Comité 11.02.2020

Log CommiTEA 11.02.20 by Claire New permanent resident Awaiting Noé’s visit upcoming Friday, expecting more news from him then. Web presence of Les Suites Frédérique offers to set up an FB account and produce content regularly, something she does well and with pleasure. Instagram account could be made also, we would like so see how technically feasible to have several individuals connected to a same Instag account. We had setup an instag account with info@pantographe.info, pssw. possibly pantoins65 ; if not ask Léonard Schwaab who set it up intially. Current website www.les-suites-du-pantographe.org hosted on WordPress format, F suggests to add content. Everyone agrees. Malcolm announces a new Google My Business account allowing us to promote via search engine. Content needs to be provided (photos, txt). Location tag already set. Access for all commitee people to… Malcolm brings it up : everyone should have access to the residency calendar and the utility van calendar. I add the WordPress account. Communication towards Visiting Members Malcolm wants a reestimation of the 20.-/day. He also suggests a formulation to explain contributions including not only needs in terms of finances, but also in Time for caretaking of project, Time for development of project. We could try to draw a broad picture for VMs, showing the needs of the project, with a size estimation and a list of ongoing goals they could engage with, to be linked with a clear statement that VM contribution is expected, but determined both in nature and size by the VMs. Small House Life facts Frédérique has given a refresh to the Foyer kitchen (clean up and tidy up cupboards with food for more ease of use by visiting members). Frédérique sees that fridge in SouthWest appartm. has a problem and plans to turn it off to let ice melt. Claire has emptied the siphoons of both East apartm. taps. Links with regional life : opportunity F has run into Didou who suggests we could collaborate on something upcoming August during la Fête du Village. Possible Hockey club involvement. TO DO LIST before Spring Tour 2020 Claire wants a focus on what we should be doing before Malcolm, Claire, Nyima and the children leave for one whole month approx. 13.03.-20.04 F requests a brief on daily house management, so she and Issaaf could handle it. In particular, she wants to know about sound equipment. Malcolm requests an inventary of our technical equipment with labelling in order to avoid VM confusion. F is ready to move in. Date set to 20.02. F figures that her furniture will all fit in her « flute » room. Claire has explained The New Deal with owners to Nyima. The broader context : the owners take responsibility and prerogative back regarding house renovation. It translates in a 552.5.-/month rent increase. We are pretty sure we don’t have it. However, 1) the owners are ready to ensure that the amount of money thus raised is in effect invested in house renovations 2) the owners are willing to have us do all renovations at a 25.-/hour + material expenses at the following conditions a) we have agreed together with the owners that a given renovation is required b) renovation does not require very specialised skills c) renovation requires more than 200.- a piece (either material cost and/or hourly wage)(otherwise, it falls under the caretaking package. We are the caretakers already). In other words, with this New Deal we are basically given the opportunity to gain back the rent increase by acting as preferential partners for house renovations. The owners make sure their building is renovated in the approriate manner too. We have agreed to try a round of this New Deal out, and will see whether we can afford it on the longer term until we buy house. Therefore we must come up with appr. 1200.- worth of renovations to cover the rent increase for the next two months. C will produce a list of potential renovations for decision making asap. We must make an estimation in terms of hourly work + extra material cost for each renovation project – have the owners confirm it – execute the renovation. Claire calls for an assessment of our project as it now stands, regarding ordinary expenses vs. ressources. Left for later discussion : what to do about Fondation/Barbook public dossiers.