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==== Minutes for September 11, 2012 ==== | ==== Minutes for September 11, 2012 ==== | ||
* Regular Items | * Regular Items | ||
- | * Treasurers | + | * Treasurer' |
* $1170 in bank | * $1170 in bank | ||
* 19 full members, no associates | * 19 full members, no associates | ||
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* Workshop Committee | * Workshop Committee | ||
* Classes | * Classes | ||
- | * James: Not available until after October | + | * Electronics class (James): Not available until after October |
- | * Al: 5 or 6 people | + | * PCB fabrication class (Al): 5 or 6 members |
- | * Paul: 5 interested for homebuying class. Scheduled for Oct 10th. | + | * Home-buying class (Paul): 5 members expressed interest. Scheduled for Oct 10th. |
- | * New tools forum: No news | + | * New tools pledges: no news |
- | * Open house | + | * Open house review |
* Very quiet | * Very quiet | ||
* No new members | * No new members | ||
+ | * Not enough advertising done this time | ||
* T-shirts | * T-shirts | ||
- | * Haven' | + | * Have not spoken to Steve |
- | * Bergo emailed, but no reply | + | * Bergo emailed |
* Paul will get Bergo Steve' | * Paul will get Bergo Steve' | ||
* Special items | * Special items | ||
* Changes to lease | * Changes to lease | ||
- | * No reply from Curtis | + | * No reply from Curtis |
* They are appealing the tax increase with the city | * They are appealing the tax increase with the city | ||
- | * This month we have paid them the higher price | + | * This month's rent we paid with the additional occupancy cost added |
* Other options for the space | * Other options for the space | ||
* Location on 442 44th St: | * Location on 442 44th St: | ||
- | * The space is 36x24 overall, with the back area being 23x24 and the front office being about 12x16 | + | * The space is 36' |
* Direct entry | * Direct entry | ||
* Overhead door | * Overhead door | ||
- | * Locked compound with 2-3 cars parking | + | * Locked compound with 2-3 cars parking |
- | * Price is $792+$209.95 = $1001.95 + GST = $1052.05 per month, plus utilities | + | * Price is $792 (rent) |
- | * Approximately | + | * Estimating |
* Advantages to moving: | * Advantages to moving: | ||
* Direct entry | * Direct entry | ||
- | * Able to do welding | ||
* Ground floor | * Ground floor | ||
+ | * Overhead doors | ||
+ | * Able to do welding | ||
+ | * Safer neighborhood | ||
+ | * Landlord more amenable to making modifications to the space | ||
* Disadvantages: | * Disadvantages: | ||
- | * Not on 20th St. | + | * Not close to downtown |
+ | * No night time bus service | ||
* More expensive | * More expensive | ||
* Taxes likely to increase (but how much?) | * Taxes likely to increase (but how much?) | ||
- | * Capital cost to prepare new space | + | * Capital cost required |
- | * Needs to be decided on right away | + | * Needs to be decided on right away because others have already expressed interest in it |
* Going to see it at 8:30pm | * Going to see it at 8:30pm | ||
- | * Other options are possibly the Easy Pawn or above Money Express | + | * Other options are possibly the Easy Pawn or above Money Express, though Albert expressed that these would not be immediate options, but potentially for when more space is required. |
* Park(ing) day | * Park(ing) day | ||
* 10AM - midnight, Friday Sept 21 | * 10AM - midnight, Friday Sept 21 | ||
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* Curtis will bring robots | * Curtis will bring robots | ||
* We have a few people willing to help out in the evening | * We have a few people willing to help out in the evening | ||
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+ | * All present members went to view the 44th St building. | ||
+ | * After review of the building, a vote to move to the new building was unanimously in favor, contingent on not being locked into a lease with the Two Twenty and coming up with a plan to increase our income to meet the added costs. | ||
+ | * Present members pledged to donate additional funds, in amounts each volunteered, | ||
+ | * An informal tally was taken of pledges from those present and it was over the $300 necessary to make up the additional monthly costs needed in the foreseeable future. | ||
+ | * Based on this, we expressed our intentions to the landlord of 442 44th St E and agreed to confirm with him on Wednesday, Sept 12, contingent on our lease with the Two Twenty and receiving an example of utility costs from another tenant. | ||
+ | * If we are able to go ahead with moving out of the Two Twenty, we will not be participating in the Park(ing) Day events. |