https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=AL&feedformat=atomOmni Commons - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T10:51:38ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.37.2https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2014-05-01&diff=21062014-05-012014-10-27T15:07:52Z<p>AL: Redirected page to Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/01_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2104Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T15:06:32Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting to Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting</p>
<hr />
<div>==Facilitator==<br />
Sara <br />
<br />
==In Attendance==<br />
Sara (BAPS), Andrew (Spa), Hol (SUDO), Ian (BAPS), Niki (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Noemi (SUDO), Nico (TPS), Abby (Livespace), Margit (Livespace), Elisabeth (Livespace), Anna (BAPS), Daniel (SUDO), David (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Zach (TIL), Alanna (BAPS), Libby (BAPS), Stephen (BAPS), Jeremy (ONL), Chika (BAPS), Claiborne (BAPS), Danny (Peak Agency), Jenny (SUDO), Matt (SUDO), Cere (CCL), David B (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Tooth (Film Lab)<br />
<br />
Delegates Present:<br />
* Margit (LIVESPACE)<br />
* David B (LA COMMUNE)<br />
* David K (THE PUBLIC SCHOOL)<br />
* Jeremy (OAKLAND NIGHTS LIVE)<br />
* Jenny (SUDO)<br />
* Joel (TIMELESS INFINITE LIGHT)<br />
* Danny (PEAK AGENCY)<br />
* Andrew (SPA)<br />
* Tooth (FILM LAB)<br />
* Ahnon (COUNTER CULTURE LAB)<br />
<br />
=Meeting Agenda=<br />
* Elect Board of Directors<br />
* Something is happening (reportbacks)<br />
* Loans & [bracketed: Bylaws]<br />
* Tech point-person<br />
* Reportback on challenging dominant culture mtg<br />
* Omni Hackathon<br />
* Questions Period<br />
* Consensing on terms of negotiation w/ John<br />
* Email w/ routing #<br />
* Parameters of Terms for Lease Agreement Negotiations <br />
* Bank Account access (and accountability)<br />
<br />
=Visioning=<br />
* Hive, beehive, lots of people<br />
* Community<br />
* Reactor Core<br />
* New Social Forms<br />
* Love<br />
* Access to resources<br />
* Dynamic mycelliac <br />
* Omnipresent<br />
* Awesome<br />
* Next level collaboration<br />
* Necessary<br />
* The Factory with Ethics<br />
* Supportive<br />
* Old stuff / new stuff<br />
* Spaceship<br />
* Social Center<br />
* Care and dreams<br />
* A Universe City<br />
* Beyond technology<br />
* Maggots chewing away at a carcass trying to become moths<br />
* Collection of nonprofits<br />
* Opportunity to carve out space with clear commitment to social justice<br />
<br />
<br />
=Reportbacks=<br />
* Keenan: It's come to our attention that someone else is in close negotiations with the Omni owner to buy the building - hence the urgency. Confirmed with the owner, that he found out about the building through our project. Meeting with the owner tmrw am before the other bidder. <br />
** The lawyer will be present at this meeting, ~8:30pm - plz stave off legal questions until then.<br />
<br />
* Brazil proposal: To empower David Keenan with the most flexibility possible with respect to his negotiations with John; he may bring another person with him for moral support & counsel, but will retain full negotiating rights on behalf of the collective of collectives.<br />
<br />
** Any Friendly amendments?<br />
** A: What terms/variables around negotiation? Monthly rent, deposit, lease, move-in/move-out overlap, what can we afford? what do we want?<br />
** K: What are the boundaries of this negotiation? Acceptable range?<br />
** N: List of things to decide would be great<br />
** H: better to go in with 2/3 people<br />
** J: bolstering confidence is key, wingman valuable for this reason<br />
** Jenny: Ballroom rental for those first 3 months possible? Bocce ball court occupation possible? If not, drastic reduction in rent.<br />
** H: We offer to pay rent per square footage and stay mindful of the owner's needs/desires for move-outs re: a phased move-in<br />
** M: We don't know what's in the landlord's pocket. Come in with a primary offer on the table. 6 month negotiation period in exchange for tenant improvements.<br />
** Danny: We'll get our reality check ideally within 6-9 months, but better to have a 2-year lease to serve as a buffer.<br />
** David: In lieu of a guarantor, landlord requests more deposit. Not clear how much deposit he will hold onto over the next two years, but he's offered to pay us back $1k/month<br />
** Matt: optimize for the landlords needs, but 2 years to fail is a better option<br />
** Abby: more interested in the 7yr lease, practically do we have stretch witin our collectives. within your own collective, do you feel your collective could reach this?<br />
** Zach: Never offered a 2/3yr lease, stage an occupy oa<br />
** Matt: Is offering a longer-term lease a fool's errand?<br />
** David: A longer-term lease will give him more confidence; min. 3 years ideal<br />
** What if it all falls apart?<br />
*** Our deposit is in lieu of a guarantor, we would lose a giant chunk of change but it would be a long process to lose the assets of the corporation<br />
** Paying back interest-free loans:<br />
*** Still beholden to the entity given the loan, but built into the loan agreement is waivers, but these are unsecured loans.<br />
** Still up in the air: length of the lease; what offer we should lead with. Other perspectives? <br />
** The lease terms -> amt. of time to accrue $750,000<br />
** What about option to renew vs buy?<br />
*** Option to buy and lease duration are written into the agreement<br />
*** Real purpose of the option to buy is to get in there and begin making the money necessary to buy<br />
** Having folks on call for backup?<br />
** Being wholly flexible to all concerns in the moment, rather than overfocus on the proposal.<br />
*** Vote through Brazil's proposal but leave room for Keenan to negotiate<br />
*** The moment is now! We have the momentum currently.<br />
* Inquiry re: last line of the promissary note - should be changed to 'line above' rather than referencing line below<br />
* Consecrate the agreement with a Letter of Intent to enhance the credibility - enforceable<br />
* David authorized to make enforceable deals - sets the tone for agreements<br />
* Lowballing is the right approach<br />
<br />
Reviewing these options now: Document for Proposalshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
Procedure from most desirable (top) to least desirable (bottom), to apply at the discretion of the negotiators:<br />
* Offer to place a deposit, up to the total available to the Omni Collective as contributed through (a) donations and (b) contributions from individual member-groups<br />
* Offer to sign a contractual agreement, in addition or instead of any deposit, agreeing to terms of a deposit alone, including up to double the deposit available to the Omni Collective as outlined above.<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" with the following sets of terms (in descending order in terms of the position of the Omni Collective):<br />
**https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" or full lease, so long as terms are favorable up to the negotiators' best judgment.<br />
<br />
=Leading Offer=<br />
* 10k/month for first year, 12k 2nd year, maybe 13k afterwards<br />
* 3 months rent gratis -> maybe more afterward<br />
* Shadow buyer could be bullshit<br />
* Priotitizing coming first with a deposit offer, no strings attached - then making an agreement on lease<br />
* Need to put confidence in David to negotiate this to our best advantage.<br />
<br />
=Board of Directors=<br />
* Deadline of 30 days to file Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
*Soon as we have a lease signe<br />
<br />
=Next Week's Agenda=<br />
* File for Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send bylaws & Articles of Assoc. & associated legalese to the omni list [Niki] (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance )<br />
* Change the Foundation Document [David Brazil] -- DONE.<br />
* Email a link to the wiki with legalese [Niki]<br />
* Work with David Keenan to help delegate as part of the LEGAL TASK FORCE [Andrew]<br />
* Respond to wiki questions [All!]<br />
* Review the bylaws [everyone]<br />
* Check in with your collectives about CAMO [everyone]<br />
* Helping folks with the wiki [Jenny]<br />
* Help Patrik with space task force [Ahnon]<br />
* Devise a form for new potential collectives to fill in & submit [Margit & Danny]<br />
* Governance issues [David]<br />
* Everything people have said [Everyone]<br />
* Check in with LiveSpace [Margit]<br />
* Inclusion / Diversity Meeting -- inquiries welcome [Margit]<br />
* Communications Committee hosting [Joel]<br />
* Joel hosting Communication committee @ the Speakeasy Tuesday @ 7<br />
* Check in with your group about everything [everyone]<br />
* Write up an application for CAMO [Zach Houston]<br />
* Email about name change [David K.]<br />
<br />
=NEW TASK FORCES=<br />
* LEGAL / GOVERNANCE[David K./ Andrew]<br />
* USE OF SPACE / SPECIAL OPS [Ahnon]<br />
* FINANCIAL [Andrew / Danny]<br />
* COMMUNICATIONS [Joel]<br />
* DIVERSITY / INCLUSION [Margit]<br />
<br />
=============================<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it.<br />
* Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning & Zoning Dept for Oakland - already familiar with CCL and Sudo<br />
* Danny: Almost all groups (with the exception of BAPS and Sudo) are already permitted<br />
** Large group assembly (>60 people) requires a conditional use permit<br />
*** 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 Gilmanhttp://www.924gilman.org/ I believe the line is drawn at "public" e.g. advertisement, etc.<br />
** Hobby shop route for sudo is probably our best option<br />
*** Matt: Our insurance agent went with "social club", but "hobby shop" has been known to be useful.<br />
* Niki: It's extremely common for commercialbuildings to pay no rent for the first few months<br />
** Matt: especially if there is moving / shuffling taking place (e.g. over 3 month period)<br />
* We need to be able to communicate as things are happening<br />
** AND get consensus as things are happening<br />
* N: Let's try to approach this all with kindness and good faith <br />
* 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.<br />
* A: There's been attempts at formalizing shared values, but that hasn't been progressing smoothly<br />
* Zach: The Omni should be the most minimal possible organization to support the most maximally free space<br />
* Jenny: We need to define: Division of space; down-payment costs; move-in date.<br />
* Andrew: We need to come up with things to agree on, rather than just consenting to stuff ad-hoc<br />
* Niki: What's critical about this project and prevents total federation is that it's a matter of shared space<br />
* Zach: Let's get in the door then figure out how we share space<br />
* Joel: We need an office and a door that locks. We could put the letterpress equipment in the basement.<br />
** 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.<br />
* All collectives need to provide a list of their concrete needs / minimum requirements<br />
* 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<br />
* David: We need to put something out there so that people can work on it<br />
* Andrew: We need to decide how we deal with official vs unofficial information<br />
** Is there any official information? How about this logic:<br />
*** 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.<br />
* David: Two things that shouldn't be public: Donor identities; owner being able to see.<br />
* Position the wiki as it currently stands as an unofficial, informal proposal. <br />
** Matt: + 1<br />
* Rename to The Omni Commons, or Omni Oakland Commons ("Collective" gets flagged)<br />
** 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.<br />
*** I really like Omni Common (without 's') because of this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Common<br />
* 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.<br />
* Andrew suggests a FUNraiser to gather community together. "Hacker Spa is here to say 'chill out guys!'"<br />
** Word.<br />
<br />
What are the most important and consequentialparts of a proposal?<br />
* Initial down payments<br />
* Timeline<br />
* Move-in roadmap<br />
* ?<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
<br />
* Proposal for whether or not loans will be accepted and paid back<br />
** We still have not consented on even taking loans<br />
*** Matt: +1<br />
** Can we come up with a plan for generating revenue?<br />
** Income from events and such, many ways we could pay it back<br />
** The owner might give us back $1k of that loan each month for 13 months<br />
** 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.<br />
** Good faith loans? Time-constrained terms?<br />
** Budget out eg a percentage of the cafe's profits<br />
** Andrew's concern is how money flows through the organization<br />
* Proposal for June-Sep phased move-in to present to owners<br />
** Matt: +1<br />
* Minimum space and timeline requirements for each of the collectives<br />
* Request concrete budget / financial pro formafrom each of the collectives<br />
* Omni FUNraiser<br />
<br />
=Input Requested=<br />
* How do we feel about loans?<br />
* What's your timeline over the summer?<br />
* Minimum space requirements, potential uses of the shared space<br />
* Request money on the table by May 15<br />
* What are your questions / concerns?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=Gratuitous Link Dump=<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org<br />
* Danny's (informal : ) Proposal:https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nWDUhbynyx4kAoRs14n0XZ4_LxrNz3p_JyR0c_NqmE/edit<br />
* BACH: http://ba.chgrp.org/<br />
* Sudo Room bylaws:https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws<br />
* City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program:http://oaklandarts.org/IAP/<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/01_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2103Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T15:06:23Z<p>AL: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Facilitator==<br />
Sara <br />
<br />
==In Attendance==<br />
Sara (BAPS), Andrew (Spa), Hol (SUDO), Ian (BAPS), Niki (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Noemi (SUDO), Nico (TPS), Abby (Livespace), Margit (Livespace), Elisabeth (Livespace), Anna (BAPS), Daniel (SUDO), David (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Zach (TIL), Alanna (BAPS), Libby (BAPS), Stephen (BAPS), Jeremy (ONL), Chika (BAPS), Claiborne (BAPS), Danny (Peak Agency), Jenny (SUDO), Matt (SUDO), Cere (CCL), David B (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Tooth (Film Lab)<br />
<br />
Delegates Present:<br />
* Margit (LIVESPACE)<br />
* David B (LA COMMUNE)<br />
* David K (THE PUBLIC SCHOOL)<br />
* Jeremy (OAKLAND NIGHTS LIVE)<br />
* Jenny (SUDO)<br />
* Joel (TIMELESS INFINITE LIGHT)<br />
* Danny (PEAK AGENCY)<br />
* Andrew (SPA)<br />
* Tooth (FILM LAB)<br />
* Ahnon (COUNTER CULTURE LAB)<br />
<br />
=Meeting Agenda=<br />
* Elect Board of Directors<br />
* Something is happening (reportbacks)<br />
* Loans & [bracketed: Bylaws]<br />
* Tech point-person<br />
* Reportback on challenging dominant culture mtg<br />
* Omni Hackathon<br />
* Questions Period<br />
* Consensing on terms of negotiation w/ John<br />
* Email w/ routing #<br />
* Parameters of Terms for Lease Agreement Negotiations <br />
* Bank Account access (and accountability)<br />
<br />
=Visioning=<br />
* Hive, beehive, lots of people<br />
* Community<br />
* Reactor Core<br />
* New Social Forms<br />
* Love<br />
* Access to resources<br />
* Dynamic mycelliac <br />
* Omnipresent<br />
* Awesome<br />
* Next level collaboration<br />
* Necessary<br />
* The Factory with Ethics<br />
* Supportive<br />
* Old stuff / new stuff<br />
* Spaceship<br />
* Social Center<br />
* Care and dreams<br />
* A Universe City<br />
* Beyond technology<br />
* Maggots chewing away at a carcass trying to become moths<br />
* Collection of nonprofits<br />
* Opportunity to carve out space with clear commitment to social justice<br />
<br />
<br />
=Reportbacks=<br />
* Keenan: It's come to our attention that someone else is in close negotiations with the Omni owner to buy the building - hence the urgency. Confirmed with the owner, that he found out about the building through our project. Meeting with the owner tmrw am before the other bidder. <br />
** The lawyer will be present at this meeting, ~8:30pm - plz stave off legal questions until then.<br />
<br />
* Brazil proposal: To empower David Keenan with the most flexibility possible with respect to his negotiations with John; he may bring another person with him for moral support & counsel, but will retain full negotiating rights on behalf of the collective of collectives.<br />
<br />
** Any Friendly amendments?<br />
** A: What terms/variables around negotiation? Monthly rent, deposit, lease, move-in/move-out overlap, what can we afford? what do we want?<br />
** K: What are the boundaries of this negotiation? Acceptable range?<br />
** N: List of things to decide would be great<br />
** H: better to go in with 2/3 people<br />
** J: bolstering confidence is key, wingman valuable for this reason<br />
** Jenny: Ballroom rental for those first 3 months possible? Bocce ball court occupation possible? If not, drastic reduction in rent.<br />
** H: We offer to pay rent per square footage and stay mindful of the owner's needs/desires for move-outs re: a phased move-in<br />
** M: We don't know what's in the landlord's pocket. Come in with a primary offer on the table. 6 month negotiation period in exchange for tenant improvements.<br />
** Danny: We'll get our reality check ideally within 6-9 months, but better to have a 2-year lease to serve as a buffer.<br />
** David: In lieu of a guarantor, landlord requests more deposit. Not clear how much deposit he will hold onto over the next two years, but he's offered to pay us back $1k/month<br />
** Matt: optimize for the landlords needs, but 2 years to fail is a better option<br />
** Abby: more interested in the 7yr lease, practically do we have stretch witin our collectives. within your own collective, do you feel your collective could reach this?<br />
** Zach: Never offered a 2/3yr lease, stage an occupy oa<br />
** Matt: Is offering a longer-term lease a fool's errand?<br />
** David: A longer-term lease will give him more confidence; min. 3 years ideal<br />
** What if it all falls apart?<br />
*** Our deposit is in lieu of a guarantor, we would lose a giant chunk of change but it would be a long process to lose the assets of the corporation<br />
** Paying back interest-free loans:<br />
*** Still beholden to the entity given the loan, but built into the loan agreement is waivers, but these are unsecured loans.<br />
** Still up in the air: length of the lease; what offer we should lead with. Other perspectives? <br />
** The lease terms -> amt. of time to accrue $750,000<br />
** What about option to renew vs buy?<br />
*** Option to buy and lease duration are written into the agreement<br />
*** Real purpose of the option to buy is to get in there and begin making the money necessary to buy<br />
** Having folks on call for backup?<br />
** Being wholly flexible to all concerns in the moment, rather than overfocus on the proposal.<br />
*** Vote through Brazil's proposal but leave room for Keenan to negotiate<br />
*** The moment is now! We have the momentum currently.<br />
* Inquiry re: last line of the promissary note - should be changed to 'line above' rather than referencing line below<br />
* Consecrate the agreement with a Letter of Intent to enhance the credibility - enforceable<br />
* David authorized to make enforceable deals - sets the tone for agreements<br />
* Lowballing is the right approach<br />
<br />
Reviewing these options now: Document for Proposalshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
Procedure from most desirable (top) to least desirable (bottom), to apply at the discretion of the negotiators:<br />
* Offer to place a deposit, up to the total available to the Omni Collective as contributed through (a) donations and (b) contributions from individual member-groups<br />
* Offer to sign a contractual agreement, in addition or instead of any deposit, agreeing to terms of a deposit alone, including up to double the deposit available to the Omni Collective as outlined above.<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" with the following sets of terms (in descending order in terms of the position of the Omni Collective):<br />
**https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" or full lease, so long as terms are favorable up to the negotiators' best judgment.<br />
<br />
=Leading Offer=<br />
* 10k/month for first year, 12k 2nd year, maybe 13k afterwards<br />
* 3 months rent gratis -> maybe more afterward<br />
* Shadow buyer could be bullshit<br />
* Priotitizing coming first with a deposit offer, no strings attached - then making an agreement on lease<br />
* Need to put confidence in David to negotiate this to our best advantage.<br />
<br />
=Board of Directors=<br />
* Deadline of 30 days to file Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
*Soon as we have a lease signe<br />
<br />
=Next Week's Agenda=<br />
* File for Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send bylaws & Articles of Assoc. & associated legalese to the omni list [Niki] (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance )<br />
* Change the Foundation Document [David Brazil] -- DONE.<br />
* Email a link to the wiki with legalese [Niki]<br />
* Work with David Keenan to help delegate as part of the LEGAL TASK FORCE [Andrew]<br />
* Respond to wiki questions [All!]<br />
* Review the bylaws [everyone]<br />
* Check in with your collectives about CAMO [everyone]<br />
* Helping folks with the wiki [Jenny]<br />
* Help Patrik with space task force [Ahnon]<br />
* Devise a form for new potential collectives to fill in & submit [Margit & Danny]<br />
* Governance issues [David]<br />
* Everything people have said [Everyone]<br />
* Check in with LiveSpace [Margit]<br />
* Inclusion / Diversity Meeting -- inquiries welcome [Margit]<br />
* Communications Committee hosting [Joel]<br />
* Joel hosting Communication committee @ the Speakeasy Tuesday @ 7<br />
* Check in with your group about everything [everyone]<br />
* Write up an application for CAMO [Zach Houston]<br />
* Email about name change [David K.]<br />
<br />
=NEW TASK FORCES=<br />
* LEGAL / GOVERNANCE[David K./ Andrew]<br />
* USE OF SPACE / SPECIAL OPS [Ahnon]<br />
* FINANCIAL [Andrew / Danny]<br />
* COMMUNICATIONS [Joel]<br />
* DIVERSITY / INCLUSION [Margit]<br />
<br />
=============================<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it.<br />
* Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning & Zoning Dept for Oakland - already familiar with CCL and Sudo<br />
* Danny: Almost all groups (with the exception of BAPS and Sudo) are already permitted<br />
** Large group assembly (>60 people) requires a conditional use permit<br />
*** 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 Gilmanhttp://www.924gilman.org/ I believe the line is drawn at "public" e.g. advertisement, etc.<br />
** Hobby shop route for sudo is probably our best option<br />
*** Matt: Our insurance agent went with "social club", but "hobby shop" has been known to be useful.<br />
* Niki: It's extremely common for commercialbuildings to pay no rent for the first few months<br />
** Matt: especially if there is moving / shuffling taking place (e.g. over 3 month period)<br />
* We need to be able to communicate as things are happening<br />
** AND get consensus as things are happening<br />
* N: Let's try to approach this all with kindness and good faith <br />
* 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.<br />
* A: There's been attempts at formalizing shared values, but that hasn't been progressing smoothly<br />
* Zach: The Omni should be the most minimal possible organization to support the most maximally free space<br />
* Jenny: We need to define: Division of space; down-payment costs; move-in date.<br />
* Andrew: We need to come up with things to agree on, rather than just consenting to stuff ad-hoc<br />
* Niki: What's critical about this project and prevents total federation is that it's a matter of shared space<br />
* Zach: Let's get in the door then figure out how we share space<br />
* Joel: We need an office and a door that locks. We could put the letterpress equipment in the basement.<br />
** 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.<br />
* All collectives need to provide a list of their concrete needs / minimum requirements<br />
* 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<br />
* David: We need to put something out there so that people can work on it<br />
* Andrew: We need to decide how we deal with official vs unofficial information<br />
** Is there any official information? How about this logic:<br />
*** 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.<br />
* David: Two things that shouldn't be public: Donor identities; owner being able to see.<br />
* Position the wiki as it currently stands as an unofficial, informal proposal. <br />
** Matt: + 1<br />
* Rename to The Omni Commons, or Omni Oakland Commons ("Collective" gets flagged)<br />
** 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.<br />
*** I really like Omni Common (without 's') because of this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Common<br />
* 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.<br />
* Andrew suggests a FUNraiser to gather community together. "Hacker Spa is here to say 'chill out guys!'"<br />
** Word.<br />
<br />
What are the most important and consequentialparts of a proposal?<br />
* Initial down payments<br />
* Timeline<br />
* Move-in roadmap<br />
* ?<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
<br />
* Proposal for whether or not loans will be accepted and paid back<br />
** We still have not consented on even taking loans<br />
*** Matt: +1<br />
** Can we come up with a plan for generating revenue?<br />
** Income from events and such, many ways we could pay it back<br />
** The owner might give us back $1k of that loan each month for 13 months<br />
** 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.<br />
** Good faith loans? Time-constrained terms?<br />
** Budget out eg a percentage of the cafe's profits<br />
** Andrew's concern is how money flows through the organization<br />
* Proposal for June-Sep phased move-in to present to owners<br />
** Matt: +1<br />
* Minimum space and timeline requirements for each of the collectives<br />
* Request concrete budget / financial pro formafrom each of the collectives<br />
* Omni FUNraiser<br />
<br />
=Input Requested=<br />
* How do we feel about loans?<br />
* What's your timeline over the summer?<br />
* Minimum space requirements, potential uses of the shared space<br />
* Request money on the table by May 15<br />
* What are your questions / concerns?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=Gratuitous Link Dump=<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org<br />
* Danny's (informal : ) Proposal:https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nWDUhbynyx4kAoRs14n0XZ4_LxrNz3p_JyR0c_NqmE/edit<br />
* BACH: http://ba.chgrp.org/<br />
* Sudo Room bylaws:https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws<br />
* City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program:http://oaklandarts.org/IAP/<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/01_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2102Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T15:04:44Z<p>AL: /* Gratuitous Link Dump */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
May 01 2014 Delegates Meeting (2 hrs)<br />
<br />
==Facilitator==<br />
Sara <br />
<br />
==In Attendance==<br />
Sara (BAPS), Andrew (Spa), Hol (SUDO), Ian (BAPS), Niki (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Noemi (SUDO), Nico (TPS), Abby (Livespace), Margit (Livespace), Elisabeth (Livespace), Anna (BAPS), Daniel (SUDO), David (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Zach (TIL), Alanna (BAPS), Libby (BAPS), Stephen (BAPS), Jeremy (ONL), Chika (BAPS), Claiborne (BAPS), Danny (Peak Agency), Jenny (SUDO), Matt (SUDO), Cere (CCL), David B (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Tooth (Film Lab)<br />
<br />
Delegates Present:<br />
* Margit (LIVESPACE)<br />
* David B (LA COMMUNE)<br />
* David K (THE PUBLIC SCHOOL)<br />
* Jeremy (OAKLAND NIGHTS LIVE)<br />
* Jenny (SUDO)<br />
* Joel (TIMELESS INFINITE LIGHT)<br />
* Danny (PEAK AGENCY)<br />
* Andrew (SPA)<br />
* Tooth (FILM LAB)<br />
* Ahnon (COUNTER CULTURE LAB)<br />
<br />
=Meeting Agenda=<br />
* Elect Board of Directors<br />
* Something is happening (reportbacks)<br />
* Loans & [bracketed: Bylaws]<br />
* Tech point-person<br />
* Reportback on challenging dominant culture mtg<br />
* Omni Hackathon<br />
* Questions Period<br />
* Consensing on terms of negotiation w/ John<br />
* Email w/ routing #<br />
* Parameters of Terms for Lease Agreement Negotiations <br />
* Bank Account access (and accountability)<br />
<br />
=Visioning=<br />
* Hive, beehive, lots of people<br />
* Community<br />
* Reactor Core<br />
* New Social Forms<br />
* Love<br />
* Access to resources<br />
* Dynamic mycelliac <br />
* Omnipresent<br />
* Awesome<br />
* Next level collaboration<br />
* Necessary<br />
* The Factory with Ethics<br />
* Supportive<br />
* Old stuff / new stuff<br />
* Spaceship<br />
* Social Center<br />
* Care and dreams<br />
* A Universe City<br />
* Beyond technology<br />
* Maggots chewing away at a carcass trying to become moths<br />
* Collection of nonprofits<br />
* Opportunity to carve out space with clear commitment to social justice<br />
<br />
<br />
=Reportbacks=<br />
* Keenan: It's come to our attention that someone else is in close negotiations with the Omni owner to buy the building - hence the urgency. Confirmed with the owner, that he found out about the building through our project. Meeting with the owner tmrw am before the other bidder. <br />
** The lawyer will be present at this meeting, ~8:30pm - plz stave off legal questions until then.<br />
<br />
* Brazil proposal: To empower David Keenan with the most flexibility possible with respect to his negotiations with John; he may bring another person with him for moral support & counsel, but will retain full negotiating rights on behalf of the collective of collectives.<br />
<br />
** Any Friendly amendments?<br />
** A: What terms/variables around negotiation? Monthly rent, deposit, lease, move-in/move-out overlap, what can we afford? what do we want?<br />
** K: What are the boundaries of this negotiation? Acceptable range?<br />
** N: List of things to decide would be great<br />
** H: better to go in with 2/3 people<br />
** J: bolstering confidence is key, wingman valuable for this reason<br />
** Jenny: Ballroom rental for those first 3 months possible? Bocce ball court occupation possible? If not, drastic reduction in rent.<br />
** H: We offer to pay rent per square footage and stay mindful of the owner's needs/desires for move-outs re: a phased move-in<br />
** M: We don't know what's in the landlord's pocket. Come in with a primary offer on the table. 6 month negotiation period in exchange for tenant improvements.<br />
** Danny: We'll get our reality check ideally within 6-9 months, but better to have a 2-year lease to serve as a buffer.<br />
** David: In lieu of a guarantor, landlord requests more deposit. Not clear how much deposit he will hold onto over the next two years, but he's offered to pay us back $1k/month<br />
** Matt: optimize for the landlords needs, but 2 years to fail is a better option<br />
** Abby: more interested in the 7yr lease, practically do we have stretch witin our collectives. within your own collective, do you feel your collective could reach this?<br />
** Zach: Never offered a 2/3yr lease, stage an occupy oa<br />
** Matt: Is offering a longer-term lease a fool's errand?<br />
** David: A longer-term lease will give him more confidence; min. 3 years ideal<br />
** What if it all falls apart?<br />
*** Our deposit is in lieu of a guarantor, we would lose a giant chunk of change but it would be a long process to lose the assets of the corporation<br />
** Paying back interest-free loans:<br />
*** Still beholden to the entity given the loan, but built into the loan agreement is waivers, but these are unsecured loans.<br />
** Still up in the air: length of the lease; what offer we should lead with. Other perspectives? <br />
** The lease terms -> amt. of time to accrue $750,000<br />
** What about option to renew vs buy?<br />
*** Option to buy and lease duration are written into the agreement<br />
*** Real purpose of the option to buy is to get in there and begin making the money necessary to buy<br />
** Having folks on call for backup?<br />
** Being wholly flexible to all concerns in the moment, rather than overfocus on the proposal.<br />
*** Vote through Brazil's proposal but leave room for Keenan to negotiate<br />
*** The moment is now! We have the momentum currently.<br />
* Inquiry re: last line of the promissary note - should be changed to 'line above' rather than referencing line below<br />
* Consecrate the agreement with a Letter of Intent to enhance the credibility - enforceable<br />
* David authorized to make enforceable deals - sets the tone for agreements<br />
* Lowballing is the right approach<br />
<br />
Reviewing these options now: Document for Proposalshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
Procedure from most desirable (top) to least desirable (bottom), to apply at the discretion of the negotiators:<br />
* Offer to place a deposit, up to the total available to the Omni Collective as contributed through (a) donations and (b) contributions from individual member-groups<br />
* Offer to sign a contractual agreement, in addition or instead of any deposit, agreeing to terms of a deposit alone, including up to double the deposit available to the Omni Collective as outlined above.<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" with the following sets of terms (in descending order in terms of the position of the Omni Collective):<br />
**https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" or full lease, so long as terms are favorable up to the negotiators' best judgment.<br />
<br />
=Leading Offer=<br />
* 10k/month for first year, 12k 2nd year, maybe 13k afterwards<br />
* 3 months rent gratis -> maybe more afterward<br />
* Shadow buyer could be bullshit<br />
* Priotitizing coming first with a deposit offer, no strings attached - then making an agreement on lease<br />
* Need to put confidence in David to negotiate this to our best advantage.<br />
<br />
=Board of Directors=<br />
* Deadline of 30 days to file Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
*Soon as we have a lease signe<br />
<br />
=Next Week's Agenda=<br />
* File for Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send bylaws & Articles of Assoc. & associated legalese to the omni list [Niki] (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance )<br />
* Change the Foundation Document [David Brazil] -- DONE.<br />
* Email a link to the wiki with legalese [Niki]<br />
* Work with David Keenan to help delegate as part of the LEGAL TASK FORCE [Andrew]<br />
* Respond to wiki questions [All!]<br />
* Review the bylaws [everyone]<br />
* Check in with your collectives about CAMO [everyone]<br />
* Helping folks with the wiki [Jenny]<br />
* Help Patrik with space task force [Ahnon]<br />
* Devise a form for new potential collectives to fill in & submit [Margit & Danny]<br />
* Governance issues [David]<br />
* Everything people have said [Everyone]<br />
* Check in with LiveSpace [Margit]<br />
* Inclusion / Diversity Meeting -- inquiries welcome [Margit]<br />
* Communications Committee hosting [Joel]<br />
* Joel hosting Communication committee @ the Speakeasy Tuesday @ 7<br />
* Check in with your group about everything [everyone]<br />
* Write up an application for CAMO [Zach Houston]<br />
* Email about name change [David K.]<br />
<br />
=NEW TASK FORCES=<br />
* LEGAL / GOVERNANCE[David K./ Andrew]<br />
* USE OF SPACE / SPECIAL OPS [Ahnon]<br />
* FINANCIAL [Andrew / Danny]<br />
* COMMUNICATIONS [Joel]<br />
* DIVERSITY / INCLUSION [Margit]<br />
<br />
=============================<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it.<br />
* Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning & Zoning Dept for Oakland - already familiar with CCL and Sudo<br />
* Danny: Almost all groups (with the exception of BAPS and Sudo) are already permitted<br />
** Large group assembly (>60 people) requires a conditional use permit<br />
*** 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 Gilmanhttp://www.924gilman.org/ I believe the line is drawn at "public" e.g. advertisement, etc.<br />
** Hobby shop route for sudo is probably our best option<br />
*** Matt: Our insurance agent went with "social club", but "hobby shop" has been known to be useful.<br />
* Niki: It's extremely common for commercialbuildings to pay no rent for the first few months<br />
** Matt: especially if there is moving / shuffling taking place (e.g. over 3 month period)<br />
* We need to be able to communicate as things are happening<br />
** AND get consensus as things are happening<br />
* N: Let's try to approach this all with kindness and good faith <br />
* 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.<br />
* A: There's been attempts at formalizing shared values, but that hasn't been progressing smoothly<br />
* Zach: The Omni should be the most minimal possible organization to support the most maximally free space<br />
* Jenny: We need to define: Division of space; down-payment costs; move-in date.<br />
* Andrew: We need to come up with things to agree on, rather than just consenting to stuff ad-hoc<br />
* Niki: What's critical about this project and prevents total federation is that it's a matter of shared space<br />
* Zach: Let's get in the door then figure out how we share space<br />
* Joel: We need an office and a door that locks. We could put the letterpress equipment in the basement.<br />
** 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.<br />
* All collectives need to provide a list of their concrete needs / minimum requirements<br />
* 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<br />
* David: We need to put something out there so that people can work on it<br />
* Andrew: We need to decide how we deal with official vs unofficial information<br />
** Is there any official information? How about this logic:<br />
*** 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.<br />
* David: Two things that shouldn't be public: Donor identities; owner being able to see.<br />
* Position the wiki as it currently stands as an unofficial, informal proposal. <br />
** Matt: + 1<br />
* Rename to The Omni Commons, or Omni Oakland Commons ("Collective" gets flagged)<br />
** 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.<br />
*** I really like Omni Common (without 's') because of this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Common<br />
* 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.<br />
* Andrew suggests a FUNraiser to gather community together. "Hacker Spa is here to say 'chill out guys!'"<br />
** Word.<br />
<br />
What are the most important and consequentialparts of a proposal?<br />
* Initial down payments<br />
* Timeline<br />
* Move-in roadmap<br />
* ?<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
<br />
* Proposal for whether or not loans will be accepted and paid back<br />
** We still have not consented on even taking loans<br />
*** Matt: +1<br />
** Can we come up with a plan for generating revenue?<br />
** Income from events and such, many ways we could pay it back<br />
** The owner might give us back $1k of that loan each month for 13 months<br />
** 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.<br />
** Good faith loans? Time-constrained terms?<br />
** Budget out eg a percentage of the cafe's profits<br />
** Andrew's concern is how money flows through the organization<br />
* Proposal for June-Sep phased move-in to present to owners<br />
** Matt: +1<br />
* Minimum space and timeline requirements for each of the collectives<br />
* Request concrete budget / financial pro formafrom each of the collectives<br />
* Omni FUNraiser<br />
<br />
=Input Requested=<br />
* How do we feel about loans?<br />
* What's your timeline over the summer?<br />
* Minimum space requirements, potential uses of the shared space<br />
* Request money on the table by May 15<br />
* What are your questions / concerns?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=Gratuitous Link Dump=<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org<br />
* Danny's (informal : ) Proposal:https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nWDUhbynyx4kAoRs14n0XZ4_LxrNz3p_JyR0c_NqmE/edit<br />
* BACH: http://ba.chgrp.org/<br />
* Sudo Room bylaws:https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws<br />
* City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program:http://oaklandarts.org/IAP/<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2014-05-01&diff=21012014-05-012014-10-27T15:04:21Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-05-01 to 2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting: Structure</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/01_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2100Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T15:04:21Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-05-01 to 2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting: Structure</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
May 01 2014 Delegates Meeting (2 hrs)<br />
<br />
==Facilitator==<br />
Sara <br />
<br />
==In Attendance==<br />
Sara (BAPS), Andrew (Spa), Hol (SUDO), Ian (BAPS), Niki (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Noemi (SUDO), Nico (TPS), Abby (Livespace), Margit (Livespace), Elisabeth (Livespace), Anna (BAPS), Daniel (SUDO), David (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Zach (TIL), Alanna (BAPS), Libby (BAPS), Stephen (BAPS), Jeremy (ONL), Chika (BAPS), Claiborne (BAPS), Danny (Peak Agency), Jenny (SUDO), Matt (SUDO), Cere (CCL), David B (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Tooth (Film Lab)<br />
<br />
Delegates Present:<br />
* Margit (LIVESPACE)<br />
* David B (LA COMMUNE)<br />
* David K (THE PUBLIC SCHOOL)<br />
* Jeremy (OAKLAND NIGHTS LIVE)<br />
* Jenny (SUDO)<br />
* Joel (TIMELESS INFINITE LIGHT)<br />
* Danny (PEAK AGENCY)<br />
* Andrew (SPA)<br />
* Tooth (FILM LAB)<br />
* Ahnon (COUNTER CULTURE LAB)<br />
<br />
=Meeting Agenda=<br />
* Elect Board of Directors<br />
* Something is happening (reportbacks)<br />
* Loans & [bracketed: Bylaws]<br />
* Tech point-person<br />
* Reportback on challenging dominant culture mtg<br />
* Omni Hackathon<br />
* Questions Period<br />
* Consensing on terms of negotiation w/ John<br />
* Email w/ routing #<br />
* Parameters of Terms for Lease Agreement Negotiations <br />
* Bank Account access (and accountability)<br />
<br />
=Visioning=<br />
* Hive, beehive, lots of people<br />
* Community<br />
* Reactor Core<br />
* New Social Forms<br />
* Love<br />
* Access to resources<br />
* Dynamic mycelliac <br />
* Omnipresent<br />
* Awesome<br />
* Next level collaboration<br />
* Necessary<br />
* The Factory with Ethics<br />
* Supportive<br />
* Old stuff / new stuff<br />
* Spaceship<br />
* Social Center<br />
* Care and dreams<br />
* A Universe City<br />
* Beyond technology<br />
* Maggots chewing away at a carcass trying to become moths<br />
* Collection of nonprofits<br />
* Opportunity to carve out space with clear commitment to social justice<br />
<br />
<br />
=Reportbacks=<br />
* Keenan: It's come to our attention that someone else is in close negotiations with the Omni owner to buy the building - hence the urgency. Confirmed with the owner, that he found out about the building through our project. Meeting with the owner tmrw am before the other bidder. <br />
** The lawyer will be present at this meeting, ~8:30pm - plz stave off legal questions until then.<br />
<br />
* Brazil proposal: To empower David Keenan with the most flexibility possible with respect to his negotiations with John; he may bring another person with him for moral support & counsel, but will retain full negotiating rights on behalf of the collective of collectives.<br />
<br />
** Any Friendly amendments?<br />
** A: What terms/variables around negotiation? Monthly rent, deposit, lease, move-in/move-out overlap, what can we afford? what do we want?<br />
** K: What are the boundaries of this negotiation? Acceptable range?<br />
** N: List of things to decide would be great<br />
** H: better to go in with 2/3 people<br />
** J: bolstering confidence is key, wingman valuable for this reason<br />
** Jenny: Ballroom rental for those first 3 months possible? Bocce ball court occupation possible? If not, drastic reduction in rent.<br />
** H: We offer to pay rent per square footage and stay mindful of the owner's needs/desires for move-outs re: a phased move-in<br />
** M: We don't know what's in the landlord's pocket. Come in with a primary offer on the table. 6 month negotiation period in exchange for tenant improvements.<br />
** Danny: We'll get our reality check ideally within 6-9 months, but better to have a 2-year lease to serve as a buffer.<br />
** David: In lieu of a guarantor, landlord requests more deposit. Not clear how much deposit he will hold onto over the next two years, but he's offered to pay us back $1k/month<br />
** Matt: optimize for the landlords needs, but 2 years to fail is a better option<br />
** Abby: more interested in the 7yr lease, practically do we have stretch witin our collectives. within your own collective, do you feel your collective could reach this?<br />
** Zach: Never offered a 2/3yr lease, stage an occupy oa<br />
** Matt: Is offering a longer-term lease a fool's errand?<br />
** David: A longer-term lease will give him more confidence; min. 3 years ideal<br />
** What if it all falls apart?<br />
*** Our deposit is in lieu of a guarantor, we would lose a giant chunk of change but it would be a long process to lose the assets of the corporation<br />
** Paying back interest-free loans:<br />
*** Still beholden to the entity given the loan, but built into the loan agreement is waivers, but these are unsecured loans.<br />
** Still up in the air: length of the lease; what offer we should lead with. Other perspectives? <br />
** The lease terms -> amt. of time to accrue $750,000<br />
** What about option to renew vs buy?<br />
*** Option to buy and lease duration are written into the agreement<br />
*** Real purpose of the option to buy is to get in there and begin making the money necessary to buy<br />
** Having folks on call for backup?<br />
** Being wholly flexible to all concerns in the moment, rather than overfocus on the proposal.<br />
*** Vote through Brazil's proposal but leave room for Keenan to negotiate<br />
*** The moment is now! We have the momentum currently.<br />
* Inquiry re: last line of the promissary note - should be changed to 'line above' rather than referencing line below<br />
* Consecrate the agreement with a Letter of Intent to enhance the credibility - enforceable<br />
* David authorized to make enforceable deals - sets the tone for agreements<br />
* Lowballing is the right approach<br />
<br />
Reviewing these options now: Document for Proposalshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
Procedure from most desirable (top) to least desirable (bottom), to apply at the discretion of the negotiators:<br />
* Offer to place a deposit, up to the total available to the Omni Collective as contributed through (a) donations and (b) contributions from individual member-groups<br />
* Offer to sign a contractual agreement, in addition or instead of any deposit, agreeing to terms of a deposit alone, including up to double the deposit available to the Omni Collective as outlined above.<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" with the following sets of terms (in descending order in terms of the position of the Omni Collective):<br />
**https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" or full lease, so long as terms are favorable up to the negotiators' best judgment.<br />
<br />
=Leading Offer=<br />
* 10k/month for first year, 12k 2nd year, maybe 13k afterwards<br />
* 3 months rent gratis -> maybe more afterward<br />
* Shadow buyer could be bullshit<br />
* Priotitizing coming first with a deposit offer, no strings attached - then making an agreement on lease<br />
* Need to put confidence in David to negotiate this to our best advantage.<br />
<br />
=Board of Directors=<br />
* Deadline of 30 days to file Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
*Soon as we have a lease signe<br />
<br />
=Next Week's Agenda=<br />
* File for Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send bylaws & Articles of Assoc. & associated legalese to the omni list [Niki] (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance )<br />
* Change the Foundation Document [David Brazil] -- DONE.<br />
* Email a link to the wiki with legalese [Niki]<br />
* Work with David Keenan to help delegate as part of the LEGAL TASK FORCE [Andrew]<br />
* Respond to wiki questions [All!]<br />
* Review the bylaws [everyone]<br />
* Check in with your collectives about CAMO [everyone]<br />
* Helping folks with the wiki [Jenny]<br />
* Help Patrik with space task force [Ahnon]<br />
* Devise a form for new potential collectives to fill in & submit [Margit & Danny]<br />
* Governance issues [David]<br />
* Everything people have said [Everyone]<br />
* Check in with LiveSpace [Margit]<br />
* Inclusion / Diversity Meeting -- inquiries welcome [Margit]<br />
* Communications Committee hosting [Joel]<br />
* Joel hosting Communication committee @ the Speakeasy Tuesday @ 7<br />
* Check in with your group about everything [everyone]<br />
* Write up an application for CAMO [Zach Houston]<br />
* Email about name change [David K.]<br />
<br />
=NEW TASK FORCES=<br />
* LEGAL / GOVERNANCE[David K./ Andrew]<br />
* USE OF SPACE / SPECIAL OPS [Ahnon]<br />
* FINANCIAL [Andrew / Danny]<br />
* COMMUNICATIONS [Joel]<br />
* DIVERSITY / INCLUSION [Margit]<br />
<br />
=============================<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it.<br />
* Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning & Zoning Dept for Oakland - already familiar with CCL and Sudo<br />
* Danny: Almost all groups (with the exception of BAPS and Sudo) are already permitted<br />
** Large group assembly (>60 people) requires a conditional use permit<br />
*** 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 Gilmanhttp://www.924gilman.org/ I believe the line is drawn at "public" e.g. advertisement, etc.<br />
** Hobby shop route for sudo is probably our best option<br />
*** Matt: Our insurance agent went with "social club", but "hobby shop" has been known to be useful.<br />
* Niki: It's extremely common for commercialbuildings to pay no rent for the first few months<br />
** Matt: especially if there is moving / shuffling taking place (e.g. over 3 month period)<br />
* We need to be able to communicate as things are happening<br />
** AND get consensus as things are happening<br />
* N: Let's try to approach this all with kindness and good faith <br />
* 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.<br />
* A: There's been attempts at formalizing shared values, but that hasn't been progressing smoothly<br />
* Zach: The Omni should be the most minimal possible organization to support the most maximally free space<br />
* Jenny: We need to define: Division of space; down-payment costs; move-in date.<br />
* Andrew: We need to come up with things to agree on, rather than just consenting to stuff ad-hoc<br />
* Niki: What's critical about this project and prevents total federation is that it's a matter of shared space<br />
* Zach: Let's get in the door then figure out how we share space<br />
* Joel: We need an office and a door that locks. We could put the letterpress equipment in the basement.<br />
** 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.<br />
* All collectives need to provide a list of their concrete needs / minimum requirements<br />
* 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<br />
* David: We need to put something out there so that people can work on it<br />
* Andrew: We need to decide how we deal with official vs unofficial information<br />
** Is there any official information? How about this logic:<br />
*** 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.<br />
* David: Two things that shouldn't be public: Donor identities; owner being able to see.<br />
* Position the wiki as it currently stands as an unofficial, informal proposal. <br />
** Matt: + 1<br />
* Rename to The Omni Commons, or Omni Oakland Commons ("Collective" gets flagged)<br />
** 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.<br />
*** I really like Omni Common (without 's') because of this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Common<br />
* 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.<br />
* Andrew suggests a FUNraiser to gather community together. "Hacker Spa is here to say 'chill out guys!'"<br />
** Word.<br />
<br />
What are the most important and consequentialparts of a proposal?<br />
* Initial down payments<br />
* Timeline<br />
* Move-in roadmap<br />
* ?<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
<br />
* Proposal for whether or not loans will be accepted and paid back<br />
** We still have not consented on even taking loans<br />
*** Matt: +1<br />
** Can we come up with a plan for generating revenue?<br />
** Income from events and such, many ways we could pay it back<br />
** The owner might give us back $1k of that loan each month for 13 months<br />
** 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.<br />
** Good faith loans? Time-constrained terms?<br />
** Budget out eg a percentage of the cafe's profits<br />
** Andrew's concern is how money flows through the organization<br />
* Proposal for June-Sep phased move-in to present to owners<br />
** Matt: +1<br />
* Minimum space and timeline requirements for each of the collectives<br />
* Request concrete budget / financial pro formafrom each of the collectives<br />
* Omni FUNraiser<br />
<br />
=Input Requested=<br />
* How do we feel about loans?<br />
* What's your timeline over the summer?<br />
* Minimum space requirements, potential uses of the shared space<br />
* Request money on the table by May 15<br />
* What are your questions / concerns?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=Gratuitous Link Dump=<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org<br />
* Danny's (informal : ) Proposal:https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nWDUhbynyx4kAoRs14n0XZ4_LxrNz3p_JyR0c_NqmE/edit<br />
* BACH: http://ba.chgrp.org/<br />
* Sudo Room bylaws:https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws<br />
* City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program:http://oaklandarts.org/IAP/</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/01_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2099Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T15:02:51Z<p>AL: /* Action Items */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
May 01 2014 Delegates Meeting (2 hrs)<br />
<br />
==Facilitator==<br />
Sara <br />
<br />
==In Attendance==<br />
Sara (BAPS), Andrew (Spa), Hol (SUDO), Ian (BAPS), Niki (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Noemi (SUDO), Nico (TPS), Abby (Livespace), Margit (Livespace), Elisabeth (Livespace), Anna (BAPS), Daniel (SUDO), David (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Zach (TIL), Alanna (BAPS), Libby (BAPS), Stephen (BAPS), Jeremy (ONL), Chika (BAPS), Claiborne (BAPS), Danny (Peak Agency), Jenny (SUDO), Matt (SUDO), Cere (CCL), David B (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Tooth (Film Lab)<br />
<br />
Delegates Present:<br />
* Margit (LIVESPACE)<br />
* David B (LA COMMUNE)<br />
* David K (THE PUBLIC SCHOOL)<br />
* Jeremy (OAKLAND NIGHTS LIVE)<br />
* Jenny (SUDO)<br />
* Joel (TIMELESS INFINITE LIGHT)<br />
* Danny (PEAK AGENCY)<br />
* Andrew (SPA)<br />
* Tooth (FILM LAB)<br />
* Ahnon (COUNTER CULTURE LAB)<br />
<br />
=Meeting Agenda=<br />
* Elect Board of Directors<br />
* Something is happening (reportbacks)<br />
* Loans & [bracketed: Bylaws]<br />
* Tech point-person<br />
* Reportback on challenging dominant culture mtg<br />
* Omni Hackathon<br />
* Questions Period<br />
* Consensing on terms of negotiation w/ John<br />
* Email w/ routing #<br />
* Parameters of Terms for Lease Agreement Negotiations <br />
* Bank Account access (and accountability)<br />
<br />
=Visioning=<br />
* Hive, beehive, lots of people<br />
* Community<br />
* Reactor Core<br />
* New Social Forms<br />
* Love<br />
* Access to resources<br />
* Dynamic mycelliac <br />
* Omnipresent<br />
* Awesome<br />
* Next level collaboration<br />
* Necessary<br />
* The Factory with Ethics<br />
* Supportive<br />
* Old stuff / new stuff<br />
* Spaceship<br />
* Social Center<br />
* Care and dreams<br />
* A Universe City<br />
* Beyond technology<br />
* Maggots chewing away at a carcass trying to become moths<br />
* Collection of nonprofits<br />
* Opportunity to carve out space with clear commitment to social justice<br />
<br />
<br />
=Reportbacks=<br />
* Keenan: It's come to our attention that someone else is in close negotiations with the Omni owner to buy the building - hence the urgency. Confirmed with the owner, that he found out about the building through our project. Meeting with the owner tmrw am before the other bidder. <br />
** The lawyer will be present at this meeting, ~8:30pm - plz stave off legal questions until then.<br />
<br />
* Brazil proposal: To empower David Keenan with the most flexibility possible with respect to his negotiations with John; he may bring another person with him for moral support & counsel, but will retain full negotiating rights on behalf of the collective of collectives.<br />
<br />
** Any Friendly amendments?<br />
** A: What terms/variables around negotiation? Monthly rent, deposit, lease, move-in/move-out overlap, what can we afford? what do we want?<br />
** K: What are the boundaries of this negotiation? Acceptable range?<br />
** N: List of things to decide would be great<br />
** H: better to go in with 2/3 people<br />
** J: bolstering confidence is key, wingman valuable for this reason<br />
** Jenny: Ballroom rental for those first 3 months possible? Bocce ball court occupation possible? If not, drastic reduction in rent.<br />
** H: We offer to pay rent per square footage and stay mindful of the owner's needs/desires for move-outs re: a phased move-in<br />
** M: We don't know what's in the landlord's pocket. Come in with a primary offer on the table. 6 month negotiation period in exchange for tenant improvements.<br />
** Danny: We'll get our reality check ideally within 6-9 months, but better to have a 2-year lease to serve as a buffer.<br />
** David: In lieu of a guarantor, landlord requests more deposit. Not clear how much deposit he will hold onto over the next two years, but he's offered to pay us back $1k/month<br />
** Matt: optimize for the landlords needs, but 2 years to fail is a better option<br />
** Abby: more interested in the 7yr lease, practically do we have stretch witin our collectives. within your own collective, do you feel your collective could reach this?<br />
** Zach: Never offered a 2/3yr lease, stage an occupy oa<br />
** Matt: Is offering a longer-term lease a fool's errand?<br />
** David: A longer-term lease will give him more confidence; min. 3 years ideal<br />
** What if it all falls apart?<br />
*** Our deposit is in lieu of a guarantor, we would lose a giant chunk of change but it would be a long process to lose the assets of the corporation<br />
** Paying back interest-free loans:<br />
*** Still beholden to the entity given the loan, but built into the loan agreement is waivers, but these are unsecured loans.<br />
** Still up in the air: length of the lease; what offer we should lead with. Other perspectives? <br />
** The lease terms -> amt. of time to accrue $750,000<br />
** What about option to renew vs buy?<br />
*** Option to buy and lease duration are written into the agreement<br />
*** Real purpose of the option to buy is to get in there and begin making the money necessary to buy<br />
** Having folks on call for backup?<br />
** Being wholly flexible to all concerns in the moment, rather than overfocus on the proposal.<br />
*** Vote through Brazil's proposal but leave room for Keenan to negotiate<br />
*** The moment is now! We have the momentum currently.<br />
* Inquiry re: last line of the promissary note - should be changed to 'line above' rather than referencing line below<br />
* Consecrate the agreement with a Letter of Intent to enhance the credibility - enforceable<br />
* David authorized to make enforceable deals - sets the tone for agreements<br />
* Lowballing is the right approach<br />
<br />
Reviewing these options now: Document for Proposalshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
Procedure from most desirable (top) to least desirable (bottom), to apply at the discretion of the negotiators:<br />
* Offer to place a deposit, up to the total available to the Omni Collective as contributed through (a) donations and (b) contributions from individual member-groups<br />
* Offer to sign a contractual agreement, in addition or instead of any deposit, agreeing to terms of a deposit alone, including up to double the deposit available to the Omni Collective as outlined above.<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" with the following sets of terms (in descending order in terms of the position of the Omni Collective):<br />
**https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" or full lease, so long as terms are favorable up to the negotiators' best judgment.<br />
<br />
=Leading Offer=<br />
* 10k/month for first year, 12k 2nd year, maybe 13k afterwards<br />
* 3 months rent gratis -> maybe more afterward<br />
* Shadow buyer could be bullshit<br />
* Priotitizing coming first with a deposit offer, no strings attached - then making an agreement on lease<br />
* Need to put confidence in David to negotiate this to our best advantage.<br />
<br />
=Board of Directors=<br />
* Deadline of 30 days to file Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
*Soon as we have a lease signe<br />
<br />
=Next Week's Agenda=<br />
* File for Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send bylaws & Articles of Assoc. & associated legalese to the omni list [Niki] (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance )<br />
* Change the Foundation Document [David Brazil] -- DONE.<br />
* Email a link to the wiki with legalese [Niki]<br />
* Work with David Keenan to help delegate as part of the LEGAL TASK FORCE [Andrew]<br />
* Respond to wiki questions [All!]<br />
* Review the bylaws [everyone]<br />
* Check in with your collectives about CAMO [everyone]<br />
* Helping folks with the wiki [Jenny]<br />
* Help Patrik with space task force [Ahnon]<br />
* Devise a form for new potential collectives to fill in & submit [Margit & Danny]<br />
* Governance issues [David]<br />
* Everything people have said [Everyone]<br />
* Check in with LiveSpace [Margit]<br />
* Inclusion / Diversity Meeting -- inquiries welcome [Margit]<br />
* Communications Committee hosting [Joel]<br />
* Joel hosting Communication committee @ the Speakeasy Tuesday @ 7<br />
* Check in with your group about everything [everyone]<br />
* Write up an application for CAMO [Zach Houston]<br />
* Email about name change [David K.]<br />
<br />
=NEW TASK FORCES=<br />
* LEGAL / GOVERNANCE[David K./ Andrew]<br />
* USE OF SPACE / SPECIAL OPS [Ahnon]<br />
* FINANCIAL [Andrew / Danny]<br />
* COMMUNICATIONS [Joel]<br />
* DIVERSITY / INCLUSION [Margit]<br />
<br />
=============================<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it.<br />
* Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning & Zoning Dept for Oakland - already familiar with CCL and Sudo<br />
* Danny: Almost all groups (with the exception of BAPS and Sudo) are already permitted<br />
** Large group assembly (>60 people) requires a conditional use permit<br />
*** 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 Gilmanhttp://www.924gilman.org/ I believe the line is drawn at "public" e.g. advertisement, etc.<br />
** Hobby shop route for sudo is probably our best option<br />
*** Matt: Our insurance agent went with "social club", but "hobby shop" has been known to be useful.<br />
* Niki: It's extremely common for commercialbuildings to pay no rent for the first few months<br />
** Matt: especially if there is moving / shuffling taking place (e.g. over 3 month period)<br />
* We need to be able to communicate as things are happening<br />
** AND get consensus as things are happening<br />
* N: Let's try to approach this all with kindness and good faith <br />
* 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.<br />
* A: There's been attempts at formalizing shared values, but that hasn't been progressing smoothly<br />
* Zach: The Omni should be the most minimal possible organization to support the most maximally free space<br />
* Jenny: We need to define: Division of space; down-payment costs; move-in date.<br />
* Andrew: We need to come up with things to agree on, rather than just consenting to stuff ad-hoc<br />
* Niki: What's critical about this project and prevents total federation is that it's a matter of shared space<br />
* Zach: Let's get in the door then figure out how we share space<br />
* Joel: We need an office and a door that locks. We could put the letterpress equipment in the basement.<br />
** 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.<br />
* All collectives need to provide a list of their concrete needs / minimum requirements<br />
* 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<br />
* David: We need to put something out there so that people can work on it<br />
* Andrew: We need to decide how we deal with official vs unofficial information<br />
** Is there any official information? How about this logic:<br />
*** 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.<br />
* David: Two things that shouldn't be public: Donor identities; owner being able to see.<br />
* Position the wiki as it currently stands as an unofficial, informal proposal. <br />
** Matt: + 1<br />
* Rename to The Omni Commons, or Omni Oakland Commons ("Collective" gets flagged)<br />
** 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.<br />
*** I really like Omni Common (without 's') because of this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Common<br />
* 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.<br />
* Andrew suggests a FUNraiser to gather community together. "Hacker Spa is here to say 'chill out guys!'"<br />
** Word.<br />
<br />
What are the most important and consequentialparts of a proposal?<br />
* Initial down payments<br />
* Timeline<br />
* Move-in roadmap<br />
* ?<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
<br />
* Proposal for whether or not loans will be accepted and paid back<br />
** We still have not consented on even taking loans<br />
*** Matt: +1<br />
** Can we come up with a plan for generating revenue?<br />
** Income from events and such, many ways we could pay it back<br />
** The owner might give us back $1k of that loan each month for 13 months<br />
** 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.<br />
** Good faith loans? Time-constrained terms?<br />
** Budget out eg a percentage of the cafe's profits<br />
** Andrew's concern is how money flows through the organization<br />
* Proposal for June-Sep phased move-in to present to owners<br />
** Matt: +1<br />
* Minimum space and timeline requirements for each of the collectives<br />
* Request concrete budget / financial pro formafrom each of the collectives<br />
* Omni FUNraiser<br />
<br />
=Input Requested=<br />
* How do we feel about loans?<br />
* What's your timeline over the summer?<br />
* Minimum space requirements, potential uses of the shared space<br />
* Request money on the table by May 15<br />
* What are your questions / concerns?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=Gratuitous Link Dump=<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org<br />
* Danny's (informal : ) Proposal:https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nWDUhbynyx4kAoRs14n0XZ4_LxrNz3p_JyR0c_NqmE/edit<br />
* BACH: http://ba.chgrp.org/<br />
* Sudo Room bylaws:https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws<br />
* City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program:http://oaklandarts.org/IAP/</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/01_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2098Event:2014/05/01 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T15:02:28Z<p>AL: /* In Attendance */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
May 01 2014 Delegates Meeting (2 hrs)<br />
<br />
==Facilitator==<br />
Sara <br />
<br />
==In Attendance==<br />
Sara (BAPS), Andrew (Spa), Hol (SUDO), Ian (BAPS), Niki (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Noemi (SUDO), Nico (TPS), Abby (Livespace), Margit (Livespace), Elisabeth (Livespace), Anna (BAPS), Daniel (SUDO), David (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Zach (TIL), Alanna (BAPS), Libby (BAPS), Stephen (BAPS), Jeremy (ONL), Chika (BAPS), Claiborne (BAPS), Danny (Peak Agency), Jenny (SUDO), Matt (SUDO), Cere (CCL), David B (BAPS / LA COMMUNE), Tooth (Film Lab)<br />
<br />
Delegates Present:<br />
* Margit (LIVESPACE)<br />
* David B (LA COMMUNE)<br />
* David K (THE PUBLIC SCHOOL)<br />
* Jeremy (OAKLAND NIGHTS LIVE)<br />
* Jenny (SUDO)<br />
* Joel (TIMELESS INFINITE LIGHT)<br />
* Danny (PEAK AGENCY)<br />
* Andrew (SPA)<br />
* Tooth (FILM LAB)<br />
* Ahnon (COUNTER CULTURE LAB)<br />
<br />
=Meeting Agenda=<br />
* Elect Board of Directors<br />
* Something is happening (reportbacks)<br />
* Loans & [bracketed: Bylaws]<br />
* Tech point-person<br />
* Reportback on challenging dominant culture mtg<br />
* Omni Hackathon<br />
* Questions Period<br />
* Consensing on terms of negotiation w/ John<br />
* Email w/ routing #<br />
* Parameters of Terms for Lease Agreement Negotiations <br />
* Bank Account access (and accountability)<br />
<br />
=Visioning=<br />
* Hive, beehive, lots of people<br />
* Community<br />
* Reactor Core<br />
* New Social Forms<br />
* Love<br />
* Access to resources<br />
* Dynamic mycelliac <br />
* Omnipresent<br />
* Awesome<br />
* Next level collaboration<br />
* Necessary<br />
* The Factory with Ethics<br />
* Supportive<br />
* Old stuff / new stuff<br />
* Spaceship<br />
* Social Center<br />
* Care and dreams<br />
* A Universe City<br />
* Beyond technology<br />
* Maggots chewing away at a carcass trying to become moths<br />
* Collection of nonprofits<br />
* Opportunity to carve out space with clear commitment to social justice<br />
<br />
<br />
=Reportbacks=<br />
* Keenan: It's come to our attention that someone else is in close negotiations with the Omni owner to buy the building - hence the urgency. Confirmed with the owner, that he found out about the building through our project. Meeting with the owner tmrw am before the other bidder. <br />
** The lawyer will be present at this meeting, ~8:30pm - plz stave off legal questions until then.<br />
<br />
* Brazil proposal: To empower David Keenan with the most flexibility possible with respect to his negotiations with John; he may bring another person with him for moral support & counsel, but will retain full negotiating rights on behalf of the collective of collectives.<br />
<br />
** Any Friendly amendments?<br />
** A: What terms/variables around negotiation? Monthly rent, deposit, lease, move-in/move-out overlap, what can we afford? what do we want?<br />
** K: What are the boundaries of this negotiation? Acceptable range?<br />
** N: List of things to decide would be great<br />
** H: better to go in with 2/3 people<br />
** J: bolstering confidence is key, wingman valuable for this reason<br />
** Jenny: Ballroom rental for those first 3 months possible? Bocce ball court occupation possible? If not, drastic reduction in rent.<br />
** H: We offer to pay rent per square footage and stay mindful of the owner's needs/desires for move-outs re: a phased move-in<br />
** M: We don't know what's in the landlord's pocket. Come in with a primary offer on the table. 6 month negotiation period in exchange for tenant improvements.<br />
** Danny: We'll get our reality check ideally within 6-9 months, but better to have a 2-year lease to serve as a buffer.<br />
** David: In lieu of a guarantor, landlord requests more deposit. Not clear how much deposit he will hold onto over the next two years, but he's offered to pay us back $1k/month<br />
** Matt: optimize for the landlords needs, but 2 years to fail is a better option<br />
** Abby: more interested in the 7yr lease, practically do we have stretch witin our collectives. within your own collective, do you feel your collective could reach this?<br />
** Zach: Never offered a 2/3yr lease, stage an occupy oa<br />
** Matt: Is offering a longer-term lease a fool's errand?<br />
** David: A longer-term lease will give him more confidence; min. 3 years ideal<br />
** What if it all falls apart?<br />
*** Our deposit is in lieu of a guarantor, we would lose a giant chunk of change but it would be a long process to lose the assets of the corporation<br />
** Paying back interest-free loans:<br />
*** Still beholden to the entity given the loan, but built into the loan agreement is waivers, but these are unsecured loans.<br />
** Still up in the air: length of the lease; what offer we should lead with. Other perspectives? <br />
** The lease terms -> amt. of time to accrue $750,000<br />
** What about option to renew vs buy?<br />
*** Option to buy and lease duration are written into the agreement<br />
*** Real purpose of the option to buy is to get in there and begin making the money necessary to buy<br />
** Having folks on call for backup?<br />
** Being wholly flexible to all concerns in the moment, rather than overfocus on the proposal.<br />
*** Vote through Brazil's proposal but leave room for Keenan to negotiate<br />
*** The moment is now! We have the momentum currently.<br />
* Inquiry re: last line of the promissary note - should be changed to 'line above' rather than referencing line below<br />
* Consecrate the agreement with a Letter of Intent to enhance the credibility - enforceable<br />
* David authorized to make enforceable deals - sets the tone for agreements<br />
* Lowballing is the right approach<br />
<br />
Reviewing these options now: Document for Proposalshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
Procedure from most desirable (top) to least desirable (bottom), to apply at the discretion of the negotiators:<br />
* Offer to place a deposit, up to the total available to the Omni Collective as contributed through (a) donations and (b) contributions from individual member-groups<br />
* Offer to sign a contractual agreement, in addition or instead of any deposit, agreeing to terms of a deposit alone, including up to double the deposit available to the Omni Collective as outlined above.<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" with the following sets of terms (in descending order in terms of the position of the Omni Collective):<br />
**https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149nBhedjRinTe_T1TtBRMjOZpFeMxy6mQWqdX2hVgIg/edit?usp=sharing<br />
* Offer to sign a "letter of intent" or full lease, so long as terms are favorable up to the negotiators' best judgment.<br />
<br />
=Leading Offer=<br />
* 10k/month for first year, 12k 2nd year, maybe 13k afterwards<br />
* 3 months rent gratis -> maybe more afterward<br />
* Shadow buyer could be bullshit<br />
* Priotitizing coming first with a deposit offer, no strings attached - then making an agreement on lease<br />
* Need to put confidence in David to negotiate this to our best advantage.<br />
<br />
=Board of Directors=<br />
* Deadline of 30 days to file Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
*Soon as we have a lease signe<br />
<br />
=Next Week's Agenda=<br />
* File for Bylaws & Board of Directors<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Review Bylaws (every group)<br />
* <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send bylaws & Articles of Assoc. & associated legalese to the omni list [Niki] (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance )<br />
* Change the Foundation Document [David Brazil] -- DONE.<br />
* Email a link to the wiki with legalese [Niki]<br />
* Work with David Keenan to help delegate as part of the LEGAL TASK FORCE [Andrew]<br />
* Respond to wiki questions [All!]<br />
* Review the bylaws [everyone]<br />
* Check in with your collectives about CAMO [everyone]<br />
* Helping folks with the wiki [Jenny]<br />
* Help Patrik with space task force [Ahnon]<br />
* Devise a form for new potential collectives to fill in & submit [Margit & Danny]<br />
* Governance issues [David]<br />
* Everything people have said [Everyone]<br />
* Check in with LiveSpace [Margit]<br />
* Inclusion / Diversity Meeting -- inquiries welcome [Margit]<br />
* Communications Committee hosting [Joel]<br />
* Joel hosting Communication committee @ the Speakeasy Tuesday @ 7<br />
* Check in with your group about everything [everyone]<br />
* Write up an application for CAMO [Zach Houston]<br />
* Email about name change [David K.]<br />
<br />
=NEW TASK FORCES=<br />
* LEGAL / GOVERNANCE[David K./ Andrew]<br />
* USE OF SPACE / SPECIAL OPS [Ahnon]<br />
* FINANCIAL [Andrew / Danny]<br />
* COMMUNICATIONS [Joel]<br />
* DIVERSITY / INCLUSION [Margit]<br />
<br />
=============================<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* Danny: Alfred Twu - Don't have to worry about developers swooping in on it.<br />
* Jenny: Margot Prado is a good ally who works for the Planning & Zoning Dept for Oakland - already familiar with CCL and Sudo<br />
* Danny: Almost all groups (with the exception of BAPS and Sudo) are already permitted<br />
** Large group assembly (>60 people) requires a conditional use permit<br />
*** 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 Gilmanhttp://www.924gilman.org/ I believe the line is drawn at "public" e.g. advertisement, etc.<br />
** Hobby shop route for sudo is probably our best option<br />
*** Matt: Our insurance agent went with "social club", but "hobby shop" has been known to be useful.<br />
* Niki: It's extremely common for commercialbuildings to pay no rent for the first few months<br />
** Matt: especially if there is moving / shuffling taking place (e.g. over 3 month period)<br />
* We need to be able to communicate as things are happening<br />
** AND get consensus as things are happening<br />
* N: Let's try to approach this all with kindness and good faith <br />
* 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.<br />
* A: There's been attempts at formalizing shared values, but that hasn't been progressing smoothly<br />
* Zach: The Omni should be the most minimal possible organization to support the most maximally free space<br />
* Jenny: We need to define: Division of space; down-payment costs; move-in date.<br />
* Andrew: We need to come up with things to agree on, rather than just consenting to stuff ad-hoc<br />
* Niki: What's critical about this project and prevents total federation is that it's a matter of shared space<br />
* Zach: Let's get in the door then figure out how we share space<br />
* Joel: We need an office and a door that locks. We could put the letterpress equipment in the basement.<br />
** 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.<br />
* All collectives need to provide a list of their concrete needs / minimum requirements<br />
* 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<br />
* David: We need to put something out there so that people can work on it<br />
* Andrew: We need to decide how we deal with official vs unofficial information<br />
** Is there any official information? How about this logic:<br />
*** 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.<br />
* David: Two things that shouldn't be public: Donor identities; owner being able to see.<br />
* Position the wiki as it currently stands as an unofficial, informal proposal. <br />
** Matt: + 1<br />
* Rename to The Omni Commons, or Omni Oakland Commons ("Collective" gets flagged)<br />
** 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.<br />
*** I really like Omni Common (without 's') because of this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Common<br />
* 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.<br />
* Andrew suggests a FUNraiser to gather community together. "Hacker Spa is here to say 'chill out guys!'"<br />
** Word.<br />
<br />
What are the most important and consequentialparts of a proposal?<br />
* Initial down payments<br />
* Timeline<br />
* Move-in roadmap<br />
* ?<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
<br />
* Proposal for whether or not loans will be accepted and paid back<br />
** We still have not consented on even taking loans<br />
*** Matt: +1<br />
** Can we come up with a plan for generating revenue?<br />
** Income from events and such, many ways we could pay it back<br />
** The owner might give us back $1k of that loan each month for 13 months<br />
** 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.<br />
** Good faith loans? Time-constrained terms?<br />
** Budget out eg a percentage of the cafe's profits<br />
** Andrew's concern is how money flows through the organization<br />
* Proposal for June-Sep phased move-in to present to owners<br />
** Matt: +1<br />
* Minimum space and timeline requirements for each of the collectives<br />
* Request concrete budget / financial pro formafrom each of the collectives<br />
* Omni FUNraiser<br />
<br />
=Input Requested=<br />
* How do we feel about loans?<br />
* What's your timeline over the summer?<br />
* Minimum space requirements, potential uses of the shared space<br />
* Request money on the table by May 15<br />
* What are your questions / concerns?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=Gratuitous Link Dump=<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org<br />
* Danny's (informal : ) Proposal:https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nWDUhbynyx4kAoRs14n0XZ4_LxrNz3p_JyR0c_NqmE/edit<br />
* BACH: http://ba.chgrp.org/<br />
* Sudo Room bylaws:https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws<br />
* City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program:http://oaklandarts.org/IAP/</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2014-05-15&diff=20972014-05-152014-10-27T14:59:17Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-05-15 to Event:2014/05/15 Omni Delegates Meeting</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[Event:2014/05/15 Omni Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/15_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2096Event:2014/05/15 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:59:17Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-05-15 to Event:2014/05/15 Omni Delegates Meeting</p>
<hr />
<div>May 15 meeting:<br />
<br />
Facilitator : Kazoo !<br />
Stack : Niki<br />
Who's Here : Kazoo (Screenprinting), David K. (BAPS / Sudo), Niki (BAPS / La Commune), Gabby (FNB), Danny (Peak Agency), Cere (CCL), Shlomo, Matt (BAPS / Sudo), Stephen (BAPS), Libbie (BAPS), Helen (FNB), Jake (Sudo), Matt (Sudo/Mesh), Jenny (Sudo/Mesh), VIcky (Sudo / Wiki), Marc (Sudo/Mesh/CCL), Stefan, Resham, Anna, Jeremy (Sudo), Andrew (spa), Ahnon (CCL), Noemie (Sudo), Amy (Sudo), Zach (TIL), Elaine (BAPS), Bill (BAPS), Elizabeth (livespace), Sally (Sudo), David B (BAPS/cafe), yar (Sudo), Joel (TIL), Qwick Time (royal tribe), Margit (BAPS), May (BAPS)<br />
<br />
Delegates : David B. (La Commune), Elizabeth (LiveSpace), Lauren (ONL), Andrew (Backspace), Jenny (SUDO), Danny (Peak Agency), Niki (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Ahnon (CCL).<br />
<br />
Quorum? : YES.<br />
<br />
== CDC report back ==<br />
<br />
* party ongoing forever<br />
* positivity<br />
* the entire omni should be challenging the dominant culture<br />
* the omni is outside the building. we are the omni<br />
* address it or it adds to gentrification<br />
* needs a nucleus<br />
* Qwic - "You are the omni first"<br />
* hierarchy / representative democracy?<br />
<br />
= AGENDA =<br />
<br />
== Fiscal Status (sponsorship) ==<br />
<br />
Delegate Update:<br />
* Legal status of your organization/group:<br />
** La Commune - LLC (collectively run)<br />
** Live Space - fiscally sponsored<br />
** ONL - Unincorporated association<br />
** CCL - California public benefit non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 pending<br />
** Sudo - California public benefit non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 pending<br />
** Peak Agency - not yet incorporated, soon collectively run LLC<br />
** BAPS - unincorporated<br />
** Backspace - not incorporated yet, soon LLC or Cal Cooperative<br />
** Blackhole Cinema (film processing) - Unincorporated associatoin<br />
** TIL - unknown<br />
<br />
Delegate applicants:<br />
** Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland - unincoprorated association<br />
** FNB - Non-profit 501c3<br />
** Sudo Mesh - also not incorporated yet, Cal Nonprofit, fiscally sponsored by Media Allianceh<br />
<br />
Omni getting fiscal sponsorship?<br />
* no time before wednesday<br />
* unless we do. we'll see.<br />
* As much as 10% or as low as 4% of income contributed to sponsoring non-profit<br />
* Candidates for sponsorship:<br />
** east bay community land trust<br />
** food not bombs<br />
*** "Could almost guarantee that we don't want money"<br />
<br />
== Money, Rent, Space & Use at the omni ==<br />
<br />
MONEY, RENT, SPACE & USE AT THE OMNI : A Proposal from the Bay Area Public School<br />
<br />
The Omni is an experiment. We are trying to create a new kind of transformative social space.<br />
<br />
Therefore, we are going to try new things. Some are going to work, some are not going to work, but trying them is the most important part.<br />
<br />
Because we intend to try new things, we ought to be vigilant about not letting old, unreflected-on ideas in the door without examining them closely.<br />
<br />
The specific areas we need to think about are all related : money, rent, space & use.<br />
<br />
These are all related because we live in a society that has used money to equate everything, and that requires money to mediate everything.<br />
<br />
Since a founding principle of this project is to resist the logic & violence of money, and all of the relations that money conditions, we absolutely cannot proceed without interrogating money’s logic.<br />
<br />
We are trying to create the Omni as a concrete social good in which non-commercial projects can flourish, so we need to strongly interrogate the logic of rent. Yes, we need to pay it, but we suggest that we go with the model that has been working well at 2141 Broadway for over a year now -- the collectivity makes the rent, & then makes the space available for free to non-commercial groups of all kinds -- cultural, political, and so on.<br />
<br />
Space should be apportioned according to need and the ability to pay. <br />
<br />
Use of the Omni ought to be based on the social good, and not on ability to pay.<br />
<br />
discussion of proposal<br />
* we want to formalize our informal understanding of how we deal with money?<br />
* there's been conflicting visions of what omni space usage looks like<br />
* be really clear about radical character of this project & insist on it<br />
* CCL is totes down<br />
* groups will ponder for a week. onward!<br />
<br />
==Working Groups==<br />
(15 min)<br />
<br />
===Report-Back===<br />
(10 min)<br />
<br />
* Communications :<br />
** http://oomni.github.io/<br />
* Legal / Governance : David K. & Andrew<br />
* Finance<br />
* Space Operations : Ahnon<br />
<br />
===New Working Groups===<br />
(5 min)<br />
<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups<br />
<br />
* Revive Legal / Governance? - Talk about at end of meeting.<br />
<br />
==New Collective Applications==<br />
(5 min)<br />
* Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland (submitted ; vote 5/22)<br />
* East Bay Food Not Bombs (submitted ; vote 5/22)<br />
* Creative Empowerment Project (tabled)<br />
<br />
==Fiscal Sponsorship Idea==<br />
Proposal: We intend to propose to food not bombs that they act as the Omni Collective's fiscal sponsor until we become our own non-profit.<br />
CONSENSUS'd<br />
<br />
== Bylaws ==<br />
<br />
* deadline Wednesday<br />
* 30 days after opening bank account (May 21st)<br />
* need board of directors<br />
** compatible with the state, but also our values<br />
<br />
===Interim Board of Directors===<br />
<br />
Proposal:<br />
* Adopt baseline Bylaws<br />
** Creates temporary Board of Directors based on current delegates, as recommended by Jesse<br />
** Use Boilerplate, standard language, as sudo has done based on noisebridge<br />
* Start working on governance issues<br />
** One month deadline<br />
* Adopt proper By-Laws by date set in interim By-Laws<br />
<br />
Experimental branch of Bylaws for decentralizing, maintaining a Board of Directors AND Delegates, without necessarily having overlap:<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws/Decentralize<br />
<br />
PROPOSAL : We submit the bylaws as they stand by Wednesday, with an amendment requiring that we elect a new board of directors one month (30 days) from the filing date (June 20), & that when the board of directors is dissolved (or before that date) we have a comprehensive review of the bylaws & submit a new text, vetted by the Omni Collective community and approved by the delegates. PASSED.<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
* bylaws hackathon - deadline wednesday 21st (6 days from today)<br />
<br />
==Next Meeting==<br />
* Facilitator: <br />
<br />
===Agenda===<br />
<br />
MONEY, RENT, SPACE & USE AT THE OMNI : A Proposal from the Bay Area Public School<br />
<br />
The Omni is an experiment. We are trying to create a new kind of transformative social space.<br />
<br />
Therefore, we are going to try new things. Some are going to work, some are not going to work, but trying them is the most important part.<br />
<br />
Because we intend to try new things, we ought to be vigilant about not letting old, unreflected-on ideas in the door without examining them closely.<br />
<br />
The specific areas we need to think about are all related : money, rent, space & use.<br />
<br />
These are all related because we live in a society that has used money to equate everything, and that requires money to mediate everything.<br />
<br />
Since a founding principle of this project is to resist the logic & violence of money, and all of the relations that money conditions, we absolutely cannot proceed without interrogating money’s logic.<br />
<br />
We are trying to create the Omni as a concrete social good in which non-commercial projects can flourish, so we need to strongly interrogate the logic of rent. Yes, we need to pay it, but we suggest that we go with the model that has been working well at 2141 Broadway for over a year now -- the collectivity makes the rent, & then makes the space available for free to non-commercial groups of all kinds -- cultural, political, and so on.<br />
<br />
Space should be apportioned according to need and the ability to pay. <br />
<br />
Use of the Omni ought to be based on the social good, and not on ability to pay.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/15_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2095Event:2014/05/15 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:58:35Z<p>AL: /* Agenda */</p>
<hr />
<div>May 15 meeting:<br />
<br />
Facilitator : Kazoo !<br />
Stack : Niki<br />
Who's Here : Kazoo (Screenprinting), David K. (BAPS / Sudo), Niki (BAPS / La Commune), Gabby (FNB), Danny (Peak Agency), Cere (CCL), Shlomo, Matt (BAPS / Sudo), Stephen (BAPS), Libbie (BAPS), Helen (FNB), Jake (Sudo), Matt (Sudo/Mesh), Jenny (Sudo/Mesh), VIcky (Sudo / Wiki), Marc (Sudo/Mesh/CCL), Stefan, Resham, Anna, Jeremy (Sudo), Andrew (spa), Ahnon (CCL), Noemie (Sudo), Amy (Sudo), Zach (TIL), Elaine (BAPS), Bill (BAPS), Elizabeth (livespace), Sally (Sudo), David B (BAPS/cafe), yar (Sudo), Joel (TIL), Qwick Time (royal tribe), Margit (BAPS), May (BAPS)<br />
<br />
Delegates : David B. (La Commune), Elizabeth (LiveSpace), Lauren (ONL), Andrew (Backspace), Jenny (SUDO), Danny (Peak Agency), Niki (BAPS), Joel (TIL), Ahnon (CCL).<br />
<br />
Quorum? : YES.<br />
<br />
== CDC report back ==<br />
<br />
* party ongoing forever<br />
* positivity<br />
* the entire omni should be challenging the dominant culture<br />
* the omni is outside the building. we are the omni<br />
* address it or it adds to gentrification<br />
* needs a nucleus<br />
* Qwic - "You are the omni first"<br />
* hierarchy / representative democracy?<br />
<br />
= AGENDA =<br />
<br />
== Fiscal Status (sponsorship) ==<br />
<br />
Delegate Update:<br />
* Legal status of your organization/group:<br />
** La Commune - LLC (collectively run)<br />
** Live Space - fiscally sponsored<br />
** ONL - Unincorporated association<br />
** CCL - California public benefit non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 pending<br />
** Sudo - California public benefit non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 pending<br />
** Peak Agency - not yet incorporated, soon collectively run LLC<br />
** BAPS - unincorporated<br />
** Backspace - not incorporated yet, soon LLC or Cal Cooperative<br />
** Blackhole Cinema (film processing) - Unincorporated associatoin<br />
** TIL - unknown<br />
<br />
Delegate applicants:<br />
** Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland - unincoprorated association<br />
** FNB - Non-profit 501c3<br />
** Sudo Mesh - also not incorporated yet, Cal Nonprofit, fiscally sponsored by Media Allianceh<br />
<br />
Omni getting fiscal sponsorship?<br />
* no time before wednesday<br />
* unless we do. we'll see.<br />
* As much as 10% or as low as 4% of income contributed to sponsoring non-profit<br />
* Candidates for sponsorship:<br />
** east bay community land trust<br />
** food not bombs<br />
*** "Could almost guarantee that we don't want money"<br />
<br />
== Money, Rent, Space & Use at the omni ==<br />
<br />
MONEY, RENT, SPACE & USE AT THE OMNI : A Proposal from the Bay Area Public School<br />
<br />
The Omni is an experiment. We are trying to create a new kind of transformative social space.<br />
<br />
Therefore, we are going to try new things. Some are going to work, some are not going to work, but trying them is the most important part.<br />
<br />
Because we intend to try new things, we ought to be vigilant about not letting old, unreflected-on ideas in the door without examining them closely.<br />
<br />
The specific areas we need to think about are all related : money, rent, space & use.<br />
<br />
These are all related because we live in a society that has used money to equate everything, and that requires money to mediate everything.<br />
<br />
Since a founding principle of this project is to resist the logic & violence of money, and all of the relations that money conditions, we absolutely cannot proceed without interrogating money’s logic.<br />
<br />
We are trying to create the Omni as a concrete social good in which non-commercial projects can flourish, so we need to strongly interrogate the logic of rent. Yes, we need to pay it, but we suggest that we go with the model that has been working well at 2141 Broadway for over a year now -- the collectivity makes the rent, & then makes the space available for free to non-commercial groups of all kinds -- cultural, political, and so on.<br />
<br />
Space should be apportioned according to need and the ability to pay. <br />
<br />
Use of the Omni ought to be based on the social good, and not on ability to pay.<br />
<br />
discussion of proposal<br />
* we want to formalize our informal understanding of how we deal with money?<br />
* there's been conflicting visions of what omni space usage looks like<br />
* be really clear about radical character of this project & insist on it<br />
* CCL is totes down<br />
* groups will ponder for a week. onward!<br />
<br />
==Working Groups==<br />
(15 min)<br />
<br />
===Report-Back===<br />
(10 min)<br />
<br />
* Communications :<br />
** http://oomni.github.io/<br />
* Legal / Governance : David K. & Andrew<br />
* Finance<br />
* Space Operations : Ahnon<br />
<br />
===New Working Groups===<br />
(5 min)<br />
<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups<br />
<br />
* Revive Legal / Governance? - Talk about at end of meeting.<br />
<br />
==New Collective Applications==<br />
(5 min)<br />
* Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland (submitted ; vote 5/22)<br />
* East Bay Food Not Bombs (submitted ; vote 5/22)<br />
* Creative Empowerment Project (tabled)<br />
<br />
==Fiscal Sponsorship Idea==<br />
Proposal: We intend to propose to food not bombs that they act as the Omni Collective's fiscal sponsor until we become our own non-profit.<br />
CONSENSUS'd<br />
<br />
== Bylaws ==<br />
<br />
* deadline Wednesday<br />
* 30 days after opening bank account (May 21st)<br />
* need board of directors<br />
** compatible with the state, but also our values<br />
<br />
===Interim Board of Directors===<br />
<br />
Proposal:<br />
* Adopt baseline Bylaws<br />
** Creates temporary Board of Directors based on current delegates, as recommended by Jesse<br />
** Use Boilerplate, standard language, as sudo has done based on noisebridge<br />
* Start working on governance issues<br />
** One month deadline<br />
* Adopt proper By-Laws by date set in interim By-Laws<br />
<br />
Experimental branch of Bylaws for decentralizing, maintaining a Board of Directors AND Delegates, without necessarily having overlap:<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws/Decentralize<br />
<br />
PROPOSAL : We submit the bylaws as they stand by Wednesday, with an amendment requiring that we elect a new board of directors one month (30 days) from the filing date (June 20), & that when the board of directors is dissolved (or before that date) we have a comprehensive review of the bylaws & submit a new text, vetted by the Omni Collective community and approved by the delegates. PASSED.<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
* bylaws hackathon - deadline wednesday 21st (6 days from today)<br />
<br />
==Next Meeting==<br />
* Facilitator: <br />
<br />
===Agenda===<br />
<br />
MONEY, RENT, SPACE & USE AT THE OMNI : A Proposal from the Bay Area Public School<br />
<br />
The Omni is an experiment. We are trying to create a new kind of transformative social space.<br />
<br />
Therefore, we are going to try new things. Some are going to work, some are not going to work, but trying them is the most important part.<br />
<br />
Because we intend to try new things, we ought to be vigilant about not letting old, unreflected-on ideas in the door without examining them closely.<br />
<br />
The specific areas we need to think about are all related : money, rent, space & use.<br />
<br />
These are all related because we live in a society that has used money to equate everything, and that requires money to mediate everything.<br />
<br />
Since a founding principle of this project is to resist the logic & violence of money, and all of the relations that money conditions, we absolutely cannot proceed without interrogating money’s logic.<br />
<br />
We are trying to create the Omni as a concrete social good in which non-commercial projects can flourish, so we need to strongly interrogate the logic of rent. Yes, we need to pay it, but we suggest that we go with the model that has been working well at 2141 Broadway for over a year now -- the collectivity makes the rent, & then makes the space available for free to non-commercial groups of all kinds -- cultural, political, and so on.<br />
<br />
Space should be apportioned according to need and the ability to pay. <br />
<br />
Use of the Omni ought to be based on the social good, and not on ability to pay.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/07/10_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2094Event:2014/07/10 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:57:01Z<p>AL: /* Lease */</p>
<hr />
<div>=July 10 Delegates Meeting=<br />
FIRST LOOK AT THIS:<br />
[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-AL95NlI75qMGRLWkNYTWYybVk/edit Document]<br />
say your name, pronoun, group you're with<br />
Facilitator: Chris <br />
Stack: <br />
Notez: Everyone.<br />
Attendees: Olive Blackburn from OMNIdance, Keven Von Mutant, Noémie Serfaty of SUDO, Patrick of SUDO Helen: delegate of food not bombs, Jack, Matt from BAPS and SUDO. JOEL from TIL. Kevin, Laura, Andrew (Backspace)<br />
Delegates: <br />
Andrew (Backspace)<br />
Helen (FNB)<br />
Olive (OmniDance)<br />
Joel (TIL)<br />
Niki (La Commune)<br />
Ahnon (CCL)<br />
Yar (SUDO)<br />
=Agenda=<br />
==Liasing w/John==<br />
* email requests / concerns / questions for John to Maryanna by Wednesday (every week) <br />
==Committees==<br />
* setting up some clear committees, more of them. The ones we already have: communication, legal governance, building maintenance, Challenging Dominant culture<br />
* Let us add: finance and treasury, having people who bottomline things.<br />
* Helen: There are committees but they don't seem transparent. There is a calendar with the list of the committees and the meeting dates are on the calendar. If not please remember to do so when you setup a meeting.<br />
* Need to create a Common Space Committee<br />
* Matt: it's important to have those bottomliners who take responsibiliy for things but they shouldn't spend their whole time in meetings. let's use meetings to coordinate rather than bureaucratize agenda items.<br />
* Maintenance: Keven can get a lot of free/cheap material. <br />
==Event Proposal==<br />
* Kevin proposes a butoh piece on the subject of mortality, would like to do it in the OMNI.<br />
It would be on the autumn equinox, the 21st of september, or around that date.<br />
Olive: We need to start creating structures that allow us to answer these kind of requests. We need to start by figuring out how to make decisions around the space.<br />
Zach: Offers to combine CAMO, ONL and theater collective into one collective in charge of scheduling the space.<br />
* Olive proposes creating a Common Space Committee<br />
* We need to get permits before putting on any public events<br />
* Matt: What about the Gilman model?<br />
==Sharing Space==<br />
* Matt: Have there been conflicts yet?<br />
* DK: Yes. What is shared space? Where can people put things? <br />
* Niki: maybe people who want to schedule things could help figure out a way to organize the venue's schedule.<br />
* Jordan: thought experiment for thinking about shared space. 50 people want to rent a dark corner of the omni, where they can host a 4 hour long sensory deprivation experiment, and they want to pay the Omni 100 dollars for this privelege. What do we tell these people?<br />
* Niki: Maybe the Sudo Room can sponsor this event so it isn't technically a public event, and handle it internally.<br />
* Olive; Let's create a common space committee to deal with these things.<br />
* David: Maybe all proposals for events held in the Common Spaces should be submitted in writing<br />
==Omni Library==<br />
* Steven - taking responsibility for organizing books<br />
* Create real research library<br />
* Community Literacy projects<br />
* Arnas: Collectives should vote on whether or not they want this<br />
* DK: All collectives should go through books and identify what they'd like to keep<br />
* Niki: Collectives should have time to deliberate on library<br />
* DK: We should at least go through the books now<br />
* Alana: What is the difference between a collective (member of the Omni) or a working group or a committee<br />
* Libbie: Two proposals: <br />
** 1) Form a working group to go through the books <br />
** 2) Creation of a Library Collective<br />
* Yar: Feeling like there's too much process, want this to be a commons, as few locked doors as possible. Questions the existence of a Library Collective. Collectives have voting power. We shouldn't introduce new voting members just because we want to shelve books.<br />
andrew? proposes: delegates don't need to vote to approve working groups. Working groups can simply announce their intention to do useful work, and then do it. The room seems to have consensus on this proposal.<br />
==Law==<br />
Matt:<br />
1.Lawbooks in the Basement (10000ds) not very useful as reference library want to asses whats there and possibly sell them<br />
2. Interested in proposing a Legal Collective at the Omni: Offers to help manage Omni's legal affairs. Could waive the ability to sue one another :)<br />
David: it would be good to have a Lawyer on site because we do a lot of things which could require legal assitance<br />
Niki: Here's a link to how to propose a new collective: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Join#Delegates_meeting_and_joining_the_collective<br />
*Olive: Need a committee for facilities / operations (painting, build out, etc)<br />
*Arnas: Maintenance committee could include that. <br />
*Jordan: Would ask two questions: 1) Does what I want to do in the space impact anyone else? 2) Is it reversable? <br />
*DK: Admires SudoRoom's do-cratic model but we're just figuring these things out. If everything has to go to committee it will kill people's desire to to things, but some thing need to go to committee and some things shouldn't have to.<br />
*Olive: really wants to paint the ballroom all white! <br />
*DK: Context. If the ballroom is going to be painted any other color it will effect every other group. This is something that the rest of the collectives should agree on.<br />
*Jordan: I've read every email, if I have to show up to a committee meeting to show that I care, I could say that not reading all of the emails means that you don't care! <br />
*Olive: I think we need a finance committee! I want this to work and I want us to be organized! <br />
*Alana: Need to list committees and let everyone know how than can be involved.<br />
*Andrew: Committees should not have decision making powers<br />
*Arnas: This list exists on the wiki already. <br />
*Helen: I hope the working groups are not decision making bodies but can think about what needs to be done, know what the facts are, be on top of things and make proposals to the larger group<br />
*Alana: Purpose of the working groups / committees is to outsource conversation that needs to be investigated more deeply to another time and the weekly Omni meetings should be a place to bring back proposals / recommendations based on those conversations for a vote.<br />
==DK Ban==<br />
*DK wants to propose he be banned from the Omni<br />
** he needs a vacation!<br />
** he just wants to step back from official shit<br />
** DK feels legitamate concern about concentrations of power<br />
** Any decision to ban a member by a member group should be honored by other groups. We should all give one another more support.<br />
** He gets criticism for the things that he picks up. If you want to empower yourself, people are willing to step back. <br />
** This is a serious discussion because DK feels like people are unable to treat him like a member of the collective at this point. Part of the reason is because he has a lot of knowledge about things like permits and his comments about those things often get attacked. We should help him transition into the role of another member of the collective<br />
** Part of this projekt was to create new social forms we should help each other to learn to communicate better<br />
** his is an opportunity to exercise new "neuronal pathways", different pathways to accomplish the same things.<br />
** propose to help David teach others how to get permits, so he won't be in this priveleged position of power.<br />
** DK stays<br />
==Meetings==<br />
* Helen: Propose that we should find a place w/better acoustics for next week.<br />
==Permitting==<br />
* Yar: It seems like everything we're doing is hinging on permitting. Thought there was a working group but everyone is assuming that someone else is taking care of it and it's the most important thing to address right now. We need to get people to focus on it. <br />
* Clai: We have to be super strategic about it, this is one of the biggest hurdles.<br />
* Jeremy: which permits do we need?<br />
* Matt: The meetings are hard, I want us to find a way to be together and bond more.<br />
*Clai: Should we form a workingroup right after this<br />
*David: Boils down to two thing:<br />
** 1) What permits affect everyone in the building? <br />
*** a) For the ballroom, there are Use Permits:<br />
****i) Major conditional use permit for private assembly<br />
****ii) Major conditional use permit for public assembly (The City of Oakland admits that they lost this permit and they are reluctant to re-instate it.) Need to have the good will of the neighborhood, the cooperation of the planner so that when we submit our application we're in the strongest possible position.<br />
=Action Items=<br />
*Niki to email those interested in forming a Common Space Committee; will email the list.<br />
*Anyone interested in working on permits - talk to Yar<br />
*Anyone interested in library talk to Chris and/or Stephen<br />
**Chris will be here on Sat at noon to begin going through the books<br />
*Anyone interested in film collective talk to Clai<br />
*Anyone interested in theater collective should talk to Matt<br />
==BIKE Storage & Parking==<br />
* take back to your group for discussion; consensus next week?: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage<br />
* Here's what I (Mary & Patrik of CCL) think is the most viable option:<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage#Option_2:_diagonal_bike_rack_on_48th_.2B_parallel_on_Shattuck<br />
* TLDR: On the 48th street sidewalk, we should be able to fit 40-50 bikes in 5 racks of 4 or 5 "inverted U" loops perpendicular to the curb.<br />
The sidewalk along Shattuck is a little narrower, so any racks would need to be parallel to the curb. Should be enough space for 12 loops, for 24 bikes. Our first order of business would be to get delegates to take this info back to their groups so we can consense on it next week. <br />
== next week ==<br />
* Discuss solvency of the groups and if we want to collect an additional month of rent as security.<br />
==Lease==<br />
* What are important lease terms to be mindful of?<br />
Future Groups:<br />
* Events Mgmt?<br />
* Building Administration / Logistics:<br />
* Focus on intercollectivity?<br />
* Values<br />
* New Member Getting to know you Committee<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2014-07-10&diff=20932014-07-102014-10-27T14:56:32Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-07-10 to Event:2014/07/10 Omni Delegates Meeting</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[Event:2014/07/10 Omni Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/07/10_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2092Event:2014/07/10 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:56:32Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-07-10 to Event:2014/07/10 Omni Delegates Meeting</p>
<hr />
<div>=July 10 Delegates Meeting=<br />
FIRST LOOK AT THIS:<br />
[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-AL95NlI75qMGRLWkNYTWYybVk/edit Document]<br />
say your name, pronoun, group you're with<br />
Facilitator: Chris <br />
Stack: <br />
Notez: Everyone.<br />
Attendees: Olive Blackburn from OMNIdance, Keven Von Mutant, Noémie Serfaty of SUDO, Patrick of SUDO Helen: delegate of food not bombs, Jack, Matt from BAPS and SUDO. JOEL from TIL. Kevin, Laura, Andrew (Backspace)<br />
Delegates: <br />
Andrew (Backspace)<br />
Helen (FNB)<br />
Olive (OmniDance)<br />
Joel (TIL)<br />
Niki (La Commune)<br />
Ahnon (CCL)<br />
Yar (SUDO)<br />
=Agenda=<br />
==Liasing w/John==<br />
* email requests / concerns / questions for John to Maryanna by Wednesday (every week) <br />
==Committees==<br />
* setting up some clear committees, more of them. The ones we already have: communication, legal governance, building maintenance, Challenging Dominant culture<br />
* Let us add: finance and treasury, having people who bottomline things.<br />
* Helen: There are committees but they don't seem transparent. There is a calendar with the list of the committees and the meeting dates are on the calendar. If not please remember to do so when you setup a meeting.<br />
* Need to create a Common Space Committee<br />
* Matt: it's important to have those bottomliners who take responsibiliy for things but they shouldn't spend their whole time in meetings. let's use meetings to coordinate rather than bureaucratize agenda items.<br />
* Maintenance: Keven can get a lot of free/cheap material. <br />
==Event Proposal==<br />
* Kevin proposes a butoh piece on the subject of mortality, would like to do it in the OMNI.<br />
It would be on the autumn equinox, the 21st of september, or around that date.<br />
Olive: We need to start creating structures that allow us to answer these kind of requests. We need to start by figuring out how to make decisions around the space.<br />
Zach: Offers to combine CAMO, ONL and theater collective into one collective in charge of scheduling the space.<br />
* Olive proposes creating a Common Space Committee<br />
* We need to get permits before putting on any public events<br />
* Matt: What about the Gilman model?<br />
==Sharing Space==<br />
* Matt: Have there been conflicts yet?<br />
* DK: Yes. What is shared space? Where can people put things? <br />
* Niki: maybe people who want to schedule things could help figure out a way to organize the venue's schedule.<br />
* Jordan: thought experiment for thinking about shared space. 50 people want to rent a dark corner of the omni, where they can host a 4 hour long sensory deprivation experiment, and they want to pay the Omni 100 dollars for this privelege. What do we tell these people?<br />
* Niki: Maybe the Sudo Room can sponsor this event so it isn't technically a public event, and handle it internally.<br />
* Olive; Let's create a common space committee to deal with these things.<br />
* David: Maybe all proposals for events held in the Common Spaces should be submitted in writing<br />
==Omni Library==<br />
* Steven - taking responsibility for organizing books<br />
* Create real research library<br />
* Community Literacy projects<br />
* Arnas: Collectives should vote on whether or not they want this<br />
* DK: All collectives should go through books and identify what they'd like to keep<br />
* Niki: Collectives should have time to deliberate on library<br />
* DK: We should at least go through the books now<br />
* Alana: What is the difference between a collective (member of the Omni) or a working group or a committee<br />
* Libbie: Two proposals: <br />
** 1) Form a working group to go through the books <br />
** 2) Creation of a Library Collective<br />
* Yar: Feeling like there's too much process, want this to be a commons, as few locked doors as possible. Questions the existence of a Library Collective. Collectives have voting power. We shouldn't introduce new voting members just because we want to shelve books.<br />
andrew? proposes: delegates don't need to vote to approve working groups. Working groups can simply announce their intention to do useful work, and then do it. The room seems to have consensus on this proposal.<br />
==Law==<br />
Matt:<br />
1.Lawbooks in the Basement (10000ds) not very useful as reference library want to asses whats there and possibly sell them<br />
2. Interested in proposing a Legal Collective at the Omni: Offers to help manage Omni's legal affairs. Could waive the ability to sue one another :)<br />
David: it would be good to have a Lawyer on site because we do a lot of things which could require legal assitance<br />
Niki: Here's a link to how to propose a new collective: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Join#Delegates_meeting_and_joining_the_collective<br />
*Olive: Need a committee for facilities / operations (painting, build out, etc)<br />
*Arnas: Maintenance committee could include that. <br />
*Jordan: Would ask two questions: 1) Does what I want to do in the space impact anyone else? 2) Is it reversable? <br />
*DK: Admires SudoRoom's do-cratic model but we're just figuring these things out. If everything has to go to committee it will kill people's desire to to things, but some thing need to go to committee and some things shouldn't have to.<br />
*Olive: really wants to paint the ballroom all white! <br />
*DK: Context. If the ballroom is going to be painted any other color it will effect every other group. This is something that the rest of the collectives should agree on.<br />
*Jordan: I've read every email, if I have to show up to a committee meeting to show that I care, I could say that not reading all of the emails means that you don't care! <br />
*Olive: I think we need a finance committee! I want this to work and I want us to be organized! <br />
*Alana: Need to list committees and let everyone know how than can be involved.<br />
*Andrew: Committees should not have decision making powers<br />
*Arnas: This list exists on the wiki already. <br />
*Helen: I hope the working groups are not decision making bodies but can think about what needs to be done, know what the facts are, be on top of things and make proposals to the larger group<br />
*Alana: Purpose of the working groups / committees is to outsource conversation that needs to be investigated more deeply to another time and the weekly Omni meetings should be a place to bring back proposals / recommendations based on those conversations for a vote.<br />
==DK Ban==<br />
*DK wants to propose he be banned from the Omni<br />
** he needs a vacation!<br />
** he just wants to step back from official shit<br />
** DK feels legitamate concern about concentrations of power<br />
** Any decision to ban a member by a member group should be honored by other groups. We should all give one another more support.<br />
** He gets criticism for the things that he picks up. If you want to empower yourself, people are willing to step back. <br />
** This is a serious discussion because DK feels like people are unable to treat him like a member of the collective at this point. Part of the reason is because he has a lot of knowledge about things like permits and his comments about those things often get attacked. We should help him transition into the role of another member of the collective<br />
** Part of this projekt was to create new social forms we should help each other to learn to communicate better<br />
** his is an opportunity to exercise new "neuronal pathways", different pathways to accomplish the same things.<br />
** propose to help David teach others how to get permits, so he won't be in this priveleged position of power.<br />
** DK stays<br />
==Meetings==<br />
* Helen: Propose that we should find a place w/better acoustics for next week.<br />
==Permitting==<br />
* Yar: It seems like everything we're doing is hinging on permitting. Thought there was a working group but everyone is assuming that someone else is taking care of it and it's the most important thing to address right now. We need to get people to focus on it. <br />
* Clai: We have to be super strategic about it, this is one of the biggest hurdles.<br />
* Jeremy: which permits do we need?<br />
* Matt: The meetings are hard, I want us to find a way to be together and bond more.<br />
*Clai: Should we form a workingroup right after this<br />
*David: Boils down to two thing:<br />
** 1) What permits affect everyone in the building? <br />
*** a) For the ballroom, there are Use Permits:<br />
****i) Major conditional use permit for private assembly<br />
****ii) Major conditional use permit for public assembly (The City of Oakland admits that they lost this permit and they are reluctant to re-instate it.) Need to have the good will of the neighborhood, the cooperation of the planner so that when we submit our application we're in the strongest possible position.<br />
=Action Items=<br />
*Niki to email those interested in forming a Common Space Committee; will email the list.<br />
*Anyone interested in working on permits - talk to Yar<br />
*Anyone interested in library talk to Chris and/or Stephen<br />
**Chris will be here on Sat at noon to begin going through the books<br />
*Anyone interested in film collective talk to Clai<br />
*Anyone interested in theater collective should talk to Matt<br />
==BIKE Storage & Parking==<br />
* take back to your group for discussion; consensus next week?: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage<br />
* Here's what I (Mary & Patrik of CCL) think is the most viable option:<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage#Option_2:_diagonal_bike_rack_on_48th_.2B_parallel_on_Shattuck<br />
* TLDR: On the 48th street sidewalk, we should be able to fit 40-50 bikes in 5 racks of 4 or 5 "inverted U" loops perpendicular to the curb.<br />
The sidewalk along Shattuck is a little narrower, so any racks would need to be parallel to the curb. Should be enough space for 12 loops, for 24 bikes. Our first order of business would be to get delegates to take this info back to their groups so we can consense on it next week. <br />
== next week ==<br />
* Discuss solvency of the groups and if we want to collect an additional month of rent as security.<br />
==Lease==<br />
* What are important lease terms to be mindful of?<br />
Future Groups:<br />
* Events Mgmt?<br />
* Building Administration / Logistics:<br />
* Focus on intercollectivity?<br />
* Values<br />
* New Member Getting to know you Committee</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/08_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2091Event:2014/05/08 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:54:57Z<p>AL: </p>
<hr />
<div>=Updates=<br />
* John initially seems okay with Sudo/BAPS moving stuff in in June<br />
** Jenny: If we can only move things in and cannot effectively use the space, it seems extremely reasonable to not have to pay rent for june.<br />
* Structural engineer scheduled for Wednesday/Thursday, would be good to have a shadow - 10-12:30ish<br />
** Matt: I recommend the Jake, jnny: or Hol? or Jordan? <br />
** Group: Contacting the Hol, accused of being an engineer ;)<br />
<br />
=ToDos:=<br />
<br />
==Bylaws==<br />
<br />
Bottom-liner: Ahnon<br />
<br />
Deadline: 1.5-2 weeks<br />
* Send out initial draft to collectives by Thu 5/15<br />
* Send out updated draft based on feedbcak by Mon 5/19<br />
* Send out 2nd-updated draft based on feedback by Thurs 5/22<br />
<br />
Working Version: http://pad.riseup.net/p/omnibylaws<br />
<br />
Original Version: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws<br />
* See history of changes http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/index.php?title=Bylaws&action=history<br />
* See an example of an alternative version (subpage): http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws/Decentralize#SECTION_4._TERMS_OF_OFFICE_AND_DESIGNATION_OF_DIRECTORS<br />
<br />
==Articles of Incorporation==<br />
<br />
Bottom-liner: Jenny<br />
<br />
Consensus Memo:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
https://drive.google.com/#folders/0ByjR12L1MEjCR3FuUUx3ejcwOXc<br />
<br />
Deadline: Thu 5/15<br />
<br />
Tasks:<br />
* Amending based on previous draft & Jesse's points<br />
<br />
==Board of Directors==<br />
===Temporary, appointed Board of Directors===<br />
* Appointing the board (bylaws do not need to be concurred upon beforehand)<br />
<br />
===On-Going Delegation of Board of Directors===<br />
* Specified in the Bylaws (above)<br />
<br />
==Federal Tax-exempt status 501(c)==<br />
<br />
Protocol:<br />
* Sorting projects into either of the following:<br />
** (i) it is a separate entity (i.e. a non-profit itself or a for-profit that isn't eligible for a tax exemption.) For each of these, there would be a sub-lease agreement. I will write up a sample. <br />
** (ii) it is a fiscally sponsored project. There should be at least 33% (and better 50% or more) of the income in this category in order for the organization to get tax exempt status. For each such project, there will be a Board Resolution designating the people running the project as a "project committee" with control over its own funds and the ability to decide who joins the committee and how it is run -- so in actual operation, the project will be independent of the umbrella corporation and have autonomy. For tax purposes, however, the income and expenses of project<br />
committees will be reported as the umbrella organization's income (i.e. Omni Oakland collective). I will write the board resolutions and we can discuss / I can provide more details.<br />
<br />
Options:<br />
* Pursue independent 501(c) status with the federal government, specifically 501(c)3, education-based public benefit non-profit.<br />
* Pursue fiscal sponsorship with an existing 501(c), may or may not be seen as a temporary solution.<br />
* Could go for-profit **gasp!**<br />
<br />
<br />
==Registering with the attorney general==<br />
* Can't happen until after the bylaws are adopted, but should be sent immediately as both are due after 30 days of registering assets.<br />
* Jesse will send the doc.<br />
<br />
==Misc. ToDos==<br />
* Primer on corporate status options<br />
* add to agenda of next omni meeting to decide if/when to invite John and Mary to sudo, etc.<br />
<br />
<br />
=Consensus=<br />
==On Consensus(via Jesse)==<br />
*https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit<br />
<br />
As we discussed, I've attached proposed bylaws and proposed restated<br />
articles of incorporation (note: these are in the google drive, not<br />
attached to this email). These are preliminary documents and can be<br />
modified as necessary based on discussion with the group.<br />
<br />
*1. Restated articles. * I explained that the purposes articulated in the<br />
articles you filed are not a tax exempt purpose and you will not be able to<br />
obtain tax exempt status for the corporation based on the current<br />
articles. Therefore, I've drafted re-stated articles that you can file.<br />
These re-stated articles state that the corporation will promote<br />
educational, scientific and charitable purposes.<br />
<br />
At the large meeting I attended, a number of people were not certain they<br />
wanted the organization to apply for tax exempt status because if you do<br />
so, there will be very significant restrictions on what the organization<br />
can do. In particular, the organization must function for educational,<br />
charitable, literary or scientific purposes to get tax exempt status. The<br />
organization cannot carry on a trade or business except to the extent it is<br />
for one of those exempt purposes. There are also complex public charity<br />
income rules and self-dealing restrictions. I described these in detail at<br />
the other meeting. Let me know if you need more information.<br />
<br />
To the extent you want to apply for tax exempt status, we will need to<br />
discuss how to structure your activities and finances so you have<br />
sufficient income from exempt sources to qualify. As I understand it, some<br />
of the groups cooperating on this project have a separate corporate<br />
existence and some do not. It may be advisable for some of the projects<br />
that do not have their own tax exempt status to function as fiscally<br />
sponsored projects of the corporation so the corporation can have income<br />
based on tax exempt activities. Other groups may pay rent. If the<br />
organization only has rental income, it will not be able to qualify as a<br />
tax exempt entity. Please look over the proposed articles and let me know<br />
your questions and comments. Once your group approves the re-stated<br />
articles, I will use my filing service in Sacramento to get them filed.<br />
<br />
<br />
*2. Bylaws. * The corporation has to adopt bylaws to apply for tax exempt<br />
status and also to register with the attorney general within 30 days of<br />
acquiring assets. Bylaws serve a number of functions. First, it is in<br />
your interest to make them as standard looking as possible since you have<br />
to send them to the IRS and various state agencies and there is a<br />
significant risk of spooking these government bodies with excessively<br />
alternative-looking bylaws. My goal is for the bylaws to incorporate the<br />
way you want to function while simultaneously looking as boring and<br />
unremarkable as possible so they can easily pass through government<br />
bureaucracy.<br />
<br />
The second function of bylaws is in case there is a future lawsuit or power<br />
struggle. To the extent a group is functioning in a healthy fashion, it<br />
may be best to let bylaws gather dust in a filing cabinet. However, if 5<br />
or 10 years down the line various parties hire attorneys and struggle for<br />
ownership of valuable real estate, you do not want vague bylaws that create<br />
uncertainty and pour fuel on a lawsuit.<br />
<br />
David and I discussed a number of ways the bylaws could be structured.<br />
The attached document is based on Foundational Document on the Sudo room<br />
wiki (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/2014-04-03#The_Omni_Oakland_Collective).<br />
<br />
That document calls for an organization with a board of directors composed<br />
of one representative from each component group. Corporations Code Section<br />
5220 permits directors to be selected by designators, which can be other<br />
corporations or entities. One issue with this model is if, for tax<br />
exemption purposes, some of the independent groups become fiscally<br />
sponsored projects of the umbrella corporation. If you look at article 3,<br />
section 4, I could easily modify this language so that each project<br />
designated a director. If a project is fiscally sponsored, the board<br />
appoints a committee to operate the project with authority to raise and<br />
spend funds and determine the decision making processes of the committee.<br />
<br />
Under Section 5220, the designators have to be specified in the bylaws.<br />
Therefore, if the group wants to add a group, it would have to amend the<br />
bylaws. If it wants to terminate a group, it would have to amend the<br />
bylaws. Amending the bylaws is fairly simple but this procedure does add<br />
some additional complexity.<br />
<br />
As I discussed with David, this is not the only way to structure the bylaws<br />
and could potentially have weaknesses if, for example, some of the groups<br />
contributed large amounts of participants, time and money, and other groups<br />
were just a handful of people. Having a one-group-one-board-member<br />
structure potentially gives a huge amount of power to small groups that<br />
contribute only a small amount of time and money. I suggested another<br />
option would be to have a membership organization where the only way to<br />
become a member was to join one of the groups participating in the project<br />
-- with board members elected by the members. That would potentially give<br />
more representation to the groups with larger numbers of members.<br />
<br />
Ultimately, this is up to you but I am happy to advise you and/or discuss<br />
options.<br />
<br />
The other item I discussed with David is that I strongly suggest against<br />
including consensus decision making in bylaws because doing so potentially<br />
gives a tiny number of people enormous power in a lawsuit context. This is<br />
particularly important where an asset worth millions of dollars is at<br />
issue. Consensus decision making requires a certain level of trust and<br />
good faith between participants. The function of legal documents is to<br />
operate in a context in which there is no trust or good faith and which, in<br />
fact, members hate and distrust each other. I have attached a more general<br />
memo I wrote regarding consensus for a different client that expands on<br />
this point. I'm happy to talk to your group about this issue and your<br />
options.<br />
<br />
The bylaws attached provide for consensus minus one for adding new groups<br />
or terminating a group (i.e. amending the bylaws) and majority rule for<br />
other decisions. However, writing the bylaws this way in no way restricts<br />
the group from using consensus on a day-to-day basis. It merely means that<br />
if there is a dispute, the larger number of groups, rather than a minority,<br />
will get their way.<br />
<br />
==David Graeber on Consensus==<br />
Read this: https://gist.github.com/wrought/7882285<br />
<br />
"The essence of consensus process is just that everyone should be able to weigh in equally on a decision, and no one should be bound by a decision they detest. In practice, this might be said to boil down to four principles:<br />
• Everyone who feels they have something relevant to say about a proposal ought to have their perspectives carefully considered.<br />
• Everyone who has strong concerns or objections should have those concerns or objections taken into account and, if possible, addressed in the final form of the proposal.<br />
• Anyone who feels a proposal violates a fundamental principle shared by the group should have the opportunity to veto (“block”) that proposal.<br />
• No one should be forced to go along with a decision to which they did not assent."<br />
<br />
"There’s really no need to be religious about it: there are lots of possible variations. And it’s important to remember that while those coming to a meeting might be presumed to have agreed to the basic principles, they have not agreed to any particular formal rules of procedure, so the procedures should adapt to the desires of the group. But generally speaking it goes something like this:<br />
1. someone makes a proposal for a certain course of action<br />
2. the facilitator asks for clarifying questions to make sure everyone understands precisely what is being proposed<br />
3. the facilitator asks for concerns<br />
a. during the discussion those with concerns may suggest friendly amendments to the proposal to address the concern, which the person originally bringing the proposal may or may not adopt<br />
b. there may or may not be a temperature check about the proposal, an amendment, or the seriousness of a concern<br />
c. in the course of this the proposal might be scotched, reformulated, combined with other proposals, broken into pieces, or tabled for later discussion.<br />
4. the facilitator checks for consensus by:<br />
a. asking if there are any stand-asides. By standing aside one is saying “I don’t like this idea, and wouldn’t take part in the action, but I’m not willing to stop others from doing so.” It is always important to allow all those who stand aside to have a chance to explain why they are doing so.<br />
b. asking if there are any blocks. A block is not a “no” vote. It is much more like a veto. Perhaps the best way to think of it is that it allows anyone in the group to temporarily don the robes of a Supreme Court justice and strike down a piece of legislation they consider unconstitutional; or, in this case, in violation of the fundamental principles of unity or purpose of being of the group."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Omni Collective Meeting<br />
May 8, 2014<br />
<br />
=0. Intro / Announcements=<br />
David, public school la commune<br />
jordan sudo room<br />
andrew backspace<br />
anna baps<br />
sarah baps, yoga collective<br />
amy sudo room newb ;)<br />
libbie baps<br />
tooth black hole<br />
lara, baps<br />
jenny, sudo room<br />
francisco, fermentation<br />
matt, sudo room<br />
owen la commune<br />
zach baps, art collective CAMO<br />
elizabeth live space<br />
jared, live space<br />
jeremy, oakland nights live<br />
niki baps<br />
david baps<br />
danny, sudo<br />
joel, TIL <br />
gabby FNB<br />
ahnon CCL<br />
<br />
POI - we have not yet voted in Food Not Bombs<br />
<br />
=Agenda=<br />
<br />
Things we need to get done tonight -- Brain storm! ;)<br />
<br />
== Update from David K. ==<br />
<br />
* Landlord wants to use his own insurance<br />
** but we should still have our own<br />
** insurance that HE requires needs to start coverage by move-in<br />
** insurance for groups' assets?<br />
** elaine: what he wants is "mainly about injuries to others"<br />
* What if something goes wrong? Financial statements!<br />
<br />
=== Need tonight ===<br />
* Insurance reqs from each collective<br />
* Blurb about each group - concise for Landlord<br />
** see http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Collectives<br />
* Terms by which we lease back the upstairs to Landlord ("leaseback agreement")<br />
<br />
=== Need Soon ===<br />
* Financials for each group and Omni as a whole<br />
* List of backup collectives who have expressed verbal interest in potentially becoming involved<br />
* Each collective should secure their own insurance prior to beginning operations<br />
** sudo room has insurance<br />
** baps has insurance <br />
<br />
=== delay the lease? ===<br />
* [Proposal] from David: delay lease signing from Friday 5/9 until ?<br />
* can we have a "deadline"? we can't necessarily?<br />
* itemized list of John's concerns accessible to the collective<br />
** his concerns revolve mostly around the building itself<br />
* VOTING: 10 delegates present<br />
** we insist on moving in June 1? yay (10) -- unanimous<br />
<br />
== Lease ==<br />
*[Proposal] from Matt: Maintain and update a list of john's exact concerns.<br />
* Contingency is financial plans from our group.<br />
** Implications?<br />
* Guarantor<br />
** Is the landlord acting effectively as a guarantor?<br />
** Are our financials acting in place as a guarantor?<br />
* [Proposal] from Matt: lift veil about lease negotiation, end the silence.<br />
** yar++<br />
* [Proposal CONSENSO'd] from Margit: Agree to intend to sign a lease for a June 1 move-in.<br />
** D.Brazil++ we gave notice, when agreed in good faith of the June 1, also our collective burden to not let this pass too long. We should sign a lease as soon as it's possible to do so.<br />
** Sarah++ be firm, respectful, and stick to agreements in a positive way. <br />
** Matt - echoes Amy - this is still a monetary exchange, important to be strong in our own self-representation<br />
** Andrew - David is merely representing the decision of the collective, and any renegotiation needs to be discussed with the collective<br />
** Our professionalism is on the line<br />
* [Proposal] from Lara: Add extra representative(s) to the negotiations to reflect a cool perspective and voice of the collective.<br />
** For financials: Patrik<br />
** For else: Jake<br />
*** Matt suggests Jake, already has interaction with landlord, good rapport, level-headed. <br />
* [Alt Proposal] from David: David will bring an extra representative for negotiations to reflect a cool perspective and voice of the collective.<br />
* [Proposal] from Sara: In accordance with the collective's previous decision to empower David to negotiate and sign a lease for the Omni, the collective further resolves that an additional trusted party should engage in the lease negations going forward in order to ensure both that progress continues to be made and that there is better support for David to lean on the agency of the collective during negotitions.<br />
<br />
== New Collectives ==<br />
<br />
* Process for prospective collectives<br />
* Proposals for New Collectives (Yoga, CAMO, Food Not Bombs)<br />
* Collectives not yet voted in who are willing to be listed as potential backups<br />
** CAMO<br />
** Villagecraft<br />
** Yoga<br />
* Proposal: Applicants must submit a written 2D-print proposal for their group at a Delegates Council meeting, which will be added to the meeting minutes and the wiki & reviewed by all groups before a vote the following week. [PASSED]<br />
** 100% consensus 10/10<br />
** 3D printed proposals also accepted<br />
<br />
==Silence on Lease Negotiations==<br />
* [Proposal] from Matt: lift veil about lease negotiation, end the silence. Allow sudo room to notify its members via public email lists.<br />
** Zach: The reason for silence (competition) no longer relevant<br />
** Cere: CCL just opening its doors - timing issue is huge - can we at least say we're moving into a space?<br />
** Andrew: Concerned about the culture of fear becoming embedded - it needs to end.<br />
*** now people are talking about continuing the fear for months - "act like a squat"<br />
* matt: 3 concerns<br />
** personal experience of interloping during negotiations<br />
** lawyer is extemely confident in letter of intent. do we trust our lawyer?<br />
** we can have our cake and eat it too (democracy)<br />
** Kathleen: Our Letter of Intent ensures us dibs only til June 2nd<br />
** Jordan: We keep pushing it off - we can also lose the Omni by losing the faith and trust in our own community. Too many emails with super-long CC threads - what's being said I don't know about? Who am I to speak with?<br />
* [Proposal]: After a lease is signed, or 2:59pm on May 9th, whichever is first, the collective allows any member-group to send this message to public email lists or post to public websites:<br />
** "As you know, our group has consented to join the Omni Collective and already paid our first/last/deposit. The Omni Collective is still negotiating a lease for the building. The Omni Delegates have requested discretion about the exact terms and process until the lease is signed. We can say our moving goal is June 1st, and we are all planning for that. We'll publically post more information as soon as we can. Meanwhile, more detailed updates can be given individually to anybody interested!"<br />
<br />
== other questions / concerns ==<br />
<br />
email conversation/s<br />
* too many emails sent to private recipients and not to the email lists<br />
* emails are difficult. how to ensure this collective is accessible to all, and that the modes of communication remain inclusive, especially for folks who do not use email has intensely?<br />
* email de-democratizes the conversation. gives priority to whoever's speaking the most. also easy to get toxic. debate is better done in-person, in meetings, or in working groups.<br />
* profound access issue. people with carpal tunnel, people without computers. consensus or not, please be mindful. conceive of email as place of conversations, but meetings as place of decision. don't EXPECT people to read every email.<br />
<br />
== the amorphous future ==<br />
* Get questions answered, several<br />
* Working Groups Protocol: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups#Working_Group_Protocols<br />
** Also see communications mission http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/05/05_Communications_Committee_Meeting#Mission<br />
* Website http://oomni.github.io/<br />
** Names<br />
** Sudo infrastructure tour / intro<br />
* look at bookstore/cafe proposal because it's awesome<br />
<br />
[PROPOSAL] We will meet every Thursday, 7PM - 9PM, at 2141 Broadway, for the next month (May 15, 22, & 29).<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Compose list of interested parties : Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland, Yoga Collective, Food Not Bombs, Village Craft, Sudo Mesh, Nerds for Nature, <br />
* Begin the process to procure insurance by consulting with multiple insurance agents for your group if you don't have insurance yet - the blander the better!<br />
* Blurb directed toward John [and an insurance agent] (for each collective, purposes of insurance)<br />
** Sudo Room is a California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation, serving as a creative community workspace for educational and technological activities. Our model is membership-based.<br />
* Approve of Leaseback Agreement<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2014-05-08&diff=20902014-05-082014-10-27T14:54:17Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-05-08 to Event:2014/05/08 Omni Delegates Meeting: Structure</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[Event:2014/05/08 Omni Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/08_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2089Event:2014/05/08 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:54:17Z<p>AL: AL moved page 2014-05-08 to Event:2014/05/08 Omni Delegates Meeting: Structure</p>
<hr />
<div>May 8 Meeting<br />
<br />
<br />
=Updates=<br />
* John initially seems okay with Sudo/BAPS moving stuff in in June<br />
** Jenny: If we can only move things in and cannot effectively use the space, it seems extremely reasonable to not have to pay rent for june.<br />
* Structural engineer scheduled for Wednesday/Thursday, would be good to have a shadow - 10-12:30ish<br />
** Matt: I recommend the Jake, jnny: or Hol? or Jordan? <br />
** Group: Contacting the Hol, accused of being an engineer ;)<br />
<br />
=ToDos:=<br />
<br />
==Bylaws==<br />
<br />
Bottom-liner: Ahnon<br />
<br />
Deadline: 1.5-2 weeks<br />
* Send out initial draft to collectives by Thu 5/15<br />
* Send out updated draft based on feedbcak by Mon 5/19<br />
* Send out 2nd-updated draft based on feedback by Thurs 5/22<br />
<br />
Working Version: http://pad.riseup.net/p/omnibylaws<br />
<br />
Original Version: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws<br />
* See history of changes http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/index.php?title=Bylaws&action=history<br />
* See an example of an alternative version (subpage): http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws/Decentralize#SECTION_4._TERMS_OF_OFFICE_AND_DESIGNATION_OF_DIRECTORS<br />
<br />
==Articles of Incorporation==<br />
<br />
Bottom-liner: Jenny<br />
<br />
Consensus Memo:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
https://drive.google.com/#folders/0ByjR12L1MEjCR3FuUUx3ejcwOXc<br />
<br />
Deadline: Thu 5/15<br />
<br />
Tasks:<br />
* Amending based on previous draft & Jesse's points<br />
<br />
==Board of Directors==<br />
===Temporary, appointed Board of Directors===<br />
* Appointing the board (bylaws do not need to be concurred upon beforehand)<br />
<br />
===On-Going Delegation of Board of Directors===<br />
* Specified in the Bylaws (above)<br />
<br />
==Federal Tax-exempt status 501(c)==<br />
<br />
Protocol:<br />
* Sorting projects into either of the following:<br />
** (i) it is a separate entity (i.e. a non-profit itself or a for-profit that isn't eligible for a tax exemption.) For each of these, there would be a sub-lease agreement. I will write up a sample. <br />
** (ii) it is a fiscally sponsored project. There should be at least 33% (and better 50% or more) of the income in this category in order for the organization to get tax exempt status. For each such project, there will be a Board Resolution designating the people running the project as a "project committee" with control over its own funds and the ability to decide who joins the committee and how it is run -- so in actual operation, the project will be independent of the umbrella corporation and have autonomy. For tax purposes, however, the income and expenses of project<br />
committees will be reported as the umbrella organization's income (i.e. Omni Oakland collective). I will write the board resolutions and we can discuss / I can provide more details.<br />
<br />
Options:<br />
* Pursue independent 501(c) status with the federal government, specifically 501(c)3, education-based public benefit non-profit.<br />
* Pursue fiscal sponsorship with an existing 501(c), may or may not be seen as a temporary solution.<br />
* Could go for-profit **gasp!**<br />
<br />
<br />
==Registering with the attorney general==<br />
* Can't happen until after the bylaws are adopted, but should be sent immediately as both are due after 30 days of registering assets.<br />
* Jesse will send the doc.<br />
<br />
==Misc. ToDos==<br />
* Primer on corporate status options<br />
* add to agenda of next omni meeting to decide if/when to invite John and Mary to sudo, etc.<br />
<br />
<br />
=Consensus=<br />
==On Consensus(via Jesse)==<br />
*https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit<br />
<br />
As we discussed, I've attached proposed bylaws and proposed restated<br />
articles of incorporation (note: these are in the google drive, not<br />
attached to this email). These are preliminary documents and can be<br />
modified as necessary based on discussion with the group.<br />
<br />
*1. Restated articles. * I explained that the purposes articulated in the<br />
articles you filed are not a tax exempt purpose and you will not be able to<br />
obtain tax exempt status for the corporation based on the current<br />
articles. Therefore, I've drafted re-stated articles that you can file.<br />
These re-stated articles state that the corporation will promote<br />
educational, scientific and charitable purposes.<br />
<br />
At the large meeting I attended, a number of people were not certain they<br />
wanted the organization to apply for tax exempt status because if you do<br />
so, there will be very significant restrictions on what the organization<br />
can do. In particular, the organization must function for educational,<br />
charitable, literary or scientific purposes to get tax exempt status. The<br />
organization cannot carry on a trade or business except to the extent it is<br />
for one of those exempt purposes. There are also complex public charity<br />
income rules and self-dealing restrictions. I described these in detail at<br />
the other meeting. Let me know if you need more information.<br />
<br />
To the extent you want to apply for tax exempt status, we will need to<br />
discuss how to structure your activities and finances so you have<br />
sufficient income from exempt sources to qualify. As I understand it, some<br />
of the groups cooperating on this project have a separate corporate<br />
existence and some do not. It may be advisable for some of the projects<br />
that do not have their own tax exempt status to function as fiscally<br />
sponsored projects of the corporation so the corporation can have income<br />
based on tax exempt activities. Other groups may pay rent. If the<br />
organization only has rental income, it will not be able to qualify as a<br />
tax exempt entity. Please look over the proposed articles and let me know<br />
your questions and comments. Once your group approves the re-stated<br />
articles, I will use my filing service in Sacramento to get them filed.<br />
<br />
<br />
*2. Bylaws. * The corporation has to adopt bylaws to apply for tax exempt<br />
status and also to register with the attorney general within 30 days of<br />
acquiring assets. Bylaws serve a number of functions. First, it is in<br />
your interest to make them as standard looking as possible since you have<br />
to send them to the IRS and various state agencies and there is a<br />
significant risk of spooking these government bodies with excessively<br />
alternative-looking bylaws. My goal is for the bylaws to incorporate the<br />
way you want to function while simultaneously looking as boring and<br />
unremarkable as possible so they can easily pass through government<br />
bureaucracy.<br />
<br />
The second function of bylaws is in case there is a future lawsuit or power<br />
struggle. To the extent a group is functioning in a healthy fashion, it<br />
may be best to let bylaws gather dust in a filing cabinet. However, if 5<br />
or 10 years down the line various parties hire attorneys and struggle for<br />
ownership of valuable real estate, you do not want vague bylaws that create<br />
uncertainty and pour fuel on a lawsuit.<br />
<br />
David and I discussed a number of ways the bylaws could be structured.<br />
The attached document is based on Foundational Document on the Sudo room<br />
wiki (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/2014-04-03#The_Omni_Oakland_Collective).<br />
<br />
That document calls for an organization with a board of directors composed<br />
of one representative from each component group. Corporations Code Section<br />
5220 permits directors to be selected by designators, which can be other<br />
corporations or entities. One issue with this model is if, for tax<br />
exemption purposes, some of the independent groups become fiscally<br />
sponsored projects of the umbrella corporation. If you look at article 3,<br />
section 4, I could easily modify this language so that each project<br />
designated a director. If a project is fiscally sponsored, the board<br />
appoints a committee to operate the project with authority to raise and<br />
spend funds and determine the decision making processes of the committee.<br />
<br />
Under Section 5220, the designators have to be specified in the bylaws.<br />
Therefore, if the group wants to add a group, it would have to amend the<br />
bylaws. If it wants to terminate a group, it would have to amend the<br />
bylaws. Amending the bylaws is fairly simple but this procedure does add<br />
some additional complexity.<br />
<br />
As I discussed with David, this is not the only way to structure the bylaws<br />
and could potentially have weaknesses if, for example, some of the groups<br />
contributed large amounts of participants, time and money, and other groups<br />
were just a handful of people. Having a one-group-one-board-member<br />
structure potentially gives a huge amount of power to small groups that<br />
contribute only a small amount of time and money. I suggested another<br />
option would be to have a membership organization where the only way to<br />
become a member was to join one of the groups participating in the project<br />
-- with board members elected by the members. That would potentially give<br />
more representation to the groups with larger numbers of members.<br />
<br />
Ultimately, this is up to you but I am happy to advise you and/or discuss<br />
options.<br />
<br />
The other item I discussed with David is that I strongly suggest against<br />
including consensus decision making in bylaws because doing so potentially<br />
gives a tiny number of people enormous power in a lawsuit context. This is<br />
particularly important where an asset worth millions of dollars is at<br />
issue. Consensus decision making requires a certain level of trust and<br />
good faith between participants. The function of legal documents is to<br />
operate in a context in which there is no trust or good faith and which, in<br />
fact, members hate and distrust each other. I have attached a more general<br />
memo I wrote regarding consensus for a different client that expands on<br />
this point. I'm happy to talk to your group about this issue and your<br />
options.<br />
<br />
The bylaws attached provide for consensus minus one for adding new groups<br />
or terminating a group (i.e. amending the bylaws) and majority rule for<br />
other decisions. However, writing the bylaws this way in no way restricts<br />
the group from using consensus on a day-to-day basis. It merely means that<br />
if there is a dispute, the larger number of groups, rather than a minority,<br />
will get their way.<br />
<br />
==David Graeber on Consensus==<br />
Read this: https://gist.github.com/wrought/7882285<br />
<br />
"The essence of consensus process is just that everyone should be able to weigh in equally on a decision, and no one should be bound by a decision they detest. In practice, this might be said to boil down to four principles:<br />
• Everyone who feels they have something relevant to say about a proposal ought to have their perspectives carefully considered.<br />
• Everyone who has strong concerns or objections should have those concerns or objections taken into account and, if possible, addressed in the final form of the proposal.<br />
• Anyone who feels a proposal violates a fundamental principle shared by the group should have the opportunity to veto (“block”) that proposal.<br />
• No one should be forced to go along with a decision to which they did not assent."<br />
<br />
"There’s really no need to be religious about it: there are lots of possible variations. And it’s important to remember that while those coming to a meeting might be presumed to have agreed to the basic principles, they have not agreed to any particular formal rules of procedure, so the procedures should adapt to the desires of the group. But generally speaking it goes something like this:<br />
1. someone makes a proposal for a certain course of action<br />
2. the facilitator asks for clarifying questions to make sure everyone understands precisely what is being proposed<br />
3. the facilitator asks for concerns<br />
a. during the discussion those with concerns may suggest friendly amendments to the proposal to address the concern, which the person originally bringing the proposal may or may not adopt<br />
b. there may or may not be a temperature check about the proposal, an amendment, or the seriousness of a concern<br />
c. in the course of this the proposal might be scotched, reformulated, combined with other proposals, broken into pieces, or tabled for later discussion.<br />
4. the facilitator checks for consensus by:<br />
a. asking if there are any stand-asides. By standing aside one is saying “I don’t like this idea, and wouldn’t take part in the action, but I’m not willing to stop others from doing so.” It is always important to allow all those who stand aside to have a chance to explain why they are doing so.<br />
b. asking if there are any blocks. A block is not a “no” vote. It is much more like a veto. Perhaps the best way to think of it is that it allows anyone in the group to temporarily don the robes of a Supreme Court justice and strike down a piece of legislation they consider unconstitutional; or, in this case, in violation of the fundamental principles of unity or purpose of being of the group."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Omni Collective Meeting<br />
May 8, 2014<br />
<br />
=0. Intro / Announcements=<br />
David, public school la commune<br />
jordan sudo room<br />
andrew backspace<br />
anna baps<br />
sarah baps, yoga collective<br />
amy sudo room newb ;)<br />
libbie baps<br />
tooth black hole<br />
lara, baps<br />
jenny, sudo room<br />
francisco, fermentation<br />
matt, sudo room<br />
owen la commune<br />
zach baps, art collective CAMO<br />
elizabeth live space<br />
jared, live space<br />
jeremy, oakland nights live<br />
niki baps<br />
david baps<br />
danny, sudo<br />
joel, TIL <br />
gabby FNB<br />
ahnon CCL<br />
<br />
POI - we have not yet voted in Food Not Bombs<br />
<br />
=Agenda=<br />
<br />
Things we need to get done tonight -- Brain storm! ;)<br />
<br />
== Update from David K. ==<br />
<br />
* Landlord wants to use his own insurance<br />
** but we should still have our own<br />
** insurance that HE requires needs to start coverage by move-in<br />
** insurance for groups' assets?<br />
** elaine: what he wants is "mainly about injuries to others"<br />
* What if something goes wrong? Financial statements!<br />
<br />
=== Need tonight ===<br />
* Insurance reqs from each collective<br />
* Blurb about each group - concise for Landlord<br />
** see http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Collectives<br />
* Terms by which we lease back the upstairs to Landlord ("leaseback agreement")<br />
<br />
=== Need Soon ===<br />
* Financials for each group and Omni as a whole<br />
* List of backup collectives who have expressed verbal interest in potentially becoming involved<br />
* Each collective should secure their own insurance prior to beginning operations<br />
** sudo room has insurance<br />
** baps has insurance <br />
<br />
=== delay the lease? ===<br />
* [Proposal] from David: delay lease signing from Friday 5/9 until ?<br />
* can we have a "deadline"? we can't necessarily?<br />
* itemized list of John's concerns accessible to the collective<br />
** his concerns revolve mostly around the building itself<br />
* VOTING: 10 delegates present<br />
** we insist on moving in June 1? yay (10) -- unanimous<br />
<br />
== Lease ==<br />
*[Proposal] from Matt: Maintain and update a list of john's exact concerns.<br />
* Contingency is financial plans from our group.<br />
** Implications?<br />
* Guarantor<br />
** Is the landlord acting effectively as a guarantor?<br />
** Are our financials acting in place as a guarantor?<br />
* [Proposal] from Matt: lift veil about lease negotiation, end the silence.<br />
** yar++<br />
* [Proposal CONSENSO'd] from Margit: Agree to intend to sign a lease for a June 1 move-in.<br />
** D.Brazil++ we gave notice, when agreed in good faith of the June 1, also our collective burden to not let this pass too long. We should sign a lease as soon as it's possible to do so.<br />
** Sarah++ be firm, respectful, and stick to agreements in a positive way. <br />
** Matt - echoes Amy - this is still a monetary exchange, important to be strong in our own self-representation<br />
** Andrew - David is merely representing the decision of the collective, and any renegotiation needs to be discussed with the collective<br />
** Our professionalism is on the line<br />
* [Proposal] from Lara: Add extra representative(s) to the negotiations to reflect a cool perspective and voice of the collective.<br />
** For financials: Patrik<br />
** For else: Jake<br />
*** Matt suggests Jake, already has interaction with landlord, good rapport, level-headed. <br />
* [Alt Proposal] from David: David will bring an extra representative for negotiations to reflect a cool perspective and voice of the collective.<br />
* [Proposal] from Sara: In accordance with the collective's previous decision to empower David to negotiate and sign a lease for the Omni, the collective further resolves that an additional trusted party should engage in the lease negations going forward in order to ensure both that progress continues to be made and that there is better support for David to lean on the agency of the collective during negotitions.<br />
<br />
== New Collectives ==<br />
<br />
* Process for prospective collectives<br />
* Proposals for New Collectives (Yoga, CAMO, Food Not Bombs)<br />
* Collectives not yet voted in who are willing to be listed as potential backups<br />
** CAMO<br />
** Villagecraft<br />
** Yoga<br />
* Proposal: Applicants must submit a written 2D-print proposal for their group at a Delegates Council meeting, which will be added to the meeting minutes and the wiki & reviewed by all groups before a vote the following week. [PASSED]<br />
** 100% consensus 10/10<br />
** 3D printed proposals also accepted<br />
<br />
==Silence on Lease Negotiations==<br />
* [Proposal] from Matt: lift veil about lease negotiation, end the silence. Allow sudo room to notify its members via public email lists.<br />
** Zach: The reason for silence (competition) no longer relevant<br />
** Cere: CCL just opening its doors - timing issue is huge - can we at least say we're moving into a space?<br />
** Andrew: Concerned about the culture of fear becoming embedded - it needs to end.<br />
*** now people are talking about continuing the fear for months - "act like a squat"<br />
* matt: 3 concerns<br />
** personal experience of interloping during negotiations<br />
** lawyer is extemely confident in letter of intent. do we trust our lawyer?<br />
** we can have our cake and eat it too (democracy)<br />
** Kathleen: Our Letter of Intent ensures us dibs only til June 2nd<br />
** Jordan: We keep pushing it off - we can also lose the Omni by losing the faith and trust in our own community. Too many emails with super-long CC threads - what's being said I don't know about? Who am I to speak with?<br />
* [Proposal]: After a lease is signed, or 2:59pm on May 9th, whichever is first, the collective allows any member-group to send this message to public email lists or post to public websites:<br />
** "As you know, our group has consented to join the Omni Collective and already paid our first/last/deposit. The Omni Collective is still negotiating a lease for the building. The Omni Delegates have requested discretion about the exact terms and process until the lease is signed. We can say our moving goal is June 1st, and we are all planning for that. We'll publically post more information as soon as we can. Meanwhile, more detailed updates can be given individually to anybody interested!"<br />
<br />
== other questions / concerns ==<br />
<br />
email conversation/s<br />
* too many emails sent to private recipients and not to the email lists<br />
* emails are difficult. how to ensure this collective is accessible to all, and that the modes of communication remain inclusive, especially for folks who do not use email has intensely?<br />
* email de-democratizes the conversation. gives priority to whoever's speaking the most. also easy to get toxic. debate is better done in-person, in meetings, or in working groups.<br />
* profound access issue. people with carpal tunnel, people without computers. consensus or not, please be mindful. conceive of email as place of conversations, but meetings as place of decision. don't EXPECT people to read every email.<br />
<br />
== the amorphous future ==<br />
* Get questions answered, several<br />
* Working Groups Protocol: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups#Working_Group_Protocols<br />
** Also see communications mission http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/05/05_Communications_Committee_Meeting#Mission<br />
* Website http://oomni.github.io/<br />
** Names<br />
** Sudo infrastructure tour / intro<br />
* look at bookstore/cafe proposal because it's awesome<br />
<br />
[PROPOSAL] We will meet every Thursday, 7PM - 9PM, at 2141 Broadway, for the next month (May 15, 22, & 29).<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Compose list of interested parties : Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland, Yoga Collective, Food Not Bombs, Village Craft, Sudo Mesh, Nerds for Nature, <br />
* Begin the process to procure insurance by consulting with multiple insurance agents for your group if you don't have insurance yet - the blander the better!<br />
* Blurb directed toward John [and an insurance agent] (for each collective, purposes of insurance)<br />
** Sudo Room is a California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation, serving as a creative community workspace for educational and technological activities. Our model is membership-based.<br />
* Approve of Leaseback Agreement<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/08_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2088Event:2014/05/08 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:52:56Z<p>AL: </p>
<hr />
<div>May 8 Meeting<br />
<br />
<br />
=Updates=<br />
* John initially seems okay with Sudo/BAPS moving stuff in in June<br />
** Jenny: If we can only move things in and cannot effectively use the space, it seems extremely reasonable to not have to pay rent for june.<br />
* Structural engineer scheduled for Wednesday/Thursday, would be good to have a shadow - 10-12:30ish<br />
** Matt: I recommend the Jake, jnny: or Hol? or Jordan? <br />
** Group: Contacting the Hol, accused of being an engineer ;)<br />
<br />
=ToDos:=<br />
<br />
==Bylaws==<br />
<br />
Bottom-liner: Ahnon<br />
<br />
Deadline: 1.5-2 weeks<br />
* Send out initial draft to collectives by Thu 5/15<br />
* Send out updated draft based on feedbcak by Mon 5/19<br />
* Send out 2nd-updated draft based on feedback by Thurs 5/22<br />
<br />
Working Version: http://pad.riseup.net/p/omnibylaws<br />
<br />
Original Version: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws<br />
* See history of changes http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/index.php?title=Bylaws&action=history<br />
* See an example of an alternative version (subpage): http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws/Decentralize#SECTION_4._TERMS_OF_OFFICE_AND_DESIGNATION_OF_DIRECTORS<br />
<br />
==Articles of Incorporation==<br />
<br />
Bottom-liner: Jenny<br />
<br />
Consensus Memo:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit?usp=sharing<br />
<br />
https://drive.google.com/#folders/0ByjR12L1MEjCR3FuUUx3ejcwOXc<br />
<br />
Deadline: Thu 5/15<br />
<br />
Tasks:<br />
* Amending based on previous draft & Jesse's points<br />
<br />
==Board of Directors==<br />
===Temporary, appointed Board of Directors===<br />
* Appointing the board (bylaws do not need to be concurred upon beforehand)<br />
<br />
===On-Going Delegation of Board of Directors===<br />
* Specified in the Bylaws (above)<br />
<br />
==Federal Tax-exempt status 501(c)==<br />
<br />
Protocol:<br />
* Sorting projects into either of the following:<br />
** (i) it is a separate entity (i.e. a non-profit itself or a for-profit that isn't eligible for a tax exemption.) For each of these, there would be a sub-lease agreement. I will write up a sample. <br />
** (ii) it is a fiscally sponsored project. There should be at least 33% (and better 50% or more) of the income in this category in order for the organization to get tax exempt status. For each such project, there will be a Board Resolution designating the people running the project as a "project committee" with control over its own funds and the ability to decide who joins the committee and how it is run -- so in actual operation, the project will be independent of the umbrella corporation and have autonomy. For tax purposes, however, the income and expenses of project<br />
committees will be reported as the umbrella organization's income (i.e. Omni Oakland collective). I will write the board resolutions and we can discuss / I can provide more details.<br />
<br />
Options:<br />
* Pursue independent 501(c) status with the federal government, specifically 501(c)3, education-based public benefit non-profit.<br />
* Pursue fiscal sponsorship with an existing 501(c), may or may not be seen as a temporary solution.<br />
* Could go for-profit **gasp!**<br />
<br />
<br />
==Registering with the attorney general==<br />
* Can't happen until after the bylaws are adopted, but should be sent immediately as both are due after 30 days of registering assets.<br />
* Jesse will send the doc.<br />
<br />
==Misc. ToDos==<br />
* Primer on corporate status options<br />
* add to agenda of next omni meeting to decide if/when to invite John and Mary to sudo, etc.<br />
<br />
<br />
=Consensus=<br />
==On Consensus(via Jesse)==<br />
*https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit<br />
<br />
As we discussed, I've attached proposed bylaws and proposed restated<br />
articles of incorporation (note: these are in the google drive, not<br />
attached to this email). These are preliminary documents and can be<br />
modified as necessary based on discussion with the group.<br />
<br />
*1. Restated articles. * I explained that the purposes articulated in the<br />
articles you filed are not a tax exempt purpose and you will not be able to<br />
obtain tax exempt status for the corporation based on the current<br />
articles. Therefore, I've drafted re-stated articles that you can file.<br />
These re-stated articles state that the corporation will promote<br />
educational, scientific and charitable purposes.<br />
<br />
At the large meeting I attended, a number of people were not certain they<br />
wanted the organization to apply for tax exempt status because if you do<br />
so, there will be very significant restrictions on what the organization<br />
can do. In particular, the organization must function for educational,<br />
charitable, literary or scientific purposes to get tax exempt status. The<br />
organization cannot carry on a trade or business except to the extent it is<br />
for one of those exempt purposes. There are also complex public charity<br />
income rules and self-dealing restrictions. I described these in detail at<br />
the other meeting. Let me know if you need more information.<br />
<br />
To the extent you want to apply for tax exempt status, we will need to<br />
discuss how to structure your activities and finances so you have<br />
sufficient income from exempt sources to qualify. As I understand it, some<br />
of the groups cooperating on this project have a separate corporate<br />
existence and some do not. It may be advisable for some of the projects<br />
that do not have their own tax exempt status to function as fiscally<br />
sponsored projects of the corporation so the corporation can have income<br />
based on tax exempt activities. Other groups may pay rent. If the<br />
organization only has rental income, it will not be able to qualify as a<br />
tax exempt entity. Please look over the proposed articles and let me know<br />
your questions and comments. Once your group approves the re-stated<br />
articles, I will use my filing service in Sacramento to get them filed.<br />
<br />
<br />
*2. Bylaws. * The corporation has to adopt bylaws to apply for tax exempt<br />
status and also to register with the attorney general within 30 days of<br />
acquiring assets. Bylaws serve a number of functions. First, it is in<br />
your interest to make them as standard looking as possible since you have<br />
to send them to the IRS and various state agencies and there is a<br />
significant risk of spooking these government bodies with excessively<br />
alternative-looking bylaws. My goal is for the bylaws to incorporate the<br />
way you want to function while simultaneously looking as boring and<br />
unremarkable as possible so they can easily pass through government<br />
bureaucracy.<br />
<br />
The second function of bylaws is in case there is a future lawsuit or power<br />
struggle. To the extent a group is functioning in a healthy fashion, it<br />
may be best to let bylaws gather dust in a filing cabinet. However, if 5<br />
or 10 years down the line various parties hire attorneys and struggle for<br />
ownership of valuable real estate, you do not want vague bylaws that create<br />
uncertainty and pour fuel on a lawsuit.<br />
<br />
David and I discussed a number of ways the bylaws could be structured.<br />
The attached document is based on Foundational Document on the Sudo room<br />
wiki (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/2014-04-03#The_Omni_Oakland_Collective).<br />
<br />
That document calls for an organization with a board of directors composed<br />
of one representative from each component group. Corporations Code Section<br />
5220 permits directors to be selected by designators, which can be other<br />
corporations or entities. One issue with this model is if, for tax<br />
exemption purposes, some of the independent groups become fiscally<br />
sponsored projects of the umbrella corporation. If you look at article 3,<br />
section 4, I could easily modify this language so that each project<br />
designated a director. If a project is fiscally sponsored, the board<br />
appoints a committee to operate the project with authority to raise and<br />
spend funds and determine the decision making processes of the committee.<br />
<br />
Under Section 5220, the designators have to be specified in the bylaws.<br />
Therefore, if the group wants to add a group, it would have to amend the<br />
bylaws. If it wants to terminate a group, it would have to amend the<br />
bylaws. Amending the bylaws is fairly simple but this procedure does add<br />
some additional complexity.<br />
<br />
As I discussed with David, this is not the only way to structure the bylaws<br />
and could potentially have weaknesses if, for example, some of the groups<br />
contributed large amounts of participants, time and money, and other groups<br />
were just a handful of people. Having a one-group-one-board-member<br />
structure potentially gives a huge amount of power to small groups that<br />
contribute only a small amount of time and money. I suggested another<br />
option would be to have a membership organization where the only way to<br />
become a member was to join one of the groups participating in the project<br />
-- with board members elected by the members. That would potentially give<br />
more representation to the groups with larger numbers of members.<br />
<br />
Ultimately, this is up to you but I am happy to advise you and/or discuss<br />
options.<br />
<br />
The other item I discussed with David is that I strongly suggest against<br />
including consensus decision making in bylaws because doing so potentially<br />
gives a tiny number of people enormous power in a lawsuit context. This is<br />
particularly important where an asset worth millions of dollars is at<br />
issue. Consensus decision making requires a certain level of trust and<br />
good faith between participants. The function of legal documents is to<br />
operate in a context in which there is no trust or good faith and which, in<br />
fact, members hate and distrust each other. I have attached a more general<br />
memo I wrote regarding consensus for a different client that expands on<br />
this point. I'm happy to talk to your group about this issue and your<br />
options.<br />
<br />
The bylaws attached provide for consensus minus one for adding new groups<br />
or terminating a group (i.e. amending the bylaws) and majority rule for<br />
other decisions. However, writing the bylaws this way in no way restricts<br />
the group from using consensus on a day-to-day basis. It merely means that<br />
if there is a dispute, the larger number of groups, rather than a minority,<br />
will get their way.<br />
<br />
==David Graeber on Consensus==<br />
Read this: https://gist.github.com/wrought/7882285<br />
<br />
"The essence of consensus process is just that everyone should be able to weigh in equally on a decision, and no one should be bound by a decision they detest. In practice, this might be said to boil down to four principles:<br />
• Everyone who feels they have something relevant to say about a proposal ought to have their perspectives carefully considered.<br />
• Everyone who has strong concerns or objections should have those concerns or objections taken into account and, if possible, addressed in the final form of the proposal.<br />
• Anyone who feels a proposal violates a fundamental principle shared by the group should have the opportunity to veto (“block”) that proposal.<br />
• No one should be forced to go along with a decision to which they did not assent."<br />
<br />
"There’s really no need to be religious about it: there are lots of possible variations. And it’s important to remember that while those coming to a meeting might be presumed to have agreed to the basic principles, they have not agreed to any particular formal rules of procedure, so the procedures should adapt to the desires of the group. But generally speaking it goes something like this:<br />
1. someone makes a proposal for a certain course of action<br />
2. the facilitator asks for clarifying questions to make sure everyone understands precisely what is being proposed<br />
3. the facilitator asks for concerns<br />
a. during the discussion those with concerns may suggest friendly amendments to the proposal to address the concern, which the person originally bringing the proposal may or may not adopt<br />
b. there may or may not be a temperature check about the proposal, an amendment, or the seriousness of a concern<br />
c. in the course of this the proposal might be scotched, reformulated, combined with other proposals, broken into pieces, or tabled for later discussion.<br />
4. the facilitator checks for consensus by:<br />
a. asking if there are any stand-asides. By standing aside one is saying “I don’t like this idea, and wouldn’t take part in the action, but I’m not willing to stop others from doing so.” It is always important to allow all those who stand aside to have a chance to explain why they are doing so.<br />
b. asking if there are any blocks. A block is not a “no” vote. It is much more like a veto. Perhaps the best way to think of it is that it allows anyone in the group to temporarily don the robes of a Supreme Court justice and strike down a piece of legislation they consider unconstitutional; or, in this case, in violation of the fundamental principles of unity or purpose of being of the group."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Omni Collective Meeting<br />
May 8, 2014<br />
<br />
=0. Intro / Announcements=<br />
David, public school la commune<br />
jordan sudo room<br />
andrew backspace<br />
anna baps<br />
sarah baps, yoga collective<br />
amy sudo room newb ;)<br />
libbie baps<br />
tooth black hole<br />
lara, baps<br />
jenny, sudo room<br />
francisco, fermentation<br />
matt, sudo room<br />
owen la commune<br />
zach baps, art collective CAMO<br />
elizabeth live space<br />
jared, live space<br />
jeremy, oakland nights live<br />
niki baps<br />
david baps<br />
danny, sudo<br />
joel, TIL <br />
gabby FNB<br />
ahnon CCL<br />
<br />
POI - we have not yet voted in Food Not Bombs<br />
<br />
=Agenda=<br />
<br />
Things we need to get done tonight -- Brain storm! ;)<br />
<br />
== Update from David K. ==<br />
<br />
* Landlord wants to use his own insurance<br />
** but we should still have our own<br />
** insurance that HE requires needs to start coverage by move-in<br />
** insurance for groups' assets?<br />
** elaine: what he wants is "mainly about injuries to others"<br />
* What if something goes wrong? Financial statements!<br />
<br />
=== Need tonight ===<br />
* Insurance reqs from each collective<br />
* Blurb about each group - concise for Landlord<br />
** see http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Collectives<br />
* Terms by which we lease back the upstairs to Landlord ("leaseback agreement")<br />
<br />
=== Need Soon ===<br />
* Financials for each group and Omni as a whole<br />
* List of backup collectives who have expressed verbal interest in potentially becoming involved<br />
* Each collective should secure their own insurance prior to beginning operations<br />
** sudo room has insurance<br />
** baps has insurance <br />
<br />
=== delay the lease? ===<br />
* [Proposal] from David: delay lease signing from Friday 5/9 until ?<br />
* can we have a "deadline"? we can't necessarily?<br />
* itemized list of John's concerns accessible to the collective<br />
** his concerns revolve mostly around the building itself<br />
* VOTING: 10 delegates present<br />
** we insist on moving in June 1? yay (10) -- unanimous<br />
<br />
== Lease ==<br />
*[Proposal] from Matt: Maintain and update a list of john's exact concerns.<br />
* Contingency is financial plans from our group.<br />
** Implications?<br />
* Guarantor<br />
** Is the landlord acting effectively as a guarantor?<br />
** Are our financials acting in place as a guarantor?<br />
* [Proposal] from Matt: lift veil about lease negotiation, end the silence.<br />
** yar++<br />
* [Proposal CONSENSO'd] from Margit: Agree to intend to sign a lease for a June 1 move-in.<br />
** D.Brazil++ we gave notice, when agreed in good faith of the June 1, also our collective burden to not let this pass too long. We should sign a lease as soon as it's possible to do so.<br />
** Sarah++ be firm, respectful, and stick to agreements in a positive way. <br />
** Matt - echoes Amy - this is still a monetary exchange, important to be strong in our own self-representation<br />
** Andrew - David is merely representing the decision of the collective, and any renegotiation needs to be discussed with the collective<br />
** Our professionalism is on the line<br />
* [Proposal] from Lara: Add extra representative(s) to the negotiations to reflect a cool perspective and voice of the collective.<br />
** For financials: Patrik<br />
** For else: Jake<br />
*** Matt suggests Jake, already has interaction with landlord, good rapport, level-headed. <br />
* [Alt Proposal] from David: David will bring an extra representative for negotiations to reflect a cool perspective and voice of the collective.<br />
* [Proposal] from Sara: In accordance with the collective's previous decision to empower David to negotiate and sign a lease for the Omni, the collective further resolves that an additional trusted party should engage in the lease negations going forward in order to ensure both that progress continues to be made and that there is better support for David to lean on the agency of the collective during negotitions.<br />
<br />
== New Collectives ==<br />
<br />
* Process for prospective collectives<br />
* Proposals for New Collectives (Yoga, CAMO, Food Not Bombs)<br />
* Collectives not yet voted in who are willing to be listed as potential backups<br />
** CAMO<br />
** Villagecraft<br />
** Yoga<br />
* Proposal: Applicants must submit a written 2D-print proposal for their group at a Delegates Council meeting, which will be added to the meeting minutes and the wiki & reviewed by all groups before a vote the following week. [PASSED]<br />
** 100% consensus 10/10<br />
** 3D printed proposals also accepted<br />
<br />
==Silence on Lease Negotiations==<br />
* [Proposal] from Matt: lift veil about lease negotiation, end the silence. Allow sudo room to notify its members via public email lists.<br />
** Zach: The reason for silence (competition) no longer relevant<br />
** Cere: CCL just opening its doors - timing issue is huge - can we at least say we're moving into a space?<br />
** Andrew: Concerned about the culture of fear becoming embedded - it needs to end.<br />
*** now people are talking about continuing the fear for months - "act like a squat"<br />
* matt: 3 concerns<br />
** personal experience of interloping during negotiations<br />
** lawyer is extemely confident in letter of intent. do we trust our lawyer?<br />
** we can have our cake and eat it too (democracy)<br />
** Kathleen: Our Letter of Intent ensures us dibs only til June 2nd<br />
** Jordan: We keep pushing it off - we can also lose the Omni by losing the faith and trust in our own community. Too many emails with super-long CC threads - what's being said I don't know about? Who am I to speak with?<br />
* [Proposal]: After a lease is signed, or 2:59pm on May 9th, whichever is first, the collective allows any member-group to send this message to public email lists or post to public websites:<br />
** "As you know, our group has consented to join the Omni Collective and already paid our first/last/deposit. The Omni Collective is still negotiating a lease for the building. The Omni Delegates have requested discretion about the exact terms and process until the lease is signed. We can say our moving goal is June 1st, and we are all planning for that. We'll publically post more information as soon as we can. Meanwhile, more detailed updates can be given individually to anybody interested!"<br />
<br />
== other questions / concerns ==<br />
<br />
email conversation/s<br />
* too many emails sent to private recipients and not to the email lists<br />
* emails are difficult. how to ensure this collective is accessible to all, and that the modes of communication remain inclusive, especially for folks who do not use email has intensely?<br />
* email de-democratizes the conversation. gives priority to whoever's speaking the most. also easy to get toxic. debate is better done in-person, in meetings, or in working groups.<br />
* profound access issue. people with carpal tunnel, people without computers. consensus or not, please be mindful. conceive of email as place of conversations, but meetings as place of decision. don't EXPECT people to read every email.<br />
<br />
== the amorphous future ==<br />
* Get questions answered, several<br />
* Working Groups Protocol: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups#Working_Group_Protocols<br />
** Also see communications mission http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/05/05_Communications_Committee_Meeting#Mission<br />
* Website http://oomni.github.io/<br />
** Names<br />
** Sudo infrastructure tour / intro<br />
* look at bookstore/cafe proposal because it's awesome<br />
<br />
[PROPOSAL] We will meet every Thursday, 7PM - 9PM, at 2141 Broadway, for the next month (May 15, 22, & 29).<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Compose list of interested parties : Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland, Yoga Collective, Food Not Bombs, Village Craft, Sudo Mesh, Nerds for Nature, <br />
* Begin the process to procure insurance by consulting with multiple insurance agents for your group if you don't have insurance yet - the blander the better!<br />
* Blurb directed toward John [and an insurance agent] (for each collective, purposes of insurance)<br />
** Sudo Room is a California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation, serving as a creative community workspace for educational and technological activities. Our model is membership-based.<br />
* Approve of Leaseback Agreement<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/02/06_Bootstrapping_Meeting&diff=2087Event:2014/02/06 Bootstrapping Meeting2014-10-27T14:51:25Z<p>AL: /* Last Phase */</p>
<hr />
<div>omnicollective@lists.riseup.net<br />
<br />
<br />
===Attendees===<br />
*David<br />
*Max<br />
*chloe<br />
*ali<br />
*fraita<br />
*malkia<br />
*ardeen<br />
*jamie<br />
*stphen<br />
*hale<br />
*owen<br />
*jlremy<br />
*joel<br />
*sparrow<br />
*nico<br />
*noemie<br />
*swarve<br />
*david<br />
*sara<br />
*olive<br />
*ardeen<br />
*cassie<br />
*ian<br />
*matt<br />
==Presentation==<br />
It was a social club for italian american sewage workers. Then a rock club, then a shutdown rock club.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
===Finances===<br />
*Plan A<br />
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<br />
<br />
*Plan B<br />
Lease to own. But that is high option.<br />
<br />
*Plan C.<br />
Just lease $13,000 plus "Triple Net"<br />
<br />
===Current Interesets===<br />
*BAPSast<br />
*Sudo<br />
*timeless infinet light - publishing collective<br />
*oakland nights live<br />
*salta plus - dance - hosting classes and perfomance<br />
*low light - a darkroom<br />
*screenprinting collective<br />
*housing collective (very separated)<br />
*Spokeland?<br />
*Wild soul?<br />
*Cafe/bar/bookstore (would need to be made)?<br />
*Hackerspa<br />
*"BAD" - "Bitches for Absolute Destruction" - Feminist collective - facili*cating ass-beating, breeding<br />
*somebody into fighting<br />
*propaganda collective <br />
*counter culture labs<br />
*hackerspa - a spa/coworking space<br />
<br />
==Last Meeting==<br />
David Brazil wrote a proposal about how we could operate. It would be a collective of collectives, with one representative per group.<br />
<br />
==Q and A==<br />
*comment - not "how can my collective use the space" but "how can we make more usable space"<br />
*What type of building work?<br />
*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.<br />
*Is this just a space to rent, or a radical collective?<br />
**David - no, absoultely this is a post-occupy movement that's about providing to the community.I wrote this letter. <br />
*Salta - can we have a rotating delegate to the omni?<br />
**David - yes, its a spokescouncil model, so that wouldn't be a problem, plus we can make the council how we want it.<br />
<br />
==Last Phase==<br />
*Re-pledging our money and delegates.<br />
<br />
*Public school - $1000 - <br />
*<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/29_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2086Event:2014/05/29 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:50:01Z<p>AL: /* Also this: */</p>
<hr />
<div>=May 29 Delegates Meeting=<br />
say your name, pronoun, and favorite form of ice<br />
<br />
Facilitator: David<br />
<br />
Stack: Jenny/Yar<br />
<br />
Attendees: David (he,ice9), Andrew (he,snowcone), Ahnon (she/ze,water), Zach (ze,water), jenny (she,crushed), danny (he,coffee), dan (he,booze), sarah (she,icebergs), jeremy (ice atmosphere), mara (she,shaved), tooth (pass,glacial),niki (she,snow), helen (she,daquari) joel (he,crushed), elaine, Gabby<br />
<br />
Delegates: David (BAPS), Andrew (Backspace), Ahnon (CCL), Zach (CAMO), Jenny (Sudo), Danny (Peak Agency), Jeremy 9(ONL), Mara/Maryanna .(OMNIdance), Niki (La Commune), Helen (FNB), Joel (TIL)<br />
<br />
=Agenda=<br />
== lease (10 mins) ==<br />
guarantor<br />
* he wants one, even though he agreed otherwise<br />
* but david negotiated that away yet again (for 4 hours)<br />
* in exchange for him honoring his own contract, we will give him a $14k deposit<br />
* we will (probably?) be getting 1K back a month for 27 months<br />
* so 45k upfront<br />
* First month (10K) + Security Deposit (13K) + Last (13K) + 14K - the 5K we already gave him = 45K<br />
* will our deposit incur interest? not in oakland<br />
* in oakland you don't get interest on your security deposits<br />
improvements<br />
* originally he agreed to pay up to 50k<br />
* "that has now gone down to 25k, because there's no guarantor"<br />
* only things we are REQUIRED to do by law<br />
* inspector recommended we prioritize:<br />
** electrical panel upgrades<br />
*** (~2K, but John will pay for the main panel)<br />
*** "i don't think john realizes how much this will cost"<br />
** sprinkler system<br />
** panic-bar doors<br />
* can we hire ourselves to do work?<br />
** loophole out of our matching cost<br />
** except totally legit<br />
* money john spends gets added to option to buy<br />
sublease<br />
* they are open to leaving after 3 months (oct 1)<br />
signatories<br />
* he wants at least one person to sign the lease<br />
* "what prevents every group from leaving the omni?"<br />
* he feels subleases aren't enough - at least some<br />
* groups that sign are jointly (not severally) liable for $$$<br />
* liability will be proportional to # of signatories<br />
** john agrees to language allowing us to add / remove new groups to the lease<br />
** concern raised that he possibly has the power to approve or deny<br />
* add into bylaws to limit the power of the lease-signing groups over other groups in the omni<br />
subleases<br />
* he doesn't know about backspace's halving yet<br />
* DK put himself on it (?), might sign for backspace<br />
timing<br />
* maybe not tomorrow after all, he's not ready<br />
* maybe amend the letter of intent<br />
* maybe monday or tuesday<br />
general<br />
* these terms are a big blow for us. can we push back?<br />
* DK disagrees. they talked about guarantor verbally while signing the letter of intent that didn't mention it<br />
* less than half the market rate of across the street<br />
* we'd have to sue to enforce the letter<br />
* he's had full cash offers on the building<br />
** legally he has to show proof? (Gaurav - I was wrong about this, he is not legally obligated.)<br />
consensus<br />
* final draft is not available yet, can't consent on it<br />
* want to try to consensus on big issues addressed today:<br />
** 14k in lieu of guarantor <br />
** multiple signatories<br />
** 25k less in capital improvement contributions from landlord<br />
* straw poll?<br />
* we're gonna need a weekend "meeting"<br />
* consent over a campfire at jenny's house<br />
* delegates should also give everyone in our groups time to review it<br />
* official delegates meeting at jenny's house 3pm sunday [2704 Adeline St, Oakland]<br />
== security? ==<br />
* gabby met with "temescal security alternatives"<br />
* don't tell anyone<br />
* counter-group against the private security crowdfunder people<br />
* stop temescal from becoming rockridge<br />
* there will be a 1-page letter to allies<br />
* want supporters for a march/action/etc<br />
== Backspace ==<br />
Lease Terms <br />
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xsqENiuzkyEU7rDT7hZjmCxWUhA7KkFE7bNXZ6pcZOY/edit?usp=sharing<br />
* Concerns that the proposal is more about event booking than backspace<br />
* Q: How does Backspace fit into the Omni's mission?<br />
* We could be creative about this - eg involving other groups in collaboration that could pay some of the rent<br />
== working groups ==<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups<br />
* Challenging Dominant Culture: Margit & Kazoo - Party Sunday @ 3pm, Next Meeting: Monday, June 9 @ 5:30-7pm @ 2141<br />
* Communications: Elaine & Jenny - Next Meeting: Monday, June 2 @ 7pm @ 2141<br />
* Finances: danny...<br />
* Legal Governance: niki? jenny, david k<br />
* Space Ops: [patrik nominated]<br />
Future Groups:<br />
* Events Mgmt?<br />
* Building Administration / Logistics:<br />
* Focus on intercollectivity?<br />
* Values<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send working groups calls for bottom-liners to our collectives [all delegates]<br />
* Send something to omni-announce next week?<br />
== next week ==<br />
CEP<br />
=Also this:=<br />
Jordan creating a takestack script that announces time passing during turns!: https://github.com/yardenac/takestack<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2014-05-22&diff=20842014-05-222014-10-27T14:39:47Z<p>AL: redundant</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[Event:2014/05/22 Omni Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/09_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2083Event:2014/10/09 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:36:58Z<p>AL: /* BAPS Proposal carried over from last week */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: mia<br />
* Stack: mary<br />
* Timekeeper: zach<br />
* Notes: yar<br />
* Delegates: yar (sudo), mary (ccl), mia (baps), abby (od), danny (pa), kathleen (camo), joel (til), sarah (backspace), david b (la commune)<br />
* Quorum: eh?<br />
* Vibe Reader: abby<br />
* explain hand signals and share the URL of this pad!<br />
** hurry it up, irrelevant elephant<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
intro: fav animal<br />
* mia baps platypus<br />
* frasier otter<br />
* abby omnidance buck<br />
* danny pa french dog<br />
* zach black hole zebra<br />
* emji til/cps cuttlefish<br />
* joel til/cps<br />
* ian baps/cps humans<br />
* alejandro humans<br />
* kathleen baps/camo hummingbird<br />
* yar sudo<br />
* mary ccl<br />
<br />
== announcements ==<br />
* First annual Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces (BACH) Unconference Sat-Sun 10/11-10/12, doors open at 10am<br />
** http://2014.ba.chgrp.org/<br />
* LA COMMUNE BRUNCH & BOOKSTORE POPUP : SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 10AM ON !<br />
* Ask your members to join fundraising working group:<br />
** http://doodle.com/dak8z3b8yyn6en3g<br />
** meeting 7pm monday<br />
* Can we do a quick "match your extra Naomi Klein ticket to an Interested Individual"? Given that a lot of folks want to go to this event, and each collective group has been given 2 free tickets, it'd be great to see if any collectives won't use there tickets and would be willing to give them to interested individuals who can't afford/get a ticket.<br />
** Contact Niki<br />
** My understanding is that this is not the full event, but a special portion as a "teach in" for omni organizers, but check with Niki.<br />
<br />
== message from david ==<br />
After basically a nonstop year, I (david) need a break from organizing and getting things done at Omni generally. I am starting to be far far too cranky and that is a sign I need to step away. So I am going to take some time off from actively working on Omni projects which so mamy people have requested me to do. How much time, I am not sure.. weeks, probably not months, but who knows.<br />
<br />
To do that responsibly I am requesting several individuals with a minimum of 10hr/week each to transition areas of focus for which I have been primarily responsible. The difficulty here is relationships and literacy in the material need to be transitioned, not just 'information'.<br />
<br />
The following roles need to be transitioned:<br />
* I am asking Korl to work with me on Health dept issues, plumbing, etc.<br />
* I am asking two people to work with me on Building/Fire and Use permits which will require making trips downtown: Jake and Matt Senate. Much work has been done here, but this is a critical period and relationships need to be transitioned.<br />
* I am asking Patrik and Hol to work with me on all construction stuff, ie documenting and implementing still-needed fixes to the building in order to comply with our permits and codes. This would be, construction stuff.<br />
* I am asking Joel (aka Otis) to work with me on the ventilation system for the basement specifically (non-kitchen area). The first step in this is electrical.<br />
* I am asking Joe Lisner to work with me and Korl on Health and Fire with regards the basement kitchen specifically.<br />
* I am asking Yar to coordinate with me on all ADA compliance stuff generally.<br />
* I am asking Scott to coordinate the remaining soundproofing and Fire compliance work in the ballroom, which must happen before the weekend of the 26th.<br />
* I am asking Mia to coordinate with our lawyers with regards land use issues (Jesse and Kenny), as well as the political forces - District 1, BID, neighbors, etc.<br />
* I am asking Jeremy Entwhistle to be the liason for all other miscellaneous stuffs.<br />
<br />
=== discussion ===<br />
* discussion of the many things they've been doing, the many jobs available for excited volunteers :)<br />
* more people need to know how to deposit checks<br />
<br />
==wg report-backs==<br />
<br />
===Commons===<br />
a conglomeration of groups asking, among other Q's, "How much time is optimal for getting notice, consent, and/or blocks for use of space?"<br />
===Facilitating Collectivity===<br />
===Ballroom/Events===<br />
We are folding into the new "commons" working group. All events get submitted to the "booking" mailing list. To object or consent to events, please join that list.<br />
===Communications===<br />
October newsletter might require other input before simply going to our growing email list. Thoughts? Any writer/editor volunteers?<br />
===Community & Fundraising===<br />
Fantastic filming day last Sunday! Next meeting Monday at 7pm to get clear on all paths and participation to raise $70k or more<br />
===CDC===<br />
===Finance===<br />
===kitchen===<br />
Meeting 2-3pm Saturday<br />
===building===<br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* 8/30 Proposal from the CDC to approve the safer space and conflict resolution policies, with the understanding that both are living documents that will continue to evolve as we learn and grow as a collective.<br />
* Safer space policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_Space_Policy<br />
* Conflict resolution policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Conflict_Resolution_Policy<br />
* delegates ready to vote yes: 9/10<br />
* helen blocks on behalf of FNB<br />
<br />
== Rise Above ==<br />
PROPOSAL: Rise Above moves into the utility room adjacent to the front room/cafe area.<br />
* Sudo Room needs until next week. Every group, please be prepared to consent on this next week.<br />
<br />
==Moving the Kitchen==<br />
Proposed on behalf of Rise Above, 10/7/2014<br />
<br />
The ad hoc upstairs kitchen needs to be removed for Rise Above to proceed with its buildout. This is less a proposal than a placeholder for the necessary conversation about the dismantling & relocation of the stoves, refrigerators, and other equipment in this kitchen.<br />
<br />
* informal consensus that we don't need to formally consent on this since it's mandatory and well-known. talk about moving things after the weekend since lots of weekend events need to use the kitchen.<br />
<br />
==Upstairs Shower as Washout Room==<br />
Proposed on behalf of Rise Above, 10/7/2014<br />
<br />
Rise Above would like (potentially) to use the upstairs shower room for washout. This is less a proposal than a placeholder for the conversation about this possibility.<br />
<br />
* Note that having a shower for individual use is in fact a documented design pattern for hackerspaces: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Shower_Pattern<br />
* If the room stays clean after each use, there shouldn't be a problem, right? Is that possible? (This would certainly save everyone headaches if we don't have to set up a new wash room right now). <br />
** Something like this would be perfect so individuals can still easily and cleanly use the shower, just remove it before washing out silkscreens and other things: [http://www.amazon.com/Oceanstar-FM1163-Bamboo-Floor-Shower/dp/B00472O4YK amazon link]<br />
* yar thinks no consensus needed because no reversible infrastructure changes being made, safe to assume shower is already being used for way worse things, will she need consensus to wash her dishes in the sink too?<br />
* emji: will need a new kind of showerhead actually<br />
* but still easily reversible so no big deal<br />
<br />
== print studio & TIL ==<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Print_Studio_Proposal_v2<br />
<br />
=== discussion ===<br />
* we're proposing to split til into 2 member collectives. til upstairs, cps downstairs.<br />
* question about til subletting the space but it wasn't part of the proposal<br />
* til is currently 6 people, totally separate from cps.<br />
* sudo is still blocking. matt had a counterproposal. not satisfied with the proposal.<br />
* joel: culture of micromanagement making it hard to move forward. doesn't see need to have internal group structures proposed. happy to speak to value of group.<br />
* yar feels terrible this has dragged on for so long, it's eating me up having to go back and forth week after week, would really like if people met face to face over this.<br />
* cps meets at 6-10 every sunday<br />
* collectives ready to vote yes: 9/10, with sudo still blocking<br />
<br />
==Proposal from CDC==<br />
* Given the need for more time to creatively imagine the Omni, one hour of the first delegates' meeting of every month should be dedicated to an in-depth discussion of some topic (to be determined in advance) that is pressing for the community. For example, the first meeting in October was partially dedicated to discussing safer space policy.<br />
** Perhaps less than an hour is more reasonable? E.g. 20 min - 60 min, depending on topic and balance of agenda?<br />
** Can also use the "break-out discussion" model to let groups of 2-4 discuss among themselves (more natural for conversation), then come back together and share what folks had to say, distill to actionable results.<br />
* We propose that one hour of the first meeting in November be dedicated to a conversation about Omni finances, co-facilitated by the CDC and Finances working groups.<br />
* +1<br />
<br />
"one hour of the first delegates' meeting of every month should be dedicated to an in-depth discussion of some topic (to be determined in advance) that is pressing for the community."<br />
* 9 yes, 1 abstain<br />
<br />
==Discussion of the commons==<br />
* Let's take 20 minutes to discuss what the commons means to us! <br />
** +1<br />
* Why is maintaining a commons important?<br />
* What are your dreams for the commons in the Omni?<br />
* How can we all steward the Omni commons together?<br />
<br />
''this did not happen.''<br />
<br />
== very extremely old proposals ==<br />
can we please follow our own process and vote on these very old 1-2-month-old proposals, if nothing else to consent they be removed from the pad? thanks.<br />
<br />
===flag===<br />
We propose that the Omni raises a flag from the main tower of the Omni, over the 48th & Shattuck entrance. It could be a red flag. Or it could say "Omni". Whatever the collective decides. Perhaps it could be the Omni logo?<br />
* Alternatively, a big "OMNI" sign above the entrance, with each of the letters made by a different group (dibs on the "I" for CCL). Can be lit up from battery powered by small solar panel on the roof. <br />
* sudoroom proposes we build a shed. we could store bikes in it?<br />
* sudomesh proposes we put a node on the roof and blast some free wifi to the neighborhood!<br />
* Flag? Bat-signal equivalent for hippies: http://infolass.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/img_2592.jpg<br />
<br />
''taking it to communications working group''<br />
<br />
===PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday!===<br />
* yar's counterproposal: let's all do more work throughout the week so there's less to say at meetings<br />
* danny suggests: WG's/committees leave each meeting recognizing decisions made & action to take<br />
<br />
''no objections to taking it off. clearly too much to do.''<br />
<br />
== splitting allocations ==<br />
*PROPOSAL (Sept. 2): To split equally between financially contributing collectives and tenants, expenditures which delegates have voted to allocate to projects. Finance WG will send funding request proposals to member collectives for an equal share of any non-invoiceable costs<br />
<br />
* brendan will champion this cause at the finance wg. taking it off the pad.<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : KIDS ROOM & KIDS WORKING GROUP==<br />
''Brought by La Commune, 9/24/2014''<br />
La Commune would like to spearhead an initiative to transform the present Timeless Infinite Light office (vacant as of October 1) into a Omni Kids room. La Commune would like to stock this room with used books available for children to read. We would like to call on our community to convene a Kids Working Group and figure out what the best way would be to create free or low-cost childcare at the Omni and to navigate the relevant bureaucratic hurdles. This proposal would reserve the present TIL office for such use, and would reflect our collective desire to have such a <br />
childcare space there -- further details to be developed by a nascent Kids Working Group.<br />
* PROPOSAL: Is it possible to simply agree not to use this room for other purposes except as an open, kid-friendly/family-friendly space available for the Omni Commons community to use until a more formal expression takes place? Meaning, say an event in the ballroom needs a kid-friendly zone for some reason, this space may be afforded to that end, under appropriate supervision and responsibility solely on the part of the user(s).<br />
* waiting for someone to step up at this point. taking off the pad.<br />
<br />
== PROPOSAL: Mandate rotation of facilitator, stacktaker, each Delegates meeting ==<br />
* While "the problem" seems to be that we do not require rotation, it rather may be that we are in a deficit of willing volunteers who are also in a position to step-up to perform these difficult roles at the on-set of the delegates meeting. So the task falls on a small group of willing parties who have voice and are often prepared to opt-in.<br />
* PROPOSAL: Instead, perhaps our approach could be:<br />
** Hold a "preparatory meeting" 30 min - 1 hr before the actual meeting, inviting all potential facilitators, stack-takers, note-takers, and new folks who want to learn to participate in and improve the delegates meeting.<br />
*** Use this time to review and sort the agenda, share tips / approaches, and plan to implement facilitation techniques so the meeting can begin smoothly and endure.<br />
** Maintain list of willing "Facilitators" who are able to act in a facilitator role, or help others gain experience in facilitation:<br />
*** http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Facilitators<br />
** At the end of each meeting, tentatively select folks for facilitator and other roles for the next meeting.<br />
** Facilitator for next meeting could be responsible to send "gentle reminders" to folks in other roles, and vice-versa.<br />
<br />
''informal non-binding discussion. i ask if i can take this off the pad. people yell "take it off!"''<br />
<br />
== Proposal for Proposals ==<br />
Suggestion for how to do proposals:<br />
* Before submitting: Write out your idea. Show it to as many people as you can who have a stake in your idea and consider their feedback on your proposal. Revise. Don't submit it until the folks you have talked to think it's fully fleshed out, clear, and acceptable. <br />
* When submitting on the pad, please include: the date you put it on the pad; your name, or the name of the working group that developed the proposal; the name of the person who will be at the meeting to present and take questions.<br />
* Does anyone have any other suggestions?<br />
* yar: now that we have consensus@, as long as you send a mail to that, the metadata can stand in for a timestamp and indentify you<br />
* emji doesn't see the need to send an email when they can just look at the pad<br />
* let's not fall into the trap of elective democratic voting<br />
* yar: recommendation only; this is still an experiment; nuclear option<br />
* concern about what happened with RLL - runaway email threads<br />
* brendan: track successful proposals<br />
* things get lost in the shuffle<br />
<br />
== building modifications & bans ==<br />
* since these now must be considered at meetings, let's always keep a section here to remind us<br />
<br />
== LA COMMUNE LOCKABILITY PROPOSAL ==<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/10/02_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting#LA_COMMUNE_LOCKABILITY_PROPOSAL<br />
<br />
''this problem is being solved outside meetings. taking off the pad.''<br />
<br />
==BAPS Proposal carried over from last week==<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/10/02_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting#dedicated_BAPS_space<br />
<br />
''baps is working on a more comprehensive proposal for next week. taking off the pad.''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=2014-05-22&diff=20822014-05-222014-10-27T14:36:27Z<p>AL: /* Creative Empowerment Project */</p>
<hr />
<div>=May 22 Delegates Meeting=<br />
<br />
Facilitator: MAX <br />
Stack: Niki<br />
<br />
Attendees: Max, David Brazil, Danny, Bill, Cere, Jenny, Matt S., David K., Andrew, Zach, Elaine, Emji, Niki, Kazoo, Yar, Gabby, Zach (CAMO), Yar (jordan), Elizabeth, Ahnon, Helen<br />
<br />
Delegates: David B (la commune), Danny S (peak agency), Jenny R (sudo room), Andrew (backspace), Emji (timeless, infinite light), Niki (public school), Elizabeth (OMNIdance), Gabby (fnb), Ahnon (CCL)<br />
<br />
Missing: Oakland Nights Live, Black Hole Cinema<br />
<br />
_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,<br />
<br />
~ALL ITEMS HAVE 5 MINUTE TIME LIMIT~<br />
<br />
==CDC Reportback==<br />
* Margit: Space for differing voices - one meeting a month open to the public <br />
** Public meetings: agenda set by the public <br />
** Delegate meetings: agenda set by the delegates <br />
* We need to meet weekly and make decisions right now<br />
* Proposal: Rotate 2-3 folks to hold the space from 6:30-7 before the weekly meetings<br />
<br />
== structural inspector ==<br />
Matt Cantor, Inspector. ("better than an engineer")<br />
<br />
TL;DR:<br />
===Immediate:===<br />
* ~20 smoke alarms<br />
* Make all doors and windows openable in a panic situation<br />
* Exhaust pipe for basement water heater<br />
* Electrical panels - main panel may not be fixable (material cost is cheap) + has too many breakers<br />
* Open up currently-blocked-off exit from the bocce ball court<br />
<br />
===Recommended===<br />
* Fire sprinklers --> Could be DIT (do it together) <br />
* Earthquake retrofit --> could be DIT for 20-30K<br />
<br />
===Main Concerns of bringing building up to code===<br />
* Wires grounded<br />
* Windows and doors accessible<br />
* Fire egress - smoke alarms, carbon monoxide<br />
* Moisture-sensor faucets<br />
* Water heater in basement replaced<br />
* Install/upgrade a fire suppression system in downstairs kitchen [expensive]<br />
* Degrease vent in downstairs kitchen<br />
<br />
===Accessibility===<br />
* Easy to come through the barroom<br />
* May be a ramp in the middle entrance on shattuck<br />
* Small elevators are not hugely expensive - contact the Center for Independent Living (CIL)<br />
<br />
===Extended Notes===<br />
* Ballpark--what are must-haves?<br />
** Hard to say. Building doesn't have to be perfect, doesn't have to be clean and shiny. <br />
** Very interested in safety for folks using the building.<br />
*** Biggest one is fire safety, especially fire egress<br />
** Easy to get lost, easy to die in a fire.<br />
* I like to use personas in my work<br />
** 80 year-old guy<br />
** 3 year-old girl<br />
** 13 year-old girl at workshop<br />
*** doesn't have any idea where to go or how to get out. Various exits are locked and chained up. So she's dead.<br />
*** I want her to have signage, alarm to warn her, and lots of exits to get out.<br />
** Also true of 50-year-old stoner<br />
** Fire happens fast, folks often die because of smoke inhalation before fire itself.<br />
* Consider a fire sprinkler system in the building.<br />
** Adds 10,000s of dollars -- 20,000 - 40,000<br />
*** Could you find someone to work with you?<br />
*** Brain / tech trust. <br />
*** Tinker-toy systems, but only some parts need to be done by a professional.<br />
*** Make this a fundamental commitment.<br />
** "Boring people don't start fires as much as interesting people start fires"<br />
** You can't build buildings without firesprinklers today.<br />
*** Good thing is these get cheaper. You can use PVC and the heads are cheap.<br />
** Replace and add new escape signs, automatic lighting, escape windows<br />
*** Current barred windows don't all have quick release inside latches<br />
* Earthquake / structure<br />
** Foundation is good, structure is good, didn't screw it up.<br />
** No one messed with the fundamental structure, it's fine. <br />
** Difference between what they did and what they would do today could be modified. Not that expensive nor complicated.<br />
*** $100,000 for retrofit. Bolting, bracing, and interconnecting (mainly) the roof structure to wall structures, so the roof system can't detach from the walls. <-- Cheap! lmfao<br />
*** All you need is an engineer to draw it out, provide some oversight. <br />
**** $10,000 for a drawing.<br />
*** Maybe $10,000 - $20,000 for materials, if you did all the labor yourself.<br />
* Electrical<br />
** Electrical is kind of screwy. A lot of experimenting.<br />
*** Electrical is also critical in terms of the fire. About 10 panels in building, about 7 are of a faulty brand. Replace them, about a couple thousand dollars a piece. Main is more complex.<br />
** There's a lot that is /good/ about the building's electrical. Just need to replace some things.<br />
** A bunch of panels that are simply damaged, connected incorrectly, missing covers, etc. Replace them.<br />
** Main panel (washroom behind the bar, like 8 breakers) can't be fixed, unless you can find an equivalent central panel face plate. <br />
*** $20,000<br />
** Even the biggest fanciest panel in terms of material costs is ~$100, cheaper ones are ~$75. <br />
** The issue with the "Federal Pacific" panels is that they aren't responsive, they don't trip when they need to.<br />
** Main panel has too many breakers in it, but it can be fixed. One or two breakers is better (simple). Branch everything off of two 200amp breakers. <br />
*** Any new panels put in can be bigger than immediately needed.<br />
** Mission Drift problem - it's just too complicated, you'll realize the panels need to go.<br />
* John says there's a sump pump but none was observed upon inspection<br />
<br />
<br />
==Communication==<br />
*revisit working groups / reassign bottom liners<br />
Current working groups:<br />
* Challenging Dominant Culture - Margit & Kazoo<br />
* Communication - Elaine & Jenny<br />
* Finances/Legal - <br />
** 1023 (App for 501c3) - Ahnon<br />
* Space Operations - nominee: Patrik<br />
<br />
==Finances/Legal==<br />
<br />
FNB as fiscal sponsor<br />
* they all like the idea in principle<br />
* want to consult lawyer about possible conflict of interest<br />
* their 501c3 is called "east bay food justice project"<br />
** so we would be a project of that<br />
* our deadline might be june 3, but maybe even later<br />
<br />
TIL rent for summer<br />
* they don't want to pay for space they can't use yet<br />
* owners might still move out "the end of september"<br />
* currently paying $200 for a small space<br />
* would need 30 days notice to move<br />
* omni move-in date would be july 1<br />
* we can store stuff during june<br />
* omni may consent to them using a small office<br />
<br />
Board of Directors and Officers<br />
* we have an interim bod & officers<br />
* we need to vote them in i.e. sign a thing<br />
* owner wants all delegates on the lease<br />
<br />
Backspace Proposal<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Backspace/Membership-Lease-Term-Proposal<br />
* much conversation<br />
<br />
Helen David Ahnon Emji Jordan<br />
<br />
==Lawyery Bizy Biz==<br />
via Jesse (lawyer):<br />
(1) what is the peak agency - fiscally sponsored or??<br />
(2) you should check that all of the projects I listed as committees are actually eligible to be fiscally ponsored. If they are not, then the description should change to just say "a California unincorporated association."<br />
* these questions have been answered<br />
<br />
* Sign the initial action of the incorporator appointing the initial board.<br />
* Board to sign resolution adopting the bylaws - https://pad.riseup.net/p/omnibylaws<br />
* Amend Articles of Incorporation to include Jesse's revisions - https://pad.riseup.net/p/omniarticles <br />
* Secretary to sign the bylaws<br />
* President and Secretary sign the restated Articles and we send them to Jesse to file<br />
<br />
==New Collectives==<br />
(1) CAMO - unanimous consensus<br />
(2) Creative Empowerment Project - tabled for one week<br />
(3) Food Not Bombs - unanimous consensus<br />
** CCL expressed concern over not having a chance to review with their membership. We entitle our member-groups to delay a vote for one week in order to ensure total accountability is expressed for each delegate to their respective member group. CCL did clarify they had a chance to review the other two groups, but not this third and would have if it were listed last week. No intention to stall or delay, all in good faith. Acting based on accountability.<br />
<br />
==next week==<br />
<br />
Assign 2-3 folks to hold space for 6:30-7pm<br />
* hella danny<br />
* probably kazoo, probably yar<br />
* matt will<br />
<br />
OMNIdance rent for summer?<br />
<br />
=Appendix=<br />
<br />
==Creative Empowerment Project==<br />
<br />
CEP is a screen printing and collateral production studio that makes all manner of printed media: tshirts, posters, book jackets, perfect-bound books, business cards, CD and DVD packaging, and various graphic design. The space has several functions. There will be a cooperative screen printing space where coop members will pay a small monthly fee (maybe 50$) to have 24hour access to the community screen printing space. The screen printing space will be equipt with 8 printing stations so that many people may use it at the same time. I currently bottom-line a space like this in San Francisco where I have been screenprinting for the past three years. This will help cover our portion of the Omni rent. There will also be an Education/Vocation component to the space where people who were formerly incarcerated, are targeted by racism, or otherwise challenged to survive within the oppressive economic/justice system can build capacity for self-employment and group empowerment. Participants in the E/V program will learn the skills of screenprinting, digital design, layout, cooperative business functions, and self-promotion through classes and practice. The E/V collective will take jobs in printing and production to support its portion of the rent as well as paying its participants for their labor. Eventually I would like the E/V project to expand to include people who are under 18, targeted by racism, and disengaged with the public school system. The E/V project will employ its own students, and hopefully be taken over by those who have successfully completed the program.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/23_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2081Event:2014/10/23 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:35:53Z<p>AL: /* Adjournment */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
* '''Facilitators''': Alexandria + Steven<br />
* '''Stack''': Kevin<br />
* '''Timekeeper''': Mary<br />
* '''Notes''': Ben (sorry)<br />
* '''Vibe Reader''': Mia<br />
* '''Next weeks facilitators''': Mary<br />
<br />
== Intros ==<br />
intro Q: age you lost your virginity or wish you had<br />
<br />
People were introduced.<br />
<br />
== Announcements ==<br />
<br />
* Kevin is thinking of creating an orphan's thanksgiving at omni for omni folks. contact him for details<br />
* The garbage cans have moved to the old kitchen hallway, garbage at omni is really gross, we need to do something to ensure it doesn't keep being so awful<br />
* Mia mentions that Niki and David spent a weekend cleaning bathrooms and we need a way to keep the space clean and divide the work. we intend to talk about it later in the meeting<br />
* Movie Night (+ discussion) Tomorrow! The Internet's Own Boy with a discussion afterward about Aaron Schwartz, the term "Hacker", etc. popcorn and tea, byob drinks, snacks, etc. To end the night on a light note, second screening will be Hackers (1995). The first title starts around 7:15 and will be held down in the basment, where the Omni general meetings take place (pews).<br />
* Steven mentions that the group Qilombo needs help with fundraising by tomorrow. He emailed about this:<br />
** "All those who have experienced the common dream of the Omni Commons, please consider donating to Qilombo Oakland, a radical social space facing financial difficulties and closure. They're making a call to raise money to keep their space open, which is directed primarily by and for black and brown folks. They'd like to especially ask the white community and those people who come from privileged backgrounds, who have moved to Oakland, to stand in solidarity with their struggle to work against the displacement of their community and social space, which is a result of such privileged people and their ability to afford space. They need to raise another $1,000 by tomorrow or they face having to close their doors. The omni Commons, which is a white-majority led organization, would like to encourage its community to recognize the importance of supproting Qilombo with whatever means possible, to stand in solidarity with black and brown lead social spaces"<br />
* Alice mentions that David cut his hand, and thus wasn't able to pick up a freezer that is available to us for free in San Francisco. People are needed to help make it happen. You can call alice directly at (415) 272-0596. Tools are also good to have. Including a stripped screw remover.<br />
<br />
== Working Group Report-backs ==<br />
<br />
=== Fundraising ===<br />
<br />
* Daniel fundraising working group. Video almost ready. The public launch is in a few weeks. Suggests that the collectives hold open houses where peers and friends get to see the space so that they know the space when the push launches. Collectives could offer some item that is uniquely theirs, to help build community and market the spaces.<br />
* Daniel is working on grants. Anyone wanting to work on it, please contact Daniel. There will be emails.<br />
* as we prepare to announce the "public campaign", there are easy actions that Omni member groups and others can take: 1), hosting casual open-house events for their members & friends before appx. November 11 (like the CCL biohacker social), and 2) suggesting cool perks they might contribute from their collective (e.g., Sudo magnets or 1 free book from the bookstore, etc.)<br />
<br />
=== Collectivity ===<br />
<br />
* Kevin facilitating collectivity committee. Collecting thoughts from the group about:<br />
** looking for suggestions about what the working group should be doing<br />
** collectives should have members in working groups<br />
** Steven produced survey, no responses<br />
** decided to let the definition of tenancy resolve itself<br />
** Margaret: potential name change: &quot;How We Organize&quot;<br />
<br />
=== Permits ===<br />
<br />
* Mia talks about safety, insurance, compliance, etc.<br />
** ada bathroom. can't currently be used<br />
** liability. people working in the building is a lawsuit risk. we have the idea of getting a waiver that people working on the space can sign. vote on it: 10/10 pass<br />
** the TIL wall<br />
<br />
=== Finance ===<br />
<br />
* Niki finance. Need new CFO. Amanda Amgo volunteered. They are going to come up with some questions to vet potential candidates. The committee meets Tuesday @ 7. Please attend if you can help.<br />
<br />
=== Kitchen ===<br />
<br />
* Joe kitchen. Waiting on zoning letter. The kitchen upstairs is great. If you need to use the one downstairs talk to Helen or Joe. Joe is thinking about bumping out the wall to give the kitchen more space. Tearing out some wood shelves. Ordered valves for stove.<br />
<br />
=== CDC ===<br />
<br />
* No notes. Either they didn't report or more likely I'm bad at taking notes. (-Ben your minutes taker)<br />
<br />
== 20 minute breakout ==<br />
<br />
Not so much<br />
<br />
== Proposal from Backspace ==<br />
* Backspace will take time to consider financial details and other issues before moving forward with an agreement on space.<br />
* In the mean time, Don wants permission to move forward on renovations on the Den, which would include, 1)putting up dry wall. 2)painting the Den and BDRM [2]. 3)creating removable panels to block the overlook to the Commons bookstore coffee shop. <br />
* In return, Don would teach his qi gong, conditioning and stretching, martial arts and self defense classes in the Den on Monday from 6-9:30, Thursday from 7:00-9:30, and Sunday, from 11-1.<br />
* Don would later pay rent through backspace when the location of space time scheduling becomes more settled.<br />
<br />
===discussion===<br />
<br />
'''Don'''. They are trying to figure out money, etc. He wants to proceed with martial arts and Chi Gong (sp?) classes. Will proceed with renovations. Will pay rent to backspace in the future.<br />
<br />
Joe asks about the scope change of the backspace proposal. Don answered that there are different people in Backspace doing different things, working on the larger proposal. Don wants to use the space in the meantime. He wants to put up something to partition off the space from the opening to the cafe.<br />
<br />
Alexandria clarifies: proposal is - paint - have classes 3 times a week, indefinitely, starting next week - put up temp. cover to block the space to give privacy - cover the TIL with drywall<br />
<br />
Niki expresses support for backspace. Others agree. Niki wants to define time constraint for the 3 times a week classes.<br />
<br />
Don notes that backspace is planning to submit a more comprehensive proposal next week, this proposal will be superseded by that one.<br />
<br />
Daniel asks about the floor. Its chipped, etc. Don will use mats. Floor fixes might be a future project.<br />
<br />
Naomi wants to say that the current proposal is part of an effort to make forward progress on the space while their big proposal is in progress. They are having a hard time putting together all the financial pieces in the context of a collective. It is overwhelming. They have doubts about the support from the other groups at omni.<br />
<br />
Andrew has reached out in mediation to David, Niki, others to help explain the financial stuff and resolve the confusion about the group. Notes that backspace is one of the last founding groups that is looking for space at a time when space is in contention. They are working with the commons working group and others to get the next proposal into the right shape.<br />
<br />
Mia asks: Are the classes free? Don replies Two are by donation. Two are $90/mo. Free drop-in. Wants to find space for this thing, which is a business. Mia asks: Would he be willing to pay prorated rent? Don replies No, but he would be willing to pay the rent in labor working on the space. Once the full backspace proposal is in, he would be paying rent to backspace.<br />
<br />
Group considers proposal without Don's modifications to the TIL wall, for two weeks.<br />
<br />
Vote. 9 yes, no blocking, 2 abstaining<br />
<br />
== Proposal from Commons Working Group ==<br />
* 10.14.14: The Commons Working Group proposes to collectively steward several common spaces in the Omni, including the ballroom and the Disco Room (as of December 1). The Commons Working Group will create systems for maintaining all these spaces as common spaces as well as making them available to the community to rent hourly.<br />
* Specifically, the Disco Room will be maintained as a space for body-based and somatic practices (i.e., dance, yoga, martial arts, meditation, etc.). <br />
* As the Commons Working Group expects to garner income for the Omni from hourly rentals of these spaces, we propose that no new tenant be given exclusive use of them.<br />
<br />
===discussion===<br />
<br />
Nobody could be here tonight. Margaret can answer questions. Proposal read by Steven.<br />
<br />
''The text of the proposal is not included here. Someone please include it, your minutes taker doesn't have a copy.''<br />
<br />
The next meeting is Saturday at 1PM<br />
<br />
Mia asks does this limit the scope of the working group to ONLY the ballroom and the disco room? Margaret replies No.<br />
<br />
Daniel says the group was the result of the combination of the ballroom group and the calendar group.<br />
<br />
Joe talks about a kitchen that makes one meal for charity for every meal that it sells. He hopes that people using Omni spaces will also give away the metaphorical free meal for every metaphorical meal they sell<br />
<br />
Steven says this proposal is about an ongoing collective stewardship of the space.<br />
<br />
Kathleen is interested in listening to the commons working group and learning about their process in the context of contemporary museum of Oakland<br />
<br />
Don feels the passing of this proposal is premature until there is a more clear proposal<br />
<br />
Alexandra reads group proposal again.<br />
<br />
Ian reiterates the desire to use space that is modular, shared by the member collectives<br />
<br />
Andrew likes the proposal in spirit. Hard without details about gaining income from the ballroom. Hard without a process. Wants to keep the ballroom open for consideration of diverse types of events. How will appropriate events be decided on.<br />
<br />
Mia refers to writeup by Daniel who wrote about the ballroom group to the commons working group.<br />
<br />
Joe clarifies what the group would do. Notes that the group has lots of power.<br />
<br />
Kathleen wants to clarify that the term tenants in the proposal actually means tenants and groups. Niki: yes, both<br />
<br />
Don asks what will change if we pass vs. not pass? Niki responds that it would strengthen our position of having common space that can be used by the collectives.<br />
<br />
The group considers the proposal as is.<br />
<br />
Votes 8 yes, 2 abstain, 0 blocking<br />
<br />
== Last Minute Stuff ==<br />
<br />
Ben needs keys to the rooms that are locked. Key-havers respond.<br />
<br />
No kids at omni, kids with parents in the ballroom for events are probably ok<br />
<br />
== Adjournment ==<br />
<br />
It happened only a little after 9.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/12_Delegates_Check-in&diff=2080Event:2014/05/12 Delegates Check-in2014-10-27T14:34:02Z<p>AL: /* David Graeber on Consensus */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Updates=<br />
* John initially seems okay with Sudo/BAPS moving stuff in in June<br />
** Jenny: If we can only move things in and cannot effectively use the space, it seems extremely reasonable to not have to pay rent for june.<br />
* Structural engineer scheduled for Wednesday/Thursday, would be good to have a shadow - 10-12:30ish<br />
** Matt: I recommend the Jake, jnny: or Hol? or Jordan? <br />
** Group: Contacting the Hol, accused of being an engineer ;)<br />
=ToDos:=<br />
==Bylaws==<br />
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon<br />
*Deadline: 1.5-2 weeks<br />
* Send out initial draft to collectives by Thu 5/15<br />
* Send out updated draft based on feedbcak by Mon 5/19<br />
* Send out 2nd-updated draft based on feedback by Thurs 5/22<br />
* See Jesse's notes below<br />
* Working Version: http://pad.riseup.net/p/omnibylaws<br />
* Original Version: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws<br />
* See history of changes http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/index.php?title=Bylaws&action=history<br />
* See an example of an alternative version (subpage): http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws/Decentralize#SECTION_4._TERMS_OF_OFFICE_AND_DESIGNATION_OF_DIRECTORS<br />
<br />
==Articles of Incorporation==<br />
*Bottom-liner: Jenny<br />
*Consensus Memo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit?usp=sharing<br />
*https://drive.google.com/#folders/0ByjR12L1MEjCR3FuUUx3ejcwOXc<br />
*Deadline: Thu 5/15<br />
*Tasks:<br />
** Amending based on previous draft & Jesse's points<br />
<br />
==Board of Directors==<br />
===Temporary, appointed Board of Directors===<br />
* Appointing the board (bylaws do not need to be concurred upon beforehand)<br />
===On-Going Delegation of Board of Directors===<br />
* Specified in the Bylaws (above)<br />
<br />
==Federal Tax-exempt status 501(c)==<br />
Protocol:<br />
* Sorting projects into either of the following:<br />
** (i) it is a separate entity (i.e. a non-profit itself or a for-profit that isn't eligible for a tax exemption.) For each of these, there would be a sub-lease agreement. I will write up a sample. <br />
** (ii) it is a fiscally sponsored project. There should be at least 33% (and better 50% or more) of the income in this category in order for the organization to get tax exempt status. For each such project, there will be a Board Resolution designating the people running the project as a "project committee" with control over its own funds and the ability to decide who joins the committee and how it is run -- so in actual operation, the project will be independent of the umbrella corporation and have autonomy. For tax purposes, however, the income and expenses of project committees will be reported as the umbrella organization's income (i.e. Omni Oakland collective). I will write the board resolutions and we can discuss / I can provide more details.<br />
<br />
Options:<br />
* Pursue independent 501(c) status with the federal government, specifically 501(c)3, education-based public benefit non-profit.<br />
* Pursue fiscal sponsorship with an existing 501(c), may or may not be seen as a temporary solution.<br />
* Could go for-profit **gasp!**<br />
<br />
==Registering with the attorney general==<br />
* Can't happen until after the bylaws are adopted, but should be sent immediately as both are due after 30 days of registering assets.<br />
* Jesse will send the doc.<br />
<br />
==Misc. ToDos==<br />
* Primer on corporate status options<br />
* add to agenda of next omni meeting to decide if/when to invite John and Mary to sudo, etc.<br />
<br />
=Notes from Jesse=<br />
As we discussed, I've attached proposed bylaws and proposed restated articles of incorporation (note: these are in the google drive, not attached to this email). These are preliminary documents and can be modified as necessary based on discussion with the group.<br />
<br />
==Articles of Incorporation==<br />
<br />
*1. Restated articles. * I explained that the purposes articulated in the articles you filed are not a tax exempt purpose and you will not be able to obtain tax exempt status for the corporation based on the current articles. Therefore, I've drafted re-stated articles that you can file. These re-stated articles state that the corporation will promote educational, scientific and charitable purposes.<br />
<br />
At the large meeting I attended, a number of people were not certain they wanted the organization to apply for tax exempt status because if you do so, there will be very significant restrictions on what the organization can do. In particular, the organization must function for educational, charitable, literary or scientific purposes to get tax exempt status. The organization cannot carry on a trade or business except to the extent it is for one of those exempt purposes. There are also complex public charity income rules and self-dealing restrictions. I described these in detail at the other meeting. Let me know if you need more information. <br />
<br />
To the extent you want to apply for tax exempt status, we will need to discuss how to structure your activities and finances so you have sufficient income from exempt sources to qualify. As I understand it, some of the groups cooperating on this project have a separate corporate existence and some do not. It may be advisable for some of the projects that do not have their own tax exempt status to function as fiscally sponsored projects of the corporation so the corporation can have income based on tax exempt activities. Other groups may pay rent. If the organization only has rental income, it will not be able to qualify as a tax exempt entity. Please look over the proposed articles and let me know your questions and comments. Once your group approves the re-stated<br />
articles, I will use my filing service in Sacramento to get them filed.<br />
<br />
==Bylaws==<br />
*2. Bylaws. * The corporation has to adopt bylaws to apply for tax exempt status and also to register with the attorney general within 30 days of acquiring assets. Bylaws serve a number of functions. First, it is in your interest to make them as standard looking as possible since you have<br />
to send them to the IRS and various state agencies and there is a significant risk of spooking these government bodies with excessively alternative-looking bylaws. My goal is for the bylaws to incorporate the way you want to function while simultaneously looking as boring and unremarkable as possible so they can easily pass through government bureaucracy.<br />
<br />
The second function of bylaws is in case there is a future lawsuit or power struggle. To the extent a group is functioning in a healthy fashion, it may be best to let bylaws gather dust in a filing cabinet. However, if 5 or 10 years down the line various parties hire attorneys and struggle for<br />
ownership of valuable real estate, you do not want vague bylaws that create uncertainty and pour fuel on a lawsuit.<br />
<br />
David and I discussed a number of ways the bylaws could be structured.<br />
<br />
The attached document is based on Foundational Document on the Sudo room wiki (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/2014-04-03#The_Omni_Oakland_Collective). That document calls for an organization with a board of directors composed of one representative from each component group. Corporations Code Section 5220 permits directors to be selected by designators, which can be other corporations or entities. One issue with this model is if, for tax exemption purposes, some of the independent groups become fiscally sponsored projects of the umbrella corporation. If you look at article 3,<br />
section 4, I could easily modify this language so that each project designated a director. If a project is fiscally sponsored, the board appoints a committee to operate the project with authority to raise and spend funds and determine the decision making processes of the committee.<br />
<br />
Under Section 5220, the designators have to be specified in the bylaws. Therefore, if the group wants to add a group, it would have to amend the bylaws. If it wants to terminate a group, it would have to amend the bylaws. Amending the bylaws is fairly simple but this procedure does add some additional complexity.<br />
<br />
As I discussed with David, this is not the only way to structure the bylaws and could potentially have weaknesses if, for example, some of the groups contributed large amounts of participants, time and money, and other groups were just a handful of people. Having a one-group-one-board-member structure potentially gives a huge amount of power to small groups that contribute only a small amount of time and money. I suggested another option would be to have a membership organization where the only way to become a member was to join one of the groups participating in the project -- with board members elected by the members. That would potentially give more representation to the groups with larger numbers of members. Ultimately, this is up to you but I am happy to advise you and/or discuss options.<br />
<br />
The other item I discussed with David is that I strongly suggest against including consensus decision making in bylaws because doing so potentially gives a tiny number of people enormous power in a lawsuit context. This is particularly important where an asset worth millions of dollars is at issue. Consensus decision making requires a certain level of trust and good faith between participants. The function of legal documents is to operate in a context in which there is no trust or good faith and which, in fact, members hate and distrust each other. I have attached a more general memo I wrote regarding consensus for a different client that expands on this point [Note: See below for link]. I'm happy to talk to your group about this issue and your options.<br />
<br />
The bylaws attached provide for consensus minus one for adding new groups or terminating a group (i.e. amending the bylaws) and majority rule for other decisions. However, writing the bylaws this way in no way restricts the group from using consensus on a day-to-day basis. It merely means that<br />
if there is a dispute, the larger number of groups, rather than a minority, will get their way.<br />
<br />
=Consensus=<br />
==On Consensus(via Jesse)==<br />
* https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByjR12L1MEjCQ3hGMzQ0Tkg4UDQ3OWdVQVNFZ1llVF9ycHBB/edit<br />
==David Graeber on Consensus==<br />
Read this: https://gist.github.com/wrought/7882285<br />
<br />
"The essence of consensus process is just that everyone should be able to weigh in equally on a decision, and no one should be bound by a decision they detest. In practice, this might be said to boil down to four principles:<br />
* Everyone who feels they have something relevant to say about a proposal ought to have their perspectives carefully considered.<br />
* Everyone who has strong concerns or objections should have those concerns or objections taken into account and, if possible, addressed in the final form of the proposal.<br />
* Anyone who feels a proposal violates a fundamental principle shared by the group should have the opportunity to veto (“block”) that proposal.<br />
* No one should be forced to go along with a decision to which they did not assent."<br />
<br />
"There’s really no need to be religious about it: there are lots of possible variations. And it’s important to remember that while those coming to a meeting might be presumed to have agreed to the basic principles, they have not agreed to any particular formal rules of procedure, so the procedures should adapt to the desires of the group. But generally speaking it goes something like this:<br />
<br />
1. someone makes a proposal for a certain course of action<br />
<br />
2. the facilitator asks for clarifying questions to make sure everyone understands precisely what is being proposed<br />
<br />
3. the facilitator asks for concerns<br />
<br />
a. during the discussion those with concerns may suggest friendly amendments to the proposal to address the concern, which the person originally bringing the proposal may or may not adopt<br />
<br />
b. there may or may not be a temperature check about the proposal, an amendment, or the seriousness of a concern<br />
<br />
c. in the course of this the proposal might be scotched, reformulated, combined with other proposals, broken into pieces, or tabled for later discussion.<br />
<br />
4. the facilitator checks for consensus by:<br />
<br />
a. asking if there are any stand-asides. By standing aside one is saying “I don’t like this idea, and wouldn’t take part in the action, but I’m not willing to stop others from doing so.” It is always important to allow all those who stand aside to have a chance to explain why they are doing so.<br />
<br />
b. asking if there are any blocks. A block is not a “no” vote. It is much more like a veto. Perhaps the best way to think of it is that it allows anyone in the group to temporarily don the robes of a Supreme Court justice and strike down a piece of legislation they consider unconstitutional; or, in this case, in violation of the fundamental principles of unity or purpose of being of the group."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/02/27_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2078Event:2014/02/27 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:32:52Z<p>AL: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Check-in ==<br />
* 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)<br />
* Missing, presumed eaten by narwhals: Otis, Lauren<br />
<br />
== Values ==<br />
* David Keenan reads: [[Omni_Collective_Proposal|Public School vision]]<br />
* Mara reads mission: [[The_Omni/Visions#Dancers|Dancers vision]]<br />
* Andrew reads: [[The_Omni/Visions#Hacker_Spa|Hacker Spa vision]]<br />
* Niki reads: [[The_Omni/Visions#Bookstore_.2F_Cafe| Bookstore/Cafe vision]]<br />
* Jeremy speaks: "ONL highlights local culture & passion"<br />
* Yar reads: [[Building_Bloc|Sudoroom vision]]<br />
* Niki suggests: That the Building Bloc cobbles together one statement from all the delegates' statements<br />
** Andrew: And there's already omnicollective.org. Let's make a running list of alternative names.<br />
** David suggests not bikeshedding now (vis-a-vis names)<br />
* digesting our divers visions into one vision<br />
** Mara: who wants to work on it?<br />
** Niki: lets put this together (synthesize visions into one) BEFORE next omni meeting so we can vote on it next time<br />
** David says we should keep promotion/marketing in mind. succinct byline to agree on.<br />
* David Brazil suggests we formally consent on his [[The_Omni/Structure_statement|writeup of our raison-detat]]<br />
** we should modify the list of groups present/recognized<br />
* Niki suggests we also start thinking about drafting:<br />
** Safe space policy<br />
** Code of conduct<br />
** Conflict resolution process<br />
** DK suggests we refer to Sudoroom's<br />
<br />
== Outreach ==<br />
* AK Press is maybe in?<br />
* buying is a lot more attractive narrative than renting<br />
** if you're buying it: we're taking it off the market! radical ownership enclave!<br />
** if you're renting it: "help us pay our rent"<br />
* is it ok to post pictures publically yet?<br />
** DK is wary of tying publicity to the omni, that one building<br />
** Niki suggests we not be officially called Omni Collective<br />
*** but make it clear our current primary project is acquiring that building<br />
<br />
== Legal ==<br />
* Incorporation<br />
** donors will ask about this. they can't give you money unless you exist.<br />
** needs to be resolved before fundraising starts<br />
** Disambiguation of incorporation vs 501c3<br />
** we need to write bylaws<br />
* Lawyer friend is not available for the next 2 meetings<br />
<br />
== Money ==<br />
* many anonymous donors have offered support already, in particular with "getting over the hump" of first/last/deposit etc<br />
** some might have agendas / strings attached<br />
** they tend to not want to be the only one with "skin in the game"<br />
*** need a pool of donors sharing the risk.<br />
*** some might not like our politics...<br />
** "i'm really wary of depending on anonymous donors"<br />
*** fundraising should be done in the open<br />
*** perception of backroom deals<br />
*** "if you want strings attached, maybe this isn't the project for you"<br />
** there are two fundraising approaches, maybe they are both valid. two paths.<br />
*** private anonymous donors are compatible with the public ones<br />
** DB says if someone can give us 20k to get us in the space in a few months, that's worth it<br />
** andrew thinks we should just try to fundraise for the 700k<br />
** Niki thinks that will be a lot easier once we're in the space<br />
<br />
== Goals for next meeting ==<br />
* pare down our visions into one page that is appropriate as corporate bylaws<br />
** this enables incorporating in sacramento, which enables a bank account<br />
* decide a name so we can register a domain name and web presence<br />
* next meeting in or around BAPS at 7pm march 6 (tentatively)<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/03/06_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2077Event:2014/03/06 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:32:33Z<p>AL: /* approve process document */</p>
<hr />
<div>Omni Delegates meeting<br />
March 6, 2014 7pm<br />
<br />
== Check-in ==<br />
<br />
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)<br />
<br />
FACILITATOR : Niki<br />
TIMEKEEPER : David B.<br />
<br />
== Timeline ==<br />
* Spokeland rep wants to know when could they expect to move in?<br />
* Our timeline is still to have funds and clearer answers by May<br />
<br />
== Existentialism ==<br />
fusing our value statements into somethings short<br />
<br />
* fundraising message / strategy<br />
** do we raise money from private doners and then crowdsource publically?<br />
** MINIMUM TO MOVE IN : $39,000 (negotiable?)<br />
** MONTHLY RENT : $13,000(negotiable?)<br />
** DK: Provides brief recap of current situation<br />
*** rundown of groups involved, financial picture<br />
*** we need to decide on the financial model<br />
** if say, AK Press fundraises more money than anyone else, do they get more power?<br />
** buying a building is sexier fundraising than renting one<br />
*RUNNING TALLY FOR RENT :<br />
PUBLIC SCHOOL : $1000<br />
CAFE : $1000<br />
OMNI-TANZ : $1200<br />
ONL : $250<br />
SUDO ROOM : $2000<br />
SCREENPRINTING : $600<br />
HACKER SPA : $1500 - $2000<br />
SPOKELAND : $1000<br />
TIL : $1000<br />
<br />
TOTAL AT PRESENT : $9550<br />
<br />
* bylaws to file in sacramento<br />
** DK: incorporating should be our first priority<br />
** lawyer will be available on the 13th (next thursday)<br />
** copy sudoroom's bylaws, especially conflict resolution<br />
*** https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution<br />
*** Working group to draw up draft of bylaws before next meeting: David K, Yardena, Andrew, Joel, Niki<br />
** no objections to legally incorporating - we all agree this is the way forward<br />
** Can we download boilerplate bylaws / less specificity with regards to what gets filed with the space<br />
** bylaws should be as limited as possible<br />
** or rather, we shouldn't take them seriously<br />
<br />
== other stuff ==<br />
<br />
* Kazoo describes screenprinting project working with people who have been formally incarcerated<br />
<br />
* David puts for suggestion to host Sylvia Federici event at the Omni<br />
** March 22nd<br />
** Andrew cautions against making landlord feel taken advantage of<br />
* outreach<br />
** Create a one-sheet to present to people on the building / project / vision<br />
** Create one sheet to present to public on the project: Niki, Sarah, Kazoo, Joel<br />
** domain name for web presence<br />
* Bill from lawyer ~$900. Will need to be paid in about a month.<br />
<br />
==Names==<br />
* Omni<br />
* Radial Collective<br />
* Building Bloc<br />
* The Common(s)<br />
<br />
Set up a poll, give everyone access<br />
<br />
==approve process document==<br />
* https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/Structure_statement<br />
* we should implement the schedule aspect more<br />
** in particular, have a big open meeting where the public is invited<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/03/13_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2076Event:2014/03/13 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:32:05Z<p>AL: /* Takeaway */</p>
<hr />
<div>Omni Delegates meeting<br />
March 13, 2014 7pm<br />
<br />
== Check-in / Intros ==<br />
<br />
In attendance: Yardena, David B, David K, Joel, Jeremy, Sarah, Niki, Phil<br />
<br />
David K: Facilitator<br />
Joel: Timekeeper<br />
<br />
== Results of name poll ==<br />
* in a pinch we wrote down "Oakland Commons Collective" during the planning meeting<br />
** for the corporation, not necessarily the building<br />
* the online poll results: Omni (9) Commons (7) Building Bloc (5)<br />
* 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 (?)<br />
* there is some confusion and ambiguity<br />
* Niki moves that we just choose a name in formal capacity right now<br />
* We unanimously vote to name the CORPORATION "Building Bloc"<br />
* yar hates to be that person but asks "is there a 'the'"? the answer: NO<br />
* DK recommends "Building Bloc Collective" as it is more legally unique<br />
<br />
later on, we rejoin the debate over the building name<br />
* Call it the omni?<br />
* omnicollective.org is taken<br />
* Omni Oak?<br />
* DK proposes:<br />
*# call the building and the project The Omni<br />
*# register omnioakland.org<br />
** Joel thinks group & building need the same name<br />
** Phil agrees<br />
** Sarah also agrees - difficult to have two different names<br />
* DK proposes our legal name being Omni Oakland, revising our previous decision<br />
* yar is reluctant but consents. it's unanimous.<br />
* The Name = The Omni<br />
* Legal Name of Collective of Collectives = Omni Oakland<br />
* We will seek the URL : omnioakland.org<br />
<br />
== Bylaws ==<br />
<br />
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/Incorporating<br />
<br />
DK: we don't have to file bylaws until we file taxes<br />
<br />
===LLC vs nonprofit===<br />
* Sarah: do we incorporate as LLC / 501(c)3 / etc?<br />
* DB: visionary differences?<br />
* Niki: we should ask our lawyer<br />
* DK: LLC has a lot more agency wrt money - where it comes from, what you do with it<br />
* Phil: nonprofits can spend on anything actually. two corps (one for-profit and one not-for-profit) in tandem. <br />
* DB: nonprofit == spiritual death<br />
* yar: our job is to die spiritually so tenants don't have to<br />
* Niki: LLC requires ownership<br />
* Andrew: LLC does protect its members<br />
* DK: Sudoers say board members aren't protected. nonprofit means less taxes. also helps our relationship with the city. pragmatic.<br />
* Andrew: is this about 501c3 later on?<br />
* Yar: That's one reason for incorporating as Cal State Non-Profit<br />
* DK: yes, being a CSNP absolutely helps on many fronts<br />
** non-franchise tax board<br />
** recognition<br />
** this is just a property holding company<br />
* Andrew: does this actually exempt us from the $800/year fee?<br />
* DK: it exempts us from property taxes if the city or county (?) helps<br />
* Sarah: Important to have a conversation about what it means politically to incorporate as a Non-Profit vs. LLC after talking to Lawyer<br />
<br />
== Potential New Terms of Move-In ==<br />
<br />
DK: account of $$$ prenegotiations with landlord. off the record.<br />
<br />
== OMNI Event March 22 ==<br />
<br />
DK met with Omni owner to discuss possibility of hosting BAPS event on 03/22 @ Omni<br />
* Planning Meeting: Monday, March 17, 7pm @ Black Spring Coffee (30th & Telegraph)<br />
* We have the space from 4pm to 12midnight<br />
* Silvia Federici, Peter Linebaugh & George Caffentzis : 7pm to 9pm<br />
* BAPS events are "free of charge and free of solicitation"<br />
* we should abide by BAPS rules since it's a BAPS event<br />
* so it's not a fundraiser - open house?<br />
* Saturday night around the corner from the Anarchist Book Fair<br />
* TBC at planning meeting<br />
* what are the goals and metrics for success?<br />
* we should have tables<br />
<br />
== One-Sheet Review ==<br />
<br />
need to revise it to say the new name, Omni Oakland<br />
<br />
== Takeaway ==<br />
<br />
* NEXT MEETING : Thursday, March 27, 7PM @ 2141 !<br />
* ACTION ITEMS: send joel content for website<br />
* Niki: Make The Omni Oakland Facebook Page<br />
* Joel: Website!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/03/27_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2074Event:2014/03/27 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:31:28Z<p>AL: /* do we have a website now? */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Check-in / Intros ==<br />
<br />
David gives brief intro on project:<br />
* barriers to entry<br />
* incorporation / 501c3 fiscal sponsorship<br />
* meeting process<br />
** only delegates have voting powers<br />
* how to become a part of the collective of collectives<br />
** express interest, delegates vote<br />
** money is not the most important part of involvement; groups that can't contribute financially are not excluded from participation<br />
* fundraising / financials<br />
** committed groups: $9500 in monthly rent<br />
** crowdsourcing fundraising campaign<br />
*** (video in production)<br />
<br />
Voting on new collective membership: <br />
* CCL: citizen scientists / diy biologists - Passed<br />
* Tooth: motion picture film production lab - Passed<br />
<br />
Betsy from Long Haul / Co-Housing Collectives offers to help w/budgets and vision statements / priorities<br />
<br />
== what are our next steps? ==<br />
<br />
Proposal: Passed<br />
* Target Dates<br />
** May 1st - negotiate<br />
** June 1st - target move-in<br />
<br />
Fundraising / Financial Plan<br />
* Schedule a separate meeting<br />
<br />
Paying the laywer<br />
* DK to send out amount owed by each collective to list<br />
<br />
Add new collectives to delegates mailing list<br />
<br />
Add new collectives to website<br />
<br />
== event takeaway ==<br />
<br />
the will be the most awesome project!<br />
<br />
== are we legal now? ==<br />
<br />
Need to submit paperwork for non-profit incorporation<br />
<br />
== do we have a website now? ==<br />
<br />
we do! http://www.omni-oakland.org/<br />
(omnioaklandcollective.org redirects there, as well!)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/04/10_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2073Event:2014/04/10 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:31:12Z<p>AL: /* separate dedicated meeting */</p>
<hr />
<div>FACILITATOR : Margit<br /><br />
NOTETAKER : db, yar, niki<br /><br />
TIMEKEEPER : margit, sort of<br /><br />
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.<br /><br />
DELEGATES PRESENT : Abby (LiveSpace), Jeremy (ONL), yar (Sudo), David (BAPS), Owen (La Commune), Andrew (Hacker Spa), Joel (TIL), Ahnon (CCL), Danny (Peak Agency)<br /><br />
OTHER ATTENDEES: Danny, Felipe, Niki, Margit, Claiborne, Ryan (FNB)<br /><br />
QUORUM?: YES.<br />
<br />
== Money ==<br />
financial update<br />
* ~5k in bank<br />
* still not sure about salta's money<br />
* donation to cover in-the-door cost likely to happen<br />
** (figuring out legal difference between gift & donation)<br />
** awesome!<br />
** "we're talking about days rather than weeks"<br />
<br />
Paying Our Lawyer<br />
* still 2-300 needed<br />
* proposal #1: to pay this from our bank account<br />
** 7 of 7 delegates yay, unanimous consensus<br />
* proposal #2: reimburse groups that paid out of pocket<br />
** 7 of 7 delegates yay, unanimous consensus<br />
<br />
Putting Money in the Bank<br />
* i.e. having reserve capital - move-in could be soon (June 1)<br />
* each collective should have a conversation about this<br />
* what's keeping us from opening a bank account?<br />
** incorporation paperwork is still in the mail<br />
** our money is still in niki's personal account<br />
<br />
Livespace Rent<br />
* they want the disco room but can't have it while owners live there<br />
* how much can they pay with or without disco room?<br />
* total in-the-door cost is still ~$45k?<br />
** 5k existing<br />
** +30k possibly donated<br />
** +10k still to raise<br />
* we can still make rent with livespace paying less<br />
* 3 months = june/july/august?<br />
<br />
== Legal ==<br />
* we need a pro-bono accountant - ask your CPA friends<br />
* ensure lease is taken by the non-profit proper<br />
* no parking waiver updates yet<br />
** build lots of bike parking, then say so<br />
** it's all human relationships and politics<br />
<br />
== Outreach ==<br />
* We All Have To Do It<br />
* reaching out to "groups with more poc"<br />
* gauging interest from those with vested interest, e.g., anti-gentrification policy and program organizations<br />
* "needs to not feel like a white space"<br />
* the website communicates a white space<br />
** send joel more pictures more reflective of the diversity of our communities<br />
** joel can take pictures<br />
* DEC<br />
** shared google drive full of copy<br />
** it's a pdf file to share with people by email<br />
* we're working on outreach material independently, to be merged<br />
** "there's a lot of clay on the wheel"<br />
* beyond purchasing, what about maintaining the building?<br />
** we've been saying "rent" when we actually mean all costs<br />
** we won't actually own it for a while<br />
* outreach committee to meet/work/collaborate together<br />
** setting a time after the meeting<br />
** all committees should have diversity as a priority?<br />
** should also have a committee just for diversity<br />
<br />
== New Collectives ==<br />
<br />
Peak Agency<br />
* acknowledging awkward precedence of being first proposal "after last week's edict"<br />
* helps groups raise money (crowdfunding etc)<br />
* could pledge $250-750 near term, $1-1.5k long term<br />
* they will have meetings with whiteboards<br />
* they want to help build rooms like that to make the HUB irrelevant<br />
* vote: 8 of 8 delegates yay, unanimous consensus<br />
<br />
Food Not Bombs?<br />
* not yet<br />
* but they're fine with their name being on the website<br />
<br />
we need an info-sheet describing the group onboarding process<br />
<br />
spaces being free<br />
* clarify that any hub-like "coworking space" should be free<br />
* further clarify that spaces don't have to be free, but can "be available for free"<br />
<br />
do more outreach to groups that don't need lots of dedicated physical space but still want to be a part of it<br />
<br />
== vision statement ==<br />
* further revisions/additions to founding document https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/2014-04-03#The_Omni_Oakland_Collective<br />
* make it clear for new groups what they are agreeing to<br />
* will discuss more next week?<br />
* devote an entire meeting to this?<br />
<br />
== ACTION ITEMS ==<br />
* find accountants<br />
* each collective sends Joel pictures and other media/assets that reflect the diversity of our communities<br />
* schedule the outreach material committee meetings<br />
<br />
== next week's agenda ==<br />
* scheduling/space-sharing model?<br />
* delegate accountability?<br />
* spaces being free, access/revenue models<br />
<br />
== separate dedicated meeting ==<br />
* vision statement / values<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/04/24_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2072Event:2014/04/24 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:30:56Z<p>AL: /* NEW TASK FORCES */</p>
<hr />
<div>https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
April 24th Delegates Meeting (1 hr)<br />
=Introductions 10 min=<br />
* Attendees<br />
** Nick (bookstore); Joel (TIL); Zach (TIL/CAMO); Margit (Live Space); David (BAPS/Sudo); Ahnon (CCL); Dragon (bodywork & massage); Anna (BAPS); Jose (BAPS); Jenny (Sudo); Jeremy (ONL); Ellen (FNB); Andrew (Hacker Spa); Niki (Bookstore/BAPS); Kathleen (CAMO); David BZ (BAPS/Bookstore); William (self-represent!); RyanJ (sudo); Brel (fundraising! teacher);Daniel (Sudo)<br />
=Old Business 10 min=<br />
* delegate accountability?<br />
** What's this for? -- A reference to the responsibilities of the delegates to take the proposals and new ideas back to their collectives, and add more time for deliberatoin.<br />
*** for instance, there were some decisions made by the omni delegates that were not brought back to the sudo room, so there was no chance to provide feedback on that process.<br />
** IMPORTANT: Adding new collectives to the group (need a week to let collectives be notified of application), etc.<br />
** Proposal: Any delegate may table a decision for one week, after which point it will voted on<br />
* spaces being free, access<br />
* revenue models<br />
** What are the shared spaces? What's the level of access - eg; open so long as a member's in the space - for each of the spaces?<br />
** Bring proposals to the meeting wrt revenue models.<br />
** Revenue-sharing model for enabling profitable groups/collectives to subsidize the rent for other non-profit-based collectives<br />
** Renting out the ballroom for events<br />
** Take existing financial model and submit modifications<br />
=Check-In / Updates (10 min)=<br />
* Helen knows a building inspector<br />
* Two email lists: http://lists.riseup.net/womnilogistics (high-traffand http://lists.riseup.net/omniannounce (announce-only)<br />
* Sudo and CCL had a joint meeting last night - it went well! Good vibes toward sharing space<br />
<br />
=New Business 20 min=<br />
==Membership==<br />
* Contemporary Art Museum of Oakland (CAMO, baby, it's all good)<br />
** Decorating the walls of the common space; booth-sized open studios representing an artist-in-residence who would produce a small show; curatorial collective that may promote an artist-in-residency<br />
*** May just use the walls - thus not large space requirements<br />
*** Proposal: Conditional upon any feedback from member collectives until the next Omni Collective meeting, CAMO is accepted as a new member of the Omni Collective.<br />
==New Wiki==<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org<br />
* Development website<br />
** http://dev.omni-oakland.org<br />
** Defer to Communications Working Group - Tuesday @ 7pm at The Speakeasy (ask Joel aka otispig for details)<br />
==Governance / consensus==<br />
* If a vote is called, any delegate may move to table that vote for one week in order to bring the matter in question back to their group, with the understanding that any vote thus tabled will be voted on, without further delay, at the next meeting of the Delegate Council. Admission of new groups to the collective of collectives must always be referred back to the individual collectives, to be voted on without delay at the next meeting of the Delegate Council.<br />
** CONSENSO!!<br />
** Niki: Omni delegate meeting with Jesse Palmer?<br />
** Working group to translate that advice to concrete changes to the bylaws/Articles - David Keenan volunteers to bottom-line<br />
**** Add content to wiki<br />
**** Convene (when?)<br />
**** Conflict resolution and the consensus process - eg; after two meetings and no consensus, move to majority<br />
*** Danny's spoken with Sarah Kaplan (SELC), Dan Breitman (Real Estate), Jill Herschman (bookkeeping)<br />
==Space allocation==<br />
* How is the space layed out? Who goes where? Not clear. How do we find this out?<br />
** Potential agreements with landlord for phased move-in over 3 months<br />
** Put space needs on the wiki here: <br />
** Build a reservation system for the common space<br />
** What working groups have been tentatively proposed?<br />
** They are 4 (so far): communications; governance; legal & financial; space and operations (Ahnon)<br />
** Also necessary: a board of directors<br />
** scheduling/space-sharing model?<br />
*** Which spaces are generally open spaces (outside of the ballroom)?<br />
*** Reservation of the ballroom<br />
==Finances==<br />
* Bank Account<br />
** Western Federal Credit Union in Oscar Grant Plaza<br />
** Business accounts are few and far between for credit unions<br />
** Need co-signers, asap. <br />
** Interested in co-signing : Niki, Quick, Joel, Jenny, Cere<br />
* Lawyer Fees<br />
** Currently 2 lawyers: Matt Kellegrew (pro-bono) & Jesse Palmer (~$115/hr)<br />
** Use Matt for documentation & research, vet through Jesse<br />
** Promissary note: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Loan_Terms<br />
* Proposals?<br />
** Deposit<br />
*** +- $30,000 - $39,000<br />
*** We won't know until we come to the negotiating table<br />
** Minimum : $39,000<br />
*** Membership-contribution model<br />
*** Alternative revenue models [Zach Houston]<br />
==Rename Omni Collective==<br />
* Omni Commons<br />
* Omni Oakland Commons<br />
* Omni Commons, Oakland California<br />
* Commons Omni<br />
* Unit One<br />
=READ THIS / READ THE WIKI=<br />
* Legalese:<br />
** Bylaws as translated into legalese by our lawyers: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance#BYLAWS<br />
** Articles of Incorp as translated into legalese: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance#Articles_of_Incorporation_.28to_file_with_the_IRS.29<br />
** an action by the incorporator appointing the initial board<br />
** an initial action by the board appointing officers, adopting the bylaws, and authorizing the bank account<br />
** A conflict policy for the board to adopt. This is filed with the IRS when we apply for tax exempt status<br />
** Consensus policy<br />
=Next Meeting's Agenda=<br />
** Board of Directors<br />
** Bank Account access (and accountability)<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* Send bylaws & Articles of Assoc. & associated legalese to the omni list [Niki] ( http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance )<br />
* Change the Foundation Document [David Brazil] -- DONE.<br />
* Email a link to the wiki with legalese [Niki]<br />
* Work with David Keenan to help delegate as part of the LEGAL TASK FORCE [Andrew]<br />
* Respond to wiki questions [All!]<br />
* Review the bylaws [everyone]<br />
* Check in with your collectives about CAMO [everyone]<br />
* Helping folks with the wiki [Jenny]<br />
* Help Patrik with space task force [Ahnon]<br />
* Devise a form for new potential collectives to fill in & submit [Margit & Danny]<br />
* Governance issues [David]<br />
* Everything people have said [Everyone]<br />
* Check in with LiveSpace [Margit]<br />
* Inclusion / Diversity Meeting -- inquiries welcome [Margit]<br />
* Communications Committee hosting [Joel]<br />
* Joel hosting Communication committee @ the Speakeasy Tuesday @ 7<br />
* Check in with your group about everything [everyone]<br />
* Write up an application for CAMO [Zach Houston]<br />
* Email about name change [David K.]<br />
=NEW TASK FORCES=<br />
* LEGAL / GOVERNANCE[David K./ Andrew]<br />
* USE OF SPACE / SPECIAL OPS [Ahnon]<br />
* FINANCIAL [Andrew / Danny]<br />
* COMMUNICATIONS [Joel]<br />
* DIVERSITY / INCLUSION [Margit]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Category:Delegates_Meeting&diff=2071Category:Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:30:24Z<p>AL: Created page with "Meeting Minutes of the Weekly Delegates Meeting the main governing Body of the Omni."</p>
<hr />
<div>Meeting Minutes of the [[Weekly Delegates Meeting]] the main governing Body of the Omni.</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/05/22_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2070Event:2014/05/22 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:28:13Z<p>AL: /* Creative Empowerment Project */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Details=<br />
*Thursday, May 22 @ 7pm (6:30pm for new folks orientation) @ 2141 Broadway (Public School Room)<br />
=May 22 Delegates Meeting=<br />
<br />
Facilitator: MAX <br />
<br />
Stack: Niki<br />
<br />
Attendees: Max, David Brazil, Danny, Bill, Cere, Jenny, Matt S., David K., Andrew, Zach, Elaine, Emji, Niki, Kazoo, Yar, Gabby, Zach (CAMO), Yar (jordan), Elizabeth, Ahnon, Helen<br />
<br />
Delegates: David B (la commune), Danny S (peak agency), Jenny R (sudo room), Andrew (backspace), Emji (timeless, infinite light), Niki (public school), Elizabeth (OMNIdance), Gabby (fnb), Ahnon (CCL)<br />
<br />
Missing: Oakland Nights Live, Black Hole Cinema<br />
<br />
_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,_,.-~=*'*=~-.,<br />
<br />
~ALL ITEMS HAVE 5 MINUTE TIME LIMIT~<br />
<br />
==CDC Reportback==<br />
* Margit: Space for differing voices - one meeting a month open to the public <br />
** Public meetings: agenda set by the public <br />
** Delegate meetings: agenda set by the delegates <br />
* We need to meet weekly and make decisions right now<br />
* Proposal: Rotate 2-3 folks to hold the space from 6:30-7 before the weekly meetings<br />
<br />
== structural inspector ==<br />
Matt Cantor, Inspector. ("better than an engineer")<br />
<br />
TL;DR:<br />
===Immediate:===<br />
* ~20 smoke alarms<br />
* Make all doors and windows openable in a panic situation<br />
* Exhaust pipe for basement water heater<br />
* Electrical panels - main panel may not be fixable (material cost is cheap) + has too many breakers<br />
* Open up currently-blocked-off exit from the bocce ball court<br />
<br />
===Recommended===<br />
* Fire sprinklers --> Could be DIT (do it together) <br />
* Earthquake retrofit --> could be DIT for 20-30K<br />
<br />
===Main Concerns of bringing building up to code===<br />
* Wires grounded<br />
* Windows and doors accessible<br />
* Fire egress - smoke alarms, carbon monoxide<br />
* Moisture-sensor faucets<br />
* Water heater in basement replaced<br />
* Install/upgrade a fire suppression system in downstairs kitchen [expensive]<br />
* Degrease vent in downstairs kitchen<br />
<br />
===Accessibility===<br />
* Easy to come through the barroom<br />
* May be a ramp in the middle entrance on shattuck<br />
* Small elevators are not hugely expensive - contact the Center for Independent Living (CIL)<br />
<br />
===Extended Notes===<br />
* Ballpark--what are must-haves?<br />
** Hard to say. Building doesn't have to be perfect, doesn't have to be clean and shiny. <br />
** Very interested in safety for folks using the building.<br />
*** Biggest one is fire safety, especially fire egress<br />
** Easy to get lost, easy to die in a fire.<br />
* I like to use personas in my work<br />
** 80 year-old guy<br />
** 3 year-old girl<br />
** 13 year-old girl at workshop<br />
*** doesn't have any idea where to go or how to get out. Various exits are locked and chained up. So she's dead.<br />
*** I want her to have signage, alarm to warn her, and lots of exits to get out.<br />
** Also true of 50-year-old stoner<br />
** Fire happens fast, folks often die because of smoke inhalation before fire itself.<br />
* Consider a fire sprinkler system in the building.<br />
** Adds 10,000s of dollars -- 20,000 - 40,000<br />
*** Could you find someone to work with you?<br />
*** Brain / tech trust. <br />
*** Tinker-toy systems, but only some parts need to be done by a professional.<br />
*** Make this a fundamental commitment.<br />
** "Boring people don't start fires as much as interesting people start fires"<br />
** You can't build buildings without firesprinklers today.<br />
*** Good thing is these get cheaper. You can use PVC and the heads are cheap.<br />
** Replace and add new escape signs, automatic lighting, escape windows<br />
*** Current barred windows don't all have quick release inside latches<br />
* Earthquake / structure<br />
** Foundation is good, structure is good, didn't screw it up.<br />
** No one messed with the fundamental structure, it's fine. <br />
** Difference between what they did and what they would do today could be modified. Not that expensive nor complicated.<br />
*** $100,000 for retrofit. Bolting, bracing, and interconnecting (mainly) the roof structure to wall structures, so the roof system can't detach from the walls. <-- Cheap! lmfao<br />
*** All you need is an engineer to draw it out, provide some oversight. <br />
**** $10,000 for a drawing.<br />
*** Maybe $10,000 - $20,000 for materials, if you did all the labor yourself.<br />
* Electrical<br />
** Electrical is kind of screwy. A lot of experimenting.<br />
*** Electrical is also critical in terms of the fire. About 10 panels in building, about 7 are of a faulty brand. Replace them, about a couple thousand dollars a piece. Main is more complex.<br />
** There's a lot that is /good/ about the building's electrical. Just need to replace some things.<br />
** A bunch of panels that are simply damaged, connected incorrectly, missing covers, etc. Replace them.<br />
** Main panel (washroom behind the bar, like 8 breakers) can't be fixed, unless you can find an equivalent central panel face plate. <br />
*** $20,000<br />
** Even the biggest fanciest panel in terms of material costs is ~$100, cheaper ones are ~$75. <br />
** The issue with the "Federal Pacific" panels is that they aren't responsive, they don't trip when they need to.<br />
** Main panel has too many breakers in it, but it can be fixed. One or two breakers is better (simple). Branch everything off of two 200amp breakers. <br />
*** Any new panels put in can be bigger than immediately needed.<br />
** Mission Drift problem - it's just too complicated, you'll realize the panels need to go.<br />
* John says there's a sump pump but none was observed upon inspection<br />
<br />
<br />
==Communication==<br />
*revisit working groups / reassign bottom liners<br />
Current working groups:<br />
* Challenging Dominant Culture - Margit & Kazoo<br />
* Communication - Elaine & Jenny<br />
* Finances/Legal - <br />
** 1023 (App for 501c3) - Ahnon<br />
* Space Operations - nominee: Patrik<br />
<br />
==Finances/Legal==<br />
<br />
FNB as fiscal sponsor<br />
* they all like the idea in principle<br />
* want to consult lawyer about possible conflict of interest<br />
* their 501c3 is called "east bay food justice project"<br />
** so we would be a project of that<br />
* our deadline might be june 3, but maybe even later<br />
<br />
TIL rent for summer<br />
* they don't want to pay for space they can't use yet<br />
* owners might still move out "the end of september"<br />
* currently paying $200 for a small space<br />
* would need 30 days notice to move<br />
* omni move-in date would be july 1<br />
* we can store stuff during june<br />
* omni may consent to them using a small office<br />
<br />
Board of Directors and Officers<br />
* we have an interim bod & officers<br />
* we need to vote them in i.e. sign a thing<br />
* owner wants all delegates on the lease<br />
<br />
Backspace Proposal<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Backspace/Membership-Lease-Term-Proposal<br />
* much conversation<br />
<br />
Helen David Ahnon Emji Jordan<br />
<br />
==Lawyery Bizy Biz==<br />
via Jesse (lawyer):<br />
(1) what is the peak agency - fiscally sponsored or??<br />
(2) you should check that all of the projects I listed as committees are actually eligible to be fiscally ponsored. If they are not, then the description should change to just say "a California unincorporated association."<br />
* these questions have been answered<br />
<br />
* Sign the initial action of the incorporator appointing the initial board.<br />
* Board to sign resolution adopting the bylaws - https://pad.riseup.net/p/omnibylaws<br />
* Amend Articles of Incorporation to include Jesse's revisions - https://pad.riseup.net/p/omniarticles <br />
* Secretary to sign the bylaws<br />
* President and Secretary sign the restated Articles and we send them to Jesse to file<br />
<br />
==New Collectives==<br />
(1) CAMO - unanimous consensus<br />
(2) Creative Empowerment Project - tabled for one week<br />
(3) Food Not Bombs - unanimous consensus<br />
** CCL expressed concern over not having a chance to review with their membership. We entitle our member-groups to delay a vote for one week in order to ensure total accountability is expressed for each delegate to their respective member group. CCL did clarify they had a chance to review the other two groups, but not this third and would have if it were listed last week. No intention to stall or delay, all in good faith. Acting based on accountability.<br />
<br />
==next week==<br />
<br />
Assign 2-3 folks to hold space for 6:30-7pm<br />
* hella danny<br />
* probably kazoo, probably yar<br />
* matt will<br />
<br />
OMNIdance rent for summer?<br />
<br />
=Appendix=<br />
<br />
==Creative Empowerment Project==<br />
<br />
CEP is a screen printing and collateral production studio that makes all manner of printed media: tshirts, posters, book jackets, perfect-bound books, business cards, CD and DVD packaging, and various graphic design. The space has several functions. There will be a cooperative screen printing space where coop members will pay a small monthly fee (maybe 50$) to have 24hour access to the community screen printing space. The screen printing space will be equipt with 8 printing stations so that many people may use it at the same time. I currently bottom-line a space like this in San Francisco where I have been screenprinting for the past three years. This will help cover our portion of the Omni rent. There will also be an Education/Vocation component to the space where people who were formerly incarcerated, are targeted by racism, or otherwise challenged to survive within the oppressive economic/justice system can build capacity for self-employment and group empowerment. Participants in the E/V program will learn the skills of screenprinting, digital design, layout, cooperative business functions, and self-promotion through classes and practice. The E/V collective will take jobs in printing and production to support its portion of the rent as well as paying its participants for their labor. Eventually I would like the E/V project to expand to include people who are under 18, targeted by racism, and disengaged with the public school system. The E/V project will employ its own students, and hopefully be taken over by those who have successfully completed the program.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/02/13_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2069Event:2014/02/13 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:27:22Z<p>AL: /* Action Items to be completed by next mtg */</p>
<hr />
<div>===In Attendance===<br />
* Timeless Infinite Light<br />
* Salta / Peppa (acronym?)<br />
* Lowlight Photo Collective<br />
* Sudo Room<br />
* Oakland Nights Live (ONL)<br />
* Bay Area Public School (BAPS)<br />
* Bookstore / Cafe Collective<br />
<br />
===How often do we meet / when do we meet again?===<br />
* Weekly meetings (1 hr 2 times a month, 2 hrs once a month)<br />
* Meet 1st, 2nd, 4th Thursdays - Next meeting February 27th @ 7:30pm<br />
* Bring a draft of vision statement for Collective of Collectives to next meeting<br />
<br />
===Project Timeline===<br />
* Create a central repository for information on the space (wiki)<br />
* When do we need to have formed a structure / organization?<br />
* David to write up a narrative on the space, permits, current status, etc.<br />
* Outer bound for determining if we move into the Omni: 3 months from now<br />
* We can begin to advertise the project - what info can we make public?<br />
<br />
===Fundraising===<br />
* Do we raise money as one single collective or as separate collectives?<br />
* What types of fundraising efforts can we agree to pursue?<br />
* Opening a Collective bank account? Who opens? Where?<br />
** Do we need to incorporate? What about a fiscal sponsor?<br />
* 39k to rent the space (first, last and deposit) w/ guarantors<br />
* 65k to rent w/out guarantors<br />
* Revenue source for purchasing space is off the table<br />
* What is the messaging? Do we need multiple versions of messaging?<br />
** Continuing Education vs. Community Center<br />
* Applying for grants?<br />
<br />
===Structure for information transparency===<br />
* use mailing list to accumulate information on the project<br />
* Who is allowed in the delegate meetings? In what capacity?<br />
* How is power structured? How do we make decisions/ get things done?<br />
<br />
===Note taking in Meetings===<br />
* Refrain from identifying individuals by name in note taking<br />
* Collectively compile agenda items and take meeting notes using<br />
** an etherpad https://pad.riseup.net/p/omnidelegates<br />
<br />
===Agenda Items still to be Discussed===<br />
* How do facilitate meetings<br />
* Paying the Lawyer (how do we split this up?)<br />
* Does umbrella group want to incorporate?<br />
* Collectives who are not represented - reach out<br />
* Concrete next steps for moving in to space<br />
* Seeking leadership from people of color<br />
<br />
===Action Items to be completed by next mtg===<br />
* Vision Statement / Value / How we envision the space being used<br />
* Provisional timeline / next steps<br />
* Budget and / or Revenue Model / Shared Resources<br />
* Research on Organizations who could provide capital / guidance / counsel<br />
* Research Incorporation for Collectives of Collectives<br />
* Invite lawyer to next delegate meeting?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/04/03_Omni_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2068Event:2014/04/03 Omni Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:27:06Z<p>AL: /* ACTION ITEMS */</p>
<hr />
<div>FACILITATOR : David Brazil<br /><br />
NOTETAKER : Niki<br /><br />
TIMEKEEPER : Joel<br /><br />
DELEGATES PRESENT : Jeremy (ONL), David K. (BAPS), Ahnan (CCL), yar (SUDO), Joel (TIL), Kazoo (Screenprint Collective), Abby (Livespace), Andrew (Hacker Spa)<br /><br />
OTHER ATTENDEES: Ardeen and+ ? (FNB), Why Coyote runs Linux.com?, Danny S., Niki (BAPS / La Commune), Betsy (Co-Housing Collective), Zach<br /><br />
QUORUM? : YES.<br />
<br />
== Financials ==<br />
updates<br />
* Met with a potential donor/loaner recently, meeting again next week for a potential 30k loan<br />
* SALTA has a potential donor as well<br />
* Currently 5k in the bank<br />
<br />
Niki has a bank acct linked up with the donation site, but direct money transfers preferred<br />
* write checks to her for now<br />
<br />
Feedback from Financial Discussion earlier in the week:<br />
* Two stages of fundraising, "one-two punch"<br />
* Step 1: Raise capital to get into the building ($30~50k)<br />
* Step 2: Capital financing for buying/ownership (crowd-sourcing campaign)<br />
* Danny submitted papers for Omni Incorporation on 04/02.<br />
<br />
Terms<br />
* 13k/mo (less 3k/mo if owner remains in the building)<br />
* 1k/mo of deposit returned to Omni Collective over the course of 13 months<br />
* Offer to put down money to hold building no longer being considered<br />
<br />
We need to pay Jesse!<br />
* He's on the board of both the EB and SF Land Trust<br />
* We should pay him this week<br />
<br />
=== discussion of in-the-door fundraising ===<br />
<br />
* Emji: We should include costs for unexpected expenses / build-out<br />
* Joel: We are projecting to raise 45k up front<br />
* Jeremy: Suggests groups give double monthly rent as part of move-in costs<br />
* DK: Confirms the move in costs currently on paper are 39k<br />
* Joel: Prefer to have move in costs covered by donors so that groups can use their own money to commit to their own projects<br />
** "if we can get other people to give money, we should!"<br />
* land trusts? no, that's stage 2<br />
* "throw some parties"<br />
* kickstarter with t-shirts and notebooks<br />
<br />
== Outreach ==<br />
<br />
* "Outreach is about individual connections to members of our community."<br />
* race politics of our project - whiteness?<br />
* "outreach to collectives that represent communities of color"<br />
* "proactive support to enable nonwhite collectives"<br />
* http://oaklandwiki.org/Cowrie_Village<br />
* Event tomorrow night @ First Cong.<br />
* "Outreach is a saviour narrative. We should be supporting groups that are already working in our communities."<br />
* "without denying the racism or white supremacy anybody experiences in white dominated groups, also don't erase the many poc already in our groups"<br />
* Personally reach out to our communities to offer resources to people who might need them<br />
<br />
== Website / Print Promotional Materials ==<br />
<br />
* threw this up in a few minutes https://oomni.github.io/<br />
* Site was put together quickly, isn't finished, we need to address issues w/how we present ourselves <br />
* yar flaked on serving up better sudoroom pictures. it's her fault stern-looking matt senate became the sudo mascot. sorry, matt.<br />
* Joel: who can help with the promo materials: Danny and Niki volunteer<br />
<br />
== Messaging ==<br />
<br />
* "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<br />
* "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<br />
* these days people always want to know who's profiting. that's the assumption we have to fight.<br />
* people aren't used to a group taking such a big step<br />
* capture more video footage of groups in action<br />
<br />
== Legal ==<br />
<br />
* As stated above, we're incorporated yay<br />
* Lawyer w/extensive Non-Profit experience has offered to consult on Federal 501c3 application<br />
* Clai: would be great to offer basic legal services to the community<br />
* SELC<br />
* As a non-profit, you're technically not supposed to endorse political candidates for public office<br />
** we're just the landlords. also, EFF is 501c3<br />
** restrictions are narrow: no endorsing specific candidates, etc<br />
<br />
== Ratifying Our Foundational Document ==<br />
<br />
=== The Omni Oakland Collective ===<br />
''as put forth by David Brazil (Bay Area Public School) on 11/29/2013''<br /><br />
''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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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><br />
<br />
= ACTION ITEMS =<br />
<br />
decide on core values, seriously this time<br />
<br />
more monday night fundraising meetings<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/30_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2067Event:2014/10/30 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:26:32Z<p>AL: </p>
<hr />
<div>7pm in the basement!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/16_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2066Event:2014/10/16 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:25:59Z<p>AL: /* kitchen */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: Sarah P<br />
* Stack:kevin<br />
* Timekeeper: korl<br />
* Notes: yar<br />
* Delegates: sara (bs), ben (sudo), margit (omnidance), joel (til), pam (lc), joe (fnb), danny (pa), mary (ccl), kathleen (camo), tati (bh), mia (baps)<br />
* Quorum: HELL YES<br />
* Vibe Reader: mia<br />
* explain hand signals: deaf applause, raised hand, point of process, direct response, hurry it up, irrelevant elephant<br />
* share the URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Next weeks facilitators: alexandria + stephen<br />
** encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. They can team up with someone who has! See [[Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info|this facilitation guide]]<br />
== intros ==<br />
icebreaker: what do you do for self care?<br />
* sarah omnidance dance<br />
* ben sudo hack on robots<br />
* margit omnidance sleeping dancing<br />
* niki lc/baps sharing meals with friends<br />
* pamela lc hike on hills<br />
* korl sudo eat a crapload of ginger<br />
* liz sudo red wine & chocolate<br />
* stephen baps foraging figs<br />
* jesse unaffiliated sail a boat<br />
* tom sudo shoot the shit<br />
* alexandria new dancer get my nails done + oysters<br />
* danny pa picking grapefruits from trees<br />
* kevin omp forgetting what i should do and do what i feel like<br />
* ian baps/cps read poems<br />
* mary ccl yoga<br />
* joe several collectives, laugh & make ppl laugh<br />
* maximilian fermentation station & renovation collaboration, not stretch it too far something something<br />
* tatiana, the film collective that does exist, pickup basketball<br />
* mia baps elaborate routine involving impulsive haircuts & worrying about my outfit<br />
* laura baps sing<br />
* jenny sudo start projects i may or may not finish<br />
* yar sudo ride my bicycle<br />
* sara baps/backspace yoga & meditation<br />
* scott baps/sudo/omp meditate & take long walks to absolutely nowhere<br />
* joel til reading poems<br />
* gabriela rise above go on hikes with my dog and also do yoga<br />
* joe fnb be in the pacific ocean when it's around 70 degrees<br />
* andrew backspace meditate & binge-watch tv<br />
* matt sudo listen<br />
* kathleen baps/camo listening + yoga practice + spinal health<br />
* eric new here certain foods like a hamburger or burrito<br />
<br />
==wg report-backs==<br />
<br />
===permits===<br />
we need to buy:<br />
* 2 more emergency exit signs with integrated emergency lights ($90 each)<br />
* 3 panic bar door handles for ballroom ($120-$400 each)<br />
<br />
building inspection:<br />
* will happen soon but is not yet scheduled, they have to accept our plans. we are in a revise-resubmit cycle<br />
<br />
the lift:<br />
* we need a lift approved for commercial use. we have a lead on one available for $nearlyfree, but it ''might'' require us to build a small shaft that would protrude into the downstairs kitchen a bit.<br />
<br />
the TIL wall:<br />
* will probably not be loved by inspectors (for example: screws were used instead of nails for the rough wood framing)<br />
* is a structural wall if it incorporates existing load-bearing elements<br />
* is only done on one side (at the moment)<br />
<br />
the ballroom:<br />
* electrical needs to be mapped out and spec’d out for the AV people running the upcoming events (cere will help)<br />
<br />
cafe bathroom:<br />
* making it ADA accessible by removing a toilet made one of the agencies unhappy because now we have too few toilets. hashing it out.<br />
** having fewer toilets might significantly impact building occupancy<br />
<br />
events:<br />
* Danny asks: A group inquired about having phone/computer/wristwatch-free, alcohol-free party and concert on New Years Eve. Construction and soundproofing looks like it'll be sufficiently complete by then to host this event. Permiting is moving ahead. The group wants tentative confirmation (like a deposit) by Friday. Questions? Concerns? <br />
<br />
===Facilitating Collectivity===<br />
* Informal quorum for FC: 3<br />
* Let's write the pad out on a whiteboard at General Meetings!<br />
* Find new ways to rotate facilitation roles, each meeting, a new facilitator will be chosen for next week<br />
* encourage rotating facilitation roles<br />
* when you volunteer for facilitator, it's great to steward the agenda and remind people of it in advance<br />
* How to address the problem of non-systematic, unidentifiable, non-routine tasks<br />
** invisible labor, invisible hands<br />
* re-imagine leadership not as a hierarchy, but facilitating awareness of each other<br />
* meets tuesdays 7-9 aka 7-8:30 aka 7-whenever<br />
===Commons===<br />
* "booking"<br />
* Could use some folks to help out w/ Oct 26th event<br />
** may get paid<br />
** the birthday party<br />
* livestreaming event postponed to dec 12<br />
===Communications===<br />
* new calendar is in progress<br />
* + booking system (separate process)<br />
===Community & Fundraising===<br />
* New subgroups you can join to get involved easily: coordinating within Omni, publicity and outreach, communications and design, and events. New deadline of Dec 31! Every Monday, 7–9pm, lots of snacks and fun.<br />
* gonna raise 70k by end of year<br />
* intends for fundraising to be a positive organizing experience, organizers supporting organizers, and more unifying than the effort to get our lease on the building<br />
* meets Mondays at 7<br />
<br />
===CDC===<br />
* Possible meeting with Healthy Communities (http://healthycommunities.us/)<br />
===Finance===<br />
* niki just paid off the wheelchair lift<br />
** $17,000 in the bank after paying for wheelchair lift & october rent<br />
* lots of new volunteers<br />
* amgo may be new CFO, but not sure yet<br />
===kitchen===<br />
* gonna tear out the wooden shelving, run more electricity<br />
* Need an electrician<br />
* needs ~$1500 to pay for downstairs kitchen renovations<br />
* need to lay down some calendar rules for the new kitchen for when we're sharing it<br />
* going to submit a plan for the building inspector<br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* 8/30 Proposal from the CDC to approve the safer space and conflict resolution policies, with the understanding that both are living documents that will continue to evolve as we learn and grow as a collective.<br />
* Safer space policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_Space_Policy<br />
* Conflict resolution policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Conflict_Resolution_Policy<br />
<br />
=== consensus formality ===<br />
* 9/10 affirmative consent, with fnb abstaining + black hole says yes<br />
<br />
== Rise Above ==<br />
PROPOSAL: Rise Above moves into the utility room adjacent to the front room/cafe area.<br />
* Can use common space for desk space<br />
* Washout space could be a separate proposal<br />
* chemicals mainly used for cleaning, in washout area, not really part of press operation<br />
* gabriela has all the material safety data sheets for everything she uses, if anyone's curious<br />
* she can't use the sink in there for washout<br />
* eventually omni will have a mop sink somewhere<br />
* she's not trying to pull one over on us<br />
** gaby: a really slow one<br />
* she wants more orientation on the lines of communication. who does she ask permission for her future space mods?<br />
* space doesn't need to be locked, so we can still access the main breaker. door to the cafe needs to be locked, but other door doesn't.<br />
** Johnny said that breaker could easily be moved to the outer wall<br />
* any major building modifications need to be approved by the landlord.<br />
* will need to decide where the kitchen moves to<br />
* perhaps tenants can work together on a tenancy contract<br />
<br />
=== consensus formality ===<br />
proposal: gaby moves into utility room, and wall moves 4'<br />
** 9/10 affirmative consent: baps camo pa ccl til fnb lc omnidance backspace<br />
** 1 abstaining: sudo<br />
<br />
== print studio & TIL ==<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Print_Studio_Proposal_v2<br />
<br />
=== consensus formality ===<br />
* 9/10 affirmative consent, with fnb abstaining + black hole says yes<br />
<br />
welcome, community print shop! send yar a logo so she can put you on the website<br />
<br />
== Backspace ==<br />
Proposal Summary: see full text at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hi2_xRKwEu8VPHZlm3xym6rLuM4lJeGiNhZuvwfXXGs/edit<br />
<br />
Backspace proposes to move into the ADA accessible Storage Area on the Shattuck Ave side (former TIL space), the small BDRM upstairs and the upstair Den (re: the Den - Backspace plans to offer this room part of the time as a Commons to other Omni collectives).<br />
<br />
Den: Backspace is interested in the Den that overlooks La Commune (next to TIL’s upstairs office). We will use this room approx. 50% of the time in a multi-purpose way: for use for yoga, martial arts, open affordable holistic clinic hours, meditation, wellness special events, etc. We will offer this room as a common space by reservation during the times when it is not reserved for Backspace use. <br />
A public calendar that Backspace would be very happy to administrate would be set up for this room (alternately we can link to an existing Omni-wide calendar but just need more info on how to do so).<br />
<br />
Small BDRM upstairs: We need one small, private room for use as a small studio space for practitioners, as well as for locked Backspace storage (which will include herbs and tinctures that must be locked and not available to the public).<br />
<br />
Former TIL office: We envision this as a private ADA accessible clinic room for Backspace (for massage appts, etc, where the practitioner would need to lock the door behind them).<br />
<br />
=== discussion ===<br />
* den: "half backspace and half common"<br />
* why so fast? they need more people. the people interested want to know what kind of space there will be. catch 22. and they have rent & utilities coming up. need to get moving in order to be a member collective and actually exist.<br />
* danny: what about the disco room? less cafe chatter. sara: they considered it. but are supporting the commons wg in that<br />
* they're thinking of covering the balcony with windows<br />
* what changes to the den? painting definitely. needs new floors because the tiles are cracked. possibly openable windows at the balcony, not sure yet.<br />
* some classes will be sliding scale donations, some will be free.<br />
* baps is worried about having class space. putting windows on the ballroom mezzainine classroom would help with that.<br />
* sara: i'm a founding public school member. obviously i care about baps. :)<br />
* margit: there's groups with huge spaces, and groups scrambling over little spaces. how are we gonna be commoning these spaces?<br />
* yar: 12 hours per day of classes would be great for the omni. sara: it wouldn't be 50% of space, it would be 50% of access. does that make sense? yar: no but i'll ask you later.<br />
* baps would need to store a table and chairs in the den in order to use it for classes<br />
* margit: start having classes in omnidance's space on monday! we have an open schedule! response: awesomeeeee.<br />
* discussing consenting on giving backspace the eyeball room tonight<br />
* backspace meets every friday at 8am at mama's royal cafe<br />
* eyeball room would have a door that locks so that herbal mixtures aren't accessible to everyone. will mostly be 1-on-1 massage sessions with clients. will require quiet outside. for example, don's martial arts class is too loud.<br />
* scott: omp people can help with soundproofing. also, basement room will be good for those sessions.<br />
<br />
==Proposal from Commons Working Group==<br />
* 10.14.14: The Commons Working Group proposes to collectively steward several common spaces in the Omni, including the ballroom and the Disco Room (as of December 1). The Commons Working Group will create systems for maintaining all these spaces as common spaces as well as making them available to the community to rent hourly. <br />
* Specifically, the Disco Room will be maintained as a space for body-based and somatic practices (i.e., dance, yoga, martial arts, meditation, etc.). <br />
* As the Commons Working Group expects to garner income for the Omni from hourly rentals of these spaces, we propose that no new tenant be given exclusive use of them. <br />
<br />
==20 minute breakout discussion==<br />
* What does "commons" mean to us?<br />
* Why is maintaining a commons important?<br />
* What are your dreams for the commons in the Omni?<br />
* How can we all steward the Omni commons together?<br />
<br />
== building modifications & bans ==<br />
* since these now must be considered at meetings, let's always keep a section here to remind us<br />
* Soundproofing - need to approve approx $1k for preliminary soundproofing measures in the ballroom<br />
<br />
== kitchen ==<br />
proposal from the kitchen working group: We order a second compost bin and another recycling bin from Alameda County Waste Management. The bins cost $9.75 each per month and will show up on the collection day after we ask for them. The one green bin we have gets overloaded by Tuesday when FNB needs to use it, and there seems to be a similar problem with recycling. One complication is that the pipckup is listed as a residential pickup. I suppose it is still in John's name. I also suppose that we are actually paying for it. If we switch to a business pickup the rates may be different - presumeably higher. I'll try to find out by Thursday. (Helen)<br />
* see email<br />
* kitchen wg envisions times where groups can reserve it EXCLUSIVELY. fnb, phat beets, etc.<br />
* there will need to be a backup kitchen. mezzanine one is small, but might have to do. All it needs is a fridge; it's complete otherwise.<br />
* proposal: $1019 to spend on fixing the stove and reimbursing joe & helen for metro racks, hood filters, stainless steel table, plumbing repair + electrical parts<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/02_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2065Event:2014/10/02 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:25:43Z<p>AL: /* PROPOSAL: Mandate rotation of facilitator, stacktaker, each Delegates meeting */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: Stephen<br />
* Stack: Kevin<br />
* Timekeeper: Chris B.<br />
* Notes: PX, Niki<br />
* Delegates: 8?<br />
* Quorum: Yes<br />
* Vibe Reader: <br />
* explain hand signals and share the URL of this pad!<br />
** hurry it up, irrelevant elephant<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
* preferred gender pronoun + icebreaker question(say a word)<br />
* steven, he: elephant<br />
* Jesse, he: sailboat<br />
* Julian<br />
* Cem from CIIS: anarchy<br />
* andre he, red star<br />
* alana, she, fig<br />
* jr he black<br />
* Korl she thing<br />
* elena neighbor<br />
* leyya<br />
* abby she fox<br />
* marianna she you are art<br />
* Gerald<br />
* liz she purple<br />
* troy reluctant revolutionary<br />
* laura she nevermind<br />
* sara she carrots<br />
* sara shee love<br />
* matt abujim?<br />
* joe he basking<br />
* mary<br />
* tom<br />
* evan<br />
* niki<br />
* mia abstaining<br />
* noemie she subtlety<br />
* david he us<br />
* kevin he complicate<br />
* alice bee lady<br />
* ian he platinum<br />
* chris he convivancy<br />
* patrick he papa<br />
* patrick he tired<br />
* ian he bag<br />
* laura she bubbles<br />
* nora they linoleum<br />
* ally she butts<br />
* david he anarchosyndicalism<br />
* kathleen all green<br />
* brel he serpent<br />
<br />
==brief announcements==<br />
* new website URL & mailing lists<br />
** omnicommons.org<br />
** omnicommons.org/lists -- confidential, consensus & discussion<br />
** SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo<br />
*** Basically: announce, discuss, confidential, and working groups. <br />
* roof is DANGEROUS++<br />
** Proposal: We lock the roof until we can collectively figure out a way to make it safe.<br />
** Passed unanimously<br />
* Gerald : Building & General Announcements<br />
** Inside Urban Shield will be held @ Oakland High. Talk to Gerald if you are able to help (they need volunteers)<br />
** Trying to create electrical blueprints for the buildilng. Talk to Gerald if you want to help!<br />
* HELP Y'ALL! MUDDING / TAPING DRYWALL PARTY TOMORROW ::)) - All 'big' holes in walls filled; now just small ones left!<br />
** Scaffolding generously lent by Alice of Sudo Room!<br />
** Emergency Exit lights working in ballroom!<br />
** Anytime from 9am-until it's done! <br />
<br />
* Black Hole fun film stuffs!<br />
<br />
== We need a new CFO! ==<br />
* niki would like to resign ASAP. but transfering responsibility will take time<br />
* obsessively checking the bank account<br />
* making deposits to the account (western federal)<br />
* writing and sending checks: bills, loan repayments, rent<br />
* being aware of when loans are due<br />
* monitoring and reporting back on debt<br />
* making sure we don't go below our month's reserves, if so, raise the alarm<br />
* scanning + logging all receipts in quickbooks <br />
* we have a bookkeeper who will work with us for free. work with the bookkeeper to make reports<br />
* chasing people down when they need to pay<br />
* maybe we need a financial working group?<br />
* niki: we need at least one person who is ultimately responsible<br />
* brel: agree with Niki, but maybe we should have extra bodies to shoulder rent-collection. brel volunteers to do it<br />
* Niki: the CFO puts in at least 1 full day of work per week (8 hrs)<br />
* troy volunteers to be Niki's understudy.<br />
* Next Finance WG meeting: next Tues at 7pm<br />
<br />
== OMNIdance announcement ==<br />
* OMNIdance gave notice yesterday that they no longer want to be a member-collective. They plan to vacate the space upstairs as of DEC 1st.<br />
* Sarah will be available on Sat at 1pm if people are interested in talking about forming a Working Group to administer that space for dance and other body based work.<br />
* Leyya - from Temescal Art Center happy to help<br />
* In light of these conversations, it's important for us to allow the space to become what it wants to become and not insist it be what we imagined it would be<br />
<br />
==wg report-backs==<br />
<br />
===Facilitating Collectivity===<br />
* Just sent out a survey to all collectives, to get a sense of how everyone's doing, what projects they're working on - intended to help us facilitate collaboration and collectivity<br />
===Communications===<br />
* Newsletter- simple structure proposed, October blast drafted. Who can help make it legit?<br />
* Mailing lists and new domain are up! sudokudos to yar!<br />
* Currently working on: Omni global calendar (prototype at http://cal.omni-oakland.org ) and ballroom/basement reservation system (prototype at https://booking.omnicommons.org )<br />
===Community & Fundraising===<br />
* Brunch potluck and filming on Sunday, 10:30 for food and 11:30 for orientation and camera roving 12–5.<br />
===building===<br />
* "If you let someone into the building, you are responsible for them as your guest." quoted from Jenny's email<br />
<br />
== print studio & TIL ==<br />
Revised proposal to split TIL into two member collectives, Timeless, Infinite Light and the Community Print Studio. <br />
1) Timeless, Infinite Light will pay $400/mo (+ util, tax, ins) to have their small press office upstairs in Bedroom A. 2) The Community Print Studio will pay $600 for the space in the basement between the Library wall and Sudo Room <br />
(Full re-Proposal to be sent to the listserve on Sunday 9/28 after the Community Print meeting)<br />
<br />
=== discussion ===<br />
* not a lot of time to discuss this but we'll try<br />
* mia: how is the rent being split? TIL still pays $1000, will split into $400 (TIL) and $600 (CPS)<br />
* ian: that's why they were paying 1k in the first place<br />
* patrick: clarify's sudo's intent. reads sudo-discuss email.<br />
* niki: think about omni as a larger community, not just individual collectives inside us. i.e., if you have more members later, would you be willing to contribute more money later?<br />
* dk: needs to be a meeting about finances, space, $/sqft, etc. rise above is miffed about paying 1k for half the space when she's a single mom and CPS is a group of people<br />
* yar: it's because that's what they said they could pay. that's how we've always done things, that's our precedent. also, FYI some sudoers, in pure do-o-cratic fashion, earlier today moved these pews out of that corner to make room for CPS tables. change all the things!<br />
* straw poll: FNB, Sudo & CCL are blocking for now<br />
<br />
== OMP ==<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/09/25_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting#OMP<br />
<br />
* 9/9 consensus. yay! WELCOME OMP!!<br />
<br />
== LA COMMUNE LOCKABILITY PROPOSAL ==<br />
Posted by La Commune, 9/30/2014<br />
<br />
This proposal is a second attempt to define hours and lockability for La Commune. We need to be able to lock our space to secure our stock & equipment against theft and vandalism, and we also want to make sure our security solution works with the needs of the Omni as a whole.<br />
<br />
In light of feedback from members of Sudo Room & CCL, we propose the following lockability setup, effective November 1.<br />
<br />
La Commune will be open from 12noon to 6pm. The cafe's main door, at 48th & Shattuck, will be locked at all other times. Access to the Omni before and after those hours will be through the 48th Street side-door.<br />
<br />
La Commune is committed to ADA access. In order to maintain ADA access at all times, we will adopt the following solutions.<br />
<br />
We will enclose the back entrance to the cafe with gates that will give access to the ADA bathroom via the 48th Street hallway while restricting access to the rest of the cafe space. This will permit us to lock the cafe while allowing after-hours visitors access to the ADA bathroom.<br />
<br />
On evenings when ballroom events will take place after 6pm, La Commune will designate a point person who can unlock the cafe door & assist visitors who need to use the wheelchair lift. Since the wheelchair lift requires an attendant at all times, this solution does not represent any further loss of autonomy for visitors who need to use the lift.<br />
<br />
La Commune has striven to accommodate all the feedback we have heard on the question of lockability. We need to be able to lock the store in order to open on November 1. If there are serious objections to this proposal, we hope to hear them. In the absence of such serious objections, we hope the Delegates Council will pass this proposal.<br />
<br />
=== discussion ===<br />
* [written comment, not read aloud] There are several entirely reasonable concerns that have been repeatedly voiced to the longstanding 'lockability' proposal as it stands that are, just as before, fundamentally unaddressed in this latest version of the proposal. This proposal only really attempts to address the issue of access to the ADA bathroom, but even that is not at all adequately addressed for several reasons that have already been stated multiple times in person and over email. I urge La Commune to actually read the concerns and questions that others have made and meaningfully address them, rather than simply restate once more what is essentially the same proposal. In short, this proposal unfortunately speaks exclusively to the desires of the cafe in isolation and exclusion to the ideas and concerns of their many comrades elsewhere in teh building, that must in fact share the same building with them, not an entirely different one. <br />
* not a lot of time to talk about it but niki asks people for their help<br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* 8/30 Proposal from the CDC to approve the safer space and conflict resolution policies, with the understanding that both are living documents that will continue to evolve as we learn and grow as a collective.<br />
* Safer space policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_Space_Policy<br />
* Conflict resolution policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Conflict_Resolution_Policy<br />
<br />
=== defining terms ===<br />
<br />
# ''PREJUDICE.'' Prejudgment; specifically, for our purposes: having a bad opinion of a person or persons due to language, facial features, percentage of epidermal melanin, etc. - it is personal, rather than cultural/ structural/ systemic. While prejudice is very often informed by, and is closely connected to racism, the two are not equivalent. A white janitor might be prejudiced against white office-workers, for example.<br />
# ''RACISM.'' Emerging in the 18th century as a justification for centuries of European colonial domination, racism describes an evolving set of ideas and attitudes based on an irrational belief in the inherent inferiority of those seen as belonging to other "races" based on physical appearance and ancestry. Given historical precedent, and the global distribution of political power and wealth, racism has historically - though not always - been anchored in doctrines of white supremacy. Not simply reducible to equivalent forms of cultural stereotyping or the seeming permanence of ethnic conflict in history, racist beliefs and attitudes are massively reinforced and continually recreated by racially discriminatory laws, discourses, and forms of state violence.<br />
#* Racism was initially based on the notion that there were distinct biological differences between supposed races. As this idea has been increasingly challenged, it has been replaced by cultural racism, which posits that there are heritable cultural differences between groups that explain their relative social position, and these differences mean that they are incompatible with each other. In either case, racism remains a set of beliefs used to justify and perpetuate material racial inequality and what Ruth Wilson Gilmore has famously called “the state-sanctioned or extralegal production and exploitation of group-differentiated vulnerability to premature death.” (Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California, 2007)<br />
#* thanks to Chris Chen for helping me with this!<br />
#* prejudice + power --- i find this to be reductive, but let's talk about it - we may be able to build it into something powerful because easy to understand (chris)<br />
#* "It appears that modern and symbolic racism are most closely associated with political conservatives, who disclaim personal bigotry by strong and rigid adherence to traditional American values (individualism, self-reliance, hard work,etc.), whereas aversive racism is more characteristic of White liberals (Dovidio & Gaertner, 1996, 2000). Aversive racists, according to these researchers, are strongly motivated by egalitarian values as well as antiminority feelings. Their egalitarian values operate on a conscious level, while their antiminority feelings are less conscious and generally covert (DeVos & Banaji, 2005)." SOURCE: American Psychologist, v62 n4 p271‐286 May‐Jun 2007(Jose)<br />
# ''POWER.'' Access to resources and to decision makers. Power to get what you want done, the ability to influence others, the ability to define reality for yourself and potentially for others. The legitimate/legal ability to access and control those institutions sanctioned by the state. The ability to wield unchallenged authority over others.<br />
# ''SYSTEMIC / STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION.'' The ways in which history, culture, ideology, public policies, and institutional practices interact to maintain a hierarchy – based on race, class, gender, sexuality, and/or other group identities – that allows the privileges associated with the dominant group and the disadvantages associated with the oppressed, targeted, or marginalized group to endure and adapt over time.<br />
# ''RAPE CULTURE.'' a complex set of beliefs that encourage mens' sexual aggression and supports violence against women. It is a society where violence is seen as sexy and mens' sexuality as inherently violent. In a rape culture, women perceive a continuum of threatened violence that ranges from sexual remarks to sexual touching to rape itself. A rape culture condones physical and emotional terrorism against women as the norm . . . In a rape culture both men and women assume that sexual violence is a fact of life, inevitable . . . However . . . much of what we accept as inevitable is in fact the expression of values and attitudes that can change.<br />
Rape culture in the U.S. is used to police and control women’s bodies as well as their access to resources. Rape culture silences women. Rape culture blames women for ALL the violence done to women.<br />
<br />
=== breakout ===<br />
~40 people here. 8 groups of 5 each?<br />
<br />
Discussion questions for small groups:<br />
* Why do you think it's necessary for the Omni to adopt a safer space policy?<br />
* What are ways in which the Omni currently challenges dominant cultures?<br />
* What more could we do to ally with struggles against racism and rape culture?<br />
* What problems, questions, or suggestions for improvement do you have for the safer space policy as it's currently written?<br />
** smaller breakout conversations during weekly meetings<br />
** more one on one conversations<br />
<br />
=== rejoin ===<br />
<br />
* creating spaces for loving accountability <br />
* challenging dominant gender paradigms<br />
* including men and children as victims of rape culture<br />
* if someone is on the receiving end of something harmful, it's important for them to not face it on their own - it's the communities responsibility <br />
* need to create practical policies for keeping the space safe<br />
* what does it mean to be responsible for people you let into the space<br />
* the safe spaces policy will be the groundwork for everything that we do<br />
* many of us come from a place in our politics where we would really rather not call the police. in order to make that a reality, we need to do the work to cultivate a safe community<br />
* more small break-out meetings, more dinners, coffee dates, walks / hikes, creating relationships<br />
* it's always our job to take care of one another<br />
* coming to these meetings is not the most inviting (is it ok to speak? how? when?) Safety is just one paradigm with which to examine problems of power and vulnerability.<br />
* difference between transformative justice and rehabilitive justice<br />
* the work of challenging dominant cultures can be really emotionally exhausting. there are potent opportunities for us to turn these into opportunities for healing "dream forward a new way of being together!"<br />
* "We can't help each other if we can't trust each other."<br />
* Hope we can continue to experiment with new meeting structures<br />
* Join the CDC every Saturday morning at 11:00am<br />
<br />
<br /><br /><br /><br />''Meeting ends. Things below were not discussed.''<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<br />
= NOT DISCUSSED =<br />
<br />
<br />
==dedicated BAPS space==<br />
Brought by BAPS 2014-09-25 <br />
Due to the proliferation of dedicated space, BAPS requests dedicated space in the form of:<br />
The room next to the TIL office upstairs in the mezzanine<br />
The small office on the other side of the TIL office<br />
The balcony room in the ballroom.<br />
* Last week, Backspace expressed a reservation that a small room they had hoped to use upstairs would then be unavailable (note: which it would not _necessarily_ always be, as BAPS intends to keep these rooms open for shared use any time BAPS does not use it for a class). DK, on behalf of BAPS, has spoken with Margaretha regarding Backspace instead storing their stuffs and being able to base themselves out of a room on the ground floor instead, since this additionally speaks to the accessibility needs for a wellness collective.<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : KIDS ROOM & KIDS WORKING GROUP==<br />
''Brought by La Commune, 9/24/2014''<br />
La Commune would like to spearhead an initiative to transform the present Timeless Infinite Light office (vacant as of October 1) into a Omni Kids room. La Commune would like to stock this room with used books available for children to read. We would like to call on our community to convene a Kids Working Group and figure out what the best way would be to create free or low-cost childcare at the Omni and to navigate the relevant bureaucratic hurdles. This proposal would reserve the present TIL office for such use, and would reflect our collective desire to have such a childcare space there -- further details to be developed by a nascent Kids Working Group.<br />
* Awesome idea but to note there are a lot of other groups who have been thinking about that space, and also there has been no investigation as to what further building modifications would be required by the city for officially taking kids (such as making further building exits and fire stuff, mostly). Also the insurance will have to be talked to as this is not part of our current policy. IE, we want kids here but the due diligence has not been done and it needs to be first.<br />
<br />
== splitting allocations ==<br />
*PROPOSAL (Sept. 2): To split equally between financially contributing collectives and tenants, expenditures which delegates have voted to allocate to projects. Finance WG will send funding request proposals to member collectives for an equal share of any non-invoiceable costs <br />
<br />
== building modifications & bans ==<br />
* since these now must be considered at meetings, let's always keep a section here to remind us<br />
<br />
== Proposal for Proposals ==<br />
<br />
*Suggestion for how to do proposals*<br />
Before submitting: Write out your idea. Show it to as many people as you can who have a stake in your idea and consider their feedback on your proposal. Revise. Don't submit it until the folks you have talked to think it's fully fleshed out, clear, and acceptable. <br />
When submitting on the pad, please include: the date you put it on the pad; your name, or the name of the working group that developed the proposal; the name of the person who will be at the meeting to present and take questions.<br />
Does anyone have any other suggestions?<br />
<br />
==flag==<br />
We propose that the Omni raises a flag from the main tower of the Omni, over the 48th & Shattuck entrance. It could be a red flag. Or it could say "Omni". Whatever the collective decides. Perhaps it could be the Omni logo?<br />
* Alternatively, a big "OMNI" sign above the entrance, with each of the letters made by a different group (dibs on the "I" for CCL). Can be lit up from battery powered by small solar panel on the roof. <br />
* sudoroom proposes we build a shed. we could store bikes in it?<br />
* sudomesh proposes we put a node on the roof and blast some free wifi to the neighborhood!<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday!==<br />
* yar's counterproposal: let's all do more work throughout the week so there's less to say at meetings<br />
* danny suggests: WG's/committees leave each meeting recognizing decisions made & action to take<br />
<br />
== PROPOSAL: Mandate rotation of facilitator, stacktaker, each Delegates meeting ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/07/17_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2064Event:2014/07/17 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:25:21Z<p>AL: /* Future Groups: */</p>
<hr />
<div>=July 17 Delegates Meeting=<br />
<br />
==In attendance==<br />
<br />
* Helen (FNB), Joe(FNB), Hannah, Laura, Niki, Sarah, Olive, Steve, Chris, David B, David K, Kevin, Margaret, Joel, Bill, Kathleen, Ahnon, Charu, Arnas, Francisco, Margaretha, Scott, Steven, Emji, Jenny (virtually from the next room!)<br />
<br />
* Delegates:<br />
* Joe (FNB), Emji (TIL), Arnas (SUDO), Ahnon (CCL), Steven (BAPS), Steven (La Commune), Olive (OMNIdance), Margaretha (Backspace)<br />
<br />
==AGENDA FOR JULY 17==<br />
<br />
===Neighborhood input===<br />
* Margaret: margaretmft a t gmail dot com - Lived here since 1979. Happy to see omni in place as opposed to gentrification<br />
** Example: used to be a drugstore > natural foods store > now upscale butcher<br />
** 40th St corridor: crime issues<br />
** 100 ppl for safety (cell phones being ripped off) meeting @ mac & cheese place<br />
** 100 ppl pay $25/ea for 6 mo for private security; 140 ppl responded, now they are here but not super visible?<br />
** Farmer's market @ Claremont DMV on Sundays - Omni have table there?<br />
** Karen Hester - local activist - name? - hester.net - 3xx 45th st. - get in touch with - co-housing tour of the east bay<br />
** BID - connect with?<br />
** What does neighborhood think about OOC? Nothing noticed that she knows about<br />
** b/t 41st and 42nd Opal - also Don McClay (ran for stuff) <br />
<br />
<br />
===Status of 1023:===<br />
* Status: not being worked on right now - Jesse is on vacation til 7/23 <br />
* Bigger than just filing 1023 for 501(c)3 status<br />
<br />
* Pay Jesse?<br />
** bills: $816.0 & ~$4000<br />
** Can we vote <br />
*** Niki: if we take it back to collectives for deliberation, important to be prepared to vote next meeting<br />
*** Laura: It needs to be paid regardless of whether or not collectives consense<br />
*** Margaretha: normaly require a week for deliberation<br />
*** David: Will we have to consense on every bill?<br />
*** Sarah: Maybe we need a separate committee responsible for budget and providing financial reports<br />
*** Ahnon (delegate from CCL) blocks proposal - needs consent from their board, had not seen bill. <br />
*** David B.: Lets arrive a definite decision next meeting for this bill and all Jesse bills. <br />
*** Margaretha: These types of proposals could be brought forward a few days in advance of the weekly meetings<br />
<br />
===Posting of Privileged Data===<br />
* DK: Sudo has done most of the management of the wiki, this can be presented as a task to that group. We should have a vote as to whether or not it's okay to have private information on the wiki<br />
** Proposal: We agree to give ourselves permission to put information on the wiki that requires a login to view / more privileged log-in: No one opposed: PASSES<br />
<br />
=== General Question ===<br />
* Hannah: Curious if people have knowledge as to hosting children in the space<br />
** DK: We are going to have children in the space, but needs to happen in phases due to insurance and permits. We will have increased requirements for safety (ie: fire exits) if we have children in the space.<br />
<br />
=== Safe spaces===<br />
* Emji: There's been a lot of communication happening in the poetry community in which several individuals were called out as rapists. We are meeting to try to figure out how to create safer spaces w/in the poetry community. TIL would like to honor that. The call-out has not made a public statement yet. We have a Safe Space policy in place but some collectives may have different needs for safe spaces.<br />
* Helen: Clarification - does the decision involve banning people?<br />
* Joe: I don't know anything about the situations that occurred but I was just involved in something that was long and drawn out and seemed unjust. Can we define rape?<br />
* Emji: If a community has made those decisions I feel we need to respect each others decisions<br />
* Kathleen: Are you suggesting whether or not individual collectives can make decisions on banning individuals w/in the larger Omni Collective. How can groups make decisions w/or w/out knowledge, law enforcement, etc. I'm trying to understand how it gets worked out collectively if the decision is being made unilaterally.<br />
* Emji: This is an attempt for us to figure out how we can respect each other's need for safe space.<br />
* Arnas: We shouldn't go into much detail, we should have a general process for how the Omni respects bans on members by individual collectives.<br />
* Sarah: One thing that I've noticed about our dynamic currently that I think is not serving us well is a tendency to focus on logistical details. This situation is another reminder that problem like these are going to continue to come up. We need to be intentional and make this a priority. We need to empower smaller groups of people to work out these details.<br />
* David B: To augment what Emji said, a demand is going to be made by a group to honor their request to ban certain individuals from our space. We have a provisional safe spaces policy and a provisional conflict resolution policy. <br />
* Chris: Question: Are these demands coming from w/in the Omni as well as w/in the poetry community?<br />
* Emji: There is no clearly defined decision yet as to what will be requested.<br />
* Chris: Want to make a distinction between the poetry community and the Omni<br />
* Emji: More things that seem relevant to decisions that need to be made: What do we do if these requests are made? How do we stand in solidarity w/ each other's safe space needs? How do we put trust in each other's collective decision making around shared space? What would our appeal / resolution processes be? The Omni Collective in general was started w/a limited scope: to manage the building not the autonomy of individual collectives.<br />
* Joe: Ideologically I feel that an injury to one should be an injury to all and sorting out what happens in individual collectives and how that gets passed on to the larger collectives. The Omni should have an accountability process in place. This would be a good opportunity to address something that has torn a lot of communities apart.<br />
* David: This other group may not have a process. I'm glad that people are getting together to talk about this and bring out this issue as a real problem and not have it be undiscussed but if any other group or person is asking us to ban someone and we don't have access to the same information that they do, we set a dangerous precedent.<br />
* Bill: Clarifying question: Is this group formally asking us to ban people?<br />
* Emji: It's anticipated. It could be more of a durational accountability process. Possible a temporary ban? It's not entirely clear. I'm not sure if the call is being made to the poetry spaces or to the Omni in general.<br />
* Bill: Following up, the Public School did vote on having a general community meeting (probably on Monday) to discuss.<br />
* Olive: It's imperative that this is a feminist space and that this space is in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault. I'm also sensitive to scapegoating. It's almost easier to ban a rapist than to have an ongoing interrogation of gender. I think we should have a bigger meeting about it with other people and also have this be an occassion to think critically about setting up conflict resolution / mediation because this will continue to come up because we live in patriarchy. We should think about banning but we should also think about how we approach gender violence in general<br />
* Kevin: Maybe this would be a good time to speak briefly about how we might like to see this resolved. Does Omni act as a federal body or do collectives make decisions individually. <br />
* Margaretha: I see a distinction between violence that happens onsite versus people not feeling safe because of things that did not happen onsite. When someone says they don't feel safe, I feel committed to making that person feel safe. <br />
* Charu: We had an issue where a guy assaulted women. We put a detail on him.<br />
* Laura: If the Sudo Room policy has been adopted by the Omni, we need to look at that in order to make a decision. <br />
* David: In light of Emji's information, I suggest that we table the proposal until we know what requests are made.<br />
* Sarah: I would add to that, we should - all of us - read the safe space policy that is in place before next week: <br />
** https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution<br />
** http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_space<br />
<br />
** Proposal: Hold a community meeting to discuss this issue (perhaps Monday 7pm, preferably w/impartial mediation). **PASSED**<br />
<br />
** Proposal: Support/respect safe space descisions of other collectives<br />
<br />
=== Solvency of groups? Do we want to pay an additional month of rent?===<br />
** Proposal: We pay an additional month of rent into a reserve to protect us in the event that other collectives drop out / are unable to come up with rent?<br />
***David: To the extent that we can contribute during a month that we negotiated no rent, having a reserve would serve our interest. At the very least, people who are in their spaces.<br />
*** Decided to take this back to collectives for deliberation.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Internal Governance==<br />
* Propose a meeting for next Tuesday @ 7pm<br />
<br />
==Paying Bills==<br />
* Proposal: These items will be payed w/out requiring a consensus votes by collectives (Tabled)<br />
** '''Rent'''<br />
** Utilies:<br />
*** Trash<br />
*** Electricity<br />
*** Water<br />
*** Gas<br />
** '''Insurance'''<br />
* Emji: We need to figure out how these expenses are divided<br />
* Niki: All finances are transparent and I'm happy to share them w/anyone who is interested<br />
* Sarah: We should form a finance committee to collectively manage finances<br />
<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
<br />
* Delegates to take back the following proposals to collectives for deliberation. A vote will be taken next week:<br />
** Paying Jesse<br />
** Paying an additional month of rent into a reserve<br />
** Revision to Consensus Process:<br />
*** Proposal : New Voting Model<br />
<br />
All votes called by the Delegate Council are subject to two rounds of voting. The first round passes by full consensus. If after friendly amendments and conversation full consensus cannot be achieved, the vote moves to a second round which passes by 2/3 majority. If this second vote fails to pass, the vote does not carry.<br />
<br />
This amendment to our full consensus voting procedures is proposed in light of advice from radical comrades and colleagues who have seen groups and projects torn apart by bad-faith exploitation of full consensus voting. Our group's aim and aspiration will always be full consensus, and we will always work to make sure all voices are heard. In all of our work and decisionmaking together, let us always be guided by fairness, kindness, and justice.<br />
<br />
==BIKE Storage & Parking==<br />
<br />
* take back to your group for discussion; consensus next week?: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage<br />
* Here's what I (Mary & Patrik of CCL) think is the most viable option:<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage#Option_2:_diagonal_bike_rack_on_48th_.2B_parallel_on_Shattuck<br />
* TLDR: On the 48th street sidewalk, we should be able to fit 40-50 bikes in 5 racks of 4 or 5 "inverted U" loops perpendicular to the curb.<br />
The sidewalk along Shattuck is a little narrower, so any racks would need to be parallel to the curb. Should be enough space for 12 loops, for 24 bikes. Our first order of business would be to get delegates to take this info back to their groups so we can consense on it next week. <br />
<br />
<br />
* Niki to email omnilogistics list re: Tues Legal / Governance meeting<br />
** Discuss financial transparency among collectives at that time<br />
<br />
<br />
==next week==<br />
<br />
* Further discussion on financial transparency among collectives<br />
<br />
==BAPS mtg on books==<br />
* David B proposes BAPS books be absorbed into Omni books<br />
* Public School books in the room between the bar and the ballroom<br />
* Jenny shares a vision of the south side basement rooms being converted into an infoshop - something we could reach out to Long Haul for collaboration with and combine with printshop resources being contributed by TIL (offset printer) and Sudo (digital duplicator)<br />
* Public School has a stamp, Steve signs on to update it with the new address and make it more 'omnicommons'y<br />
<br />
=Future Groups:=<br />
* Events Mgmt?<br />
* Building Administration / Logistics:<br />
* Focus on intercollectivity?<br />
* Values<br />
* New Member Getting to know you Committee<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/07/24_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2063Event:2014/07/24 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:25:01Z<p>AL: /* Future Groups: */</p>
<hr />
<div>=July 24 Delegates Meeting=<br />
<br />
* Facilitator: Sara L<br />
* Stack: Kevin<br />
* Notes: Everyone! <br />
<br />
==In attendance==<br />
* Nicolas, Nan, Sarah L, David B, Angie, Mary, Lara, Sarah, Andrew, Yar, Elaine, Scott, Chris, Joel, David K, Jenny, Amanda, Cere, Lynn, Laura, Kathleen, Emji, Olive, Bill, Jeremy, Nico, Helen, Kevin, Jeremy, Mara, Elizabeth, Niki, Arnas, Brel<br />
<br />
* Delegates:<br />
* David B (BAPS), Sarah (Backspace), Jenny (Sudo), Emji (TIL), Olive (OMNIdance), Helen (FNB), Jeremy (ONL), Kathleen (CAMOO)<br />
<br />
==AGENDA FOR JULY 22==<br />
<br />
=== Safe spaces===<br />
* Community comments:<br />
** Context for why community members are present: To address incidents of sexual assault within the community, not to pass on an ultimatum or mandate.<br />
** If anyone needs to leave feel free<br />
** If anyone needs to talk to someone before, during, after, Nico is available <br />
** Some statistics on sexual violence<br />
** Margaretha's suggested amendments to Safe Space Policy:<br />
<br />
On Safe Space<br />
* We recognize that banning may be one strategy among many to secure safety, trust and support within our community. In the case of rape and life threatening assault, it is probably the only one.<br />
* It is important to foreground the need and not the accusation. If a collective, or a collective member or members is saying they do not feel safe, this needs to be taken extremely seriously and there needs to be a process for securing their safety (not for putting an accused person on trial. This translates to the difference between “you can’t come here because you’re a rapist” and “in order to secure a safe space for our members, you can’t come in here.”).<br />
* We want to underline how scary, unsafe, and traumatic it is to bring sexual violence to light because it means disrupting whole communities and networks of relations where patriarchy would have us be silent and “harmonious.” For this reason, requests for safety and support often seem inconsistent, confusing and contradictory.<br />
* Each demand for safety and support that affects the whole OMNI collective and that involves conflict, physical abuse and/ or the perpetration of individual or collective trauma needs to be handled separately, case by case; but should have a standard process that can be recorded and documented, where needs and strategy for meeting those needs are foregrounded.<br />
* We recommend that the Challenging Dominant Cultures Working Group develop a proposal and a process to be approved by all collectives.<br />
<br />
<br />
** Independent group requested that the Omni hold off on a community meeting until they had resolved some items. Compromise was for some members of the independent group to attend this week's Omni meeting.<br />
** Don't want to discuss details of incidents, here to primariliy discuss the incident involving Zach and his email to the list<br />
** DK: Want to make a plea that if anyone has questions please address them to the independent working group or Challenging Dominant Cultures, not him. Safe space is the number one priority.<br />
** Emji: One thing that would be helpful would be to hear things directly from people themselves rather than second hand. We are here in the absence of survivors voices but we have two responses from Zach and TIL has issued a response.<br />
** Sara: If anyone wants to leave now, please do. Two letters were circulated, one to Omni, one to the independent working group and they're pretty different.<br />
** Lindsay reads first letter<br />
** Laura reads second letter to Omni listserve<br />
*** Letters are very different. They both say, however that he wants to heal himself and be reintegrated into the community. Maybe we're in a position to help him.<br />
*** Zach has been a member of TIL and worked on a number of projects with us. Today TIL made a statement to the group working on accountability processes. I want to say that I'm interested in finding processes of accountability that are more long term - more than just a simple ban. (Reads TIL statement)<br />
*** Recommend a formal working group for working w/Zach Houston on developing a process of accountability <br />
*** Someone mentioned that the two letters sounded really different. That to me is disturbing<br />
***Direct response is only answers to questions or clarifications <br />
* I find it disturbing that the first thing we've discussed is how to help the accused<br />
* Governance working group met and discussed how it's relevant. Important to think about what our boundaries are and what our responsibility as the Omni is vs. the larger community. Also for ban / suspension reciprocity.<br />
* Hard to talk about these things, I do want to focus on resolution of the issue. My impression is that we want to prevent these sorts of things from happening here and if it does help elsewhere that it doesn't get brought into the Omni. We talked about how to not allow people to abuse people in this space but also to not bring incidents that happen outside into the Omni. <br />
* I had no prior knowledge of this incident but I'm a survivor so speaking from that perspective, this is a very safe space, i like the openness of it but it's triggering to me to only have the narrative of the perpetrator presented. I don't know if she was asked but it's mirroring the paradigm of violence where the perpetrator is the one who tells the story.<br />
* the survivor is not sure whether or not they want to respond.<br />
* We should question whether or not it's okay to share the testimony of the perpetrator w/out the survivor's response because then that becomes the story.<br />
* I have no wish to close the conversation but I wanted to advance a tentative proposal in light of TIL's decision to suspend Zach. I believe we should make a decision tonight. In light of the fact that Zach has confessed to rape and that members of the community have expressed that they feel unsafe, we should temporary suspend him from the Omni and remove him from the mailing list.<br />
* I would like to alter the proposal: Groups agree that when one group places a ban / suspension upon a person for reasons related to safe spaces other collectives stand in solidarity with that decision.<br />
* What is the process by which the groups provide information so that the other groups can make informed decisions.<br />
* I guess this pertains to Omni policies about safe space. I feel like I am learning a lot from Matt in that he is bringing to light certain problems with the way that we talk about these things. (Legalese, political structures). I'm really sensitive to the way we are scapegoating a person. We live in a very violent society. We're all complicit in these forms of violence. There's something scary about pointing to one person and making them the problem.<br />
* I've experienced a lot of this. Comes down to me for what it means for people to need a safe space. I think there are ways to distill that down in ways that aren't super vague. <br />
* I feel the proposal needs to be revised.<br />
* It would need to be taken back to groups, right?<br />
* I commend people for talking about this but we need to think about the negative cases of this proposal and how it could be abused. This proposal should pertain only to safe spaces. I would block a proposal that didn't specify that. As a separate process, every group should have some sort of process, documented, for suspensions and bans. <br />
* At last night's SudoRoom meeting, Sudo passed this language: "If the Omni Oakland Collective or any of its member collectives bans a person from its space for reasons of safety, that person is immediately and automatically banned from Sudoroom."<br />
* Can we use the language "indefinite suspension"<br />
* I think personal feelings, the details of the event, what's really important is that we send a really strong message that this is a safe space.<br />
* In FNB, in order to ban someone, it must pass two meetings in a row<br />
<br />
Tabled:<br />
<br />
* Vote on revised Safe Space Policy<br />
* Vote on revised Conflict Resolution Policy<br />
<br />
===Fire Pre-Inspection Reportback===<br />
<br />
* Joel put up $100 dollars to pay for the inspection. This expense was not approved by the OOC, I'd like to propose that Joel is reimbursed following a discussion of the inspection.<br />
* Overall, it's really good news. Every egregious violation was something superficial. Nothing that he found was a giant expense or huge amount of work. i.e.: Missing ceiling tiles, extension cords, piles of boxes. We need to go through and eliminate all of those things before the real inspector comes through.<br />
* Any fuzzy surfaces have to have a tag on the back that says they are rated for commercial use or else be sprayed with a fire retardant spray<br />
* If we don't want to have a fire alarm system in, we can't have any more than 300 people in the building at one time. Sprinklers will not be required at this time.<br />
* Part of the professional services is the write the report can you email that to us?<br />
* Yes, he's typing up a report and it will be distributed.<br />
* Can we put the list on a whiteboard in the space so that we can start checking things off. Can we put up our own alarms?<br />
* No, we need a professional person to put up an integrated system.<br />
* What about egress? <br />
* There are points of disagreement between the home inspector and fire inspector. He thought there were enough points of egress but that the exit signs need to be replaced. <br />
* Proposal to pay Joel back *PASSED*<br />
<br />
===Omni Opening Date Proposal===<br />
<br />
* Proposal: Set a soft deadline for opening so that we can work towards a clear goal. (How about Sept 20th?)<br />
** What does that mean, exactly?<br />
** Meant to motivate the group to get done <br />
<br />
===Finance===<br />
* Vote on paying Jesse?<br />
** bills: $816.0 & ~$4000<br />
*** Re: $816.00 **PASSED**<br />
* Proposal: For the month of July, these items will be payed w/out requiring a consensus votes by collectives. Division of bills TBD. Collectives will be notified as to the amount and date of payment.<br />
** '''Rent'''<br />
** Utilies:<br />
*** Trash<br />
*** Electricity<br />
*** Water<br />
*** Gas<br />
** '''Insurance'''<br />
* Solvency of groups? Do we want to pay an additional month of rent?===<br />
** Proposal: We pay an amount equal to a month of rent into a reserve to protect us in the event that other collectives drop out / are unable to come up with rent?<br />
*** CCL would like to table this proposal for a week **TABLED**<br />
*** Backspace is a new, growing, still forming entity. The space that is provided is not structurally viable for us to use as a working space. All of our efforts for the next month will go into fundraising to make the space viable. We propose an amendment for rent exemption for the month of August. <br />
*** Backspace should re-apply to the OOC<br />
* Further discussion on financial transparency among collectives<br />
<br />
==BIKE Storage & Parking==<br />
<br />
* take back to your group for discussion; consensus next week?: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage<br />
* Here's what I (Mary & Patrik of CCL) think is the most viable option:<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bike_Storage#Option_2:_diagonal_bike_rack_on_48th_.2B_parallel_on_Shattuck<br />
* TLDR: On the 48th street sidewalk, we should be able to fit 40-50 bikes in 5 racks of 4 or 5 "inverted U" loops perpendicular to the curb.<br />
The sidewalk along Shattuck is a little narrower, so any racks would need to be parallel to the curb. Should be enough space for 12 loops, for 24 bikes. Our first order of business would be to get delegates to take this info back to their groups so we can consense on it next week. **PASSED**<br />
<br />
==ONL==<br />
<br />
*Assuming everything is legal and fine, is it okay to start having ONL here? **PASSED**<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
<br />
<br />
==next week==<br />
<br />
===Posting of Privileged Data===<br />
*Status of wiki for privileged data<br />
<br />
===Working Groups===<br />
<br />
* Upcoming Working Group Meetings<br />
* Working Groups that need new facilitators<br />
* CDC Flyering this Sunday?<br />
* Status of Permit Working Group?<br />
<br />
====Legal / Governance Reportback====<br />
<br />
* Proposal for new meeting format (Jenny)<br />
* Proposal Revision to Consensus Process:<br />
*** Proposal : New Voting Model<br />
<br />
All votes called by the Delegate Council are subject to two rounds of voting. The first round passes by full consensus. If after friendly amendments and conversation full consensus cannot be achieved, the vote moves to a second round which passes by 2/3 majority. If this second vote fails to pass, the vote does not carry.<br />
<br />
This amendment to our full consensus voting procedures is proposed in light of advice from radical comrades and colleagues who have seen groups and projects torn apart by bad-faith exploitation of full consensus voting. Our group's aim and aspiration will always be full consensus, and we will always work to make sure all voices are heard. In all of our work and decisionmaking together, let us always be guided by fairness, kindness, and justice.<br />
<br />
==BAPS mtg on books==<br />
* David B proposes BAPS books be absorbed into Omni books<br />
* Public School books in the room between the bar and the ballroom<br />
* Jenny shares a vision of the south side basement rooms being converted into an infoshop - something we could reach out to Long Haul for collaboration with and combine with printshop resources being contributed by TIL (offset printer) and Sudo (digital duplicator)<br />
* Public School has a stamp, Steve signs on to update it with the new address and make it more 'omnicommons'<br />
<br />
=Future Groups:=<br />
* Events Mgmt?<br />
* Focus on intercollectivity?<br />
* Values<br />
* New Member Getting to know you Committee<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/09/25_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2062Event:2014/09/25 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:24:46Z<p>AL: /* PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday! */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: david b.<br />
* Stack: david k.<br />
* Timekeeper: joel.<br />
* Notes: yar<br />
* Delegates: andrew (backspace); patrick (sudo); steve (lc); db (baps); mary (ccl); helen (fnb); joel (til); danny (pa); tati (bh) [inactive]<br />
* Quorum: YES.<br />
* Vibe Reader: korl<br />
* explain hand signals and share the URL of this pad!<br />
** new signals: "hurry it up" and "irrelevant elephant"<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
* mary (ccl)<br />
* helen (fnb)<br />
* david (baps/sudo/omni)<br />
* paige (omnidance)<br />
* abby (od)<br />
* olive (od)<br />
* tati (bh)<br />
* joel (til)<br />
* danny (pa)<br />
* scott (baps/sudo)<br />
* winston (omp)<br />
* alana (omp)<br />
* yar (sudo)<br />
* andrew (bs)<br />
* pat (sudo/os)<br />
* korl (sudo)<br />
* liz (sudo/os)<br />
* kathleen (baps/camo)<br />
* mark (baps)<br />
* joe (fnb)<br />
* ian (baps)<br />
* steve (lc)<br />
* david b (baps/lc)<br />
* jehan<br />
* rhodey (sudo)<br />
<br />
==new groups / events==<br />
<br />
=== birthday party ===<br />
* 3k for one night, sep 26<br />
* conflict w/notley event worked out<br />
* take it to ballroom wg<br />
<br />
=== deconstruction ===<br />
* 4 days in november, 24h/d nonstop hackathon, $1500<br />
* take it to ballroom wg<br />
<br />
==lightning round report backs?==<br />
* 60 seconds on recent decisions and actions from each working group and committee and from each collective, too<br />
<br />
===Facilitating Collectivity===<br />
* We are currently in the process of reaching out to member collectives and working groups to assess each groups structure, decision-making process, representation at the delegates meetings, alignment of OOC vision/values, current projects/tasks, engagement with the wider collective, and contributions (monetary and non-monetary).<br />
* We are also working on a model for better distributing tasks among the community (ideally in collab. w/ building maintenance & niki/david/maryanna)<br />
<br />
===Ballroom/Events===<br />
* draft of contract coming together, figuring out event reservation and booking flow<br />
* need help<br />
<br />
===Communications===<br />
* meeting this monday night 7pm (every other)<br />
* developing language for the website<br />
<br />
=== Community & Fundraising ===<br />
* video filming oct 5<br />
* wanna raise 70k by end of the year<br />
* point people: noemie, pat, joel. all collectives should have a point person as well to liase with us and plan some sort of activity that depicts what your collective is all about, that can be filmed for the fundraiser video.<br />
<br />
===Challenging Dominant Cultures===<br />
''still developing safer space policy, but here's a statement...''<br />
<br />
'''Proposed Statement on Next Steps regarding the Zach Houston and the Omni Oakland Commons as a Safe(r) Space:'''<br />
<br />
The Omni Oakland Commons is not currently equipped with the resources to be able to offer restorative justice to community members who commit acts of violence. We are working to gain the training and experience necessary to be able to offer these services to our community in the future.<br />
<br />
The offering of conflict resolution and restorative justice services will be contingent upon those who have committed acts of violence demonstrating an earnest engagement in personal transformation. <br />
<br />
We do not feel that Zach Houston has yet exhibited a commitment to addressing and transforming behaviors which have made the community feel unsafe.<br />
<br />
As such, we do not feel that the OOC has any obligation to take action in regards to this situation at this time.<br />
<br />
===Finance===<br />
<br />
* Approx $34k in the bank<br />
* Please pay your rent for October and shared expenses for September if you have not yet!! <br />
<br />
=== kitchen ===<br />
warning: we need money soon! "bwahahaha"<br />
<br />
=== building ===<br />
* been making it ready to open to the public, eradicating code violations<br />
* work gonna continue monday<br />
* also will need more money plz<br />
<br />
== print studio & TIL ==<br />
tabled til next week<br />
<br />
== OMP ==<br />
Proposal 09/21 from Scott for a new tenant: Omni Music Project:<br />
* To provisionally rent out the small office (closest to shattuck) located inside the basement reading room to the forthcoming music/recording collective (temporarily titled "Omni Music Project", or "OMP"), for 400$/month, which, once the collective has finished soundproofing the space, will be a common room again. <br />
* During the first *3* months of tenancy (this proposal is only for a tenancy, and specific # of months can be decided before approval,) the OMP will be working, solely, on soundproofing the ballroom at no cost to the OOC, provided that the OOC pay for the materials (for the ballroom only), and that the OOC allows the OMP, at no cost, to throw a large fund-raiser concert in the ballroom upon completion, in order to help get the collective off the ground. This particular labor will be organized as the "ballroom soundproofing wg" or something similar, and will be open to any/all OOC members. <br />
* The OMP also requests, as a condition to this provis. proposal for tenancy, that the OOC not rent out the rest of the office spaces, since the OMP eventually plans to use one as a control room (that can still be used for small meetings etc. by OOC members), and keep the rest as completely free common spaces (ex: classrooms for BAPS, meeting rooms, quiet rooms). It should be noted that, while keeping these spaces common, the two other offices could still generate revenue for the omni (ex: a physical therapist or acupuncturist could rent out one of the office spaces for 5 hours, one day a week. Once soundproofed, these rooms will be really conducive for prospective tenants like those mentioned above.)<br />
<br />
more discussion:<br />
* Scott, Winston and Alana are here! Scott intros them and the proposal.<br />
* winston: wanna increase access to this kind of equipment which is expensive. infrastructure so anyone can be a part of it. offering classes & trainings. will be able to record events, run sound, document what's happening. interested in making art & music with all the collectives.<br />
* alana: this seems like a dream space for what we're hoping to do. potential for amazing relationships with people & creative endeavors. excited to work on the ballroom as a show of good faith, and to use it to fundraise. excited to be creative with space & using it efficiently, be malleable & open. wants to make the recording world more accessible to "women & other minorities". wants a cyclical beneficial relationship with the omni!<br />
* where's the money coming from? who gets to book time?<br />
** at this moment they're just talking about renting one room. future is uncertain but plan is to be paid for by the collective. will have equitable labor arrangements with members.<br />
** they're coming from professional recording environments - winston is from firehouse, alana is from faultline studios<br />
** they want to have fundraising events in the ballroom<br />
** the proposed $400 is already being paid to store their stuff elsewhere<br />
* so the recording workshops would be in the ballroom?<br />
** ballroom work would be pro-bono<br />
** "we're only asking for that one room right now, and hopefully if everything works out we'll move to the other room, which will be soundproofed as a control room"<br />
* so for now, that room will be for your exclusive use? "yes."<br />
* if you eventually made the control room, others could use that for classes though? "yes."<br />
* you'd want to rehearse sometimes in the nearby common rooms? "yes."<br />
* if your group succeeds wildly, would you commit to paying more of that money towards omni?<br />
** can't speak to that but open to it<br />
** lots of stuff they have to agree on internally. one of the reasons for this phased proposal.<br />
* but if you can afford more, you probably should in principle, right?<br />
** yes individually, but noncommitally, can't speak for the group because they have their own process<br />
* how soundproofed will the ballroom be? joan baez or led zeppelin?<br />
** they're bringing in sound engineers. they will do their best.<br />
** ceiling will probably be most expensive<br />
* david b: we don't have tenancy defined yet. does any delegate want to delay this a week?<br />
** yar: tenancy definition is later down on this pad...<br />
* does sudo consent?<br />
** yep sudo's excited<br />
* straw poll: which delegates would be willing to vote yes on this tonight? 9 yes. 1 block from CCL because they want more time to discuss, but expect it to pass next week.<br />
<br />
== $1k more to Cep ==<br />
* PROPOSAL: Authorizing another $1000 for Ceppie Maes to complete work on making the ballroom & omni safe for the public<br />
* he's been coordinating practically all the fire safety work in the building. he's worked more than we've agreed to pay, but on the faith that we would probably pay him anyway. can we pay him for that extra time? he can help with the soundproofing. he can start on monday.<br />
* joe: does that include the front door? yes.<br />
* steve: do we have the $$ for this? we had 15k loans for this stuff, we've probably spent 8-9k of it.<br />
* danny: is this worth the money? can you put the amount in perspective?<br />
** we already agreed to 250/day which is pretty cheap for a contractor<br />
** in terms of seeing it to completion, that's largely up to us<br />
** ADA we're pretty much almost there. fire life & safety should be good soon. 1000 = 5 days of work.<br />
** in terms of productivity, he will be more productive if volunteers show up to help him!<br />
** VOTING: 10/10 yes. the inactive BH votes yes as well.<br />
<br />
== PROPOSAL : BAPS Dedicated Space ==<br />
Brought by BAPS 2014-09-25<br />
Due to the proliferation of dedicated space, BAPS requests dedicated space in the form of:<br />
* The room next to the TIL office upstairs in the mezzanine<br />
* The small office on the other side of the TIL office<br />
* The balcony room in the ballroom.<br />
<br />
discussion:<br />
* nature abhors a vacuum<br />
* keeping space shared is taking way too much BAPS labor<br />
* asking for a portion of dedicated space that's equitable with the size of their group and the money they pay<br />
* trying to claim it in order to preserve it<br />
* will still want to use other rooms in the building for classes as well<br />
* "backspace would have to block this because we also want to propose taking BDRM 2"<br />
** dk knew they were considering this as one of their rooms, was gonna talk to them about it<br />
** maybe the ticket booth room? more accessible.<br />
** makes more sense for baps to have all their rooms next to each other.<br />
* cutting off discussion because it's moot for now<br />
* also we should wait til oct 1 when we can get up there and actually see it!<br />
* but what if some new group wants to pay lots of $$ for those spaces?<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : EMPOWERING WORKING GROUPS & BALANCING WORK AT THE OMNI==<br />
Brought by David Brazil, 9/24/2014<br />
<br />
After long reflection on how to skillfully intervene in some of the work imbalances in the Omni to date, I would like to advance this proposal for consideration to the OOC.<br />
<br />
This proposal is in two parts.<br />
<br />
First, we formally affirm that the working groups are fully empowered to make decisions in their respective domains, and that individuals seeking to work in those domains MUST proceed through the working group. (Working groups that determine it is necessary to refer issues beyond their competence or which seem to call for a larger community decision are encouraged to bring such issues to the Delegates Council.)<br />
<br />
Second, we require that individual members of the OMNI participate in NO MORE THAN TWO working groups at any one time.<br />
<br />
This proposal is advanced in order to try to balance the workload at the OMNI & begin to effectively delegate power & work as broadly as possible. We need to make sure that no one is working too much. Overwork is a political problem -- it creates an imbalance in our whole project and is larger than just one person.<br />
<br />
discussion:<br />
* a while ago we agreed that collectives need to populate working groups more. is that happening?<br />
** "Each Member Group of the Omni will be required to populate at least 3 seats in at least 3 committees. Member Groups with more than 12 members will be required to populate at least 5 seats in at least 3 committees." http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/08/28_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting#populating_them<br />
* figuring out requirements for "stewardship of the building" to motivate and inform MORE volunteer activity<br />
* patrick: sudo is concerned that this duplicates work from the collectivizing wg.<br />
* db: to clarify, this is much more a proposal about dealing with overwork. the idea of empowering wgs is that people go through those and only through those, and ppl are only in 2. it's a dialectical issue: ppl have to step back if ppl are gonna step up.<br />
* brel: how about we make time next week for a check-in about wgs?<br />
* dk: decisionmaking isn't work! people who propose things should be required to actually do them. worried about creating hierarchies - if wgs make decisions and others do them, we risk creating a managerial class. for example, ballroom wg getting to decide what events happen here is too much power. Working groups ought to implemnt more than make decisions- Required to take action.<br />
* scott: this feels like it's breaking down what it means to work hard. should say something about how hard work == social capital?<br />
* andrew: this is 2 things. empowering working groups is its own thing, it's not as related to the overwork issue. we can solve the "manager" problem with more transparency, like you need to keep meeting notes and highlight action items. e.g. ballroom wg created a system for systems getting filtered in, it's not their intention to be the deciders about what events get to happen. they also don't want to flood the email list. save that for actual disagreements.<br />
* Yar: how to protect consensus and uphold the ability to block something happening in a WG anyone doesn't like?<br />
* dk: this won't solve the overwork problem because most work doesn't happen in WGs!<br />
<br />
== "non-member-groups" ==<br />
''voting on a re-wording of the tenancy proposal''<br />
<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee AKA Facilitating Collectivity<br />
* Non-member-groups are defined as those groups renting space from the Omni who are not obliged to participate in the collective of collectives (i.e., attending delegate meetings, participating in working groups, etc.).<br />
* Non-member-groups must sign a sublease, agree to the Omni's safer space and conflict resolution policies, statement of solidarity, and all pertinent decisions made by the collective of collectives. Non-member-groups will not have voting rights at the weekly delegates' meetings.<br />
* All non-member-groups will sign a fixed-term sub-lease with the OOC.<br />
* VOTING: 11/11 yes.<br />
<br />
discussion:<br />
* dk: this isn't fair, e.g. rise above needs more security than month-to-month<br />
** what if we changed it to "at most 6 months"?<br />
** helen: or fixed-term? or case-by-case?<br />
* we should encourage tenants to go to meetings even if they don't have to<br />
* scott: OMP wants to participate in wgs as tenants! and eventually bottom-line a wg!<br />
* andrew: "choose not to participate" is strong language because they should want to participate even if they don't have a vote. also, month-to-month is too restrictive.<br />
* korl: what is the protocol for multiple ppl as a tenant who want to turn into a collective? what's the protocol for changing from a tenant to a member collective? wouldn't this prohibit them?<br />
** they would just apply through the process like any other group<br />
* rhodey: does the word tenant have too many legal implications? do we wanna avoid it?<br />
** dk: jesse palmer agrees about magic words. would be great if we had another word - the only tenant in this building is the OOC. if we signed a lease with them with magic words, and there was a problem, it could be weird.<br />
* kathleen: i don't see a positive definition. it seems strange, like aliens are entering the space and we're worrying about them.<br />
* scott: there should be a difference between tenants who want to be a collective eventually, and tenants who don't. what if OMP did all their ballroom work and then got kicked out? they'd lose months of free labor and overpaid for storage. that'd suck.<br />
* danny: ballroom wg is dealing with a lot of groups who just want to have 1-time events. ONL, Phat Beets, etc. they want to form relatinoships with those groups that are intentional & regular.<br />
* dk: we're all tenants. there's no distinction between being a tenant and being a delegate. we're talking about people who are here all the time, have a key, a dedicated portion of the space.<br />
* db: "somebody who rents in the building but isn't a part of our process."<br />
** "Those groups renting space from the omni who are not obliged to participate." and remove the month-to-month language and just say "a fixed-term lease".<br />
** danny: a better term might be "non-member-groups".<br />
<br />
== Tenancy cap ==<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee<br />
* In order for there to be an active core of member groups participating in the OOC, the ratio of non-member-groups' rental income to member collectives should not exceed 30% non-member-groups to 70% member groups.<br />
<br />
discussion:<br />
* dk things this should be reworded, e.g. by our actual lawyer. actually, sudo's "rent" doesn't count towards 501c3 either!<br />
* AL: the idea of "core" doesn't match up with rental income coming from a group<br />
* should go back to the governance committee?<br />
* HF: we don't want to be a business, we want to be a collective. thought that was the intent of this!<br />
<br />
== this is the OMNI Oakland Commons, not the Omni Oakland Collective ==<br />
IMO this is an announcement, not a proposal (then would someone be so kind as to make it an announcement? It would be nice to just spread the word so we can all make this essential linguistic shift! - stephen)<br />
<br />
In the spirit of carrying on the original intention of our project and in aligning ourselves with our legal name, we should make an effort to shift our language from the "Omni Oakland Collective" to the "Omni Oakland Commons" I.e. not much changes other than referring to our project as a commons and not a collective. Why? 1. A collective inevitably signifies an amount of insularity by identifying a group of people. Yes, this space is consensed upon by a group of delegates, but we are not creating a space merely for these delegates. A commons signifies something different than a collective by pointing primarily to the outcome and possibility created by the effort of people who come together through a common and shared interest. By leaving this group of people less defined, and focusing on the fact that we're creating a commons, I believe we will better represent our vision and intentions: to build a space together that includes all people from the community, whether they are a delegate, a member of a collective, the owner of the property or a person who walks into the building for the first time. This is all of ours. 2. Given that we are already legally filed as the Omni Oakland Commons this isn't a difficult nor adverse change. We can easily change our web address to reflect ourselves to omnicommons.com and have the old address fwd to the new. 3. This will set our project apart from the common use of the word and activities of "collectives" since we are in fact shooting for something different and I think sometimes we ourselves get confused about calling ourselves "the collective of collectives" when what we really are is several collectives sharing common visions, values and locale.<br />
<br />
==sudo room ban==<br />
* Matthew Stevenson was asked to leave for reasons of safety<br />
* been domineering & intimidating everybody, trying to convince you he has power & connections<br />
* told DK that he's "a hit-man", offered to murder people<br />
* he was asked to leave, and told he could come to a sudo room meeting to appeal his case<br />
* offered opportunity to come to sudoroom to appeal, obviously is not here<br />
* hasn't participated in anything, just comes in to sleep on the couch<br />
* was creeping on noemie<br />
* [VOTE] permanently banning him from sudoroom for reasons of safety?<br />
* [CONSENSUS] 11 yes, 1 abstained<br />
<br />
Discussion<br />
* MWard: difficult for people to know this individual, might need infrastructure/signs/something?<br />
* we don't have enough time to get too deep into this<br />
* next week: discuss how we might implement and enforce bans<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : BUYING & INSTALLING LIGHT TIMERS==<br />
Brought by Bay Area Public School, 9/24/2014<br />
<br />
Following increasing PG&E bills, we propose that OOC allocate funds to purchase & install light timers to automatically shut off lights in unused spaces. BAPS will bottom-line this work effort to purchase and install.<br />
<br />
discussion:<br />
* s/increasing/skyrocketing/<br />
* self-explanatory, will save us money<br />
* kathleen: worried about getting stuck in a dark room far away from the lightswitch. not blocking but insists we look at the different kinds of systems, some of them are oppressive. maybe motion sensitive? just please make some effort to research it.<br />
* amanda: sounds great. also needs safety elements in place like nightlights. people are tripping and hitting their heads on stuff already.<br />
* korl: I agree, safety is key. personal lamps are awesome, too!<br />
* dk: let's put this to our electrician. i think we need motion sensitive lights. he could recommend a good combination.<br />
* korl: before we allocate more money for light stuff, safety should be considered most important. for instance, string lights we have in the hallway - we should have things like that all along the ballroom.<br />
* kathleen: i wasn't suggesting that we shouldn't have a timer system, just that you make a distinction between safety and task work<br />
* danny: will try and figure out new arrangements with PG&E<br />
<br />
== next week ==<br />
* all agreed that next week we will devote at least an hour to discussion of safer space & conflict resolution, bans, etc.<br />
<br />
<br /><br /><br />''Meeting ends. Things below were not discussed.''<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<br />
= NOT DISCUSSED =<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : KIDS ROOM & KIDS WORKING GROUP==<br />
Brought by La Commune, 9/24/2014<br />
La Commune would like to spearhead an initiative to transform the present Timeless Infinite Light office (vacant as of October 1) into a Omni Kids room.<br />
La Commune would like to stock this room with used books available for children to read. We would like to call on our community to convene a Kids Working Group and figure out what the best way would be to create free or low-cost childcare at the Omni and to navigate the relevant bureaucratic hurdles.<br />
This proposal would reserve the present TIL office for such use, and would reflect our collective desire to have such a childcare space there -- further details to be developed by a nascent Kids Working Group.<br />
<br />
== splitting allocations ==<br />
*PROPOSAL (Sept. 2): To split equally between financially contributing collectives and tenants, expenditures which delegates have voted to allocate to projects. Finance WG will send funding request proposals to member collectives for an equal share of any non-invoiceable costs <br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* 8/30 Proposal from the CDC to approve the safer space and conflict resolution policies, with the understanding that both are living documents that will continue to evolve as we learn and grow as a collective.<br />
* Safer space policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_Space_Policy<br />
* Conflict resolution policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Conflict_Resolution_Policy<br />
<br />
== Proposal for Proposals ==<br />
''Suggestion for how to do proposals:''<br />
<br />
Before submitting: Write out your idea. Show it to as many people as you can who have a stake in your idea and consider their feedback on your proposal. Revise. Don't submit it until the folks you have talked to think it's fully fleshed out, clear, and acceptable. <br />
<br />
When submitting on the pad, please include: the date you put it on the pad; your name, or the name of the working group that developed the proposal; the name of the person who will be at the meeting to present and take questions.<br />
<br />
Does anyone have any other suggestions?<br />
<br />
==flag==<br />
We propose that the Omni raises a flag from the main tower of the Omni, over the 48th & Shattuck entrance. It could be a red flag. Or it could say "Omni". Whatever the collective decides. Perhaps it could be the Omni logo?<br />
* Alternatively, a big "OMNI" sign above the entrance, with each of the letters made by a different group (dibs on the "I" for CCL). Can be lit up from battery powered by small solar panel on the roof. <br />
* sudoroom proposes we build a shed. we could store bikes in it?<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday!==<br />
* yar's counterproposal: let's all do more work throughout the week so there's less to say at meetings<br />
* danny suggests: WG's/committees leave each meeting recognizing decisions made & action to take<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/09/11_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2061Event:2014/09/11 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:24:25Z<p>AL: /* PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday! */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: yar<br />
* Stack: danny<br />
* Timekeeper: sarah p<br />
* Notes: niki<br />
* Delegates: yar (sudo); mia (baps); helen (fnb); mary (ccl); danny (pa); sarah (omnidance); channing (onl); david (lc); judy (til);<br />
* Quorum: YES<br />
* Vibe Reader: judy<br />
* explain hand signals and share the URL of this pad!<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
* icebreaker word: abundance<br />
* yar (sudo)<br />
* ian (baps/printshop)<br />
* lara (baps/printshop)<br />
* kevin (unaffiliated)<br />
* patrick (sudo)<br />
* jeremy (onl)<br />
* julie (onl)<br />
* emji (til)<br />
* judy (til)<br />
* niki (lc/baps)<br />
* channing (onl)<br />
* olive (omnidance)<br />
* sarah (omnidance)<br />
* stephen (baps)<br />
* axel (speak out now)<br />
* valeria (speak out now)<br />
* margit (omnidance)<br />
* danny (pa)<br />
* david b (baps/lc)<br />
* mary (ccl)<br />
* marcelo (capioera group)<br />
* ingrid (fua dia congo)<br />
* gerald (fnb/oscar grant committee)<br />
* helen (fnb)<br />
* bill (baps)<br />
* mia (baps)<br />
* laura (baps)<br />
* jen (open inclusivity)<br />
* david k (baps/sudo/omni)<br />
<br />
==events==<br />
<br />
===Thu Sep 18 Community Potluck===<br />
*Trial run for every Third Thursdays<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/09/18_Community_Potluck<br />
* is this gonna get in the way of the delegates meeting?<br />
** it was great when that happened last time<br />
* ballroom wg questionairre<br />
* omni ballroom wg email: omniballroom@gmail.com<br />
* sarah p: when i did that, it was a lot of work. needs a couple point people!<br />
* bring back to matt and ask if he will do that<br />
* patrick would love to learn how to bottom line this<br />
<br />
=== Fri Oct 3 7pm-9pm===<br />
* PROPOSAL added 09/09<br />
* Post Apollo poetry reading in the ballroom or barroom<br />
* coming from la commune - so take off this meeting by having in LC<br />
* but if no other conflict that night we'll do ballroom<br />
<br />
===Sun Oct 5 Neighborhood Open Forum ===<br />
* First Sundays (evening)<br />
* Trial 10/05 - http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/10/05_Neighborhood_Open_Forum<br />
* Matt Senate again - ask him to explain more½½<br />
* Could we combine w/the potluck (less organizing!)<br />
<br />
=== Fri Oct 10 12pm-8pm===<br />
* PROPOSAL (added 09/09)<br />
* La Commune Bookstore Pop-up in the ballroom or barroom<br />
* selling books at one-time events since they're not ready to open full-time yet<br />
* so they'll sell books in the ballroom for a few hours<br />
<br />
===Sun Oct 19 9am-6pm Teach-in===<br />
* PROPOSAL added 09/07<br />
* Naomi Klein has a new book out called This Changes Everything. The general thesis of the book is that climate change could be the thing that brings together diverse movements into a “movement of movements." She is going to be organizing “teach-in” style events and inviting activist and leaders from a cross-section of social change movements to have an in-depth discussion about this. This won’t be open to the public.<br />
* They would like to have use of the ballroom and also possibly some smaller spaces for break-out sessions.<br />
* Their budget is $1,000 for the day<br />
* Tech for "Alette in Oakland" is slated to begin this day but perhaps they can start in the evening after the event?<br />
* actually, Alette doesn't start until the 24th so that is fine<br />
* will it conflict with FNB cookday? no we'll close off the ballroom<br />
* reminder about the in-progress ballroom rental document<br />
** but a lot of people haven't seen it yet<br />
** no one should feel pressured to bottom-line a rental event - there's a ballroom working group<br />
** there should be someone from the collective there<br />
** have jen fill out form and send back to ballroom working group<br />
<br />
===Halloween Haunted House===<br />
* 10/30 (Thu) - 11/2 (Sun)<br />
* Can work with concurrent events<br />
* also matt<br />
<br />
===Sun Nov 2 Time TBD===<br />
* PROPOSAL added 09/10<br />
* Fundraising party to benefit Oakland based FUA DIA CONGO (Congolese drum and dance camp).<br />
* Someone from this group will be at the meeting on Thursday to present a proposal - come meet them / ask questions if you have any!<br />
* 3-10pm or 4-10pm<br />
<br />
=== Sat Nov 15 2-4pm===<br />
* Bay Area Community Land Trust (BACLT) Annual Member Meeting<br />
** Bottomliner: DK (added 2014-09-07 0734am) <br />
<br />
==="inside urban shield"===<br />
urban shield report-back / forum<br />
* Inside Urban Shield <br />
** Would like to have w/in the next week and a half, wouldn't necessarily need the ballroom<br />
** Minimum 50 but could be many more<br />
** Need to confirm date and location of event<br />
<br />
=== play rehearsals ===<br />
* 8/26 Proposal: That the proposed 12 rehearsal dates/times in the ballroom for the play 'Annes White Glove' be proposed, discussed and whomever is bottomlining it. (Will they need use of the stage?)<br />
(maybe this is a Ballroom WG action item?) <br />
<br />
=== big events end by 9:30 ===<br />
* 8/26 Proposal: That for the time being all big events possibly creating lots of peoples hanging about outside or are noisy begin no earlier than 10AM and end fully by 9:30pm. Mostly to avert noise complaints before all the relevant permits are hunky-dory. Consense? <br />
** critical resistance event for september 20th (Dreaming Wildly) already advertised ending at 10pm<br />
** http://criticalresistance.org/oakland-dreaming-wildly-fighting-to-win-with-cece-mcdonald-and-ruthie-wilson-gilmore/<br />
** Can Yar liase with Jesse/CR and find out if this would pose a big issue? We need to avoid noise compliants and big events always run over. Follow up?<br />
* reminder: omni as a punk venue was shut down for that reason<br />
* ending all noise by 10pm is the law. gets enforced when someone complains.<br />
* we can make an exception but as a rule of thumb<br />
* 8/8<br />
<br />
== Open Inclusivity Initiative ==<br />
* branching beyond just hacking<br />
* http://openinclusivity.org/<br />
* phase 1: collecting codes of conduct<br />
* does the omni wanna join? it means having our policies listed.<br />
** doesn't entail that much<br />
* what groups are members?<br />
* omni and sudo are differen t so not redundant<br />
* 7 yes, fnb abstains<br />
<br />
==Governance==<br />
Gov WG is now called 'Facilitating Collectivity'<br />
<br />
=== inactivity ===<br />
[PROPOSAL] Any member-group that has failed to send a delegate to two meetings in a row is declared 'Inactive' and no longer counts toward quorum* - aka, they cannot vote. Inactive groups may become reactivated only after attending two meetings in a row (by the third meeting).<br />
* friendly suffix: "Quorum is henceforth defined as 80% of Active member-groups"<br />
* 9/9 yes with suffix<br />
<br />
Feedback:<br />
* danny: seems like a big label for such a small thing<br />
* An Inactive Member Group means only that you lose voting rights until you become reactivated<br />
* you lose actual voting privileges if you're inactive<br />
* what's the minimum quorum? 80%, aka 8 [is this right?]<br />
* is this retroactive? no! for instance, ONL can vote tonight<br />
<br />
==ONL==<br />
* 09/07 Agenda Item/Proposal: ONL be removed as a member collective ASAP and needs to reapply<br />
* Details: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/ONL<br />
<br />
ONL RESPONDS:<br />
* more than 2 members, we have at least 6 who help us out at shows<br />
* the $500 number comes from the very first omni meeting, didn't seem real? pretty soon after that we said 250. this was still months before. right before signing the lease in may we went to 100 because we couldn't sell alcohol.<br />
* jeremy's been the delegate, it's been hard for him to come. he feels bad and apologizes. he never felt comfortable talking at these meetings. "maybe i need thicker skin?" worried about being talked about in judgemental ways behind his back.<br />
** emji: this is the first time other groups may even be aware of our quorum issues because we only reached out last week<br />
* utilities? "i felt like we couldn't pay that, i guess." they are only here once a month.<br />
* working on the omni, labor? jeremy's been to ballroom wg meetings, permit & finance meetings, helped with cleanup, the potluck.<br />
* ONL does set up its own shows. "accusation is patently false."<br />
* troubled that it hasn't been said to their faces before reading complaint<br />
* troubled by policing of content<br />
** some silent applause<br />
* reminder: 100 new attendees who've never been to the omni. it's a free show. in exchange for 4 hours a month in the ballroom.<br />
* finally: ONL doesn't want to be a member anymore, is rescinding their membership<br />
<br />
discussion:<br />
* sarah: good example of communication breakdown. conversation could have been avoided.<br />
* emji: "this proposal is completely out of line. we agreed last week to reach out to groups who weren't coming to meetings. i did that, and it feels completely disrespectful to my efforts at doing that, and disrespectful to how we make decisions as a whole."<br />
** dk: what did you do? emji: ask questions and invite them here<br />
** dk wrote it<br />
* kevin: maybe not the best time for most of this conversation<br />
* lara: status should be more mindful - tenant or member?<br />
** just making everybody tenants isn't gonna work<br />
* yar: i talked to them literally a few minutes after the show ended on saturday. flyered.<br />
* dk: my proposal is not influenced by the political content of your show, that was just the straw that broke the camel's back.<br />
** "ONL doesn't appreciate the setup and cleanup that happens beyond setting up their shit"<br />
** monthly contribution was on the record many meetings in a row<br />
** unfair that channing has same voting power as sudoroom etc<br />
** dk resets accusation that communication breakdown is his fault - jeremy doesn't answer texts, etc<br />
** many people complained that content had violated safe space. mention of jean quan's police violence.<br />
* proposal that dk drop his proposal and ask what ONL would like to do instead<br />
** dk responds that his proposal was not aimed to be punitive, but rather attempting to bring to the surface what hadn't been yet surfaced<br />
* what does ONL wish to be if not collective members?<br />
** "a private entity that rents the ballroom space once a month for $100"<br />
** with more money if they are allowed to sell snacks, beer, etc<br />
* niki wants to be able to object to content of events. certain kinds of events are not politically aligned with the omni. felt the mission of the omni was disrespected.<br />
* david b wants to work through the trauma, apologizes for participating in it. this is bringing crisis to the forum. mailing list is toxic. cursing.<br />
* "we really took the criticism seriously"<br />
** ordinarily we try to blend personal and political<br />
** candidates were very rehearsed. we felt in over our head.<br />
** discussing structure for next month<br />
** want to make up their shortcomings as a very white middle class group in oakland<br />
* sarah: lesson in how to be kind to each other<br />
<br />
proposal: "we are no longer a member collective. we are a separate entity that rents the ballroom one night per month for $100/month."<br />
* 9/9 yes<br />
<br />
== Finance WG reportback ==<br />
<br />
=== splitting utilities ===<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 19): "To split utilities equally by default between all contributing collectives and tenants of the OOC. Groups unable to pay would have to apply for exemption. Finances working group is tasked with creating a form for groups requesting exemptions by next week." [8 yes, 1 (ccl) abstains]<br />
** quarterly exemptions?<br />
** perhaps groups that cannot pay the whole amount of shared costs could contribute some amount<br />
* "this just applies to utilities, taxes & insurance"<br />
* what is that averaging so far?<br />
** this month in the neighborhood of $400 for collectives that have been paying<br />
** "if the 5 collectives that have been paying for Utilities,Insurance, and Taxes since we moved in payed this month, each one would owe $513"<br />
* having groups exempt themselves encourages them to think about what they can afford. incentivizes participation.<br />
* groups haven't filled out the questionnaire yet<br />
<br />
=== questionnaire ===<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 19) : That all collectives and tenants of the OOC fill out a "Financial Health and Sustainability Questionnaire" ASAP. It has been created so that the Financial Work Group can more accurately assess the past, present, and future financial stability of the OOC. With this information we will work to create a more sustainable and clear financial plan. This document is due quarterly : Sept. 1st, Dec. 1st, March 1st, and June 1st. here's the pfd on the wiki: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/File:FinancialHealthSustainabilityforOOC.pdf#filelinks<br />
* no need to discuss here or next week<br />
<br />
=== Delinquent Member Groups ===<br />
*PROPOSAL: 8/28 Proposal from the Governance working group<br />
* "member-collective who defaults from their sublease be subject to the loss of their last month's rent and deposit, the money being put to paying two month's rent as the O.O.C. finds a member-collective to replace the errant one. Deliquent Member Groups will be evicted from the space."<br />
* one month delinquence is different from 2, 3, etc. important to define time.<br />
* peak agency admits delinquence. has never paid rent. offers work trade?<br />
* free rent is a thing that people do<br />
* clarity is paramount<br />
* "everybody should just hang out and be here. membership is only relevant to having a voting delegate" [really? maybe?]<br />
* emji's friendly amendment: "It is on the onus of the member group to approach the finance group if they are unable to pay"<br />
* helen: "there needs to be a mechanism short of eviction for people who are in default". perhaps go back and change the proposal a little bit to make it more acceptable for groups with problems.<br />
* sarah p's synthesis "if groups recognize they'll be unable to pay, it's their responsibility to work with the finance wg to arrive at new agreement, and that conversation should happen at least 1 month in advance"<br />
** 8 yes, 1 (til) abstains<br />
<br />
<br /><br /><br />
''Meeting ends here. Things below were not discussed.''<br />
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<br />
= Not Discussed =<br />
<br />
== Governance ==<br />
<br />
=== delinquent groups ===<br />
[PROPOSAL] For reasons of not upholding original financial commitments, we request that each of the following groups present their case at a delegates meeting:<br />
* Black Hole<br />
* Peak Agency<br />
* Backspace<br />
* ONL<br />
* CAMOO<br />
<br />
=== wgs ===<br />
[PROPOSAL] All new working groups should clearly articulate their mission, goals, and tasks to be consensed upon by the OOC.<br />
<br />
=== Defining tenancy ===<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee<br />
* Tenants are defined as those groups renting space from the Omni who choose not to participate in the collective of collectives (i.e., attending delegate meetings, participating in working groups, etc.). <br />
* Tenants must agree to the Omni's safer space and conflict resolution policies, statement of solidarity, and all pertinent decisions made by the collective of collectives. Tenants will not have voting rights at the weekly delegates' meetings.<br />
* All tenants will sign a 6 month sub-lease with the OOC.<br />
<br />
=== Tenancy cap ===<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee<br />
* In order for there to be an active core of member groups participating in the OOC, the ratio of tenants to member collectives should not exceed 30% tenants to 70% member groups.(%What? Space? Ah Income!)<br />
<br />
=== sharing expenses ===<br />
[REQUEST, w/ Finances WG] Request for ALL groups to chip in their share of shared expenses, or else submit a written explanation as to why they can't pay. {Request} Post itemized list of shared expenses.<br />
<br />
=== alternate inactivity proposal ===<br />
** Groups with 1-2 members should reliquish voting duties until they are able to build membership to the extent that they are able to send a weekly delegate to meetings.<br />
<br />
== finance ==<br />
<br />
=== splitting allocations ===<br />
*PROPOSAL (Sept. 2): To split equally between financially contributing collectives and tenants, expenditures which delegates have voted to allocate to projects. <br />
* we will leave on pad to discuss at next meeting<br />
<br />
=== quarterly commitments ===<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 19): To commit to rent amounts on a quarterly basis. <br />
Sept 1st<br />
Dec 1st<br />
March 1st <br />
June 1st <br />
<br />
not discussed<br />
<br />
=== renting basement rooms ===<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 2): To rent the three downstairs rooms for office/creative space starting Oct 1st at $600 per month. Short term 3 to 6 month sublease with an option to renew.<br />
* we're kicking it back. not discussed.<br />
<br />
== Rise Above? ==<br />
<br />
== standing committee autonomy ==<br />
8/26 PROPOSAL: standing committees that are empowered to make any decisions autonomously should have a clearly defined scope for their responsibilities and operational leeway by October 1st, containing at minimum these 4 parameters: 1) what the group is tasked with, 2) what the group is empowered to do autonomously, 3) what the group is not empowered to do autonomously, 4) how the group cooperates functionally with other OOC organs<br />
<br />
== Ballroom WG Report back ==<br />
We formed a group! It's on the Wiki. <br />
*PROPOSAL : To prioritize renting the ballroom as a way to bolster our working capital and get out of deficit. This means through the end of this year we will seek out and, at times, need to prioritize money making events over free events. <br />
*PROPOSAL : In order to manage the schedule, we request that instead of directly scheduling your event, that you instead go through the Ballroom WG so that we avoid double booking etc. Jeremy D. will have that Ballroom WG email shortly and will email the logistics list with it. <br />
<br />
=== defining purpose of consensus blocks ===<br />
* AUG 19 proposal by Governance Working Group<br />
* Blocking is only to be considered in the case that a delegate believes that the proposal violates the mission of the Omni Oakland Commons or their collective's mission.<br />
* In the case that a delegate does not want to consent nor block a proposal, abstentions are allowed. Delegates can also request that the facilitator allow more time for discussion in order to reach consensus on any given item.<br />
* Governance will work with Sarah Larsen to incorporate general information on building consensus into the facilitation trainings in Sept.<br />
<br />
== la commune / locking / being open ==<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Preparing_To_Be_Open<br />
<br />
== building modifications & bans ==<br />
* since these now must be considered at meetings, let's always keep a section here to remind us<br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* 8/30 Proposal from the CDC to approve the safer space and conflict resolution policies, with the understanding that both are living documents that will continue to evolve as we learn and grow as a collective.<br />
* Safer space policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_Space_Policy<br />
* Conflict resolution policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Conflict_Resolution_Policy<br />
<br />
==flag==<br />
We propose that the Omni raises a flag from the main tower of the Omni, over the 48th & Shattuck entrance. It could be a red flag. Or it could say "Omni". Whatever the collective decides. Perhaps it could be the Omni logo?<br />
* sudoroom proposes we build a shed. we could store bikes in it?<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday!==<br />
* yar's counterproposal: let's all do more work throughout the week so there's less to say at meetings<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/07/31_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2060Event:2014/07/31 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:24:06Z<p>AL: /* Legal / Governance Reportback */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: Jordan<br />
* Stack: David K.<br />
* Notes: David B.<br />
* In attendance: 30 people.Jesse(critical resistance),Jose,Mara(Omnidance) David B(Baps), Kevin(currently unafilliate but willing to help out), Judy (TIL), AL(Omni), Daniel(Sudo),Alan (Baps), Niki(various), David K(Omni), Deb, Amunda/Amgo, Scott(Baps), Jeremy(Sudo), Nico(Baps), Helen(FNB), Asa, Carly (FNB), Ahnon(CCL), Kathleen(Baps/CAMO), Alana(Baps), Jenny(Sudo), Matt(Attorney),<br />
* Delegates: David B. (BAPS), Steve (LA Commune), Mara (Omnidance), Helen (FNB), Andrew (Backspace), Jordan (Sudo), Kathleen (CAMO), CCL (Ahnon)<br />
* Quorum: yes<br />
<br />
==new groups / event proposals==<br />
Jesse from Critical Resistance:<br />
* Critical Resistance is based in Oakland, is dedicated to abolishing the prison industrial complex. Sometimes need to raise money to cover expenses (staff, campaigns, etc). CR is organizing a fundraising event on Sept 20th (looking for a venue). with Cece McDonald & Ruthie Wilson Gilmore.<br />
* Can we host? ADA access?<br />
** It would be an honor to host this event. <br />
** DK: One collective has to sponsor that but then it should be no problem. Timeline for ADA and fire is unknown by now. Maybe if we invest serious resources and Labor into that we can make it. [this is unrealistic --the editor]<br />
** yar from sudoroom will sponsor and liaison with jesse<br />
<br />
==Finance==<br />
* paid $2800 of bills from john<br />
** includes two insurance premiums for the same thing (building/fire ins)<br />
<br />
===Proposal: splitting monthly bills===<br />
* Monthly bills should be about $1k/mo<br />
* Paying groups (with present delegate): Sudo (Yar), Omnidance (Mara), La Commune (Steve), CCL (Ahnon), Backspace (Andrew), BAPS (DZ), TIL<br />
* Nonpaying groups (with present delegate): FNB (Helen), Peak Agency, Black Hole, ONL, CAMO (Kathleen)<br />
* Proposal: The 7 PAYING collectives above, until further notice, agree to equally divide the cost of utilities, taxes & insurance until further notice.<br />
** Should groups divide expenses more equitably? (ie: depending on how much they use)<br />
** Backspace isn't operation yet and not brining in income, would like to not pay anything through September<br />
*** Other groups are also not able to bring in income yet, not just Backspace<br />
** Let's consider mitigations, solar panels, etc.<br />
** Can't tell collectives not involved in paying for utilities that they can't vote<br />
** Should be in place until we determine a new / better system<br />
** Maybe we should revisit in a month?<br />
** It's not ideal, if we think about common use, a better proposal would be to think about use of common spaces<br />
** PROPOSAL IS PASSED: 6 YES, 2 ABSTENTIONS<br />
<br />
=== Proposal: reserve fund ===<br />
"Each collective who is able pays the equivalent of one month's rent in August."<br />
* PASSED: 8 Yes, 1 Abstention<br />
* The following collectives agree to pay an amount equal to rent in August: TIL, LA Commune, BAPS, Omnidance, Sudo<br />
* Backspace would like to abstain<br />
<br />
=== Proposal: EMERGENCY / DISCRETIONARY FUND ===<br />
"$500 reserve fund for emergencies, with a report on the disbursement at the next weekly meeting." (Unanimously passed)<br />
* Right now, people have to front money to pay for things and then ask for refunds<br />
* How do we determine what this discretionary fund pays for?<br />
* Suggestion of friendly amendment: at least 3 members present to approve emergency costs [this did not happen --other_editor]<br />
* Sounds like there's a desire for accountability, whoever withdraws funds should be required to speak to the need to spend funds<br />
* It's a basic business concept, petty cash. And our safety net should be more like $26K. <br />
* In the rest of the world, you pay your rent while you build out your space, get your permits, etc. People should, as an assumption, be required to pay rent.<br />
* Permits will need to be paid for<br />
<br />
=== dump reimbursement ===<br />
* Proposal to reimburse people for trucking a bunch of stuff to the dump - PASSED<br />
<br />
<br />
==transformative justice exercise==<br />
Deb Jump: excercise on conflict<br />
*shame notes<br />
*unsent letter (write 'em)<br />
<br />
== End of 30 days to notify John==<br />
** of any nonworking electrical, plumbing, fire sprinkler, lighting, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems ("HVAC"), loading doors, sump pumps, if any, and all other such elements in the premises.<br />
<br />
== common email addresses ==<br />
** propose to establish separate lists for collectives / group rather than all communication going through the omnilogistics list<br />
<br />
== Scott: omni kitchen == <br />
* Weekly Soup Seminar on Thursdays 4:30, all welcome, we make & share soup & you can too. We will also make a kitchen in which one can make soup. We need your help ! Be there !<br />
<br />
== omni bookshelves ==<br />
* La Commune moved some wooden bookcases from downstairs to upstairs. If anyone has concerns, talk to someone from La Commune<br />
<br />
==Working Groups==<br />
* Upcoming Working Group Meetings<br />
* Working Groups that need new facilitators<br />
* Working Group email lists<br />
<br />
===Challenging Dominant Culture===<br />
Meets on Sat at 11:00am, weigh in on Safe Spaces Policy <br />
* 3 weeks running<br />
<br />
===Building Maintenance===<br />
Proposal for omni maintenance labors [?]<br />
<br />
==tentative proposal==<br />
* Sudoer Daniel would like to propose hosting a solidarity brunch for a homeless mother of two sometime in September.<br />
<br />
==Agenda!==<br />
* Let's organize agenda before next Weds night.<br />
<br />
==Next Week==<br />
<br />
===ban reciprocity===<br />
"If the Omni Oakland Collective (or any of its member collectives) bans or suspends a person from their space for reasons of safety, that person is immediately and automatically banned from the entire premises of the Omni Oakland Collective, including all on-premise areas of its member collectives, groups, tenants, subtenants, and common areas."<br />
** Guy wants to rent office (Mailinglist)<br />
<br />
===Posting of Privileged Data===<br />
Status of wiki for privileged data?<br />
* We'd need to set up a separate, private wiki only current registered wiki users could access<br />
<br />
===Backspace Proposal (Andrew is on his way)===<br />
<br />
===Long-Term Building Beautification Working Group===<br />
<br />
===update from fire inspection===<br />
<br />
===Legal / Governance Reportback===<br />
* 3 weeks running<br />
* Proposal for new meeting format (Jenny)<br />
* Proposal Revision to Consensus Process:<br />
** New Voting Model<br />
** All votes called by the Delegate Council are subject to two rounds of voting. The first round passes by full consensus. If after friendly amendments and conversation full consensus cannot be achieved, the vote moves to a second round which passes by 2/3 majority. If this second vote fails to pass, the vote does not carry.<br />
** This amendment to our full consensus voting procedures is proposed in light of advice from radical comrades and colleagues who have seen groups and projects torn apart by bad-faith exploitation of full consensus voting. Our group's aim and aspiration will always be full consensus, and we will always work to make sure all voices are heard. In all of our work and decisionmaking together, let us always be guided by fairness, kindness, and justice.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/09/18_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2059Event:2014/09/18 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2014-10-27T14:23:41Z<p>AL: /* PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday! */</p>
<hr />
<div>September 18 Delegates Meeting<br />
* Facilitator: margit<br />
* Stack: kevin<br />
* Timekeeper: yar<br />
* Notes: yar + etc.<br />
* Delegates: joe (fnb), sadie (bs), mia (baps), danny (pa), yar (sudo), emji (til), margit (od), steve (lc), mary (ccl), kathleen (camo)<br />
* Quorum: yep<br />
* Vibe Reader: amgo<br />
* explain hand signals and share the URL of this pad!<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
* say your name & things you think are important to cover at this meeting<br />
* margit (od) - <br />
* mara (baps) - print collective, work parties<br />
* emji (til/pc) - til/print collective proposal<br />
* olive (od) - print collective<br />
* judy (til) - print collective & work parties<br />
* kevin () - <br />
* steve (lc) - pc<br />
* anthony (sudo)<br />
* kathleen (baps/camo) <br />
* hol (sudo) - how to fit everybody in here<br />
* dk (sudo/baps/omni)<br />
* mary (ccl)<br />
* lionel - print stuff<br />
* kate (pc) - pc<br />
* amgo (baps)<br />
* matt (sudo) - ALL OF THEM<br />
* joe (fnb) - rise above's space?<br />
* lydia (speak out now)<br />
* michael (speak out now)<br />
* sadie (backspace/baps)<br />
* mia (baps)<br />
* danny (pa)<br />
* laura (baps)<br />
* yar (sudo) - also wants to clear the agenda so we can do an actual safer spaces meeting some week soon<br />
* jenny (sudo) - agrees we should clear the agenda and make it reflect what is important to us, putting autonomy in working groups<br />
* ally (pc) [pc = community print studio/collective]<br />
* hannah (pc)<br />
* nora (pc)<br />
* martha (here as a mother)<br />
* quinn<br />
* michael & ezra (baps & pc supporters)<br />
* korl (sudo) - has an announcement<br />
** opticalallusions is starting a weekly movie night / film screening at the omni<br />
** calendar page has a link to a doodle<br />
** will send link to logistics flist<br />
<br />
==new groups / events==<br />
please handle proposals made earlier first! some tabled from last week.<br />
<br />
=== optic illusions ===<br />
* they exist! they're a film collective!<br />
* they'll be reporting on the omni, community, goings-on, etc<br />
* also doing omni kickstarter video<br />
* do you want to be filmed? raise your hand<br />
* they have a mailing list<br />
* optikallusions@lists.riseup.net<br />
<br />
=== rise above ===<br />
gabriela gives a status report:<br />
* she prefers the old utility/trash room<br />
* been taking measurements & cleaning it out<br />
* now has through october 31 at her old place, but wants to start paying rent on october 1 as planned<br />
* needs to widen it by 4.5 feet, take down the wall when the kitchen is ready to go<br />
* alternatively, remove the wall and route egress directly into CCL<br />
* plans are waiting for input from jim the architect<br />
* will that still allow access to the walk-in fridge?<br />
** yes. there'll still be a hallway.<br />
** one alternative is CCL's western lab closet becomes a hallway.<br />
** let's just wait for jim's thoughts before getting into it<br />
<br />
=== pranathon ===<br />
* sep 29, 9-hour challenge<br />
<br />
===FMRALxOmni===<br />
* (added 09/17)<br />
Several events proposed by Alex Stavrakas: https://pad.riseup.net/p/fmralxomni<br />
* too late. go to ballroom wg.<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : SOUND EQUIPMENT ROOM==<br />
Proposed by David Brazil on behalf of Space Ops, 9/17/2014<br />
<br />
We propose that the lockable ticket-booth be dedicated as a "Sound Equipment Room" to store a communized PA system, musical instruments and amps.<br />
<br />
* coming from david brazil & scott<br />
* for communized musical instruments<br />
* jenny: sound equipment has been largely moved into the green room on mezzanine level next to sudo. chris B & DK collaborated on that. also, ed offered to donate PA.<br />
* DB: make it lockable though? accepts green room instead as a friendly amendment. <br />
* 10/10 yes<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : OMNI PA==<br />
Proposed by David Brazil, 9/17/2014<br />
<br />
We propose that the Omni purchase a public address system for collective use as well as the use of those renting the ballroom for private events. This proposal will be withdrawn if an adequate PA is already present and available for collective use at the Omni.<br />
<br />
* DB withdraws because ed saved us by donating a PA<br />
<br />
== schedule via us now ==<br />
Proposed by Ballroom WG<br />
<br />
*PROPOSAL: In order to manage the schedule, we request that instead of directly scheduling your event in the ballroom, that you instead go through the Ballroom WG so that we avoid double booking etc. There is a form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w_PYdVScDqR9UNEWF-6j20WmaJKU4WL3OjCEaNovgjc/viewform<br />
* danny met with matt last night and mapped out event registration & calendar systems. system will come online soon enough.<br />
* 10/10 yes<br />
<br />
== print studio & TIL ==<br />
proposal to split TIL into two member collectives: TIL + Community Print Studio<br />
* makes more sense as so many new ppl are interested in print studio<br />
* the "bindery" would be a workspace with big tables that anybody at the omni could use for large projects<br />
* proposal is that print studio pays 600, til pays 400 for their office upstairs<br />
* currently operating on a sliding scale dues structure for core collective member<br />
** 6 people have committed to paying into that, thus the 600 figure. "but we expect to support more than that in the end."<br />
* training would be free, but you would pay for use. free events, free microgallery. hopefully more open days per week once they're larger. not sure whether that would be sliding scale or covered by grants. supplies like ink cost money. goal is to slowly become more and more accessible as more resources are available.<br />
* so anybody who gets trained could join by paying a membership fee? yeah. is there a floor price?<br />
** right now 100. someone is paying 30 right now, they're open to negotiation. people should propose what they can do. but ideally 100 so they can keep going.<br />
* so the work tables would be accessible to non-print projects? yes.<br />
* how accessible & safe would it be for people to maneuver through the space?<br />
** it would be fine. movable, open things. lots of machines need a radius.<br />
** they've mapped aisles. with tape on the ground. [really?]<br />
* how loud are the machines?<br />
** they make noise but they're not that loud.<br />
** we'll have to figure out how to coordinate that around meetings and stuff.<br />
* when TIL moves upstairs, they'll be curating the "den & bdrm" as a common space so baps could meet up there<br />
** is timeless's office the entire top mezzanine? definitely not. just the triangular "BDRM 1"<br />
** people pass around floorplan to be more familiar with the upstairs room<br />
** yar calculates it at around 300-350sqft<br />
* scott concerned about the price barrier, wants clarification<br />
** accessibility to ppl outside the omni?<br />
** would you consider awarding financial aid to ppl who can't afford it?<br />
** all workshops, training and events will be free.<br />
** talking about $10-15 for the day. any other studio in the bay area charges $20/hour for that kind of access. emji personally would not want to turn anybody away for lack of funds.<br />
** scott would feel really a fan of the project if there was written infrastructure to guarantee such spots<br />
** it costs a lot of money to run a studio, they want to give as much free access as they can, applying to SOEX grant, intent to apply for a lot more. hard to promise now though. but that's their hope and intention.<br />
** it's expensive to be in this space beyond just the base level.<br />
* hol asks about the original proposal<br />
** emji: TIL has always been paying for both BDRM1 + print studio<br />
** hol: consider taking a smaller space for the office?<br />
*** they're already considering sharing it with 2 other publishers<br />
**** publication studio (ian from baps)<br />
**** also reached out to small press traffic but still talking it over<br />
* danny hesitant because not sure if we have a 6 month waiting period<br />
* blocking concerns?<br />
** yar encourages TIL to commit to writing a more articulate proposal for sudo room and others<br />
** the proposal as it exists in these words and notes i'm [yar] taking sounds a lot better than what's written down. please please write this down as a new proposal so we can take it back to sudoroom next wednesday!<br />
** emji: i feel like there are no differences. yar: yes there are very important questions answered here and not answered there! emji: ok yeah<br />
* would both groups now be paying separate utilites as per last week's vote? yes they considered that.<br />
<br />
delegates voting on proposal to split:<br />
* 4 yes, facilitator didn't ask for abstains/blocks<br />
<br />
emji wants to know what objections there are<br />
* Sudo really wants these things written down: sliding scale membership, part of the space being accessible, also still questioning the premise that TIL has a specific basement space to begin with<br />
* joe concerned about ventilation & noise<br />
* danny pitches space ops working group<br />
* can this conversation happen elsewhere outside meeting? yeah but must be transparent<br />
* would TIL's new office "roommates" need to apply as tenants?<br />
** yar says no. for instance, sudomesh never applied. groups can share as they want.<br />
* jenny wonders if they considered other spaces. sudo was really concerned about the one-day-a-week thing. was this just because of lack of volunteer time when they're just starting out?<br />
** yes. absolutely. and safety - so people don't hurt themselves.<br />
** when we expand that openness will expand<br />
** space is still open. people can be around it when machines are off.<br />
** we need to figure out pretty soon - moving equipment takes a lot of coordination (they're heavy, delicate)<br />
** biggest requirements are concrete floors and ventilation<br />
** what about the library area? "we're open to that."<br />
** DK: everybody's paying for the basement, TIL has a total right to have their stuff in the basement. material reality of machines showing up surprised people. but this whole area is shared. [emji raises hand] community aspect sounds great. on paper it sounded a lot more closed, scary, unfair. also omni needs money.<br />
* facilitator ends it. they will reword the proposal. twinkle hands.<br />
* hol: starting on the 1st? so next week at the latest?<br />
<br />
== delinquent groups ==<br />
[PROPOSAL] For reasons of not upholding original financial commitments, we request that each of the following groups present their case at a delegates meeting:<br />
* Black Hole<br />
* Peak Agency<br />
* Backspace<br />
* ONL<br />
* CAMO<br />
<br />
[ALTERNATE PROPOSAL] we request that member groups who have not paid September rent present their plan for continued rent contributions (Deadline : Oct. 2nd Meeting). If they are unable to do this then these member groups must forfeit their membership status.<br />
* Black Hole<br />
* Peak Agency<br />
* Backspace<br />
* ONL<br />
* CAMO<br />
<br />
yar clarifies: i think we passed this last week but andrew wanted us to reword it.<br />
* that is danny's understanding as well. but thinks it's moot. and also rewording is moot.<br />
<br />
== clarify working groups ==<br />
* [PROPOSAL] All new working groups should clearly articulate their mission, goals, and tasks to be consensed upon by the OOC.<br />
* margit: needs specificity. but in general can we consent, with more info to follow?<br />
* hol: made a document asking for scope and stuff<br />
* hol: groups should say: "mission statement. what you're tasked with (i.e. responsibilities). what you're empowered to do and not empowered to do. and how you work with other working groups."<br />
* joe: we should restrict how much money they're able to spend<br />
** hol: groups have no fiscal power at all unless otherwise given, i.e. none<br />
* david b: "all power to the working groups!" only way to solve the problem of labor inequality. insists ppl work through working groups to curtail ppl who are doing too much.<br />
* danny: what are WE empowered to do?<br />
** yar: buck stops here. wgs are where we outsource the time-consuming stuff. all seem to agree.<br />
* are they standing committees now? confusion. this is an issue.<br />
* this applies to "all bodies, including working groups and standing committees"<br />
<br />
=== alternative proposal: standing committee autonomy ===<br />
8/26 PROPOSAL: standing committees that are empowered to make any decisions autonomously should have a clearly defined scope for their responsibilities and operational leeway by October 1st, containing at minimum these 4 parameters: 1) what the group is tasked with, 2) what the group is empowered to do autonomously, 3) what the group is not empowered to do autonomously, 4) how the group cooperates functionally with other OOC organs<br />
* oh. this is what hol is saying.<br />
* joe: so the proposal is just that ppl should write it.<br />
* voting based on what was just said? 10/10 yes<br />
<br />
== Finance WG reportback ==<br />
<br />
=== quarterly commitments ===<br />
PROPOSAL (Aug 19): To commit to rent amounts on a quarterly basis.<br />
* Sept 1st<br />
* Dec 1st<br />
* March 1st<br />
* June 1st<br />
<br />
* hol: intention is to review financial health information quarterly.<br />
* margit: that's not really what the proposal says.<br />
* we'll wait on it.<br />
* we'll take it off the pad and wait for a new proposal from finance wg<br />
<br />
=== renting basement rooms ===<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 2): To rent the three downstairs rooms for office/creative space starting Oct 1st (at $600 per month or some other amount) Short term 3 to 6 month sublease with an option to renew.<br />
* hol: we [fwg] are trying to raise revenue. bleeding 5-6k/month right now. that's going up soon.<br />
* scott is personally opposed because it's not much money, not worth it. also too broad. to who? ballroom wg will generate a shitload without losing common space. also, trying to form a very modular community recording studio which would be able to have classes in the control room. give us more time and we'll generate money without losing common space.<br />
** hol: 600 was just a ballpark. we can definitely still talk about who rents them.<br />
* baps is concerned about renting about ALL of them. why not just some?<br />
** hol: more than zero at least. we can save a room.<br />
* when is space ops meeting? let's have a meeting with someone from each collective? what are the open areas right now? a group needs to meet to talk about that.<br />
** space ops is having scheduling issues right now. steven novotny is the point person to contact.<br />
** the work this week is figuring out what spaces are even there<br />
* yar: isn't this redundant because we still have to consent to tenants?<br />
** mary: no because this proposal is so we can SOLICIT TENANTS<br />
** yar: ah that makes a lot of sense<br />
* they got feedback. moving on.<br />
<br />
== Ballroom WG Report back ==<br />
We formed a group! It's on the Wiki. <br />
<br />
== prioritize making money ==<br />
*PROPOSAL: To prioritize renting the ballroom as a way to bolster our working capital and get out of deficit. This means through the end of this year we will seek out and, at times, need to prioritize money making events over free events. <br />
* danny isn't behind it but will rep it anyway having been to ballroom wg. there's been tension about "hawking" the ballroom - finds that attitude disturbing. wants to prioritize "a set number of days each month when it'd be rented out for profit - maybe 7 days a month? that pattern could be imitated in other ways around the space."<br />
** monday night he & others will propose a fundraising schedule for raising 70k<br />
* sudoroom wonders how this actually works. does this mean free events could be bumped off the calendar after already being scheduled? with how much warning?<br />
** danny doesn't know<br />
* scott thinks we should try to focus on getting capital for a little bit of time. but not necessary to have a firm hard line. prefers an openness on a case by case basis.<br />
* mia: would there be a fixed rental amount?<br />
** no. what you're able to pay. depending. that's basically the gist of it.<br />
** scott: we've already gone below our limit for a group already. we're not trying to be grabby or gross.<br />
* what if instead of "prioritizing" we reframed it as putting a cap on how many days a month we could schedule paid events?<br />
** yar: excellent reframing. laughter.<br />
* david b: upcoming events already planned: 3k and 1k for a day apiece. this could effectively pay our rent here! we must be flexible and balance our responses to things. also, la commune is opening november 1st [hoots & friendly skepticism] so they will soon be able to host more medium-sized events of 40-50 people.<br />
<br />
== la commune / locking / being open ==<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Preparing_To_Be_Open<br />
<br />
david b: we really need the lockability issue to be solved by november 1st. still not sure why that wouldn't work. of course they want to make sure ADA stuff is accessible to off-hours events and 24-hour groups like sudo.<br />
* hol's only concerns are accessibility and egress. build out a 90 degree wall?<br />
** still doesn't give access to the lift<br />
** david b: so can we at least just lock the front door to LC?<br />
* joe: need floorplans and stuff. what about the little office upstairs?<br />
* yar: closing off that route from sudo to the ADA bathroom wouldn't work, no turning radius, too narrow<br />
* modules that fold in? they've talked about it. might schedule a time for us to meet and talk about it.<br />
<br />
== upcoming inspection ==<br />
* since the outside facade was just pulled off, DK advises us to expect an inspector visit quickly as this will attract attention. please clean up and have things in order.<br />
* is there a bullet point list?<br />
** literally look around. piles of things around should go on shelves.<br />
** imagine a fire, imagine people scrambling for exist. would they stumble, trip, etc?<br />
* but won't construction just make things dirty again?<br />
** yes but it's the piles of random stuff that's the big problem more than dust<br />
* bottom-liner for the cleaning project?<br />
** danny spitzberg volunteers<br />
** DK advises work parties<br />
* do we need shelves? should we take stuff off the street<br />
* our friends at urban ore could teach us how to vet furniture<br />
<br />
<br />
<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>''meeting ends. things below were not discussed.''<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br />
<br />
<br />
= NOT DISCUSSED =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Defining tenancy ==<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee<br />
* Tenants are defined as those groups renting space from the Omni who choose not to participate in the collective of collectives (i.e., attending delegate meetings, participating in working groups, etc.). <br />
* Tenants must agree to the Omni's safer space and conflict resolution policies, statement of solidarity, and all pertinent decisions made by the collective of collectives. Tenants will not have voting rights at the weekly delegates' meetings.<br />
* All tenants will sign a 6 month sub-lease with the OOC.<br />
<br />
=== Tenancy cap ===<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee<br />
* In order for there to be an active core of member groups participating in the OOC, the ratio of tenants to member collectives should not exceed 30% tenants to 70% member groups.(%What? Space? Ah Income!)<br />
<br />
== splitting allocations ==<br />
*PROPOSAL (Sept. 2): To split equally between financially contributing collectives and tenants, expenditures which delegates have voted to allocate to projects. Finance WG will send funding request proposals to member collectives for an equal share of any non-invoiceable costs <br />
<br />
== building modifications & bans ==<br />
* since these now must be considered at meetings, let's always keep a section here to remind us<br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* 8/30 Proposal from the CDC to approve the safer space and conflict resolution policies, with the understanding that both are living documents that will continue to evolve as we learn and grow as a collective.<br />
* Safer space policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_Space_Policy<br />
* Conflict resolution policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Conflict_Resolution_Policy<br />
<br />
==flag==<br />
We propose that the Omni raises a flag from the main tower of the Omni, over the 48th & Shattuck entrance. It could be a red flag. Or it could say "Omni". Whatever the collective decides. Perhaps it could be the Omni logo?<br />
* Alternatively, a big "OMNI" sign above the entrance, with each of the letters made by a different group (dibs on the "I" for CCL). Can be lit up from battery powered by small solar panel on the roof. <br />
* sudoroom proposes we build a shed. we could store bikes in it?<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday!==<br />
* yar's counterproposal: let's all do more work throughout the week so there's less to say at meetings<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/06/26_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2058Event:2014/06/26 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:23:10Z<p>AL: /* next week */</p>
<hr />
<div>=June 26 Delegates Meeting=<br />
FIRST LOOK AT THIS:<br />
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-AL95NlI75qMGRLWkNYTWYybVk/edit<br />
<br />
say your name, pronoun, group you're with<br />
<br />
Facilitator: Joel<br />
<br />
Stack: Elaine<br />
<br />
Notez: Everyone.<br />
<br />
Attendees:<br />
*David B <br />
*Sarah<br />
*Andrew<br />
*Yar<br />
*Niki<br />
*David K<br />
*Stephen<br />
*Joel <br />
*Max<br />
*Cere<br />
*Elaine<br />
*Libbie<br />
*Gabby<br />
*Matt S.<br />
<br />
Delegates: <br />
* David B - La Commune<br />
* Andrew - Backspace<br />
* David K - Bay Area Public School<br />
* Cere - CCL<br />
* Joel - TIL<br />
* Elaine - CAMOO<br />
* Sarah - OMNIdance<br />
* Yar - Sudo Room<br />
<br />
=Agenda=<br />
===Insurance===<br />
* Status update on insurance from each member group:<br />
** ONL - May be covered by OOC policy<br />
** FNB - ?<br />
** BS - Waiting on quote<br />
** LC - Have three quotes<br />
** TIL - Has a quote<br />
** OMNIdance - Has purchased insurance<br />
** SR - ?<br />
** PA - ?<br />
** BAPS - May be covered by OOC policy<br />
** CCL - ?<br />
** OOC - Probably gonna happen just in time.<br />
*** Need updates from FNB, SR, PA and CCL<br />
==Lease==<br />
* Lease has been signed! <br />
==Working Group Reportbacks==<br />
===Communications:===<br />
* Website: <br />
** decided to put up new simple site<br />
* Niki's friend asked if she could do some logo designs. They are here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/images/0/07/Omni_logo_r1a.pdf<br />
* Facebook?<br />
** Facebook Group vs. Page?<br />
** Guidelines for social media communications<br />
<br />
<br />
* Annoucement to the world!<br />
** Not ready for a press release<br />
** Can we say something?<br />
*** Proposed statement: [passed]<br />
<br />
The Omni is big<br />
<br />
The Omni is real<br />
<br />
and we're so effing excited!<br />
<br />
The Omni Oakland Commons is proud to report that we've finally signed our lease! <br />
Now we begin the work of preparing the space for community use. Everyone's invited to take part in this project. Please join us for our weekly organizing meetings, Thursdays at 7pm at 4799 Shattuck Ave.<br />
<br />
Our next meeting, Thursday July 3rd, will be an informal potluck where you can learn more about what <br />
we're up to and how to get involved.<br />
<br />
There's a lot happening and we hope you can be a part of it. Please check out omni-oakland.org for updates about the space and upcoming events.<br />
<br />
===Challenging Dominant Cultures===<br />
* Neighborhood Outreach Messaging <br />
** Drafted messaging for a flyer to pass out to neighbors<br />
*** Will post to wiki, delegates should pass around to their member groups for feedback<br />
* Want to establish more regular meeting time<br />
** Propose every other Weds @ 7pm<br />
* Online vs. In Person<br />
** Sarah: Finds email threads alienating and discouraging<br />
** Elaine: Agrees<br />
** Joel: Not the way I communicate also, I feel panic when dipping in to email threads. Doesn't think it should go away but it should not be the primary mode of communication. We need a balance between in person and virtual communication. Neither approach should be the definitive mode.<br />
** Cere: Agrees<br />
** Elaine: There can be a different way of having communications online that aren't email threads - maybe a message board?<br />
** Yar: You can change your rise-up setting so you don't get emails but can log in to rise-up to read threads<br />
** Andrew: Online communication can reach more people. While the email threads can be frustrating, we shouldn't throw them out. <br />
** David: Glad Sarah raised this conversation. The ambition of this project aims to bring together people from different cultures of communication. We want this project to reach many people - different kinds of people who may not have computers, etc.<br />
** Sarah: Not suggesting we throw out email communication, just want more balance. At the beginning of this project we agreed we would make decisions in person and by consensus.<br />
** Yar: I identify with both sides. People coming from different places but using different language. Some people are too busy to come to meetings but want to know that they still have a voice. People in those situations need to be able to participate remotely. <br />
** David: I like our system of allowing groups to take things back to their groups for discussion. What's wrong with having a discussion in person and then allowing a week for things to filter through email threads. Even though it's painful, there's a certain virtue in finding time to show up to meetings and participate in person. <br />
** Yar: I don't like the idea that if you don't have time to attend meetings then you're not committed, especially if you're lobbying against meeting culture. <br />
** Cere: The meeting's really great if you have one of these [cup of champagne]<br />
** David: There are sometimes people with very involved opinions who don't actually participate and it's a huge drain<br />
** Elaine: There are different kinds of people - people who aren't comfortable meeting in person and people who aren't comfortable using computers. <br />
** Joel: Different people are comfortable with different modes of communication.<br />
* How we communicate!<br />
** Niki: Want to encourage people to frame things more positively and not communicate from a place of panic and fear<br />
** DBZ: There's not as much urgency now that the lease has been signed.<br />
** Cere: The water is still a big deal, it's still an emergency.<br />
** Andrew: One of the practical ways we can deal with some of this stuff is to fight fear with information. We could go on forever and talk about our fears. We should articulate very clearly what our fears are and gather as much information as possible in order to address them.<br />
** Ashoka: From an outsiders perspective, most of the meeting has been about communication. I hear the threat as we have to oppose systems of oppression and there's a sense of urgency - remember what happened at the Gill Tract when they put up the barricade?<br />
** Gabby: It was a shit-show because it rushed our process<br />
** Ashoka: Working across cross cultural norms - and to be honest, this groups does not look like Oakland. <br />
** Sarah: All of these issues that are coming up around communication are part of any organizing we've experience - I think we have a lot of work to do around it. One thing that I'm hopeful for and excited about is that now this urgency around the lease has subsided, now we can actually get back to the more important work. <br />
** Yar: We had a meeting about values and we took out the line about "anti-capitalism" because I objected to it specifically because it elevated capitalism above other systems of oppression. My personal feeling is that two things are happening: Our community has a lot of trauma around landlords and the police and now there's this carrot of having a sustainable future. The Omni wasn't created very mindfully - was originally meant to exist as a social community - the communities were the Public School and Sudo Room, etc.<br />
** Cere: I have a hard time with the gentrification conversation. It's hard for someone in my position to be aware of their privilege.<br />
** Ashoka: I fundamentally disagree that people cannot be aware of their privilege. If I truly consider myself a radical I have to be aware of that. Solidary and participation is not about tokenism - that's not what it means. Solidarity is identifying the ways in which I can be oppressive, decolonizing and de-oppressing myself and through that attracting like minded people. I exist in spaces that often have very few minorities because of my background and education. <br />
** Sarah: I agree, all of us have ways in which we are privileged and have a responsibility to constantly struggle with and work at becoming aware of. <br />
** Sarah: The member groups will have their own identities and values but the Omni should hold certain practices and principles in common.<br />
** Gabby: It's good that we're having this conversation and we're going to have to keep having these conversations. If the delegates meetings are representative of their collectives, it's a shockingly white group. <br />
** DK: There's this recognition that proposals to reach out to communities - there just hasn't been time, for one. Also not okay with tokenism. Want to reach out to actual real people in the neighborhood or go to groups that are also working on similar issues rather than trying to assemble a rainbow coalition. <br />
** Yar: One: meetings aren't always representative of groups. Never deny people's experience of racism, also don't erase people. <br />
** Clai: Was just at an event with Critical Resistance. Temescal and the Omni is a different situation than East Oakland. How we interface with those groups is critically important. Whether it's a big group of white people or a big group of people in general we need to talk about how we're going to stand in solidarity with oppressed people.<br />
<br />
==Move In Logistics==<br />
*Water <br />
** CCL Needs sinks: What's the process?<br />
*** DK: Contact John to discuss plan, need to provide simple proposal, may need 20 day notice<br />
<br />
==Community Announcement ==<br />
* Next Omni meeting will be at the Omni! <br />
** DBZ: Since we're holding the EBPS next week, I would suggest that as a provisional workaround, we adopt Sudo's Safe Space and Conflict Resolution Policy.<br />
** Danny: We should work some of this out at the Hackathon on Thurs.<br />
** Andrew: Want to second the proposal to provisionally adopt Sudo Room's Safe Space and Conflict Resolution Policy<br />
* Birdland<br />
** Meeting before event at Marcus Books (event it from 8-10pm)<br />
* Hackathon<br />
** Can we have it at the Omni? Yes!<br />
<br />
==Vote on passing new Bylaws sent to the list two weeks ago for deliberation by member-groups==<br />
* http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Bylaws_v3<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
*Set a date for the hackathon - Next Tues 7pm @ Omni! (post to the list)<br />
* Need insurance updates from FNB, SR, PA and CCL<br />
* Delegates review proposal from CDC for next week <br />
* Review Sudo Room's safe space policy & conflict resolution<br />
<br />
==Event Mgmt / New Events==<br />
*We should have a narrative for new groups / events before we've solidified our process.<br />
<br />
== next week ==<br />
Future Groups:<br />
* Events Mgmt?<br />
* Building Administration / Logistics:<br />
* Focus on intercollectivity?<br />
* Values<br />
* New Member Getting to know you Committee<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/06/05_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2057Event:2014/06/05 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:22:09Z<p>AL: /* Also this: */</p>
<hr />
<div>=June 05 Delegates Meeting=<br />
<br />
say your name, pronoun, group you're with<br />
<br />
<br />
Facilitator: Zach<br />
<br />
Stack: <br />
<br />
Attendees: <br />
<br />
Zach / whatever / CAMO, Alana / she / BAPS, Owen / Mr. O / La Commune, Elizabeth / she / OMNIdance, Margit / she / OMNIdance, Ahnon / she/ze / CCL, David / he / BAPS, Maggie / she / Bummer Vacation, Emmilou / she / Bummer Vacation, Niki / she / BAPS / La Commune, Grace / she / FNB, Bill / he / BAPS, Danny / he / Peak Agency, Tyler / mayor / Kulturehaus, Hans / he / Unaffiliated, Elaine / she / CAMO / BAPS, Stephen / he / BAPS, Libbie / she / BAPS, Nico / they / BAPS, Joel / he / TIL, Caliborne / he / BAPS, Helen, Andrew, Yar, Cere, Kathleen<br />
<br />
Delegates: <br />
David K.(BAPS), Elizabeth(OMNIdance), Ahnon(CCL), Zach(CAMO), Danny(Peak Agency), Joel(TIL), Niki(BAPS/La Commune), Grace(FNB), Jenny (sudo - currently in sudo)<br />
<br />
=Agenda=<br />
<br />
==Lease==(10 mins)<br />
*"Final Version" of lease put up a few days ago. Every day there are minor changes, nothing fundamental<br />
*DK would like us to consense on empowering delegates to sign the lease when it's ready. Until it gets signed, John will continue to make changes. <br />
*Tyler: What are the red flags?<br />
**Jesse: Silver lining: no guarantor. However, landlord is asking for multiple signatories. Being a collective of collectives is a red flag; permits are a red flag<br />
*Elisabeth: What are the terms of transferring over a sub-lease? <br />
**Jesse: Either party can terminate the sub-leases. None of the member-groups are signing with the landlord, no need for prior consent.<br />
**Better to have "project groups", "project groups" must be charitable <br />
*Cere: Does John hate us or love us?<br />
**DK: there's a difference between operations and intent; it's not the missions of the groups it's the financials<br />
*Andrew: How does John make requests / communicate with us?<br />
**Jesse: Most of the important things have to be in writing. Concern is that landlord will tend to err on the side of communicationg with DK than with anyone else.<br />
***Yar: there should be an info@ email that he send communications to and anyone interested in responding can be on that list.<br />
***DK: It's a structural problem but John needs to have a persistant point of presence. DK should be the person until the lease is signed. Will indicate a organizational lack of trust in DK otherwise. <br />
**Clai: Thanks DK! 24.6(a)?<br />
***Jesse: Individuals not peronsally liable<br />
**Alana: Why is he doing this?!?! (not requiring a guarantor)<br />
***Jesse: He's developed a personal relationship with DK. We've reduced his responsibility for capital improvements by $25k. We're having multiple signatories<br />
***Going every day showed him that we were dedicated.<br />
**Helen: What about hiring contractors? Who chooses?<br />
***Jesse: For building operations costs, landlord would choose. There could be some expense for say, extermination. OMNI should initiate the process if we want the opportunity to choose. Regarding improvements: OMNI has the right to select contractors, landlord has right to "reasonably" approve them.<br />
**Alana: What makes the lease more pro-landlord vs. more pro-tenant?<br />
***Jesse: Lease doesn't interfere w/your use of the space, (you have to require it to be legal though). Examples: It's a triple net lease, tenant is responsible for everything. Landlord is involved in approving alterations.<br />
**DK: If you haven't looked at the lease, not all of the delegates are on the lease as signatories. It's in our interest to have as few people as possible on the lease. The exact number is still fluctuating. Being a signatory means that the org you are signing on behalf us could be named in a lawsuit / be liable. No individual person, however, would be liable.<br />
**Andrew: How does fiscal sponsorship work?<br />
***501(c)3 must operate for a charitable reason.<br />
***Suggests that we file an expedite request<br />
**Clai: Is there a limit to UA's that can be fiscally sponsored?<br />
***Jesse: Fiscally sponsored UA's cannot sign a sub-lease with Fiscal Sponsor<br />
**Kathleen: What is the move-in date, when are we signing the lease?<br />
***July 1st, in the next few days<br />
***Jenny: can we e-sign?<br />
**Andrew: If you're a UA but not eligable for fiscal sponsorship, does that make you personally liable?<br />
***Jesse: Surprisingly not. If there's only one person in a UA, it will be hard to argue that they are not personally liable. Should determine if you have assets.<br />
**Jenny: Regarding Omni collectives eligability for 501(c)3 should we make a distinction between member groups, UAs and business partners?<br />
***Jesse: Maybe OMNI isn't eligible for 501(c)3 but one of the other groups is, we could funnel money through another organization. We'll figure out a workaround.<br />
<br />
* Latest signature line we are suggesting, that jesse is talking about (as of today):<br />
** "Signature of an officer for each entity with a right to appoint one of Tenant’s directorswith full right and authority to bind said entity per Section 24.6 indicating that said entity agrees to pay, upon Tenant's default, a portion of Tenant's liability to Landlord under this lease equal to said entity's share of Tenant's total liability."<br />
<br />
<br />
*Consensus?<br />
** Which groups have consented to sign? <br />
*** All delegates are empowered to sign the lease in the spirit of their organizations when ready.<br />
<br />
== Proposed Event ==<br />
* "Bummer Vacation": Want to hold an event at the Omni (one-off)<br />
** Mix between art opening, comedy, music show<br />
** Sometime in Mid-August<br />
** We will keep Bummer Vacation posted as to event space rental / availability<br />
<br />
== Proposed New Group ==<br />
* Theater Collective<br />
** Alana will send proposal to list<br />
<br />
== working groups ==<br />
<br />
* Legal Governance: <br />
** Reportback: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/06/02_Legal_Governance_Meeting<br />
** Put a hold on New Group applications until we work out the application / voting process?<br />
*** Dan (accountant): Willing to put together a spreadsheet for financial questions<br />
*** Member-groups are responsible for getting questions re: New Groups during the week of deliberation<br />
*** DK: Provisional period for new groups<br />
*** MG: 3 Month provisional period before offical vote-in<br />
*** ZH: Don't put a hold on New Group applications until we're in the space<br />
*** Zach: <Zachspeak><br />
*** Clai: What's the rush trying to get new groups in? Also, Hard to get people to leave after a provisional period<br />
*** MG: Maybe a week isn't enough time for us to decide?<br />
*** Libbie: New Groups feel caught in a system in which they don't know how to proceed. Maybe a month of deliberation? Maybe we can go to their space to get a feel for how they operate?<br />
*** Danny: Can we attempt to spend time trying to "get to know" new groups between the time they apply and the time we vote?<br />
*** Andrew: Solidify proposal process. Do we need a financial statement? Do we need references? <br />
*** DK: Likes Libbie's idea of spending a month. New groups should come to delegates meeting for a month so they understand the committment required. Also, a longer list of questions.<br />
*** Zach: Perhaps some groups operate underneath an larger umbrella member-group <Zachspeak><br />
*** MG: Can we take these ideas and work out a proposal to bring back to the group?<br />
*** Clai: Proposes a Legal / Governance hack-a-thon / hack-salon.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Communications: ==<br />
* Reportback<br />
**Continuing call for collaborative design process, send to the list to be worked into website<br />
**When to release the website, to launch it - request for feedback<br />
**Margit: PR / To Not PR? (Related to the website)<br />
***DK: Must have deliberate forethought on how we announce the Omni.<br />
***MG: It's exciting to start a tiered launch approach, , we're going door-to-door, let's set ourselves up right<br />
***Nico: Press releases are lame., not in line with our politics--rhizomatic nature of the project<br />
***Helen: Maybe not a press release, but some media coverage?<br />
***Danny: we should prepare language and talking points that we are all happy with, to be ready to share information about the project<br />
***Zach:ditto Nico, press releases suck<br />
***Elaine: press releases allow you to tell your story your own way, to make sure it adheres to your values.<br />
***Claiborne: call it a communique, same thing. control your own narrative.<br />
***We're not going to have total control, the idea of having something official should be on the table.<br />
***Alana: Delicate /vulnerable time - figuring out what it's like being in the building / being in the neighborhood. We can build our own internal strength by just feeling it out for awhile. Important to be able to articulate yourself rather than being told what you are by the news reporter.<br />
***CCL is going to announce their new address<br />
***DK: We should think about our audience. John/Mary should be our primary audience, Our neighbors should be our secondary, City should be tertiary, then everyone else<br />
***Nico: We should enact even as we roll out, what we are<br />
**Elaine: Website is skeletal - not a Press Release sort of thing<br />
***Alana: Website should launch upon the signing of the lease <br />
***Alana: before release, everyone should have a chance to look at site (2 week? Next mtg?)<br />
**Elaine: One week ok?<br />
**Zach: Vote on our outward facing presence (Bylaws: Legal / Website: Communications) in two weeks?<br />
**Clai: We should release something before we move into the building (need a strategy)<br />
**Danny: We should have updates first thing<br />
<br />
<br />
=Action Items=<br />
* All delegates to send Bylaws to collectives for a week of deliberation<br />
* Elaine will send out the new website<br />
<br />
==Event Mgmt / New Events==<br />
*We should have a narrative for new groups / events before we've solidified our process.<br />
<br />
<br />
== next week ==<br />
<br />
Future Groups:<br />
* Events Mgmt?<br />
* Building Administration / Logistics:<br />
* Focus on intercollectivity?<br />
* Values<br />
* New Member Getting to know you Committee<br />
<br />
=Also this:=<br />
Jordan creating a takestack script that announces time passing during turns!: https://github.com/yardenac/takestack<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/08/28_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2056Event:2014/08/28 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:21:25Z<p>AL: /* Working Groups */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: David Brazil<br />
* Stack: Emji<br />
* Timekeeper: Stephen<br />
* Notes: Matt<br />
* Delegates: (sufficient for quorum)<br />
* Quorum: Check!<br />
* Vibe Reader: Alana<br />
<br />
clarify hand signals that are used in the meeting (so everyone can be on the same page)<br />
clarify where notes & proposals can be found (on a whiteboard?)<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
* ice breaker question: What are you excited about?<br />
* Danny, Brel, Emji (TIL), Judy, Joel, yar, Chris, David K, Stephen, David (La Commune), Kevin (governance committee), Matt, Gabriella (Rise Above), Troy (Librarian, wants to start a Library working group), Koral (unaffiliated, wants to co-bottomline space ops), Mary (CCL), Laura (BAPS), Scott (BAPS), Ken, Chanru, Matt (sudo), Steve (la commune), Pam (La Commune), Owen (La Commune), Athena (backspace), Dragon (backspace)<br />
* Delegates: Pam (La Commune), Matt (sudo), Athena (backspace), Mary (CCL), <br />
<br />
==Working Group Report-Backs==<br />
<br />
Uneven distribution of labor. Empower working groups to take on more work autonomously, so individuals do not always have to pick up the slack! Everyone who does not know what they're doing in the omni should connect to a working group.<br />
<br />
=== Communications ===<br />
Usually meets on Mondays, includes internal and external communication<br />
<br />
Danny reports-back:<br />
* Calendar issues<br />
** See progress at http://cal.omni-oakland.org/<br />
* Tech talent, please participate!<br />
* Contact forms, especially for membership and events<br />
* Flyers from potluck were truthful, accurate, and representative. Keep it up.<br />
<br />
=== Finance (Danny) ===<br />
* Meets every other tuesday at 9pm (see Sept 2nd for next meeting)<br />
* developing a process for quarterly reporting to give better information on collective fiscal status<br />
** Includes both how things went and where you're going, especially ability to pay.<br />
* Also includes financial projections, dealing with value (work-trade?)<br />
* Help figure out how to keep The Omni in place<br />
<br />
=== Challenging Dominant Cultures (CDC) ===<br />
* Developing safer space and conflict resolution policies for the omni as a whole<br />
** Drafts are still not perfect, would like to discuss the policies with everyone tonight. Need fresh eyes.<br />
<br />
=== Governance ===<br />
Two proposals that came out of our meeting<br />
# Formalize, accept existing working groups<br />
# About changing scope and financial commitmen from member groups.<br />
# Formalizing space reservation, bringing it to the meeting.<br />
<br />
=== Building ===<br />
Contact Brel!<br />
<br />
Proposals for this meeting<br />
* Big drywall repair in ballroom (needs to be replaced and matched paint)<br />
** Alternatively, could paint all of the walls. <br />
** Means painting over the murals.<br />
** Proposal to paint over all the murals--there are positive and enthusiastic affirmations, but also concerns about posterity/history.<br />
** Alternative is to document murals before being painted.<br />
<br />
=== Fund-raising (separate from finance) ===<br />
No one is bottom-lining it.<br />
<br />
=== Space-ops ===<br />
Contact Patrik D and Koral about their potential bottom-liningness<br />
<br />
== Rise Above ==<br />
* Currently paying $1,100/mo across the street<br />
* Looking for $1,000/mo perferable $900/mo New proposal includes some changes of walls, changes of hallways, and some updates to where we do some washout (e.g. a "mop sink")<br />
* This is currently possible with the utility room, but could be moved to the northwest corner storage room (staircase?)<br />
* Most vacant storefronts / light-industrial (live on 44th)<br />
** Don't require either storefronts or light-industrial locations<br />
** Existing locations are very pricey<br />
** Don't need particular zoning, but I'm not doing any art events per se, so don't need a direct storefront What about doing the silkscreening next door to La Commune (cafe). Apparently, according to David, that the door between the cafe and silkscreening should be closed, and that should be okay?<br />
<br />
Voting on whether to let her rent from us, but tabling the discussion of exact location. No location is guaranteed.<br />
* Vote: 7 - 0 - 1<br />
** Abstention was changed to a block after the meeting, making this vote actually 6 - 1 - 0<br />
** Sudoroom hasn't had a chance to talk about it yet<br />
* It does not pass, we will vote again next week<br />
<br />
== standing committees ==<br />
The following two proposals are put forth by the Governance Committee. These are proposed with the intention to assure the basic functions of the Omni are addressed in Standing Committees, and that Working Groups can continue to form on as-needed bases. Additionally, these two proposals are intended to activate member collectives, build goodwill, and help alleviate those who are currently overworked.<br />
<br />
==== forming them ====<br />
* Six Standing Committees are defined by the Omni. These are Communications, Governance, Fundraising, Finances, Facilities, and CDC. In order to meet the standards of a Standing Committee, each group must meet on a regular basis (self-determined by the group, minimum quarterly), and must be populated by a minimum of two people in order for OOC to continue to function.<br />
* Patrik D. proposes to set up an additional Building Construction WG, separate from the Space operations/governance WG.<br />
** http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups#Building_Construction_and_Maintenance_Working_Group<br />
** Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/group/omni-building<br />
* Each committee needs one person who is the bottom-liner. Bottom-liners are responsible for making sure meeting times are announced publicly, that notes are distributed, and they are the contact person for their respective committees.<br />
* One person cannot bottom-line more than one committee (i.e., each committee should have a different bottom-liner). Bottom-liners are encouraged to rotate quarterly.<br />
* Other Working Groups are important and are invited to form and populate on an as-needed basis.<br />
* Names of groups are not important. Bikeshedding...<br />
<br />
''Vote: 6 - 0 - 2''<br />
<br />
==== populating them ====<br />
* Each Member Group of the Omni will be required to populate at least 3 seats in at least 3 committees. Member Groups with more than 12 members will be required to populate at least 5 seats in at least 3 committees.<br />
<br />
''Vote: 7 - 0 - 1''<br />
<br />
== ceiling tiles ==<br />
PROPOSAL: Remove the ceiling tiles in the ballroom rather than patch holes.<br />
* CONTACT BREL to help!<br />
* Expose yourself (and all of us) to a beautiful stained redwood ceiling<br />
* Get ready, we're about to pay $8000+ to rent a scissorlift to rip those tiles off.<br />
* They don't help very much with sounds--they are awful and they are a fire hazard!<br />
* David Keenan claims <br />
* Vote: 7 - 0 - 1<br />
<br />
Who will research and acquire a scissorlift?<br />
* Dragon and Joel, instead of Niki<br />
<br />
== 6 month review ==<br />
* For the first six months, all projects will participate in the Omni collective on a trial basis. At six months, each group must re-submit its project to the collective for full membership to Omni. This will allow each project to demonstrate its participation in the Omni community, that it engages in the dialogue and decision making of the collective, that it pays its bills, that its values in practice line up with the Omni's founding vision, and that it is using the space in a way that has a positive impact on the collective and the larger community.<br />
* Maybe add this line: During this trial period the project would have the same voting/delegate rights as any other collective.<br />
* All member groups will be required a 6-month check-in and proposal will be taken up by the governance committe and revisted within a month.<br />
* Vote: 6 - 0 - 2 [it is ambiguous what we voted on exactly]<br />
<br />
== painting ==<br />
PROPOSAL: Paint ballroom walls black, especially walls adjacent to the wall that is being replaced. Due to multiple voices from the community re: the need for ballroom to be multipurpose/more neutral, also at some point, paint over the "fallen angel" murals, but not before they have been thoroughly documented.<br />
* Why black? Traditionally in performance spaces, often can be black. Practically speaking, easy to paint over black with black.<br />
<br />
Voting on things separately:<br />
* Paint over wall that needs work (7 - 0 - 1)<br />
* Paint over murals in ballroom (7 - 0 - 1)<br />
* Pay for paint out of general funds<br />
** Chris offers to pay<br />
** Get free paint from SF Recycling Center<br />
** Vote: 7 - 0 - 1<br />
<br />
== events ==<br />
<br />
8/26 Proposal: That the scheduled Alette in Oakland 10/24-26 event be proposed, the schedule described, and consensed. Apparently it never got proposed to OOC. Whomever is bottomlining this event, this would be good to do as a point of process.<br />
* Vote: 8 - 0 - 0<br />
<br />
Proposal: If an OOC member wishes to reserve the ballroom or any other common space it must be brought to an OOC delegate meeting for approval, until we have a coherent system in place that won't require word-of-mouth consensus. "Reserving" a space means you absolutely have to use that space and cannot share it with other groups for a given date/time. In other words, you don't have to reserve a space if you could easily move your event/meeting to a different space/time.<br />
* Vote: 7 - 0 - 1<br />
<br />
Voting on some more upcoming events:<br />
* Critical Resistance on Sep 20th (8 - 0 - 0)<br />
* BACH on October 11-12 (8 - 0 - 0)<br />
<br />
== pay lawyer faster ==<br />
* halve the schedule and pay $1000/mo for 4 months (instead of $500/mo for 8)<br />
* Vote: 7 - 0 - 1<br />
<br />
== Update on Timeless Infinite Light Community Print Studio Progress! ==<br />
* progress report<br />
* transcribed from yar's memory: "when we formed the OOC we agreed that TIL would create a community print studio. this is the manifestation of that."<br />
* question: why that corner in particular? emji: "ventilation codes"<br />
* Intended for community use for qualified (proficient through training)<br />
* May break this off as its own collective<br />
* facilitator: "anybody with questions, talk informally after the meeting"<br />
<br />
<br /><br /><br />
<br />
''The meeting ended here. Things below were not discussed.''<br />
<br />
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<br />
= NOT DISCUSSED =<br />
<br />
==form for new groups==<br />
<br />
* 8/25 PROPOSAL: New form for new groups to be posted to wiki / website: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VKTdV6A9M0gVnEz7GRwGe-sv7S230XSVCMzXjH2HZyE/viewform<br />
<br />
==Money==<br />
*PROPOSAL: A financial health and sustainability questionarrie to be filled out quarterly in combination with the signing of the sublease: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DVJMQL3RVlstDNjlCSbd2j-duubNOgpRkrjsbNCs6EQ/<br />
*PROPOSAL: To split utilities equally between collectives and tenants of the OOC and to commit to rent on a quarterly basis: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TZVzac1Vz10LJqfYjFsjfPA2-eBrq0n99l83aBkbkbY/<br />
<br />
== building modifications ==<br />
<br />
* groups must now announce these at meetings (and also by email)!<br />
* PROPOSAL: electrifying sudoroom<br />
* PROPOSAL: For security/safety purposes, create a sign-in sheet at front entrance, stating name, group affiliation/whose guest you are, time in, and time out. This is for the safety of everyone in the space, and so that if you are the last person leaving, you can check to makes sure everyone has signed out and if not, do a walk through to make sure no one is injured/unsafe. This is a preliminary safety/security precausion, not meant to be a "policing" measure, but for everyone's well-being.<br />
* 8/26 PROPOSAL: standing committees that are empowered to make any decisions autonomously should have a clearly defined scope for their responsibilities and operational leeway by October 1st, containing at minimum these 4 parameters: 1) what the group is tasked with, 2) what the group is empowered to do autonomously, 3) what the group is not empowered to do autonomously, 4) how the group cooperates functionally with other OOC organs<br />
* 8/27 PROPOSAL: CCL will be painting the ceiling and walls, and treating the floor in the storage room closest to the exit. See https://wiki.counterculturelabs.org/index.php/To_Do_List#Building_the_Lab_Room . Exact dates TBD, but nothing that should require any permits. If we need to make any electrical changes, we'll notify about that separately. We'll also let people know when they can expect any noise or odors.<br />
<br />
== events == <br />
* 8/26 Proposal: That for the time being all big events possibly creating lots of peoples hanging about outside or are noisy begin no earlier than 10AM and end fully by 9:30pm. Mostly to avert noise complaints before all the relevant permits are hunky-dory. Consense? <br />
** critical resistance event for september 20th (Dreaming Wildly) already advertised ending at 10pm<br />
** http://criticalresistance.org/oakland-dreaming-wildly-fighting-to-win-with-cece-mcdonald-and-ruthie-wilson-gilmore/<br />
<br />
* 8/26 Proposal: That the proposed 12 rehearsal dates/times in the ballroom for the play 'Annes White Glove' be proposed, discussed and whomever is bottomlining it. (Will they need use of the stage?)<br />
<br />
* 8/26 Proposal: October That we see if we might be able to offer the potential BayBucks conference - for which they may apparentlty pay $4K(?) - but taking place the same weekend as Alette in Oakland, be able to use the ballroom during the day and the Alette conference use the ballroom in the evening (Compare both schedule of events). And if BayBucks schedule overlaps, ask if Baybucks can move into the basement in the evening for a reduced fee (e.g $2K?). At any rate see if some sort of compromise might be reachable.<br />
<br />
== permit reportbacks ==<br />
* CASp inspection reportback (Hol, Yar, David)<br />
<br />
== finances ==<br />
* Proposal: Member entity income be reported periodically to the financial committee of the OOC as a basis for determining fairly shared rent across all member groups. <br />
* Rationale: The fundamental basis for each group's financial contribution towards total rent was how much could each group actually afford to pay, not so much what the space used by that group is 'worth'. This basis remains in effect as everyone's base rent, but as the Omni succeeds and groups grow, there is no process for assuring this initial figure will still reflect the financial state of any member group in question as time goes on. The proposal is, that a structure begin to be worked out now (perhaps by the financial committee) so that if a group starts pulling in hella cash for example (cray as it sounds), that this upswing in income be reflected in an adjusted rent in some fair and mutually-agreeable way. By the same token, if shared rental such as the ballroom can decrease the shared rent burden, or, if perhaps a group is facing an unfair rent burden due to some unforeseen evolution of the space, that this could be reflected in a decrease in rent along the same lines of fairness.<br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* Request from the CDC to review and discuss the safer space and conflict resolution policies. If not possible at the meeting, let's figure out concrete next steps for crafting both policies.<br />
<br />
== bans ==<br />
* since these now must be considered at meetings, let's always keep a section here to remind us<br />
<br />
== Delegating tasks to committees ==<br />
* AUG 19 proposal from the Governance Working Group<br />
* In order to avoid burn-out and more evenly distribute work, there is a clear need to delegate tasks that are currently being done by Niki and David (among others) to committees.<br />
* Once all committees have been populated, we propose to schedule a day/time for Niki and David to delegate tasks that could be done by committees to representatives of those committees.<br />
<br />
== split monthly costs equally by default ==<br />
* PROPOSAL: AUG 19 The following costs will be invoiced w/out consensus (all collectives will split these expenses equally unless otherwise agreed upon at the General Meeting): Rent, utilities, internet, insurance, taxes, basic supplies (not to exceed $50/mo - tbd by facilities working group)<br />
<br />
== defining purpose of consensus blocks ==<br />
* AUG 19 proposal by Governance Working Group<br />
* Blocking is only to be considered in the case that a delegate believes that the proposal violates the mission of the Omni Oakland Commons or their collective's mission.<br />
* In the case that a delegate does not want to consent nor block a proposal, abstentions are allowed. Delegates can also request that the facilitator allow more time for discussion in order to reach consensus on any given item.<br />
* Governance will work with Sarah Larsen to incorporate general information on building consensus into the facilitation trainings in Sept.<br />
<br />
== Delinquent Member Groups ==<br />
*PROPOSAL: 8/28 Proposal from the Governance working group that a member-collective who defaults from their sublease be subject to the loss of their last month's rent and deposit, the money being put to paying two month's rent as the O.O.C. finds a member-collective to replace the errant one.<br />
<br />
== La Commune (lockability) ==<br />
<br />
== Preparing to be Open ==<br />
A collection of proposals from La Commune: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Preparing_To_Be_Open<br />
* Many Omni working group meetings, Public School classes and Sudo Room meetups take place between 6-10pm.<br />
* Sudo Room is open to the public 24/7 so long as a member is present.<br />
* It might be easier to actually propose a live-in building manager once the owners move out.<br />
** Re: live-in mgr; building is not legally zoned for residential barring a special CUP we would have to apply for, fire is far more strict for residential too, might change building use, needs to be researched<br />
* Consider adopting Sudo Room's language for all Omni Collective members: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Article_5._Empowerment_of_members<br />
* Again, most groups' events, classes, workshops happen after 6pm. I think it would be confusing to put out the message that 'The Omni' closes at 6pm simply because La Commune intends to close its doors then.<br />
* Note: Among other complications, closing off access to the only currently-planned ADA-upgraded bathroom in the building (in the bar-room) may pose a problem for official daily 'public' access to anywhere else in the building during times the cafe may be closed or locked up, unless/until other bathrooms are also upgraded to ADA. May also be fire code complications (blocking means of egress from other rooms in the building). See logistics list for more infos on this. <br />
* CASp inspector: if the lift and ADA bathroom are in the bar-room, the ballroom cannot be open to the public unless the cafe-bookstore is open. <br />
<br />
==Facilitations==<br />
* Please communicate to your respective collectives: Personal belongings / messes left in common spaces may find their way into the trash! <br />
<br />
==Parking==<br />
* Need a plan. Frazee Paints? pedicabs? bike parking (Mary Ward is working on this)?<br />
<br />
==insurance loophole in lease==<br />
* john could pocket building/nnn/fire insurance money in his name<br />
* need better subrogation waiver or really lease should be amended.<br />
<br />
==Litter==<br />
* people litter outside<br />
* neighbors hate it, building's been cited before, it risks our permits!<br />
* who will pick up the litter every day?<br />
<br />
==improving meetings==<br />
see proposal here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/08/14_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting#improving_it<br />
<br />
== Working Groups ==<br />
* Space Operations and Communications have not been meeting and need bottomliners! Can we revitalize these working groups? <br />
* New mailing lists have been created, and are listed on the WG wiki page: wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/08/21_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2055Event:2014/08/21 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:20:37Z<p>AL: /* Working Groups */</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: Yar<br />
* Stack: David<br />
* Timekeeper: Joel<br />
* Notes: Everyone<br />
* Delegates: yar (sudo), scott (baps), niki (lc), danny (pa), joel (til), mary (ccl), margaretha (backspace), liz (omnidance), charu (FNB)<br />
* Quorum: Yes! <br />
* Vibe Reader: Margaretha<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
ice breaker question: something(s) you're scared of and/or hopeful for<br />
* yar / sudo (us hurting each other and falling into adversarial modes)<br />
* kevin (rejection & abandonment; another day)<br />
* joel / til (;natural light, us)<br />
* mary / ccl (bogged down in politics; synergy)<br />
* troy / sudo (acquiescence;)<br />
* margaretha / backspace (replicating dominant culture, being wrong, oppressive; alignment)<br />
* abby / omnidance (going around in circles and saying things; energy)<br />
* elizabeth (failure; this experiment)<br />
* david / baps/sudo/omni (; tolerating conflict, appreciating difference)<br />
* niki (anxiety, the amount of work to be done; so much, developing relationships, learning how to work through conflict)<br />
* scott (fast-moving clouds; the unknown we're pursuing)<br />
* kendra / baybucks (failure, esp. of an event in the fall; what we're doing)<br />
* danny / peak agency (snakes, rusty nails, incomprehensible things; embracement of difference, diversity of perspectives)<br />
* laura / baps (threatening behavior of those close to you; threading that needle)<br />
* rob / baps interloper (not being open enough to learn what needs to be learned, hopeful for learning those things)<br />
<br />
==new groups / event proposals==<br />
<br />
=== Rise Above ===<br />
* Update: Met with Gabriela yesterday and walked the building thinking about spaces. She prefers to have a radius of ideally 11' around her 6-screen press. A space in the basement, or possibly expanding the utility room could work (taking down or pushing back part of the built-up pony wall b/t the utility room & hallway from 48th; IE narrowing hallway). Also talked about making the part of the area by the walk in an area to powerwash screens - somewhere in this ex-backspace area we also need to install a mop sink for the cafe, so this could work.)<br />
** Excited about being the space still. Will submit a proposal with more concrete needs / contributions<br />
** Fear of tenancy vs. collective membership.<br />
** yar shares this fear and sort of regrets suggesting that a couple weeks ago<br />
*** Proposal to have new tenants / members go through a 6 month probationary period after which we can review their membership<br />
*** We can have require delegates to participate in the collective process.<br />
*** Gabriella is a vital member of the Temescal neighborhood; would help futher dispel uninformed lore about the Omni<br />
<br />
=== BACH unconference ===<br />
* Sudoroom wants to host an unconference in the ballroom October 18-19th, for the Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces<br />
** No objections<br />
<br />
==Finances==<br />
<br />
===CASp inspection===<br />
* $2500 one-time fee, details on logistics list (rescheduled inspection: this Tues 8/26 10AM).<br />
** Request that Hol, Jordan and Jim (our architect) be co-present if possible, as well as a contractor (Cep hopefully).<br />
* passes 8/8<br />
<br />
=== lawyer bill ===<br />
* $1000/mo (was $500/mo) for 8 months to pay our $4k debt to Jesse, starting 9/1.<br />
* THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVISED from $500 TO $1000/mo. Four months is already a long time to at least agree to start paying one bill that is already past due. We will I believe likely need some of Jesse's services again soon with regards the $25K john will pay for, insurance language changes in the lease, and especially once we open to the public and not paying this bill effectively prevents us from accessing what has been a VITAL resource and not good to keep unpaid. <br />
* Note this proposal does not delineate which member collective is responsible for what portion of this bill. It simply states that he at least start being paid back by OOC.<br />
** some folks worried about paying too much at once, we have a reserve but don't want to spend it too aggressively<br />
** 4 months is already a long time, he's being hella patient<br />
** $500 passed 8/8<br />
** $1000 blocked: 3 yes, 1 no, 4 abstained<br />
*** Request for finance committee to come up with a schedule - perhaps we should be prepared to pay off the balance if something comes up where we need Jesse's services.<br />
<br />
=== paying David K. back ===<br />
* David K. spent $291.75 working on the building. line-items here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/08/14_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting#pay_David_back<br />
**Passed 8/8<br />
<br />
*also pay back Steve orth $110 for purchase of fire code Sheetrock & sheetrock accessories.<br />
**Passed 8/8<br />
<br />
=== scissor lift ===<br />
* ~$500/mo rental. Needed to fix fire code violations ASAP. <br />
* Also needed for electrical, painting, and maintenance work in every big room on the ground level, as well as exterior work on shattuck (removing billboard over windows) and sealing siding on south side before it rains.<br />
**Passed 8/8<br />
<br />
=== overdue insurance bill ===<br />
* Pay D&O (Directors & Officers) liability overdue insurance bill past due: $601.00 (total: $1794/yr) - cancels 8/25<br />
* This is part of our liability insurance coverage, but is not from State Farm but rather Brignole & Ghiri. This covers legal expenses for officers/directors who may be named personally in potential suits against Omni. Unlike State Farm, this bill was not received in the mail and did not get paid. However, the insurance is active and the premium is due. We have to call them and pay over the phone ASAP. This is not a new expense, simply one we have not yet actually paid. If we do not authorize this expenditure tonight it will expire.<br />
**Passed 8/8<br />
<br />
=== concrete surface grinder ===<br />
* Proposal: Buy a used, walk-behind (pushable) concrete surface grinder (7") currently on craig's list for $800 asap (normally retails for ~$2500). This is also really pressing / important for starting code work and opening areas to the public.<br />
* Needed for for prepping concrete floor for sealing in areas that require this asap<br />
* vs. estimated cost of rental: $100-200/day. Neeed it realistically for probably ~2 weeks, REQUIRED for prepping: behind cafe bar, downstairs kitchen, ccl (and sudo side of that room if they want to paint or seal their floor.) <br />
* Could also be used to clean and prep for sealing rest of concrete surface in the basement, which may be code-required for the offset press, planned darkroom, possible silkscreening station, and any other such uses.<br />
* CL ad link: https://monterey.craigslist.org/tls/4580546077.html<br />
** friendly amendment: authorize people doing the job to make the call and spend the money if they find it's needed<br />
* question: aren't most of these spaces groups' private spaces?<br />
** it's mostly CCL, the utility room & downstairs kitchen. 2 of those are community right now.<br />
** passes 9/9<br />
<br />
=== niki cut a check to danny ===<br />
* niki: ok<br />
<br />
==partition removal==<br />
* PROPOSAL : REMOVE PARTITION IN FRONT ROOM<br />
* brought by La Commune, 8/19/2014<br />
* La Commune wants to remove the partition immediately inside the front door in the cafe. We understand that no permits are required for its removal, and we will do the work. We just want to make sure the Omni as a whole approves its removal.<br />
* passes 9/9<br />
<br />
==submit permit docs==<br />
* Proposal: All member groups of OOC submit copies of all permits, licenses and associated applications pursued to the OOC so that OOC can ensure legality and compliance with the law, lease, insurance, etc. This includes all:<br />
** Land Use permits (Conditional Use Permits/CUPs, cabaret license, etc)<br />
** Business Licenses (liquor license, seller's license, etc)<br />
** Building Permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) <br />
** Health permits <br />
* "if you apply for a permit to sell alcohol, you should tell everyone else! we need to know!"<br />
* "same for electrical stuff, etc"<br />
* danny has ponderings about the intersection of permit & building maintenance working groups<br />
* is this a request for current documents, or a protocol for the future?<br />
** for the future, but it would be nice if you submitted all your docs now...<br />
* probably will keep this stuff in a file cabinet? (don't put this on the wiki folks... d'oh)<br />
** Passes 9/9<br />
* passes 8/8<br />
<br />
==building changes==<br />
* Proposal: That all proposed changes, improvements or removal to the the building structure or even all large in-place fixtures be announced to the OOC via email and in OOC meetings prior to acting on those plans, to ensure that all extant use permits and occupany types remain compliant / unaffected.<br />
* Includes for example: changes/upgrades to walk-in fridge, stove grease traps, new plumbing/sinks, electrical wiring, wall/door building/removal.<br />
* lease already requires pre-approved contractor and technically 2 weeks notice for landlord<br />
* How far does this extend? do we need to give 2 week notice for paintng a wall? Grinding the concrete floor? I would propose this should only be required for anything that affects permitting.<br />
* reminder: we consented to make maryanna the liaison for our landlord for the time being, she takes responsibility for forwarding these proposals (in writing)<br />
**Passed 9/9<br />
<br />
== construction projects 'foreman' ==<br />
* Proposal: Cep M. as flexible 'foreman' for urgent construction projects needed for code compliance<br />
* Cep is an old friend of mine (David's) who basically knows everything construction-related, has a great deal of experience in the trades and is willing to be the 'foreman' of contruction projects urgently needing completion at Omni. What I mean by this is:<br />
** Cep can effectively spec, time-align and project manage the many construction tasks needing doing during the week<br />
** Show Omniers hands-on how to do everything needed, so we can do it ourselves <br />
** Check in on our progress during the week, and can commit one day a week to work on tasks that require a high skill level or help on anything urgent that is running behind schedule. <br />
** Is not a general contractor, but truly is a master carpenter/woodworker, accomplished metalworker, knows his way around electrical, plumbing etc and has many years experience in the construction trades <br />
** Is a phenomenally productive worker and generally awesome person<br />
** Can work for a very low rate and flexible on payment terms, trade, worktrade, etc. Will discuss remuneration at meeting <br />
<br />
* "would be awesome to have someone willing to be "ultra-part-time" and teach us things and show us how to do them"<br />
* "basically act as a person who can check on all of our tasks, and order them"<br />
* "will come in all day for $250, will come in on fridays and be in contact the rest of the week"<br />
* "he will be responsible for knowing everything and oversee the people doing the labor"<br />
* around $250/week until we open to the public but he's open to work-trade<br />
* "do we have to commit all this money in advance? will we be able to say 'he we don't need you today'?"<br />
* "lump sum or retainer?" "definitely not a retainer"<br />
* "do we need to sign a contract with him?" "no way" "so really we're just authorizing some $$ to pay someone in our community for doing some awesome work we really need" "yeah basically"<br />
* is he licensed contractor? no, just smart. "ok"<br />
* should this go through the working group? yes but it doesn't exist yet<br />
* specific proposal: authorize $1000 to pay Cep for the next few weeks<br />
* approved 9/9<br />
<br />
== agenda items by saturday ==<br />
* proposal by Governance Working Group [split apart from consensus change]<br />
* All proposals to the delegate meeting should be made 5 days in advance of the Thursday meeting by posting on the riseup pad and sending via email.<br />
* If it's not possible to make a proposal 5 days in advance, exceptions can be made for urgent items.<br />
* Delegates must review all agenda items and make a good faith effort to confer with their collectives prior to the Thursday meeting.<br />
** should it also require delegates have read all the proposals? "it already does" [cries of facetious derision] "it's ok i'm not a delegate"<br />
* criteria for urgency?<br />
** "if the deadline for something falls in between the weekly delegates meetings"<br />
* danny: does this exclude people from showing up at a first meeting and making announcements and stuff? kinda. goal is to make meetings more efficient. welcome to the omni process. :P<br />
* sudo values human judgement over bureaucracy - yar would abstain if this is binding because we'd just break it eventually. yar would vote yes enthusiastically if it's an advisory / suggestion / etc.<br />
* "is it framed as a guideline? yeah"<br />
* danny suggests "we try our best at this"<br />
* some amount of structure respects the different modes of communication people have access to / are comfortable with<br />
* modification: "proposals made 3 days in advance will receive privileged attention / be discussed first"<br />
* at the very least should this whole thing be advisory? 9/9 yes<br />
* making the whole thing mandatory, with these modifications for one month<br />
** passed 6 approved / 3 abstain<br />
<br />
== loan approval ==<br />
* PROPOSAL: All loans (no-interest only) over 10k w/a monthly repayment amount over $1,000/mo to be brought before the collective for approval. Debt cap of $100k.<br />
* so far we've just been accepting loans for people<br />
* how do you check from conflict of interest?<br />
* 9/9<br />
<br />
==ban reciprocity==<br />
"If the Omni Oakland Collective (or any of its member collectives) bans or suspends a person from their space for reasons of safety, that person is immediately and automatically banned from the entire premises of the Omni Oakland Collective, including all on-premise areas of its member collectives, groups, tenants, subtenants, and common areas. All such bans are provisional until considered by the omni delegates at the soonest available meeting time. Banned people may seek mediation, conflict resolution, and to have their voice heard by the delegates."<br />
* CCL wants every group to have an internal process for this<br />
** there will be situations in which we're forced to risk having a space vs the risk of someone being falsely accused for a week<br />
** CCL also wants a phone tree for emergency contacts<br />
* "this is just a kernel - it's a larger process"<br />
* voting<br />
** you all realize you're representing your collectives?<br />
** and that you're committing your collectives to honoring the bans of every other collective and of the OOC?<br />
** and that you are fully cognizant and confident that you can vote on this representing the wishes of all your groups?<br />
** YEP!!! passes 9/9<br />
<br />
== Board Secretary ==<br />
* still need one<br />
* danny taking over as secretary<br />
* passes 8/8<br />
<br />
''The meeting ended here at around 9pm. Things below were not discussed!''<br />
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<br />
= THINGS NOT DISCUSSED =<br />
<br />
== standing committees ==<br />
<br />
The following two proposals are put forth by the Governance Committee. These are proposed with the intention to assure the basic functions of the Omni are addressed in Standing Committees, and that Working Groups can continue to form on as-needed bases. Additionally, these two proposals are intended to activate member collectives, build goodwill, and help alleviate those who are currently overworked.<br />
<br />
=== forming them ===<br />
* Six Standing Committees are defined by the Omni. These are Communications, Governance, Fundraising, Finances, Facilities, and CDC. In order to meet the standards of a Standing Committee, each group must meet on a regular basis (self-determined by the group, minimum quarterly), and must be populated by a minimum of two people in order for OOC to continue to function.<br />
* Each committee needs one person who is the bottom-liner. Bottom-liners are responsible for making sure meeting times are announced publicly, that notes are distributed, and they are the contact person for their respective committees.<br />
* One person cannot bottom-line more than one committee (i.e., each committee should have a different bottom-liner). Bottom-liners are encouraged to rotate quarterly.<br />
* Other Working Groups are important and are invited to form and populate on an as-needed basis.<br />
<br />
=== populating them ===<br />
* Each Member Group of the Omni will be required to populate at least 3 seats in at least 3 committees. Member Groups with more than 12 members will be required to populate at least 5 seats in at least 3 committees.<br />
<br />
== Delegating tasks to committees ==<br />
* proposal from the Governance Working Group<br />
* In order to avoid burn-out and more evenly distribute work, there is a clear need to delegate tasks that are currently being done by Niki and David (among others) to committees.<br />
* Once all committees have been populated, we propose to schedule a day/time for Niki and David to delegate tasks that could be done by committees to representatives of those committees.<br />
<br />
== split monthly costs equally by default ==<br />
* PROPOSAL: The following costs will be invoiced w/out consensus (all collectives will split these expenses equally unless otherwise agreed upon at the General Meeting): Rent, utilities, internet, insurance, taxes, basic supplies (not to exceed $50/mo - tbd by facilities working group)<br />
<br />
== discourage consensus blocks ==<br />
* proposal by Governance Working Group<br />
* Blocking is only to be considered in the case that a delegate believes that the proposal violates the mission of the Omni Oakland Commons or their collective's mission.<br />
* In the case that a delegate does not want to consent nor block a proposal, abstentions are allowed. Delegates can also request that the facilitator allow more time for discussion in order to reach consensus on any given item.<br />
* Governance will work with Sarah Larsen to incorporate general information on building consensus into the facilitation trainings in Sept.<br />
<br />
== Preparing to be Open ==<br />
A collection of proposals from La Commune: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Preparing_To_Be_Open<br />
* Many Omni working group meetings, Public School classes and Sudo Room meetups take place between 6-10pm.<br />
* Sudo Room is open to the public 24/7 so long as a member is present.<br />
* It might be easier to actually propose a live-in building manager once the owners move out.<br />
** Re: live-in mgr; building is not legally zoned for residential barring a special CUP we would have to apply for, fire is far more strict for residential too, might change building use, needs to be researched<br />
* Consider adopting Sudo Room's language for all Omni Collective members: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Article_5._Empowerment_of_members<br />
* Again, most groups' events, classes, workshops happen after 6pm. I think it would be confusing to put out the message that 'The Omni' closes at 6pm simply because La Commune intends to close its doors then.<br />
* Note: Among other complications, closing off access to the only currently-planned ADA-upgraded bathroom in the building (in the bar-room) may pose a problem for official daily 'public' access to anywhere else in the building during times the cafe may be closed or locked up, unless/until other bathrooms are also upgraded to ADA. May also be fire code complications (blocking means of egress from other rooms in the building). See logistics list for more infos on this. <br />
<br />
== 6 month review ==<br />
* For the first six months, all projects will participate in the Omni collective on a trial basis. At six months, each group must re-submit its project to the collective for full membership to Omni. This will allow each project to demonstrate its participation in the Omni community, that it engages in the dialogue and decision making of the collective, that it pays its bills, that its values in practice line up with the Omni's founding vision, and that it is using the space in a way that has a positive impact on the collective and the larger community.<br />
* Maybe add this line: During this trial period the project would have the same voting/delegate rights as any other collective.<br />
<br />
==Parking==<br />
* Need a plan. Frazee Paints? pedicabs? bike parking?<br />
<br />
==insurance loophole in lease==<br />
* john could pocket building/nnn/fire insurance money in his name<br />
* need better subrogation waiver or really lease should be amended.<br />
<br />
==Litter==<br />
* people litter outside<br />
* neighbors hate it, building's been cited before, it risks our permits!<br />
* who will pick up the litter every day?<br />
<br />
== improving meetings ==<br />
see proposal here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/08/14_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting#improving_it<br />
<br />
== Working Groups ==<br />
Space Operations and Communications have not been meeting and need bottomliners! Can we revitalize these working groups?<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/09/04_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2054Event:2014/09/04 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:19:56Z<p>AL: /* PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday! */</p>
<hr />
<div>September 4 Delegates Meeting<br />
* Facilitator: Matt S.<br />
* Stack: Kevin<br />
* Timekeeper: Yar<br />
* Notes: Niki, Yar<br />
* Delegates: Emji (TIL), Jordan (SUDO), Joe (FNB), Margit (OMNIdance), Mia/Niki (BAPS), David B (La Commune), Cere (CCL)<br />
* Quorum: <br />
* Vibe Reader: Margit<br />
* explain hand signals and share the URL of this pad!<br />
<br />
== intros ==<br />
* Matt (Sudo), David B. (BAPS, La Commune), Monica, Patrick, James, Kevin, Lilia, Rhodey, Amanda (BAPS), Doug, Matt (BAPS), Niki (BAPS, La Commune), Margit (OMNIdance), Laura (BAPS), Owen (La Commune), Joe, Stephen (BAPS), Pam (La Commune), Caitlin, Joe (FNB), Mia (BAPS), Patrick (SUDO), Helen (FNB), Hayley, Yar (SUDO), David K (BAPS), Lucia, Gabriela (Rise Above), Emji (TIL), Brel, Cere (CCL)<br />
<br />
==new groups / event proposals==<br />
<br />
15 min (19:19)<br />
<br />
Brief announcement RE: SF Anarchist Bookfair (Laura T)<br />
* Bookfair (April 25th) is too big to have at the Omni, would love to have events the week of the Bookfair (maybe Anarchist Cafe - April 24th) at the Omni.<br />
* April 25 2015<br />
<br />
"some of us want to form a kitchen planning working group" - dk, patrick, helen<br />
* to get basement kitchen working again<br />
* 3 phases: informal, semi-formal, industrial<br />
* david says it needs a limited liability entity<br />
* contact helen to move forward / participatetact Helen if you'd like to be involved<br />
<br />
Hayley<br />
* Siren Festival (Feminist Transformative Art) happening in 2 weeks - Sept 14th<br />
** http://www.sirenproject.org/ [dead link]<br />
** https://www.facebook.com/SirenWeb<br />
** Village Craft (villagecraft.org) looking for folks who want to host workshops, low-cost or free.<br />
** Contact hayleysteele@villagecraft.org<br />
<br />
Patrick<br />
* Farm Hack event on a weekend in february<br />
* 30-60 People, 1-2 days, <br />
* Generally free events<br />
* refugia@zoho.com<br />
* who's invited? food involved? dinner?<br />
* not clear. potluck?<br />
<br />
Caitlin<br />
* Wants to connect w/Backspace<br />
<br />
Brel<br />
* ONL is having a mayoral debate on Saturday, we need help getting the space together by 5pm <br />
* work party every day between now and saturday afternoon<br />
* to help contact brel.alexandre@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Brel<br />
* Life-Sentencing Alliance wants to have a full day meeting on Oct 4th<br />
* Need to have a member of the Omni bottom-line this event<br />
<br />
Work Parties!<br />
* We need people to help get the space ready!<br />
* Contact omni-building@lists.riseup.net<br />
<br />
Doug<br />
* Interested in holding concerts in the space to raise money<br />
<br />
== Quorum ==<br />
* We regularly don't have quorum. How can we vote on pressing matters w/out quorum?<br />
* We should act as if we've agreed to change quorum and then legitimize next week<br />
* Brief discussion on how to resolve the issue w/regular lack of quorum.<br />
** One person talk to at least one of the groups<br />
*** Margit (Peak Agency)<br />
*** Emji (ONL)<br />
*** DK (Sweet Tooth<br />
*** Niki (CAMOO)<br />
** Perhaps have people sign a commitment and if they can't observe their commitment, they lose voting rights.<br />
** Governance suggested the need for collectives to participate.<br />
** Maybe some groups want to be tenants, not member collectives<br />
** Don't like asynchronous voting<br />
*** Don't love it but we're so spread thin<br />
<br />
=== Rise Above ===<br />
<br />
10 min<br />
<br />
Sudo Room consensed to "Sudoroom will consent to Rise Above renting space at the omni for $1000/month for a 6 month trial lease term, once the location and any building modifications and permits are clarified and once the meaning of tenancy is clarified by the Omni's legal/governance working group. We don't object to them being a tenant in a general sense."<br />
<br />
* We are confirming that Sudo they approve of Rise Above moving in to the space. David, Cere and Emji will work with Gabriella to figure out the best space. Niki will help w/paperwork<br />
<br />
== ADA Proposals [Critical] ==<br />
<br />
10 min<br />
<br />
Note: The landlords will be obligated to pay for 50% of these costs in the form of a rent credit.<br />
<br />
=== front door ===<br />
* Proposal: replace the NE front door with an ADA-accessible door<br />
** Install a single 36" door with adjacent smaller side door or barrier. <br />
** Est cost: $500<br />
<br />
=== chairlift ===<br />
* Proposal: replace the western staircase from La Commune to the ballroom with a chairlift. This would involve knocking down part of the wall. This is what our CASp inspector recommended and is required for public access to the ballroom.<br />
** Option 1: ~$8000 for a fully-certified, professionally installed new commercial lift including all permitting.<br />
** Option 2: Failing the passage of option 1, that we authorize up to $3500 for a used chairlift. Note most used chairlifts are from houses and certified only for residential, not commercial, and therefore a used lift may not be technically to ADA code. A UPS (uninterruptable power supply) may need to be acuired to power a residential lift in the case of a power outage (as per ADA code for commercial spaces.)<br />
** Possibility to do it in the eastern staircase if that turns out to be easier<br />
** Western side would make it possible to access ADA the ADA bathroom directly from the ballroom without having to go through the cafe<br />
** Chairlift will technically be donated to Food Not Bombs<br />
<br />
=== bathroom ===<br />
* Proposal: make cafe bathroom ADA?accessible, single-stall, single-occupancy.<br />
** requires knocking down inner stalls, installing grab bars, moving the sink, fitting a wider door<br />
** Est cost: $500-$1000.<br />
<br />
=== specific proposal ===<br />
<br />
PROPOSAL: "whereas the OOC just received $15k in loans specifically to fix fire and accessibility issues in time for our upcoming events, we consent that the OOC should begin spending that money for those purposes."<br />
* VOTE: 7/7 yes<br />
<br />
=== notes ===<br />
** We received $15k for improvements to help us get open<br />
** We already consented to hosting this event that requires ADA access<br />
** CCL agreed at their last meeting to contribute $800 towards ADA improvements<br />
<br />
== law book reimbursement ==<br />
* pay back helen $691.00 for recycling<br />
* pay back joanna $110.99 for uhaul and gas<br />
* VOTE: 6 yes, 1 abstain<br />
<br />
== building modifications & bans ==<br />
* since these now must be considered at meetings, let's always keep a section here to remind us<br />
* Sudoroom electrification begins imminently<br />
* Sudoroom suspended access privileges (temporary ban) for Sally for one month. Not for safety reasons.<br />
<br />
== Space Access and Hours ==<br />
<br />
* We need to have space access and hours. We don't currently have the human resources to be able to manage a public spacd 24/7<br />
* We should research locks for all doors that are not common spaces<br />
* Only the cafe should be considered public and the ballroom during events, until we are able to properly manage more space.<br />
* We are commited to a radical commoning of space and resources<br />
<br />
=== play rehearsals ===<br />
<br />
2 min<br />
<br />
* 8/26 Proposal: That the proposed 12 rehearsal dates/times in the ballroom for the play 'Annes White Glove' be proposed, discussed and whomever is bottomlining it. (Will they need use of the stage?)<br />
(maybe this is a Ballroom WG action item?) <br />
<br />
=== big events end by 9:30 ===<br />
<br />
3 min<br />
<br />
* 8/26 Proposal: That for the time being all big events possibly creating lots of peoples hanging about outside or are noisy begin no earlier than 10AM and end fully by 9:30pm. Mostly to avert noise complaints before all the relevant permits are hunky-dory. Consense? <br />
** critical resistance event for september 20th (Dreaming Wildly) already advertised ending at 10pm<br />
** http://criticalresistance.org/oakland-dreaming-wildly-fighting-to-win-with-cece-mcdonald-and-ruthie-wilson-gilmore/<br />
<br />
== safer space & conflict resolution policies ==<br />
* 8/30 Proposal from the CDC to approve the safer space and conflict resolution policies, with the understanding that both are living documents that will continue to evolve as we learn and grow as a collective.<br />
* Safer space policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Safe_Space_Policy<br />
* Conflict resolution policy: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Conflict_Resolution_Policy<br />
<br />
== Finance WG reportback ==<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 19): To split utilities equally by default between all financially contributing collectives and tenants of the OOC.<br />
*PROPOSAL (Sept. 2): To split equally between financially contributing collectives and tenants, expenditures which delegates have voted to allocate to projects. <br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 19): To commit to rent amounts on a quarterly basis. <br />
Sept 1st<br />
Dec 1st<br />
March 1st <br />
June 1st <br />
<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 2): To allocate $500 to Bathroom Demolition and grab bars (first step in ADA process)<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 2): To allocate $500 to the matenance WG for the purchace items for getting up to fire code (extiguishers, exit signs, etc)<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 2): To rent the three downstairs rooms for office/creative space starting Oct 1st at $600 per month. Short term 3 to 6 month sublease with an option to renew.<br />
*PROPOSAL (Aug 19) : That all collectives and tenants of the OOC fill out a "Financial Health and Sustainability Questionnaire" ASAP. It has been created so that the Financial Work Group can more accurately assess the past, present, and future financial stability of the OOC. With this information we will work to create a more sustainable and clear financial plan. This document is due quarterly : Sept. 1st, Dec. 1st, March 1st, and June 1st. here's the pfd on the wiki: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/File:FinancialHealthSustainabilityforOOC.pdf#filelinks<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Delinquent Member Groups ===<br />
*PROPOSAL: 8/28 Proposal from the Governance working group that a member-collective who defaults from their sublease be subject to the loss of their last month's rent and deposit, the money being put to paying two month's rent as the O.O.C. finds a member-collective to replace the errant one.<br />
<br />
== standing committee autonomy ==<br />
8/26 PROPOSAL: standing committees that are empowered to make any decisions autonomously should have a clearly defined scope for their responsibilities and operational leeway by October 1st, containing at minimum these 4 parameters: 1) what the group is tasked with, 2) what the group is empowered to do autonomously, 3) what the group is not empowered to do autonomously, 4) how the group cooperates functionally with other OOC organs<br />
<br />
== "preparing to be open" ==<br />
http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Preparing_To_Be_Open<br />
<br />
=== La Commune lockability ===<br />
PROPOSAL : LOCKING LA COMMUNE<br />
submitted by La Commune, 9/2/2014<br />
<br />
La Commune is committed to working with the Omni to provide maximum access to our space. As a retail business, however, our insurance, consignment arrangements, and vendor relationships will require us to close and lock the bookstore / cafe. This proposal outlines a plan that will balance La Commune's needs with those of the Omni as a whole.<br />
<br />
Once we are officially open for business, La Commune will be open for regular hours, presently envisioned as 10am to 6pm, seven days a week. Outside of these hours the cafe will be locked. Access to the other areas of the Omni will be available through the ballroom doors on Shattuck Avenue and the side door on 48th Street.<br />
<br />
In order to meet egress requirements for the Omni fire permit, La Commune will install panic bars on four doors: the front double doors at 48th & Shattuck, the double doors from the ballroom, the doors from the basement, and the doorway to the back hallway (we will also install a door here). As appropriate, we will also add a panic bar to the doorways to the upstairs. These bars will sound an alarm if anyone opens the door. With this equipment, the cafe space can be rendered secure while still providing egress in case of emergency.<br />
<br />
La Commune is excited to be the front door of the Omni, and we are committed to working with other collectives and with the Omni as a whole towards solutions that meet all of our needs. We need to be able to lock up our business, but we want to work with everyone else to make sure that we can do this in the best possible way.<br />
<br />
Question: How will we provide access to the ADA bathroom in the Cafe during after-hour events?<br />
<br />
Note: Other proposals / ideas are also being prepared that might fit the needs of the Cafe & the Omni.<br />
<br />
=== defining purpose of consensus blocks ===<br />
* AUG 19 proposal by Governance Working Group<br />
* Blocking is only to be considered in the case that a delegate believes that the proposal violates the mission of the Omni Oakland Commons or their collective's mission.<br />
* In the case that a delegate does not want to consent nor block a proposal, abstentions are allowed. Delegates can also request that the facilitator allow more time for discussion in order to reach consensus on any given item.<br />
* Governance will work with Sarah Larsen to incorporate general information on building consensus into the facilitation trainings in Sept.<br />
<br />
== Defining tenancy ==<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee<br />
* Tenants are defined as those groups renting space from the Omni who choose not to participate in the collective of collectives (i.e., attending delegate meetings, participating in working groups, etc.). <br />
* Tenants must agree to the Omni's safer space and conflict resolution policies, statement of solidarity, and all pertinent decisions made by the collective of collectives. Tenants will not have voting rights at the weekly delegates' meetings.<br />
* All tenants will sign a 6 month sub-lease with the OOC.<br />
<br />
== Tenancy cap ==<br />
* 09/02 Proposal from Governance Committee<br />
* In order for there to be an active core of member groups participating in the OOC, the ratio of tenants to member collectives should not exceed 30% tenants to 70% member groups.(%What? Space? Ah Income!)<br />
<br />
== Ballroom WG Report back ==<br />
We formed a group! It's on the Wiki. <br />
*PROPOSAL : To prioritize renting the ballroom as a way to bolster our working capital and get out of deficit. This means through the end of this year we will seek out and, at times, need to prioritize money making events over free events. <br />
*PROPOSAL : In order to manage the schedule, we request that instead of directly scheduling your event, that you instead go through the Ballroom WG so that we avoid double booking etc. Jeremy D. will have that Ballroom WG email shortly and will email the logistics list with it. <br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL : RAISING A FLAG<br />
<br />
We propose that the Omni raises a flag from the main tower of the Omni, over the 48th & Shattuck entrance. It could be a red flag. Or it could say "Omni". Whatever the collective decides. Perhaps it could be the Omni logo?<br />
<br />
<br />
==PROPOSAL: Let's only meet every OTHER Thursday!==<br />
* yar's counterproposal: let's all do more work throughout the week so there's less to say at meetings<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>ALhttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/08/14_Weekly_Delegates_Meeting&diff=2053Event:2014/08/14 Weekly Delegates Meeting2014-10-27T14:19:08Z<p>AL: /* Insurance */ Categorized</p>
<hr />
<div>* Facilitator: Sarah L<br />
* Stack: Kevin<br />
* Notes: Everyone!<br />
* In attendance: Sarah (BAPS), Lara (BAPS), Oscar, Scott (BAPS), Stephen (BAPS), Jim (FNB), Andrew (Backspace), Donna, Anthony, Margit (OMNIdance), Sarah (OMNIdance), Niki (BAPS/La Commune), David K (BAPS), Elizabeth (OMNIdance), Maryanna (OMNIdance), Judy (TIL), Kevin, Steve (La Commune), Pam (La Commune), Owen (La Commune), Matt (BAPS), Athena (Backspace), Joel (TIL), Alan, Ahnon (CCL)<br />
* Delegates: Scott, Emji, Andrew, Sarah, Steve, Yar, Helen, Ahnon, (Quorum!!)<br />
* Quorum: <br />
<br />
==new groups / event proposals== <br />
<br />
===Red Light Legal===<br />
* They have withdrawn their application, are no longer considering Omni membership<br />
<br />
===New Revelation Community Church===<br />
* Would like to potentially use the space for congregation meetings<br />
* What is some of the work you do?<br />
** Does food giveaways, other outreach 'Mental Health / First Aid to LGBT'+<br />
* ~50 size congregation; ~20 organizers<br />
* Not affiliated with any denomination <br />
* Collaborative model: ? anyone get that<br />
* Would like to use ballroom and / or smaller space (like the basement) perhaps once weekly<br />
* Don't have to be Christian to participate in services<br />
* Do you want to join the collective or be a tenant?<br />
** Would like to first identify whether or not it's a good fit before making a long term commitment<br />
* Sounds like you're doing really exciting work and your project would bring something really unique to our collective. Excited and heartened to hear of your interest in the Omni<br />
<br />
=== Rise Above (new group application) ===<br />
* is still very interested - Gabriela is on vacation til the 17th I believe (so not present) - David K. is in communication with her. <br />
<br />
=== Omni Oakland Kitchen === <br />
* Proposal: That the basement kitchen technically be an official, separate subtenant of OOC, and also either its own LLC, Unincorporated Association (UA), or 501c3 as recommended by Jesse. <br />
* I realized on my way into the Health dept that the basement kitchen needs its own subtenancy in terms of protecting both OOC and itself from liability -- independent of kitchen users like FNB, the Cafe, or any other commercial kitchen users. In order for the cafe to be up and running soon and certified by Health, the kitchen area must be treated as its own separate discrete area / entity unrelated to the Cafe. Furthermore the plan of potentially renting out the kitchen / prep space / food storage to say Phat Beets or other users in order to pay for itself, is really its own discrete workload/overhead and should be recognized as such. The Kitchen is an F1 Moderate Hazard area and the risk of hurting oneself is relatively higher in there - it needs its own limited liability. Put this to a vote. <br />
* DK and Niki spoke w/Jen Angel about this very thing. We could make the kitchen available for people doing cottage kitchen catering. The downside w/the proposal is that we need to find people who are willing to do that work<br />
* Being optimistic, I don't think we'll have trouble finding people to take this on<br />
* I was envisioning the kitchen as common space how will it differ from the other common spaces?<br />
* From a liability perspective, there's an upside from having a separate organization overseeing the kitchen. There's less risk in other spaces like the ballroom.<br />
* The rehab is going to be expensive. We need to either route Omni money towards that or bring someone in who is willing to make that investment<br />
* Asa suggested a friend Nicole to help w/managing the kitchen<br />
<br />
==Misc Proposals==<br />
<br />
===all groups reviewed in 6 months===<br />
* All Groups Must Resubmit their Project to Omni Collective after 6 Months in the Space<br />
* For the first six months, all projects will participate in the Omni collective on a trial basis. At six months, each group must re-submit its project to the collective for full membership to Omni. This will allow each project to demonstrate its participation in the Omni community, that it engages in the dialogue and decision making of the collective, that it pays its bills, that its values in practice line up with the Omni's founding vision, and that it is using the space in a way that has a positive impact on the collective and the larger community.<br />
* Maybe add this line: During this trial period the project would have the same voting/delegate rights as any other collective.<br />
<br />
''^^ not throughly discussed at this meeting ^^''<br />
<br />
=== agenda fasttrack ===<br />
* That Agenda items submitted in writing by Weds 12AM to be tackled first thing after initial newcomer/vistor speaking time, and all items brought up at the meeting itself be given secondary priority (barring an emergency) ==<br />
* To ensure fairness and help dilate communicative channels across member groups, I (DK) propose that all agenda items that are submitted by midnight the day before OOC meeting are privilaged before items brought up at the meeting. This will ensure that those who care deeply about a given agenda item but do know if it will be discussed, will be sure to have adequate opportunity to engage with the meeting. I propose we vote on this at the meeting, and that submitting agenda items in advance is strongly encouraged. <br />
<br />
''^^ not really discussed. was overshadowed by David Brazil's longer proposal below. ^^''<br />
<br />
=== teakettles ===<br />
* Proposal: For upstairs kitchen safety, no more stovetop teakettles? Only electric water boilers that automatically turn off ===<br />
* kettles that were left unattended and boiled dry several times<br />
<br />
''did we vote on this?''<br />
<br />
=== gas detectors ===<br />
* Proposal: For DOWNSTAIRS kitchen safety, now that gas is on and stove is being experimented with, procure a natural gas & carbon monoxide detector ===<br />
* passed<br />
<br />
=== rat zapper ===<br />
* Proposal: Procure a 'Rat Zapper' for humane-ish pest control (~$50)<br />
* passed<br />
<br />
===ban reciprocity===<br />
<br />
"If the Omni Oakland Collective (or any of its member collectives) bans or suspends a person from their space for reasons of safety, that person is immediately and automatically banned from the entire premises of the Omni Oakland Collective, including all on-premise areas of its member collectives, groups, tenants, subtenants, and common areas. All such bans are provisional until considered by the omni delegates at the soonest available meeting time. Banned people may seek mediation, conflict resolution, and to have their voice heard by the delegates."<br />
<br />
''^^ not discussed at this meeting ^^''<br />
<br />
==Finances==<br />
* Where we are at - <br />
* how much 'rent'/reserve has been pledged for August, <br />
* recent donations<br />
* recent no-interest loans <br />
<br />
=== lawyer bills ===<br />
* Proposal: We begin to pay Jesse back on his last/outstanding bill (of ~$4K) at least $500/mo, with the first installment to start next month<br />
* Consensus minus one - blocked by Ahnon from CCL. DOES NOT PASS<br />
<br />
=== pay David back ===<br />
Proposal: Pay David K. back for his currently submitted & outstanding invoices related to the building ===<br />
* The majority of these have already been documented & posted to the logistics list with invoice and receipts<br />
* $42.27 2014-07-19 Padlock keyed to front door key (reusable/rekeyable) currently on Ticket Booth room<br />
* $50.00 2014-07-25 for yellow standing ladder, folding chairs, & PA speakers <br />
* $ 4.00 2014-07-25 Bridge toll to pick up Standing ladder, folding chairs, & PA speakers (for $50)<br />
* $28.31 2014-07-25 for Rikki, J.C. & DK lunch for day of debris removal & ladder pick-up (John to pay OOC back for 1/2)<br />
* $ 5.00 2014-07-25 tip, for lunch above (unreceipted) (John will pay OOC back for 1/2 of this)<br />
* $49.66 2014-08-03 Home Depot supplies for OOC (casters, hinges, hasp, combo lock for doors / tool storage corral)<br />
* $49.05 2014-08-07 Quality bike pump for bike area, for OOC (basic safety / biking home late at night issue)<br />
* $63.46 2014-08-12 Construction supplies from Home Depot (my part; steve orth is owed $110.00): drywall, sandpaper etc<br />
* Total due to DK: $291.75<br />
* Please vote on this and approve. There are few more receipts I need to scan (from Planning dept, etc) but this is most of them. Thank you! <br />
<br />
''^^ not discussed ^^''<br />
<br />
===CASp Report (ADA)===<br />
* We need $2500 for a CASp inspection - this is VERY important for long-term ADA compliance and short-term accessibility of our public events. It is of great social impact for people in wheelchairs to be able to attend our upcoming events, and also will close a huge legal liability (people could rightfully sue for being excluded). Inspector can come Wednesday August 20th. This is important for any area where the 'public' will be allowed.<br />
* We cannot responsibly make any ADA improvements until this CASp inspection. The cafe/bookstore can also not open without ADA improvements to the bathroom in the bar-room area. It is doubtful that the ONL and CR events could happen without this inspection. Propose that we authorize this at this meeting. <br />
** Would collectives split the cost our would the money come directly out of the OOC account?<br />
** Let's authorize to pay for this and figure out how to divvy it up later (work on it at next Finance Meeting)<br />
** Can groups not contributing financially contribute in other ways (Let's propose something in Legal / Governance)<br />
* Consensus minus one - blocked by Ahnon from CCL. Does not pass.<br />
* David B. will pay out of pocket for now.<br />
<br />
=== scissor lift ===<br />
* Cost: ~$500/mo. rental. Needed most importantly for improvements prior to ONL 9/6 & CR events. Can be used over the building but especially the ballroom and cafe to make changes necessary for Fire code compliance. <br />
* Sudo / CCL: install ventilation/ducting, electrical conduit, repaint & fixes / hole patches etc to upper walls<br />
* Ballroom: remove or replace ceiling tiles, fix minor electrical & lighting, service exhaust fans, painting <br />
* Cafe: remove dropped ceiling, run new conduit for lighting, new paint<br />
* South exterior wall: caulk/fix or replace damaged siding, exterior painting if we can/want<br />
* East exterior wall: remove billboard / soundproof covering over balcony ballroom windows, paint/fix up windows<br />
* Etc., etc<br />
* This proposal has already been brought forward in previous meetings. VOTE ON THIS PROPOSAL.<br />
* Consensus minus one - blocked by Ahnon from CCL. DOES NOT PASS<br />
<br />
==Permits==<br />
===groups should submit theirs===<br />
* Proposal: All member groups of OOC submit copies of all permits and licenses pursued to the OOC so that OOC can ensure legality and compliance with the law, lease, insurance, etc.<br />
* This includes all: <br />
** Land Use permits (Conditional Use Permits/CUPs, etc)<br />
** Business Licenses (liquor license, seller's license, etc)<br />
** Building Permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) <br />
<br />
''not discussed''<br />
<br />
===building changes===<br />
* Proposal: That all proposed changes, improvements or removal to the the building structure or even all large in-place fixtures be announced to the OOC via email and in OOC meetings prior to acting on those plans, to ensure that all extant use permits and occupany types remain compliant / uncaffected.<br />
* Examples: <br />
** Removing or improving the walk-in, installing floor sinks, etc. <br />
** Installing a sink in CCL, running plumbing to it<br />
** Running new electrical around Sudo/CCL<br />
** Installing new grease traps in the basement kitchen<br />
* Note that engaging in such work already requires: <br />
** if a professional contractor is used, that the contractor is pre-approved by the landlord<br />
** when applicable, plans submitted to landlord<br />
** Landlord notified in writing in advance of major work, etc.. (these being terms of the lease..)<br />
<br />
''not discussed''<br />
<br />
===litter===<br />
* Proposal: That litter is picked up and cleared every day outside Omni as litter DOES affect our permits/applications. It can be easily documented by neighbors as arguments against permits, but also easily addressed, so we need to.<br />
* Shifts/responsibility for litter pickup TBD. Litter is a real argument against use permits and has cited against Omni several times in the past, during its previous incarnations. <br />
<br />
''not discussed''<br />
<br />
===misc===<br />
* Health inspection reportback (from today) - bar-room, walkin, basement kitchen<br />
* Improvements: Initial efforts should focus on 'public' areas of Ballroom & bar-room <br />
* Effective deadline for Fire compliance & hopefully ADA for the above areas specifically is 9/6 (date of ONL event with mayoral candidates)<br />
* Expediter: Heads' up - we do need to secure a permit expediter through Kenny (permit lawyer). Cost TBD<br />
* Parking: <br />
** We need to make contact with this guy Mark who owns the Frazee Paints lot/building re: parking<br />
** We need to make an overall plan for parking - also talk to pedicab person, set bike parking, etc<br />
<br />
''nothing discussed''<br />
<br />
==Facilitation==<br />
<br />
===improving it===<br />
PROPOSAL : IMPROVING OUR MEETINGS & FACILITATION<br />
* The Omni depends on efficient weekly meetings to make timely decisions, admit new collectives, and discuss emerging issues. In the spirit of continually improving our collective processes, we would like to advance the following proposal to improve our meetings and facilitation.<br />
* First we propose a standard process for our meetings & a standard order of activities.<br />
* Our meetings will be held every Thursday, 7PM to 9PM, in the basement of the Omni. These meetings will be prompt and punctual -- they will begin at 7PM sharp & end at 9PM sharp, unless we have passed a consensus vote to extend the meeting. We will begin the meeting no matter how many people have gathered. All delegates are requested to be on time. Punctuality respects everyone's time.<br />
* All delegates are requested to review the week's agenda here in advance of the meeting: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Each delegate should come prepared to vote on the issues at stake in the agenda items, so that we can move through the agenda efficiently.<br />
* Speakers are requested to keep their remarks relevant & as concise as possible -- for presentations under five minutes, for responses and questions under a minute.<br />
* Each meeting will have seven officers : the agenda shepherd, preparer of space, facilitator, notetaker, timekeeper, stacktaker, & vibe reader. The agenda shepherd organizes the agenda before Wednesday night, the preparer arrives 15 minutes early to set up the space for the meeting, the facilitator keeps the flow of conversation, moves along the meeting, and calls votes. The notetaker is the primary transcriber of minutes on to the riseup pad. The timekeeper apprises the facilitator of elapsed time. The stacktaker takes note of who wishes to speak and recognizes them in order. The vibe reader attends to the emotional atmosphere of the room and intervenes as necessary.<br />
* The facilitator shall be designated in advance of the meeting, and shall select the other four officers from attendees of the meeting.<br />
* It is crucial to keep rigorous stack, and to remember to attend to protocols of speaking in these very large meetings.<br />
* The order of the meeting shall be as follows :<br />
** facilitator calls the meeting to order<br />
** facilitator designates other officers<br />
** facilitator commences names go-round -- introductions & organizational affiliation<br />
** facilitator asks for formal recognition of delegates [rise, say name & group name] & declares quorum (or lack of quorum)<br />
** facilitator gives a brief introduction to the omni & the weekly meeting structure & may elect to call for a convening gesture (collective breath or the like).<br />
** facilitator reviews hand signals : raising hand to speak, double-hand motion for direct response (meaning factual reply to questions & important missing information, not opinion however urgent), finger triangle for point of process (problems in stack, etc.)<br />
** facilitator & group examine the written agenda as found here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
** call for any additional agenda items & sort the agenda according to priority of items<br />
** facilitator designates in advance the time allotted for each agenda item<br />
** the meeting proceeds through the agenda, with an option to motion to extend conversation on any particular item, or on the meeting as a whole<br />
** the last ten minutes of the meeting are reserved for setting the agenda for the following week's meeting & for agreeing on ACTION ITEMS that are the take-away responsibilities of collectives and individuals from the meeting.<br />
* Sara Larsen will lead two facilitation training meetings, Wednesday September 10 & 24, at 7PM. We request that at least two members from each collective sign up to attend one of these meetings. The members thus trained will form the core of facilitators over the next six months and will model facilitation for the rest of the Omni, at which time we can generalize the labor of facilitating.<br />
* Let's tighten up our game, get through our agendas, make strong decisions, actively align with one another and keep on building the Omni together !<br />
<br />
* Friendly amendment: Make proposal in writing 4 days in advance.<br />
<br />
''received well but not voted on''<br />
<br />
===delegate "rsvps"===<br />
* Proposal: Advance selection & announcement of Delegates attending meetings<br />
* Each group endeavor to list in advance their delegates' name (or 'nym) slated to attend the OOC meeting into the riseup pad agenda, prior to the next meeting. This will eliminate confusion within groups about who is functioning as a delegate, and also clarify for others who the Delegates are. <br />
<br />
''not discussed much''<br />
<br />
== Board Secretary ==<br />
<br />
''not discussed''<br />
<br />
== Collective reponsibility: Populating Working Groups==<br />
<br />
''not discussed''<br />
<br />
== Voting Proposals == <br />
<br />
=== modified consensus ===<br />
# All decisions about the building are made through consensus, except when specified.<br />
# When a decision needs to be made to secure the building, then a majority vote may be used to make the decision. The majority must be three-fourths of all voting members. These decisions include: <br />
## Paying rent, utilities, and other liabilities of the collective<br />
## Submitting legal documentation <br />
## Suspensions and bans<br />
# Each collective may choose to use a delegate or distributed delegates to count as a single vote at the main meetings. Distributed delegates allows all members of collectives to make amendments or block proposals at main meeting.<br />
# Consensus formed through absence of clarifying questions and blocks. Removes necessity to identify a delegate. The member(s) of the collective needs to be represent the consent of the collective. Quorum still needed to make a decision.<br />
# The meetings are to give priority to updates from working groups and collectives.<br />
<br />
''alluded to but not discussed.''<br />
<br />
=== Proposal for new meeting format (Jenny) ===<br />
<br />
''nothing here''<br />
<br />
=== alternate modified consensus ===<br />
* All votes called by the Delegate Council are subject to two rounds of voting. The first round passes by full consensus. If after friendly amendments and conversation full consensus cannot be achieved, the vote moves to a second round which passes by 2/3 majority. If this second vote fails to pass, the vote does not carry.<br />
* This amendment to our full consensus voting procedures is proposed in light of advice from radical comrades and colleagues who have seen groups and projects torn apart by bad-faith exploitation of full consensus voting. Our group's aim and aspiration will always be full consensus, and we will always work to make sure all voices are heard. In all of our work and decisionmaking together, let us always be guided by fairness, kindness, and justice.<br />
<br />
''4 weeks running. alluded to but not discussed.''<br />
<br />
==Insurance==<br />
* Insurance setup modified: Now will be paying just $1200/yr for OOC liabibility and no doubled building/fire coverage which competes with John's own building/fire insurance. (Was ~$7400/yr). IE OOC used to have NNN insurance and liability, now we just have straight Tenant liability insuring OOC-specific property to $10K (does not include subtenant property insurance - this is just OOC stuff like chairs, projectors, etc). <br />
* In light of this change the Lease needs to be modified to explictly ensure that building/fire insurance payouts to John (due to any future building damage) explicitly goes to fixing the building and not simply into his pocket. Also make sure that we are protected by the subrogation waiver, since we are responsible for the state of the building as per NNN lease, but cannot insure for it in our name. A problem in the lease DK/we are working on. <br />
* Still need to get our D&O insurance from Brignole & Ghiri. Traci never sent us the COI for that.<br />
<br />
''not discussed.''<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Delegates Meeting]]</div>AL