2015-12-02 Transcript
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Adam Froggatt [8:09 PM] Read the link [8:10] Reminder to mute your meeting minutes channel if watching on slack and in the room :joy:1 Alex Wells reacted with :joy: [8:10] £657 quid on electric last month. Turn off the lights [8:11] We were up £1,130 last month [8:11] TSB changeover [8:11] only 64 members left paying into the Natwest account [8:11] This is approx £440 as of last month [8:11] these members have no had their RFID access disabled [8:11] There membership will terminate in January [8:12] *Action Matt Lloyd* send list of non-transferred people to Membership team [8:13] *Team Updates* [8:13] None [8:14] Point of action: chair is a 'shitbag' [sic] [8:15] Metalworking team - Have tidied up and are working on fixing the table saw [8:15] Request to all teams to update as per the email [8:16] Email format and timing to be reviewed for improvement [8:16] *AOB* [8:16] Kate B - Would like there to be a wheelchair accessible storage space [8:16] Current wheelchair users are having issues with suitable storage space [8:17] Suggested space is next to 3D printers [8:17] General consensus is yes :heavy_check_mark:2 [8:19] CNC Mill pledge [8:19] Initial target was 2k [8:19] Pledge raised £1,070 from just over 20 members [8:20] Trustees feel we're not in a position to donate £1k of hackspace funds, due to possibilities of downstairs space, percentage of the members who pledged, etc [8:20] School has updated that another offer has been made [8:20] Chris has offered today to purchase the mill outright and long term loan back to the space [8:21] Other offer is £2k plus VAT for CNC, and £750 unspecified for the 3D printer [8:23] 3D printer available from the school is a commercial level printer [8:23] no interest expressed by any member for it(edited) [8:24] David Clarke had explained possible delays to the school at the visit previously, so only just reached a point where other buyers may be coming in [8:26] Inductions and RFID tool access would be in place [8:26] along with long term loan rules [8:27] Option mooted by Matt L: use the money offered by Chris as a loan and pay it back over time :+1:2 [8:27] First floated here, currently under discussion [8:27] Chris suggests a charge for the machine, this means the hackspace budget wouldn't be affected [8:28] James H - How long a term [8:28] Chris - No expected term [8:28] Option to repay initially from the pledge [8:29] David H - Do we have historical data on pledges [8:29] all - normally about 80/90% [8:29] Michael E - Some people may now be either/or due to this and the Hackspace 2.5 [8:30] Option to take all the money as a loan from Chris, the pledges then subsequent charges would then flow back that way :+1:1 Alex Wells reacted with :+1: [8:30] James H - Can't see an issue with doing it this way to enable both this machine and Hackspace 2.5 [8:30] Chris - It's not just a metal mill, it's a general purpose metal working mill [8:30] Can do wood, foam, plastics, etc [8:31] last one we had was just wood and plastics [8:31] Action - Take the full amount from Chris, then paid back from the pledges and subsequently the cost of use [8:31] Ayes from all Trustees and members :+1:2 [8:32] *Action David Clarke and Matt Lloyd* organise the loan [8:33] New rules on white cards, copy pasting them here in a moment [8:33] Cards will be issued on the following basis: - New members receive a white card for *free* - Current members migrating to a white card receive one *free* - White cards to replace lost cards are charged at *£1* - Migrations and replacements can be collected on a Wednesday, or any suitable event such as an open day [8:33] *Meeting closed*(edited) [8:34] You don't have to go home but you can't stay here