Member Meeting Minutes for June 3, 2017

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Adam Casto
  • Joel
  • Chad
  • Dave Coakley
  • James Hyde
  • Geno
  • John Lewis
  • Paul Kyros
  • Jesse
  • Becky
  • Adam Longwill
  • Luc Berger
  • Jacques
  • Bob Berger
  • Joachim
  • Corey
  • Eli Richter

Called to Order

• Called to Order At: 7:02pm

New Business

• Ideas to Help Maker community in light of TechShop closing.
  • James Lomuscio
    • Facebook page Nextshop
• Expanding HackPGH into space next door
  • This is going to be happening faster now
• Becky and Chad meeting with lawyer on Wed
  • Turn HackPGH into 501c3
  • Sprout Grant
• Joel talked to TechShop members about HackPGH as potential place for them
  • The 30 day initiation process and Volunteer hours scare some people away.
  • Donation instead of volunteering is an option

• Use HackPGH non profit status to open another shop. Joel has been offered $40,000 to create a new space.
• Create a scheduling process for tools.We will have to do that when we get enough members anyway.
• Keep HackPGH as a space for hobbyists. Pull in the hobbyists from TechShop, but not so much the people who rely on the tools for their business.
• Figure out a way to accomodate hobbyists and people who have a business. i3 Detroit Hackerspace does this.
• What does HackPGH want to become in a post TechShop world?
• Is the neighborhood HackPGH is in a concern?
• Bring in leaders of other Hackerspaces/Makerspaces to HackPGH and have a discussion how to best improve and change HackPGH.
• Define what it means to be a dick. Create actual list of rules.
• Modify our 30 day induction process?
  • Let everyone in and have more severe rules to remove people if they create problems?
• Machines in greatest demand at TechShop according to current TechShop member.
  • 1. Laser Cutter
  • 2. CNC machine
  • 3. Mills
  • This TechShop member thinks that our lasercutter costs per minute are too much to do commercial production.
• Having another shop just for commercial production.
• Questions to General Membership:
  • 1. What is HackPittsburgh to you
  • 2. What do you want HackPGH to become?
  • 3. what do you NOT want HackPGH to become?
  • 4. If TechShop wasnt closing, how would you like HackPittsburgh to grow?

Voting

• Raise dues to $50 a month. Grandfather current members at $30 for a year.
• Eliminate the initiation fees.
• Revisit this in 1 year.
• Effective at midnight 6/4/2017
  • 10 people in favor.
  • None opposed
  • 2 abstained
  • Motion passes

Treasury Report

• We currently have $13,695
• $4900 reserved for laser cutter. 6 months laser cutter has been paid for.
• $1000 reserved for switching to 501c3
• $4195 spending money

Adjourn 8:37pm

Move to Adjourn

• Joel motions
  • Bob seconds

• Adjourned at: 8:37pm

Meeting notes by Geno