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March 8, 2026
House Members Attendance:
Jessi, Eevee, Vic, Alice, Cheng, DJ, Karina, Bridgit
Associate Members Attending:
Non-Regular Attendees:
Dawei, Alejandro
Prospective Members:
Dawei, Alejandro
First Meeting Question:
- Full Legal Name: Dawei Li
- Pronouns: he/him
- Why do you want to live at Sasona? i've done smaller collectives. i didnt know this one was so large. id be curious to hear how things go with smoothness. i had seen posts online.
- When would you want to move in? i've got 3 weeks left at bastrop and hanging with the buddies. potentially next month could be sooner
- Do you have any pets? no
First Meeting Question:
- Full Legal Name: Alejandro Byrne
- Pronouns: he/him
- Why do you want to live at Sasona? i like cooperative living.
- When would you want to move in? this is pre-emptive for august for when i graduate
- Do you have any pets? no
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 2-3 Labor Holidays per year (4 lumps each)?
Officer Check-ins
Archivist:
Bookkeeper:
CHEA Rep 1: alice: cordinating with david about the shawn situation
CHEA Rep 2:
Culture Coordinator:
Food Planner:
Grounds Coordinator:
Kitchen Kaiser:
Labor Czar:
Maintenance Coordinator: DJ: check
Mastodon Overblower:
Meeting Chair:
Membership Coordinator:
Minutes Taker:
Steward:
Treasurer: Eevee: cordinating with david on getting recipts from accountants. the trailer is going to be in that driveway for a week.
NP Rep:
Operations Manager:
Wiki Updates & Announcements
Agenda Items
Agenda Item 1
(Eevee) To allow associate member Ella to substitute an 2 extra lumps per week for 4 weeks a month in lieu of associate fee payment to be approved as requested by labor czar and in leu of meeting for the month
eevee: ella wants to do more work around the house and in return would like not to pay a food. ella has a well proven track record of meeting expectations and i feel comfortable with her doing this.
dj: ella is a delightful and beautiful human being. not a zookeeper who is human.
david: the same question was asked 3 seasons back and its a nasco issue that we couldnt transfer labor for a fee
jessi: $80 is change when it comes to the entire rent we pay. it basically goes to food. $10 a lump. its eactly the same. labor or rent.
david: were setting a precedent
eevee: ellas initial agenda item was more encompassing but we changed it to just be ella. its from a proven track record. its an exception more than the rule
david: ellas character is not in my mind. i just worry about the fairness
bridgit: ella's meals are high tier stuff. is the labor worth equal to or more than the payment. is your labor really worth more than the fund
eevee: bridgit touched on what i was going to say. david wants to avoid it being the quality of the labor. we vote and decide if in the vote if that person meets those expectations.
david: it could make our associate system wonky. some people are going to say thats not fair. its not about ella its about
dj: if subsequent members could outperform, then they could try
eevee: we can share how our community had a discussion and then will know how our process looks. if we don't feel confident, we can say maybe not.
david: can we have associate members with no fees
bridgit: everybody likes ella. i appreciate your thinking about it david. dont forget this process is not permenant and its fluid. we could look at it again and say we need to not do this.
eevee: this is for the remainder of her contract
motion: To allow associate member Ella to substitute an 2 extra lumps per week for 4 weeks a month in lieu of associate fee payment to be approved as requested by labor czar and in leu of meeting for the month
eevee: i motion that associate ella for the duration of her contract will have 2 additional lumps of labor a month in lieu of associate member fee.
8-0-0
MOTION PASSES
Agenda Item 2
(Eevee) purchase of window obstruction: either a window tint for $250 or a budget of $50 for creative materials
eevee: if we could decide between the more expensive one or creative materials. the expensive option
david: cheaper option always
eevee; it might be cheaper to do the more expensive option because we oculd get it reimbursed by energy savings and insurance
david: how would be justify this to maitenence
eevee: we are trying to improve the livability of the home
Agenda Item 3
(David) officers not meeting
Agenda Item 4
(David) payment plan: $625 on march 15, $625 on march 31
Motion to pay $625 on march 15th and $625 on march 31
8-0-1
MOTION PASSES