Member Meeting Minutes for May 15, 2018

Called to Order

• The meeting was called to order at 7:48 PM

Attendees

• Chad Elish
• James Hyde
• Dave Coakley
• Becky Zajdel
• Adam Longwill
• Adam Casto
• Justin Goetz
• Dan Elliot
• Eli Richter
• Sean Guzek
• Bethany Klick
• Matt Kapiel
• Steve
• CW Kreimer
• Stephen Zalenko

New Members

• Matt Kapiel
• Dan Elliot

Guest Introductions

• There were no guests present today!

Quote

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. - Albert Einstein

Previous Events

• Zimbabwe Kids came to HackPGH
  • We had a great time, Adam taught his Computer Building Class
  • We had a pizza party! Check out the photos on Facebook.

Upcoming Events

https://hackpgh.org/calendar

Shop Updates

• Maker Faire Pittsburgh
  • We will be working with MakePGH to figure out next steps.

• Shop Clean Up
  • The Board of Directors should not have to clean up after every mess.
  • Part of making is cleaning up after yourself.
  • If there is an emergency or something similar that takes you away from the area, leave a note or notify the Board.
  • If this issue continues to be a problem, we will start checking the cameras and issuing strikes.

• Reminder
  • If you are not a member, you cannot use the tools. No exceptions!
  • Every visitor needs to sign a waiver.
  • Parking tickets are going from 30 days to 14 days.
  • Becky and Dave will outline the types of parking tickets on the whiteboard so everyone knows what type of tickets apply.
  • From May 15th, EVERY non-shop-owned item has 30 days unless they have a purpose.

• Donations and items for the Shop
  • Steve is trying to unload his galvanized steel stand mixer. Please contact him if you'd like it.
  • Jim Somerville is offering hundreds of mint-in-box electrical components. Becky will post photos in the needs wants Slack channel.
  • Dave wants to acquire a TIG-welder for $1,700.
    • Members can donate towards the TIG-welder, or we can allocate Dave's proceeds from his welding class towards a new TIG-welder.
    • We will set up a week-
  • We are also looking for a wood lathe. We have two possible donations.

• Grants
  • Becky Finalist in Sprout Legacy Grant.
    • She will find out by the end of May if she wins, and if so, she will roll that money into the HackPGH budget.

• Scholarships
  • Chad's fund is up to $615!
    • We need to thoroughly screen applicants.
    • We will continue to offer free class slots.

• Outreach
  • Tustin Lot Request for Proposal
    • We are submitting a proposal to bring free public WiFi, a charging station, and art installations at the park.
    • We took photos and will be submitted with the proposal.
• A motion was made to give Todd Keebler a three-month membership.
  • We will bring it to a Wild Apricot vote. It will stay open for one week.

• Shop Improvements
  • No one volunteered to improve the restroom, so we are going to focus on redoing the storage area instead.
  • If we get the storage area fixed up, we can then move forward with the wood shop.
    • Sean Guzek, Dan Elliot, and Adam Longwill have volunteered to be the storage room committee.
    • The bins will be moved there as well as all the loose items in the shop.

• Classes/Training
  • We would like more members sign up to do tool training and classes.
  • Education Lead
    • We have several volunteers for the Education Committee including Bethany Klick, Stephen Zalenko, CW Kreimer, and Simon Heath.
    • We can get the word out at Point Park and Duquesne for an Education internship
  • We are instituting a 72-hour cancellation policy for classes.
    • If you cancel outside of a 72-hour policy, you won't lose your money.
  • We'd like to book classes 2 months in advance.

• Donations
  • Wood Lathes

• Elections
  • James is leaving us for a new job in Arkansas.
  • We have three candidates, and the poll will close Monday, May 21st.

Project Updates

• Bob and Sean are working on the large CNC machine.
• Stephen Zalenko will be organizing a ham radio meetup to prepare people to take the ham radio test.

Recognition for AWESOMENESS

• Dave - Fixing Door!

Move to Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 PM.

Becky Zajdel signing off.