Commerical toilets require a 1" supply, most residential plumbing is 1/2". The current toilet valve in the slow flushing toilet is not installed correctly and someone bent the handle to try to get it to work better. We need to replace the flap and probably the handle. We should have some plan for all the plumbing issues, sink, toilets, etc...

The current toilets look residential. Are you saying they are not, or that we should switch to commercial, or that we are required to switch to commercial? Agreed that a plan for all plumbing issues would be a good idea.

What's the use of having a cubby for one hour only, especially since most of us are programmers trying to achieve a flow state? What if a cubby is being shared by two people -- does that count as 1 hour? What about during non-business hours (e.g. Friday nights when people are playing loud music, and we just want a place to work?)

Agree with Zack; what problem are we trying to solve?
"The cubbies are often full..."; that is a good thing, no?

If the rationale is avoid "hogging", then will we just trade "hogging" for "churning"?
If the rationale is to enable members to reserve a time/place for a meeting, then let's look at solutions for that,
[considering the actual frequency and duration of such requests] , simply striving for "The cubbies are often empty" seems wrong.

Note: In the past, people who need a room for a meeting have simply asked to displace a current occupant.

"...perfectly OK for a member to ask someone else to leave if they are occupying the room beyond their assigned slot"
and perfectly OK for said occupant to continue to occupy unless someone else is signed up?

Some quick info re: the current director changeout model per http://wiki.hackerdojo.com/w/page/25412/April-21-Meeting-Notes

I was not able to find the official board bylaws, but this was shortly before they incorporated so is probably accurate. Also, note that "election" here means amongst the existing board members, not the membership.

To give an idea of the timing this implies, we incorporated May 4, 2009, so by the original posited schedule that would have been one seat up in November 4, 2009, and two more up on each November 4 thereafter. So, three seats have been up since we started.

Katy was appointed (by suggestion of member election) in early June 2010 after Melissalynn left; I have no idea whether that changes the schedule, though my guess would be that it does not--it's a special appointment.

Do note that the rules here allow them to decide not to switch out the seats, which may well be what's happened on each of the dates I've listed above.

- It was decided that the organization's bylaws would include five Founding Directors who would be appointed directly by myself (David Weekly) following an on-list request for nominations [which follows]. After a period of six months, the Founding Directors would have an election to determine who the Directors would be (the conclusion of which may be to retain the same set of all five Founding Directors as Directors) after which every twelve months elections will be held for a rotating pair of Directors.

I managed to break the comments section with the last message. The important part was the model mentioned in the meeting notes:

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It was decided that the organization's bylaws would include five Founding Directors who would be appointed directly by myself (David Weekly) following an on-list request for nominations [which follows]. After a period of six months, the Founding Directors would have an election to determine who the Directors would be (the conclusion of which may be to retain the same set of all five Founding Directors as Directors) after which every twelve months elections will be held for a rotating pair of Directors.
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We incorporated 5/2009. That means one or more seats was up in 11/2009, with a special appointment 6/2010 for Melissalynn's open seat, and in theory, two more seats up in 11/2010. Election here means amongst the directors, and they may have just reelected themselves.

Geo, the incorporation document specified terms for the directors, and whose would expire when. In particular, David Weekly (Class I Director) Kitt Hodsden (Class I Director) Melissalyn Perkins (Class II Director) Brian Klug (Class II Director) Jeff Lindsay (Class III Director) making David and my seat expire in 2010, Melissa's (now Katy's) and Brian's seats expired in May 2011 but there wasn't a motion to continue their seats, Jeff expires in May 2012. Re-election (which means the Board renominates its own) gives the board member a three year term.

PROPOSAL -- September 2011 member Meeting: We should spend $1,000 from the general fund on LED lighting. This should be done because a number of older mercury laden light bulbs have burned out, and this affects members ability to do their work. Additionally the replacement of fluorescent tubes with LEDs will reduce the Dojos energy bill, but also mitigate the Dojo's liability. If you break a fluorescent tube, cost for hazardous materials cleanup and testing can run up to $2200. All spent fluorescent tubes have to be properly disposed of and this increases the burden to staff at the Dojo, who have to make a special trip to an authorized disposal facility. Fluorescent tubes can not be thrown in the garbage because of risk of permanent underground water contamination and county regulations prohibiting the disposal of fluorescent tubes.

An ideal linear LED tube should have a 90 CRI, be no less than 3,000k, and no more than 3250k. Additionally the linear tubes should be fully diimmable. Pendant lighting with similar characteristics should be installed in key work areas.

Randal South

PROPOSAL -- Consider acquiring an appropriate quantity of blocks with an ideal set of duplicate dimensions to replace the donated Library Books or Game Containers being used for adjusting the height of the standalone monitors.

CONTEXT -- Quite a few Books from the Library (and to a lesser extent, the Containers in the Game area) are being used to adjust monitor height to get a better viewing level. Due to planned regular use, they're not returned to their original location and remain scattered throughout the Dojo. Over time, they become "permanently" reassigned to their new locations with their original re-purposing forgotten--everyone politely thinking not to disturb someone else's project. This generates a new cycle of additional books being obtained from the Library to be re-purposed for the same reasons. Within a short time, a couple of weeks or so, this levels off to about 50 or 60 books--however slowly, still increasing as time goes on. Although some may argue this is the only time some of these books become useful; humor aside, the chaotic disarray quickly increases loss, damage and volunteer burnout from constantly reorganizing the Library.

SOLUTION -- These details are specific for the sake of clarification: Purchase 30 cardboard book mailers sized at 12" x "8" X "3" with a 200 lb.testing. (The "3" is problematic due to the average height being 6 to 8 inches. The ideal height should only require 1 OR 2 boxes.) An online company such as Uline sells them at .91 cents each in one of several basic colors (Red, Blue, Etc.). Unfortunately, they're sold in blocks of 50, making it $45.00 plus tax and shipping. However, if someone knows of an obtainable inexpensive alternative solution elusive to myself (in spite of Advertisements/Donations) so much the better.

IF PASSED -- I would volunteer the time to set it up (with corrective follow ups), including initial proper placement in the Library & Game Areas that would be unobtrusive, obvious & self implementing.

All of the responses in the copy sent to the Government Group about the proposal involving monitor stands have recommended it be withdrawn from PBW. Although they were supportive of the idea (so far), it was brought to my attention everyone felt it had less to do with issues about policy and more to do with a solution requiring a decision involving a purchase--the appropriate place for continuing with any additional details needed in the proposal should be done in the Government Group.

However, since it's unclear on my part on what that withdraw process actually is, hopefully this followup comment (and copy of this in the Government Group) stating my proposal is in fact being withdrawn as requested from the next PBW Meeting is considered sufficient enough to fulfill whatever formalities are necessary; otherwise, if I'm doing it wrong, someone will need to make the ideal corrections--giving me a heads up if it's necessary to do something on my end. Thanks.