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?

front door

• 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

meeting times

• 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.

solar

• we can get free panels from sun-gevity if we own it
• pay em off in birthday parties

fire

• 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

wheelchair bathroom

• 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?

rats

• 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

assignments

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

• patrik's doing ccl
• rob can do sudo
• yar can do part of the basement, but is only here a few nights a week

messes

• 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

movies

• film screening / projectors need a permit
• not for copyright but for a public assembly space
• we can tack it onto the wall permit
• it's on pulleys attached to ceiling joists above the stage
• we have a structural engineer (peter) who'll draw it up & sign it off