meeting:january_10

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