Meeting minutes: January 10, 2017
  • 8 full members in attendance. No Quorum
  • Reviewed minutes from December 13, 2016. Deferred accepting meeting minutes to next meeting
  • Members:
    • Treasurer absent due to sickness
    • Jeff Martens-Koop applied for membership
  • Finances:
    • Treasurer absent due to sickness
  • Membership Engagement
    • Social events
      • Game night - suggested Thursday nights or Saturdays
      • Social events - suggested Thursday nights or Saturdays
      • small talks - members and non-members to give talks on the 4th Tuesday of the month
        • first event to take place on the 24th of January
  • Acknowledgements:
    • Thanks to Andrew Wright for the beautiful sign that decorates the front
    • Thanks to Jordan for hooking the laser cutter back up
    • Thanks to Scott for starting and running the store
    • Thanks to Albert for creating the equipment maintenance schedule
    • Thanks to Randy Burns for all the electrical and other work he has done improving the space
  • Bylaws and Policies:
    • John has put together a draft and submitted to the board. There still needs to be many revisions
    • bylaws should be completed for the AGM
  • Equipment:
    • Laser cutter has a new circuit installed that will switch both the laser cutter and the ventilation fan.
    • there is a now an equipment maintenance schedule. will be shared most likely on the wiki.
    • safety signs will be added to the machines soon
  • Equipment rental idea
    • asked membership about renting equipment to non-members on a model that the non-member would receive training and would require paid supervision
      • general consensus is that it is a good idea but details need to be fleshed out
  • Scott proposed the idea of having a terminal to accept payments
    • Scott will pursue further
  • Rylan suggested that we approach the new neighbours about collaborating the workshops for their long arm machine and our laser cutter
    • The board will pursue the idea
    • it was mentioned that fabric types that can be cut using the laser should be determined
  • Rylan found his high-speed camera and Infrared camera
    • members can approach him if they would like use it
  • We now have a PST number. Hooray!
  • New lock on the back gate. If you don't have the combination, ask another member.
  • Be sure not to block the overhead door of our neighbours. They use them at all hours.
  • Next meeting moved to February 21, 2017
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