Event:2017/05/11 Commons

Omni Commons Commons Working Group Meeting - Thursday 11 May 2017 (6pm-7:30pm)

Agenda

 * Introductions (10 min)
 * Open Discussion (10 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
 * timekeeper - Lynn
 * facilitator - Julio
 * other attendees - Maureen, Mark, Almaz

Open Discussion
Mark wants to join: and can help with sound, also stage manager; has his own sound system to bring in Paypal deposits: Moving contracts to /calendar
 * Julio to add him to the lists
 * Mark is helping out with June 3
 * Jenny has idea for using paypal - Julio investigating whether refund would cost us fees; taking paper checks for now if we trust people
 * indefinitely pending

Recurring Events
usually doing contracts for 3 months

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 DONE
 * Bay Area Socialist Party (non-electoral) wants to have monthly meetings in the Disco Room starting in May DONE
 * West African Dance organization wants to have weekly classes on Friday nights starting in May through June DONE
 * Anti-Eviction Mapping Project willing to contribute regular to use space for twice monthly meetings OPEN
 * No More Presidents Group to have regular space on Sunday afternoons in the Disco Room OPEN

Commons Finances
April event income: $7.6k May event income: $5.6k

Pending Event Requests
Baby snakes - date TBD
 * Niki on it - keeping it here for record

Science of Everyday Things: Pickling Workshop - May 13
 * PP: Maureen - CCL - just to get on calendar

Collander Video Release Show - June 2
 * PP: Julio - keeping it here for record

Power to the V: Workout for Planned Parenthood - June 3
 * never responded - cancelled

Ressaca do Carnaval - June 4
 * PP: Almaz
 * Almaz showed them
 * planning on Sunday June 4, 10-6
 * Almaz has check for $150
 * Almaz working on contract, sending them bill, getting proof of insurance (Julio will send info), $500 cleaning deposit
 * looking for someone to do sound with band

Activist Support Group - June 6
 * PP: Joe, Brian
 * will become recurring .. probably Disco room

Birthday Dance Party - June 9
 * PP: Jenny
 * canceled

Earth First 2017 Roadshow - June 17
 * Katrina will reach out but can't be there on the day

Bio-Privacy - June 28
 * PP: Maureen
 * CCL event
 * Julio will work with Maureen on the contract

SummerLuvin17in - July 7
 * PP: Julio
 * Still in progress

Bay Area Bands Together Omni Commons Fundraiser - July 21
 * PP: Julio; Almaz and Katrina can be there that day
 * Ian will update the proposal based on conversation

CompArte 2017 - August 11-12
 * PP: Julio will talk to Jose

BioHack the Planet - August 25-26
 * PP: Maureen
 * $1250 for both day
 * Julio will contract and invoice

California Pay for Success Meeting - Sept 15
 * PP: Julio
 * CANCELLED

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
 * give them two more weeks to get back, then cancel

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

Last Meeting Notes
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2017/04/27_Commons