Event:2015/11/23 Building

Omni Building WG Meeting Monday November 23, 2015

wall

ed ordered caulk, it's in the mail
- most caulking is done, need to do it above the stairs mostly
there's still quiet rock back there
after caulking, we need an inspection
- they want to see the caulk and the electrical
- front door also needs inspection
then we get the bookshelves up
maybe dimmer on the mezzanine lights?

also needs inspection, maybe at the same time
did the plans include a kicker? joe can't find them. they were somewhere in storage
ada & casp want a 32" opening, but the electric strike sticks out into it
did our permit expire? it's been more than 6 months. joe will call and ask

we should set a regular time again
this week we did fundraising 5-6:30, building 6:30-7. don't need a full hour
yar will tell the lists that that's what we're doing next week
actually let's do just rodents 6:30-7 so patrik can make that. then rest of building wg at 7.

we need 4 panic bars
fire alarms & smoke detectors at every exit sign. new info...
lighting on the red stage
- rob: maybe. instead of running a whole circuit, maybe you could put a map on the wall
rob is fwding our evacuation plans to firelady
- stephanie our fire consultant - yes that's actually written on her business card. FIRE LADY
let's ask people for money
urban ore?
anarchristmas

maybe we could have a motion sensing light instead of needing a lightswitch?
but we should really work on the lightswitch before closing up the wall
a motion sensor would be great for accessibility
still can't have the rear bar until we close that other wall. makes sense to close both walls in one job
where'd that glue go?

patrik brought little mousey guillotines and an electrocution chamber
he's catching mice every day
rats are getting smarter
they haven't been doing any experiments because of rodents
need teams for: patching holes, setting & checking tracks, and eliminating attractors (food left out)
trash bins are overfilling - tuesday FNB has been taking it out
- yar still wishes we could keep them on the street
- easement issues, but we could try building a small fence around it. see how it goes.
- patrik's not convinced it would keep things cleaner
- maybe john won't like it. wait until we own it
basement pantry - go around with flashing? right now they're breeding inside but first thing to do is close the outside
- rob: they're digging a hole under the tree and coming into the wall
next ratpack meeting? patrik will make a doodle poll
rob's incentive - whoever catches a rat, gets a beer
dead rats go in the green bin
joe heard if you're commercial you have to subscribe to these "green" poison traps or something. maybe it saves birds but not raccoons.
- but skunks are very brazen
something stinks under the steps to the server area
phat beets are leaving onions & garlic out, but they're probably still peeing on it. patrik wouldn't trust eating it
yar made https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/rodents

patrik would like a map of who's assigned to monitor what areas for rats

patrik: should we ban people for leaving messes? that's just as much a welfare/community issue. even someone who drops off free food donation and just leaves it in a bin.
yar: maybe first step is articulating clear expectations...
joe: maybe signs and a workshop
- separate trash
- judith is getting colored bins from stopwaste
rob: there should be constructive criticism
who's doing dropoffs? maybe a registry
sudo & ccl have laminators. patrik can make signs