2022-10-05 Transcript

Mike Haber
  19:52
Meeting:
19:53
Attendees
SteveB, AliM, Gareth, BobM, Malcolm, MikeH,
19:58
Andrew A, Douglas,
20:01
Sam Roberts,


Aaron Jackson
  20:02
and Aaron :slightly_smiling_face:
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Mike Haber
  20:04
And Kyle
20:05
Events: Green Festival happened. G: It was good and busy - B: there was more interest in terms of people interested in the space
20:06
2 people showed up to tours. Thanks to Ian D for organising Green Festival.
20:06
Dungeons + dragons went well
20:06
Hack the space day is a week on Sunday.
20:07
More welding, milling and turning workshops available. See Slack. 8th and 15th.
20:07
You may be able to sign up still.
20:07
Thanks to Sam for orgnaising another combat robots event.
20:08
^^One shot wonders was the D+D anove.
20:08
Gareth can make a template for events.
20:09
Maybe use whiteboard in kitchen with a vinyl EVENTS sign.
20:09
G: Has there been any further discussions on subsidising members.
20:12
We may have some felxibility, but it depends on the software.
20:13
Discussion on potential rules for hardship.
20:15
Ideas for hardship - and the difficulty of deciding eligability.
20:16
Team Updates
20:19
Under Discussion Right now:  just finalising a decision for Attendees of the Milling and Turning course to use the equipment at the space -
20:20
Woodwork : Bob wants to remove out of order on the table saw - We need to decide on Safety induction. Likely to be 20 mins at most.
20:20
We don’t yet have the parts to a card scanner.
20:21
If Bob is happy to do inductions and add to HMS - we can add the card reader later.
20:23
We need a firm email about not using without an induction!
20:23
Also need a sign for requiring a induction for the tool.
20:24
Bob can start inductions between 11 and 3 on the hack the space day for the table saw.


Andrew Armstrong
  20:25
Duncan Fyfe has joined the meeting


Mike Haber
  20:26
Bobs inductions are free. It will be a safety induction.
20:27
Stolen equipment email sent - we’ve had some good replies.
20:27
Donations need to go through the teams.
20:28
Need to also look at heating donations in a future mail.
20:29
Membership team:
Thanks to Ian for his help over the last 7+ years, he stepped away from the team.
20:29
We’ve had weekly tours on eventbrite that have been successful, and are advertising saturdays,
20:32
Bob mention Ian has previously done queries, Up to now Mike has done it. Mike’s happy to continue and for others to help.
20:34
B: Regarding the eventbrite tours we can see how many people have booked on the eventbrite page.
20:34
Aaron can edit the events.
20:37
Open nights, - we’d like to discuss something similar to Open/Social Nights on Wednesdays.
20:39
A: we should continue open nights - we’ll look at starting on open/social on wednesdays.
20:41
Can we call it events night or something similar?
20:41
Social Night may be a good name.
20:43
Or Open night. No desiciosn..
20:45
There will be a new bike team…
20:45
Finantial Update:
20:46
No update from Matt.
20:47
Bank Balance is 27k Business rates have gone up - we have increased business rates - we’re chasing this. Also VAT issues, and potential future VAT threshold issues.
20:47
Currently more outgoing than incoming.
20:49
Need to send around and email about the electricity and cost of heating etc.
Out new price per KWH - now 42p, up from 28p.
20:49
Seems to be a flat 50% increase.
20:50
We should look at the sticking lights at the hack the space day.
20:50
Minumum membership payment - working on comms.
20:50
AOB
20:51
Laser Team Update
Bin issues - we need to look at different bin for laser scrap. Maybe at HTS. The square bins are maybe not suitable.
20:52
Dominic will contact us about a laser maintenance.
20:53
This Sunday we’re getting downstairs cleared.
20:55
Bob: No bicycle bits will go.
20:55
We need to do a tour (after this meeting) to look at the stuff to be taken.
20:56
Meeting Closed.