Event:2019/03/25 Commons

Omni Commons Commons Working Group Meeting - Monday March 25, 2018, 5-6.30pm

Agenda

 * Introductions (5 min)
 * General Discussion (20 min)
 * New Pending Event Requests (20 min)
 * Previous Months Pending Requests (10 min)
 * Recurring Events (5 min)
 * Commons Finances & Sliding Scale & Overdue invoices (5 min)

Attendees, roles, pronouns

 * Lynn (facilitator), Julio(note taker), Roberto, Almaz

Discussion Items

 * Oakland Privacy is growing, and they recently sent a request to use a mailbox @ Omni and get a keycard - jenny sent instructions on making a keycard to Tracy, and asked if they just need a mailbox or also want to list Omni's address on state forms.. wondering if this is an issue wrt insurance reqs. Asked Tracy if they intend to procure insurance, and if so, if they would list OC as additional insured.

New Pending Requests

 * 1 min to 2 min birthday dance video recording, 4/14 DR PP ALmaz
 * Fundraiser 4/20-4/21 DR PP Lynn will follow up. Probably will not work because they want to go through 2am
 * That’s Not Love Talent Show 5/17 Ballroom API Legal 12pm-8:30pm PP Julio and Roberto

Previous Months Pending Requests

 * Celebration of International Women’s History Month 2019, 3/30 11-2, GCEA event, Lynn PP, signed. published.
 * BAD: Bay Area Documentarian meeting, 4/11 Disco, PP Lynn will take, set and published (Liberated Lens)
 * KQED If Cities Could Dance 4/17 5-10pm Ballroom PP Almaz. conversation ongoing. date might change
 * Chanti Cumbia 4/20: PP Roberto, conversation ongoing
 * Psychedelics, Psychosis, and Spiritual Awakening: A Harm Reduction Approach; BR 5/4 (was 3/16), PP: Julio, confirm payment.
 * Queer(y)ing (into) Jewish Diaspora(s): Non-Zionist Imaginaries: 5/3-5/12 EH, PP Roberto, still in progress. Laura helping with insurance questions.
 * Ressaca do Carnaval 6/9, PP Lynn, still discussing rate, conversations ongoing
 * UnEarth/ThevSecrets of the Trees: weekend in July: PP Julio, following up
 * Anarchist Gathering 7/28, PP Laura ** They found another venue DELETED
 * Building Our Legacy of Community Resilience (TBD) 7/18, PP Joe, found another venue. DELETED
 * Prom 6/29, PP Lynn, contract signed, wil pay soon. Connected to Robb.
 * State Green Party Meeting and Saturday Evening Event May 4-5, PP Jenny. Cancelled. DELETED.
 * They found a Green Party-affiliated space in SF -jenny 3/25
 * Premiere and Screening of CYCLES Web Series 3/24 BR 5pm-8pm - Julio will follow up, private party, prob will have alcohol. Open. Waitng for response after alcohol discussion. Cancelled. DELETED.
 * Cooking Matters 4/19-5/24 Small Classroom 10am-12pm PP Joe- not sure if it's happening yet. give them 5 more days
 * 2019 Nonprofit Democracy Network: Ballroom, 3/27-29, PP Jenny. Done
 * contract signed and both invoices paid ($3000). ryan rising will be day-of point person since he'll be attending and used to volunteer w/ commons. he's in contact w/ lynn, and will also be stewarding the transition from the conference -> Starhawk event on Thursday. -jenny 3/25
 * The Skin Project: Living Entropy: 5/21-26 PP Joe, calendaring done.
 * Open Space Summer Party 6/26 Ballroom PP Roberto. Associated with SFMOMA. Paying fair rate.
 * Butchqueen Show (Name pending) - Sept.8, PP Katrina - as per email exchange 2/25 will talk more in mid march
 * Transfigurations - Oct.12 - PP Julio, no one has followed up yet.HAven't responded
 * Venceremos: EBASE 20th Anniversary BR 12/5 (was 6/27) 12pm-10pm PP Lynn Still considering locations.
 * Reel Stories Boot Camp, June-July 2020, PP Lynn, proposal sent with specific amount. tour scheduled.

Recurring Events

 * OSWx second and fourth Sunday - disco room 3-7pm - until April 28 - PP Joe OSWx has two more Sundays in disco room.  Julie will be submitting new request for April and May.  I still need to invoice them when I can get into QB.
 * BALPA Weekly Meeting: Friday eves, Entrance Hall, 1/18 - Laura, confirm if billing and calendaring is set up going forward
 * East Bay DSA monthly meetings: PP Julio. Apr in progress
 * BAAM - PP Lynn All set, have paid. set
 * Gurdjieff -PP Lynn Only problem with Sunday morning meeting is Saturday nites have to be cleaned up, satisfied .set
 * East Bay Fusion (monthly) - PP Julio autopilot, may want weekend long event in the future
 * Saturday/Wednesday Private Meeting - PP Julio. caught up on billing
 * Monday TANC (weekly except first Monday) - PP Julio. caught up on billing
 * CDP (monthly) - PP Julio. catch up update billing
 * SPAZ First Fridays - jenny - Changed up to 3/16 ('twerk for mother earth' afterparty for the Empowering Women of Color conference) and 3/21 basement evening events last month - indicated on contract. 1/3 proceeds to sudoroom, 1/3 to artists/performers and 1/3 to a rotating charitable cause.
 * January event raised $595 (soft opening), February event raised $1200, March events raised $2040.
 * Rotating funds documentation: Refugee camp in Malta water filter (January), Oaklajara Project (February), Alignment festival and harm reduction group (March) -jenny 3/25

Finance

 * March 25: $7,210
 * Jenny reconciling Quickbooks events transactions now and can update - updated 3/25 - this puts Omni responsibly in the black for the first time in awhile, with $2K we can put toward operating and capital reserve funds, w00t!
 * February: $5,480
 * January: $4,685
 * December: $5,300
 * November: $2,840
 * October: $2,060.50
 * September: $5,995

Last Meeting Notes
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2019/03/18_Commons