Meeting 2026-07-26
Meetings are conducted according to MIBS_Rules.
Approve Minutes
No objections to last month’s minutes
Consensus Agenda
Nothing on the agenda
Member Reports
Board Reports
President's Report
Nothing to report except in New Business
Treasurer's Report
We’re doing decent this month; we’re closing the gap and are only short $75 this month; dues largely stayed the same this month; had to make a $9 adjustment to May due to Stripe reports.
Secretary's Report
Nothing to report except in Member Reports
Directors-at-Large's Report
Nothing to report
Member and Project Reports
Robert: Robert is speaking at DEF CON and HOPE in August; details will be posted in the Discord. He also has something planned for the Hack Manhattan table at HOPE. Citybadger: Citybadger is going to rebuild the main router with Jay; there’s a plethora of issues and security problems with it. He will try his best to preserve everything if at all possible. He has rebuilt the WiFi router but wants to continue fixing everything up.
Old Business
No old business.
New Business
- 3D printer updates: someone wrecked the plastic shredder, and someone printed something and used an entire spool’s worth of filament. No donation was recorded via Venmo. Additionally, the printer has been jammed by using non-standard PLA filament.
The 3D printers are a public service, and anything that damages them prevents others from being able to use them. We should adhere to using standard PLA colors, and not use odd colors (e.g. transparent, glow-in-the-dark). We should also be more accountable on who is printing and when, and what settings are used. We can tackle this in two parts: a) build a 3D print shelf and make it accessible to members only, b) create a system that accounts for every print job and ties it back to a member in good standing. We can also encourage a baseline of donations for filament costs.
- HOPE is coming up on August 14th to August 16th and Hannah has two options:
a) We should host a lobbycon, with food and drink, and let attendees come by to visit the space. Hannah would like to allot $200 for buying shelf-stable snacks for the event. (unanimous yes) b) We need to restock the T-shirts; Hannah is willing to make them via screen printing instead of vinyl cutting and needs $150 worth of shirts for supplies; we can get a better deal if we buy shirts in bulk; Hannah is willing to front $500 worth of shirts for this. Currently we are out of most sizes.
- For HOPE, we’re getting one badge for the village, but we can rotate shifts as needed to be at both the space and the village.
- Jay: 3 weeks ago, citybadger made a Costco order for paper towels but no toilet paper; Jay has purchased toilet paper and we are down to 1 roll. We should make sure no one is taking rolls home with them.
- Reimbursement policy: Anything under $50 that is relevant to the space, the board can do a vote to reimburse for it.
- Hack Manhattan is turning 15 in September! We need to plan an event!
Sponsored Members Induction
New members: welcome David and Curtis! We have two people in for vote.
Meeting Meta
- Members in Attendance: Robert, Jay, Hannah, Amanda, Boost, David, Chris F, Robin M, Ed, citybadger, Grant, Curtis (digglesby), Mehir, Chris M
- Visitors: none
- Called to order at 19:35 by Hannah.
- The meeting was adjourned at 20:05 by Hannah.
- Minutes taken and submitted by Robert.
