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Sound system

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Audio

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Building

2016-03-26T17:48:50Z

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=The Building=
The Omni Commons is a 22,000 sq ft building, built as a meeting hall for the Ligure Club in 1933, on Shattuck and 48th. After decades serving as a social hub for members of the Oakland Scavengers club, appropriately enough, a garbage collecting collective, it was transformed into the Omni, a music venue featuring mostly heavy metal and rock that provides the namesake for this project.

<gallery>
File:LEGEND.png|Key
File:Basement.png|Basement
File:Groundfloor.png|Ground Floor
File:Floor2.png|Upper Level
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As of 23 November 2015. Source: https://omnicommons.org/occupy/omni-commons-floorplan/

==Space Access==
(This section deals with who has access to the space. For information on Accessibility, please see further below)

* Only members of member collectives are granted 24-hour access to the space.
* Members are asked to not occupy the space without at least one other member present for safety reasons.
* Members are not obligated to let non-members in to the space at any time.
* Members may ask non-members to leave the space at any time, for any reasons.

==[[Construction Projects]]==
See also the [[Building Construction and Maintenance Working Group]] and our long list of things in the building [[ToFix]]!

==Space Features==
* a appx 4,000 sq ft, 2 story ballroom / event space with mezzanine
* an industrial kitchen & walk-in freezer (needs fixing up)
* a massive back room with capacity for vertical expansion
* 55'-ish ceilings
* massive basement with windows above street level (currently blacked out)
* a separate room that used to function as a disco (with lighted floor)
* a warren of odd little rooms, a stage, lots of bathrooms, skylights throughout
* a [[The Wheelchair Lift|wheelchair lift]]

==Current Distribution of Space==
* BAPS: mobile units - based out of the Blue Classroom and the Ticket Booth Room along Shattuck; having classes in unused space around the building as needed
* Counter Culture Labs: North half bocce ball court room
* Food Not Bombs: Shares basement industrial kitchen & food storage area with Phat Beets
* Liberated Lens: Room off of mezzanine above stage
* Material Print Machine: Southwest corner of the basement.
* Phat Beets Produce: Inner library area of the basement.
* Sudo Room: South half of bocce ball court room
* Timeless, Infinite Light: 2nd floor, Balcony room above bar, on corner of Shattuck / 48th (NE corner)

==Use of Shared / Common Space==
* Schedule-able shared spaces around the building are available for use on a sliding scale. See https://omnicommons.org/occupy for more info on booking the common spaces, which include:
** [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-ballroom/ Ballroom], [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-mezzanine-south/ mezzanine], [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-mezzanine-north/ library] and stage
** [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/entrance-hall/ Entrance Hall]: Front entrance area, accessible via the front door at the corner of 48th and Shattuck
** The [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-basement-hall/ Basement Hall] as well as the [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-library/ Basement Library]
** Upstairs [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-disco-room/ Disco Room], for somatic activities such as yoga, dance and martial arts as well as the [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-upstairs-den/ Upstairs Den] near the public terminals.
** Several small rooms throughout the building, such as the [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-blue-classroom/ Blue Classroom], the [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-ticket-booth-room/ Ticket Booth Room], and the [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/locations/omni-commons-treatment-room/ Treatment Room].

==Accessibility==
The Entrance Hall, Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs are all wheelchair-accessible on the ground floor. The ballroom is accessible via a wheelchair lift via La Commune. The doorway to the Ticket Booth Room has been widened to enable wheelchair access.

Unfortunately, we do not currently have an ADA-accessible bathroom. The bathroom connected to the Entrance Hall is currently being renovated to become a single-occupancy ADA bathroom, but we have some work to do until it's complete. The bathroom in the hallway leading to Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs is single-occupancy and can be utilized by those with some limited mobility.

Long-term plans include an elevator lift to the basement and upstairs areas.

==Internets==
* Our current Internet Service Provider is LMI, serving us 100up/100down mbps. Several open wifi access points are available throughout the building. Learn more about [http://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]!

==Telephony==

Omniphonix - Asterisk server for VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)

Use the "pay"phone outside the front door or VOIP phones throughout the building to call locations within Omni Commons.

==Other Facilities==
8 [[Toilets|Restrooms]] available now from October 2015

==Legal Concerns==
* [[Permits]]
* [[Zoning]]
* Licensing and Certification
* [[Fire Safety|Fire safety and occupancy]]
* Info on possible [[property tax exemption]]

Here's the CA building code regulations regarding emergency exits and maximum occupancy etc.:

http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%2010%20-%20Means%20of%20Egress.pdf

I believe we would fall under Occupancy Classification B - Business Group, which includes offices, educational occupancy above 12th grade, laboratories (for testing, research and instruction), print shops, professional services, training and skill development not within a school or academic program.
http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%202%20-%20Definitions.pdf

=Values=
==How do we envision using the space?==
* To collaborate on projects
* To host classes and performances
* To network, meet each other, welcome newcomers
* To store [[The Omni Commons|resources for common use]] (or equitably restricted)

==Concerns about use of space==
* Will there be commercial activity in the space?
** Yes, bookstore/cafe will operate as businesses
* will profit-sharing be required of profitable endeavors?
** Ideally, consensus can be reached that profitable endeavors can help to subsidize rent/mortgage/property taxes

==How our dominant culture views and values 'space' ($/psf) ==
A simplistic capitalist analysis which conveniently excludes many critical metrics of economic and social value is 'price-per-square-foot' ($/psf).

$/psf presumes that the 'square footage' any defined area of the building substantializes all its value and worth, regardless of who is using it or what goes in within it, while at the same time invisibilizing entirely the 'price' of labor freely given towards the success of our overall enterprise, as well as any social/public-benefit dimension, by any subtenant using said space (as this in turn directly bears on determining how much one 'should' pay per square foot). Labor and space cannot actually be divergent from ''any'' analysis of how much a given space is 'worth' or which groups should pay and where. In purely economic terms, $/psf is an innately flawed analysis and entirely doxic on its own merits for the purposes of our project.

To put it another way. This analysis excises important real-life economic and 'value'-related variables that directly impact the viability of the project and directly impact any determination of '$/psf', such as:
* 'which' subtenants actually contribute their uncompensated labor upon which the project also survives;
* the entire moral-political logics of sliding-scale, donation-based, capacity-based contribution upon which the overall project was founded and also operates daily;
* the additional integration of rental income for various spaces from outside sources which directly impacts our monthly expenses;
* the fact that some subtenants pay rent without having any dedicated space whatsoever (the 'shares' of common space model below is innately unfair to such groups)
* the fact that in practice some groups use shared spaces far more than others;
* the fact that some subtenants have other 'valuable' benefits such voting/consensus rights, potential future building-ownership rights / equity etc, while others do not,
* the fact that some subtenants that are for-profit businesses might alternately easily construe much of the expense 'per square foot' and labor 'donated' as investment in their business, while other subtenants have no profit motive,
* etc.

Actually following the $/psf model as described below would make it literally impossible to reconcile any numbers it generates with how income is actually produced to pay our expenses, nor should it imply (as it otherwise does) how much one 'should' pay for space without considering what goes on in that space.

With all these caveats in mind, old, preliminary estimates of $/psf with room square footages can be found on: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DINigEczGwjfTdmdxl-MpYe1KJzJJDeCHRQnMC9usg/edit?usp=sharing this spreadsheet].

The rates in the spreadsheet are based on the following assumptions:
* We have a fixed target rent that we ''have'' to make every month. You can adjust the rent amount on the Summary sheet.
* We want a specific fraction of that rent to come from dedicated space. Currently set to 50% on the Summary sheet - can be adjusted up if you want to more strongly discourage dedicated space.
* $/sqft for individual rooms are scaled by a quality score. Each +1 in quality correspond to a 10% increase in $/sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).
* I've assumed that almost all storage areas will eventually become dedicated space, even if they have not yet been allocated to individual groups yet. I've included those under a separate heading "rented".
* Given the amount of rent we want to get from dedicated space, and the amount of dedicated space all groups want, we can calculate how much we should charge for each room to exactly match the rent.
* Use of the shared space is priced separately, based on how many "shares" each group contributes. We'll need to specify how much use of the shared resources one share corresponds to - e.g. one share could be equivalent to 10 members hanging out at the Omni on a daily basis, or using one of the basement rooms once a week for a 2-hour class, or reserving the ballroom for an event twice a year.
* Groups who also have dedicated space are also required to take on a minimum number of shares proportional to the square footage of their dedicated space. In other words, we don't want groups that will lock themselves into their space and never use the shared space. I have fairly arbitrarily set that minimum number to 1 share per 500 sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).
* Groups who do ''not'' have dedicated space (or only have a bit of storage space) will need to make an honest calculation of how many "shares" of the shared resources of the building they will need. For now, I have picked the number of shares for BAPS and Oakland Nights Live to match the amount of rent they said they could afford to pay.
* Once we have an allocation of shares in the shared space, we simply divide the remainder of the rent proportional to those shares.
* The calculation of $/sqft for each of the rooms should only need to be done ''once'' (possibly updated if and when the total rent goes up, or if we make a policy decision to increase the %rent from dedicated space). The cost per share in the shared space may go up or down over time, depending on how many groups join or leave the Omni, and how much dedicated space actually gets rented. If groups leave, the remaining groups will need to shoulder a larger fraction of the rent, which will be reflected in a higher rate per share of the shared space.
--[[User:Patrik|Patrik]] ([[User talk:Patrik|talk]]) 12:22, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

=Financial Information=
See also [[Business Model]] for Omni's membership structure and flows of income and expenditures.

==Current Monthly Expenses==
Each month, we pay roughly $17,000 for various expenses.
===Rent===
The $1000 rebate from the Security Deposit has ended. The remaining Security Deposit is $27,000.
* $13,000 + 3% = $13,390.

===Property Insurance===
2015-2016 Allied Policy Renewal at $8363. We are being billed in 12 installments Sep 2015--Aug 2016.
* $8363/12 = $696.91

===Waste Management===
$647.74 for the 3-mo. period “OCT-NOV-DEC.” We are billed Nov-Dec-Jan.
* $647.74/3 = $215.91

===Property Tax===
The amount $9567.42 was paid by Landlord Dec 1 covering tax period July 2014-June 2015. We are being billed in 12 installments Jan-Dec 2015.
* $9567.42/12 = $797.28

===Business Tax===
Tax is $13.95 per $1000, paid for year in advance. Tax on the $390 portion is accruing, to be charged next year.
* (13)*$13.95 = 181.35

==Monthly Income==

===Revenue from Member Collectives===
* Bay Area Public School: $1000
* Birdhouse Art Collective: $200 + utilities
* Counter Culture Labs: $2000 + utilities
* Global Women's Strike: $300 + utilities
* Liberated Lens: $100
* Material Print Machine: $600 + utilities
* Phat Beets: $750 + utilities
* Sudo Room: $2000 + utilities
* Timeless, Infinite Light/Publication Studios/Vouched Books/Durga Press: $550 + utilities(?)
'Total: $7550 + ~$2500 = $10,000/month'

===Revenue from Other Supporters===
The Commons Working Group works with many different groups and individuals that rent out spaces in the Omni. On average, space rental generates between $2000-$4000 each month.

Omni Sound Systems

2015-03-06T02:34:37Z

Kaldari: /* Basic Procedure */ Correctly configured rack

==Ballroom==

===Primary Sound System===

More information on the [[ballroom]] page.

====Training Guide====

=====Critical Summary=====

* Incorrectly turning the sound system '''ON''' or '''OFF''', may damage or destroy sensitive equipment. To safely use the sound system, you must use the correct order for turning all components '''ON''' and '''OFF'''.

=====Basic Procedure=====
[[File:Sound system amps.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Correctly configured rack]]
* Turning the system '''ON'''
** In the "Crow's Nest" above the stage, accessible from the ballroom mezzanine, there is a small platform accessible by a ladder built into the wall. Crawl up into this platform to approach the '''"rack"''', which consists of (from top to bottom):
**# Power Conditioner
**# Crossover
**# Amplifier (amp) for tops (high-range speakers)
**# Amplifier (amp) for bass (low-range speakers)
** Ensure the volume nobs on both amplifiers in the rack are '''turned all the way down''' (counter-clockwise) before you do anything else.
*** There are four black nobs, two on each amplifier (the bottom two devices in the rack).
** Ensure the rack is powered '''OFF''', you can tell it's off if the fans are not spinning in the amplifiers.
** Verify the rack is plugged in, on the opposite side of the wall, where there is an outlet on the right-hand-side of a ladder mounted on the wall, coming directly up from the stage below.
** Find the "Mackey" audio mixer (mobile sound board / panel), and the "Guitar Center" bag that contains microphones, cables, and other accessories. They should be on the platform in the Crow's Nest, or securely locked in the room below the Crow's Nest, or in the locked in the "Safe Storage Room" between the Ballroom and La Commune.
** Go down to the front of the stage, from the ballroom level.
** There are two long XLR cables that run from the rack in the Crow's Nest down to stage-right, which should be coiled on top of the large stage-right speaker. These are the main output cables that connect to the XLR jacks on the back of the Mackey Mixer.
** Set up the audio equipment throughout the ballroom to meet the needs of the event. Most importantly, ensure the main fader is all the way down. ''See more [[Sound systems#Mixer Operation|detailed instructions]] for this below.''
** Once the equipment is all set up, '''BEFORE YOU TURN ON THE RACK IN THE CROW'S NEST''', plug in the mixer and turn it on.
*** If you turn the mixer on while the amps are on, you can severely damage the speakers.
** ''See notes below about [[Sound systems#Mixer Operation|controlling the mixer]]''
** Turn the main fader up and ensure there is some sound (either from microphones or a source like a laptop), so that when the amplifiers are turned on, you can hear something.
** Go up to the Crow's Nest again, approach the rack from the platform, and turn on the Power Conditioner (switch is labeled, it's on the front, which is the top left from your view of the rack).
** '''Wait 10-30 seconds for the amplifiers to warm up.'''
** Turn up both nobs on the bass amp (bottom in rack) first, all the way up.
** Prepare to turn the tops amp up (second from bottom in rack), but '''do not turn the tops more than 120 degrees''', meaning do not make them turn the nobs' arrows past horizontal.
*** '''Do not turn the tops amp all the way up, it is very powerful as-is.'''
** Go back down into the ballroom, and check that sound is coming out of the speakers.
*** If you started with the tops amp fairly low, you can go back and increase it a bit to make sure they are just loud enough.
* Turning the system '''OFF'''
** '''DO NOT TURN OFF THE MIXER FIRST''', though you may turn down the main fader before proceeding.
*** If you turn off the mixer before the amplifiers, you risk severely damaging the speakers.
** First, go up to the Crow's Nest and turn down the volume nobs (counter-clockwise) on both amplifiers (tops and bass), the bottom two devices of the rack.
** Once these volume nobs are all the way down, turn off the power conditioner, the top device of the rack, which has a switch on the front site, accessible from the top-left of the rack.
** Only once the rack is turned off can you turn off the Mixer
** Once you have packed up the Mackey Mixer, and the Guitar Center bag full of microphones and cables, you can place them back in the Crow's Nest or other secure room, and be sure to lock the door
*** In the Crow's Nest, there is a door that needs to be latched shut that faces the stage.
*** The entrance door to the Crow's Nest should lock automatically after closing it. '''Check this before you leave.'''

=====Mixer Operation=====

Microphones and other audio devices should be configured in the ballroom in order to meet the specific needs of each particular event or arrangement. There is some subtlety to safely and skillfully operate a mixer or other soundboard to provide good sound quality. Here are some details that should help for a typical operation:

* The Mackey Mixer, and any other related equipment, should be set up in a station some place near the middle of the room, or perhaps further back toward the East wall, but still in the middle as you face the stage speakers.
** This is where you can hear volumes and issues so that you can make any necessary audio adjustments.
* Before you turn the mixer on, turn all the trim and fader nobs down.
* Using XLR, 1/4", or RCA cables (with the appropriate end for the input device), set up any of the following devices as needed, each in their own channel:
** Microphones
** Instruments
** Laptops or other computers
** Other audio devices
* Once you turn the mixer on, two lights should come on.
* Turn up the trims to 12 o'clock (up) for any relevant channels.
** There is a green light along the side of the main fader (bottom right-hand corner of mixer), which should give you a reading of what sound you are picking up currently.
*** '''Stay in the green''', never let the audio hit yellow lights.
* Each channel has its own fader, all beholden to the main fader.
** These faders are in the bottom row of the mixer panel.
** '''Never turn a fader up past "unity", the marked position just below the top fader position'''
* Leave the main fader up, with some audio reading (ambient noise or music from a laptop) before you go upstairs to turn the amplifiers on. You want to be able to hear something when you turn the amplifiers on.
* If the audio indicator on the mixer hits yellow lights, but the sound is still not loud enough, you need to go upstairs to the rack in the Crow's Nest and turn the amplifiers up a bit more.

Remember, '''do not turn off the mixer''' until you go upstairs and first turn down the amplifiers and then turn the amplifiers off, as instructed above.

===Secondary Sound System===

Ideally, there should be a simplified, Do-It-Yourself (DIY) style sound system available to set up for lo-fi or low-key events.

==Disco room==

==Basement==

File:Sound system amps.jpg

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Kaldari: Photograph of the sound system amps, correctly set up

Photograph of the sound system amps, correctly set up

Ballroom

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Kaldari: * Ballroom Floor Refinishing

Documentation for all things "Ballroom" in the Omni Commons.

==Sound systems==

There are several [[sound systems]] accessible throughout the building, including mobile PA systems. However, importantly, there is one primary sound system that is permanently installed in the Ballroom that has been carefully calibrated to provide sufficient amplified sound in a room the size of the ballroom.

===Primary Sound System===

For the primary sound system in the Omni Ballroom, it should only be operated by someone who has been trained to use the system, '''otherwise you risk permanently damaging or destroying delicate equipment'''. It is very easy to damage and destroy speaker drivers. A specific order of operations must be followed when turning the system on, and when turning the system off. '''Please contact someone from this list to help you or to [[sound systems|train you]] to use the sound system:'''

* Sean L
* Liz R
* Kwe
* Kwic
* Dragon
* Marina K
* Cere
* David K
* Sam T
* Matt S
* Jake

Most of the audio equipment you may need to use in the ballroom should either be stored securely (locked) in:

# The crow's nest above the stage, accessible from the ballroom mezzanine
# The secure storage room accessible from the NorthWest ballroom exit (the staircase that leads down into the basement).

== See also ==
* [[Ballroom Floor Refinishing]]

Construction Projects

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Kaldari: /* Wishlist Projects */ link

Use this page to document planned or ongoing Omni construction projects. Please include floor plans and/or photographs so everyone knows exactly where any proposed construction is planned to happen. Consider creating a separate page for larger projects, but link to it with a short summary from here.

Use the [[Floorplan#Annotated_Floorplan|Annotated Floorplan]] as the basis for your drawings (or the [[Floorplan#Detailed_Drawings|Detailed Drawings]] if you absolutely need specific details). And please use the names and numbers in square brackets on these floorplans to refer to specific rooms:

<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>

'''-->>> [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CxIv1t03AzCj_XXnpyvwGwemLc4N4S9S-79iDvK0t3k/edit?usp=sharing Omni building tasks and needs – running list] <<<--'''

[[List of building repairs/improvements in no particular order]]

==URGENT: ADA bathroom==
Requirements:
Per the lease, all construction that we'll be reimbursed for 50% by our landlord has to be signed off by a licensed contractor. For design requirements, see: http://www.bobrick.com/Documents/PlanningGuide.pdf

'''Construction ''almost'' done, but please don't use this bathroom yet until the floor tiles are patched up - wouldn't want to get any spills seeping into the fresh cement!'''

The door to the ADA bathroom is currently locked.

Niki:
: I would talk to Ben [Burke] about this. I don't know all of the details but I am fairly certain that we are waiting on the permit before we can finish the bathroom (inspections require certain things to be open such as plumbing).Ben likely knows what the status of the permit is, I think.

: I think DK has the key but Ben or Yar may also have one. This bathroom is not currently up to ADA code and we should not have folks using it until it is.

Yar:
: Last time I worked on this bathroom was before the BACH unconference. We tried to work around the untreated concrete issue by mounting the toilet through a garbage bag. But I made a really stupid error when designing this solution and it's a good thing nobody used it because if the wax seal isn't perfect, it could stain the concrete with poop water. Last time I saw it - over a month ago - the toilet was still sitting there full of water that, when flushed, could possibly leak into the concrete. It's a very good thing it was locked. For all I know nothing has changed and it's still sitting there over a poorly engineered garbage bag. There were two keys in existence and I gave one to David Keenan, another to David Brazil.

==URGENT: Required upgrades for fire code==
===Fire extinguishers and exit signs===
<gallery mode="nolines">
File:4799 Shattuck - Fire Exit Signs & Extinguisher layout mainfloor.png|Main Floor
File:4799 Shattuck - Fire Exit Signs & Extinguisher layout secondfloor.png|Second Floor
File:4799 Shattuck - Fire Exit Signs & Extinguisher layout basement.png|Basement
</gallery>

==ADA wheelchair lift==
Requirements:
Per the lease, all construction that we'll be reimbursed for 50% by our landlord has to be signed off by a licensed contractor

'''PORTABLE SYSTEM INSTALLED - see [[Wheelchair Lift]]'''

We plan to replace this system with a more permanent installation in the future, when building modification plans have settled a bit.

==La Commune Cafe & Bookstore==
La Commune will be required to make several upgrades / renovations to the bar room in order to meet ADA and Health Codes.

Required upgrades would include:

* Grinding and refinishing the concrete floor behind the bar
* Stripping and refinishing all wooden surfaces behind the bar
* Removing all fixtures behind bar and patching holes in the walls
* Putting all fixtures on casters
* Replacing all 3 compartment sinks as the ice wells are rusted and unusable
* Replacing all refrigerators (they are missing compressors and need new seals)
* Installing a 12"x12" floor sink
* Installing a mop sink
* Installing a smooth ceiling above any food prep areas
* Lowering portion of the bar for ADA seating access
* Lowering portion of the bar for espresso machine

We would like submit the following proposal in order to address these requirements:

* Removing the current bar and replacing it with a brand new bar built using reclaimed wood, some of which would come from renovations in other parts of the building. The new bar will be shorter and more compact. It will feature a hardwood bar top, proper heights and widths for ADA accessibility as well as for ergonomic and food safety.
* Replacing the cabinetry and refrigeration behind the bar. We will replace the existing refrigerator behind the west side of the bar with a sandwich prep refrigerator and will dispose of the other two inoperable units behind the north side of the bar. We will also install an ice machine, a new 3 compartment sink and dishwasher behind this portion of the bar.
* Building two 10’ movable bar islands with carrara marble tops storage underneath along the North side of the room. Behind these areas we will feature bookshelves. Currently this portion of the bar is dead space and will be used more effectively as seating area/shelving.
* We will be installing a 12”x12” floor sink behind the bar, as well as mop sink in one of the back rooms behind the walk-in refrigerator.
* Closing off any unnecessary plumbing along the North side of the room.

Additionally, we would like to do the following:

* Remove existing lighting and replacing with pendant lighting fixtures.

[[File:LaCommune floorplan.png]]

==Plumbing Projects==
===New sinks for CCL===
CCL needs a minimum of 2 sinks - ideally 3: one in the BioSafety Level 2 lab room, one in the main lab space, plus perhaps one more for food projects.

There are two options for where to install the sinks, depending on where the drain will go:

(1) Drain to the restroom in the corridor, via a trench dug into the concrete floor.
[[File:Omni main floor CCLplumbing.png]]

(2) Drain to the washout sink for La Commune, opposite the walk-in cooler (see below)

===La Commune needs a washout sink===
Waiting to hear whether it needs to be on the same floor - otherwise FNB's mop sink or one in the room next to the shower might do.

If it does need to be on the same floor, Fazul quoted $4500 for a washout sink opposite the walk-in cooler, with an ejector pump. If this is the only feasible solution for La Commune, CCL may be willing to share the cost.

===FNB needs a washout sink===

==[[Trees]] - see separate page==

==Wishlist Projects==
See also [[Parked ideas about the Omni]].

* [[Ballroom Floor Refinishing|Refinish ballroom floor]]
* Tear down marquee to open up ballroom windows
* Roof garden
* Strip garden along building facade on 48th

Ballroom Floor Refinishing

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Kaldari: creating

The ballroom floor is about 3500 sq. ft. (rough estimate). It would cost about $1000 in equipment and materials if we refinished it ourselves (rough estimate). If we hired someone else to do it, it would cost about $10,000 – $1000 in materials and $9000 in labor (rough estimate).

''Please update with more exact figures if possible.''