Event:2016/10/20 Delegates

Weekly Omni Delegates' Meeting - 20 October 2016 7pm-9pm

Agenda

 * Introductions, Meeting Roles, and Delegates Count [10 minutes]
 * Announcements [10 minutes]
 * Bans [10 minutes]
 * Working Group Report-Backs [15 minuntes]
 * Proposal: Buy the Building [30-45 minutes]
 * Proposal: Ur Time Coworking [15-30 minutes]

Introductions
Introduce yourself: Name; Preferred Pronoun; Affiliation
 * Jenny she/her
 * Lori - GWS
 * Rachel - GWS
 * Steve - BAPS
 * Joe - FNB
 * David K - Omni pinch Hitter
 * Rilke - they :)
 * Niki - Agua Viva
 * Marcus - ABDC, Agua Viva
 * Jose - Chiapas, Finance WG
 * Alex - HNJ
 * Lynn - Commons WG
 * Carl - sudo
 * yar - sudo
 * Kazoo - ABDC
 * Robb - sudo
 * Lesley - sudo
 * Jake - sudo
 * Ken - CCL
 * Maria

Meeting Roles

 * Facilitator/s: Lynn
 * Explanation of hand signals: "deaf applause", "raised hand", "point of process", "direct response"(wildcard), etc.
 * Stacktaker: Joe
 * Timekeeper: Alex
 * Notetaker/s: Jenny
 * URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom
 * Vibe Reader: Rilke
 * Next meeting's facilitator(s): maybe yar

Delegates

 * ABDC: Kazoo
 * BAPS: Steve
 * CCL:
 * CSC: Jose
 * FNB: Joe
 * GWS: Rachel
 * LL:
 * Sudo: Jenny
 * TIL: inactive
 * YES: inactive
 * Quorum: 6/8 - yes!

Announcements

 * Rachel, protest against closure of Backpage Oct 25 at Superior court.

Bans

 * Add to list of people asked to leave

Building & permits
Meetings: Mondays at 8pm
 * Permit for finishing drywall will expire after 6 months - may need to extend
 * Need to move things away from the wall to finish it
 * Need to get a roof guy, HVAC
 * This group needs help; https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building

Commons
Meetings: Second and Fourth Thursdays at 7pm
 * Getting lots of event requests, need more volunteers!
 * Next week's meeting is on Tuesday
 * Maybe could post an ad on Craigslist asking for event volunteers/interns
 * This group needs help:
 * https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/commons
 * https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/booking

Communications

 * yar protecting our server from exploits :D
 * still needs a facilitator!

Finance
Meetings: Currently conjoined with Fundraising (Mondays at 6pm)
 * Total expenses for Oct/Nov: $22,392
 * Several loans totaling $15K to help cover this
 * Currently still $300 under dues
 * All of Nov rent will come back to us when we close escrow

Fundraising/Buy the Building
Meetings: Mondays at 6:00pm

Proposal: Buy the Building
Sudo receives *both* the donation and the loan, and essentially converts into Omni2 (or 'Omni Commons') by adopting Omni's bylaws, Board of Directors, and a new name. Omni1 dissolves by the year's end. Sudo becomes a fiscally-sponsored project of Sudo/Omni2.
 * originally submitted by Fundraising WG 10/6
 * updated 10/17:

How does this work?
 * The Delegates consense on this proposal at this Thursday's meeting;
 * Omni holds its annual board meeting, wherein the board consents to sell Omni's Option to Purchase (including current community lender debts) to Sudo/Omni2, and various directors/officers who would remain on the new board resign;
 * Sudo Room holds its annual board meeting back-to-back with Omni's, wherein it adopts Omni's bylaws, elect to change it's name to 'Omni Commons' (vs 'Omni Oakland Commons'/Omni1), elects a new board representative of the Delegate Council, and consents to becoming the fiscal sponsor of all current Omni-sponsored projects (eg LibLens, GWS, ABDC, RVC, and Sudo Space [to which Sudo's current bylaws & board will be transferred]).
 * Sudo Room->Omni Commons [Omni2] receives both the loan and the donation, pulls our option, and deposits the funds into escrow.

Full proposal & FAQ here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12412blyXCVLkjJHrKXIipJTRaOzpNbQcB8SddSqnIsk/edit#

Discussion

 * Will the deed say anything about Omni's rights or responsibilities if they choose to desist and sell the building? Should have something that restricts right of sale to say, a land trust
 * Delegates would be the ones to decide on that, perhaps we could put a clause into the deed
 * Old Omni board would dwindle to 3 - need one person to be elected as Old Omni treasurer
 * Kazoo volunteers; rescinds. Maria volunteers


 * Lawyers think this is legit?
 * Yes


 * What happens to Old Omni's 501c3?
 * Not sure, what do you think should happen


 * Maria as Secretary of Omni Oakland Commons
 * Consenso: Kazoo, Rachel, Joe, Steve, Jenny, Ken


 * Lori - Our group can't consent on this tonight. Soonest possibly would be Monday.

Sudo Room receives *both* the $1m donation and the $1m loan, and essentially converts into Omni2 (or 'Omni Commons') by adopting Omni's bylaws, Board of Directors, and a new name similar to Omni's. Sudo Room becomes a fiscally-sponsored project of Sudo Room/Omni2/Omni Commons. Omni Oakland Commons transfers our Option to Purchase 4799 Shattuck, as well as current community loan debts, to Sudo Room/Omni2.
 * The Board of the Omni Oakland Commons consents on the following, final decision pending GWS's decision:
 * Consense: Steve (BAPS), Robb (Sudo), Joe (FNB), Ken (CCL), Jose (Chiapas), Kazoo (ABDC)
 * Abstain:
 * Block:

Proposal: Ur Time Coworking

 * submitted by Marcus on 10/18:
 * https://docs.google.com/document/d/1487xK2bTPFDVeYLA8BoOcVcGZQtoU0ojBzRfYrzKekU/edit#
 * Previous concerns were a) lack of collective direction, 2) type of people who would be members of the coworking space
 * Created a mission statement and a statement of solidarity with clear committment to Omni's values
 * Will have a board made up of collective members, who vote in site managers
 * Site managers responsible for day-to-day operations, intaking new members, responding to emails, etc
 * Added another site manager position
 * Raised site manager stipend to $750 given amount of work involved, and to make


 * Circles: Weekly or bi-weekly membership meetings where one member presents their business or activity for feedback/advice from the other members
 * Banking: Timebank where members can do work within the community and receive those hours for trade for services of other members

Discussion

 * FNB blocked previously, BAPS stood aside to a different previous proposal
 * Stipend comes from the members of the coworking space
 * Leslie: So this is basically taking a space where people can already go cowork, but instead creating 2 managers in a hierarchical system to add 'value so that people will pay money to be part of a coworking collective
 * Kazoo: Basically an unused rat's nest now. This would clean it up and bring new people into the space.
 * Leslie: Still concerned about the hierarchical management structure
 * Marcus: Basis for changing the structure so that it's governed by the collective members. That governing body would be the ones who decide the terms of the site managers (pay rate, powers, etc).
 * Robb: How would this impact the Commons WG and bookings in the basement
 * Lynn: We do get regular requests for the basement, and what about events w/ music, parties, activity?
 * Marcus: Also a point of concern... float member hours would be 8-6
 * Jenny: Could include sensitivity to proximate parties in the application...
 * Ken: If members understand ahead of time that there may be occasional events, might be okay
 * Marcus: Could include this in the membership agreement, multiple step process
 * Steve: One of the first questions was whether you had people you were talking with who are interested in joining
 * Marcus: 7 who've expressed an interest, 0 who've made any kind of committment - but namely because didn't want to get people excited / committed without knowing for sure this would happen
 * 4 face-to-face, 3 emails
 * Leslie:
 * Marcus: Would raise $900 rent +$250 utils + $100 insurance, to Omni, $1500 to site managers, extra ~$4000/month to Omni
 * Alex: What's minimum # of members needed to make minimum expenses?
 * Can also do work-trade
 * Would need at least 10 dedicated members to make minimum


 * DK: Could put a filter on existing air vent - it moves air really well, but needs a filter
 * Marcus: It's very noisy, is the thing

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