Event:2018/02/25 Commons
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Omni Commons Commons Working Group Meeting - Sunday 25 February 2018, 2-4pm
Agenda
- Introductions (5 min)
- Regular Meeting (10 min)
- Review and approve Member Collective event procedure (10 min)
- Damage deposit and refund process in Quickbooks (10 min)
- Check overdue event invoices (10 min)
- Nick Crisis at Classy Prom (10 min)
- Card access for regular renters (5 min)
- Specifics of when you need damage deposit (5 min)
- Pending Event Requests (30 min)
- Recurring Events (5 min)
- Commons Finances (5 min)
Attendees
Joe, Julio (notetaker), Katrina (facilitator), Laura (timekeeper)
Meetings
- Prior agreement: first Thursdays at 5pm, but Maria cannot
- Agreed on second and fourth Mondays at 5pm - SUCCESS!
- Laura will follow-up with Almaz to make sure she knows
- Make it a practice to attend at least one meeting per month
- Julio to make a list of everyone's phone numbers
- Next meeting March 12/26
Review and approve Member Collective event procedure
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zzmqX0qquZIHy0Vy5M9iGi4RDE_t33pWGUD8JMgYnMo/edit?usp=sharing
- Laura read current draft
- Katrina: Should we soften the language? No. Keep "must" words
- Suggestion to move discussion to list
- Permits section
- cutoff time for amplified sound
- Laura will investigate and/or correct ambiguous time and send to commons list for feedback (before next meeting on March 12)
Damage deposit and refund process in Quickbooks
- We need a better process for deposit than people giving us a check. I.e. find a way to charge/precharge and refund.
- Motion to ask the finance working group to charge the $500 deposit and reimbursing. Simplest possible for the procedure.
- Laura will talk to Jenny about the specifics of the process
Check overdue event invoices
- Phat Beets $50 for holiday party... Julio will follow up with Asia
- Justin Gilmore .. Julio follow up
- Max Cadji .. Julio follow up with Max
- Tony Gomez (east bay young democrats) .. Almaz' event .. Julio will follow up
- Lamine DunDun classes .. Julio's event - financial hardship .. Julio will follow up
Nick Crisis at Classy Prom
- Nick was banned from the Omni. Security wanted to call police.
- Joe: We need a certain quality and quantity of security, and enforce not calling the police, or enforce/provide emergencies
- Enforce 1 security per 50 people; suggest CRC.
- Joe: review upcoming events for any that might require strict security
- Katrina to research alternatives to 911
- Julio to try to get a workshop for Alternatives for Mental Health Emergencies
- Joe to call the Event Helper to get guidance
- Katrina: Add to next meeting's agenda
Specifics of when you need damage deposit
- refer to next meeting agenda
Card access for regular renters
- Julio: there's a process for giving cards - website
- Vouch for folks https://omnicommons.org/keys/
Pending Event Requests
- Black panther party news paper exibition - Feb 11/13 - No response - DELETED
- Help launch our 100 Year Starship project - Robb said he would talk to them - Julio asked for update
- Irish dance ensemble rehearsal - Feb.24 - Julio asked Robb for update.
- Sculpting A Story: A Writer’s Workshop - Katrina contacted them, didn't hear back - deleted
- Youth Development and Food Justice Practitioners Gathering - Resend
- Veteran’s PATH 1-Day Pathfinder Event - March 18 - won't respond
- The Reparations Tour: Solidarity with the Black Power Blueprint - March 21 CSC no longer wants to co-sponsor - probably won't happen
- Spring Equinox EP Release Party - March 24 - Lynn - hasn't heard back
- Funxtaz CPLi Everything Mushroom Workshop - March 25 - Robb
- Principles of the Bhagavad Gita. - April 1 - Lynn - received contract
- ROAR Conference - April 7 - Katrina - will follow-up
- Mireya’s Quinceañera & College Fundraiser - April 14 - date available now, Julio will respond
- Performing Resilience - April-Mai - Joe - hasn't heard back
- Habesha Hackathon - April 28 -Julio will respond
- Income Inequality Workshop - April 29 - Laura will follow-up; Maria will shadow Laura
- Support Local Artists Art Show and Sale - April 29 Katrina following up
- EBMC Annual Spring Fundraiser - Katrina taking over for Laura
- Senior Prom - May 18 - Laura follow-ed up, no response. will ask again
- Palestinian Chilean Cultural Exchange Reportback Concert - June 9 - Joe send offer (Check in about security/political concerns)
- Electronic Indoor Forest - June 30 - PP:Joe, working on it
- Prom Themed Wedding Dance Party - August 4 / 18 - Laura
- 23rd Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair - Sept 15 - Laura
- Prospera Summit for Latina Entrepreneurs – 2018 - Oct 27 - Julio following up
Recurring Events
- GUST - Second Thursdays - Activist flashdancemob rehearsal (all welcome!) - $20/sesh - Jenny is PP
- Uniquely Yours Writing Workshop - expiring this month, renew contract? [julio/jenny]
Commons Finances
- January: $5,933! Great job! <3
- February thus far: $2,590 (pretty much entirely Stefan from Fusion Dance paying forward on feb & march)