Board Minutes February 2024: Difference between revisions
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* One of our other bike builders likely to be available for less time in the near future | * One of our other bike builders likely to be available for less time in the near future | ||
* Recommendation from Coreen to offer Jesse Cunningham some building hours | * Recommendation from Coreen to offer Jesse Cunningham some building hours | ||
Marcel: Will | *Marcel: Will we exceed the number of budgeted hours? | ||
*Adam: Does anyone have any sense of what the appropriate number of bike builders/bike builder hours is? And how only having one shop in the future will effect bike builders/hours? | *Adam: Does anyone have any sense of what the appropriate number of bike builders/bike builder hours is? And how only having one shop in the future will effect bike builders/hours? | ||
*Coreen: I don't think we will exceed hours. It helps us get more stuff ready to go out the door, and also engage volunteers. Bike builders make us money. Bike builder hours are cash flow positive for us because when spring hits, we can sell all of the bikes that are built up. Refurbished bikes are easier to sell. Going forward, with a smaller space, if we can't store as much stock, my first goal is to maximize the amount of money we can make right now. We need some projections to know what that looks like going forward into the next year. | *Coreen: I don't think we will exceed hours. It helps us get more stuff ready to go out the door, and also engage volunteers. Bike builders make us money. Bike builder hours are cash flow positive for us because when spring hits, we can sell all of the bikes that are built up. Refurbished bikes are easier to sell. Going forward, with a smaller space, if we can't store as much stock, my first goal is to maximize the amount of money we can make right now. We need some projections to know what that looks like going forward into the next year. | ||
*Alex: | *Alex: I know Chris has done a lot of work and has provided a very detailed spreadsheet about bike builder investment. I am not concered about having all the builders at one shop. It wouldn't happen immediately, and we need to arrange for it not to hinder public hours. With the space Matt found, we could store parts and bikes. Our challenge has always been having enough space to store decent bikes. | ||
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