Event:2014/09/23 Facilitating Collectivity

15 September 2014

Details

• 7pm in the mezzanine

Attendees

• Kevin, Jenny, Stephen, Danny

Agenda

• Refine scope and vision of the working group
• Stephen Reportback: Stephen finished the form for checking in w/ collectives
• Kevin Proposal: Unaffiliated members volunteer membership of $
• Danny proposal: Member stewardship agreement
• Group proposal: We should come up with a lottery or a chore wheel for building maintenance and cleaning tasks

Proposal from Danny: Member Group Stewardship Agreement

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/158R_Y-FraAsAFttHQIJpIRnYB77STjn3pY_KWMoZOzs/edit?usp=sharing
  • Resistance to mandating work already being done by working groups
  • We already have a requirement for member-groups to populate working groups
  • We really need to emphasize working group participation
  • Concern about equivocating volunteer labor to capital

Weekly Tasks

• Trash: Goes out on Wednesday mornings (should be taken out Tuesdays)
  • Includes wrapping any excess cardboard in twine
• Bathrooms: Cleaned weekly on Thursdays
  • Scrubbing toilets
  • Replacing toilet paper and paper towels
  • Wiping down sinks and counters
• ...

Reportback on form

• Seems pretty finished!
• Fillable PDF
• Crossover w/ the Financial committee's

Kevin's Proposal

• That folks who are not formally affiliated with the OOC have an option to membership:
  • Suggested minimum contribution of $10/month
  • Participation in other forms (eg working group committment)
• What's the process for newcomers entering the doorway?
• Make finances more transparent
• 'Front Desk' needs - we should have a conversation with La Commune about its intention to be an entry point for newcomers to the building

Action Items

• Get answers to member collective form from all collectives
  • Jenny: Sudo & CCL & FNB
  • Kevin: TIL & La Commune
  • Stephen: BAPS & Black Hole & CAMO
  • Danny: OMNIdance & PA & BackSpace
• Refine work distribution proposal
  • Kevin will check in w/ Niki, David, and Maryanna re: other tasks
• Refine populating working groups proposal