Event:2017/04/27 Commons

Omni Commons Commons Working Group Meeting - Thursday 27 Apr 2017 (6pm-7:30pm)

Agenda

 * Introductions (10 min)
 * Open Discussion (10 min)
 * Paypal deposits? (5 min)
 * Moving contracts to calendar wordpress (5 min)
 * Pending Event Requests (30 min)
 * Recurring Events (5 min)
 * Commons Finances (5 min)

Attendees/roles
Identify if willing to be notetaker, timekeeper and facilitator
 * notetaker - Katrina, Julio
 * timekeeper - Almaz
 * facilitator - Lynn
 * Julio

Paypal deposits?

 * Julio Investigate how to have our own commons paypal account (with appropriate subaccount)

Moving contracts to calendar wordpress

 * Don't use the contracts in the calendar

Discussion of 4/22 event and general ballroom event protocol

 * question about incense burning ... should explicitly disallow scent creation in contract
 * updated contract template. consider setting this as a standard for the Omni as a proposal for delegates
 * will bill 4/22 organizers for 2hours beyond contract at $100/hour (proportional to rest of contract)
 * keep thinking about how to ensure events align with Omni principles and organizers understand what they need to contribute to running their event - generally for ballroom events have a meeting in advance to check out space and talk through cleaning, taking out trash, etc.

Fire permit

 * it expired - Julio reaching out to David, Jenny, etc

Pending Event Requests
Baby snakes
 * Niki figuring it out

Tap rehearsal - April 25
 * Will damage floor, so Lynn said no.

Javascript Night - April 27
 * Jenny/Julio to sort it out

Graduate School Prom - April 29
 * PP: Julio to contact

Strategic planning retreat for the village - May 7
 * PP: Julio to contact

Radical Self Care: Herbs & Practices to Support Healthy Activists - May 17
 * Almaz is on it, date may change

Collander Video Release Show - June 2
 * PP: Julio

Power to the V: Workout for Planned Parenthood - June 3
 * Julio waiting for response
 * Katrina

female:pressure 2017 FACTS Survey Data-a-Thon - June 3
 * PP: Katrina - met, agreed, will send contract

Birthday Dance Party - June 9
 * PP: Jenny

Ressaca do Carnaval - June 10
 * PP: Almaz
 * Almaz showed them, and told them they need to end music by 11pm, might do Sunday instead.
 * Sunday okay as long as they're done with music by 6:30pm (June 4/11)

How to Flip Swing Voters - June 17
 * delete because they couldn't deal with scent

Immigrant Legal Advocacy Workshop - June 17
 * Almaz is on it
 * Julio published

Seneca Family of Agencies: Training Space - June 19
 * Julio is on it
 * Katrina can help

The Hopes of Freedom to Hearts of Diaspor - June 24
 * Almaz' event

No more Presidents 2 - July 1&2
 * PP: Laura

SummerLuvin17in - July 7&8
 * PP: Julio

Bay Area Bands Together Omni Commons Fundraiser - July 21
 * PP: Julio
 * Ian will update the proposal based on conversation

California Pay for Success Meeting - Sept 15
 * PP: Julio
 * Had a conversation
 * Waiting for rew

Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair - Sept 16
 * PP: Laura working on contract

BASTARD conference - Sept 17
 * PP: Katrina
 * reached out to get date confirmed ... they're not going yet

Dreamers fundraiser - Sept 23
 * PP: Katrina will check in and meet in person

East Meets West - Oct 14
 * PP: Robb, checking for update

Recurring Events
Julio working on the following contracts and recurring invoicing:
 * CDP is willing to pay more to have guaranteed space in the Disco Room starting in May
 * Bay Area Socialist Party (non-electoral) wants to have monthly meetings in the Disco Room starting in May
 * West African Dance organization wants to have weekly classes on Friday nights starting in May through June
 * Anti-Eviction Mapping Project willing to contribute regular to use space for twice monthly meetings
 * No More Presidents Group to have regular space on Sunday afternoons in the Disco Room

Commons Finances
So far in April, we have billed $7.4k

Last Meeting Notes
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2017/04/13_Commons