Event:2017/09/25 Basement Kitchen Meeting

Omni Commons Kitchen Fundraising Meeting - Monday, Sep 25, 2017 @ 7pm

attendees

• robb, toan, sierk, anka, jenny, gerald, laura, phil, joe, dk

grant opportunities

• laura: fnb, phat beets, & liblens are all 501c3s / projects of 501c3s. different grant collaborations possible, multiple grants could cover the costs. came up with maybe 6 or 7 potential grants. would like help writing the grants. need to look at the 'sell' for each grant and how to portray the collaboration
  • gerald: cites 'the revolution will not be funded' re: nonprofit industrial complex. ensure no funds go to individuals, and also that some percentage of any grants received goes to the omni. fight against alienation, keep things egalitarian wrt participation.
• joe: different grants for different parts of the kitchen?
  • laura: based on what they want to fund..
    • jenny: for CAST grant, had a specific $40K line item budget, but also included the larger budget
• laura: need someone from each group to be grant-writing contact
  • jenny: can reach out to helen from fnb about that
• dk: discretionary year-end grants from Rainin Foundation... informal process, reach out to their board. East Bay Community Foundation has $10K grants available, talked omni up a lot. think they would be receptive. Health Dept worksheets for info.

video

• robb got some video clips from Waffles & Zapatismo as well as Fermentation Station. BAAM footage not taken as was a general meeting format.
• current length is 3:24
• gerald: don't let rerecord of audio slow us down - if we can do it with 1 is ok, 2 is ok..
• phil: get clips of greg doing sunday meal.. wow..
• joe: maybe put the pitch at the beginning, or the middle
• phil: tempo seems a little fast, too much going by too quickly
• robb: will look into a teleprompter app

black spots

• "Well as good fortune had it...
• Radically Sharing Temescal image - someone standing & talking here, or walking inside the building
• "We are a group of 10 collectives..." change to CCL, Chiapas, Phat Beets, ABDC
• "small and deteriorated kitchen in the omni" - have someone sitting in the kitchen talking about it
• "the mission of the omni can be fulfilled in many new ways with a modern, commercial kitchen on site" - shot of the plan drawing, maybe some bills / showrooms, possibly footage of another kitchen (eg St Johns)
• "imagine how phat beets, our food justice collective, would benefit from such a kitchen..."
• "omni commons would have the greatly increased income potential of a ballroom"
• "was once filled with laughter and delicious aromas" - joe serving food out the serving window in a chef's hat

plans / budget

• Current Draft Budget: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gog9KDQb8youQp8LalMM11vquNyWAVN2v2z_LEeTVR8/edit#gid=0

from dk

"I have prices for commercial kitchen work from tamarack some of which would be very similar for what omni needs. Ie new greasetraps, boiler, stoves, sinks / appliances / fixtures, new floor & wall surfacing

• you should get quote from ricky or ALBA glass for windows
• Should also get quote for dumbwaiter to basement just careful not to overlap with the only place an elevator could go
• Can't use existing greasetraps & should determine if psl was in fact installed with backflow preventer valve or not.. not sure that was determined but omni kitchen would need.
  • That psl permit actually may be expired ie didn't have a final, chad was in hospital and I couldn't get thru to him"

timeline

• Monday October 2nd at Noon - record narration with Gerald, Joe, & Habiba
  • Joe is down, Gerald is down, Anka and Robb are down. Need to ask Habiba
• Next meeting: Wednesday October 11th @ 6pm
• Have video ready by October 15th?
• Nov 3rd for launch party? Decide once we book a music act.

action items

• put DIY EBCF grant app into Fundraising drive - jenny
• put Tamarack quotes and cut sheets and budget into Kitchen drive - david
• check in with Chad about whether backflow preventer was installed or just an inspection - jenny / david / laura
• test floor drain - gerald
• get a quote from Alba glass for windows - jenny
• add grant opps to kitchen subfolder - laura
• send more ballroom clips to anka & toan - jenny
  • TurfInc Dance Battle clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u56HiWRDYJI - jenny will ask for permission
  • need to find footage of events w/ food
• transcribe & edit narration - jenny/all
• note down where the blank spots are & what we need to fill them in - anka / toan
• ask Habiba about her availability on Oct 2nd at noon - phil
• start a google doc for the text & images of the campaign and invite folks - jenny
• get quote from Alba re: windows - robb
• collaborate / share sketches toward drawing up some plansets - joe / sierk / dk
• send photos of CompArte - jenny
• learn how to use google docs :) - gerald & joe - here's a video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBh8bMC7XEU