==== Saskatoon Techworks Meeting Minutes ==== --- Time and Location --- * Tuesday, May 14, 2019 7pm * Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E * [[meeting:April_09_2019 | Previous meeting minutes]] == Minutes == * Attendance: 8 (Not Quorum) * Regular Items * Equipment, Safety and the Space * Check fire extinguishers * Quick Clean * Equipment check * Previous meeting minutes * April 9, 2019 * 57 Current members (55 full, 2 associate) * returning Member * Peter Frederiksen * Lance Greene * Finances *Gross profit: $3,662.94 * Includes $99.00 of donations * Ordinary expenses: $2,923.59 * Includes $50.00 for bad debt write off. * Includes -$100.00 for previously written off debt collected. * Net income: $739.37 * Liabilities: $2,251.12 * Could we cover our liabilities? Yes * Are our accounts being taken care of promptly? Yes * We are in the black! * Social events / group projects * Small talk / Show and Tell * May 28 * Future Workshops / events * May 25 - Saskatoon Mini Maker Faire * Prairieland Park (Hall D) * 2 weeks away * Volunteers * T-Shirts - Motion for purchasing - Andrew has details * Andrew has purchased shirts for promotion. 72 shirts totalling $1306.71 * Due to time constraints this was done ahead of membership approval * Give away to members who represent Techworks at Makerfaire * On sale for attendees of maker faire and later in our store * Meeting will be scheduled for the following week to vote on purchasing these shirts * Get your projects together * postcards for open house June 8 * signs for affiliate booths * donation box for CNC * June 8 - Post Maker faire Open house * Need Volunteers * 10 to 5? * May 30 - Soap Making * sign up available online store * June 13,20 - Electronics from Zero * sign up available online store * Newsletter sign up - talk to Mena * workshops * events * projects * upcoming info * Old Business * fundraising for metal CNC mill * get stuff for a donation * Chocolate bars are back * Installation of sinks * really complete * if a problem is found with the facilities please contact the board * thespace@sktechworks.ca * New shop vac for space * purchased and in dirty room * James is taking his back home * Make sure to clean the filter! * Shelves for upstairs * shelf design has changed (new shelves don't fit two bins side by side anymore) * need to purchase and swap with existing shelves * Storage of Material * Taylor making sign and rules * use for free for all material * continue using purgatory box for tools and the like * To Do List * remove from list * Purchased tape * Add to list * Nothing * assign from list * Network Terminations - Bun-Bun * Soft Soap - Scott * New business * Space lease expires this year * currently exploring options * considering expansion if it is possible * negotiations concerning staying and taking over Michelle's space * Consensus is we do not want to move, but still need to negotiate * Big perk we are pushing for in the new lease is add air conditioning to the space * Open Floor * if a problem is found with the facilities please contact the board * thespace@sktechworks.ca * Would anyone be interested in attending a rag quilt workshop? Contact Mena * Acknowledgements * Many hours are going into looking into options once lease expires * recognizing Herculean effort to maximize benefit to members * John for making great agendas * James for making awesome financial summaries * Next Meeting - May 21, 2019 * Purgatory box ==== Saskatoon Techworks Meeting Minutes Addendum ==== --- Time and Location --- * Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7pm * Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E == Minutes == * Attendance: 8 (Technical quorum) * Motion to move previous minutes to next meeting * seconded and accepted unanimously * Previous meeting minutes * April 9, 2019 * Accepted unanimously as read * Purpose of this special meeting is to vote on paying Bun-Bun back for buying t-shirts with SKTechworks logo to sell at makerfaire and in our store (as discussed last week) * Motion made, seconded and accepted unanimously * Price for shirts at makerfaire will be: $20 for white, $25 for white 2XL/3XL, $25 for true navy, $30 for true navy 2XL/3XL * Motion made to budget 10 shirts to give away to members who are helping with sktechworks booth or their own booth at makerfaire. * Open house * No objections to Scott serving burgers/hotdogs * Volunteers * John - lathe * James - laser * Mena * Torban - goliath * Rylan * Scott - food * Taylor * Next Meeting - June 11, 2019 * Motion to adjourn, seconded and accepted unanimously