Event:2014/03/06 Omni Delegates Meeting

Omni Delegates meeting March 6, 2014 7pm

Check-in

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)

FACILITATOR : Niki TIMEKEEPER : David B.

Timeline

• Spokeland rep wants to know when could they expect to move in?
• Our timeline is still to have funds and clearer answers by May

Existentialism

fusing our value statements into somethings short

• fundraising message / strategy
  • do we raise money from private doners and then crowdsource publically?
  • MINIMUM TO MOVE IN : $39,000 (negotiable?)
  • MONTHLY RENT : $13,000(negotiable?)
  • DK: Provides brief recap of current situation
    • rundown of groups involved, financial picture
    • we need to decide on the financial model
  • if say, AK Press fundraises more money than anyone else, do they get more power?
  • buying a building is sexier fundraising than renting one
• RUNNING TALLY FOR RENT :

   PUBLIC SCHOOL : $1000
   CAFE :          $1000
   OMNI-TANZ :     $1200
   ONL :            $250
   SUDO ROOM :     $2000
   SCREENPRINTING : $600
   HACKER SPA :    $1500 - $2000
   SPOKELAND :     $1000
   TIL :           $1000
   
   TOTAL AT PRESENT : $9550

• bylaws to file in sacramento
  • DK: incorporating should be our first priority
  • lawyer will be available on the 13th (next thursday)
  • copy sudoroom's bylaws, especially conflict resolution
    • https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution
    • Working group to draw up draft of bylaws before next meeting: David K, Yardena, Andrew, Joel, Niki
  • no objections to legally incorporating - we all agree this is the way forward
  • Can we download boilerplate bylaws / less specificity with regards to what gets filed with the space
  • bylaws should be as limited as possible
  • or rather, we shouldn't take them seriously

other stuff

• Kazoo describes screenprinting project working with people who have been formally incarcerated

• David puts for suggestion to host Sylvia Federici event at the Omni
  • March 22nd
  • Andrew cautions against making landlord feel taken advantage of
• outreach
  • Create a one-sheet to present to people on the building / project / vision
  • Create one sheet to present to public on the project: Niki, Sarah, Kazoo, Joel
  • domain name for web presence
• Bill from lawyer ~$900. Will need to be paid in about a month.

Names

• Omni
• Radial Collective
• Building Bloc
• The Common(s)

Set up a poll, give everyone access

approve process document

• https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni/Structure_statement
• we should implement the schedule aspect more
  • in particular, have a big open meeting where the public is invited