Steering Committee Meeting 2025-04-21

Steering Committee Meeting 2025-04-21

Monday, April 21, 2025

Table of Contents
  1.  Present
  2.  Agenda
  3.  Minutes

Present

Don C, John N, Harvey B, Bob F, Patrick, Alexis

Agenda

  1. Power status update
  2. Harvey CNC and Shop Update
  3. Alexis broader community engagement opportunity?

Minutes

  1. Power Status Update:
    Will we have any warning? Don will ping Mike Runde... Is there a plan?
  2. Harvey CNC and Shop Update
    Problems with CNC coolant alarms. Purchasing new flow control units. New cooling units are more sensitive.
  3. Alexis Broader Community Engagement?
    Talked to Kyle... Interested in moving forward with broader community engagement. How can we facilitate this? How might we facilitate a single shop Open House day? Shop managers would need to staff their shop to ensure there aren't people accessing other shops.

    Harvey: Why did we open in the first place?

    Alexis: Originally had a tool library, intent was to support the community Open hacks suggested donations initially worked but then fell off. Members supported open hacks by being present. Look for opportunities to allow more people into the space on a limited basis.

    John: Whatever you do, consider staffing.

    Patrick: Blacksmith Shop has an open forge every other week. It doesn't require membership.

    Alexis: great idea - maybe we can do more.