[Weekly Meeting] 2025-09-30

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Oct 1, 2025, 12:58:03 AMOct 1
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Hello all,

Thank you for attending our weekly meeting.  As always, here is a link to the meeting minutes along with the minutes below:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nGqblOtD6PXCZs6O6fPhaV5p94GSQGa07Ky-hrE9KIo/ 


2025-09-30 Meeting Minutes

Call to order: 20:35


Attendees

  • Brandon

  • Ben

  • Adrian

  • Hong

  • Kevin (Sam)

  • Kevin (Perry)

  • Richard

Past Events

  • Open Project Night (18:30, Fri 2025-09-26)

    • Projects were happening

      • Aluminum :) 

      • Steel :) 

  • Curator Hours

    • 2 members showed up regularly

  • Annual Meeting

    • Meeting Minutes Up


Upcoming Events

  • Open Project Night & Board Game Night (18:30, Fri 2025-10-03)

    • Brandon is hosting

    • Board game night concurrent

    • Board table setup

      • Two in conference room, one for the couch

  • Ontario Makercon (Sat, 2025-10-04 13:00 - 16:00)

    • When: get there 1h early, leave 1h late

    • What (are we presenting):  Line following robots

      • Also need a way to transport a semi-large whiteboard

        • 8’ x 4’

      • We are not bringing the XL printer

        • We can bring the stunt printer (IIIP)

      • We can figure out transportation soon.

      • Hong to bring rechargeable batteries (USB-C!)

      • The makerspace has 14 x AA NiMH batteries

    • Asked for a video…  

    • Who (is going):

      • Brandon (late)

      • Hong

      • Kevin

      • Richard (maybe not)

      • Ben (maybe)

    • Ontario Makercon poster can be shared on social media

  • Maybe we can find another “touching grass” event in October

    • No haunted cemetery touching.

    • Could hike the trail next to Rose Hills

    • When?

      • A Sunday / 19th?

      • A poll to be sent

Section Lead Updates

  • Brandon L. (CTO)

    • CTO

      • PR’s already submitted

        • To test on local sandbox

      • Perry to have search and activity console access

    • 3d printing 

      • Still printing gridfinity

        • (Kevin tba) Could be printing low-poly bulbasaurs the size of a persimmon

    • Google Accounts

      • Perry to have social media email

        • Could change social media email to a mailing list like the contact email

  • Perry (Social Media)

    • October 10 - 20, somebody else needs to post the social media

    • Meetup events to be hosted from our member accounts under the organization

  • Hong (Treasurer)

    • Michael might have renewed his general membership

  • Ben (Vice President)

    • Board Game Night this Friday

Discussion Items

  • Discord

    • Do we want to enable “community” on discord?

    • Who is everybody on discord?

  • Officer Roles

    • We should go over roles.

    • Quartermaster: Control the stuff coming in / Control the stuff going out (with consensus from the membership)

      • Stuff in: don’t actually want people dropping random stuff off.

      • Stuff out: Purgatory or Trash: value assessment

        • Purgatory: need to have item posted for 2 weeks

        • Donation: original donor has first-dibs before purg

      • Donation receipts (for tax deductions): President, Treasurer, Secretary can create

        • The treasurer should know about expensive items

  • Shelf Clearing (for board games)

    • Clear PERL books and video discs

  • Marketing Kiosk

    • Kiosk in kitchen - by corkboard

    • “Takeable Item” for market (fidget toy, maglab logo with QR)

    • Tray of candy

    • Front Bay area on wall (the HAL wall)

    • Brochure, Flyers, Takeable Item, Donation Jar

    • BUSINESS CARDS!!!

    • Flyer

    • Pictures of past events, groups (lunar rover, repair cafe, etc), and projects

    • Toolbox style portable marketing kiosk

    • Tried to find one from offerup

    • Beginnings of a marketing kiosk

      • Maybe should be nicer than a cardboard box 

  • Print Queueing 

    • Could implement remote printer monitoring.

    • Kevin to implement camera for the XL.

  • Harvest leather from couches. Richard will do a leather workshop if there is supplies.

  • Formalize day use

    • Form for day use

    • Formalize <18

    • Signature form for <18

      • Need guardian signing on-site 

    • Requirements for day-use, day-use handoff policy

    • Responsibility in terms of space belong to the keyed member

  • You can still submit maglab b-roll.

  • Meeting thumbnail

    • Guy at desk should be using a tool too.

    • Brandon is still working on it

  • We can seek grants again

    • LA County Grant takes too long to fill out before the October 1 deadline

    • Walmart Spark Good Local Grant (October 15)

    • Some grants may fit within current projects


Motion to end: Brandon, Ben

Meeting ended: 21:24


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