Meeting 2020-11-24

New Business

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 blabber)

Member Reports

Board Reports

President's Report

• This has been a difficult month.
• Continuing to talk to FCFL (Fat Cat Fab Lab, another Manhattan hackerspace).

Treasurer's Report

• Main obstacle with FCFL includes lease condition with Jazz club. Currently in the process of becoming an independent entity.
• If all HM members joined FCFL, it wouldn't be enough to prolong.
• Currently running at a loss of $400 a month, if we are charged.
• $12000 in cash reserve
• Deposit $7000 with the building. Segregated account.
• Building mortgage is modest, property tax is $10000
• Foreclosure scenario:
• CityBadger Report: Verbally accepted a potential offer.
• D&O insurance: potential cost ~$1000 dollars per year.

Secretary's Report

• Not present

Directors-at-Large's Report

• No report.

Member and Project Reports

Building Possibilities

• mz: Given current membership activity online, HM will not continue after end of 2021. Depends whose willing to bootstrap a new space when covid ends. Currently membership lacks the experience to start a new hackerspace.
• Peter: Why would it be better to abandon ship now and put our hope in another space?
• Tarek: Cairo makerspace experience:
• Robby: Covid is the final nail in the coffin. Multiple community problems. Dissolve HM in its current form, liquidate.
• Shway: Knowledge transfer in person is eliminated without a physical space.
• Guan: No longer a core group that's necessary to continue the space. Go to storage and save money.
• AYY: Portland OR, 2 hackerspaces, 1 lost their space and converted to ~10 core member, space reformed there, community reformation

Shway: projects

Meeting Meta

• Members in Attendance: Jay, Guan, Robby, Peter, Shway, Leee, Kario, mz, Roman, Stephen,
• Visitors: mz, Tarek, Eliza
• Called to order at 19:36 by Jay.
• The meeting was adjourned at 21:20 by Jay.
• Minutes taken and submitted by Jay.