Talk:Regular Member Meeting 20130110

8:10 start of meeting

23 voting members present

prior minutes:

• no objections
• Andrew LeCody motions to approve
• David M seconds
• 19 in favor
• 0 objections
• 2 abstaining

Andrew asks if anyone like to add anything to the agenda that affects the immediate security or operation of the space?

Committee Reports:

Security Committee

• RFID system - idea for custom built access control
  • Suggested features:
  • safety interlocks
  • modularity
• new security system was installed
• action item: send group something talking about how to disarm and arm the system

Amateur Radio Committee

• waiting to hear from Pat about the long distance radio link
• need a schedule for a test shot between towers
• Alyssa suggests more classes
  • Mike Eber says they have one coming in Feb
• Recycled radio towers, and the money was sent to the amateur radio fund

Finance Committee

• $5085.66 in the general fund
• Lease expires in about 1 year and 3 months
• Talked about the big purchases for this month, 12.5k for the laser cutter
• How much in profits in November? 3.5k
• Profits in December? 3.5k

Operations and Facilities Committee

• Lisa suggests buying smaller bags for the cleaning crew
• Robert asks if we should change cleaners
  • Lisa says we need to give them more instruction
• Andrew suggests

Electronics

• Cleaning and organizing
• Coming up with a standard list of items they want to buy
  • Andrew suggests asking for a lump some and giving a general idea of what they want to buy
  • Mike Eber suggests just buying kits of tools from SparkFun
  • Mike Eber wants to know what happened to the missing soldering iron?
    • Paul Wilson suggests sending an email asking where it went?

BIO Committee

• Paul Brown is making beer
• Free rootbeer making supplies in the BIO room

PR Committee

• DISD asked for volunteers to come out for their science night
  • Nicole wants to know if we have people wanting to volunteer
  • They want people to do fun and interesting demo
  • Nicole suggests we do strawberry DNA extraction
• Planning to get back into the swing of things
• Paul Wilson says we should get into contact with the Perot museum
  • Mike Eber says they contacted him, and he is currently talking with a representative about helping
• Eric says First Lego League is this weekend, DPRG is going - it's going to be at Hockaday school

• Why is the AC not working?
  • Colby took it to match it with another breaker

Classroom Committee

• Starting a project to replacing the lighting with LEDs
• Hoping to get a better tuner for the TV that handles HDMI better
• Paul Wilson wants to know if we can shrink the projector screen
• $485 in the classroom committee fund

Warehouse Committee

• New fan for the laser cutter
• Lathe needs a new motor
• Radial Arm Drill
• Got the compressor in during Christmas, it's working - but we need a subpanel for it (it uses 3 phase power)
• Talking about running Air to each of the rooms
• Paul Wilson wants to donate a radial arm drill, and he needs someone with a truck
• Andrew mentions the Warehouse committee is raising funds by selling equipment (they just sold the shopsmith)
• Robert says the warehouse committee mailing list is active, and it's a model to other committees
  • Lisa suggests doing an off topic mailing list

Dark Room Committee / Craft Room Committee

• New Shelves
• Doug recently joined and wants to do a leather making class
  • We need an Awl
• Paul R talks about stained glass classes

Mike Eber motioned to adjourn

• William Petefish seconded