Budget Update

Social: about $1120
House: $13,183 (about $5,860 reserved for managers' compensation)
Bank: same as in the last bulletin ($3657.86)

I will be making a bank run soon, so the bank account should be more padded next time the statement comes in

Last Week's Activities

- had house council, did my spiel
- created an excel sheet to better document petty cash flow (more of this later)
- went through last bank statement to verify
- scanned through reimbursements from CO to our bank account (not on bank statement)
- transferred last semester's documents to filing bin
- counted up petty cash
- emailed house to remind them of fees due date (2/1/09)
- invited house to Google Calendar so that they can follow our Sherman calendar
- reimbursed Maggie for work party food (social, $21.52)
- started social excel sheet
- reimbursed Keighley for tea party (social, $12.72)
- more reimbursements (Katie, me, Christina, Sarah)
- emailed Jan re: construction noise
- went to managers' meeting
- room bids and tours
- collected Cassidy's keys
- gave Melody keys and orientation packet
- talked to one woman who wanted to come by and check out rooms

Activities 1/25

House Activities
- Prepare for and conducted House Managers meeting
-Added Bella to the Sherman manager listserve
- Helped with dinner dishes (does that count?)


What I need to do
- Send out email about next house council
- Send out email to house about all house council dates for the semester
- Review notes from Manager's meeting and create agenda for house council
- Get crate paper/Purchase new house council board
- Establish regular house council meeting times through doodle

Activities, Social Calendar complete

Last night I uploaded and semi-finalized plans for the rest of the semester on the google calendar for Sherman, so check it out! If there is anything on there you want to see that I haven't included, let me know.

Right now I am updating social hours.

And for everyone who came to wine and cheese, thank you! It was an awesome night, I had tons of fun, and I enjoyed the housey bonding cuteness. I hope everyone else did too!

Door tag making is coming up this thursday. Get ready for EXTREME amounts of decoration!

No game night, Wine and Cheese prep

Hey all,

Sorry for the short notice cancellation, I started feeling really sick in the evening, but now after a super fun doctor visit I should be back to normal for wine and Cheese on friday. I still need to go buy some wine... and cheese... To be done today or tomorrow. I will also start looking at the answers to the social survey so I can plot out some more events.

Hope everyone is adjusting well to school!

- Keighley, sm

What KMs have been up to

So of all our tasks we didn't get around to cleaning under the veggie sink. Other than that, we did finish the fridges, put in the milk machine, and mostly cleaned the bins (with the help of newbies and older folks at Work Party Part Deux).

We went to a KM mtg. tonight. We spent an hour talking about random stuff, from the seasonality of fruit to local beef companies to how to get your housemates to stop stealing your dishes among other things. I feel like we didn't really accomplish the original goal which was to get us all to talk about budgeting. The next meeting is at the end of next month although there are workshops we can attend sometime in the next week or so.

I think we're doing menus for temp week on a weekly basis; that way we can use up the produce and meat we do have at that time. We make sure to defrost the meat we'd like used. And we inform the cooks that they can change anything as long as they keep with the produce and meat we asked them to...or if they aren't infringing on other nights' plans.

Review of Goals

Here's my list of goals for this past week.

For the most part, I think my goals were accomplished. I never did get to the 2nd floor bathroom, and this was mostly because I was derailed from my mission when I helped out during work parties.

As for printing out bylaws, I decided against this when I realized the hardcopy is 37 pages. I opted for electronic instead, and now everyone should have a copy of the bylaws and the orientation packet.

Tea party and other activities

Thanks to everyone who came to the tea party, and especially to the lovely ladies who helped prep and set up for it! It helped me get a decent perspective on time management, food preparations, and setting up for events in the future. I had a lot of fun, and I hope you all did too!

I have finished the social survey and will send it out tonight or tomorrow morning after house council. After that's complete I'll finalize some more plans for house social events.

Today I'll be missing house council sadly, but I'm writing up an intro to all things social that will hopefully get everyone properly aquainted with my job and what they can expect this semester.

WOO!

Activties

DONE
- helped Keighley with the Google Calendar stuff
- moved in all the new people (still 1 vacancy left)
- drafted the bid list for room bids
- responded to an email Shivani sent
- attended our first social event
- posted house run items
- sent reminder emails to Maggie and Vanesa
- made copies of room B key
- printed and made copies of the orientation packet for new people
- gave Johanna lockout keys
- talked to Keighley about social fees
- fixed house printer (downloaded the missing software)

TO DO
- write up bulletin points for house bulletin
- email listserv re: online bylaws and orientation packet and the blog link

Sherman Calendar

Social updates

Hey all!

This is Keighley, your social manager! Here's a look at what I've been up to and what you all have to look foward to...

Right now I am focusing on getting the social calendar up and running. So far events I have planned include the welcome home tea party on saturday January 17th at 1 pm, a game night on tuesday the 21st around 7:30, and wine and cheese night on friday the 23rd at 8:30. Hopefully I will figure out soon how to put the social calendar online, and I will post a few copies around the house when I get a new printer ink cartridge.

Also, once everyone fills out the social survey (which I will send out after the first house council), I will add more events and set down more dates for future events.

If you have any ideas for events you know you want to have or throw, holla at a playa! You can email me at keighleym@berkeley.edu or shesm@bsc.coop, or just find me wandering around the house.

I am also currently working on making the social board pretty and up-to-date, so check that out (top of the stairs) for upcoming events. Be sure to post any events you are involved or interested in on the board!

I am trying to be able to be present at House Council on sunday, I'm currently entangled in a schedule snafu (sp?). Hopefully the comedy club I have non-refundable tickets for will have mercy on me and let me exchange them...

Hope everyone is having fun moving back in! See you all soon!

- Keighley McFarland

Activities

- moved in 4 people today (keys, getting key deposits, house tours, workshift/recycling/composting explanations)
- emailed 3 people re: what time they're moving in
- got back room B key, will make emergency copies tomorrow morning
- emailed Natalie the full house emails (39)
- confirmed with CO email addresses of new people and the remaining vacancy
- bought office supplies: printer ink for managers, dry erase markers, pens, envelopes, sharpies, tons of masking tape
- uploaded bylaws to Google Docs and published to the web
- finalized, uploaded, and published the orientation packet
- added links to the side of the blog

Later tonight I'll participate in work party parte deux and maybe finally get to handicapped bathroom 2.

Today's Activities

Last Night
- Typed up minutes from Manager's Meeting
- Compiled the Agenda for First House Council (This SUNDAY at 7 pm Living Room)

Today
- Vacuumed the entire house
- Helped two new house members move in
- Cleaned/Organized/Dusted the Study Room

Spring 2009 Orientation Packet

Can be found online here. There will also be an electronic version emailed out soon and Natalie will send out an electronic copy of the bylaws too.

Tasks completed and yet to do

Our first KM trainings were canceled. But I and people at CK have been helping Maggie out with what to do as a KM: order food, how to keep the kitchen clean, mtgs. we have to go to over the semester, working with cooks, etc.

Maggie and I have:
*gone to Safety Training (Wed, 2-6-ish)
- learned about cooking temps, sanitizing vs. cleaning, proper conduct in the kitchen, other stuff
- had to do mandatory IKC at Kingman, some houses skipped it, but CK said that since our house plus a few others stayed, we should be getting something special soon. Don't know what this means yet...
*cleaned the shelves that hold the big containers
*cleaned out/sanitized the produce and condiment fridges
*done some organizing of the container rack
*ordered food for this week and next week
*cleaned the stove and oven (still need to do stove back and griddle)
*got help from the house when we did Work Party I on Mon with the floors of the kitchen and dining room being cleaned

What should be done tonight at Work Party II:
*clean/sanitize rest of fridges
*put in milk machine
*clean fruit baskets and cereal containers, if little to no cereal left

What should be done by the 20th:
*menus
*clean under veggie sink
*IKEA run for plates, bowls, cups, mugs (all microwave safe) and chopsticks

Agenda for First House Council - Sunday January 18 2008 7 pm

Agenda- Each point follows Manager introductions and descriptions of Positions

· House Manager

o Fees for Social, Internet and Personal Refrigerators

o No Smoking House

o Read the Orientation Packet

o Room Tours and Bids

o Lock Out Keys

o Quiet Hours

· House President

o Ice-Breaker

o Description of House Council

§ Attendance Mandatory

§ Safe Space

§ Format-

· Bulletin on the bathroom stalls,

· Discussion points, motions, contentious items and announcements in council

§ Speaking order (point of order/information/personal privilege, question, comment)

o Bylaws- New Bylaw

· Workshift

o We need to establish dates for Workshift trainings

· Kitchen

o Basic food order, kitchen, sanitation information, food put away

o Vote on Dinner Time, Brunch Yes No When, Milk to be in Milk Machines

o Boarding Policy

· Compost

o Basic Rules of Compost and Recycling- Brief Tutorial

· Green Goddess

o Introduction to the Garden- Use it!!!

· Social

o Social Survey

o Calendar

o First Social Events

o Voting on Themes

Goals

To be accomplished by first day of school, Tuesday Jan. 20:

- ensure house is clean
- make a copy of room B key
- collect lockout keys and redistribute
- buy office supplies for house
- have a successful first house council
- move people in
- print out an orientation packet and make copies for new members
- print out bylaws and make copies for new members

Activities

Yesterday:
- attended training session from 2-6 pm. Put out a fire!
- made sure rooms were ready for move-in. Noted that room A needs a sweep.
- emailed with one woman transferring to Hoyt (and needing to move stuff out)
- emailed with one woman who was moving in today

Today:
- moved in one woman
- will attend managers' meeting
- will sweep room A and clean 2nd floor handicapped bathroom

MANAGER'S MEETING TONIGHT!

ALL managers: Please meet in the house foyer at 7:30 pm. We will go have dinner and plan the semester!

Please be prepared to think about goals for the semester, the first house council and remember to bring some writing material.

Thanks!

Nat

House President Activities 1/12- 1/14

1/12- 1/14

• Attended New Manager Training hosted by Central Office- Topics: Email/General BSC Info/Sexual Harassment/Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• Vacuumed first floor foyer (although the thing went kaputz after 30 minutes), helped clean living room, kitchen cabinets, removed Xmas decorations, took pictures, cleaned tables and dusted
• Updated the Health Worker Board
• Updated email lists
• Looked into KOA campgrounds for manager's retreat
• Preparation for first manager's meeting
• Cleaned third floor bathrooms: floors, toilets, counters, showers
• Will attend President's Training from 2pm-6pm today, Prep for managers meeting and hold managers meeting
  

Activities

Yesterday's accomplishments:
- came back to the house
- paid Comcast (cable, 13.78)
- paid Megapath (internet, 119.85)
- cleaned 1st floor bathroom
- cleaned dining room counter space
- helped remove Xmas decorations
- organized impromptu work party
--> cost: 1 bottle of social wine, $34 for pizza
- went to training, 3 hrs
- invited Johanna and Vanesa to the blog
- bugged Natalie about setting a time/date for managers' meeting

Pictures

(Potential) Activities

Here's what Maggie and I will need to do or should get done between now and the 18th. You all are free to add to this if I forgot things or you have better suggestions; Kimber and I went through this fast and with lots of help back in Aug so I may have forgot some steps. These are not in any particular order:

*clean under the veggie sink
*mop floors - I already did some sweeping last night (along with dishes
that folks have been leaving), but there's more to be done
*get rid of ants! - Yes we have some. It's winter, it's a given they will come in.
They're near the dining room compost and the metal/plastic recycling bin,
not in kitchen as far as I've found. They're nowhere near as bad as last year's ants.
Last year, they were in or near our tea, coffee, microwave, milk machine,
and some were found near the spices.
But we need more Raid or other bug spray.
*buy new plates, bowls, cups, and mugs - We should do an Ikea run
(or Costco, my aunt found cheap plates there, but not too microwave friendly)
*inventory (esp. staple foods like flour and sugar) MUST DO BY THE 11TH!!!
since orders are due 8am-ish on the 12th
*clean all the shelves that hold the big containers
*clean the fruit baskets
*clean the cereal holders - the 2 empty ones were already done
*throw away old food from fridges, freezers (those bags of meat!), and
dry goods' cabinets -There's not as much as you'd think.
Kimber was pretty good about ordering few veggies near the end there.
Yes, many people suffered during finals but it made the clean-up easy :)
*clean/sanitize fridges and freezers (including racks)
*clean the oven racks, stove tops, and griddle;
changing the foil under the stove
*come up with menus for about 2 weeks worth by the 11th
*organize container rack
*put in new milk machine before the 13th - or before milk gets delivered,
whatever comes sooner

At council we'll need to vote on:
*dinner time
*brunch (yes or no, then time if "yes" wins)
*milk.
Our standing milk order will take awhile to change if there is a change.

Anything else to add? Sorry that it's super long.

Activities

Somewhat lighter day, not too crazy. More emails.
- Got Esme's email about Google Docs problem, tried to resend the orientation packet invite to her (dunno if it worked)
- Confirmed move-in date of a new Shermanite
- Responded to Keighley's email re: social calendar and how to post it to this blog

As soon as I finish this, I'm sending out an email to the managers about what I want to do with this blog.

Activities

Got two responses so far to my move-in email. I added the women's names to my Google Calendar. Responded to one's queries about parking and directed her to Davis or Castro.

Responded to the woman moving in early about possibly squeezing her in between my return to Berkeley and my afternoon training session.

Responded to a Clone who is transferring from Sherman to Hoyt.

Activities

Yesterday I emailed CO to get the new email list for Sherman.

Today I sent out a pantload of emails.
1. To all house members re: move-ins
2. To managers re: orientation packet
- also started a Google Doc for the orientation packet
3. To Shivani re: workshift packet
4. Replied to an international student re: early move-in
5. To Keighley re: cultural social event
5. A chat with Natalie re: bylaws and acceptable excuses for missing house council

Now I will wait for the newbies to respond to me and set up move-in times.