BoardMeeting201804

Board Meeting: April 30, 2018

Board: Doug Laney, James Broyles, Tracy Homer, Issac Merkle, Laurie Kay

Members: Dan Stanfill

Went over last month's minutes.
Financial update - netted about $1300 in March
Discovered suspect donuts on the podium, did not take the bait
Discussed how long to leave leatherworking zone czarless, will send email to members
Doug updated on codes enforcement issues
Grants update:
- Bailey Opportunity grant was awarded for $10,000 to set up blacksmithing area
- Knox Makers was listed in the City of Knoxville proposed budget for next year
- Need to move forward with planning the blacksmithing area as the money is coming in
Scheduled upcoming events - czar meetup, space day, open house - look at the calendar!
Talked about getting assistance for some of the data entry tasks
Discussed the shithole that is the rental area and how to clean it up
Reminisced about the airplane chairs we had before we got these nice, free, reasonably comfortable chairs
Mooned over Barbara the Blender Bike
Some members are interested in a Ham area - Doug tasked them to come back with a proposal
James brought up how to train people how to use Pablo and loaning it out
Can we use open flames in the space? Depends on the project.
Can we make biological experiments that are not recommended for human consumption in the space? We have no idea.
Actually walked over to look at the shithole rental area and further discussed how to clean it up