David Q, Rowan, Alice, Owen, Eevee, Vic, Ruth

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:
Bookkeeper:
CHEA Rep 1:

Rowan put up nominations for chea rep 2 and nasco.
CHEA Rep 2:
Culture Coordinator:
Food Planner: Nothing to report
Grounds Coordinato Grounds had a great Labor Holiday turnout. With 9 tasks to accomplish only 1, as it stood yesterday, did not get done - picking up trash along the fence line. But that may have been done and just not notated on the sheet. I haven't gotten to the bottom of that yet. 5 items were finished and 3 more may be finished now that Carina is back. She had committed to taking care of those 3. I am proud and grateful to all those who participated. J ust a reminder to tally your hours on the hours sheet which I think is up in the dining room. Avoid triple time fines by completing your 4 hrs by end of month. @Ella is here today to plant fall veg seeds. The cool weather is perfect for planting fall veg seeds and yes, they can go straight into the ground. For the rest of this fall/winter season: 1) with way less heat, we need way less watering, which is a relief from a labor standpoint and also from a water usage standpoint. 2) I suggest continuing to water the flowers in the large pots along the front porch curb. If budget allows, and I think it will, if those flowers die, we can put in some decorative cabbages or other cold weather plants. The purple mums in the large pot out front are a fall flower and it's blooming beautiful purple flowers right now. If they go into winter, maybe we could get a couple more of them. This one came from KAF. 3) trees and other large bushes like the Texas Sage bushes out front do need water, but only 1x/week and maybe even less if we've had rain. The tree in the center of our parking area will need a slow drip for an hour or so every other week. This really does help the tree. 3) Once the winter veg seeds are in ground, we'll need to remember to water them, probably not every day. I'll get back to you on how often. 4) Although this is last on the list, it may be the most important task to remember - mulch up all plantings in the ground and in pots. Take leaves from the ground and put them back on the plantings, including in the big pots on the curb. Not only will it keep water from evaporating which isn't a huge concern in fall, it can keep them from freezing by having water in the soil and covering it with mulch to keep it insulated. Often before a big drop in temperatures (that we know about) we water plants to help them stay insulated during the cold snap. Possible Spring projects: 1) I think rebuilding the back porch may be a spring project, after the kitchen reno is complete and depending on our budget. 2) anytime 2 of more folks want to look at the future site of a French drain, let me know and I'll get my nephew over because he's made one. This is a springtime project, but no harm in getting an idea of what's involved, if you want. 3) We'll need to get our yearly Oak Wilt checkup. This year's checkup was in August and 2026's could be possible June/July or Sept/Oct. A long ways off, but good to have on the Grounds Calendar. What physical area does Grounds encompass: One thing I think has been neglected is how our Front Porch area has been looking as of late. There are dirty dishes, glasses, papers, clothes, full waste baskets and all kinds of other personal items and stuff that is not supposed to be on the outside of the building. What you take out there, take back in, whether to the kitchen or to your room, wherever it belongs. Leave only the tables and chairs and maybe the hoola hoops. The same thing goes for the Art Shed - what goes out there needs to come back in. The new Grounds Coordinator: I am excited to share my knowledge and experience of being Sasona's Grounds Coordinator for the past few years with whoever is elected to be the new GC. As long as I'm here, I'm available for questions, advice, etc. It's been a real privilege and pleasure to take care of our grounds, and sometimes a bit nerve wracking as all things can be. You usually learn a whole lot during those times, and that stands you in good stead for the future.

Kitchen Kaiser: Justin

nothing to report
Labor Czar: Rowan

I dont want to do it anymore - its stressful. Its not bad. I enjoyed it for a labor. It felt like longer in a good way. I felt competent and like i knew what was goin on. We have nomination for shane. I'll put the ballots out next week. I asked people if they want to do labor of love (5 lumps) or 6 lumbs. Voted make up labor/ labor of love won. We will go to 5 lumps.
Maintenance Coordinator: Owen

2 more contractors came out - we will get more quotes to repair subfloor because of water damage. This project is making progress but just slower

Eeeve: what was the quote

Owen: somewhere around 16-17k to fix the floor. it didnt include fondation work or tearing out the rotten beams/ subfloor planks. We need a drain under the sink to squeegee the water into.
Mastodon Overblower:
Meeting Chair:
Membership Coordinator:
Minutes Taker:
Steward:

– Spoke to David M and Mae about Mae's accommodations and what her upcoming changing accommodations may look like.

– Met with David M regarding some cultural topics and about changing the new wiki.

– Spoke with David M and a few members about our ongoing labor issues.

– Reminders sent about some nomination forms we needed.

Pet Updates:

– We currently don't have all the current information for Tokyo's cats, so they are not approved move-in yet.

– Pippin still needs his fecal test done. Get with Olivia if you're willing to help facilitate that. Reminder that Thrive has fecal tests for $15.

Please note that we have several nominations going on right now. We need an Archivist, CHEA Board Rep, NP Board Rep, and Labor Czar. If you're interested in serving your house in these capacities, please nominate yourself and/or accept the nomination.

Also, I know we need an hours tracking sheet for our Labor Holiday hours. Please keep track of your hours and remember that these need to be done by the end of the month, or fines will go straight to triple time. You can sell up to half your Labor Holiday hours at $20/hr.

Personally, I will be HELLA busy between now and the end of the year. So while I'm gone working 60-hr weeks please don't hesitate to reach out–I prefer email or Slack–and I'll get with y'all ASAP. If there's an emergency it's fine to call or text me–my number should be on our contact sheet.
Treasurer: Eevee

Worked with matthias on resources. There a couple of bills that need to be paid that I cannot pay. I need David to handle that and get me on the accounts. This is for ABC residential and commericial - everything else is autopay.
NP Rep:
Operations Manager: