Operating Committee Meeting 14/01/20
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Contents
Joint SC OC Meeting
Attendees
Frank, David, Phil, Mal, Jon, Tim, Ben, Steve
What went well
- Open day
- Branded clothing
- Infrastructure work - heating, servers, WiFi
- Opened 3 times a week
- Secured 2nd round of lottery funding
- Consumed match funding
What could have gone better
- Disciplinary procedure and fallout
- Communication - too many channels
- We need more members.
- Tracking membership
- Ensuring we collect money
- Machine owners and training
- Several injuries
- Relied upon certain people too much
- Expenses process
- Refusing to move cars
- People being thanked
- Sour atmosphere
- Prioritisation
- Rota
- Feeling more like work
- Recognising the needs of individuals and modifying interaction appropriately
Blacksmithing
- Control of gas - cost
- Noise control
Actions
- Arrange another open day (April - May) - PW
- Keyholder responsibilities
- Move the notice board to somewhere more sensible
- Renew the insurance - TE
- Communicate the plan for the forge inducing open questions
- Update the projects list and ensure there is a sponsor - OC
Agenda
- Retrospective of the last year
- Room usage
- Forge project - Blacksmithing
