==== Saskatoon Techworks Meeting Minutes ==== --- Time and Location --- * Tuesday, March 12, 2019 7pm * Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E * [[meeting:february_12_2019 | Previous meeting minutes]] (please read ahead of time) == Minutes == * Attendance: 21 * AGM Items * Chairman`s Address * Our current chairman, John, spoke. * Finances * James presented a summary of our yearly finances * Net income $6,732 (2018) vs $1,537 (2017) * We are growing, and it's awesome. * The 2019 budget was proposed to the membership * Vote to approve the budget passed unanimously * Vote to dispense with an audit passed unanimously * Bylaw Change * Remove the clause "Reside in Saskatchewan, and" from the requirements to be a member of SKTW. * Concern was raised about board members that do not attend board meetings potentially because they are out of province. This is already and agenda idea for the next board. * Vote to make the proposed changed passed unanimously * Board Election * The Nominees * James Cooper * Rylan Grayston * Torban Peterson * Taylor Serson * John Tumbach * Scott Walde * Andrew Wright * All nominees passed with a vote of confidence * Congratulations to the new board! * Vote to destroy the ballots passed with 19 members for and 1 member against * Regular Items * Equipment, Safety and the Space * Check fire extinguishers * Quick Clean * Equipment check * Previous meeting minutes * Febuary 13, 2019 * Addendum Febuary 19, 2019 * New Membership * Rachel Bloomfield * No objections * Finances * Gross profit: $4,624.24 * Includes $1,000.00 of donations * Ordinary expenses: $2,937.45 * Includes 150.00 for bad debt write off. * Net income: $1,686.81 * Liabilities: $1,072.34 * 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 * Mar 26 - Need volunteer * Future Workshops / events * Reddit so far has proven to be the best advertising avenue * Another suggested area to advertise is on meetup.com * Free Admission day - Feb 18 * how did it go? * Well, gained a new member (Rachel) * May 25 - Saskatoon Mini Maker Faire * Volunteers * Get your projects together * We are a coppersmith sponsor * We get 4 staff and 10 guest passes * We are able to sell items at our booth, however, they must be approved by the board before hand. * Newsletter sign up - talk to Mena or email to newsletter@sktechworks.ca * workshops * events * projects * upcoming info * Acknowledgements * to the board for another great year * Al for being on the board for many years * Mena for being returning officer and handling the newsletter * Thanks to Taylor, Torban and Mark for committing to donate to the fume hood * Thanks to Taylor, Kevin, Mark and Tyler for helping with the forge night * Old Business * fundraising for metal CNC mill * get stuff for a donation * Installation of sinks * upstairs to be completed soon * Security * Back door reminder * Keep it locked. There is no excuse, there are two signs describing how to lock the door. * front door reminder * Do not prop the door open. This damages the door and costs us money to repair. * converting back door to new card system 2.0 * Space Inventory * Taylor and John are committed. If you want to help please contact them. * if a problem is found with the facilities please contact the board * thespace@sktechworks.ca * New business * G-wizard software purchase * In the budget which has already been approved. * Open Floor * Rylan made improvements to the plastic storage. Made a clamp that has further revisions planned. * Rylan purchased a sand blaster but recommends it not be used until the fume hood is complete * Rylan with approval of the previous board is going to convert the table in the dirty room into a fume hood contraption * Forge night has happened twice now that is interesting and attracting a decent amount of interest. Feel free to join. * A vote was raised to change the plan to buy 1 camera for the front to 2 cameras. The approximate cost would be $320 USD. * Andrew raised concerns over a single camera not having view of the entire front area and being sucesptible to theft/vandalism. Two cameras would eliminate the possibility of not being seen by the cameras. * Vote passed with 17 for and 1 against * A preliminary discussion has been opened about taking over the front portion of the bay we are in. Michelle is looking to downsize. * This idea is more feasible in the short term vs taking over back bay. * Michelle would rent half of the space back from us. * We could easily cover the additional cost with renting out the space. Even without we can afford it currently. * Taylor has a contact that may be interested in teaching a F360 class at TW. If anyone is interested please let Taylor know. * Vote to adjourn the meeting passed unanimously. * Next Meeting - April 9, 2019 * Purgatory box