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March 19^th, 2012 -Meeting Minutes

Present: Paula, Ellen, Bruce, Marla, Jason B, Martin, Max, Tenzing, Brigette, Noah, Ahren, Molly, Bela, Devon, Thomas (birthday boy), Devon, Amy, Wynston, Michael, Dusty, Collin, Ben, Kelly, Steve, Ruth, Ray, Amanda, Becky, Jason N, RK

Log Book: Juice pouches are on sale/Movie was Fifth Element/Laura left, loves us/No pants! Pants are required in the Boiler Room/please don't put cream pitchers in the espresso fridge/Patchwork Alpaca broke up, causing devastation/getting new pumps for chocolate syrup/please don't leave rags in slop sink/turn off coffee machine when closing/left portafilter pulling fast/future is a crazy place/sweeping is cool/don't stuff tea- one scoop only, please./MOVIE NIGHT—tell someone/mystery breakfast rocks/mumbling about raccoons/please don't leave the sink full of dishes/cannot concur hard enough/help me concur harder/former intern Jack says hi, he misses us (golf clap)

Manager Man: Next week, two shift perk drawings.  Block Party Wednesday!  Biomass Generator talk with Sierra club 29^th, at 3:30.  More information than has been in the newspaper.  Lots of stuff happening this week.  April 2, Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble will be putting on a performance after the staff meeting.  April 5^th, 3:30, Jefferson Mental Health will be here to answer questions.  These things fit into the Our Kids, Our Business month.  Victorian Festival this weekend.  Shelter tab will be done when it runs out.  Hiring for Music Internship this coming week, applications and resumes due by Wednesday.  If there are a lot of people behind the counter, you need to focus on getting work done and helping customers.  If you are behind the counter, you NEED to acknowledge customers and do work.  Otherwise, don't go behind the counter.  Coop would like input from youth in the community, there's a questionnaire available.  Return to manager.

Coffeehouse Dude: When tamping shots, hit portafilter on flanges, not on basket, with back side of tamper.  Good firm tamps, gentle taps.  Wynston has a sitter on Monday mornings, Michael is available for training purposes at that time.  Contact him.  Chai!!  Ratios!! 2 shots of chai for a twelve ounce beverage, 3 shots for a sixteen.  This will be posted.

Volunteer Wrangler: Need volunteers for Trickster Tales.  Marla will provide some sort of carpool option.  April 1^st, 5:30 for volunteers at QUUF.  Spring Clean Block Party Clean Up Wednesday at 1 pm.  Free pizza.  Coop alcove on the 27^th (afternoon) and 31^st (morning).  Mopping floor with Murphy's Oil.  Only a few people need food handler's permits still, the next couple days are good for us helping you get them.  We will soon be counting people participating in events... get ready to see a sheet in the log book.

Music Magician: Jazz Jam Thursday is a very jazzy time.  Bands this Saturday, Cellphone Parking Lot and Skaffe Cup 5 pm.

Guest Guy:  Ray Ketcham: An editorial and documentary photographer.  Concentrates on “things that are sucessful.” Lived here 35+ years.  Runs workshop called Close to Home.  Dropped in for cup of coffee, thought “Why haven't I seen a real photo essay on the Boiler Room?”  Would like to spend the next six or seven months taking photos, asking question, wandering in and out. Would like to put this community within a community out into the world in an appropriate way.  Name of magazine:  rearcurtain.com.  Photos would be available for use in grants.  (applause)

OSHA Report/Thomas' Life Issue (Safety Third): Fire extinguishers.  We have a dry chemical fire extinguisher that makes a big huge nasty chemically mess, but is good for all kinds of fires.  Pull the whole pin out like it’s a grenade.  Push down top lever, in short bursts.  You don't have to hold it down.  Use sweeping motions if the fire is large.  Little dial on side of it that should be in the green zone.  If it's in the red zone, it's no good, and needs to be replaced.  Service dates are noted on a tag on the extinguisher.  If it's an electrical fire, remove the source of electricity.  Unplug, use the breaker, remove the power!

Board is Awesome, Join It: UGN seeking Good Neighbor nominations. Board meeting tonight at 6:30 pm.  Family portrait April, Ray will photograph (applause).  There will be a BBQ in June (applause).  There will be a zine put out at the beginning of June, and we love that Becky makes that go (huge amounts of applause).

Community Things: 6^th of April Library closed, reopen April 16^th in Mountain View Commons while work is being done.  Bela will be trying to import husbands and wives from Portland; let him know if you need one.  Miscommunication regarding Food Not Bombs, resolved.

Life Issues!!!  We're real people.

Count it down:  We freakin' love the Boiler Room.