(See Plenum)

• Welcome
• Adopt previous minutes /Council+meeting+-+28112009 

• Review finances:
  • Do we know what bills fall due over the next 90 days?
  • Do we have sufficient cash on hand to pay them?
  • If not, how large is the shortfall and do we expect membership subscriptions to cover them?
  • How close are we to having all recurring expenses covered by membership subscriptions?
  • Are we planning any non-recurring expenditures in the next 90 days?
  • How much are we receiving in donations?
  • Are membership renewal invoices out?
  • Shall we encourage payment by automated bank transfer, for those members who can do it at no charge?
• Review membership generally:
  • How many do we have?
  • How many do we need?
  • How fast are we closing the gap?
  • Are the various events generating membership enquiries?
  • Are membership forms ready for use? A supply in the space? How many have [not] been signed? 

• Review membership "special cases"
  • Intellectual Ventures people (have they joined?)
  • Honourary membership programme suggested by Tom from MakeAffinity
  • Others? 

• Events
  • Do we wish to tweak the process?
  • Do we have agreement on the inter-faith dialouge? 

• Cleanliness of the space
  • How are we doing? Do we need to change anything?
  • (Ruiwen) Do we have a weekly cleaner arranged?
• Cash Handling
  • Do we have this under control (cashbox, recording receipt and use, maintaining a float, depositing the rest, etc.)?
• Electricity supply
  • Do we have any idea why it was tripping?
  • Is it feasible to avoid the "we have no power until the gallery opens" problem?
  • Is there an ELCB/RCD present? Is is feasible to add one?
• Internet
  • Are we still aiming to upgrade and/or seeking sponsorship? Progress?
• Door Access
  • Where are we? What needs to be done?
• (Roland) Acquiring a Makerbot
• (Roland) Sydney Hackerspace visit
• Any other items
• Schedule next meeting (likely 12-Jan)
• Close