up and running.
  • Computer case was full of debris, needs to be encased better
• Bridgeport, waiting on parts, should be done in April

Radio

• Planning in case we get NASA grant
• Maker Monday sessions continue to be well attended
• Meshtastic meetups are happening

Stained Glass

• Have a class going, half of it is non-members
• Next class in May will be advanced, may switch it to a basics class if not enough register

Fundraising

• Lots of grants still in work. Meeting 3/10 to finalize Wallace grant application for ADA and streetside parking.

Inventory

• Have a new printer, set up for inventorying on Saturday

Classroom

• How to teach a class class 3/10

Facilities

• Floors are polished
• New quotes for electrical, ServiceMaster (see items below)
• $985 from scrap run
• Transformer is sitting on a broken pad and needs to be addressed; if it ever goes out, Evergy won't put one on the old pad.

Reminders

When leaving an area:

• Make sure all windows are closed and locked
• Turn off the lights (except if one room’s lights are left on for security reasons)
• Turn heat to 60 degrees

Treasurer’s Report

TBD

Approval of Previous Minutes

February 19th 2026 Board Meeting

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: February minutes are TBD.

New Business

Thanks!

• Everyone who has been working on grants
• Stephan for covering for Paul tonight
• Everyone who represented us at the St. Pat’s parade
• Everyone who helped out at the Garden Open House

Election Committee

We have an election coming up in conjunction with our Annual Meeting. Paul Shackelford is willing to chair the election committee. LaDeana Dockery and Dean Day have volunteered to join the committee. We would also welcome any additional members - we do generally operate under the idea that being on the Election Committee excludes running for a position.

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.

Maker Market/Annual Meeting Venue

There has been discussion of hosting our Annual Meeting at WAVE and doing a Maker Market alongside it. This would have a cost and contract associated with it.

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.

Electrical Bids

We had a couple bids for electrical work that were discussed at the February board meeting - we decided to go get a couple more bids. JaiPal has received additional bids from Decker Electric and Eck Services.

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.

Breakroom Lead

Someone should have reached out to Richard Owens to see if he wants to be lead by now. This should be either a motion to make him lead or roll the area into the Welcome Area.

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.

Lounge Budget

Liam has asked for a budget to address some issues in the lounge. The lounge currently does not have a budget.

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.

Garden Budget Requests

Piper presented an updated budget at the workshop and is asking for $1,053 more. In the original 2026 budget, Garden was allotted $500 for the year.

Budget: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NIFvdkten8N_xCeuiJPBK5QK6_xNzW-F3z7M22Ksq-Y/edit?usp=sharing

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.

No Smoking

There's been concern about smoking at MakeICT. We do not actually have a policy regarding this outside of the Garden Committee having a rule for no smoking in their space due to concerns over poisoning their plants.

Here is a draft policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10spRFDH_Y7I1N4_Jm8XODjJw5_JIACBmnFyn9vJsEvw/edit?usp=sharing

To go along with this, approval of a policy would also include approval of up to $500 for Facilities to hang signs as they see fit around the area to advertise that MakeICT is a smoke-free zone except for the designated areas.

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.

Modifying ServiceMaster Contract

We have a new quote from ServiceMaster - $875/mo - drop carpets to quarterly and floor polishing to annual; other scope stays the same

Discussion: TBD

Motion: TBD

Seconded by: TBD

• Stephan votes:
• Aaron votes:
• Paul votes:
• Piper votes:
• Gretchen votes:
• Cooper votes:
• Dean votes:

Result: Motion TBD

@DECISION: TBD.