7/14/2011

This is now the July 20th meeting agenda

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0- Brief Financial and new members update

  • Money in our bank

  • Money in LLC

  • What we know about new members (those who met them share with those who did not)

1- Things that impede members (Members First!):

  • Laser Agreement (so people can get training)

  • Agree on how classes will be designed (so instructors coming to us can get signed up)

  • Agree on ‘generic-lease’ lease structure so people can leave things here (LLC’s as a guideline?)

  • Space Area-plan

    • Plan locations for shared space

      • Class/Conference Room

      • Purpose of Bunker

    • How much to set aside for space rental?

    • Where to have space rental

    • Who ‘own’ them

    • Bench Rentals

      • Size of table.

      • Plans for Table (Rob and Christian)

  • Space Rentals

    • Paul

    • Joe

    • Jack

  • Memberships

    • David’s Worktrade Membership

    • Riley’s Worktrade Membership

2 - Things that impede business development:

  • Board meetings time

  • Banking - Need to remove LLC from handling membership money

  • Agree on how we’re all paying into it (memberships for board members)

  • Insurance

    • Inventory large $$$ items, estimate rest

    • Get quote for MakeIt

    • Get quote for MakeIt + Laser (if property not owned by makeit can it be insured?)

  • Advertising Plans

    • Flyer final edits

    • Flyers posting plan

    • Postcard distribution plan

    • Referral program

  • Bank Relations

    • Making them aware we exist, and that we want to work with them

  • City Relations

    • Joe goes to the mayor

  • Review what still needs to transfer from LLC (or Joe) to Corp

    • Establish timeline for this to happen

    • Assign roles to make this happen

  • Tool Update (Rob)- Status and Funding, immediate concerns mostly

If we have time (things we’d like to settle ‘eventually’):

  • How to handle future Kikori-like opportunities

  • Other Relations

    • Sponsorships like Craftsman, Dewalt, Etc.

    • Education/Science Grants - Research possibilities of obtaining these?