Hackerspace Board Meeting - 2017-11-07

Daniel called to order at 5:59pm

Maker Faire was a success!

Space Update

• Curio on the Drag
  • Eddie to call ask about space.

Talking Business Strategy

• How do we keep up the growth we've been experiencing?
  • Daniel believes we should keep getting community groups to use the space as a meeting point.
• Hackerspace is a place to meet experts, to learn from members who knows things.
• Need to refine a crisp definition of the hackerspace, but its challenging because we are so flexible.
• Trying to find what we should focus on for the next 6 months.

Membership Database

• Chris exploring a prototype Google Sheet for everything membership
• Masterlist of member information
• One list, managed by 1 person.

30 Day Notice for Space

• Received an email from Vicky on 11/7/2017 putting on 30 day notice.
• Need to check if we have the lease, see if we have more than 30 days, talk to Ken McGurn about the lease.
• Need to try and negotiate a low rent, ~$400
• Ask members for other options.
• Option 1:
  • Negotiate Rent
• Option 2:
  • The space on 53rd
• Option 3:
  • The Frank's bay next to the current shop.

• The plan is: Option 1.
• Joe suggested a space on 6th and 26th, near the circuit city space.