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Event:2014/09/17 Ballroom Working Group

2014-09-23T21:45:17Z

Andrew:

Wednesday's 6-8pm

Present:
Andrew, Danny, Maryanna, Tyler (guest), Niki, David

* Finished Contract
* Intake form - we made it and emailed it to everyone
* Ballroom Operating agreement - Touched on it. Still working with the duality of "Sponsored" events hosted internally through a member collective, and "Rented" events hosted by the ballroom WG and paid for by the renter. All events go through the ballroom WG so that we have the info on what is happening in the space and can manage the flow and accessibility to all!
* Calendar - concern that we will have a ton of scheduling conflict. Idea to carve out a dollar amount we need to make from the Ballroom OR a certain number of days dedicated to money making events.
* We will have a page on the website with the intake survey.
* Leslie Pritchard may be a great person to contact re our permit questions.
* Decided, after talking to Tyler, that donation Bar (no liquor) is OK for Sponsored events and low key events. For Parties, Caterers, things open to the Public to a large degree (more than 100 people), the group needs to pull a special use permit and/or a one day liquor license.
* Events we are currently working on signing contracts:

1. Birthday party for Dress (David is the contact)

2. Deconstruction (Danny is contact)

3. Life Support Alliance (Stephen + Maryanna)

4. Congolese Dance (Niki + Maryanna)

5. Phat Beets (Danny + Maryanna)

Money making idea events: No public dance parties!! yes conferences, yes, speakers, yes films, yes private parties, yes poetry, yes dance, yes soft music, yes theater, yes ping pong, yes holiday parties....

*Equipment - We need it! Things we need:
* PA
* Lights
* mics and mic stands (Kevin is on the look out)
* light bulbs for the Ballroom (Oscar is researching...I think)

* Need signage for not entering the other parts of the OMni by renters of the ballroom, and vice versa.

* should check on our liability insurance and if it with cover us if any alcohol is present in the room during renting.

* Andrew and Maryanna will check the omniballroom@gmail.com account for the time being.

* looking for a new time to meet so that more folks can attend.

Event:2014/09/17 Ballroom Working Group

2014-09-11T20:50:48Z

Andrew: Created page with "Wednesday's 6-8pm"

Wednesday's 6-8pm

Ballroom Working Group

2014-09-11T18:53:16Z

Andrew:

Focusing on scheduling and coordinating use of the ballroom.

The Ballroom Working Group meets on Wednesdays from 6-8pm.

If you would like to request to book the ballroom please email omniballroom@gmail.com

*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liner]]: Andrew ( andrew@lostways.com )

===Meeting Notes===

*[[Event:2014/09/03_Ballroom_Working_Group]]
*[[Event:2014/09/10_Ballroom_Working_Group]]

Ballroom Working Group

2014-09-11T18:52:43Z

Andrew:

Focusing on scheduling and coordinating use of the ballroom.

The Ballroom Working Group meets on Wednesdays from 4-6pm.

If you would like to request to book the ballroom please email omniballroom@gmail.com

*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liner]]: Andrew ( andrew@lostways.com )

===Meeting Notes===

*[[Event:2014/09/03_Ballroom_Working_Group]]
*[[Event:2014/09/10_Ballroom_Working_Group]]

Ballroom Working Group

2014-09-11T18:51:10Z

Andrew: /* Meeting Notes */

Focusing on scheduling and coordinating use of the ballroom.

The Ballroom Working Group meets on Wednesdays from 4-6pm.

If you would like to request to book the ballroom please email omniballroom@gmail.com

*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Maryanna (maryannalachman@gmail.com) and Jeremy (jdalmas@gmail.com)

===Meeting Notes===

*[[Event:2014/09/03_Ballroom_Working_Group]]
*[[Event:2014/09/10_Ballroom_Working_Group]]

Event:2014/09/10 Ballroom Working Group

2014-09-11T18:32:49Z

Andrew: Created page with "present: Andrew, Scott, Olive, Maryanna, Oscar, David (sort of) 1) reviewed and adapted the Vagabond contract to work for renting the Omni Ballroom. We now have a contract!..."

present:

Andrew, Scott, Olive, Maryanna, Oscar, David (sort of)

1) reviewed and adapted the Vagabond contract to work for renting the Omni Ballroom. We now have a contract!

2) New Bottom liner = Andrew

3) Getting a page on the Omni website so that people can easily contact us for events. Joel is helping out with this. Maryanna is getting the info solidified for that page. renting contact email: omniballroom@gmail.com

4) Omni Ballroom Operating Agreement. Started editing this document and will finish next week for review by the greater Omni community. Broke events up into two categories: Rented and Sponsored events. Rented events are folks from outside the Omni renting the space. Sponsored events are proposed by member collectives of the OOC.

5) Brainstorm = Omni Bingo!

6) Scott, Kevin, David and Andrew will coordinate and start collecting equipment for the Ballroom. Need secure storage for expensive equipment... maybe in the green room? maybe in a locked cabinet?

7) Oscar is researching where to buy new chandelier light bulbs.

8) Started negotiations with an event planner who is throwing a birthday party. This is tricky due to the scheduling snaffoo. Maryanna is trying to work it out.

9) Scott will write something us about space allocation and sharing for classes, music, play time, etc in the Ballroom

10) '''Next meeting Wednesday september 17th 6-8pm'''

11) Agenda items for next meeting

* Making questionaire for sponsored events in the Ballroom
* Finish Ballroom Operating Agreement

Ballroom Working Group

2014-09-09T20:48:44Z

Andrew:

Focusing on scheduling and coordinating use of the ballroom.

The Ballroom Working Group meets on Wednesdays from 4-6pm.

If you would like to request to book the ballroom please email omniballroom@gmail.com

*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Maryanna (maryannalachman@gmail.com) and Jeremy (jdalmas@gmail.com)

===Meeting Notes===

*[[Event:2014/09/03_Ballroom_Working_Group]]

Events

2014-07-04T17:03:36Z

Andrew: /* Host / Contact */

=Event Bottomliner Checklist=

==Pre-Event==

* Event organizer should arrive at least 30 minutes before the event depending upon the type / amount of setup required
* Set up space
* Check bathrooms
==During==

===Door===
* Provide at least one "door person" to stay by the entrance

===Host / Contact===
* Designate at least one person to be main contact/host during the event
** This person should not be the door person
** They should be able to answer questions and handle or delegate a response to any unforeseen situations

==Post-Event==

===Event Areas===
* Put away all chairs, tables, etc. (ie: return room to its original state)
* Sweep ballroom, entry way, stage, mezzanine, any other areas that were being used
* Wipe down bar and benches in ballroom

===Trash===
* Always be mindful of how you can reduce the amount of trash your event generates
* Throw away all trash / empty any small trashcans in to large rolling trash bins
* Return large rolling trash bins to utility room
* Replace trash bags in small trashcans

===Bath Rooms===
* Replace toilet paper
* Wipe down toilets, sinks, and floor
* Empty trash and replace trash bags

===Closing===
* Make sure there is someone on your clean up staff who knows the Omni closing procedure

Events

2014-07-04T17:00:03Z

Andrew: /* During */

=Event Bottomliner Checklist=

==Pre-Event==

* Event organizer should arrive at least 30 minutes before the event depending upon the type / amount of setup required
* Set up space
* Check bathrooms
==During==

===Door===
* Provide at least one "door person" to stay by the entrance

===Host / Contact===
* Designate at least one person to be main contact/host during the event
** This person should not be the door person
** They should be able to answer questions and handle or delegate any unforeseen situations

==Post-Event==

===Event Areas===
* Put away all chairs, tables, etc. (ie: return room to its original state)
* Sweep ballroom, entry way, stage, mezzanine, any other areas that were being used
* Wipe down bar and benches in ballroom

===Trash===
* Always be mindful of how you can reduce the amount of trash your event generates
* Throw away all trash / empty any small trashcans in to large rolling trash bins
* Return large rolling trash bins to utility room
* Replace trash bags in small trashcans

===Bath Rooms===
* Replace toilet paper
* Wipe down toilets, sinks, and floor
* Empty trash and replace trash bags

===Closing===
* Make sure there is someone on your clean up staff who knows the Omni closing procedure

Events

2014-07-04T16:45:57Z

Andrew: /* Post-Event */

=Event Bottomliner Checklist=

==Pre-Event==

* Event organizer should arrive at least 30 minutes before the event depending upon the type / amount of setup required
* Set up space
* Check bathrooms
==During==

==Post-Event==

===Event Areas===
* Put away all chairs, tables, etc. (ie: return room to its original state)
* Sweep ballroom, entry way, stage, mezzanine, any other areas that were being used
* Wipe down bar and benches in ballroom

===Trash===
* Always be mindful of how you can reduce the amount of trash your event generates
* Throw away all trash / empty any small trashcans in to large rolling trash bins
* Return large rolling trash bins to utility room
* Replace trash bags in small trashcans

===Bath Rooms===
* Replace toilet paper
* Wipe down toilets, sinks, and floor
* Empty trash and replace trash bags

===Closing===
* Make sure there is someone on your clean up staff who knows the Omni closing procedure

Event:2014/06/01 Legal / Governance Hackathon

2014-07-02T15:24:13Z

Andrew: /* Space Access */

=In Attendance:=

* Niki, David K, Sarah P, Maryanna, Zach, Alana, Matt S., Yar, Juan, Christoff, Shawn, Andrew, Danny, Jeremy, Sarah (Sudo), Ahnon, Ashley, Matt H.

=Agenda=

==Space Access==

* DK: Would like shifts provisionally
* Matt: All Sudo assets are to be shared w/all Sudo members
* Matt: Sleeping in the space more of a long term concern
* Who has keys? What is the lock / key situation?
** A member of each collective has a key
** Zach volunteers to to be on call if people need access to the space
* Have landlords requested a curfew?
** No loud work is to be done after 11pm
* How will we schedule meetings?
** Need to set up a calendar
* What are the "open hours"? What is the schedule of classes / meetings?
** Instead of "open hours" (too vague - suggests open to the public) have "quiet hours" from 10pm - 10am
* Proposal (passed with 7 delegates voting):
** Quiet Hours are from 10pm - 10am
** Member groups are responsible for access for their own groups
** Two times during the day when people unable to gain access via their groups can get in: 12-1pm; 5pm-7pm
** Zach "your neighborhood hermit" Houston available on-call to let people in
** Lock up procedure for the end of the night: 2 people to sweep the space, turn off lights and lock all doors.
* Standards (To be communicated to member groups):
** Quiet Hours: 10pm - 10am
** Landlords living here --> NO access to 2nd floor of building!
** Experimental Interim --> We are not Open to the Public / Broadcasting to the world
** Regular Meetings are every Thurs at 7pm. Please come with concerns / suggestions for improvements

* Saturday's Event (EBPS Poetry Reading)
** What can we do vs. what can't we?
** Plausible deniability
** Need Do Not Enter signs
** Need to determine minimum requirements for event "membership"

==Internal Governance==

* Should general building maintenance / administration be codified as a part of internal governance ?
** We need to identify all common maintenance / administrative tasks
** Proposal for an Admin task working group
*** Develop a list of skills people have / skill people would like to learn

* Liasing w/ Landlord:
** How many people / forms of communication?
** Maryanna volunteers to spearhead committee to liase w/ landlord:
** Team of 3 ppl: Identify who is responsible at any given time
** Set up one email address for communication
** Liasion is responsible for interfacing btw gropus and landlord

==Safe Spaces / Conflict Resolution==

* We provisionally adopt Sudo Room's Safe Spaces and Conflict Resolution policies until a member of the group brings forth amendments / concerns
** Sarah: It's important that we are intentional. We should put that on the CDC agenda
** Matt: Check out Wiki for other Safe Space policies

==Tabled:==

* Bylaws
* Values

Proposal: Backspace Membership-Lease-Term (Backspace) 2014

2014-05-22T21:14:20Z

Andrew: /* Membership Model */

== Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal ==

=== What is Backspace? ===

Backspace is a dedicated place for relaxing, focusing, and meeting with friends and collaborators. We provide quiet spaces, social spaces, free WiFi, and tea. Our mission is to provide access to places, activities, and classes that facilitate the balance of mind and body, promote inspiration, and encourage everyday health and well being.

=== Overview of Proposal ===

Backspace strives to serve the community over the individual. We exist in a world that seeks to commodify, label, package, sell, and profit from even the most essential services once held in common. We know that the spa, co-working, and wellness industries have a reputation of catering to the rich and privileged and contributing to greater concentration of wealth, power, and resources in our cities. Backspace is committed to being an exception.

It is the goal of Backspace to provide wellness to the community, by providing access to spaces for quiet, relaxation, socializing, focusing, and healing. We’ve looked closely at the business models, pricing, and marketing tactics of the wellness and co-working industries. These industries tend to work by restricting access and selling it back to the community at a premium. Selling what is essential to thriving communities is not inline with the mission of Backspace and we believe not inline with the mission of The Omni.

So how do we create a sustainable space without resorting to high prices and/or outside investments? Simple, we co-create it. Sustainable communities are built on social investment, not financial investment. While money will certainly be involved and hopefully worker/owners of Backspace will someday be able to make a regular income through the project, the true value of Backspace is in the community we will create and serve.

With this in mind we are presenting a financial/membership proposal to The Oakland Omni Collective that is inline with the current goals of Backspace and the sustainability of the community.

=== Membership Model ===

Backspace will charge for core membership. Core members are active members who not only use the space, but co-create it as well. They can be full worker/owners or just members who pay for access to space and events with the following stipulations:

:# Core members can share their membership with guests as long as guest members respect the space and other members. If a guest member becomes a problem, all members associated with the guest’s core and the core member themselves can lose membership status.
:# All core members will be considered co-creators and stewards of the space
:# New core members must be sponsored by an existing member and be approved by the collective.

=== Stages ===

We are looking at our project in terms of stages:

:* '''Stage 1, Founding''', ''3 months'': Move in to The Omni with 3 – 5 founding members. Our focus will be on renovating the space. Turning rooms that haven’t been used in decades into beautiful, inspiring, sacred space.
:* '''Stage 2, Opening''', ''3 months'': Start holding events at The Omni in Backspace and other spaces throughout the building. The goal is to build interest and bring on 5 – 10 more core members.
:* '''Stage 3, Up and Running''', ''6 months'': Hold monthly events and maintain 10 – 20 core members.
:* '''Stage 4, Expansion''', ''1 year'': More renovations including the possible installation of a hot tub. Expand the membership to include 20 – 30 core members and a network of causal/guest members (50 – 100) who visit the space regularly.

=== Rent / Lease ===

In order to move forward Backspace has to be honest and responsible in our commitment of resources. With these stages and our commitment to a sustainable core membership in mind, we can commit to:

:* 1 year lease (with the intention of renewing)
:* $1000 / month

We believe that this pledge represents a reasonable and sustainable commitment. We welcome your feedback and look forward to working hard to make sure that The Omni Oakland Collective is a monumental success.

– Backspace Organizers

Backspace

2014-05-22T21:08:56Z

Andrew: /* Proposals */

===History===

Founded in 2014, Backspace is a new project joining the Omni Oakland Collective of Collectives.

===What We Offer===

Backspace offers a quiet, warm, relaxing space for meditation, reflection, and focused work. We also offer studio rooms to be rented by massage therapists, bodyworkers, and wellness / holistic practitioners.

===Where We Are===

We are located in the back of the Omni Building. Once we are open you can find us through the same entrance used by Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs. Here is a draft of our space layout:

[[File:Space-plan.png|Layout of Backspace]]

===Proposals===

[[Backspace/Membership-Lease-Term-Proposal]]

Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal

2014-05-22T21:08:05Z

Andrew: Andrew moved page Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal to Backspace/Membership-Lease-Term-Proposal

#REDIRECT [[Backspace/Membership-Lease-Term-Proposal]]

Proposal: Backspace Membership-Lease-Term (Backspace) 2014

2014-05-22T21:08:05Z

Andrew: Andrew moved page Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal to Backspace/Membership-Lease-Term-Proposal

== Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal ==

=== What is Backspace? ===

Backspace is a dedicated place for relaxing, focusing, and meeting with friends and collaborators. We provide quiet spaces, social spaces, free WiFi, and tea. Our mission is to provide access to places, activities, and classes that facilitate the balance of mind and body, promote inspiration, and encourage everyday health and well being.

=== Overview of Proposal ===

Backspace strives to serve the community over the individual. We exist in a world that seeks to commodify, label, package, sell, and profit from even the most essential services once held in common. We know that the spa, co-working, and wellness industries have a reputation of catering to the rich and privileged and contributing to greater concentration of wealth, power, and resources in our cities. Backspace is committed to being an exception.

It is the goal of Backspace to provide wellness to the community, by providing access to spaces for quiet, relaxation, socializing, focusing, and healing. We’ve looked closely at the business models, pricing, and marketing tactics of the wellness and co-working industries. These industries tend to work by restricting access and selling it back to the community at a premium. Selling what is essential to thriving communities is not inline with the mission of Backspace and we believe not inline with the mission of The Omni.

So how do we create a sustainable space without resorting to high prices and/or outside investments? Simple, we co-create it. Sustainable communities are built on social investment, not financial investment. While money will certainly be involved and hopefully worker/owners of Backspace will someday be able to make a regular income through the project, the true value of Backspace is in the community we will create and serve.

With this in mind we are presenting a financial/membership proposal to The Oakland Omni Collective that is inline with the current goals of Backspace and the sustainability of the community.

=== Membership Model ===

Backspace will charge for core membership. Core members are active members who not only use the space, but co-create it as well. They can be full worker/owners or just members who pay for access to space and events with the following stipulations:

:# Core members can share their membership with guests as long as guest members respect the space and other members. If a guest member becomes a problem, all members associated with the guest’s core and the core member themselves can lose membership status.
:# All core members will be considered co-creators and stewards of the space
:# Marketing will be kept to a minimum and new core members must go through a vetting process to help maintain a safe and sustainable community.

=== Stages ===

We are looking at our project in terms of stages:

:* '''Stage 1, Founding''', ''3 months'': Move in to The Omni with 3 – 5 founding members. Our focus will be on renovating the space. Turning rooms that haven’t been used in decades into beautiful, inspiring, sacred space.
:* '''Stage 2, Opening''', ''3 months'': Start holding events at The Omni in Backspace and other spaces throughout the building. The goal is to build interest and bring on 5 – 10 more core members.
:* '''Stage 3, Up and Running''', ''6 months'': Hold monthly events and maintain 10 – 20 core members.
:* '''Stage 4, Expansion''', ''1 year'': More renovations including the possible installation of a hot tub. Expand the membership to include 20 – 30 core members and a network of causal/guest members (50 – 100) who visit the space regularly.

=== Rent / Lease ===

In order to move forward Backspace has to be honest and responsible in our commitment of resources. With these stages and our commitment to a sustainable core membership in mind, we can commit to:

:* 1 year lease (with the intention of renewing)
:* $1000 / month

We believe that this pledge represents a reasonable and sustainable commitment. We welcome your feedback and look forward to working hard to make sure that The Omni Oakland Collective is a monumental success.

– Backspace Organizers

Proposal: Backspace Membership-Lease-Term (Backspace) 2014

2014-05-22T21:06:48Z

Andrew: /* What is Backspace? */

== Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal ==

=== What is Backspace? ===

Backspace is a dedicated place for relaxing, focusing, and meeting with friends and collaborators. We provide quiet spaces, social spaces, free WiFi, and tea. Our mission is to provide access to places, activities, and classes that facilitate the balance of mind and body, promote inspiration, and encourage everyday health and well being.

=== Overview of Proposal ===

Backspace strives to serve the community over the individual. We exist in a world that seeks to commodify, label, package, sell, and profit from even the most essential services once held in common. We know that the spa, co-working, and wellness industries have a reputation of catering to the rich and privileged and contributing to greater concentration of wealth, power, and resources in our cities. Backspace is committed to being an exception.

It is the goal of Backspace to provide wellness to the community, by providing access to spaces for quiet, relaxation, socializing, focusing, and healing. We’ve looked closely at the business models, pricing, and marketing tactics of the wellness and co-working industries. These industries tend to work by restricting access and selling it back to the community at a premium. Selling what is essential to thriving communities is not inline with the mission of Backspace and we believe not inline with the mission of The Omni.

So how do we create a sustainable space without resorting to high prices and/or outside investments? Simple, we co-create it. Sustainable communities are built on social investment, not financial investment. While money will certainly be involved and hopefully worker/owners of Backspace will someday be able to make a regular income through the project, the true value of Backspace is in the community we will create and serve.

With this in mind we are presenting a financial/membership proposal to The Oakland Omni Collective that is inline with the current goals of Backspace and the sustainability of the community.

=== Membership Model ===

Backspace will charge for core membership. Core members are active members who not only use the space, but co-create it as well. They can be full worker/owners or just members who pay for access to space and events with the following stipulations:

:# Core members can share their membership with guests as long as guest members respect the space and other members. If a guest member becomes a problem, all members associated with the guest’s core and the core member themselves can lose membership status.
:# All core members will be considered co-creators and stewards of the space
:# Marketing will be kept to a minimum and new core members must go through a vetting process to help maintain a safe and sustainable community.

=== Stages ===

We are looking at our project in terms of stages:

:* '''Stage 1, Founding''', ''3 months'': Move in to The Omni with 3 – 5 founding members. Our focus will be on renovating the space. Turning rooms that haven’t been used in decades into beautiful, inspiring, sacred space.
:* '''Stage 2, Opening''', ''3 months'': Start holding events at The Omni in Backspace and other spaces throughout the building. The goal is to build interest and bring on 5 – 10 more core members.
:* '''Stage 3, Up and Running''', ''6 months'': Hold monthly events and maintain 10 – 20 core members.
:* '''Stage 4, Expansion''', ''1 year'': More renovations including the possible installation of a hot tub. Expand the membership to include 20 – 30 core members and a network of causal/guest members (50 – 100) who visit the space regularly.

=== Rent / Lease ===

In order to move forward Backspace has to be honest and responsible in our commitment of resources. With these stages and our commitment to a sustainable core membership in mind, we can commit to:

:* 1 year lease (with the intention of renewing)
:* $1000 / month

We believe that this pledge represents a reasonable and sustainable commitment. We welcome your feedback and look forward to working hard to make sure that The Omni Oakland Collective is a monumental success.

– Backspace Organizers

Proposal: Backspace Membership-Lease-Term (Backspace) 2014

2014-05-22T21:05:44Z

Andrew: Created page with "== Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal == === What is Backspace? === Backspace is a dedicated place for relaxing, focusing, and meeting with friends and collabor..."

== Omni/Backspace Membership / Lease Term Proposal ==

=== What is Backspace? ===

Backspace is a dedicated place for relaxing, focusing, and meeting with friends and collaborators. We provide quiet spaces, social spaces, free WiFi, and tea. Our mission is to provide access to places, activities, and classes that facilitate the balance of mind and body, promote inspiration, and encourage everyday health and well being.
Overview of Proposal

Backspace strives to serve the community over the individual. We exist in a world that seeks to commodify, label, package, sell, and profit from even the most essential services once held in common. We know that the spa, co-working, and wellness industries have a reputation of catering to the rich and privileged and contributing to greater concentration of wealth, power, and resources in our cities. Backspace is committed to being an exception.

It is the goal of Backspace to provide wellness to the community, by providing access to spaces for quiet, relaxation, socializing, focusing, and healing. We’ve looked closely at the business models, pricing, and marketing tactics of the wellness and co-working industries. These industries tend to work by restricting access and selling it back to the community at a premium. Selling what is essential to thriving communities is not inline with the mission of Backspace and we believe not inline with the mission of The Omni.

So how do we create a sustainable space without resorting to high prices and/or outside investments? Simple, we co-create it. Sustainable communities are built on social investment, not financial investment. While money will certainly be involved and hopefully worker/owners of Backspace will someday be able to make a regular income through the project, the true value of Backspace is in the community we will create and serve.

With this in mind we are presenting a financial/membership proposal to The Oakland Omni Collective that is inline with the current goals of Backspace and the sustainability of the community.

=== Membership Model ===

Backspace will charge for core membership. Core members are active members who not only use the space, but co-create it as well. They can be full worker/owners or just members who pay for access to space and events with the following stipulations:

:# Core members can share their membership with guests as long as guest members respect the space and other members. If a guest member becomes a problem, all members associated with the guest’s core and the core member themselves can lose membership status.
:# All core members will be considered co-creators and stewards of the space
:# Marketing will be kept to a minimum and new core members must go through a vetting process to help maintain a safe and sustainable community.

=== Stages ===

We are looking at our project in terms of stages:

:* '''Stage 1, Founding''', ''3 months'': Move in to The Omni with 3 – 5 founding members. Our focus will be on renovating the space. Turning rooms that haven’t been used in decades into beautiful, inspiring, sacred space.
:* '''Stage 2, Opening''', ''3 months'': Start holding events at The Omni in Backspace and other spaces throughout the building. The goal is to build interest and bring on 5 – 10 more core members.
:* '''Stage 3, Up and Running''', ''6 months'': Hold monthly events and maintain 10 – 20 core members.
:* '''Stage 4, Expansion''', ''1 year'': More renovations including the possible installation of a hot tub. Expand the membership to include 20 – 30 core members and a network of causal/guest members (50 – 100) who visit the space regularly.

=== Rent / Lease ===

In order to move forward Backspace has to be honest and responsible in our commitment of resources. With these stages and our commitment to a sustainable core membership in mind, we can commit to:

:* 1 year lease (with the intention of renewing)
:* $1000 / month

We believe that this pledge represents a reasonable and sustainable commitment. We welcome your feedback and look forward to working hard to make sure that The Omni Oakland Collective is a monumental success.

– Backspace Organizers

Backspace

2014-05-22T20:59:16Z

Andrew: /* Proposals */

Backspace

2014-05-22T20:58:42Z

Andrew:

Backspace

2014-05-14T00:03:28Z

Andrew: /* Where We Are */

Backspace

2014-05-13T18:24:23Z

Andrew: /* History */

===History===

Founded in 2014, Backspace is a new project joining the Omni Oakland Collective of Collectives.

===What We Offer===

Backspace offers a quiet, warm, relaxing space for meditation, reflection, and focused work. We also offer studio rooms to be rented by massage therapists, bodyworkers, and wellness / holistic practitioners.

===Where We Are===

We are located in the back of the Omni Building. Once we are open you can find us through the same entrance used my Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs. Here is a draft of our space layout:

[[File:Space-plan.png|Layout of Backspace]]

Backspace

2014-05-13T07:27:23Z

Andrew: /* Where We Are */

===History===

Founded in 2014 as part of the Omni Oakland Collective of Collectives, Backspace is a new project joining the Omni Oakland Collective of Collectives.

===What We Offer===

Backspace offers a quiet, warm, relaxing space for meditation, reflection, and focused work. We also offer studio rooms to be rented by massage therapists, bodyworkers, and wellness / holistic practitioners.

===Where We Are===

We are located in the back of the Omni Building. Once we are open you can find us through the same entrance used my Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs. Here is a draft of our space layout:

[[File:Space-plan.png|Layout of Backspace]]

Backspace

2014-05-13T07:25:32Z

Andrew: /* Where We Are */

File:Space-plan.png

2014-05-13T07:23:52Z

Andrew: Space layout with new construction marked

Space layout with new construction marked

Backspace

2014-05-13T07:22:38Z

Andrew: Created page with "===History=== Founded in 2014 as part of the Omni Oakland Collective of Collectives, Backspace is a new project joining the Omni Oakland Collective of Collectives. ===What ..."

Collectives Old

2014-05-13T07:00:19Z

Andrew:

* [[Sudo Room]]
* [[Bay Area Public School]]
* [[Timeless, Infinite Light]]
* [[Live Space]]
* [[Backspace]]
* [[Counter Culture Labs]]
* [[La Commune Cafe and Bookstore]]
* [[Oakland Nights Live]]
* [[Food Not Bombs]]
* [[Creative Empowerment Project]]
* [[As-Yet-Unnamed Celluloid Film Processing Lab]]
* [[Peak Agency]]

'''[[Questions for New Collectives]]'''

Floorplan

2014-05-13T06:58:58Z

Andrew: /* Draft First Floor Spa Proposal */

==Detailed Drawings==
Detailed drawings 1/11/96 by Rod Lamkey - Design Services. Lots of cool details and dimensions, but a bit hard to read in places.

[[Media:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings.pdf|original pdf]]

Slightly cleaned up versions:

<gallery mode="nolines">
File:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings pg1.png|External view
File:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings pg2.png|Main Floor Plan at Ground Level, & Ballroom
File:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings pg3.png|Floor Plan - Upper Floor
File:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings pg4.png|Basement Floor Plan & Cross Sections
</gallery>

==Annotated Floorplan==
The following floorplan images have been annotated with corresponding names/numbers for the logical sections of the building. A composite "full" plan is provided, along with a file for each floor. The individual files should be sized to correspond to 1px = 1 inch.

This spreadsheet contains an estimate of the size and features of the spaces, based on name/number: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DINigEczGwjfTdmdxl-MpYe1KJzJJDeCHRQnMC9usg/edit#gid=1418749855

<gallery mode="nolines">
File:Omni_full_floorplan.png|Full Floor Plan
File:Omni_top_floor.png|Top Floor "Mezzanine"
File:Omni_main_floor.png|Main Floor or "Ground Floor"
File:Omni_basement.png|Basement
</gallery>

==Proposals==

===Draft Initial Proposal===

The following proposal is highly inaccurate, it's a first-stab gesture so we can drastically reshape and correct it.

You should be able to easily edit the "svg" version using [http://www.inkscape.org/en/download/ Inkscape], available on every platform (Windows, Mac, Linux).

<gallery mode="nolines">
File:Omni_full_floorplan_proposal.png|Raster version (.png)
File:Omni_full_floorplan_proposal_source.svg|Source version (.svg)
</gallery>

===Draft Initial Proposal - NS===

Another possible plan for space allocation

<gallery mode="nolines">
File:Omni full floorplan_NS.svg|Proposed Space Allocation (NS) (.jpg)
</gallery>

Space Requirements

2014-04-29T16:20:23Z

Andrew: /* minimal requirements include */

What are your absolute minimal space requirements (eg; large equipment to move, a closed lab to build, rehearsals to reserve shared space for)? How does your collective intend / desire to use the shared spaces available? What are your "nice-to-haves" with regards to space requirements?

=sudo room=
==minimal requirements include==
* BART is close by
* Disability / wheelchair access
* Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is possible.
* Bathroom
* Sink (at least one, but preferably outside of bathroom)
* Late access (preferably 24 hour)
* Ability to make some noise (at least event noise)
* Internet
* Electricity
* Security and privacy (e.g. not a hallway or shared access with other tenants we don't know).
* Landlord must either support the idea or be agnostic to it--not against.
==shared space==
sudo room, in its current incarnation, hosts regular meetups, classes, workshops and events. some of these events and classes are conducted in collaboration with the Bay Area Public School. we would like to utilize the shared spaces for occasional talks, music/talent events, and meetups that cannot adequetely take place in the back room, and are willing and able to work it out with the rest of y'all.
==nice to have==
* Roof access
* Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is readily available and secure or private.
* BART is ''extremely'' close.
* Landlord ''loves us''.
* Combined residential zoning / accommodation.
* Proximity to other groups doing interesting things that we can collaborate or cross-pollinate with (like Bay Area Public School)

=Counter Culture Labs=
==minimal requirements include==
* under 2000 sq ft (larger ok but we will need partners)
* $0.50 - 1.25/sq ft
* 3 phase power, 125 amps
* Mass transit accessible
* Good landlord (we can mod things where nec)
* ADA accessible
* Sunshine!!
* Subdividable
* Sink(s) multiple is best
* Door (multiple is best)
* Common space
* Dust/particulate free(ish)

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Hacker Spa=
==minimal requirements include==
*Room or section of larger room for social space
*Room or section of larger room for body workers
*Room or section of larger room for changing + lockers
*Access to existing hot tub/shower room
*Easy access to restrooms

==shared space==

Education is part of Hacker Spa's mission. While some smaller/intimate events could be held in the space, other larger events such as mindfullness workshops, nutrition lectures, yoga classes, etc. would be held in various common areas. Our area could also be open for use by other collectives who want more intimate space.

==nice to have==
*2 arge rooms with doos/sound seperation (one for social, one or quiet)
*2 - 4 small rooms for body workers
*2 showers / changing areas
*1 reception area
=Bay Area Public School=
==minimal requirements include==
* Small classroom with a door
* Schedule-able public event and class spaces
* Some ADA accessible space

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Live Space=
==minimal requirements include==
* The Disco Room
* Access to the Ballroom once a month for a one-night SALTA event
* Access to the Ballroom for 9 weekends per year for performances (thurs-sun 4pm-midnight)
* ok to make noise in the Disco Room
* ADA accessible
* Ability to move all the furniture out of the Ballroom for performances in order to make open space
* Laying marlee down in the Disco Room
* Windows & Light!

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Oakland Nights Live=
==minimal requirements include==
* Performance space that can fit 200 audience members on 2nd Saturday of the month.
* Storage space for 2 large trunks, plus smaller boxes.
* Space for approximately 3 evening meetings every month, currently on Monday nights at around 6:30. Meetings are fine to be in an open, public space.

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Timeless Infinite Light=
==minimal requirements include==

An office with a door that locks and common use space for letterpress equipment (possibly in the basement)

==shared space==
We would like to contribute to a larger "Means of production" common area by setting up letterpress equipment near other large equipment and work tables

==nice to have==
a membership to the Spa

Space Requirements

2014-04-29T16:19:55Z

Andrew: /* shared space */

What are your absolute minimal space requirements (eg; large equipment to move, a closed lab to build, rehearsals to reserve shared space for)? How does your collective intend / desire to use the shared spaces available? What are your "nice-to-haves" with regards to space requirements?

=sudo room=
==minimal requirements include==
* BART is close by
* Disability / wheelchair access
* Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is possible.
* Bathroom
* Sink (at least one, but preferably outside of bathroom)
* Late access (preferably 24 hour)
* Ability to make some noise (at least event noise)
* Internet
* Electricity
* Security and privacy (e.g. not a hallway or shared access with other tenants we don't know).
* Landlord must either support the idea or be agnostic to it--not against.
==shared space==
sudo room, in its current incarnation, hosts regular meetups, classes, workshops and events. some of these events and classes are conducted in collaboration with the Bay Area Public School. we would like to utilize the shared spaces for occasional talks, music/talent events, and meetups that cannot adequetely take place in the back room, and are willing and able to work it out with the rest of y'all.
==nice to have==
* Roof access
* Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is readily available and secure or private.
* BART is ''extremely'' close.
* Landlord ''loves us''.
* Combined residential zoning / accommodation.
* Proximity to other groups doing interesting things that we can collaborate or cross-pollinate with (like Bay Area Public School)

=Counter Culture Labs=
==minimal requirements include==
* under 2000 sq ft (larger ok but we will need partners)
* $0.50 - 1.25/sq ft
* 3 phase power, 125 amps
* Mass transit accessible
* Good landlord (we can mod things where nec)
* ADA accessible
* Sunshine!!
* Subdividable
* Sink(s) multiple is best
* Door (multiple is best)
* Common space
* Dust/particulate free(ish)

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Hacker Spa=
==minimal requirements include==
*Room or section of larger room for social space
*Room or section of larger room body workers
*Room or section of larger room for changing + lockers
*Access to existing hot tub/shower room
*Easy access to restrooms

==shared space==

Education is part of Hacker Spa's mission. While some smaller/intimate events could be held in the space, other larger events such as mindfullness workshops, nutrition lectures, yoga classes, etc. would be held in various common areas. Our area could also be open for use by other collectives who want more intimate space.

==nice to have==
*2 arge rooms with doos/sound seperation (one for social, one or quiet)
*2 - 4 small rooms for body workers
*2 showers / changing areas
*1 reception area
=Bay Area Public School=
==minimal requirements include==
* Small classroom with a door
* Schedule-able public event and class spaces
* Some ADA accessible space

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Live Space=
==minimal requirements include==
* The Disco Room
* Access to the Ballroom once a month for a one-night SALTA event
* Access to the Ballroom for 9 weekends per year for performances (thurs-sun 4pm-midnight)
* ok to make noise in the Disco Room
* ADA accessible
* Ability to move all the furniture out of the Ballroom for performances in order to make open space
* Laying marlee down in the Disco Room
* Windows & Light!

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Oakland Nights Live=
==minimal requirements include==
* Performance space that can fit 200 audience members on 2nd Saturday of the month.
* Storage space for 2 large trunks, plus smaller boxes.
* Space for approximately 3 evening meetings every month, currently on Monday nights at around 6:30. Meetings are fine to be in an open, public space.

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Timeless Infinite Light=
==minimal requirements include==

An office with a door that locks and common use space for letterpress equipment (possibly in the basement)

==shared space==
We would like to contribute to a larger "Means of production" common area by setting up letterpress equipment near other large equipment and work tables

==nice to have==
a membership to the Spa

Space Requirements

2014-04-29T16:14:16Z

Andrew: /* minimal requirements include */

What are your absolute minimal space requirements (eg; large equipment to move, a closed lab to build, rehearsals to reserve shared space for)? How does your collective intend / desire to use the shared spaces available? What are your "nice-to-haves" with regards to space requirements?

=sudo room=
==minimal requirements include==
* BART is close by
* Disability / wheelchair access
* Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is possible.
* Bathroom
* Sink (at least one, but preferably outside of bathroom)
* Late access (preferably 24 hour)
* Ability to make some noise (at least event noise)
* Internet
* Electricity
* Security and privacy (e.g. not a hallway or shared access with other tenants we don't know).
* Landlord must either support the idea or be agnostic to it--not against.
==shared space==
sudo room, in its current incarnation, hosts regular meetups, classes, workshops and events. some of these events and classes are conducted in collaboration with the Bay Area Public School. we would like to utilize the shared spaces for occasional talks, music/talent events, and meetups that cannot adequetely take place in the back room, and are willing and able to work it out with the rest of y'all.
==nice to have==
* Roof access
* Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is readily available and secure or private.
* BART is ''extremely'' close.
* Landlord ''loves us''.
* Combined residential zoning / accommodation.
* Proximity to other groups doing interesting things that we can collaborate or cross-pollinate with (like Bay Area Public School)

=Counter Culture Labs=
==minimal requirements include==
* under 2000 sq ft (larger ok but we will need partners)
* $0.50 - 1.25/sq ft
* 3 phase power, 125 amps
* Mass transit accessible
* Good landlord (we can mod things where nec)
* ADA accessible
* Sunshine!!
* Subdividable
* Sink(s) multiple is best
* Door (multiple is best)
* Common space
* Dust/particulate free(ish)

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Hacker Spa=
==minimal requirements include==
*Room or section of larger room for social space
*Room or section of larger room body workers
*Room or section of larger room for changing + lockers
*Access to existing hot tub/shower room
*Easy access to restrooms

==shared space==

==nice to have==
*2 arge rooms with doos/sound seperation (one for social, one or quiet)
*2 - 4 small rooms for body workers
*2 showers / changing areas
*1 reception area
=Bay Area Public School=
==minimal requirements include==
* Small classroom with a door
* Schedule-able public event and class spaces
* Some ADA accessible space

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Live Space=
==minimal requirements include==
* The Disco Room
* Access to the Ballroom once a month for a one-night SALTA event
* Access to the Ballroom for 9 weekends per year for performances (thurs-sun 4pm-midnight)
* ok to make noise in the Disco Room
* ADA accessible
* Ability to move all the furniture out of the Ballroom for performances in order to make open space
* Laying marlee down in the Disco Room
* Windows & Light!

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Oakland Nights Live=
==minimal requirements include==
* Performance space that can fit 200 audience members on 2nd Saturday of the month.
* Storage space for 2 large trunks, plus smaller boxes.
* Space for approximately 3 evening meetings every month, currently on Monday nights at around 6:30. Meetings are fine to be in an open, public space.

==shared space==

==nice to have==

=Timeless Infinite Light=
==minimal requirements include==

An office with a door that locks and common use space for letterpress equipment (possibly in the basement)

==shared space==
We would like to contribute to a larger "Means of production" common area by setting up letterpress equipment near other large equipment and work tables

==nice to have==
a membership to the Spa

Initial Move-in Finances

2014-04-27T19:05:32Z

Andrew: /* Hacker Spa */

Is your collective able to put down first, last, and deposit by May 1? How about May 15? Any extra funds/donations you could put toward the Omni deposit (probably somewhere in the range of 30k total)?

=sudo room=
* Yes, by May 1 if consensus is reached to move in. ($6k)

=Hacker Spa=
* If we reach consensus, May 15th with 3x rent, however rent amount depends on space and has not been consented on.

Meetings-old

2014-04-26T02:06:32Z

Andrew:

=Meeting Schedule=
We meet on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month at 2141 Broadway.
*6:30pm for newcomers
*7:00pm for delegates (open to all)

==Working Groups==
* Next Communications Working Group meeting is Tuesday, April 19th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Archive=

=Meeting Minutes=

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2"| Past Meeting Notes
|-
! data-sort-type="isoDate" | date
! class="unsortable" | comments
|-
| [[04-25-14|2014-04-25]]
|
|-
| [[04-22-14|2014-04-22]]
| Communications Committee
|-
| [[2014-04-10|2014-04-10]]
|
|-
| [[2014-04-03|2014-04-03]]
|
|-
| [[2014-03-27|2014-03-27]]
| bigger open meeting - quick info session. CCL & Tooth joined collective
|-
| [[2014-03-13|2014-03-13]]
| fourth meeting of delegates
|-
| 2014-03-11
| work meeting to [[The_Omni/Incorporating|draft corporate papers]]
|-
| [[2014-03-06|2014-03-06]]
| third meeting of delegates
|-
| [[2014-02-27|2014-02-27]]
| second meeting of delegates
|-
| [[2014-02-13|2014-02-13]]
| first meeting of delegates
|-
| [[06_February_2014|2014-02-06]]
| officially bootstrapping the Collective of Collectives
|-
| [[05_December_2013|2013-12-05]]
| intro & info
|-
| [[20_November_2013|2013-11-20]]
| intro & info
|}

Event:2014/04/22 Communications Committee Meeting

2014-04-26T02:05:09Z

Andrew: Created page with "============================= * Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it. * Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning ..."

=============================

* Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it.
* Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning & Zoning Dept for Oakland - already familiar with CCL and Sudo
* Danny: Almost all groups (with the exception of BAPS and Sudo) are already permitted
** Large group assembly (>60 people) requires a conditional use permit
*** Matt: My understanding is that this applies to public assembly. Sudo room is a social club with a membership system, for which I believe we can be exempt from this on many circumstances. I think this logic can extend to other group gatherings, especially if there is some Omni "membership" in the future similar to The Gilman http://www.924gilman.org/ I believe the line is drawn at "public" e.g. advertisement, etc.
** Hobby shop route for sudo is probably our best option
*** Matt: Our insurance agent went with "social club", but "hobby shop" has been known to be useful.
* Niki: It's extremely common for commercial buildings to pay no rent for the first few months
** Matt: especially if there is moving / shuffling taking place (e.g. over 3 month period)
* We need to be able to communicate as things are happening
** AND get consensus as things are happening
* N: Let's try to approach this all with kindness and good faith
* J: The informational bottleneck up to this point has been frustrating, the best we can do is put effort into providing better channels for communication. We enable do-ocracy by enabling access to the tools and information to do stuff. Once we open these channels, more people will be empowered to help with all the moving parts.
* A: There's been attempts at formalizing shared values, but that hasn't been progressing smoothly
* Zach: The Omni should be the most minimal possible organization to support the most maximally free space
* Jenny: We need to define: Division of space; down-payment costs; move-in date.
* Andrew: We need to come up with things to agree on, rather than just consenting to stuff ad-hoc
* Niki: What's critical about this project and prevents total federation is that it's a matter of shared space
* Zach: Let's get in the door then figure out how we share space
* Joel: We need an office and a door that locks. We could put the letterpress equipment in the basement.
** Matt: This could be awesome, allowing for other moves within the space layout. I did some research on staircase elevators for wheelchairs, etc. Looks like <$10,000 range for accessibility solutions, lots of local companies willing to do this work. Could be a post-consensus option, but I think it's fairly feasible to put in one for the basement, making it sudo-accessible and possible to move equipment / people down there.
* All collectives need to provide a list of their concrete needs / minimum requirements
* Danny: Putting financials up on the site implies that's the best we have; I need the finances to be accessible such that people can judge them, make improvements
* David: We need to put something out there so that people can work on it
* Andrew: We need to decide how we deal with official vs unofficial information
** Is there any official information? How about this logic:
*** Everything is unofficial, except that which the members of the Omni Collective come to consensus upon. Meaning, unofficial notes > proposal > delegates > member collectives > member-collective-level consensus > spokes-council consensus of Omni Collective > OFFICIAL.
* David: Two things that shouldn't be public: Donor identities; owner being able to see.
* Position the wiki as it currently stands as an unofficial, informal proposal.
** Matt: + 1
* Rename to The Omni Commons, or Omni Oakland Commons ("Collective" gets flagged)
** Matt: flagged by whom? Would be really smart, I think to use "common" since "collective" makes it hard to refer to the member groups, which are collectives.
*** I really like Omni Common (without 's') because of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Common
* David: Let's focus on internal needs and communication, rather than continually reaching out to "outside experts" - we have plenty of experienced folks with great ideas in our own groups.
* Andrew suggests a FUNraiser to gather community together. "Hacker Spa is here to say 'chill out guys!'"
** Word.

What are the most important and consequential parts of a proposal?
* Initial down payments
* Timeline
* Move-in roadmap
* ?

=Action Items=

* Proposal for whether or not loans will be accepted and paid back
** We still have not consented on even taking loans
*** Matt: +1
** Can we come up with a plan for generating revenue?
** Income from events and such, many ways we could pay it back
** The owner might give us back $1k of that loan each month for 13 months
** First, last and deposit would be paid to the Omni Collective, which would then budget to pay it forward to the loaners. OR that loan goes into our own reserves.
** Good faith loans? Time-constrained terms?
** Budget out eg a percentage of the cafe's profits
** Andrew's concern is how money flows through the organization
* Proposal for June-Sep phased move-in to present to owners
** Matt: +1
* Minimum space and timeline requirements for each of the collectives
* Request concrete budget / financial pro forma from each of the collectives
* Omni FUNraiser

=Input Requested=
* How do we feel about loans?
* What's your timeline over the summer?
* Minimum space requirements, potential uses of the shared space
* Request money on the table by May 15
* What are your questions / concerns?

=Gratuitous Link Dump=
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org
* Danny's (informal : ) Proposal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nWDUhbynyx4kAoRs14n0XZ4_LxrNz3p_JyR0c_NqmE/edit
* BACH: http://ba.chgrp.org/
* Sudo Room bylaws: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws
* City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program: http://oaklandarts.org/IAP/

Meetings-old

2014-04-26T02:02:47Z

Andrew: /* Meeting Minutes */

Event:2013/11/20 Informational Meeting 1

2014-04-26T01:59:34Z

Andrew: Created page with "These notes are incomplete - please feel free to add to them! =Random Notes / Questions= *How does a collective of collectives operate? *Music collectives? **Would need exten..."

These notes are incomplete - please feel free to add to them!

=Random Notes / Questions=
*How does a collective of collectives operate?
*Music collectives?
**Would need extensive soundproofing
*Smaller office space?
**Definitely possible
*How to mediate conflict?
*Visioning
**Everyone gets a 2-minute slot to speak to the topic at hand

=Representative Groups of the Meeting=
*Oakland Nights Live
*Sudo Room
*Public School
*Counter Culture Labs
*Small Press Traffics

==Other Potential Groups==
*SALTA
*CorpWatch
*Groups along San Leandro & High in E Oakland

=Inspiration=
*[https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution Sudo Room's Conflict Resolution Policy]
*BAPS' Financial Policy (link?)
*OccuCopy & 1984 Printing
*The Compound (artist studios) on 65th in Emeryville

=Concerns=
*Distance from BART
**Wheelchair-accessible buses from BART
**Inevitable trade-offs - what are we getting in exchange for distance? Huge space
*Temescal is a very upper-class, white neighborhood that's rapidly gentrified
**This area where we are now is rapidly gentrifying, more so than Temescal
**Space itself is largely ADA compliant
**There are lifts that can be installed in a staircase that are affordable to build
**Think of the long-term: We could sell this for much more, and move somewhere else in 5 years
*The area near MacArthur BART has a good deal of crime

=Action Items=
*Look into any pre-existing inspection records [ask tmrw at mtg] - Jenny
*Reach out to invite other groups to the next mtg or an ad-hoc mtg with some of the core organizers - Everyone
*Begin brainstorming on our values & guidelines
*Homework Assignment: What are 5-10 groups you would like to see share this space? -Everyone
*Make a video to promote
*Make a presentation for other potential groups - David
*Get folks to create User Pages on the Wiki to encourage short bios, visions and values - Jenny

=Visioning=
*"A culture of agency and activation - to really feel that we are actively, bodily, joining together in the work of creating a genuine shift in how we view our abilities to shape the world through our actions."
*"education and architectural (experimental and functional) construction in the space."
*"I would like an emphasis on social justice to guide the ethos and collective of the collective inclusion of standards (?)."
*"I can't yet answer this question."
*"Radical intention and simplified structure, changing structure, simplified logistics, less groups."
*"Non-judgmental, truly open and welcoming. Creative, artistic."
*"space is participatory / ...money doesn't rule the day / ...is in solidarity with groups looking to aquire space without capital, through reclamation and direct action etc; / ...considers the needs of individuals and small groups / ...is welcoming and inviting."
*"Anticapitalist, pro-reimagining the world through creating tangible alternative models [and support when they fail and require iteration]."
*"A sense of joy and excitement in our collective work; dedication to working for the common good."
*"A space that facilitates interconnection and collaboration between a diverse range of creative anti-capitalist collectives."
*"Radical generosity; the ability to exercise it with great abandon; the opportunity to be selfless."
*"A space for radicalized collectives - in all kinds of different ways."
*"EXIST"
*"ANTICAPITALIST"
*"The dedication to such a space be not limited by the physical walls that contain it. The concept of an open society allowing a synergy with and without walls to occur within and without the community."
*"An Autonomous Anomolous Anticapitalist (Non)University made up of a plethora of incredible projects constantly exploring and celebrating our diversity of roots and ideas / and their confluences / with free food / love / & make the gov't scared."
*"Innovative autonomy / wild hybrid liminality / non stop talking / questioning all existing principles / fundamentally, an illusion of fixed ground to commit to perpetual motion in ____ company, and to ____, offer an invitation to the wider world about a laboratory to completely transform what we now know as the unwanted _____ _____ they ______."

Event:2013/12/05 Informational Meeting 2

2014-04-26T01:58:22Z

Andrew: Created page with "==Intros== *David Brazil - BAPS, organizer of meeting *Tom - sudo *Max - Sudo Room *Carrie – budding photo collective interested in a space - doesn't have a..."

==Intros==
*David Brazil - BAPS, organizer of meeting
*Tom - sudo
*Max - Sudo Room
*Carrie – budding photo collective interested in a space - doesn't have a name yet
*Jenny - Sudo Room
*Margitte - Movement artist and dancer; Chinese energetics (Tai Chi, Xi Gong) looking for a space
*Mara - SALTA collective dancing
*Jeremy - monthly show with interviews and performances
*Marc - Sudo Room / People's Open Network / Counter Culture Labs
*Niki - Bay Area Public School
*Pam - BAPS / Bookstore Publishing Collective [currently a dream]
*Owen - a friend of the Public School
*Zach - BayBucks / SNAPS [cooperative nonprofit that does after school activities with autism spectrum students]
*David K - BAPS / sudo
*Tooth - from blackhole cinemateque

==List of interested cooperatives so far==
*Bay Area Public School
*Sudo Room
*Counter Culture Labs
*Salta Dance
*Unnamed Photo Collective
*Chinese Energetics
*Timeless Infinite Light
*Local Flavor
*Planting Justice
*Film collective
*Collective Book store

==Notes==
David K presents.
*right now the biggest hurdle is parking 1 for every 1000 feet^feet. could get variance if we petitioned to city council

"do we want a place were people can sign up for the revolution?" someone else mousily: "yes"
Question: What happened to the group headed by Olmstead?
Their business plan was not viable.
In what ways was it not viable? And have they completely given up?
*Seeking radical community organizing groups to share the space with us.
*David's been talking to the Perlinger Library (who are running out of space) about having a satellite space there
*To some degree, we could build out the second floor (60ft ceilings)
*Zoning is great, with the exception of needing to apply for zoning for community assembly (60+ people)
*2-3 year lease with someone on the hook (guarantors) - $13,000/month to lease
The bottom rung on getting in there:
*first, last, deposit, = $39k, plus garauntors
*without guarantor ~$60k

===discussion===
*zach - national cooperative bank usually helps
*david - reads a visioning statement. BAPS has always been about organizing post-occupy. its always been about a commune where members get their needs met without the mediation of money. that's what
*magrit - i might charge money for classes is that a problem? : david - no, of course we have to have commerical means to pay the rent,
*clay - what would the decisions be like for the mega collective : david - ive made this draft "collective of collectives" delegates to an executive council that makes binding decision by consensus.
*Owen - so sudo is not on board? : max - no actually i was the main dissenter, and i've since reversed and am rallying sudo to that end.
*clay - what's with the time bank? ; zach - that's defunct
*Carrie - what's your minimum committment for a new group? : niko - tell us what you can afford. its not like we will determine your space by money. bring everybody, if we have enough cash to move in well then figure it out.
*Magrit - what's hte time horizon? david k - well owner woudl take $2M if someone offered it tomorrow. however owner wants our kind of ideas. even until march would probably be OKAY.
*magrit are there times when we get into the space? they live there so we could schedule a visit but maybe not more than 8 people?
*owen? whats the maintenance of the building. davind k - ive had architect friend check it out
*Nikki - let me reiterate that even if its not the omni we will sitll make the collective of collectives.
*David b - notify other collectives to join us
*Tooth - i am involved in an artist run film lab.
*Mara - i will talk to Salta, can we just have a few months of the year? : David K. we can schedule a common area?
*zach - bar could subsidize : niko - wouldnt' be fantastic for safe space

Event:2014/02/06 Bootstrapping Meeting

2014-04-26T01:57:36Z

Andrew: Created page with "omnicollective@lists.riseup.net ===Attendees=== *David *Max *chloe *ali *fraita *malkia *ardeen *jamie *stphen *hale *owen *jlremy *joel *sparrow *nico *noemie *swarve *davi..."

omnicollective@lists.riseup.net

===Attendees===
*David
*Max
*chloe
*ali
*fraita
*malkia
*ardeen
*jamie
*stphen
*hale
*owen
*jlremy
*joel
*sparrow
*nico
*noemie
*swarve
*david
*sara
*olive
*ardeen
*cassie
*ian
*matt
==Presentation==
It was a social club for italian american sewage workers. Then a rock club, then a shutdown rock club.

The floor plan is shown. David says "its a really big space many times". It's been unchanged since 1995, so the graffiti is well preserved.

===Finances===
*Plan A
It would cost $1.95M, and would finance it himself, if we come up with $750,000. There is someone who might help with that much money, but they want us to raise *some* of the cash ourselves. Also a landtrust could help us. That would mean $9,500 - $11,000 mortgage

*Plan B
Lease to own. But that is high option.

*Plan C.
Just lease $13,000 plus "Triple Net"

===Current Interesets===
*BAPSast
*Sudo
*timeless infinet light - publishing collective
*oakland nights live
*salta plus - dance - hosting classes and perfomance
*low light - a darkroom
*screenprinting collective
*housing collective (very separated)
*Spokeland?
*Wild soul?
*Cafe/bar/bookstore (would need to be made)?
*Hackerspa
*"BAD" - "Bitches for Absolute Destruction" - Feminist collective - facili*cating ass-beating, breeding
*somebody into fighting
*propaganda collective
*counter culture labs
*hackerspa - a spa/coworking space

==Last Meeting==
David Brazil wrote a proposal about how we could operate. It would be a collective of collectives, with one representative per group.

==Q and A==
*comment - not "how can my collective use the space" but "how can we make more usable space"
*What type of building work?
*Permitting? We can have a "Gilman style" club under certain constraints. We could open up a private club, or a rock club, but the parking situation has changed since 1986, so we have to repetiton and its political. Cabaret license would have to come later, where we are open til 2am most nights of the week. But we can have occaisonal monthly events already.
*Is this just a space to rent, or a radical collective?
**David - no, absoultely this is a post-occupy movement that's about providing to the community.I wrote this letter.
*Salta - can we have a rotating delegate to the omni?
**David - yes, its a spokescouncil model, so that wouldn't be a problem, plus we can make the council how we want it.

==Last Phase==
*Re-pledging our money and delegates.

*Public school - $1000 -
*

Event:2014/02/13 Omni Delegates Meeting

2014-04-26T01:56:02Z

Andrew: Created page with "===In Attendance=== * Timeless Infinite Light * Salta / Peppa (acronym?) * Lowlight Photo Collective * Sudo Room * Oakland Nights Live (ONL) * Bay Area Public School (BAPS) * ..."

===In Attendance===
* Timeless Infinite Light
* Salta / Peppa (acronym?)
* Lowlight Photo Collective
* Sudo Room
* Oakland Nights Live (ONL)
* Bay Area Public School (BAPS)
* Bookstore / Cafe Collective

===How often do we meet / when do we meet again?===
* Weekly meetings (1 hr 2 times a month, 2 hrs once a month)
* Meet 1st, 2nd, 4th Thursdays - Next meeting February 27th @ 7:30pm
* Bring a draft of vision statement for Collective of Collectives to next meeting

===Project Timeline===
* Create a central repository for information on the space (wiki)
* When do we need to have formed a structure / organization?
* David to write up a narrative on the space, permits, current status, etc.
* Outer bound for determining if we move into the Omni: 3 months from now
* We can begin to advertise the project - what info can we make public?

===Fundraising===
* Do we raise money as one single collective or as separate collectives?
* What types of fundraising efforts can we agree to pursue?
* Opening a Collective bank account? Who opens? Where?
** Do we need to incorporate? What about a fiscal sponsor?
* 39k to rent the space (first, last and deposit) w/ guarantors
* 65k to rent w/out guarantors
* Revenue source for purchasing space is off the table
* What is the messaging? Do we need multiple versions of messaging?
** Continuing Education vs. Community Center
* Applying for grants?

===Structure for information transparency===
* use mailing list to accumulate information on the project
* Who is allowed in the delegate meetings? In what capacity?
* How is power structured? How do we make decisions/ get things done?

===Note taking in Meetings===
* Refrain from identifying individuals by name in note taking
* Collectively compile agenda items and take meeting notes using
** an etherpad https://pad.riseup.net/p/omnidelegates

===Agenda Items still to be Discussed===
* How do facilitate meetings
* Paying the Lawyer (how do we split this up?)
* Does umbrella group want to incorporate?
* Collectives who are not represented - reach out
* Concrete next steps for moving in to space
* Seeking leadership from people of color

===Action Items to be completed by next mtg===
* Vision Statement / Value / How we envision the space being used
* Provisional timeline / next steps
* Budget and / or Revenue Model / Shared Resources
* Research on Organizations who could provide capital / guidance / counsel
* Research Incorporation for Collectives of Collectives
* Invite lawyer to next delegate meeting?

Event:2014/02/27 Omni Delegates Meeting

2014-04-26T01:54:56Z

Andrew: Created page with "== Check-in == * Present: David (BAPS), David B. (Bookstore Cafe & BAPS human rights observer status), Andrew (Hacker Spa), Olive (SALTA/Dancers), Niki (Bookstore Cafe), Mara ..."

== Check-in ==
* Present: David (BAPS), David B. (Bookstore Cafe & BAPS human rights observer status), Andrew (Hacker Spa), Olive (SALTA/Dancers), Niki (Bookstore Cafe), Mara (SALTA/Dancers), Jeremy (ONL), Yar (Sudo Room)
* Missing, presumed eaten by narwhals: Otis, Lauren

== Values ==
* David Keenan reads: [[Omni_Collective_Proposal|Public School vision]]
* Mara reads mission: [[The_Omni/Visions#Dancers|Dancers vision]]
* Andrew reads: [[The_Omni/Visions#Hacker_Spa|Hacker Spa vision]]
* Niki reads: [[The_Omni/Visions#Bookstore_.2F_Cafe| Bookstore/Cafe vision]]
* Jeremy speaks: "ONL highlights local culture & passion"
* Yar reads: [[Building_Bloc|Sudoroom vision]]
* Niki suggests: That the Building Bloc cobbles together one statement from all the delegates' statements
** Andrew: And there's already omnicollective.org. Let's make a running list of alternative names.
** David suggests not bikeshedding now (vis-a-vis names)
* digesting our divers visions into one vision
** Mara: who wants to work on it?
** Niki: lets put this together (synthesize visions into one) BEFORE next omni meeting so we can vote on it next time
** David says we should keep promotion/marketing in mind. succinct byline to agree on.
* David Brazil suggests we formally consent on his [[The_Omni/Structure_statement|writeup of our raison-detat]]
** we should modify the list of groups present/recognized
* Niki suggests we also start thinking about drafting:
** Safe space policy
** Code of conduct
** Conflict resolution process
** DK suggests we refer to Sudoroom's

== Outreach ==
* AK Press is maybe in?
* buying is a lot more attractive narrative than renting
** if you're buying it: we're taking it off the market! radical ownership enclave!
** if you're renting it: "help us pay our rent"
* is it ok to post pictures publically yet?
** DK is wary of tying publicity to the omni, that one building
** Niki suggests we not be officially called Omni Collective
*** but make it clear our current primary project is acquiring that building

== Legal ==
* Incorporation
** donors will ask about this. they can't give you money unless you exist.
** needs to be resolved before fundraising starts
** Disambiguation of incorporation vs 501c3
** we need to write bylaws
* Lawyer friend is not available for the next 2 meetings

== Money ==
* many anonymous donors have offered support already, in particular with "getting over the hump" of first/last/deposit etc
** some might have agendas / strings attached
** they tend to not want to be the only one with "skin in the game"
*** need a pool of donors sharing the risk.
*** some might not like our politics...
** "i'm really wary of depending on anonymous donors"
*** fundraising should be done in the open
*** perception of backroom deals
*** "if you want strings attached, maybe this isn't the project for you"
** there are two fundraising approaches, maybe they are both valid. two paths.
*** private anonymous donors are compatible with the public ones
** DB says if someone can give us 20k to get us in the space in a few months, that's worth it
** andrew thinks we should just try to fundraise for the 700k
** Niki thinks that will be a lot easier once we're in the space

== Goals for next meeting ==
* pare down our visions into one page that is appropriate as corporate bylaws
** this enables incorporating in sacramento, which enables a bank account
* decide a name so we can register a domain name and web presence
* next meeting in or around BAPS at 7pm march 6 (tentatively)

Event:2014/03/06 Omni Delegates Meeting

2014-04-26T01:54:00Z

Andrew: Created page with "Omni Delegates meeting March 6, 2014 7pm == Check-in == Present : Niki (Bookstore/Cafe), Joel (Timeless Infinite Light), Yar (Sudo Room), Sara (OMNI-TANZ), David K., Jeremy ..."

Omni Delegates meeting
March 6, 2014 7pm

== Check-in ==

Present : Niki (Bookstore/Cafe), Joel (Timeless Infinite Light), Yar (Sudo Room), Sara (OMNI-TANZ), David K., Jeremy (Oakland Nights Live), Andrew (Hacker Spa), Casey (Spokeland), David B., Kazoo (Screenprinting), Dragon (Hacker Spa)

FACILITATOR : Niki
TIMEKEEPER : David B.

== Timeline ==
* Spokeland rep wants to know when could they expect to move in?
* Our timeline is still to have funds and clearer answers by May

== Existentialism ==
fusing our value statements into somethings short

* fundraising message / strategy
** do we raise money from private doners and then crowdsource publically?
** MINIMUM TO MOVE IN : $39,000 (negotiable?)
** MONTHLY RENT : $13,000(negotiable?)
** DK: Provides brief recap of current situation
*** rundown of groups involved, financial picture
*** we need to decide on the financial model
** if say, AK Press fundraises more money than anyone else, do they get more power?
** buying a building is sexier fundraising than renting one
*RUNNING TALLY FOR RENT :
PUBLIC SCHOOL : $1000
CAFE : $1000
OMNI-TANZ : $1200
ONL : $250
SUDO ROOM : $2000
SCREENPRINTING : $600
HACKER SPA : $1500 - $2000
SPOKELAND : $1000
TIL : $1000

TOTAL AT PRESENT : $9550

* bylaws to file in sacramento
** DK: incorporating should be our first priority
** lawyer will be available on the 13th (next thursday)
** copy sudoroom's bylaws, especially conflict resolution
*** https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution
*** Working group to draw up draft of bylaws before next meeting: David K, Yardena, Andrew, Joel, Niki
** no objections to legally incorporating - we all agree this is the way forward
** Can we download boilerplate bylaws / less specificity with regards to what gets filed with the space
** bylaws should be as limited as possible
** or rather, we shouldn't take them seriously

== other stuff ==

* Kazoo describes screenprinting project working with people who have been formally incarcerated

* David puts for suggestion to host Sylvia Federici event at the Omni
** March 22nd
** Andrew cautions against making landlord feel taken advantage of
* outreach
** Create a one-sheet to present to people on the building / project / vision
** Create one sheet to present to public on the project: Niki, Sarah, Kazoo, Joel
** domain name for web presence
* Bill from lawyer ~$900. Will need to be paid in about a month.

==Names==
* Omni
* Radial Collective
* Building Bloc
* The Common(s)

Set up a poll, give everyone access

==approve process document==
* https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/Structure_statement
* we should implement the schedule aspect more
** in particular, have a big open meeting where the public is invited

Event:2014/03/13 Omni Delegates Meeting

2014-04-26T01:51:44Z

Andrew: Created page with "Omni Delegates meeting March 13, 2014 7pm == Check-in / Intros == In attendance: Yardena, David B, David K, Joel, Jeremy, Sarah, Niki, Phil David K: Facilitator Joel: Timek..."

Omni Delegates meeting
March 13, 2014 7pm

== Check-in / Intros ==

In attendance: Yardena, David B, David K, Joel, Jeremy, Sarah, Niki, Phil

David K: Facilitator
Joel: Timekeeper

== Results of name poll ==
* in a pinch we wrote down "Oakland Commons Collective" during the planning meeting
** for the corporation, not necessarily the building
* the online poll results: Omni (9) Commons (7) Building Bloc (5)
* all delegates at the meeting are saying we like Building Bloc for the corporate name and the poll was for naming the building (?) and/or the results are invalid because that distinction wasn't clear (?)
* there is some confusion and ambiguity
* Niki moves that we just choose a name in formal capacity right now
* We unanimously vote to name the CORPORATION "Building Bloc"
* yar hates to be that person but asks "is there a 'the'"? the answer: NO
* DK recommends "Building Bloc Collective" as it is more legally unique

later on, we rejoin the debate over the building name
* Call it the omni?
* omnicollective.org is taken
* Omni Oak?
* DK proposes:
*# call the building and the project The Omni
*# register omnioakland.org
** Joel thinks group & building need the same name
** Phil agrees
** Sarah also agrees - difficult to have two different names
* DK proposes our legal name being Omni Oakland, revising our previous decision
* yar is reluctant but consents. it's unanimous.
* The Name = The Omni
* Legal Name of Collective of Collectives = Omni Oakland
* We will seek the URL : omnioakland.org

== Bylaws ==

https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/Incorporating

DK: we don't have to file bylaws until we file taxes

===LLC vs nonprofit===
* Sarah: do we incorporate as LLC / 501(c)3 / etc?
* DB: visionary differences?
* Niki: we should ask our lawyer
* DK: LLC has a lot more agency wrt money - where it comes from, what you do with it
* Phil: nonprofits can spend on anything actually. two corps (one for-profit and one not-for-profit) in tandem.
* DB: nonprofit == spiritual death
* yar: our job is to die spiritually so tenants don't have to
* Niki: LLC requires ownership
* Andrew: LLC does protect its members
* DK: Sudoers say board members aren't protected. nonprofit means less taxes. also helps our relationship with the city. pragmatic.
* Andrew: is this about 501c3 later on?
* Yar: That's one reason for incorporating as Cal State Non-Profit
* DK: yes, being a CSNP absolutely helps on many fronts
** non-franchise tax board
** recognition
** this is just a property holding company
* Andrew: does this actually exempt us from the $800/year fee?
* DK: it exempts us from property taxes if the city or county (?) helps
* Sarah: Important to have a conversation about what it means politically to incorporate as a Non-Profit vs. LLC after talking to Lawyer

== Potential New Terms of Move-In ==

DK: account of $$$ prenegotiations with landlord. off the record.

== OMNI Event March 22 ==

DK met with Omni owner to discuss possibility of hosting BAPS event on 03/22 @ Omni
* Planning Meeting: Monday, March 17, 7pm @ Black Spring Coffee (30th & Telegraph)
* We have the space from 4pm to 12midnight
* Silvia Federici, Peter Linebaugh & George Caffentzis : 7pm to 9pm
* BAPS events are "free of charge and free of solicitation"
* we should abide by BAPS rules since it's a BAPS event
* so it's not a fundraiser - open house?
* Saturday night around the corner from the Anarchist Book Fair
* TBC at planning meeting
* what are the goals and metrics for success?
* we should have tables

== One-Sheet Review ==

need to revise it to say the new name, Omni Oakland

== Takeaway ==

* NEXT MEETING : Thursday, March 27, 7PM @ 2141 !
* ACTION ITEMS: send joel content for website
* Niki: Make The Omni Oakland Facebook Page
* Joel: Website!

Event:2014/03/27 Omni Delegates Meeting

2014-04-26T01:50:23Z

Andrew: Created page with "== Check-in / Intros == David gives brief intro on project: * barriers to entry * incorporation / 501c3 fiscal sponsorship * meeting process ** only delegates have voting pow..."

== Check-in / Intros ==

David gives brief intro on project:
* barriers to entry
* incorporation / 501c3 fiscal sponsorship
* meeting process
** only delegates have voting powers
* how to become a part of the collective of collectives
** express interest, delegates vote
** money is not the most important part of involvement; groups that can't contribute financially are not excluded from participation
* fundraising / financials
** committed groups: $9500 in monthly rent
** crowdsourcing fundraising campaign
*** (video in production)

Voting on new collective membership:
* CCL: citizen scientists / diy biologists - Passed
* Tooth: motion picture film production lab - Passed

Betsy from Long Haul / Co-Housing Collectives offers to help w/budgets and vision statements / priorities

== what are our next steps? ==

Proposal: Passed
* Target Dates
** May 1st - negotiate
** June 1st - target move-in

Fundraising / Financial Plan
* Schedule a separate meeting

Paying the laywer
* DK to send out amount owed by each collective to list

Add new collectives to delegates mailing list

Add new collectives to website

== event takeaway ==

the will be the most awesome project!

== are we legal now? ==

Need to submit paperwork for non-profit incorporation

== do we have a website now? ==

we do! http://www.omni-oakland.org/
(omnioaklandcollective.org redirects there, as well!)

Event:2014/04/03 Omni Delegates Meeting

2014-04-26T01:49:08Z

Andrew: Created page with "FACILITATOR : David Brazil NOTETAKER : Niki TIMEKEEPER : Joel DELEGATES PRESENT : Jeremy (ONL), David K. (BAPS), Ahnan (CCL), yar (SUDO), Joel (TIL), Kazoo ..."

FACILITATOR : David Brazil 
NOTETAKER : Niki 
TIMEKEEPER : Joel 
DELEGATES PRESENT : Jeremy (ONL), David K. (BAPS), Ahnan (CCL), yar (SUDO), Joel (TIL), Kazoo (Screenprint Collective), Abby (Livespace), Andrew (Hacker Spa) 
OTHER ATTENDEES: Ardeen and+ ? (FNB), Why Coyote runs Linux.com?, Danny S., Niki (BAPS / La Commune), Betsy (Co-Housing Collective), Zach 
QUORUM? : YES.

== Financials ==
updates
* Met with a potential donor/loaner recently, meeting again next week for a potential 30k loan
* SALTA has a potential donor as well
* Currently 5k in the bank

Niki has a bank acct linked up with the donation site, but direct money transfers preferred
* write checks to her for now

Feedback from Financial Discussion earlier in the week:
* Two stages of fundraising, "one-two punch"
* Step 1: Raise capital to get into the building ($30~50k)
* Step 2: Capital financing for buying/ownership (crowd-sourcing campaign)
* Danny submitted papers for Omni Incorporation on 04/02.

Terms
* 13k/mo (less 3k/mo if owner remains in the building)
* 1k/mo of deposit returned to Omni Collective over the course of 13 months
* Offer to put down money to hold building no longer being considered

We need to pay Jesse!
* He's on the board of both the EB and SF Land Trust
* We should pay him this week

=== discussion of in-the-door fundraising ===

* Emji: We should include costs for unexpected expenses / build-out
* Joel: We are projecting to raise 45k up front
* Jeremy: Suggests groups give double monthly rent as part of move-in costs
* DK: Confirms the move in costs currently on paper are 39k
* Joel: Prefer to have move in costs covered by donors so that groups can use their own money to commit to their own projects
** "if we can get other people to give money, we should!"
* land trusts? no, that's stage 2
* "throw some parties"
* kickstarter with t-shirts and notebooks

== Outreach ==

* "Outreach is about individual connections to members of our community."
* race politics of our project - whiteness?
* "outreach to collectives that represent communities of color"
* "proactive support to enable nonwhite collectives"
* http://oaklandwiki.org/Cowrie_Village
* Event tomorrow night @ First Cong.
* "Outreach is a saviour narrative. We should be supporting groups that are already working in our communities."
* "without denying the racism or white supremacy anybody experiences in white dominated groups, also don't erase the many poc already in our groups"
* Personally reach out to our communities to offer resources to people who might need them

== Website / Print Promotional Materials ==

* threw this up in a few minutes https://oomni.github.io/
* Site was put together quickly, isn't finished, we need to address issues w/how we present ourselves
* yar flaked on serving up better sudoroom pictures. it's her fault stern-looking matt senate became the sudo mascot. sorry, matt.
* Joel: who can help with the promo materials: Danny and Niki volunteer

== Messaging ==

* "we have not been good at it. put frankly, the air is VERY thick with corporate and gentrified bullshit and every breath must be spent on differentiating our project from that." <-- yar was hotheaded when she wrote this
* "Don't get mired in guilt, we're coming from a good place. We're not profiting (financially) from this project. We need to make what this project is really clear." <3 <3 <3
* these days people always want to know who's profiting. that's the assumption we have to fight.
* people aren't used to a group taking such a big step
* capture more video footage of groups in action

== Legal ==

* As stated above, we're incorporated yay
* Lawyer w/extensive Non-Profit experience has offered to consult on Federal 501c3 application
* Clai: would be great to offer basic legal services to the community
* SELC
* As a non-profit, you're technically not supposed to endorse political candidates for public office
** we're just the landlords. also, EFF is 501c3
** restrictions are narrow: no endorsing specific candidates, etc

== Ratifying Our Foundational Document ==

=== The Omni Oakland Collective ===
''as put forth by David Brazil (Bay Area Public School) on 11/29/2013'' 
''Revised proposal for Omni Oakland Collective 4/2/2013''<blockquote>The Omni Oakland Collective is a group established to acquire and administer a collective property. We are presently pursuing a property known as The Omni, at 4799 Shattuck Avenue. We are committed to a radical commoning of space and resources.

The groups presently recognized as our collaborators are the Bay Area Public School, Sudo Room, Timeless Infinite Light, Livespace, Hacker Spa, Oakland Nights Live, an unnamed film-processing collective, La Commune Cafe & Bookstore, and CounterCulture Labs.

Each of these groups, will be asked to select a delegate, according to the decisionmaking processes of each group. These delegates will form the Omni Oakland Collective's Delegate Council, which will be entrusted with making binding decisions on behalf of the groups they represent. Any delegate may bring a proposal to the Delegate Council in order to vote on it. Decisionmaking by this Delegate Council will be by consensus among present delegates.

These delegates will be fully accountable to the groups they represent, and subject to recall by that group, according to the decisionmaking processes of that group.

The Delegate Council will function like a spokescouncil: delegates will attend the meetings of their groups and report back to those groups from the Delegate Council meetings, while retaining the ability to make executive decisions on behalf of their respective group.

The Delegate Council will meet weekly on Thursdays at 7pm at 2141 Broadway (except for the third Thursday), according to a schedule and location upon which it decides.

Each meeting will be preceded by a half-hour informational session, open to everyone, scheduled weekly at 6:30pm Thursdays (except for the third Thursday) at 2141 Broadway, and facilitated by selected delegates from the Omni Oakland Collective.

All collective meetings will be facilitated and will stick to an announced schedule. Each meeting will be chaired by a rotating facilitator, and should require a timekeeper and notetaker selected from among the delegates. Each meeting will begin with a formal recognition of the delegates present. Quorum for these meetings will be 2/3 rounded down. All decisions of this group will be by consensus.

Meetings will begin by laying out an agenda to which any delegate may add. Proposals may be presented at any time in the course of the meeting.

These meetings are open to the members of the groups listed above, who are invited to join the meeting in a non-voting capacity. Delegates may invite anyone, whether a group member or not, to sit in on a meeting. If it is deemed necessary, any delegate may move to close the meeting to delegates only. The meeting will then be closed based on a majority vote of present delegates.

If other organizations propose to become part of the Omni Oakland Collective, a consensus vote of the Delegate Council is required. This vote will be taken on the spot in a closed meeting of OOC delegates only, without the presence of the applicant. If such a vote passes successfully, the new group will be requested to select a delegate for the Delegate Council.

If it is deemed necessary to expel a group, the group will be given the opportunity to present their case at a Delegate Council meeting after which the Delegate Council may decide upon expulsion by a full consensus vote in a closed meeting of OOC delegates that does not include the group in question.

The Delegate Council is empowered to amend the terms of its own existence, as outlined in this proposal, by consensus vote. We further state a continuous process of critical self-reflection is essential to the health of this project, and ask all members and groups to actively engage in this ongoing task.</blockquote>

= ACTION ITEMS =

decide on core values, seriously this time

more monday night fundraising meetings

Event:2014/04/10 Omni Delegates Meeting

2014-04-26T01:47:59Z

Andrew: Created page with "FACILITATOR : Margit NOTETAKER : db, yar, niki TIMEKEEPER : margit, sort of PRESENTLY RECOGNIZED COLLECTIVES : Bay Area Public School, Sudo Room, Timeless ..."

FACILITATOR : Margit 
NOTETAKER : db, yar, niki 
TIMEKEEPER : margit, sort of 
PRESENTLY RECOGNIZED COLLECTIVES : Bay Area Public School, Sudo Room, Timeless Infinite Light, Livespace, Hacker Spa, Oakland Nights Live, an unnamed film-processing collective, La Commune Cafe & Bookstore, Peak Agency and CounterCulture Labs. 
DELEGATES PRESENT : Abby (LiveSpace), Jeremy (ONL), yar (Sudo), David (BAPS), Owen (La Commune), Andrew (Hacker Spa), Joel (TIL), Ahnon (CCL), Danny (Peak Agency) 
OTHER ATTENDEES: Danny, Felipe, Niki, Margit, Claiborne, Ryan (FNB) 
QUORUM?: YES.

== Money ==
financial update
* ~5k in bank
* still not sure about salta's money
* donation to cover in-the-door cost likely to happen
** (figuring out legal difference between gift & donation)
** awesome!
** "we're talking about days rather than weeks"

Paying Our Lawyer
* still 2-300 needed
* proposal #1: to pay this from our bank account
** 7 of 7 delegates yay, unanimous consensus
* proposal #2: reimburse groups that paid out of pocket
** 7 of 7 delegates yay, unanimous consensus

Putting Money in the Bank
* i.e. having reserve capital - move-in could be soon (June 1)
* each collective should have a conversation about this
* what's keeping us from opening a bank account?
** incorporation paperwork is still in the mail
** our money is still in niki's personal account

Livespace Rent
* they want the disco room but can't have it while owners live there
* how much can they pay with or without disco room?
* total in-the-door cost is still ~$45k?
** 5k existing
** +30k possibly donated
** +10k still to raise
* we can still make rent with livespace paying less
* 3 months = june/july/august?

== Legal ==
* we need a pro-bono accountant - ask your CPA friends
* ensure lease is taken by the non-profit proper
* no parking waiver updates yet
** build lots of bike parking, then say so
** it's all human relationships and politics

== Outreach ==
* We All Have To Do It
* reaching out to "groups with more poc"
* gauging interest from those with vested interest, e.g., anti-gentrification policy and program organizations
* "needs to not feel like a white space"
* the website communicates a white space
** send joel more pictures more reflective of the diversity of our communities
** joel can take pictures
* DEC
** shared google drive full of copy
** it's a pdf file to share with people by email
* we're working on outreach material independently, to be merged
** "there's a lot of clay on the wheel"
* beyond purchasing, what about maintaining the building?
** we've been saying "rent" when we actually mean all costs
** we won't actually own it for a while
* outreach committee to meet/work/collaborate together
** setting a time after the meeting
** all committees should have diversity as a priority?
** should also have a committee just for diversity

== New Collectives ==

Peak Agency
* acknowledging awkward precedence of being first proposal "after last week's edict"
* helps groups raise money (crowdfunding etc)
* could pledge $250-750 near term, $1-1.5k long term
* they will have meetings with whiteboards
* they want to help build rooms like that to make the HUB irrelevant
* vote: 8 of 8 delegates yay, unanimous consensus

Food Not Bombs?
* not yet
* but they're fine with their name being on the website

we need an info-sheet describing the group onboarding process

spaces being free
* clarify that any hub-like "coworking space" should be free
* further clarify that spaces don't have to be free, but can "be available for free"

do more outreach to groups that don't need lots of dedicated physical space but still want to be a part of it

== vision statement ==
* further revisions/additions to founding document https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/2014-04-03#The_Omni_Oakland_Collective
* make it clear for new groups what they are agreeing to
* will discuss more next week?
* devote an entire meeting to this?

== ACTION ITEMS ==
* find accountants
* each collective sends Joel pictures and other media/assets that reflect the diversity of our communities
* schedule the outreach material committee meetings

== next week's agenda ==
* scheduling/space-sharing model?
* delegate accountability?
* spaces being free, access/revenue models

== separate dedicated meeting ==
* vision statement / values

Meetings-old

2014-04-26T01:46:42Z

Andrew: /* Archive */

=Meeting Schedule=
We meet on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month at 2141 Broadway.
*6:30pm for newcomers
*7:00pm for delegates (open to all)

==Working Groups==
* Next Communications Working Group meeting is Tuesday, April 19th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Archive=

=Meeting Minutes=

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2"| Past Meeting Notes
|-
! data-sort-type="isoDate" | date
! class="unsortable" | comments
|-
| [[04-25-14|2014-04-25]]
|
|-
| [[2014-04-10|2014-04-10]]
|
|-
| [[2014-04-03|2014-04-03]]
|
|-
| [[2014-03-27|2014-03-27]]
| bigger open meeting - quick info session. CCL & Tooth joined collective
|-
| [[2014-03-13|2014-03-13]]
| fourth meeting of delegates
|-
| 2014-03-11
| work meeting to [[The_Omni/Incorporating|draft corporate papers]]
|-
| [[2014-03-06|2014-03-06]]
| third meeting of delegates
|-
| [[2014-02-27|2014-02-27]]
| second meeting of delegates
|-
| [[2014-02-13|2014-02-13]]
| first meeting of delegates
|-
| [[06_February_2014|2014-02-06]]
| officially bootstrapping the Collective of Collectives
|-
| [[05_December_2013|2013-12-05]]
| intro & info
|-
| [[20_November_2013|2013-11-20]]
| intro & info
|}

==2014==
* [[04-25-14|April 14th]]

==2013==

Governance

2014-04-25T00:20:27Z

Andrew: /* Structure */

=Structure=
* See our foundational document here: [[Founding_Document|Founding Document]]

=Articles of Incorporation=
*Bylaws

Welcome to the Omni Commons

2014-04-25T00:18:23Z

Andrew: /* Omni Collective */

=Omni Collective=

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California. See [[Founding Document]] for governance.

''From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"''

OMNI Oakland Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives. Its express purpose is to build consensus among member collectives with minimal possible bureaucracy for the administration of a common space and sharing of resources for the use and stewardship of the greater community.

The point of the OMNI Oakland Collective is NOT to function as any sort of governing body for the groups involved in any general sense. There are no senators. Its only and sole point is to administer the space, pay bills, make group decisions about the shared space, resolve any conflicts between the groups in the space, interface with the state, banks, authorities, etc. Logistics and bureaucracy: That's it.

* What kind of groups? Mainly:
** Non-profit
** Volunteer-led
** Donation-based
** Worker Owned
** Offer value to the public for free or sliding scale

* What core values do groups share?
** Fostering radical discourse and education
** Maintaining an active, publicly accessible commons
** Providing a venue for innovative cultural production
** Striving for social, economic & environmental justice
** Standing in solidarity with all oppressed people
** Cultures of consent, against rape, violence & exploitation
** The survival & thrival of our communities and neighborhoods

=Meetings=
We meet on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month at 2141 Broadway.
* 6:30pm for newcomers
* 7:00pm for delegates (open to all)

=Questions for Collectives=
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Space Requirements]]
* [[Finances]]
* [[Loans]]
* [[Naming]]
* [[Questions]]

=To-Do List=
* Finalize proposal
* Build Consensus of Member Collectives
* Review Contract (agreement) and sign

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Welcome to the Omni Commons

2014-04-25T00:17:34Z

Andrew: /* Omni Collective */

=Omni Collective=

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California. See [[Founding Document]] for governance.

''From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"''

OMNI Oakland Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives. Its express purpose is to build consensus among member collectives with minimal possible bureaucracy for the administration of a common space and sharing of resources for the use and stewardship of the greater community.

The point of the OMNI Oakland Collective is NOT to function as any sort of governing body for the groups involved in any general sense. There are no senators. Its only and sole point is to administer the space, pay bills, make group decisions about the shared space, resolve any conflicts between the groups in the space, interface with the state, banks, authorities, etc. Logistics and bureaucracy: That's it.

* What kind of groups? Mainly:
** Non-profit
** Volunteer-led
** Donation-based
** Offer value to the public for free or sliding scale
** Worker Owned

* What core values do groups share?
** Fostering radical discourse and education
** Maintaining an active, publicly accessible commons
** Providing a venue for innovative cultural production
** Striving for social, economic & environmental justice
** Standing in solidarity with all oppressed people
** Cultures of consent, against rape, violence & exploitation
** The survival & thrival of our communities and neighborhoods

=Meetings=
We meet on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month at 2141 Broadway.
* 6:30pm for newcomers
* 7:00pm for delegates (open to all)

=Questions for Collectives=
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Space Requirements]]
* [[Finances]]
* [[Loans]]
* [[Naming]]
* [[Questions]]

=To-Do List=
* Finalize proposal
* Build Consensus of Member Collectives
* Review Contract (agreement) and sign

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Naming

2014-04-25T00:08:35Z

Andrew:

Thoughts on renaming to 'Omni Oakland Commons' or 'Omni Commons'?

=sudo room=
That sounds cool, will bring up at the next meeting and on our mailing list.

=Hacker spa=
Not convinced that the reasoning behind changing the name is rational (the idea that the government will harass us because we are called a "collective", I think they have plenty of other reasons to harass us). Wouldn't block it though.

Loans

2014-04-25T00:04:29Z

Andrew: /* sudo room */

How does your collective feel about good-faith loans toward this deposit?

=sudo room=
Yet to be determined by consensus. Some folks are strongly opposed to loans, while others feel small or good-faith loans (interest-free, no set timeline to pay back by though concerted effort made to pay back over time) are acceptable.

=hakcer spa=
*The priority for fundraising at this point should be donations and contributions from memeber collectives
*The terms of any loan must be consented on by the collectives. If loans require payments to be made then an opperating agreement must be in place to clearly describe how money will flow through the collectives and back to creditors.