Meeting 2025-04-30

Meetings are conducted according to MIBS_Rules.

Member Reports

Board Reports

President's Report

• Thanks to Hannah for dealing with the landlord

Treasurer's Report

• Making progress on taxes
• Income numbers from last month are weird because there's a large lump sum dues payment from one member
• Our bank account has ~$29,000
• We are in the red this month. Seems like this is a result of people having left the space as a result of the Luna drama. Let's have an open and fun space people want to join!
• utilities went up between January and March. March numbers are from January, January numbers are from October. The way the billing period works, a 2 month delay is added. This corresponds with the months the HVAC was broken and we had to use the space heaters.
• We've had an increase in class income

Secretary's Report

• The landlord is fixing the roof leak and intercom camera

Directors-at-Large's Report

• No report.

Member and Project Reports

• Ed is running the lockpicking village at BSides NYC! He wants Hack to buy more locks and picks before the conference. We decided to wait until August or September. Ed is also running out of locks and picks for weekly classes
• Amanda wants to host a bad games tournament

New Business

Additional storage rental

(pulled out of consensus agenda)

   Allow members to rent additional storage, solely in the current member box format, at the rate of $10 per month per box, minimum purchase quantity of one year. Box rentals are not refundable, but may be gifted or sublet. There is no discount on normal membership for not having a box, nor does any "starving hacker" discount or other membership discount apply to additional boxes.

$10/mo because that’s roughly enough to cover rent if we tiled all available wall space with member storage boxes.

1 year minimum because it’s not worth the hassle of accounting for otherwise.

This is a good idea because it gives people who want to leave more of their stuff in the space a sanctioned and fair option, instead of the status quo of stashing it somewhere or just having an overflowing bin.

1 year of storage rental at $150/yr: passed 9-0

Sponsored Members Induction

For each prospective member, please confirm no later than Thursday before the meeting:

• Has the member visited 3 times at the regular Tuesday and Thursday open nights?
• Has the member received the briefing? When, and who was the briefer?
• Has the member's bio and photo been circulated on the members list? (not just Discord)

Welcome, Robert and Sirocyl!

Meeting Meta

• Members in Attendance: Alex, Robert, Hannah, Audrey, Sirocyl, Dallon, Jay, Robin W, Peter, Amanda, Shaina, Ed, Ellen, Clyde, Nick
• Visitors: James J, Renee
• Called to order at 19:35 by Robin.
• The meeting was adjourned at 20:12 by Robin.
• Minutes taken and submitted by Hannah.