2014/05/03 Omni Hackathon/Omni Membership

Omni Membership Discussion

General Consensus

• Need good access control system
• No space open w/out stewardship by a member of that collective
• Need clear signage / plan for movement through space
• Up to individual groups to decide how much / to whom access is given to dedicated space
• Schedule another walk-through of the space before June 1st
• No required over-arching Omni Membership
• Post expectations and specific rules governing different spaces
• Bring up all conflicts and incidents at the higher level
• Good signage and constant communication between groups / at Omni level are essential!

Questions

• When do we want to control access?
• Is there an Omni Membership?
  • Tiered?
• How do we share space?
  • Clear signage
  • Publicize costs
  • Access codes on members only spaces
• How do we ban members?
  • How do we support bans by other groups?
  • Can we restrict access to certain spaces but not others
• Is there space for the general public different from common omni collectives space
• Are members from individual collectives who want to help organize / administer the building are granted full access? (Minus restricted individual collective spaces)

Concerns

• Avoiding exclusivity
• Keeping people from sleeping
• Building Management
• Individual Groups must be allowed to maintain Existing Membership Structure
  • Public School Membership is Free (in direct conflict with paid membership to the space)
  • Each individual group has their own definition of "members" already (or not!)
• What do we do when people are out of control / drunk / on drugs / etc? Do we turn them out into the street?
  • Provide access to information on resources (shelters, hostels, etc.)
• How do we restrict access to certain areas?

Ideas

• General Omni Membership (free, perhaps)
  • Access to un-reserved common space
• Paid / Donation Tier Omni Membership
  • Perks?
  • Do groups donate certain access to their spaces? How would this be determined? Feels problematic / difficult to determine.
• Building / Space Access
  • Door code
  • Times of open access / Restricted hours
  • Collectives should have a member present during open access hours
  • Alliances between groups re: banning but bans are not universal necessarily.
• Common space rules / policies / guidelines
• Determine building administration / management needs
• Levels of access (layers of an onion):
  • publicly accessible space
  • only accessible to Omni people? should ther be a distiction w publicly accessible
  • Bocce ball court access controlled after hours
  • Shared lounge between CCL and sudo
  • Some open CCL lab benches for food grade work
  • Cubicle wall with unlocked but clearly labeled door
  • Greenhouse structure for dust free work
  • Small BioSafety Level 2 with a locked door