==== Saskatoon Techworks General Meeting minutes ==== --- Time and Location --- * Tuesday, April 13, 2021 7pm * Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E, and remote Zoom meeting * [[meeting:march_16_2021| Previous meeting minutes]] (please read ahead of time) == Minutes == * Attendance 10 (Quorum) * New Offices of the board * Chair - John Tumbach * Vice - Torban Peterson * Treasurer - James Cooper * Secretary - Andrew Wright * Regular Items * Previous meeting minutes * March 16, 2021 * Accepted unanimously as corrected * New Members * Ryan Rolph * No objections * David Loken * No objections * Joel Bustamante * No objections * Exiting Member * Dale Wiebe * Steven Tanner * Finances - monthly * Gross profit: $4,324.31 * Ordinary expenses: $4,320.68 (Other: .02) * Net income: $3.61 * Liabilities: $1,624.65 * Could we cover our liabilities? Yes * Are our accounts being taken care of promptly? Yes * Finances - budget * James gave an overview of the proposed budget * No objections to a 10 month budget to put it ahead of the AGM next year to save a new board from being rushed to make a new budget * James motions to accept the proposed budget, seconded by Scott and accepted unanimously * Social events / group projects * Future Workshops / events * Workshops TBD due to Covid * Jeff M has expressed interesting in hosting a mini figure painting workshop * If there is anything you would like to see when we are able again, please let us know. * Chad would be interested in blacksmithing, pottery/lay and mini figures * Mena is interested in microwave kiln glass workshop * Mena is interested in hosting a yarn dyeing workshop * Newsletter sign up - talk to Mena * workshops * events * projects * upcoming info * Old Business * Equipment * New laser cutter - in slow progress * working on quote for hardware for venting (Thanks James!) * Torban will be finished finals soon and will be able to put time into this project. If anyone is willing to help contact Torban. * more light in bathroom - in progress * Space reorganization - in progress * laser filter box - investigating filter box * Mitre saw dust port is broken - new or 3d printed part being investigated * Members fund raised and bought a spot welder * Space Cleanliness * Expectations if you leave projects or material unattended * WIP quick forms on tack-board to make it super easy * New tool boards have been made. Please use them. * ISP Changes * Done. We are now on Sasktel infinet business 80 * Covid * no changes since last update * To Do List * Add/Remove/Assign to list * If a problem is found with the facilities please contact the board * thespace@sktechworks.ca * New business * parking out front * do not block drive through in front of businesses * Open Floor * Scott was contacted by the Saskatoon Spinners and Weavers guild about needing space for their projects * How could we work with them to collaborate between the groups to benefit each other beyond just renting them space * Some form of an affiliate group agreement * Getting members and allocating a portion of the space to their activities * Taylor knows a guy that knows a lot of blacksmithing and is willing to get involved with Techworks * A similar affiliated situation as the weavers guild * If we can make sktw more attractive to blacksmiths there is a large source of new members * Acknowledgements * Mena for agreeing to be Returning Officer again this year * James for doing the laser ventilation * Richard for lending us his saw * Torban for moving the computer mess * Biktrix for cleaning up the shop * Rylan for spearheading tool boards * Everyone who attended the AGM * James for being the treasurer again * Next Meeting - May 11, 2021 * Purgatory box