Committee:committee_meeting_2013.08.17

• Location: Perth Artifactory
• Meeting Opened: 14.01
• Next Meeting: AGM Saturday 2013-09-21-1200 , followed by BBQ

• Present: Nick, Jason, Daniel, Skot, Brendan, Jenna
• Apologies: Anton
• Observing: Anton, Richard

• Daniel moves to accept, Skot seconds, accepted.

• Correspondence
• Reports
• Events

1. ArtLab presentation Sept 14
2. Fringe Festival
3. Masters Sausage Sizzle

• Lease
• Lottery West
• City of Stirling
• General

1. Tidy Club
2. Clutter
3. AGM

• Invoice for the laser cutters!
• Art lab
• Treasury put out request for loans. All loans in and we can now afford laser cutter!!

• Current account balance just over 13 406 including lasercutter pledges 11000
• invoices just went out
• Skot about to bank 800
• August rent paid end of july
• Instant waste bill
• Higher than normal western power bill 404 last month

• We have two subs that work - lets hope they don't get melted!  

  * Vivid has gone down at least once needing rebooting     * Smoke detector in front office needs a new backup battery (9v)  ACTION   * We should work on getting the carpark re-lit - probably with something better than the crappy motion sensor Par 38's. Suggest either LED (100W) or Metal Halide (250W) and just have it wired to a switch or timer (no motion). Cost ~$120 ACTION jason and brendan pass that we shall allow funds 200   * I ❤ laser!

• Daniel has adopted the printer, threatening anyone who messes it with violence
• Richard has volunteered to 'blitz' the machine shop next weekend. Brendan says why don't we do a busy bee.
• Daniel requests budget for calipers - real ones that don't need batteries. Richard can get at reseller price.
• Multimeters?! Get donations from altronics as a stop-gap? 200 budget for at least 2

• we would like a membership report from last couple of months ACTION paste in minutes
• remind members that they can get their key ACTION

• Dine and Design night. Tasty.
• Dr Sketchy's! Success! Roughly 200 on the bar. artists don't drink as much as musos.
• Perth poetry fesetival. writers drink A LOT.
• upcoming: Noisemaschin!! August
• Geek Haven will be merged/alternated with an e-textiles night. Every second Thursday.
• ACTION make sure etextiles gets on the google calendar!
• ArtLab presentation Sept 14
• 6th-10th Jan Hackerspace party for the LCA delegates.
• Fringe Festival ACTION make sure we did actually apply for the match-maker thing.

• we are now on the higher rent and we are still stable. Cautiously optimistic treasurer.

• Approved!
• Imported free of charge! 1200×900 150 watt to cut MSOT things. And 300×500 finer quality.
• Free shipping, rotary axis for both, refridgerated chilling.
• We have 3 months to fundraise 3k to cover extra costs once the lasers arrive
• Treasury is authorised. Unanimous huzzahs. “Fuckin' lasers!”

• Masters Sausage Sizzle 29th september
• We expect 1000, less costs.
• Bring props!
• Our local office works does a bbq
• can go to any other masters.
• ACTION email JParker about this. He lives Champion Lake. Pick things up fresh close by..
• Spud shed has cheap chopped onions!

• Tidy Club as an alternative for managing membership and database stuff. Can integrate paypal, facebook events, membership forms. Results of remaining questions will be forwarded to committee.
• They have an api- can integrate with DOOR. Can have official mailing list and 'friends of space'
• Jason wants to transition over september, proposes to set up a trial account with no sensitive info. No objections.

• Time for a Declutterization Drive? Discussed under infrastructure.

• 21st of September.
• 12.00, bbq at 13.00

• everyone sign up to BTsync
• Daniel/Peter: Membership/financial report at the end of the month - we'd still like one
• Correct ReMida on membership permissions.
• ACTION Daniel - update the price on the membership document.
• ACTION Nick - remind members that they can get key from Brett. Key numbers to be associated with their full name somewhere.
• get updated quote for lasercutter
• ACTION: : Peter, please list the new members in these minutes
• ACTION: : Daniel: pay De Vita Dixon lawyers $737 for Deed of Extension on lease

15.00

• Anton authorised to fix carpark lighting. $200
• proper calipers and multimeters! Altronics?
• we would like a membership report from last couple of months ACTION paste in minutes
• remind members that they can get their key ACTION
• ACTION make sure etextiles gets on the google calendar!
• Fringe Festival ACTION make sure we did actually apply for the match-maker thing.
• ACTION email JParker about sausage sizzle. He lives Champion Lake. Pick things up fresh close by..