[dcw] August Meeting (Monday 08/05) possible agenda item

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Hello Makers,

I'm involved with a local Davis-based organization that helps other
non-profit groups secure and protect low-power FM radio station permits and
FCC licenses, mostly to prevent the scarce channel allocations from being
taken up by larger organizations. Our group is called "Common Frequency"
(CF).

I would like to know if this maker community would be interested in hosting
a new low-power FM radio station in Davis. Common Frequency would take care
of all costs, applications, and filing paperwork to get things started. All
we need is the name of a legit non-profit org with a Davis mailing address
to put on the application. CF has already filed applications for over 30
radio stations in and around the USA.

Please see our website:

http://www.commonfrequency.org/

CF is funded by donation with the main purpose of maintaining democratic
use of the broadcast spectrum.

The FCC deadline for the current filing window is coming up in mid-October.
After that, the application opportunity will be lost for an indefinite
amount of time.

We are looking for at least two qualifying non-profit groups in the area
willing to participate.

There would be no obligation to actually set up a real radio station- the
main purpose of this request is to simply secure the permit and frequency
allocation. However, there would be nothing to stop the Davis Makers from
setting up an actual licensed radio station, should the permit be granted,
and I would be happy to help with such a project.

I'll try to come to the Monday meeting.

Mark

On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Jordan Van Aalsburg <
jordan.va... at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fellow Makers-
>
> This Monday is our August business meeting. Same time (7:00 PM), same
> place (1337 Tim Spencer Alley). I'm super on top of the whole advanced
> notice thing this month because we are going to have votes. You heard
> right. Votes. Two votes. It's a bit overwhelming, I know. So much
> excitement we should sell tickets to this one. Here's what we will be
> deciding on:
>
> Item 1: Should we decouple access to the space from membership dues?
>
> Currently our bylaws state that after 3 months of paying dues members are
> entitled to 24/7 access to the space. This has been the source of
> contention with the state regarding our non-profit status. Eliminating this
> from the bylaws could potentially pave the way for us finally becoming an
> official non-profit. We'll discuss what policy would replace this and
> whether or not to proceed.
>
> Item 2: Should we amend our articles of incorporation?
>
> This one is also related to our ongoing non-profit quest. Basically we
> want to modify our statement of purpose to make it clear that we are not a
> exclusive membership-only organization.
>
> See. I told you it was going to be exciting. Monday just can't get here
> fast enough.
>
> Once we've taken care of the voting we'll move on to the rest of the
> agenda:
>
> * Discussion of dues
> * Recap/discussion of Young Makers meeting
> * Recap of flea market
> * Update on group projects
> * Pick a date for 3d printer workshop (seriously, this needs to happen)
>
> That looks like enough stuff for one evening. Bring some projects for
> show-and-tell. We'll try to get done in a reasonable amount of time.
>
> See you there.
>
> -Jordan
>
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