Consensus Items History

This page acts as a record of consensus decisions, both for measures approved and blocked.

The Current Consensus Items page is the public record of consensus items to be decided on.

Please link to meetings notes of both meetings where item was passed.

Date	Proposed by	Wording	Decision	Author of this Record
Date First Discussed XX Month, Year	Proposed By User	Informal Title	Summary	Author of this Record User
April 23, 2024	Proposed By Elle	Pool of money for sewing room reforms. Sewing needs some love! We are missing machinery, have items that will enhance our efforts, will support our classes and more. We expect the cost to be less than 4k but are asking for 4k to be safe. Since sewing raises funds through its classes we hope to make sure these items pay for themselves over the long run! Spreadsheet outlining how the money will be spent: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e0AYfBecatCktmdX1SKm2KpBXIZAYTuEUwy6M1r3kls/edit#gid=0	PASSED	Author of this Record moof
March 12th, 2024	proposed by LX	Consensus to 86 Benjamin.		Author of this Record: Moof
March 12th, 2024	proposed by LX	Consensus to 86 Fromsa.		Author of this Record: Moof
September 5th, 2023	proposed by Mark	Renewing May 23rd Consensus Item TEMPORARILY RENEWED FOR SIX MORE MONTHS - PLEASE CHECK AND REVIEW Feb 27th, 2024 Updating blocking requirement for big C consensus items from 1 to 2 people. Currently in order to block a big C consensus Item, we need only 1 member to block. Would like to update this number to 2 members. Perhaps the 1 member to block made sense when the community was tiny. It doesn't make sense anymore in our much larger community. If you cant convince anyone else to block with you, then maybe you just have bad ideas. The community should not have to make changes only folks with bad ideas think are good. This change would be provisional for 3 months [from May 23, 2023]. Also would only apply for member proposed consensus items, non-member proposed consensus items would still be block able by a single member. Also only 1 member would be required to block new membership. Also if any one member would like to block, but cannot because they are alone, they can request a 1 week hold to defer decision for an additional 3rd week. Finally being able to articulate reasons for blocking is required. Good faith blocking is the only acceptable kind of blocking. If no 'legitimate' reasons for blocking can be supplied then they community can override the block. Obviously this is subjective. However blocking just 'because' is not considered viable reason to block and wont be honored.	PASSED	Author of this record: Mark
August 22, 2023	proposed by Mark	Updating & clarifying Membership process language. Currently, there is an 8 week process to become a full Member, (Consensed on Feb 8th 2022), with 4 weeks dedicated to reviewing their application for concerns/blocks. But also, we Consensed in 2018 on a 2 week post-acceptance "oh shit" period in case a Member is late to block for whatever reason. We need to decide if this is still necessary since the new process allots so much consideration time and update the language accordingly so that it is clear that it overrides the old "oh shit" process, if it indeed does. We also want to clarify that big M ("full") Members are the only ones who can sponsor both Associate Memberships as well as big M Memberships. Proposal: 1. Amend the Feb 2022 Membership process Consensus item to say "oh shit" period is no longer necessary, and 2. Amend the Membership application form and associated documentation to state clearly that all sponsors must be Full Members in good standing. 3. Require that during active application status, it be noted in each weekly meeting notes during review the prospective Member and their sponsor.	PASSED	Author of this record: Mark
May 23, 2023	Farley	Updating blocking requirement for big C consensus items from 1 to 2 people. Currently in order to block a big C consensus Item, we need only 1 member to block. Would like to update this number to 2 members. Perhaps the 1 member to block made sense when the community was tiny. It doesn't make sense anymore in our much larger community. If you cant convince anyone else to block with you, then maybe you just have bad ideas. The community should not have to make changes only folks with bad ideas think are good. This change would be provisional for 3 months. Also would only apply for member proposed consensus items, non-member proposed consensus items would still be block able by a single member. Also only 1 member would be required to block new membership. Also if any one member would like to block, but cannot because they are alone, they can request a 1 week hold to defer decision for an additional 3rd week. Finally being able to articulate reasons for blocking is required. Good faith blocking is the only acceptable kind of blocking. If no 'legitimate' reasons for blocking can be supplied then they community can override the block. Obviously this is subjective. However blocking just 'because' is not considered viable reason to block and wont be honored.	Passed	Loren (to be updated by Farley, to reflect comments including JD's)
First Discussed: 02 May, 2023	JD Elan	UPDATING ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY and CODE OF CONDUCT AHP Adopted by Consensus on 5/23/2023; CoC deemed not to require Consensus for modification Noisebridge currently still uses policies from 2013. A lot has happened in the past decade that has increased awareness about creating a safe environment for all. The alterations proposed are focused on reducing the generation of a hostile environment at Noisebridge that can negatively affect the user experience for a variety of members and visitors that are not part of the hegemonic social group. A Google Doc containing the old and proposed wording that is open for edits is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14BlMYh-i1CbzUGj_AaqaF-YI2sL4WNokhJxEbev0G-U/edit	Passed	JD
April 11th, 2023		General Meeting Restructure Noisebridge meetings regularly carry on for hours, to a point where community members are unable to stay until their items of concern come up for discussion. Our meetings can feel draining, dysfunctional, and frustrating. We must improve our meeting structure and moderation culture so Noisebridge can have healthier meetings, and so we can grow our community. Summary: Set 1 hour meeting goal. 1 meeting per month geared towards new folks. Other monthly meetings we get right to business. Active moderation, limits on discussion time and scope. Encouragement to make agenda items available before a meeting. Full proposal is here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Meeting_Restructure_Proposal	Passed	Mark
October 11th, 2022		Move NoiseTor money to Noisebridge This will transfer money from the closed NoiseTor account to Noisebridge's bank account. The amount of money is not known yet, Liz investigating with the former Noisetor owner (Andy?).	Passed	Mcint
October 4th, 2022	Liz	Move NoiseTor money to Noisebridge This will transfer money from the closed NoiseTor account to Noisebridge's bank account. The amount of money is not known yet, Liz investigating with the former Noisetor owner (Andy?).	Passed	Mwillson
May 10, 2022	Mwillson	COVID-19 vaccination requirement; honor system preferred Until explicitly undone by fresh Consensus: When taking appropriate responsibility for introducing a new person into the physical space, it is expected that vaccination status may be explicitly discussed (briefly and respectfully) to communicate the clear Consensus of Noisebridge that for safety of all participants, people not currently vaccinated against COVID-19 may not be permitted to come inside without good reason for any exception. Respecting preference for anonymity and discouraging pointless "papers please" scenarios should generally preclude checking vaccine cards and especially any associated demands for identification without good reason for any exception (such as special events or legal requirements)	Passed	Mwillson
May 24, 2022	Woz	Elan can improve the front door. Elan will be given the authority to make physical changes to our building and spend money from the general fund up to $2000 for the purposes of making our front door easier to use, enable ADA accessibility and help ensure that the door closes automatically for the purposes of security. All physical changes should still be run by the land lord. This pre-authorization expires after 90 days	[1]	User:Wolf
February 8, 2022	Nthmost	Philanthropists Can Become Members After 8 Weeks and 1 Additional Sponsorship.	Passed	Mwillson
February 8, 2022	culteejen	COVID policy renewal.	Passed	Mwillson
October 26, 2021	Sophia Wisdom	Demember X (as phrased by Sophia and Dave/Woz).	Blocked by gaardn. NB: removed members are suspended, not maimed.	gaardn
October 26, 2021	Sophia Wisdom	Ban X until mediation (Sophia clarified this means ask to leave).	Blocked by gaardn. NB: consensus not required for ATL.	gaardn
August 24th, 2021	Fineline	COVID-19 vaccination requirement; honor system preferred For the next 90 days unless explicitly renewed by fresh Consensus: It is excellent to broach the subject of vaccination, whether by pointing at the sign, or asking the person if they are vaccinated. If people are unvaccinated they must not be let inside without very good reason. It is unexcellent to ask for vaccine cards unless there is a strong reason.	Passed	fnord, zach
August 24, 2021	Sophia	Inquiring about vaccination status You must broach the subject of vaccination, either by pointing at the sign, or asking the person if they are vaccinated. If people are unvaccinated they must not be let inside without very good reason. No one blocks this?	Blocked by Broccoli	fnord, sophia
August 31, 2021	TJ	Require showing vaccination cards Explicitly require showing vaccination cards prior to entry to Noisebridge (until further notice).	Blocked by TJ and others	fnord
November 17, 2020	fnord	Capacity Cap at 272 Capp Under Construction and Further Restrictions in this Time of Contagion 0) Respecting recently updated city / state requirements for coronavirus safety: Noisebridge is temporarily closed for “business as usual” - limiting activities at 272 Capp Street to “Minimum Basic Operations” and (possibly permitted) construction. While details may change, for the near term safe to say no in-person events such as classes, tours, parties, etc. The city's current 10 PM to 5 AM curfew may apply - in general, we'll be preferring to schedule work during daylight hours anyway.(See https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/C19-07-Shelter-in-Place-Health-Order.pdf for details.) 1) Restricting the number of people indoors at 272 Capp Street to no more than 3 upstairs and 3 downstairs, and (as per current city requirement) mixing no more than 3 households total. 2) Relying on knowledgeable volunteers to coordinate efforts and facilitate safe working environment with good ventilation, distancing, and sanitation. 3) Prioritizing projects to safely open the space for more participants - especially ventilation and making good use of outdoor space. Also will need some specific signage and paperwork related to coronavirus precautions, as well as any permits required for construction - and deploying basic safety measures such as fire extinguishers and exit lighting. 4) Expiring these coronavirus-related restrictions automagically unless re-consensed within 90 days after initial Consensus. Frequent review and revision is expected via discussion at weekly meetings going forward.	Approved	fnord
proposed 6.23.20	Zach	Continuing Meeting Remote Accessibility Beyond COVID-19 Ⅹ (talk) 05:32, 1 July 2020 (UTC) Proposed edit to include "We noisebridge are committed to making activities accessible to as many people as possible." It is without a doubt that Noisebridge has, under the throws of coronavirus, become more accessible to disabled people than it has ever been before. After years of hardship with a broken elevator, it has been a wonderful shift in these recent weeks to take part in meetings again via new remote options. As a wheelchair user and severely disabled member, I cannot always take buses to the space and I know other disabled members have similar challenges. Let us move forward as a community and continue this improvement in accessibility. Let us not take steps or rolls backward after the physical space re-opens. We are learning the value of access as a community together, and all the good things that come with it. This consensus proposal Is for: 1. Continuing video and/or audio attendance options for Noisebridge General Meetings (usually on Tuesdays), specifically for disabled people as a reasonable disability accommodation, as outlined by Title II and Title III of the American with Disabilities Act. "'title III of the Act, which requires public accommodations to remove architectural barriers where such removal is "readily achievable," or to provide goods and services through alternative methods, where those methods are "readily achievable'" "Readily achievable means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense."	BLOCKED by Tyler	Zach Ryan Ⅹ
proposed 6.23.20	Zach	Continuing Class Remote Accessibility Beyond COVID-19 Ⅹ (talk) 05:32, 1 July 2020 (UTC) Proposed edit to include "We noisebridge are committed to making activities accessible to as many people as possible." It is without a doubt that Noisebridge has, under the throws of coronavirus, become more accessible to disabled people than it has ever been before. After years of hardship with a broken elevator, it has been a wonderful shift in these recent weeks to take part in meetings again via new remote options. As a wheelchair user and severely disabled member, I cannot always take buses to the space and I know other disabled members have similar challenges. Let us move forward as a community and continue this improvement in accessibility. Let us not take steps or rolls backward after the physical space re-opens. We are learning the value of access as a community together, and all the good things that come with it. This consensus proposal Is for: 1. Continuing video and/or audio attendance options for Noisebridge classes, presentations, and tools, specifically for disabled people as a reasonable disability accommodation, as outlined by Title II and Title III of the American with Disabilities Act. "'title III of the Act, which requires public accommodations to remove architectural barriers where such removal is "readily achievable," or to provide goods and services through alternative methods, where those methods are "readily achievable'" "Readily achievable means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense."	BLOCKED by Tyler	Zach Ryan Ⅹ
proposed 6.23.20	Zach	Accessibility information and statement on the main website Ⅹ (talk) 05:32, 1 July 2020 (UTC) Proposed edit to include "We noisebridge are committed to making activities accessible to as many people as possible." This consensus proposal Is for: 1. Providing disability access information on the main website (noisbridge.net) in a clear and easy to access way. This information should include: a. Possible barriers and physical access information for the current physical space of Noisebridge b. A point of contact for disabled people to ask questions specifically around disability and gaining access to Noisebridge (phone, email, etc. - more options the better). c. Information on how to request disability accommodations to attend. d. A statement on Noisebridge's commitment to excellence via inclusion of people with disabilities	BLOCKED by Tyler	Zach Ryan Ⅹ
Proposed 6.23.20	Zach	Accessibility information posted outside the Noisebrige physical space Ⅹ (talk) 05:32, 1 July 2020 (UTC) Proposed edit to include "We noisebridge are committed to making activities accessible to as many people as possible." This consensus proposal is for: 1. Keeping up-to-date durable (laminated) physical postings of accessibility information in a clearly viewable area at the entrance of Noisebridge's physical space. 2. This notice to include some form of contact that disabled people can reach if we cannot access the space.	BLOCKED by Tyler	Zach Ryan Ⅹ
2020-06-02	Zach	Closing Noisebridge during the COVID-19 Pandemic I am submitting the formalized closure of Noisebridge during Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the current COVID-19 pandemic. With 98,980 cases and 3,884 deaths in California as of this writing, it is essential that Noisebridge stay closed in order not to further spread this virus in our communities. SF's cases are still surging upward and the Mission neighborhood is tied for the highest area for positive cases. With the exceptions of: 1. Consensed temporary use only to make PPE / life-saving medical equipment (following the safety orders outlined by the Governer: https://covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-office-workspaces.pdf) 2. Consensed moving to the new space (272 Capp Street) for Noisebridge's survival 3. Emptying out personal belongings from the space (1 person at a time) I propose the physical location of Noisebridge (2169 Mission St.) be physically closed for all other functions. I support us to remain open virtually with classes, meetings, and other events happening online.	Approved	Ⅹ
2020-06-02	Zach	Limiting people at Noisebridge during the COVID-19 Pandemic I am submitting for consensus for limiting the number of people at Noisebridge during the Pandemic to no more than four (4) people in the space at any given time. I think we should err on the side of caution and work to be safe, using the safety orders outlined by the Governer: https://covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-office-workspaces.pdf as a bare minimum starting point. Note, that this order recommends "physical distancing to the maximum extent possible."	Approved	Ⅹ
26 May 2019	kinnard	Wait to Consense on staying or moving Noisebridge should wait to consense on moving or not moving until after the community has had a chance to coalesce and have a meeting at Noisebridge in the interest of communal integrity and excellent process one way or the other. The current situation is one of extreme entropy not business as usual. We are living through arguably the greatest crisis in living memory. This might be the most important decision in Noisebridge’s history, not one to be taken hastily. Several community members have voiced concerns about communication failures around Noisebridge’s real estate process thought the quarantine. The meeting format has changed. The meeting time changed. And we are not able to have normal Noisebridge meetings at Noisebridge. The board member primarily responsible for relations with the current landlord recently resigned. Noisebridge has not sufficiently explored options at 2169 Mission St. given the drastically changed circumstances on planet and in the SF Real Estate market. The situation improves to Noisebridge’s advantage if Noisebridge waits. The community really wants to stay in its home but sees this as an unattainable ideal.	blocked	pyconaut
26 May 2020	bfb	That Noisebridge enter into the lease agreement with addendum at 272 Capp Street	concensed	Ⅹ
propoosed 4-14-20 concensed 4/28/2020	lxpk	Amendment to Special Lease Decisions Consensus Item from 3-6-2018 Real-estate decisions decided by board ratified by 24 hour notice special member consensus Modified from 2018-03-06 consensus which worked to get a lease. https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Consensus_Items_History) Adds "building improvement decisions" to the list of decisions which board can initiate. Real-estate decisions are time-sensitive and require an accelerated consensus process: 1. The board officers of Noisebridge may enter into loan agreements, building purchase negotiations, lease negotiations and building improvement decisions in the interest of acquiring a suitable building to be our permanent home. This authorization lasts until a permanent home has been secured, or until Noisebridge has either renewed the 2169 Mission St lease or signed a new lease and any related building improvement decisions are completed at which time the measure will be ended by a 24 hour Consensus. 2. The Board Officers shall keep a log of non-sensitive information stemming from the authorizations above to be published as a “note” on the #the-board, a Noisebridge wiki page, and the Noisebridge discuss mailing list, at a minimum interval of every 2 weeks. 3. In the event that a purchase, lease or building improvement decision is required in under two weeks, a special meeting may be called with at minimum 24 hours notice to form a special consensus on the lease, building improvement or purchase decision. The meeting will occur at Noisebridge and provide a mechanism (e.g. Google Hangout) for remote participation. A link will be provided to remote in the 4 channels described above and the pad.riseup.net/p/nbmeeting notes. Ryan: Authorization should last a bit longer than the moment of a new lease so that building improvements probably done after lease is finalized can be decided. Some form of small C consensus or big C consensus should decide when the item has ended in effect since it likely will take 3-4 months before we become comfortable in the new space. Also, add in more things related to each building improvement so all will trigger a 24 hour special consensus period.	concensed	Mwillson
Proposed- February 28, 2020 Concensed- 3 10 2020	Tyler Maran	Setting Hold positions for crypto currency Noisebridge will never maintain more than 20% of it's total liquid assets (cash and equivalents) in crypto currency. I am suggesting this in light of the $156,000 BTC donation from Kraken. Which brings our BTC to more than 50% of our current assets. This check will be assessed quarterly (in line with fiscal quarters) and balances greater than 20% would be liquidated. 20% will be a maximum number, and not a target number. i.e. if we increase cash balances we will not buy crypto to maintain that ratio. It is just a measurement of our maximum acceptable risk.	concensed	Tyler Maran
Proposed-09/10/19 Concensed- 09/24/19	Ryan Sternlicht	Noisebridge is currently negotiating a new lease, and it needs to be approved very soon, here is some info on the current discussion Tyler-One priority I have is removing the elevator clause from the lease. As it stands, NoiseBridge is responsible for 100% of the first $10,000 of repairs, and then 50% thereafter. There is no upper limit to the potential cost here. We are currently being billed $10,000 for the last elevator repair. Tyler-For the month of September, Brian has told us to continue to pay $6,500 Tyler-My original request was a 5 year lease, same rate, without the elevator clause) but Brian was not interested. Tyler-His response was $7,250 to remove the elevator fee. I countered at $7.0k Tyler-He replied with $7,000 for a 2 year lease without the elevator cost. Tyler-I asked for more then 2 years. Brian responded with 3 years at $7,100 / month. Tyler-As it stands, I have countered with $7,000 for 2 years with a 2 year option at $7,250. Per Jarrod - it is really hard to justify large future costs (Zoning fee, sprinklers / second egress, etc.) if we are potentially limited by a short lease. I'd like to push for a longer term lease, but it would likely come with additional rent hikes. Looking for any and all opinions. I think we should decide whether to approve the board and treasurer to finalize and approve a new lease as soon as we get terms that are favorable to the general noisebridge community	Concensed	Ryan Sternlicht
Proposed-09/10/19 Concensed- 09/24/19	Ryan Sternlicht	Our laser cutter is broken, we need a new tube a new tube costs around 1400 dollars, should we spend noisebridge money to buy a new tube we use the machine a lot, and we should discuss if we want the 100 watt or 150 watt tube replacment I think we should decide and then approve the purchase of a new laser tube.	Concensed	Ryan Sternlicht
6/04/19	Tyler Maran	Sign Lease for 668 Guerrer St. Noisebridge signs lease for 668 Guerrero St. Provisional Lease Details Video Tour Benefits 7,500 sqft (~50% increase from 5,200sqft at current) Ground floor entrance with garage door. ADA accessible. Concrete floors. Noisebridge would rent the entire building. Option to purchase (at $4.0mln startingin 2020 + 3.0% step up/yr thereafter) for the duration of the lease term. 2.5 blocks from current NoiseBridge location. No disruption in Mission community. Still easy access to BART. Cleaner block and sidewalk Early move-in clause provides free rent from lease-signing date till lease-start date of 8//1/2019 Costs $10,000/mo for year 1. $1,000/mo rent step-ups per year (up to $13,000/mo in 4th year). Purchase option costs $10,000 first year, then $20,000 years 2 and 3. $1.33/sqft/mo is a good below market rate, but a $3,500/mo increase from our current location in first year Total cost for lease over 4 years: $552,000 + $50,000 in Options = $602,000 Renovations are expected to cost $50,000 in the first year, broker fees and other licensing expected to cost around $10,000 First year outlay: $205,000 = $120,000 in rent, $15,000 security, $20,000 fees and options, $50,000 renovations Note this is $80,000 above our current yearly revenue, meaning we will draw $80,000 from saving, plus any additional moving or unexpected costs, and does not cover any operating expenses like utilities and other Conditions We need more expert guidance around the permitting and zoning of 668 Guerrero in order to make an informed decision. Current permitting issues put 2169 occupancy at risk for $92,000, though Perkins Coie is reviewing Pro-bono Without clear plan to avoid fees, 668 Guerrero may be at similar, though lower cost, risk Our Perkins Coie advisor will come back at the 6/18/2019 meeting to share her findings. Noisebridge is reviewing current draft to make sure it is in line with Noisebridge Priorities The property value is struck at $4,000,000, and we should be sure that price is worth $50,000 in options.	Withdrawn	Matt A.
2018-10-23	r	30-day daytime access to the space through the RFID access control system can be activated by Philanthropists (but the right for a philanthropist to give daytime access is granted by a member).	Consensed	r
2018-10-16	r	There shall hence forth be an "oh shit period" that occurs the two weeks after a being has become a Noisebridge member. During this so called "oh shit period", any member may express that they wished to block or wish to block this member from continuing to be a member. Upon the public declaration (e.g. mailing list, general slack channel, etc.) of this "oh shit" by a member, the member in the "oh shit period" will not any longer be a member. If they were a philanthropist or other role previously, they may retain that role at the "oh shit"ing member's discretion.	Consensed	r
2018-09-11	@beka	Hire SK: Noisebridge will hire Scandiuzzi Krebs for fundraising w/ a cost of up to $29,000 (per their highest estimated price). The Fundraising WG will then be responsible for interfacing w/ them to organize further.	Consensed	@beka
August 08, 2018	@mcscope	Noisebridge shall establish a Discretionary Fund in order to reimburse people for small purchases that help the space. Guidelines for the discretionary fund Spend it like it's your own money (as judiciously as you would spend your own money) On things that the space needs to be clean, organized, smoothly operating, safe, etc Examples of things that would be appropriate for the discretionary fund: toilet paper, broom, shelves/drawers, exterminator new bulb for projector, low-cost useful tools, reasonable consumables Examples of things that may not be appropriate: Brand new pieces of machinery that cost several hundred dollars Items to support an individual person project Since this inherently involves judgement calls, there should be a discretionary fund working group that shall use little-c consensus to decide if a given expense should be reimbursed. The discretionary fund shall start with a value of 1000$ immediately. After we spend that and get a sense of the likely monthly budget, we can make a consensus item to fill it up every month	consensed; do-ocracry for similar further proposals discussed	R
July 25, 2018	Beka	NB Should Get a Credit Card: Noisebridge will acquire a credit card, and precisely which one will be determined by little-c consensus. The treasurer shall be responsible for the final signup process.	Considered do-ocratic by the meeting; withdrawn	Beka
June 15 2018	Lady Red	Equipment fund refill: Noisebridge shall move 5000$ from the general fund to the equipment fund in order to refill it.	Consensed	Beka
May 29, 2018	John Shutt	Noisebridge will pay for one additional garbage and recycling bins from Recology out of the general fund.	Consensed	John Shutt
May 22, 2018	John Shutt	Text here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Defining-Roles	Withdrawn	John Shutt
May 22, 2018	John Shutt	Noisebridge has a $500 budget per month to pay for regular professional cleaning.	Withdrawn	John Shutt
27 March 2018	Lady Red	Initial payment for Professional Fundraiser: Noisebridge authorizes the treasurer to pay the firm Scandiuzzi Krebs $4,000 to conduct a discovery and build a fundraising plan for Noisebridge.	Consensed	@augur
13 March 2018	@augur	Modify the safe space policy as follows: Replace the word "member" in the last line with "community participant". The line changes from this: "People violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the space or the event at the discretion of any Noisebridge member." to this: "People violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the space or the event at the discretion of any Noisebridge community participant." The purpose of this change is to bring the wording of the consensus proposal in line with the original intent of the proposal, from when the notion of "member" was different, and in line with current practice.	Consensed	@augur
2018-03-06	Lizzie	Update anti-harrasment policy by adding a second paragraph with the following text: In addition, we ask users of Noisebridge to keep in mind the relative social standing of different groups in the United States today. We don't hold that so-called "reverse racism", "misandry", "heterophobia", or "cisphobia" carry the same amount of harm as genuine racism, sexism, &c. Individual Noisebridge members and the Noisebridge community may refuse to act on complaints of harassment or discrimination like this. Full updated text with notes	Consensed	R
2018-03-06	Originally John Shutt (pemulis), consensed text from Bfb	1. The board officers of Noisebridge may enter into loan agreements, building purchase negotiations, and lease negotiations in the interest of acquiring a suitable building to be our permanent home. This authorization lasts until a permanent home has been secured, or until Noisebridge has either renewed the 2169 Mission St lease or signed a new lease. 2. The Board Officers shall keep a log of non-sensitive information stemming from the authorizations above to be published as a “note” on the #the-board, a Noisebridge wiki page, and the Noisebridge discuss mailing list, at a minimum interval of every 2 weeks. 3. In the event that a purchase or lease decision is required in under two weeks, a special meeting may be called with at minimum 24 hours notice to form a special consensus on the lease or purchase decision. The meeting will occur at Noisebridge and provide a mechanism (e.g. Google Hangout) for remote participation. A link will be provided to remote in the 3 channels described above.	Consensed	R
2017.10.17	User:Zach	Establish an Elevator Repair Fund. Proposed on 10.3.2017 Originally as "small-c" and later on 10.10.2017. Establish a fund for repair and maintenance of the Noisebridge Elevator. The fund established and agreed upon should be a minimum of $400 per year drawn from the Noisebridge General Fund. The funds are to be used for 2 purposes: 1) To hire professional repair person(s) and 2) To pay for parts needed for the Elevator to be safe and 100% functional. The funds are not to be used to pay Noisebridge members who wish to do repairs.	Consensed	User:Zach
2017.6.13	User:samlanning	Establish the Thomas J Shutt Memorial Foundation	Consensed	User:patrickod
2017.05.15	User:robbintt	Philanthropist status no longer expires when a monthly donation is not made. Noisebridge philanthropist status no longer expires if a monthly donation is no longer made. Instead, the philanthropist goes into hiatus where they neither pay dues nor have any properties of the Philanthropist role. Philanthropist status can be revoked as normal even while on hiatus.	Consensed	User:samlanning
2017.05.15	User:robbintt	Define Propagation of Access Tokens. Active Members and Philanthropists may have 24-hour access to Noisebridge through the RFID access control system. 30-day daytime access to the space through the RFID access control system can be activated by Members. 30-day daytime access to the space through the RFID access control system can be renewed by members and philanthropists.	Consensed	User:samlanning
January 3, 2017	John Shutt aka pemulis	SF All City Fiscal Sponsorship - The Bay Area is in the midst of massive change. Whether it is the rising political power of technology companies, the fundamental reshaping of the city through construction, or the evolving stance of the region towards the federal government, understanding San Francisco and its surroundings is a key part of understanding the broader political environment we live in. In the midst of this, the region is lacking nimble, well-resourced journalistic efforts to expose the political mechanics going on below the surface of these changes, and bring detailed coverage to a broader audience. In 2017, we are seeking to raise money to try a small experiment in community-supported journalism. San Francisco All City (SFAC) is envisioned as a muckraking publisher focused on the intricacies of Bay Area politics, a book club with its own dedicated investigative journalism unit, and a force for increased transparency and reform in local government, all wrapped into one. Noisebridge will act as a fiscal sponsor for SFAC, directed by John Shutt, for a six month trial period starting in February 2017. SFAC plans to raise $54,000 and donate $2,500 for fiscal sponsorship. SFAC will donate 5% of any additional money raised to Noisebridge's general fund. SFAC may seek consensus to renew fiscal sponsorship at the end of the six month trial if things go well. SFAC plans to purchase film and audio recording equipment and hardware for video editing, and may seek a separate consensus proposal for a matching grant from the equipment fund, in which case the equipment would live at Noisebridge and be available for general use by the community.	Withdrawn	User:robbintt
June 21, 2016	John Shutt	Noisebridge can serve as a fiscal sponsor for projects led by members of the Noisebridge community, accepting grant money and donations to our bank account and passing it along to the leaders of the projects, who will not be considered employees of Noisebridge. All projects must be led by people who contribute or have contributed to the Noisebridge community in a meaningful way. Projects must be in line with Noisebridge’s mission to promote and encourage technical, scientific, and artistic skills through individual projects, social collaboration, and education. Projects that have a military purpose or police purpose, or intend to seek funding from any branch of the military or police, will not be accepted. Project leaders must be comfortable with the Noisebridge community knowing how much money their project has on hand, since it will be read out at weekly meetings during the treasurer’s report. We should subject project proposals to rigorous controls and close scrutiny, similar to membership applications. Every project proposed for fiscal sponsorship must be submitted for full Capital-C Consensus, with an executive summary posted online, and any member can block consensus without needing to propose an alternative. New projects are expected to have specific time limits on the length of their fiscal sponsorship, such as six months to a year, at which point project managers must get consensus to extend fiscal sponsorship. Projects such as Noisetor which have been found to be successful over long periods may seek indefinite fiscal sponsorship. Projects that violate Noisebridge's mission, accept military or police funding, spend money directly on political campaigns, operate as a for-profit enterprise, embezzle funds, or threaten Noisebridge's 501(c)(3) status will have their fiscal sponsorship automatically revoked. Fiscal sponsorship can also be revoked by consensus of the membership, excluding participants and recipients. The administrative fee charged by Noisebridge for acting as a fiscal sponsor will be 5% of all money raised through donations and grants, the same rate charged to Noisetor, the first and so far only outside project fiscally sponsored by Noisebridge. This is the low end of what nonprofits charge for fiscal sponsorship and is intended to cover extra overhead costs Noisebridge is taking on. Noisebridge does not have any paid staff and does not intend to hire any. We may, however, need to pay for additional legal and accounting services from contractors, which should be covered by the 5% administrative fee. Recipients of grant money and donations through fiscal sponsorship may be legally considered contractors of Noisebridge, depending on the amount of money raised and how it is used. Any money left over from the 5% administrative fee after paying for legal and accounting services will go into Noisebridge’s general fund.	Consensed	John Shutt
June 21, 2016	User:tdfischer	WHEREAS: Jacob Appelbaum is a founder and former member of Noisebridge; and WHEREAS: Harassment, emotional abuse, unwanted sexual contact, and other non-consensual behaviors are entirely unacceptable from a member or participant of the Noisebridge community; and WHEREAS: It is the intent of Noisebridge to create an inclusive and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, housing status, or language; and WHEREAS: Jacob Appelbaum has demonstrated a long-term pattern of harassment, unwanted sexual contact, and non-consensual behavior with members of the greater hacker community; now, therefore be it CONSENSED: Jacob Appelbaum is banned permanently from the space due to his long-term patterns of harassment, unwanted sexual contact, and non-consensual behavior entirely unacceptable from a member of the Noisebridge community. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community; and may it be FURTHER CONSENSED: This ban is considered a safe-space ban for the purposes of outstanding reciprocal ban agreements that Noisebridge has established with other existing hackerspaces	Consensed	User:tdfischer
2015-07-02	Mitch	That Noisebridge Unban Lee Sonko	Consensed	Patrick
2015-06-09	User:Rubin110	That Noisebridge create a Philanthropist role that grants 24/7 access to the space accompanied by a monthly donation.	Consensed	Patrick
2015-03-03	Kevin	2015 Board Election process - That Board nominations be due March 17th 2015, and the election will conclude April 14th. The deadline for submitting a vote will be April 14th 7PM PDT, and that we will use the approval voting method. User:bfb Kevin will be the electioneer.	Consensed	Patrick
2014-12-09	User:Kevin	RFID keys may be distributed in order to grant users access to Noisebridge. Keys should be seeded at the whim of the makers of the RFID access control system. Distributors of the keys should have the ability to distribute keys with two permissions: One permission grants actual access, the other permission grants the ability to distribute new keys with one or both permissions.	Withdrawn	User:Jarrod
2014-10-07	Kevin	Allocating all funds for AV equipment. Let's allocate funds to buy Rubin's list of AV equipment	Consensed	Patrick
2014-11-04	User:Tdfischer	Revoke Consensus Proposal(s) that create(s) Associate Membership. Associate Membership confuses everyone and serves no purpose. Let it die.	Consensed	User:Nthmost
2014-09-09	Torrie	If the Sudo Room hackerspace in Oakland bans a person from their space for reasons of safety, that person is not welcome at Noisebridge unless explicitly welcomed by the community.	Consensed	John Shutt
2014-06-24	Dan F	What was consensed as Noisebridge's space shall be open only to members and associate members at any time. A member or associate member may at any time invite a person into Noisebridge and host that person at Noisebridge as long as that member or associate member remains at Noisebridge. No other person shall be permitted at Noisebridge at any other time. should be changed to Noisebridge should be "as open as possible" ...	Consensed	John Shutt
2014-05-27	Jeffrey via Jake	What was consensed as "Noisebridge's space shall be open only to members and associate members at any time. A member or associate member may at any time invite a person into Noisebridge and host that person at Noisebridge as long as that member or associate member remains at Noisebridge. No other person shall be permitted at Noisebridge at any other time." should be changed to "Noisebridge is open to Members, Associate Members, and guests sponsored by same, at all times. Any person who is not one of the above may be asked to leave if no Member or Associate Member present wishes to sponsor them at that time, with no other justification being necessary. People coming to Noisebridge who don't know anyone should be introduced to members who are present so that sponsorship can occur if members present choose to do so at that time. Noisebridge should present itself as "open to public visitors and guests as often as possible"	Blocked	Jeffrey
2014-05-27	Naomi	Members should not be forced to identify themselves on the public wiki. NB has a paper Member folder for a good reason. The Secretary's primary job is to maintain the accuracy of the Member List; public (i.e. extra-Noisebridge) identification must not be required for the Secretary to do this job. Relevant consensus item passed at Meeting_Notes_2013_11_12 and begins with "It shall not a secret..."	Consensed	Naomi
2014-05-20	Monad	Noisebridge should revert member dues to previous state.	Consensed	Kevin
2014-04-22	Naomi	revert to Member / associate member structure for recognized forms of NB participation. (bureaucracy Pull Request #35) Condition: this decision in no way ratifies the language used in the Policy Manual in the bureaucracy repo. (reverse Consensus Item from 2014-02-04)	Consensed	Naomi
2014-04-08	General	Un-ban RAYC	Nope	Kevin
2014-03-18	General	Ban RAYC: Pull request.	Rejected	Tom
2014-03-18	Tom	Publish member list in our policies git repo. Github issue	Rejected	Tom
2014-03-11	Tom	Ban Josh: Pull request.	Rejected	Tom
2014-03-11	John	RAYC is instructed to take a break from NB. Therefore he is prohibited from entering the physical building of 2169 Mission st. until 2014-09-12.	Consensus	Tom
2014-03-11	Tom	Robin Nöel is no longer a member of the Noisebridge Council.	Consensus	Tom
2014-03-04	N0_Hat	Kyle, Johnny, and Kara are unwelcome at Noisebridge. They are prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Consensus	Tom
2014-03-04	N0_Hat	Ban Robin - Ban Robin from the space for reoccurring pattern of abusive behavior. pull request	The proposal to ban Robin was suspended when he promised to stay away from Noisebridge until invited back.	Tom
2014-02-18	Robin	Ban Pidgeon -- Pidgeon is unwelcome at Noisebridge. They are prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Deferred in favor of a six-week do-ocratic ban agreed between Ron and Pigeon.	Tom
2014-02-18	Tom	Ban Lee Sonko -- Reversed 2015-7-7	Consensed	Tom
2014-02-04	Tom	Git repo for policy -- The canonical location for Noisebridge policies and processes shall be a git repository. The canonical process to modify these policies and processes shall be the merging of a proposed changed version. The desicion to merge a patch shall be made by Noisebridge's consensus process. The most recent version of all such policies and procedures shall also be posted at an appropriate page on the Noisebridge wiki. It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary to operate and maintain this system.	Consensed	Tom
2014-02-04	Tom Lowenthal	Membership renaming -- Renaming the category “Noisebridge Members” to the “Noisebridge Council”, and renaming the category “Associate Members” to “Noisebridge Members”. This change extends not only to our operations, but also to our bylaws, so that the effect is only a change of name but does not change the rights or privileges of any person or category of people. Repealed 2014-04-22	Consensed	Tom Lowenthal
2014-02-04	Tom	No changes to consensus proposals -- Proposals shall only be elegible to reach consensus in a weekly meeting in the exact form that they were agreed at a previous weekly meeting. Items shall not be elegible for consensus unless they were recorded on the Current Consensus Items page on the Noisebridge wiki before 24 hours have passed after the end of the weekly meeting in which they were proposed. If a proposal is modified at a weekly meeting, it shall not be elegible for consensus at that meeting.	Consensed	Tom
2014-01-21	Al	"Noisebridge will pay a service to recharge all the fire extinguishers in the space and/or purchase new fire extinguishers, and buy smoke/CO detectors for the space. We will need about a dozen working fire extinguishers for the space. NB will also allocate $200.00 per year, with an initial cost not to exceed $300.00 initial cost."	Consensed	Jarrod
2014-01-07	Tom	Adopt the draft anti-harassment policy in its current form in the git repo.	Consensus	Tom
2014-01-07	Danny O'Brien	That the Tuesday Meeting be moved to 7pm, to limit fatigue and encourage new attendees.	Consensed	Al
2013-12-17	Danny O'Brien	That the Tuesday Meeting be streamed in audio when possible, with the aim of encouraging online involvement. By the consensus of those present, the meeting may be limited to those in the space for privacy reasons. The responsibility for streaming will be that of the secretary.	Consensus	Tom
2013-12-10	Tom	It is the responsibility of all users of Noisebridge (guests, Members, and Associate Members) to contribute to Noisebridge as they are able. An individual's contribution should be proportionate with that person's use of Noisebridge and its resources. A reasonable monetary contribution from a member or associate member may be $80 per month, but it is each person's responsibility to determine what contribution is reasonable for them. Repealed 2014-05-20	Consensus	Tom
2013-11-26	Al Sweigart	The "optional member dues" change to the 2013-10-15 "Associates Member" consensus item is a large enough change that discussion of the consensus item should have been extended so that members not in attendance could debate it. This consensus item invalidates the 2013-10-15 consensus item so that this discussion can take place and the membership can come to a consensus/block it.	Blocked	Al Sweigart
2013-11-12	Tom	If a paper membership application has been in the binder for more than twelve weeks, that application should be discarded. If that person still wants to become a member, they must start the application process over from scratch.	So say we all	Tom
2013-11-12	Consenso	If a member has not identified themself as such by adding the Category:Members to their wiki user page by $DATE, they shall no longer be a member of Noisebridge.	Both Jakes object	Tom
2013-11-12	Tom	It shall not a secret whether a person is a Member of Noisebridge. It shall be the responsibility of each member to identify themself as a member by adding the Category:Members to their wiki user page. Until a Member so identifies, they shall not be entitled to any privilege of Noisebridge Membership. Likewise, if a member is on Membership/Hiatus, they must indicate this by adding the Category:Hiatus to their wiki user page; this method of so identifying shall replace any other notification requirement for going on and coming off hiatus. Although it shall generally be a responsibility shared by all members to ensure that this category of identification is used correctly, in cases where its use is disputed, Noisebridge's secretary shall be the final arbiter.	So say we all	Tom
2013-11-12	JC	It should be possible to secure Noisebridge when not in use. Noisebridge should be secured when not in use. All Noisebridge Members and Associate Members should have access to Noisebridge.	So say we all	Tom
2013-11-05	Leif	Revoke the previous two members-only consensus items are return Noisebridge to being a place where people are welcome to do excellent things without asking for permission from anyone.	Blocked	Jarrod
2013-11-05	Justin	I officially propose that any large policy changes at Noisebridge or in Noisebridge policies require at least 10 members or 50 percent of the members (whichever is smaller) to be present at the meeting that decides it.	Blocked	Jarrod
2013-10-22	Monad	Banning Pigeon OR Jake's amendment that Pigon stay away from Noisebridge for 2 months	Sent to Mediation	Jarrod
2013-10-22	Jake	No Noisebridge member shall be entitled to full participation in the consensus process around a proposal to suspend that person's membership. If a member has been suspended, they shall no longer be considered a member of Noisebridge for any purpose, including but not limited to, full participation in the consensus process. Language updated via consensus on 2013 11 05	Consensed	Tom
2013-10-15	Jake	There shall be a new tier of membership, called an Associate Member. An associate member shall have all the rights and privileges of membership except that an associate member shall not be entitled to full participation in the consensus process. The process for becoming an associate member shall be the same as the process for becoming a member, except that four sponsors shall be required instead of two, and that it shall not require the consensus of Noisebridge for a person to become an associate member, but that the consensus of Noisebridge may reject an application for a person to become an associate member. Noisebridge's space shall be open only to members and associate members at any time. A member or associate member may at any time invite a person into Noisebridge and host that person at Noisebridge as long as that member or associate member remains at Noisebridge. No other person shall be permitted at Noisebridge at any other time. Neither members nor associate members shall be required to pay membership dues as a condition of such membership. Nonrequirement of dues-paying was repealed on 2014-05-20 -- Members pay dues, associate members do not.	Consensed	Tom
2013-10-01	Rachel1.0	"Adam (Joseph Adam Moore) is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community."	Consensed	Rachel1.0
2013-09-17	Hannah	Adopt an anti-harassment policy, and post it on the wiki and a place of prominence in the space; this policy is in a trial period until the THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY 2014, at which point it should be put up for consensus again to extend it / make it permanent: "Noisebridge is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of people at our events or space in any form. Sexual language and imagery should be only be used for positive purposes in accordance with best practices advocated by professional sex educators (if you’re not sure what those are, don’t do it). People violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the space or the event at the discretion of any Noisebridge member. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. People asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately."	Consensed	Snail
2013-09-17	Norman	Assign Norman as an "radio officer" to obtain an FRN from the FCC.	Consensed	Snail
2013-09-10	SuperQ	Noisebridge should not renew our lease when it expires. Noisebridge should also seek to exit the lease as soon as possible.	Blocked	Jarrod
2013-09-10	Adam	Harvey is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Consensed	Jarrod
2013-09-10	Ryan	Chris aka Raging Bull should be banned permanently from the space after physically assaulting a member of the Noisebridge community. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community..	Consensed	Jarrod
2013-09-10	Cynthia	People should have to reveal financial conflicts of intrest during community discussion.	Not Consensed	Jarrod
2013-09-10	Pidgeon	Ban Dru from Noisebridge until there can be a confirmation that he does not jeopardize Noisebridge as a safespace	Blocked	Jarrod
27-August-2013	Rayc	Robert proposes a person must have at least a minimum of one active project to be at Noisebridge	Retracted	Jarrod
13-August-2013	Monad	The cost of dump runs be automatically payed. A minimum of 2 members must approve and a total of 4 or more people must be involved. Not to exceed $200.00 in a month and a receipt must be provided to the treasurer.	Consensed	Jarrod
13-August-2013	Johny Radio	To change to meeting discussion process by giving the current speaker opportunity to make direct response to direct responses directed at themself at the discretion of the moderator by way of an agreed upon signal	Not Consensed	Jarrod
13-August-2013	James	Reimburse Monad ($63) for dump-run, and reimburse James ($81) for kitchen supplies from Discount Builders.	Consensed
30-July-2013	Martin	Brandon is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Consensed	Danny
23-July-2013	Cynthia	Noisebridge disallow use of poisons to control insects and other animals in favor of using diatomaceous earths and other materials benign to large animals for a period of time no less than four months, and if results are favorable, for continued sets of four months with reviews comparing with measurements to be taken this month of July 2013.	Not Consensed	Jarrod
23-July-2013	Unlisted	"Mark ${cheesecake incident} O' Neil is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Consensed	Jarrod
23-July-2013	Monad	From now until October 1, if any person at Noisebridge requests that any non-service animal leave Noisebridge, the human responsible for that animal should remove it from the space immediately.	Consensed	Jarrod
23-July-2013	Leif	Michael "Occupirate" Clift is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Consensed	Jarrod
9-July-2013	Leif	Michael "Occupirate" Clift is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Approved, Cautiously	Jarrod
9-July-2013	Jake	Noisebridge pay back the landlord for the cost of Tony's escape, and not to even consider re-admitting Tony until he pays us back for that.	Approved	Jarrod
9-July-2013	Tom	Tony Longshanks LeTigre is unwelcome at Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Approved	Jarrod
9-July-2013	Jake	The door button at the top of the stairs shall be replaced with a numeric keypad. Only those with valid codes can remotely open the door. This change shall be extensively communicated before it is implemented. This change will be implemented for two months, and in two months will be up for permanent consensus.	Approved	Jarrod
4-June-2013	Mitch	Purchase 133 more Noisebridge T-shirts for $989.29 from Eastbay Screen Print. Purchase 3,000 small and 3000 large Noisebridge stickers for $775.08 from StickerGiant.	Approved	Jarrod
2013-05-28	Casey	That Scud and Chrissy are are barred from Noisebridge. They are prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Approved	Dan F
2013-04-16	Kevin	The treasurer SHOULD open a checking account for Noisebridge at a local credit union, possibly the San Francisco Fire Credit Union, and begin using it as Noisebridge's primary bank account. The current Wells Fargo account should be deprecated and eventually canceled when it is no longer in use.	Approved	Leif
2013-03-12	Tom	We recommend to the board that they select Danny to be Treasurer, Tom to be Secretary, and Snail to be President for 2013.	Approved	Ken
2013-03-19	Tom	We will reimburse Mitch up to $1000 to replenish our t-shirt supply.	Approved	Snail
2013-03-19	Tom	Shawn Landden (photo) is barred from Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community. (Here is some context and here is more context.)	Approved	Snail
2013-01-29	So say we all	We have agreed the slate for the 2013 board elections.	Approved	Tom
2013-01-29	Danny	It is the consensus of Noisebridge that Danny send the DreamworksReply on Noisebridge's behalf.	Approved	Tom
2013-01-29	Leif	It is the consensus of Noisebridge that Ping is authorised to send FOIA requests on behalf of Noisebridge for records related to Noisebridge.	Approved	Tom
2012-11-20	Danny	Noisebridge officially joins the Open Wireless Movement	Approved	Tom
2012-11-06	Tom	Noisebridge renews its lease on the 2169 Mission space, increasing our rent from $3600 to $3960.	Approved	Tom
2012-10-30	Martin	I would like Noisebridge to purchase six units of Gorilla racks ($1200-$1800) to be membership shelves.	Rejected in lieu of private collection.	Tom
2012-10-16	Danny	Tom Lowenthal should replace Danny as the secretary of Noisebridge	Approved	Leif
2012-07-31	Malaclyps	It is consensus of Noisebridge that grant specified at Grants/tf2012 be accepted, and the money be used exclusively for paying operating expenses.	Approved	Malaclyps
2012-07-24		That Snail should be President of Noisebridge	Approved	Malaclyps
2012-06-19	MCT and Leif	Noisebridge should extend the authorization of the Noisetor project indefinitely.	Approved	MCT
2012-06-12	Kelly	Authorize Treasurer to grant Power of Attorney to the Noisebridge accountant for tax purposes	Approved	MCT
2012-06-05	(Meeting wording)	Rob 2.0 (aka Dank) is barred from Noisebridge. He is prohibited from entering the space or participating in the community.	Approved	Danny
2012-05-22	Will	That we extend the cleaning contract with Skyline Building Care for another six months. They come by at the end of each month, it costs $145 each month.	Approved	Will
2012-03-27	Kelly	The treasurer is permitted to spend the money required to accept payments with anything other than PayPal, incorporating an initial startup fee not to exceed $400, followed by a monthly fee not to exceed $100.	Approved	Danny
2012-03-12	Miloh	Request for up to $300.00 of Noisebridge funds to improve the electronics area infrastructure. Up to $300.00 would be allocated for the cost of material needed to build a 4th electronics bench, an equipment hutch for the bench, and a storage cabinet for the electronics tools at Noisebridge. Any direct donations to support this project would reduce the amount used from Noisebridge funds by an equal amount.	Approved	Danny
2012-03-06	SuperQ	That Noisebridge reimburse Mr SuperQ for the remainder of the cost of the wire trays, after donations this week. (Wire trays cost $930, donations so far $100)	Approved	Will
2012-03-06	Mitch	That Noisebridge reimburse Mitch for 6,000 Noisebridge stickers that he bought and paid for from Sticker Giant. 3,000 small Noisebridge stickers: $333.91 + 3,000 large Noisebridge stickers: $421.17 + shipping: $20 -- Total: $775.08	Approved	Will
2012-02-14	Policy Wonks	Adopt the Policy Wonks' proposed [codification of our consensus practices].	Approved	Tom
2012-02-14	Policy Wonks	Adopt the Policy Wonks' proposed [revisions to Hiatus].	Approved	Tom
2012-01-31	Shannon	That Noisebridge reimburse Mr Shannon for the remainder of the cost of $100 of new keys, after donations this week.	Withdrawn after $100 donations were procured.	Danny
2012-01-17	Policy Wonks	Adopting the Policy Wonks' suggestion for membership expiry	Approved	Leif
2012-01-17	Policy Wonks	Adopting the Policy Wonks' suggested clarification of the membership application process	Approved	Leif
2012-01-17	Policy Wonks	Adopting the Policy Wonks' suggestions for how to be a Noisebridge member	Approved	Leif
2012-01-17	Leif	Noisebridge should use the approval voting process for Board elections.	Approved	Leif
2012-01-17	Leif	In the case of a tie between the election of Noisebridge board candidates, we will use a Roshambo tournament between said parties to decide.	Approved	Leif
2012-01-17	MCT	Now that Noisetor has undergone a trial period of operation, Noisebridge should extend the authorization of the Noisetor project for another six months.	Approved	MCT
2012-01-17	Tom	Matching funds for Noisetor donations should go to Noisetor.	Approved	MCT
2011-11-22	WSargent	"Noisebridge pays money out of general funds for a cleaner for a continuing period of three months at a rate of $145 per month; additionally, Rob will do a bi-weekly declutter, coordinated with the arrival of the cleaning people, with lunch paid for by Rubin at a rate of $20 per session; additionally, Ben will clean at the opposite end of the monthly cycle from the cleaners, again coordinating with Rob."	Approved	Danny
2011-10-11	SuperQ	"To spend an amount not to exceed $1000 net after rebate, on a $2000 float to pay a contractor to install more efficient lighting throughout Noisebridge"	Approved	Danny
2011-10-11	Consensus	Be it the consensus of Noisebridge that the issue of banning Rob 2.0 (a.k.a. Dank) be deferred until either he or his advocate Mitch or Kelly, gives fair notice and attends a meeting. Until that time he is unwelcome at Noisebridge.	Approved	Tom
2011-09-13	Leif	"Noisebridge shall order and pay $1500 for t-shirts."	Approved	Danny
2011-08-02	Andy	For a trial period of six months, Noisebridge should sponsor an official project to provide Tor nodes, and accept donations earmarked for that purpose. (Noisebridge Tor Project writeup at the time of consensus)	Approved	MCT
2011-06-28	Danny	That Noisebridge pays money out of general funds for a cleaner for a trial period of three months, to a maximum of $160 per month.	Approved	Danny
2011-05-31	Kelly	That NB Make Eric Steinburg A Member	Approved	User:wsargent
2011-05-17	Shannon	That NB make Danny O'B secretary	Approved	Danny
2011-04-05	Mitch	Shall Noisebridge order and pay for 50 or 100 or 200 T-shirts to arrive before the San Francisco Maker Faire 21-May-2011?	Approved - 200	Ben
2011-03-01	Al Sweigart	To bar Patrick Keys (CitizenKeys) from entering the space and participating in the community.	Approved	Danny
2011-02-08	Mitch	Mitch to spend $775 plus shipping on Noisebridge stickers.	Approved	Seth
2010-01-05	andy	We should consense on what software to use, and the finer points of which form of condorcet to use.	We decided to use the code that andy wrote.	danny
2011-01-11	jof	Nominations are open right now. Any regular member in good standing may put a name forward for nomination for a spot on next year's board. If you fit this criteria and would like to make a nomination, please enter it on this wiki page ( https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Board_Nominations_2011 ) along with your name, pseudonym, or wiki signature. - If you're not comfortable using the wiki, I will offer my self up as a proxy that you can contact to have your nomination listed on there. Please email ( jof@thejof.com ) or IM ( jabber: jof@thejof.com ) me with what you'd like listed. My GPG key is 0x8F8CAD3D - Nominations will be open until 23:59 on Thursday, December 23rd 2010. - After the list of candidates is finalized on the 23rd, we'll have some time to mull over our decision and talk with our peers about who's been nominated. Vote submission may also begin at this time. - Any regular, dues-paying member in good standing may vote. - Again, I'm willing to act as a proxy for vote submission. - The mulling-it-over / early voting period ends on Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - On January 18th, 2011, voting will commence after our regular membership meeting. At this time, any remaining votes can be received. Closer to this date, I'll pick a deadline time for vote submission. - After all the votes have been received, I will tally the votes and announce who has won. - Ballots should be made in a ranked list of desired candidates. This ranked list will be tallied using the Condorcet method (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_method ) Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions. Otherwise, please nominate whom you wish.	Approved	Al Sweigart
2010-10-06	Hephaestus	Proposition to ban Rubin Abdi from Noisebridge and all related services.	Blocked	Hephaestus
2010-10-12	Dr. Jesus	Proposition to ban Sai from communicating with the press on matters regarding Noisebridge.	Blocked	Dr. Jesus