[Imc] Meeting Notes for 12/3/00

[Paul Riismandel]

Action Items:
1.      Tell Mike, Paul R and Eric any questions you have for the Beavers, 
the landlords for the former Chub Conner space.  They will be inspecting 
the space sometime this week.
2.      Formulate some criteria to use in evaluating the work the IMC 
does.  Bounce them around on the e-mail list.  There will be a discussion 
on this at Sunday's meeting.

UC-IMC Meeting Notes, Sunday 12-3-00

Attending: Walter, Laura, Bob, Sascha, Sara, Mike, Brian, Eric, Ed, 
Danielle (facilitating), Pauline, Mark, Paul K., Paul R. (recording), 
Sehvilla, Cope

News Stories

Stories Covered:
Mike: did headlines and announcements on WEFT show
Eric: working on 4 articles: skateboarders and Urbana parking ramp; 
greenspace substitution for parking; Urb. City council & campus transport; 
dairy farm in bellflower

Danielle: Next WEFT show is Monday 12/11

Pauline: Covering Champ. & Urb. City councils.  Champaign County Alliance 
for Econ. Develop.  and annexation issues.  Will write some news for next 
WEFT show.

Mark: talked to person in U of I orchestra about conductor protest.
Sara:  Jan 8 show on schools needs to be postponed because superintendent 
delayed results.
Brian: Story on services for children with disabilities on hold.
Danielle: Citizens for Action workshop in Peoriasections on healthcare and 
pub. Transport.

Upcoming:
Mike: Fair Share meeting upcoming, Wed. 6pm at IDF, will post to e-mail list.
Cope: Dec. 9th Ed. Forum (Sascha and Danielle will cover)
Mike: Cham. Cty Board, possible Republican subversion; killing funding for 
Cty. Health Dept.
Sascha: 2 weeks from now, Dec. 13  Interfaith Comm. On Worker Justice @ 
YMCA boardroom.
Dec. 16  Fundraisers for Kentucky strikers, noon at Carpenters Union Hall, 
across from Prairie Gardens (Mike and probably Peter will be there)
Paul R: will cover 2nd Mbanna Kantako Human Rights Radio shutdown.


Reports

RFU
Mike: Clinton has put off signing appropriationswill leave for next 
prez.  LPFM therefore up in the air.

Outreach/Networking
Paul R: Have talked with Sheila Nopper and Ron Sakolsky from Springfield 
Media Activist Coalition who are trying to start a Springfield IMC.  Would 
like to collaborate with UC IMC, want to know if we might be able to host 
their website to start.  Also would like a UC IMC contingent to visit them 
and help give guidance/motivation.
Danielle: Ask Zach about server.
Sara: When we get going we should invite the Springfield folks to our 
workshops.

Librarians
Sascha: Meetings set for 5:15 Thursday 12/7, 12/14, 1/4 @ 604 S. Race, 
Urbana.  Questions on the table include: how to use space?  How do we 
archive?  Thinking about a Dewey system, with materials from last 3 months 
separated out in chronological order.
Eric: do you want the research associated with articles?
Sascha: Yes.  Attach research materials to articles.  Give hardcopies of 
all articles to Sascha.
Danielle: Think about a form, like the DC IMC has.
Sascha: It's already been delegated.

Tech
Brian: Waiting for photo badges.  Need a notebook computer to connect to 
camera.  Generic badges still available.
Danielle: Site is close to being useful, but not quite.  Thus grand opening 
celebration was delayed.  May bundle site opening with space opening in mid 
January.  The Goal is to have the site functional by mid-December.

Fundraising
Sascha: several new founders.  Firm commitments for $790/mo, ~$2500 in the 
bank.  We can definitely afford space we're looking at.

Space
Recap: Proposal for old Chub Conner space.  We want downtown Urbana, cheap, 
1st floor streetlevel space.
Cinema owners have decided to open coffee shop themselves in Cinema space.

 From last week: would Dave Monk be interested in donating space?  What 
about 2nd floor at WEFT?

Questions: Do we have sufficient income?  Sustainability?  Questions for 
Landlord?

Eric suggests having a long-term strategy for buying a building.

Sascha: Met with Dave Monk last weekno space.  Met with Conner space 
landlords, the Beavers, has answers to the following questions:
         Construction?  Don't know when will start for sure, maybe next 
fall, maybe later.
         Rent? No discounts during contruction, it's already bottom dollar. 
After construction is negotiablethey value long-term tenants.
         Antenna for RFU: no problem.
         What will they do? Anything we want, as long as building not harmed.
         Term of lease? No answer yet.
         Power bill: $200-$450/mo.

Pauline: We should talk to Chub Conner folks about their experiences there.

Mike, Paul R and Eric volunteer to do a walkthrough to inspect building, 
plumbing and electrical this week.  Sascha will set it up.

Financials?  Sascha sez we're OK for $300/mo in Util.  Believes space will 
help draw in donors.

Danielle: Conversations with CLAM center regarding moving their operations 
into IMC, pay rent and for ISDN.

Laura: Insurance?

Sascha: My figures assume $0 fundraising.  Other potential fundraising 
sources include: tape sales, newspaper/magazine/book sales, small 
coffeehouse, WEFT payment for programming, invitation from WILL for 
coverage, biannual fundraiser, IMC library memberships, rent out meeting 
space, movies & speakers (a la Stone Soup).

Long-Term Building Plans

Eric notes these reasons for owning our own space: community building and 
lending as tried in LA; building is a community asset; we can 
determine  building use.

Discussion ensues (not transcribed)

Eric: These are functions for IMC space that people have suggested: 
equipment space; public space; meeting space; common work space; display 
space for media and work; integrate members of local and other communities.

Mike: PROPOSAL:  Next meeting we will make a final decision on renting the 
Chub Conner space for one year beginning Jan 2001.

No concerns  general agreement with proposal.

Evaluating IMC
Eric suggests we think about the criteria we can use to evaluate the work 
we do.  Everyone should take this as an assignment to bounce around e-mails 
on the list for a discussion at the next meeting.
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