Event:2023/02/19 Building

Omni Building Working Group meeting - February 19, 2023

Attendance:

Silver Yar Andy Ruby Dan Iara

Introductions: This meeting is to get things rolling.

Yar: A long time contributor seeking balance and boundaries.

Andy: Excited to contribute to the organization, and interested in building processes that allow for comfortable, bounded contributions and productive outcomes.

Ruby: Looking to help with building projects

Dan: Known the space a long time and looking to come back to it. A plumber looking to help and support. Lives in San Francisco.

Iara: Knows the place through events and looking to get more involved. Some experience in plumbing. A DIYer.

Andrew explains his impression from being a member of Sudo Room.

Silver: Main communication channels are Slack and email working group.

Harvin arrived.

Toured the building reviewing tasks. Ruby took notes (to be added separately)

Wrapping up:

Andy: Proposed making the third Sunday of each month at 3 PM our standard meeting time

Adopted

Andy: Suggested establishing a process for getting consent for irreversable action: Get buy-in from one person, and announce it on Slack and/or email and give folks 72 hours of notice in which to ask questions or suggest alternative approach.

Concluded, 1639.

Addendum: Project list

   •     names on doors 
   •     Two upstairs office spaces - Chiapas community support groups 
   •     Global women’s strike + Chiapas support community - room has current BAD rat problem - where the base board is missing, which is everywhere in here, that’s where they’re coming in - Harvin has offered to help with this issue 
   •     Roof - white stuff helps with leaks, skylights needed - whole roof needs to get redone, completely - currently there’s water pooling in lots of areas 
   •     Scammed for windows -10k - old skylights were removed, currently covered in plywood, glass windows must be removed because they’re not the right size 
   •     New internet connection! 
   •     The biggest roof problem, should drain, but roof has dropped so more water pools near the edge - this is above the meeting area 
   •     There is a plan to drill a hole into the building to let the water drain, at least - Jake is in charge of this project, might work on it Tuesday 
   •     On  48th st side of roof, or northeast corner - water falls off roof and pools onto the sidewalk, not great but it’s a low priority issue
   •     We should really put sandbags on the ladder to the roof to add security 
   •     Always remember to close the hatch to the roof -sign 
   •     Laminated version of the sign on the ladder 
   •     Cockroach infested small kitchen upstairs - later convo 
   •     Little holes everywhere that let in miss and rodents 
   •     Dan has offered to fix the clog in the shower up here 
   •     Stairs are noisy, Harvin has offered to fix them, plus the holes, and replace base boards  
   •     Downstairs, at the free store - everything is un level - stuff needs to be taken out to work on the floor - idea is to cover in concrete and be level with the drains - we want the smoothest concrete possible 
   •     Bathroom downstairs does not quite flush right - vintage issue? - only one toilet fit, the smallest they could find - Dan the plumber has not seen a toilet like that - maybe get a new one, but why did we need to  get such a short one? 
   •     Bathroom by the pseudo group - clear it out, make it a usable bathroom 
   •     Talk to Jake about electric outlet by pseudo room 
   •     Maker room - laser cutter, ladder fits under stage in the ballroom, at a diagonal, air blower at the window 
   •     The south west basement - light fixture does not work - hopefully we will have the stuff gone soon - also there’s an electric area that needs refinishing as well, it has gravel and soil? Has a rat tunnel - should be done, maybe with concrete? 
   •     If you want to make a permanent adjustment to the building How many people are in the working group - endorsing 
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   • we would like a way for people to submit issues that the building has