Event:2015/05/25 Building Working Group

Building Working Group Meeting - Monday May 25, 2015

intros
 * Joe: I hope this doesn't take too long. Famous last words
 * yar: that's what we said when we signed the lease
 * laura: no energy to facilitate
 * anka
 * rob
 * max
 * sean
 * remote-jenny

Report backs
... on Todos and progress for the past week

Joe:
 * Tape Disco Room window & work on S Wall
 * didn't tape the disco window because we started the south wall. we have to find some mud. just a 2 hour job though.
 * not worrying about the other side
 * emails from dk
 * just read 4 lengthy detailed emails from dk
 * must find perfect kind of insulation, how to secure, etc...
 * wants to put resilient channel on the south wall but we already put the rock up
 * a bit overwhelmed by revisionism. but love all around.
 * rob thinks maybe it's a good idea to take the rock down again, but others emphatically don't think so
 * rob suggests sealing the siding? sean says no, it's supposed to breathe to avoid rotting, that's the point
 * Ensure plan is submitted to city
 * pulling stuff as an owner-builder. plans are complete, John just need to sign a letter.
 * next step: make appointment for framing inspection
 * we need a good caulker who doesn't mind squeezing stuff all day long
 * also need insulation
 * we can start building the walls while we decide on the insulation
 * big event thursday but we can build tue & wed
 * need to buy lumber & big 29oz caulk tubes. joe will fill out a finance form for lumber.
 * we have a list of everyone willing to loan their truck!
 * we'll start caulking 10am tomorrow
 * nail gun w/compressor is ready to go
 * Meeting w/ Mary & John tomorrow - finding stack of pictures
 * still don't have the scrapbook of articles

Jenny:
 * Order drywall - done
 * Order electric strike, panic bar - strike still needs some research, panic bar & mechanical override have been ordered and door closer has arrived
 * jenny just wrote a new email, found cheaper panic bars on ebay, considering cancelling the order
 * dusty should make this decision
 * quality doesn't matter too much? ADA only matters on the corner door
 * how hard is finding a compatible mechanical override?
 * dk may have some info tomorrow
 * marc says don't cancel until you're sure the override exists and you can get it. he's looking right now.
 * MSDS for sudo - Need to know exactly what's needed - Marc has offered to help. Jenny will sync w/ DK tomorrow morning
 * Ask Jake to finish basement ballasts - "ok soon"
 * ordered sound-insulating 'green glue' - should arrive by Friday (currently in San Leandro, so probably sooner. is being shipped straight to omni.)
 * what should I order next?
 * joe: we don't know. still deciding on insulation types
 * one kind is easily attached to walls, won't take up much dead air space, expensive
 * alternative is fiberglass/rockwall. but does it come with paper backing?
 * rob: i like brian's idea of having just denim on one side with no insulation
 * joe: you're the only one
 * much disagreement on insulation strategies. many ideas.
 * rob: the whole idea of a base trap is to have air space. 2 inches doesn't do it.
 * joe: last studio i built we had egg cartons
 * rob: but dead air is a really good base trap
 * anka: mice will chew up the egg cartons
 * joe: yeah we're not doing that
 * rob: expensive to buy all that extra insulation when it won't be very noticable
 * jenny has the bank card and the ebay account info

anka:
 * waiting for the door parts, apparently they're here now though
 * which? the panic bar and mechanical override won't arrive until the end of next week unless we find an alternative in town
 * marc & jake are researching the electric strike stuff for card access but it's harder than they expected. might just go ahead with panic bars for now.

Laura:
 * Plan for 'anyone' tasks by priority
 * noemie will contact sudo & opal with the list
 * laura might also reach out, send an email
 * ben put up a jobs board. laura will put it there.
 * maybe each collective could take a job on
 * list is a google spreadsheet called "shit needing fixing" - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UC4TRflYiM_8HcOwJ5U8CPLwUQyJP5JPWF6D09tia2o/edit
 * Coordinate, the door stuff
 * seems other people are on it

Robb:
 * Tear up the rug
 * most of the mold is in the middle of the rug?
 * Assess mold situation
 * Working on ballroom lighting
 * jessie said it'd be a couple weeks. middle room has visible black mold. thinking of sealilng things with plastic and cutting out the 2 big spots.
 * there's a bunch of crap in there. it's all my fault. i can condense it. maybe trash some stuff.
 * laura: try to get some help from MPM & Phat Beets
 * rob: maybe later, carpet & drywall cutting is easy
 * one of big ed's trash room tables is down there right now

yar:
 * still trying to figure out what concrete sealant to pour in the bathroom floor
 * there's a bucket here but joe says it just smells like ammonia, nothing else
 * might need to buy something new
 * will test this stuff on a piece of broken concrete

Key budget from DK
 * he sent a long email about this today
 * big $7.50 security keys for the front door
 * should not be an omni expense, people should invest in their own key, would ask for key deposit from key holders
 * there'll be a process for who gets an external key. non-members just have to fill out a form. internal keys won't change.

=TO DOs=


 * GEt fire extinguisher guy to come and charge/install all necessary extinguishers
 * First need to gather all the ones we have not currently mounted, Jenny will coordinate this tomorrow and reach out to John ( fire suppressionn guy not landlord). His proposal was possibly contingent on accepting the estimate for the kitchen hood, would need to pull permit for that (4-6 weeks out). Joe thoughts?
 * joe: john the fire suppression guy is charging us 4-5k and everything's included in that cost. getting a good deal because it's such a big job.
 * guy that gives FNB sandwiches on fridays has a company called natural choice. he offered us a free convection oven, even offered to pay to help wire it to 3-phase
 * convection oven would have to go under the hood, replacing part of the wolf. but won't get the fire suppression.
 * tell jenny to go ahead with john

Signage

 * We need several 'This is not an exit' signs made - could maybe use the laser cutter?
 * "1910.37(b)(5)Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet)."
 * "keep 3 feet clear in front of this panel" in front of Rise Above electrical panels (2) and Disco Room (1)

^^ These are on the anyone-can-do task list items. Organizing who will do these tasks is under way.

Other
Rob:
 * making shelf for cardboard storage in the trash room
 * Tuesday FNB crew have been putting out all the trash lately. let's send them a special thank-you.

Joe:
 * mural upstairs is done. grace wants to buy a varnish glaze to protect it, but that's expensive. maybe just moulding at the bottom to protect from chair legs.
 * PB max wants to recruit berkeley students to work on the kitchen
 * actual cafe owner visiting on thursday. wants to teach "youth food entreprenurial startup things"
 * getting lots of people involved in design & planning phase
 * what about 3-phase? do we definitely want it?
 * crickets. seems so.
 * CCL & Sudo need it
 * bands like it
 * doesn't mean rewiring, it can service all the 120, it's just a new box
 * fuckers across the street are paying so wth

Jenny:
 * Omni has $55K total in all bank accounts, and our rent is about to increase 3%.
 * we'll be done by the end of may. we can do it. we got lots of good hands. just need to make the decisions.
 * <33
 * work is happening during the day and most events are in the evenings, so we can go ahead and have more ballroom events
 * but we need fire to sign off in order to have the big events
 * also paper towels. capoeira people were freaking out because of no paper towels.
 * paper towels are in the secure storage, as well as some metal paper towel holders to be mounted in the downstairs & upstairs ballroom bathrooms.
 * talking about electric hand-dryers
 * pedal-powered hand dryers :)