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Contents

Boominglabs 2019 Yearly Meeting Agenda

Annual Meeting Preface

  • Welcome, new members since last annual meeting!
  • What is Consensus? - no STRONG opposition to a decision, doesn't mean everybody has to be 100% on board.
  • What is membership, and how does that happen?
  • What are donuts, and how do they magically appear?

Members Attending

  • Dan H.
  • Steve C.
  • Laura H.
  • Alex V.
  • Pete K.
  • Rebeca S.
  • Kevin M.
  • Tobias M.
  • Heath R.
  • Jenett T.
  • Matt H.
  • dosman
  • Jimmy L.
  • Sarah W-D.
  • Josh C.
  • Gavin W. (via Google Hangout)

Financial Preamble

Electric: 1924.26
Freshbooks: 139.65
Garbage: 677.04
Gas*: 109.19
Insurance: 871.25
Internet: 897
Makevention: 277.66
Lowes/Menards: 1619.05
Metal Shop: 2363.91
Misc: 292.43
Parade: 41.78
Rent: 14968.25
Rent Deposit: 1000
Water*: 88.96
Government filings: 22
Workshop expenses: 135

Total expenses: 25427.43
Total income: 27775.10
Net change: 2139.64

Savings account
Initial balance: 2376.83
Ending balance: 2603.56
Net change: 226.73


Monthly Expenses

Rent: 1360.75
Electric: 200
Freshbooks: 20
Gas*: 40
Garbage: 48
Insurance: 73
Internet: 70
Water*: 50
Total: 1861.75

Full member rate / month: 46.5

  • started paying in October


Financial Postamble

2019 Expected Expenses
Rent: 1594.08 - Starting February
Electric: 200
Freshbooks: 32.5 ???
Gas: 40
Garbage: 48
Insurance: 73
Internet: 70
Water: 50
Total: 2107.58
Full member rate / month: 52.6895

2018 year in review

  • Member survey results
  • Member exit survey results
    • Need to send out exit surveys to members who left
  • Who have we collaborated with?
    • Community Foundation (STEM Lunches)
    • MCPL
    • Wonderlab
  • What workshops did we have?
    • Blender
    • Needle felting (attempted)
    • Soldering (x2)
    • Laser cutting and engraving
    • Arduino
    • Micropython and IoT
    • Build an IoT Switch (Jay Sissom)
    • Welding Day
    • Machining (x2)
    • Makevention onsite workshops:
      • Lockpicking
      • Soldering
    • Needle felting (actual)
    • #badgelife (with special guest hosts mzbat and 'Frank the Tank')
    • Essential Oils
    • Rain barrel / plant tower
  • Makevention
    • 2018 (Year 6!) - how did it go?
      • Financial Report
    • 2019
  • Trebuchet.
  • Fundraising, donations, and attempts
  • The Move Pt2: The Move In
    • Remodeling
    • Space definition
    • Continuing work

Break for Lunch

Officer elections

  • Prospective Nominees:
    • President: LaserDan
    • Treasurer: Heath
    • Secretary: Sarah
    • At-large: Laura, Pete, Alex, Jimmy

2019 Pressing issues, goals, and things to discuss

  • 2019 bylaw change proposals - broken out to a separate page to keep discussion clearer
  • The Space!
    • How happy are we? Do we want to talk with Mark now about a long-term lease?
    • How much do we need the kitchen?
  • Members!
    • Better onboarding needed, but how?
    • Better access to spaces, but how? /s
    • Member photo wall
  • Software infrastructure
    • FreshBooks price increase
      • Alternatives matrix
      • How do you pronounce "Apricot"?
    • Actually getting other systems off Dosman's Linode instance
  • Security infrastructure
    • Additional RFID equipment
    • New door?
    • Cameras
    • Reflective film for glass doors
  • Cleanliness and excellence
    • "Is this the best use of this space?"
    • "What if someone parked their stuff in space I wanted to work in?"
    • "What if someone put a parking sticker on my project?"
    • "
  • Other space needs
    • Fume hood exhaust hole
    • Enhance dust collection w/filter & cyclone/baffle
    • Good shop-vac to replace Gavin's
    •  ??
  • Membership goals
  • Workshops, Workshops, Workshops!
    • Machine knitting (already on the schedule)
    • Laser cutting
    • Soldering
    • Book binding
    • Sustainabarrels
    • Essential Oils
    • Welding?
    • Arduino
    • Fun with LEDs
    • Needle felting
    • How not to be on fire/Avoiding being called "Stumpy" (workshop safety)
    • Resin casting
    • Recording your work (photo/video)?
    • Tool overview?
      • Do we want to upgrade our laser? (90W, 120W, etc)
      • Do we want to fundraise for a new big tool? (CNC table router, Wazer/water jet, CNC metal mill, etc)
      • Still intend to sell 3rd lathe which can help raise funds (dosman)
  • Non-workshop event days
    • Open houses
    • Rummage sales
    • DANGER DAYS!
    • Show and Yell
    • FIY days
  • Space workdays
    • Recycling runs (req. commandeering a truck)
    • Cleaning
    • Maintenance
    • Junk teardown
    • Repair
  • We have a wind turbine generator in storage at dosmans that belongs to the space
    • And two power inverters in the electronics room for battery charging
    • And a large solar cell in the members room which Will left behind
  • Laboratory fume hood vent hookup
  • Makevention
    • Volunteers vs Exhibitors
    • Bloominglabs booth
      • Dedicated runner who is not the booth organizer
      • Members who have booths should not double-dip on Bloominglabs vending space
    • Committee members? JOIN US!
  • Anything else?
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