McAllen, Alex, Alice, Bailey M (Spade), Bailey W (Star), Carina, CJ, Cheng, David, Ella, Fay, Jessi, Kaycie, Mae, Matthias, Olivia, Rowan, Ruth, Sidney,

Lauren, McAllen

First Meeting Question:

1. Full Legal Name
2. Pronouns
3. Why do you want to live at SASONA?
4. When would you want to move in?

Second Meeting

1. Are you willing to do 5 to 6 Lumps (hrs) of Labor a week?
2. Are you willing to attend a minimum of 2 house meetings per month and 2 labor holidays (4 lumps each)?

Archivist (Sidney):
Bookkeeper (Bailey Spade):
CHEA Rep (Matthias):
CHEA Rep (XXXX):
Culture Coordinator (Kaycie):
- I have some meditations in progress Food Planner (Rowen):
Grounds Coordinator (Mae):
- Spade is working on installing a new first step in the walkway in front of the property - I'd like to get an assessment of oak wilt for our oak trees. The disease can progress up to 75 feet a year, and so I'd like - There are a couple of articles posted on the bulletin board of interest relating to grounds for ppl to read Kitchen Kaiser (Ruth & Fay):
- Ruth made a master checklist for kitchen kaiser which we will be reviewing together. All of our food is questionable regarding safe cooling temperatures because of refrigerator coils malfunctioning. We are working on getting this repaired. Labor Czar (Rowan):
Maintenance Coordinator (Alex):
- We are working on house-wide flea treatment. - I'll be working with Spade on pouring concrete for the step. - Finance: things are looking good right now with ppl staying current on rent Mastodon Overblower (XXXX):
Meeting Chair (Alice):
Membership Coordinator (Star):
Minutes Taker (McAllen):
Steward (Jessi):
Treasurer (Matthias):
Operations Manager (David Matuschak):

2. Approve Lucero's dog to move in with her (Kaycie)

Kaycie: I think that Lucero has a lot to offer the house as a member, and that we should approve her dog to move in w/her.

Jesse: Every time there's a change in residency, there's a change in culture. I think the meet & greet w/Lucero's dog should be closer to her move-in date. A dog counts as two cats regarding membership. Fay: I don't think our policies regarding meet & greets and how to enforce them are very clear. This has resulted in problems, for example, some ppl's pets going to the bathroom everywhere, and nobody takes responsibility for these issues. We haven't had a chance to really work through these issues as a house. We're working on the flea infestation right now, which will hopefully be resolved by the time Lucero moves in.

Rowan: I think we need more clarity regarding pet expectations and whether they are being met. The consequences caused by the lack of thins clarity has caused me to consider moving out

Jesse: I don't want this issue to cause us to give you a hard “no” regarding your pet. I hope that our “dirty laundry” (discussing unpleasant details)from the past on this issue has scared you away from wanting to be a member.

Lucero. That's OK. I'm not in a big rush to move in; and I understand that y'all need to heal right now.

Mae: It was pretty rough with A recent members' dog, Charlie, FYI. SO yes' we do need to heal. Our emotional health is important in this regard.

Alice: Our issues with animals was largely a product of their owners' lack of proper handling of problems that arose with the animals, more-so that the animals themselves

Fay: It might be a good idea to submit your dog's vet health records to the house. That would help ensure that it gets along well with other animals in the house

3. Ella's associate membership (Jessi) Jessi: Ella is asking for a pause to her associate membership because she'll be traveling for a while. My idea is that rather than taking her completely off the labor schedule, put her on other labor like maintenance or grounds, in order to avoid weird bookkeeping issues

Matthias: She's already paid up, has been is good standing with us financially and regarding labor, and so the issue is mostly about missing labor more than anything else. But in light of her exemplary past labor record, I don't thing we need to be too concerned about that as a house.

Rowan: I think we should pause her membership, but I don't think that this action should include her owing any labor.

Jessi: Motion to pause Ella's membership for June 2025

4. Kitchen meals– time & effort input vs. output (Fay)Bold TextBold Text Fay: Some of our solo cooks aren't using up all of their hours to prepare their meals, which sometimes negatively impacts meal quality. So I propose having these cooks contributing their labor to the house in other ways in these instances

Alice: I've seen an improvement in meal quality over the past couple of weeks. So long as ppl are meeting basic nutrition requirements, I think that is sufficient. I don't always spend the full 4 hours to make my meals. I think the issue comes down more to efficiency

Rowan: I don't think we should be keeping such close track of how long ppl are spending on their meals. It's nice having delicious, unique meals instead of just beans and rice. Could we do anything as a house to assist the cooks, such as flex kitchen cleaning or bulk food prep, etc. I think that cooks should be spending a sufficient amount of time on prep, but that we shouldn't be so strict on their spending exactly 2 hours if it doesn't always necessarily need to take that long

Matthias: I used to notice past instances in which cooks would spend no more than 2 hours making meals that they got 4 lumps credit for. I think that if you're assigned 4 lumps for that task, then you should generally put in a good 4 lumps worth of effort to make sure it's done well. That's the proper ethical standard that I see for this issue.

Jessi: This issue has been discussed by a lot oy ppl. I agree that meals have been better the past couple of weeks. We're never going to like all the meals, and we don't have to.

Alice: I think that a real issue that needs to be addressed is insufficient quantity of food. Another one is occasional lateness–some meals being put out at 8:45 for example.

Rowan: I've noticed that the best cooks we have end up in officer roles, because they're willing to go the extra mile. I think that people could put more passion into their cooking during the times when we have unseasoned beans and rice back to back.

Fay: I also agree that meals have been better. But it still feels unfair when not very much time is put into some of the meals–canned, non-fresh ingredients for example. This issue is especially salient because we're currently short on labor. You're right in saying that time doesn't alwaysUnderlined Text equate to meal quality, but sometimes it does, which is a problem

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