meeting:december_13

Meeting minutes: December 13, 2016

10 full members in attendance
Reviewed minutes from November 8, 2016. Accepted unanimously.
Members:
- 31 full members and 2 associate members
- Patrick Ridley announced that he will no longer be a member. We have written-off his dues owing.
- Jeremy Rans has resigned from the board due to not having time to attend to his duties. He may also be cancelling his membership soon.
- Devin Bradburn has also cancelled his membership because he is moving away.
- Adam Unger and Regan MacMurchy applied for membership and were accepted by the membership committee. Vote accepted unanimously.
Finances:
- November 2016:
  - Accounts Receivable at End of Last Month: $170.00
  - Cash on Hand at End of Last Month: $4022.11
  - Inventory at End of Last Month: $76.14
  - Total Equity at End of Last Month: $16795.15
  - Profit/Loss Last Month: $12.80
  - Recognized Profit/Loss Last Month: $279.67
- Forecast for December 2016:
  - Bad Debt Write-off: $120.00
  - Profit/Loss: -$307.20
  - Recognized Profit/Loss: $-40.53
Acknowledgements:
- Thanks to Andrew Wright for hard-wiring our door access system (whose wi-fi was unreliable).
- Thanks to Scott, Albert, James, Randy, Erik for helping out with the open house, and everyone who brought projects and demonstrations.
Open house:
- Lots of past members showed up. Also several non-members.
- Got one new member. Find out about the open house through Reddit.
- John would like to put on a semiannual showcase of the projects our members have made here and elsewhere.
- What else could we do to make ourselves known? Local makerfaires?
- Get ourselves into the local free papers, like Planet S, Tourism Saskatoon.
- Regan offered to put up posters at Sask Polytechnic.
Bylaws and Policies:
- John has been putting together several already. Tried to get help from Square One, but they don't work on those. Continuing to contact others for guidance.
- Also put together a new policy and form for requesting a key card. Still iterating on the rest of the policy.
Equipment:
- Laser cutter will have a new circuit installed that will switch both the laser cutter and the ventilation fan.
Social events and workshops:
- 30 March 2017, Saskatoon Public Library is hosting a viewing of a documentary about makerspaces. We have been invited to attend and to host a booth.
- Kilobots 35 will be hosted in Warman, 21 January 2017. TV crew will be present.
New lock on the back gate. If you don't have the combination, ask another member.
We have more lights in the clean room!
Be sure not to block the overhead door of our neighbours. They use them at all hours.
New business:
- Our landlord has asked us to mount our sign up on the wall instead of sitting on a pallet. Albert La and Andrew Wright have volunteered to take care of it.