BoardMeeting202208

Board Meeting: August 21, 2022

Time & Location

• Meeting Located virtually on Big Blue Button
• 2:00 PM

Attendees

• Board: Issac Merkle, Tracy Homer, Sue Joslin, Sean Simoneau, Billy Huddleston, Jondale Stratton, Bryan Howard

• Members: David N, Gabe, Hillary, Larry, Joe H, Tony B, Dee Dee

Minutes

• Sue's Financial update
  • Spent a lot this month
  • Estimated revenue from Market - $1,085
  • Sometimes hard to understand the finances, Sue is going to display General Fund as a separate line item
• Grants
  • All the paperwork is done for our federal grant - all zones please submit spending plan
• Membership - August - 293
• Makers Market Post Mortem
  • It was very successful!
  • When should we do it again? Twice a year thing? Quarterly?
  • It will help deepen relationship with the Maker City and Mayors Maker Council
  • Vendor feedback was great - most positive - we provided better support than any other event!
  • Feedback on our end
    • A lot of cleaning work, but necessary, and for a good reason
    • Good camaraderie and pride in KM
    • Got a lot of new people involved in volunteering
    • Should be more clear that we have vendors who make their things with their own hands
    • Putting on another one will be a little easier
  • Earliest we could pull off would be November
  • We hemmed and hawed a lot and decided to try for Nov 6, with Mary Thom's blessing
• Can Joe post on Facebook about his Arduino 101? More info needed.
• Should we hide the sign up form from the front page of the website?
  • Seems that more discussion is needed
• Mayor's Maker Council
  • Sean is ready to step down in October
  • The Maker Summit is in September so that is all hands on deck at the Council
• Maker Meetup - can/should we host that?
  • We are overwhelmingly lukewarm about it
• Maker Faire - should we do it? Yes we think so.
• Crazy idea about KILLSWITCH
  • Could we hand this off and let them run with it? Maybe Tim?
• Is someone getting our mail? Looks like no. How can we make this easier.
  • PO Box seems like the right solution
• Spark has said they would fix the lighting in the back so yay
• Our Aircon ducting is on the schedule!
• KCDC has not heard back on the HUD grant yet - will be next month
• David Nelson officially wishes everyone a good day.

Votes

• Voted to get a PO box
• Voted to do the Market on Nov 6
• Voted as Cooper to be 3d printing czar