Editing 2009-07-27 Meeting Notes

== Location ==
Joe Squared 133 W North Ave @ 6:00pm

== Agenda ==
# Consider and sign the lease for the Load of Fun Building.
# Any other business with a pressing deadline.

==Members in Attendance==
* Adam Bachman
* Sylvia Chi
* Kelly Egan
* Matthew Forr
* Mark Huson
* Jon Lesser
* Patrick Roanhouse
* Matt Shirley

==Decisions Made==
* Will sign the lease for Load of Fun space at 120 W North Ave. 
* Will adopt the [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Tuesday_Pattern Tuesday Pattern] and hold regular meetings each week at 7:30pm on Tuesdays. First regular meeting will be on Tuesday, August 4th @ 7:30pm at the Baltimore Node (120 W North Ave.)
* Will seek 501(c)(3) in the future
* Matt Shirley is now a member

==Action Items==
* Jon will deposit $140 in dues
* Kelly will give the signed lease and rent/deposit check to Sherwin

==Minutes==
* Membership business:
** Inducted Matt Shirley who signed a membership agreement and paid $50 for August dues (check #139)
** Sylvia paid $50 in dues for August (Check #153)
** Patrick paid $40 in cash for August dues
** Jon took the $140 paid and will deposit in the SunTrust account by 7/28/1009.
* We established a quorum was present with 8 of 14 members present.
* Adam, Patrick, Kelly, Mark, Jon, and Matt Forr signed the [[Failsafe Agreement]]
* A motion was raised to proceed with a lease agreement between the Corporation and 120 W North Ave LLC for the previously visited space on the 1st floor. 
** Motion passed unanimously
** Kelly, Mark, Adam, Jon, and Matt signed two copies of the lease on behalf of the Corporation.
* Motion was raised to authorize Jon Lesser to write a check to 120 W North Ave LLC for August rent ($600) and the remaining unpaid deposit ($600 - $120 paid previously by Kelly). 
** Motion passed unanimously
** Jon wrote a the check for $1080 and gave it to Kelly. Kelly will give the lease and check to landlord (Sherwin) of 120 W North Ave LLC this week. 
* A motion was raised to complete leftover agenda items from [[2009-07-24 Meeting Notes|previous meeting]] with the exception of "Elect Officers" and "Adopt a Logo". 
** Motion passed unanimously
** By unanimous vote, we resolved to seek 501(c)(3) status in the future and operate the Corporation is a manor compatible with the 501(c)(3) filing process. There was consensus that we should hold future fund raisers to cover the $750 application fee and that filing was not an immediate objective.
** By unanimous vote we resolved to adopt the [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Tuesday_Pattern Tuesday Pattern] and hold regular meetings each week at 7:30pm on Tuesdays. The first regular meeting will be at 7:30pm on Tuesday at the Baltimore Node (120 W North Ave).