Saskatoon Techworks Meeting Minutes
— Time and Location —
- Tuesday, December 10, 2019 7pm
- Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E
Minutes
- Motion to accept minutes from November 12, 2019 as written. Motion passed unanimously.
- New members:
- Stefan Belev
- Shea Armstrong
- David Ireland
- Richard Heese
- Exiting members:
- Wahhaj Javed
- Jay Schmidt
- Finances
- Gross profit: $3,574.67
- Ordinary expenses: $3,068.76
- Net income: $505.93
- Liabilities: $1,511.35
- Could we cover our liabilities? Yes
- Are our accounts being taken care of promptly? Yes
- We are in the black!
- Social events
- No project presentations planned right now.
- Scott will be at the space Thursday, December 24 for open topic discussion.
- Wildwood Elementary School interested in us holding a workshop. Torban will respond.
- Newsletter
- Let Mena know about your projects or any upcoming events: newsletter@sktechworks.ca
- Space reorganization underway. Dirty room has been reorganized. Give any feedback to Taylor.
- Laser tube replaced with new Reci tube. Seems to be working better.
- Laser printer toner cartridge has been replaced and print quality is now good.
- We now have a step ladder available.
- Having trouble finding solid core for cheap.
- Disposable masks? We will supply some with a donation box.
- James motions that Saskatoon Techworks will supply disposable dust masks and put up a donation box for cost recovery. Motion accepted unanimously.
- Masking tape keeps disappearing. If you see something; say something.
- New space out front (Michelle's old space) becomes available January 1, 2020. It must be quiet, clean, and not smelly. Taylor is preparing a layout for it. Proposed usage includes:
- 3D printers
- Video editing/studio
- Maybe a common workspace for embroidery, sewing, vinyl cutter
- Meeting table
- Whiteboard and projector
- Acknowledgements:
- Andrew for getting cameras working
- Taylor for re-organizing the space
- Torban for working on the laser
- James for taking care of the books
- Scott for taking care of the store and the new drawer system
- James and Rylan for bringing in the new table saw
- Motion to end the meeting. Motion accepted unanimously.