Event:2017/08/07 Building

Omni Building Working Group meeting notes, Monday August 7, 2017

= attendees & updates =
 * yar jenny robb sierke patrik

Action Items from Last Week

 * Ping Marcus re: chalkboard wall [jenny] - has walls, still need to paint them. where to do that? outside, use drop cloths
 * Update wiki with /ToFix [jenny/robb] - ongoing
 * Print out paper list of low hanging fruit tasks to be posted around commons. The list will be edited at BWG meetings. [jenny/sierk] - ongoing at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vM-OtW_jBwHSMnDxopJt9F5B2B6XG5xO6w36IcQXiPM/edit#gid=1095471382


 * Use the trello for the current tasks; keep open at meetings to update

south wall

 * laura was going to ask the folks giving a quote on the exterior siding about putting windows in there
 * need to schedule a work day to finish it up - maybe Saturday, Aug 26th? - robb will coordinate with yar
 * we'll do it that day if not earlier
 * robb will call children's hospital day before to schedule opening the gate

wheelchair bathroom
next step: email inspector proposing an AMMR
 * leave in urinals
 * one page description, inspector has to sign it
 * "alternative means to meet the present code"
 * jenny & robb installed soap dispenser

Painting the entrance hall

 * white heron? windfresh white?
 * jenny will procure paint this week
 * need to organize a work party to prep the walls - spackling

rats

 * robb finds them in CCL traps in the mornings
 * robb put borax + sugar in the upstairs kitchen to kill roaches
 * incorporate with the work party - block off the superhighway in the basement duct leading to 48th
 * pour concrete? cinderblocks? measure the "ratline" (basement duct to street)
 * will need facemasks full hazmat suits

Downstairs kitchen remodel
can we separate this kitchen project into phases? what would a minimal phase 1 be?
 * no news since last week
 * budgeted for 52k? - that was a combined ballroom / kitchen budget for a kiva loan
 * lots of decisions unclear regarding the plan and thus the cost. need a new meeting
 * future kitchen meeting: david, max cadji/phat beets, ken, joe, sierk, anka & tuan, yar, jenny, ryan g
 * jenny will start a new, full kitchen budget sheet (talk to dk)
 * phase 1: walls, windows, fire suppression (quoted at $5K by john@genesis-fire.com)

Front door opener

 * we just need to go get the brackets

hallway bathroom

 * plumbing stripped
 * if it snaps again and starts leaking...
 * measure it, get the right faucet
 * need to turn off water to whole building
 * also put in shutoff valves this time so we don't have to do that again
 * hose spigot? mop sink?

home depot run

 * jenny & robb/sierk, sometime this week
 * 2 heavy duty brackets for front door opener
 * paint for entrance hall
 * projector mounting gear for stage

Fundraising for Building Projects

 * City of Oakland Facade Improvement Program - 50% funding (up to $30K) for exterior painting, awning and signage
 * http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/CityAdministration/d/NeighborhoodInvestment/s/GrantPrograms/DOWD008195
 * jenny will inquire
 * dk, jenny, laura & niki worked on and submitted CAST grant app for $40K in Tenant Improvements. Grant folder is here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwuYm0uv_ftbamdNUWVGSGVlaFU

post-meeting

 * take a look at the basement duct
 * check on supply of quick-crete & casters - ~300 lbs of quick-crete, casters not readily visible

miscellaneous link dump

 * shit needing fixing - update in progress by location - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vM-OtW_jBwHSMnDxopJt9F5B2B6XG5xO6w36IcQXiPM/edit#gid=1095471382
 * laura's spreadsheet - laura's major maintenance and upgrades most recent merged list - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TlBf8XzjsuAxbZJHnjikMuFeHwJHLK5tLqmNpYOch-o/edit#gid=0
 * david's list - made in january for accessibility meeting - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uyid6liwUBR6b89yDy5yZaoX9r_ahzOZNTt-V6sPnhk/edit#gid=0

Next Meeting: August 21st @ 6pm

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