Date of Meeting: Saturday 08-21-10
Attended: Pete Ashdown, Randy Everett, Dave Turnbull, Kyle Waters, Craig Shepard, Laura Moncur, Matt Reeve and Richard Thompson
It has been a year since we first appointed officers, so it’s time to reinstate them. Although Matt Reinbold will remain on the board until he leaves town, Laura is taking over the position of Secretary. Kyle will remain in the board as a trusted member, but Randy will take over the Treasurer position. Matt Reeve is joining the board.
Craig Shepard is our new Executive Director. He has lots of experience with eBay so he’ll be helping the donation side of ERGS.
The clutch on the truck is broken. Replacement is $1100. We looked at new trucks priced at $2000. Craig is going to research these new trucks to see if it’s worth the extra money for them. If they aren’t better, we’ll fix the one we have. Craig is contacting Utah Dave to see if he is willing to donate his truck for our pick ups. Craig will also put the truck on eBay for $1000 to see if we get any bites.
We sold four computers on walk-ins and two on eBay.
We are dbanning our free hard drives and marking them, so when we sell them, the data is wiped. Randy would like to have an automated way to log the wipes.
We also need a release of liability for everything that goes out the door so we won’t get in trouble if these monitors/computers end up in a landfill. We need manual serial number tracking. We need an inventory tracking system. Randy will look into that software.
Monitor storage: Metech charges 18 cents a pound to recycle monitors. We are about full. Craig will contact Metech to negotiate with them to take the monitors for free in exchange for the green boards. Depending on the recycled reimbursement for green boards, it might be better to not use Metech. Storm Castle is offering more for recycling and they are approved.
We are talking to the legislature to get the laws changed, but the bill died in committee because the manufacturers fought it. Kyle is going to continue working on that.
We are giving the monitors away. Craig is going to put an ad on Craigslist announcing this.
Craig needs some boxes to send out computers. Dave will talk to his dad to see if he can get some donations.
There is a gas leak under the stairs. The paving is falling apart. The lights are out. Pete is going to talk to the landowner about these issues.
The Make Group is going to come and disassemble some printers this Wednesday.
Need a clear division between the games, Rich’s stuff and ERGS. We need colored tape or paint to delineate between the groups. We also need to open up the blocked doors. We need a 7 foot corridor. Rich will paint the boundary of his area. Pete will talk to Chris about his areas. Rich is also looking at tool chests to make sure their tools don’t walk off. Randy will talk to Snap On.
Craig will be organizing our things to help with flow. Rich, Chris and Pete need to draw the lines and we’ll follow them. Pete will add Rich to the board list.
Shelving is a concern. The food shelter might donate their old shelves. Kyle is going to talk to his work about donating their old cubicle calls.
Do we have a set schedule? 8-5 M-F Dave will give Craig access to the schedule.
Pete will call a sign maker this week.
The board agreed to offer a grant writer 10% of any grant money they get for ERGS. Advertise on Craigslist for grant writers.
Laura will give Craig access to the blog.
Next Board Meeting is Saturday 09-25-10 at 10 am