Date

 

Location

1825 Monetary Lane #104, Carrollton, TX 75006

Google Meet


Attendance 

Board:

Present:

Absent:


Other:       


Call to Order 

7:41 Max Locke 

Prior Minutes

2025-04-16 Board Meeting Minutes [Approved]

2025-04-25 Board Meeting Minutes [Approved]

2025-05-07 Board Meeting Minutes (Emergency, Closed) [Approved]

MOTION: Approve Prior Minutes

Vote:

  • For: Unanimous
  • Opposed: none
  • Abstained: none


Member Recognition

<see Member Newsletter>

Hanna - work in Laser

Garrath, Will, and John - working to clean 

Ian, Brian, Vincent - work around COO functions

Yieu - MIT event

Michelle Santos - work in infrastructure

Kia - for service as COO


Recurring Items


Financial Statement





Income
Expense
Net


Discuss Finance related items.  See below

Month: April

Revenue: 92K

Expenses 87K

Net Income: 5K

Reconciling items/Timing Related Items/Unusual Items:

Major Items:  Laser Repair



New Membership - Add/Drop, Tours, New Membership Class, Other

Targets are WHMCS-based

Target WHMCS count is ____________

As of 5/14/25 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 2052

As of 4/16/25 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 2077

As of 3/19/25 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 2095

As of 2/19/25 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 2091

As of 1/22/25 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 2,044

As of 12/11/24 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 2,000

As of 11/13/24 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 1991

As of 10/16/24 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 1971

As of 9/18/24 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 1957

As of 8/21/24 @ 5:00 PM, membership count is at 1942


Rate Increase/ Incremental Churn Update:

Jason Harner 


Tours:

Turnout

Tour Guides

James Henningson 


New Member Class:

Max Locke 


Buildout Status

Samuel Mitchell   - Buildout - Phase I Status

UPDATE:

General Phase I

Automotive

Digital Media

Woodshop - Lathe Room

General Phase II


MOTION: <required motions, if any> 

<insert reference to motions, if required>

VOTE:

Committee Review/Business

Discuss Committee Assessment going forward

Any Committee actions required?

Blacksmithing Notes need to be updated


***

MOTION: Motion to confirm the following Committee Chairs:

Joel Loukus - Digital Media - problem with 2/2/25 minutes

<names to be inserted>

  • Proposed:  
  • Seconded: 

Vote:

  • For: 
  • Opposed: none
  • Abstained: none

Board directs the CTO to execute the Chair Transition Checklist for these Chairs, as needed


***

MOTION: Motion for the following Committee business or any committee updates

Computer Upgrade - Digital Media

<other>

New Business

Submitted By

Agenda Item Title

Problem

Solution

Relevance

Pulled from Consent

Moved By

Seconded By

For

Against

Abstain
Max Locke Digital Media Computer Update DM computers do not support the classroom mission of DM

Motion to authorize up to $10,000 to update computers in the Digital Media area.  Also, increase the number of full Adobe licenses by one.  Please see the attached proposal below (proposal to be attached)

Note: Committee Minutes have been reviewed.  They show a committee vote, and the notes have been posted - MAL

 		Tools to support efforts of the committee no Max Locke Max Locke Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson @max, Max Locke Max Locke, Megan Murray Megan Murray, Greg Seale Greg Seale, Samuel Mitchell Samuel Mitchell, Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson
Max Locke COO Appointment DMS needs to replace its COO

Motion to appoint Ian Wilson as COO, effective immediately.

The Board instructs the CTO to execute the Officer transition checklist.

 		Smooth operations of DMS no Max Locke Max Locke Megan Murray Megan Murray Max Locke Max Locke, Megan Murray Megan Murray, Greg Seale Greg Seale, Samuel Mitchell Samuel Mitchell, Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson
Max Locke Move AC Return Vents Vents are blocked by walls

Motion to approve up to $3,500 to move the return vents in purple, DM, lecture, digital creative arts, computer classroom 

 		keep the place cool no Max Locke Max Locke, Megan Murray Megan Murray, Greg Seale Greg Seale, Samuel Mitchell Samuel Mitchell, Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson


Emergency Business

MOTION: 

Vote:


Meeting Close

MOTION: To move to close the meeting

  • Proposed: Max
  • Seconded: Megan

Vote:

  • For: unanimous
  • Opposed: 
  • Abstained: 


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