2009-07-27 Meeting Notes

Location

Joe Squared 133 W North Ave @ 6:00pm

Agenda

1. Consider and sign the lease for the Load of Fun Building.
2. 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 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 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 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).