Assign roles:¶

• Facilitator
• Note-taker
• Stack-taker

Open meeting time:¶

Anyone new? If so, Explain how our general meetings function¶

• Agenda (wiki beforehand, review at start of meeting), Facilitation, Stack, Note-taking
• Hand signals – raise hand, thumbs, twinkle, point of process triangle, direct response
• Everyone in attendance is welcome to voice input.
• Based on twinkles, thumbs, head nods and conversation, we will sense when we are nearing consensus and form a proposal on which to vote.
• Collective Council members vote – will council members please raise hands now.

Attendance (would any of you prefer to remain off the record? Would intros be helpful?)¶

Council members:

Non-Council Volunteers:

Other Attendees:

Review Agenda¶

• Anyone need to add anything?
• Any of these items resolved, can be removed?

Guests’ proposals¶

Requests for keys¶

Is person a council member and/or significant to staffing shop? Is person present? Is person vouched for? Vote. Assign action point to copy and arrange receipt of key.

Committee Reportbacks (can skip those not current/relevant)¶

• Wimmin, Trans, Queer and Femme Committee
• Shop Committee
• Program Committee
• Staffers
• Finance and 501c3
• Communications Committee
  • Group needs to meet! The following are some items we can meet about, anybody interested?
    • Crabgrass organization to better control permissions
    • Holding staff skills workshop and also teaching skills workshop in March
    • Updating the staffing manual with new policies
    • Getting all papers printed out
    • Implementing the code of conduct agreements (membership cards and other forms of documentation?)
    • Revising the sign-in sheet (adding code of conduct and asking about the bike)
• Anti-Oppression
• Fix-for-Sale

Reportbacks of respect issues¶

In 2010 retreat, we consensed to provide time in general meetings for attendees to disclose problems they have had with being on the receiving end of disrespect, harassment, etc. in the shop and collective. This is not the venue all people would choose, but it may be right for some.

Meeting Specific Topics and Proposals¶

• Lighting in the shop
• Code of conduct and membership cards
• Programming clerkship position(s)
  • Mtg for Youth Instructor Coordinator Position
• Tweaking Access and Security in the Shop

Action Points (add to throughout meeting)¶

• _____________ someone to briefly summarize our doings in newsletter to volunteers, blog, maybe other newsletter subscribers
• _____________ designate specific person to obtain/deliver copy of key
• set future meeting dates/times/places, 3mo. ahead

Visiting Trainings¶

at the 2010 retreat, folks talked about tacking respect/anti-oppression trainings to the end of general meetings, when possible. occasional.

Close meeting time:¶