Time and Location:

7pm ET Virtual Meeting https://meet.google.com/cih-ehxi-wbc

Call to Order:

Meeting called to order by Jonathan White at 7:05pm.

Annual Presentations/Election of Officer Positions

This section of the meeting occurs only at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors and is is left open for the nomination for Officer and other positions within the organization.  Nominations can be taken for each position prior to or during the meeting.  The Board will receive such nominations and then determine whether the position is voted on immediately or referred to Executive Session for further discussion prior to vote.  If voted upon in regular or Executive Session, any votes will be recorded.

• Chair of the Board: Jonathan White nominated as Chair of the Board.  Nomination seconded.  Vote carries by voice vote. 
• Secretary : Bo Wernick nominated as Secretary.  Nomination seconded.  Vote carries by voice vote.
• Treasurer : Mary Waldron and Scott Silvers nominated.  Motion made to move discussion and decision to Executive Session.  Motion seconded.  Motion to move to executive session carried by voice vote.
• Book Keeper: Christa Stern nominated. Motion seconded. Motion carries by voice vote. 
• President : Nedim Ogelman nominated.  Motion seconded.  Motion carries by voice vote.

Consent Agenda

Any Board Member may make a motion in the Consent Agenda.  The purpose of the Consent Agenda is to propose motions that have been discussed by Board Members in advance and/or are expected to pass without objection.  If the item does not fit this description, it should be proposed in New Business. Discussion of Consent Agenda items should be done via Slack prior to the meeting.  Any Board Member present at the meeting may request that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to New Business.  The motions in the Consent Agenda (after any items are moved to New Business) may be passed as a group if there are no objections.  Any motion that requests spending $250 or more must include a section on "Relevance to our tax exempt purpose".

CA1: Appointment of UV Printer Steward (Scott Silvers)

Issue:  John Carter wishes to step down as co-steward of the UV Printer to focus on the Lasers and Printmaking

Solution:  Appoint Diane Bollinger as UV Printer Co-Steward.  Jessee Maloney will remain as the other Steward

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Motion:  Move to appoint Diane Bollinger as co-steward of the UV Printer,

Vote: XXMotion seconded. Motion carries by voice vote.

Approval of Prior Minutes

2024-05-29 Meeting of the Board of Directors - Makersmiths - Makersmiths Wiki

Vote:  Minutes approved Motion to approve prior minutes.  Motion seconded.  Motion carries by voice vote.

Officer Reports

Chairperson: 

Welcome to new members and Jen and the new Officers. 

Secretary: 

Welcome new Secretary, Bo Wernick. 

Treasurer:

President:

New President elected by the Board at this meeting so no President's Report.

Committee Reports:

Membership Committee (Mark Milsap)

Marketing Committee (Jason Gilligan) :

No report

Website Committee (Maggie Toth) :

No report

Leesburg Facility Committee (Jessee Maloney) :

Cosplay's done. 3D printing she believes it's finished, Electronics tomorrow and coming in to finish reception real soon now, Leesburg Committee meeting next week

Purcellville Facility Committee (Dave Painter) :

Dave Painter provided a Board Report that was read out at the meeting:

1. Mini Split installation for classroom and Ceramics room in lower building. Ian donated a nice two head mini split AC/heating unit. I have contacted Temp-A-Tron (the folks who helped us with the mini splits we installed in the metal, woodworking, and crafts room) Since we don't have all the parts, and need all the piping, wiring, and freon this is going to be a bigger job which they are only willing to accept on a time and materials basis they aren't comfortable quoting ahead of time. Their best estimate is "around $1000" Do we want to proceed with this?

2. Sealing upper building from critters, cosmetic improvements in green room.  Earlier this year I had three contractors come in to give me estimates on cleaning the fouled insulation and raccoon poop out of the attic. Only one was willing to give me a partial quote on just cleaning out the attic.  All three of them said that we need to get the roof leaks fixed and seal the soffit and replace the two old doors on the front of the building in order to keep the critters out. They all were talking way more money than the board previously approved. At this point I intend to go ahead with rebuilding the two sections of the front wall of the building and enlisting member volunteers to enclose the soffit (roof overhang) with hardware cloth (similar to chicken wire but stronger). I am researching materials cost for this now but anticipate that it will be inexpensive enough that we can cover the cost with our current budget.

3. Bridgeport Mill Refurbishment and classes. We ran into a couple of small issues with the mill when I was doing the final set up. I have ordered a new bearing holder to replace the one that is cracked and it should be in the first of next week.  As soon as the mill is 100% I will be offering a  class on operating manual mills. The class will meet once a week for five weeks and will cost $200. Several people have expressed an interest so I will likely offer two classes of four people each initially. There are several accessories that we need to operate the mills and I propose funding the purchase of these items to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the classes similar to the arrangement Brad had with the Tormach.

Jim Waldron sent the following prior to the meeting and Jonathan White read out:

Walking Foot Sewing Machine - getting more use
EBF - Working well.
Welding - No Issues
CNC Plasma Table - Re-initialized, working.
Blacksmith - Multiple workshops this month.  Sterling auditing in order to present workshops of his own.ee document from Dave sent to Jon.  view email and spreadsheet that got sent to Jon via Slack.  Jon said he'd get them to Bo

Scheduling Committee (Jennifer Chu)

Newsletter Committee (Melissa Kowalski) :

Sent NL at end of May.  Jon: "We may want to make this a non-committee and revert to a Steward".

IT Committee (Scott Silvers) :

No report, but will have meeting in July. 

Standing Rules Committee (Jonathan White) :

Jon deferred to Jen.  Last meeting talked about Committee decisions . . . 1) petition the Board, 2) Non-Members on Board (remained), 3) Officers ARE covered under insurance, 15 items left to be covered over next two meetings.

New Business

NB1: Approval of $2,500 Grant (Scott Silvers)

Issue:  Printmaking is looking to facilitate screen printing in the new studio.  The initial equipment to build out screen printing is varied and expensive.  Makersmiths is expecting to be awarded a grant of $2,500 by the The Cadeaux Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of the Renaissance Charitable Foundation, thanks to member Peat Biby.  This grant is being processed with our Printmaking space in mind.
Solution: Accept the Non-Restricted grant Makersmiths is going to be awarded.

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Motion:  Move to accept the $2,500 grant. The funds are agreed to be used primarily for Printmaking equipment and supplies. Seconded by Evin.  Brad motioned to table this and schedule a special meeting for 7/3 @ 7:00 pm. Scott seconded.  unam vote 

Vote: XX Tabled until 7/3 at 7:00 pm.

NB2:  Screen Printing Supplies for Printmaking (Scott Silvers)

Issue:   The ability to do screen printing in our Printmaking shop has been requested by multiple members.  Purchasing the necessary equipment and supplies has been on the steward's list for the future.  Thanks to a generous grant arranged by Peat Biby, we have the ability to implement screen printing much sooner than anticipated.

Solution:  Purchase the equipment and supplies as outlined in the attachment.  The expected grant from The Cadeaux Fund will be used to cover the cost. The pricing shown is on the attached list is an estimate, with some supplies being available through other vendors at lower costs.

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Motion:  Move to approve the purchase of screen printing equipment and supplies 
Amended Motion - Move to approve the purchase of screen printing equipment and suppliessupplies pending approval of NB1 ($2500 grant)

Vote:XXAmended motion seconded and approved by voice vote.

NB3: Bylaws - Director Terms update (Scott Silvers)

Issue:  Currently our bylaws have Directors begin their term of office upon conclusion of the Annual Membership Meeting in which they were elected. This can interrupt Board actions already in progress and leaves no time for new Directors to come up to speed on issues before the Board.

Solution:  Have Directors-elect take office at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors.  This allows time for the new Directors to be brought up to date on any issues before the Board and handoff of projects from outgoing Directors.

Update Section 4.1.9 to read
4.1.9.The Directors’ term of office shall begin at the start of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting of the Membership in which they were elected.

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Motion: Move to update section 4.1.9 of the Bylaws as proposed.

Vote:  Motion seconded.  Motion carried by voice vote.

NB4: Standing Rules - Storage and Fee updates (Scott Silvers)

NB4A: Member Storage

Issue: Member storage at Leesburg is limited in area. Members have used larger bins and free shelf space in the past, limiting the availability.  With the move of member storage to the basement, now is the time to update our policy on storage in the Standing Rules to ensure a fair distribution of available space.

Solution:
Delete the following:
     Section 9   

Bullet One: Individual and Household Memberships are allowed one 17-gallon storage bin which will be placed in the member storage area in Leesburg, subject availability on a first come, first
     served basis.     

Bullet 4: There will be member storage lockers/cabinets available at Leesburg and Purcellville These lockers/cabinets can be rented for the fee designated in Section 10.
     Non-Members and Honorary Members cannot rent a locker/cabinet.
     - Lockers at Leesburg are being used by stewards and committees.     

Section 10
      Delete Locker rental (per month) $10.00 from table.

Add the following:

Section 9
     Bullet One: Leesburg has a limited space set aside for member storage. A waitlist will be maintained to allocate storage to members. Priority for storage space is given to Stewards, Instructors, and Regular Volunteers in good standing at the Site Steward's
     discretion. Once .  Once approved, Individual or Household memberships are allowed to keep one 17 Gallon storage bin on the member storage shelves.   All items stored must fit inside the bin.

Correct numbering of sections in the document
      Section 10: Intellectual Property Rights
      Section 11: Fees

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Vote: 

NB4B: Tool usage and media fees for Sublimation Printing and BN2-20

Issue: Sublimation Printing fees were approved at the 3/27/2024 BoD meeting.  Fees for the BN2-20 were approved at the 4/24/2024 BoD meeting. The table of fees in Section 10 of the Standing Rules needs to be updated to reflect those fees as listed below.

Solution:  Update Section 10 to reflect the below
Sublimation:
$5 per half hour of use
$1 per 8.5x 11 or 11 x 17 sheet of sublimation paper
$1 per foot of rolled paper
BN2-20
$2 per foot Roland Clear Calendered Vinyl, Permanent Adhesive 20"
$4 per foot Roland ESM RolyPoly Banner Film 20"
$3 per foot Roland, ESM Holographic Prism Film w/ Adhesive 15“
$2 per Roland Clear Digital Print Permanent Adhesive Vinyl 20"

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status: None

NB4C:  Late addition - Sublimation Ink Fees for members who bring their own paper. (Moved at fewer than 7 days so motion to waive 7 days required).

Issue:When creating the above fees for sublimation, ink was included in the paper charges.  If members bring their own paper, they will not be paying for ink consumed. 
Solution: Add a 50 cent per page/foot charge for ink if member supplies their own paper.
Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Motions:
NB4A: Move to update the Standing Rules to reflect new wording on Member Storage.

Vote: Motion seconded.  Motion fails by voice vote.

NB4B:  Move to update the Standing Rules with the new tables of feefees.

Vote: Motion seconded.  Motion passes by voice vote.

NB4C-1:  Move to waive 7 day advance notice to consider motion BB4C-2.

Vote: Motion seconded.  Motion passes by voice vote.

NB4C-12: Move to add 50 cent per page ink charge for sublimation printing when members use their own paper. 

Vote: Motion seconded.  Motion passes by voice vote.

NB5: Board Motion

Posting Policy (Brad Hess)

Issue:  Currently motions are posted within the closed board talk channel which does not allow out members to have open discussion and provide their input on the direction that the space is going and on board direct.  As a member driven organization I find this discussion helpful.

Solution: Board motions with the exception of things that need to be discussed during closed executive session are cross posted to the open board agenda talk channel also.

Relevance to Tax Exempt Status:  None

Motion:   The board Move that the Board adopt as a standing operating practice that motions will be cross posted in both locations.

Vote: XXMotion withdrawn by Brad.

Open Discussion

• 10th anniversary celebration warranted - working group to form to explore

• "Petitioner" section for the Board meeting agenda

Executive Session

Discussion was held on election of the Treasurer which was postponed to Executive Session, and separate discussion regarding a Member issue.

Motion: Move to elect Scott Silvers as Treasurer of Makersmiths.

Vote: Motion seconded.  Motion failed by voice vote.

Motion: Move to elect Mary Waldron as Treasurer or Makersmiths.

Vote: Motion seconded.  Motion approved by voice vote.

Executive Session

No motions made or action taken

Adjournment

Meeting adjourned by Jonathan White at 9:15pm