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 (David and Jessi ) David and Jessi payment plan: 5 on 15th of may and 5 30th of may.
+**House quorum voted 7 yay, 1 abstain, 0 nay. **
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+**Eevee: If those who are interested would please join me in the living room for a short presentation on rent rates. So this is a mixture of David M’s and my work. We have added something called a commons correction factor, which weights rent rates based on how much we value living at Sasona, vs the value of our individual rooms. The weight of this factor is what we are here to discuss. Over time, we have two options to increase rent each year- percentage (favors small rooms) or flat increase (favors large rooms). Over time, we have favored large rooms, which has made them significantly cheaper per square foot than the smaller rooms. Just as a heat check to those participating today, any thoughts so far? **
+**Bailey: I saw the draft of this as it progressed, and these numbers look a lot more digestible. Before the numbers showed up to a $500 increase for some other larger rooms. I notice Justin’s room goes up the most, I wonder how how would feel about that.**
+**Brigid: I spoke with Justin last week about this and he seemed potentially ok with the price increase of his room. **
+**DJ: What would the rent be for rooms that can accommodate two people? **
+**Bailey: Doubles are an additional $150 for people over the age of 16. When we had a 9 year old living here it was an additional $100. **
+**Eevee: One thing to add as a personal conflict of interest- for every plan, including mine and David's, my proposed rent rate does go down. It isn’t substantial, but I want to point it out. **
+**Alex: I’m seeing decreased rent for me so I think it’s pretty great. **
+**DJ: I’d vote for this. **
+**Eevee: yeah, DJ’s goes down, and Brigid’s. Without the corrections factor that brings Brigid’s down, it would be about $400 based on square feet alone. David suggested changing the CC factor based on rooms and their desirability, but I feel this is a slippery slope and it’s best to leave this at 10 for each room. I think leaving things as hard, countable amenities is the best option. **
+**Brigid: I agree rather than change the CC factor, keep a better itemized list of each amenity and maybe negatives about the rooms. Is the exterior door in Vic’s old room considered an amenity? **
+**Eevee: No, not currently. **
+**Bailey: I think rooms with exterior doors should definitely be a consideration for amenities. **
+**Alex: I think some amenities would be more heavily weighted than others. For example, fans and A/C. **
+**Eevee: It’s weighted based on the numbers I originally gave David. This is all potential to change. I typed in what landlords charge for these amenities. Google gave a range, and I used the lowest possible rate. For a fan it’s like $5-15 a month, An A/C is $25. A closet is $25. A walk in closet is $50. Windows are $2-3 each. Loft is $15-25. Jack and Jill baths are $75. I would argue for rent increases by percentage going forward. Flat fee increases feel more equitable in the moment, but I think the percentage actually would be. I’m going to do some measurements in my own room and see how the increase would measure up with my square feet, just as a test. **
+**Brigid: I like it. **
+**Eevee: Unless anyone else has any other interjections, I think we covered everything. If you hear people questioning what this is looking like, or are having fears in the kitchen over the ice**
+**machine, pleasesendthemmywayso I cangoover itwiththem, because I wanteveryone’s opinion.**
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