June 8, 2025
House Members Attendance:
Alex, Alice, CJ, Jessi, Mae, Matthias, McAllen, Olivia, Rowan, Ruth
Associate Members Attending:
Lauren, McAllen
Non-Regular Attendees:
Personal Check-ins
Prospective Members:
First Meeting Question:
- Full Legal Name
- Pronouns
- Why do you want to live at SASONA?
- When would you want to move in?
Second Meeting
- Are you willing to do 5 to 6 Lumps (hrs) of Labor a week?
- Are you willing to attend a minimum of 2 house meetings per month and 2 labor holidays (4 lumps each)?
Officer Check-ins
Archivist:
Bookkeeper:
CHEA Rep 1:
CHEA Rep 2:
Culture Coordinator:
Food Planner:
- We're almost out of tofu.
Grounds Coordinator:
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Kitchen Kaiser:
- Fay has been arranging w/the refrigerator repair person to get it repaired. They haven't responded yet' but we expect them to later this meek.
- We have some changes to job descriptions that we'll be announcing soon.
Labor Czar:
- I forgot that Lauren are not on the schedule. There will be minor changes to some of the flex labor jobs momentarily. I'm also in the process of fixing an issue that's going on w/Google sheets
Maintenance Coordinator:
- There are flea treatment products available for public use next to Fay's room. I saw a new AC unit in the kitchen.
Mastodon Overblower:
Meeting Chair:
Membership Coordinator:
Minutes Taker:
Steward:
Treasurer:
NP Rep:
Operations Manager:
Wiki Updates & Announcements
Agenda Items
5. (Mae)
Agenda Item 4
Prospectives should be asked if they have a job before signing a resident contract. (Jessi)
Shane: I think we should just ask ppl, “Do you hove income?”
Ruth: I like the idea of making the wording less specific, although I think we’ve been doing this already. I can understand why ppl are opposed to connotation of the word “business’” but, but not the actual meaning. I think we should post this issue an the kitchen table for ppl to comment on instead of discussing it in a meeting
Matthias: I think this is a very important issue that we should discuss in the proper manner
Agenda Item 5
Removal of house pecan and cedar elm trees. (Mae)
Mae: There are pecan and cedar elm saplings growing in front of the house, which is problematic according to McAllen and ppl at Barton Springs Nursery, because they drop a lot of limbs and their roots can damage foundation when they get older.
Ruth: I think that this tree removal is up to your discretion. The first time we had a limb fall on a car at the house, it was a cedar elm tree. So please dispose of them. Matthias: Concerning maintenance, our grease trap and water pipes are located where those trees are growing, and so yes—those trees should be removed
New business
Ruth: I wanted to mention some things we’ve tried to help stop people from taking house dishes Everybody can have their own set of dishes. We could have a drying rack above the mop rack where ppl can store these dishes. I bought ceramic dish clay and glaze for this purpose. Another thing is that ppl have identified their favorite dishes in the past which has helped prevent them from going missing