meeting:november_10_2020

Saskatoon Techworks General Meeting Minutes

— Time and Location —

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7pm
Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E, and remote Zoom meeting
Previous meeting minutes (please read ahead of time)

Minutes

Attendance 9 (Technical Quorom)
Due to weather, Motion suggested by board to postpone regular meeting to next Tuesday
- Lack of potential Antendees to technical-quorom meeting
- For - 4
- Against - 4
- Tie break - against - meeting continues

Regular Items

Previous meeting minutes
- September 8, 2020

New Members
- Steven Tanner
  - No objections
- Hugo Lanier
  - No objections
Exiting Members
- Emily Hiltz
- Beau Sutton
- Andrew Tremblay

Finances - deferred - in progress

Social events / group projects
- Future Workshops / events
  - Workshops TBD due to Covid

Newsletter sign up - talk to Mena
- workshops
- events
- projects
- upcoming info

Old Business
- Equipment
  - New laser cutter - in progress
  - wood lathe bench - still needs to be done
  - small vacuum for laser cutter - filter plugged - needs new filter
  - lathe - small set crew for triangle insert tool missing - need to get new one
- Goals for the coming year
  - Upstairs
    - Location to store techworks stuff
    - Taping off areas
  - Videos
    - video editing class/workshop (TBA)
    - looking for assistance with Techworks title/intro for official videos
  - Community
    - Saskatoon Virtual Maker Faire -
      - In the coming weeks maker faire is looking to takes video in techworks
    - group project committee - Rylan
      - Thermostats - Complete
      - Air filter mounting - needs to be mounted in the false ceiling
    - bring back social gatherings - waiting for Phase 5
- 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
- New Cleaning Person
  - Wyatt Abotsway will be cleaning the space to replace Jim
- Front Lease Renewal
  - Extending front lease to line up with the back lease (20 month term)
  - Michelle renting 1/4 of front space, Expanding the soft space!
    - Some ideas have been floated, moving all 3d printing and soldering to that spot
    - Lack of outlets again
  - Review and vote on new lease offer
    - Slight discount from landlord
      - motion to accept lease contingent on paying extra electricity cost from AC outright
      - passed unanimously
- Covid Changes
  - Tuesday nights - wear mask as we become public space
  - Biktrix donated some masks
  - Write entry in log book or swipe in every time (For exposure tracking)
  - Non-Tuesday, Masks recommended
  - Signs posted on door

Open Floor
- Chad's friend has large format plotter/scanner - offer to donate
  - the friend offered to fix minor repairs
  - chad offered to purchase refillable cartridge
  - condition of donation is that cannot be sold (profit from)
  - Motion to accept plotter offer
    - passed unanimously

Acknowledgements
- Thanks to James for doing the books!
- Thanks to Scott for updating webpage with Covid stuff and store
- Thanks to Brent for updating doorbell chimes in new space
- Thanks to Michelle for donating some hand-made masks (3 Layer)
- Thanks to Torban for relocating thermostat in soft space (enables fan in summer)
- Thanks to Roshan and Biktrix for masks
- Thanks to everyone providing newsletter content
- Thanks to Brent for vacuum pump for vac chamber
- Thanks to Biktrix for fixing compressor

Next Meeting - December 8, 2020

Purgatory box
- where is it?