Membership Meeting Minutes
May 5, 2022
In attendance
Nick Adams, Chair
Jyelle Vogel, Treasurer
Kyle Rankin, Director
Johnathan Jumper, Director
Brad Gerow, Director
Dave Holley, Member
Beth Scott, Member
Sue Adams, Member
Bailey Finley, Member
Meeting Called to order: 18:09
Approval of April Meeting Minutes: Posted to late to review
Approve May Meeting Agenda:
Second By Beth
Approved
Chair Report
Nick is overworked at the space
- Need more people to step up and help around the space
- Work is being done by core group of volunteers we need more engagement form others
- Financial situation at the space is bad
Treasurer Report
We are Broke
Expenses are greater than our income coming in
Rent is $2750 per Month
Member count is 30
We need 50 members to break even currently
Nick, Sue, Brad and Bailey are looking for sponsors, there is some interest but no commitments yet
More sponsorships needed
-Brad will look into Windsor Plywood
-New Member Aiden could bring in sponsors
-Need to ensure we communicate who is talking to who so that we don’t go to the same -people and don’t say something that can’t be done
Workshops are potentially a good income source
Have interest from some groups that Kyle will follow up on
Need Volunteers!!
-We have a sever shortage
-Ideas are only as good as the means to implement them
-Social Media & meeting promotion only goes so far
-Zoom Fatigue
-Next meeting to be in person
-Food at next meeting after checking to see if allowed
-Maker Crepes? Talk to Jyelle
Inter-Makerspace outreach promoted
Building Maintenance and Cleaning
- Laps in cleaning
- Majority of membership not pitching in with cleaning
- Boiler upgrade/replacement
- -no movement on replacement
New member Aiden has expertise & contact for potential donations (boiler tech)
Our Landlord has been good at giving us deals on rent with very heavy discounts
Women’s night
- First night is May 20th
- Good interest
- Needs access to Kamloops Makerspace social media
- -Kyle to set Bailey up
- Would like to have member with ability to set up new members available that night
- Here are grants that Bailey wants to apply for
- -Sue to help
-Need to print posters
-File in forum, please print in colour
Expense Guideline revisited
See Guideline in Docs
Kyle made motion to pass
Brad Second
Passed Unanimously
Workshop Guidelines
See Guideline in Docs
Amendment
-any one Board Director can approve
Nick made motion to pass
Brad Second
Passed Unanimously
Laser Abandonment Revisit
Johnathan working with John B to get set up for camera in fab shop & fob access
-equipment needed
-DVR for security cam system
-Our current fob system allows for laser lockout
Saw stop
-Need to implement procedures
-Discussed last month
- Signage
- Training
- Charging for triggered brake
Community
-Need to encourage more community
-More community events
- Birthday parties
- Potlucks
- Game nights
- Kyle could set up
-More excuses to have parties and events
-B.Y.O.B
Public or Members only
-Sky is falling party
Membership Recruitment
Canada day
- Good Fund Raiser
- Pins
- Various small prices items sell well
- Take inventory of event bins
- Pottery examples
- Power at booth?
- Kyle to follow up
- Tent
- Cheap to rent
- Kyle has a small one
- Brad has a 10x 20
- Pamphlets need to be updated
- Johnathan to help with this
Meeting closed at 19:35