Present:

Bailey Star

McAllen

David

Fay

Sidney

Vee

Membership: Cheng is moving out July 1st.

Grounds: Everything is beautiful. We have a lot of plums from the plum tree.

CHEA Rep: I'll be resigning from this position due to other committments I need to take care of.

Maintenance: Working on getting more air flow in the laundry room area.

Mastadon: Working on fixing the router

Treasurer: Resolving some moving parts for payment plans.

Kitchen Kaisers: Working on ways to track kitchen labor. Working on getting a sign-off sheet for other tasxs besides deep cleaning. Been writing people up more fix non-performance of labor. Mostly nudges. If anyone is having any issues with that, please let me knom.

Steward: Some people don't hear the dinner & meeting bell. Please make sure everyone hears it so that they can attend

.: I've been wolrking on getting contractors to make bids for the art shed, kitchen floor, and other things. One majjor thing is the AC in the bright side is serviced with one unit. No AC service in the garden of eden area, which is why it gets so hot. Working on addressing this to reduce the radiant heat, especially in the summer. We've reduced the number of our bank accounts from 25 to 1. Corey and I have been transfering our data to the new wiki

Labor: New schedule thus week.

Full name: Aiden Dobson, he/they

Reason for interest in membership: Like how Sasona's layout promotes community interaction. The property is beautiful. Community culture is a better fit for me than at 21st Street Coop.

(David and Corey) talk about the budget for Sasona

Corey: Budget has been pretty healthy this year. We expect to be able to reduce rent by some amount. Eliminating $1,000 for pormits. Gas is up a bit. $2,700 overall decrease. Food has been a significant concern. I've created 2 different budgets: 1 that's increased by $100, one that stays the same. Utilities haven't decreased, we just didn't have a major water leak this year.

Fay: $25 a month doesn't seem like enough

Mae: We've gotten by wuth $35 a month so far, but future tree care costs are a concern.

Matthias: Tree care comes out of maintenance budget

Bailey: I love the idea of a rent decrease. It would help me out a lot.

Carina: I also like the rent decrease.

Alice: I'm also in favor

Matthias: I think our current food budget is adequate

Rowan: I'm hesitant about what the events budget is

We voted an the labor holiday date. It's hard for everyone to be there at the same date. I propose eliminating the events budget

May: I've noticed that we've been running out of food that we normally have, and so wo should work on our shopping

Matthias: I'm still in favor of keeping the evnts budget because it wouldn't significantly ruduce our rent, and it would benefit our outreach

Fay: It does seem like we run out of certain foods a lot. I'm in favor of an increased food budget

Alice: I'm in favor of eliminating the events and putting the money towards food

Mattheas: I feel we could be putting more effert towards house events

Bailey: We could be more deliberate about our food purchases as a way to addross the food budget

David: Some food shoppers over time have been more efficient about purchasing than others. I want to support the events budget. Our events are important ways to connect us as a community

David M*: The reason why Corey put the events budget in is so that those funds wouldn't be misallocated, as has happened in the past

Jesse: I'd be more in favor of a percentage-based rent decrease vs. a flat rate

Mattheas: A percentage-based would make the decreases unequal

Rowan: I'm for a percentage-based

Matthias: Motion to pass a budget: food budget staying as is at $1,500, a $150 events, and a 1.25% rent decrease annually. Jesse seconded

Budget passes unaimously

Bailey: People have been saying that we should change our buying habits. rather than we don't have oneugh money in the food budget

Matthias: I'm for the percentage-based budget, because some people are very much for it, and I want to pass a budget tonight

(Alice) hostility on slack

Alice: I think we need to have some moderators on Slack because conwersations have been getting intense

Matthias: We shoulxd have a channel for complaints

David Q: Our lines of communication have been constrained. We've never limited slack in the past. Slack is the only way that some people communicate on Slack. I don't think have gotten too out of hand on Slack, and I'm for freedom of speech. All the other communication channels have been closed down. I don't feel like we should

Alice: I disagree about complaints channel. It will be bad. We do need space for discussion. But slack is being used as a crutch. these conversations should be in person. It then tends to be more civil if in person. try to tamper down the hostility.

Fay: Im not ok with hostility on slack. Its because its a screen. If they were said in person, i would seen mediaition. We should have group conversations (in person). Im not sure what you mean (David Q) about not having an outlet. I'll just get off of slack, if its not moderated (what ive considered).

Matthias: You brought up this topic (Alice), but you have brought up things on slack in a peircing way. In my experience, a lot of this has come from you (Alice). We all are trying to do the best. How we treat each other on slack, is as important as in person. Finding a happy medium. On slack, everyone hears it.

Rowan: it don't think slack is the place for things, like bitch and moan. Its attacks on someones character.

David Quick: Our community is tired of festered. I have been misdirected and stopped from communicating to others. After a year, i finally was able to get mediation with Alice. I have been cut off completely. If you ask if im mad, A YEAR. The people in queston, have not allowed me to speak. I have been subjected to what im being accused of. This is not anger, it richouse indignation. Shall we now cut off our nose to spite our face. Im believe in the freedom of speech. Thank you for listening.

Alice: Im not sure what the holdup was on mediation. Im fully aware that i was part of the issue. I was frustrated that things like peanut butter, etc. I got a bit overheated.

Mae: Since email started, its hard to know how you come across. I think slack should stay around. go to the person in quesiton first. then go to mediation.

Fay: Most of the issues are when there isn't a direct person to direct to, then everyone feels attacked.

(Fay) Kitchen meals: Time and effort, input vs output

(Fay) Amending labor descriptions: 4a. dinner duddy - wash dishes, wipe counters 4b. 4c. laundry room- washing machine maintenance

(ella) Where are all the rags? I added 23 last week but rag drawer consistently empty. MC washing returning.