Saskatoon Techworks General Meetings

— Time and Location —

  • Tuesday, February 9, 2021 7pm
  • Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E, and remote Zoom meeting
Minutes
  • Regular Items
  • Attendance 10
  • Previous meeting minutes
    • January 12, 2021
    • Accepted unanimously as corrected
  • New Members
    • Dylan Markwart
      • No objections
    • Daniel Dombowsky
      • No objections
  • Returning Members
    • Dale Wiebe
      • No objections
  • Exiting Members
    • James Gordon
    • Brandon Wiebe
  • Finances - monthly
    • Gross profit: $4,406.96
    • Ordinary expenses: $4,278.15 (Other: 110.02)
    • Net income: $18.79
    • Liabilities: $3,655.83
    • Could we cover our liabilities? Yes
    • Are our accounts being taken care of promptly? Yes
  • 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 slow progress
        • working on quote for hardware for venting (Thanks James!)
      • more light in bathroom - in progress
        • A light fixture was brought. Waiting to be installed.
  • Covid
    • no changes since last update
  • Goals for the coming year
    • Videos
      • video editing class/workshop (TBA)
      • looking for assistance with Techworks title/intro for official videos
    • Community
      • 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
    • AGM coming up
      • AGM Date is March 16th 7:00pm - One week later than the regular meeting date, there will not be a meeting on the regular date. This is to give more time to get finances ready for the AGM.
      • Elections for the board will be taking place at that time
        • Zoom voting works if we have less than 8 nominees
        • Election buddy works for more but costs money
        • If we have less than 8 use Zoom, otherwise use Election buddy
        • Nominations to be closed on March 2nd
          • If there's someone you know that you feel should be a part of the board, Nominate them! Must be in writing signed by both nominee and nominator.
          • They must be members
          • Send your nominations to sktechworksagmvoting@gmail.com, leave in the bin by the silhouette or talk to Mena
        • The nominees and voting method will be announced no later than March 9th.
  • Space Cleanliness
    • Expectations if you leave projects or material unattended
    • WIP quick forms on tack-board have been made to easily leave your information on when you will be returning to your project if you need to leave it unattended for a short time.
  • Space Reorganization
    • Working on plan to reorganize workspace given new space
      • 3D printers moving to soft space
      • Metal Stuff (most) moving to clean space
  • Budget request
    • Air line upgrades to provide air outlets in dirty space for tools
      • EST 192.60 for parts
      • Torban motions to go ahead with these upgrades with a max budget of $250
        • Seconded by James
        • Accepted unanimously
    • Vac pipe for vacuum in dirty space (paint and sanding booth dust)
      • EST 147.06 for parts
      • Torban motions to go ahead with this ventilation plan with a budget of $200
        • Seconded by James
        • Accepted unanimously
  • ISP Changes
    • Moving to Sasktel, cheaper, more bandwidth, 80/40Mbps w/ 1 Static IP
    • Will migrate away from Shaw once we have Sasktel up and running for limited loss of service
  • Open Floor
    • Biktrix has been using the space heavily over the past while as their R&D was operating out of Techworks. This is changing as Biktrix is moving to a new facility. At this time it is not expected to be many if any lost memberships as a result.
  • Acknowledgements
    • Mena for agreeing to be Returning Officer again this year
    • Scott for fixing the front light
    • James Chamberlain for making a plan for shop reorganization
    • Brent for vacuum pump
    • Biktrix/James Chamberlain for space improvements (Tables, rolling boxes, milling machine mounts)
    • Scott for running the store
  • Next Meeting (AGM) - March 16, 2021
  • Purgatory box
meeting/february_09_2021.txt · Last modified: 2021/02/10 02:38 by andrew
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