General Members Meeting

Agenda

1)  Update from Steering Committee

      - Lease/MoU with City of Melville  

      - Handover date of premises / status of equipment needs

      - Collaboration with Bunnings Melville

       - Financial Report

       - Membership numbers

2) Shed design and layout session

       - input from Michael M from Cockburn Community Mens Shed

       - Members input, ideas and equipment

3) Nomination forms for Management Committee - for AGM

4) Feedback from recent Conference held by Men's Shed of WA  ( + giveaways)

5) Open session for member's Q&A

6) Other Business 

        - upcoming events and involvement ( Bunnings, Rotary Markets)

        - MCMS logo design competition

 

NOTES taken during meeting (SRK)

Agenda Items

Item 1) Update from Steering Committee

      - Lease/MoU with City of Melville  - up to V4 of MoU/ Lease

      - Handover date of premises to CoM is 15/12/21 now- at the earliest!!

            - this delays MCMS occupancy to perhaps March 2022

   - status of equipment needs - BW is continuing to collect/ purchase eqipments as it becomes available/ on special sale

      - Collaboration with Bunnings Melville -meeting held 5/12/21 - getting Power Pass =  discounts. - BW is buying a planer

       - Financial Report - BW advised of current balance and 5 grants that MCMS can apply for.

       - 45 financial members

 Item 2) Shed design and layout session

Mike Manning - Cockburn Shed:
 - Men’s Sheds are for Men’s Health - NEVER FORGER THIS !!
 - Consider a paid Shed Coordinator??  A grant
- Try Carbide tools for saw blade
- size of CCMS is about 400 sqm
       - office room            80
       - Hand tool room.  150
       - Power tool room. 150
       - Metal work room.
       - with  ~ 80 m mezzanine level unused.  (** THEY NEED A LIFT!! Installed)

- Dust extraction systems  - 2 x external , 4 x internal
     -  MCMS will need a good external dust extraction system.
     - Don’t use PVC piping for extraction system - clogging - must use metal.
     ** MCMS to visit Cockburn CMS. !!!!
  - main wood shop ** need marked out clearway - painted yellow etc
  - All power points are 15 A - MCMS to check our shed during energy audit.
   - Richard Vernon ( Vernon Enterprises) isa good resource wrt building design
  - CCMS made a Mobility work bench - varying heights - built by CCMS from a hospital bed frame 
      - its has fixd power tools, vice, etc

Bruce Wright advised that MCMS has costs associated with occupancy:
   - Energy audit
   - Building certificate
 

Item 3) Nomination forms for Management Committee - for AGM
  - several more were handed out - with some being given to Returning Officer (GF) ready for AGM
 

Item 4) Feedback from recent Conference held by Men's Shed of WA (S Klyen)

 - was held on 5/6 November – at Stirling Adriatic Centre

– 6 best ideas:

      Go for the money – there are a lot of Grants available

      Be an INCLUSIVE Shed – make inclusivity a value.

     Use the resources of MS WA – people, procedures

      Have a solid Induction/ Introduction for members

     Design logos/ shirts/ banners for marketing MCMS

     Ask suppliers/ others “How can you help us?”

 - Conference agenda, notes made, photos, items etc. available from SK.

 - MS of WA to post slide presentations and other information on web

Item 5) Open session for members' Q&As
- Can MCMS members use Cockburn CMS facilities in interim? - Mike M to advise

- are the size of access doors at Hayden Close big enough for equipment install et. = $
- request for storage space for new equpments till Shed open (DW can assist) - ASK MEMBERS
- What asset management process will be in place?
- brand of cordless tools (tbc)
- insurance
- Ben Morton has free community room for meetings
- memo wrt Storage space - 15-20 sqm (SK to email members)
- Add Management Committee Position Descriptions Manual to  MCMS Web (SK)

6) Other Business 

   Upcoming events and involvement

       a)  Thursday 9 December – Bunnings Market night (6-9pm)

                  Gazebo from DW ( Bunning to supply tables and chairs)

                  BW has had a large MCMS poster printed at Office works

                  MSWA Banners from JA

                  take alongmembership forms to hand out (SK, RW, DW) 

                 Members/ Interested Contacts Groups to be sent email invites (SK)  

      b) Sunday morning Rotary Markets - R Willis asked anyone interested in attending the Melville Plaza coin-collection Spinner, on any Sundays allocated to MCMS, to advise via admin2@melvilleshed.org.au and a roster will be formed R Willis

     c) Bunnings sausage sizzled fundraising to be advised 

 

        - MCMS logo design competition - members asked to come up with a design and/ or confirm that current interim logo willbe suitable for long term  (Member to submit designs/ ideas)

Meeting Closed 12 nn ish :-)