• WeeklyMeeting20241002

Location: Jitsi
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 5:30pm-8:00pm
Scribe: You
Roll Call: RussellSenior,JasonBergstrom,TedBrunner,CourtneyRosenthal,MatthewKlug,SteveTree

Agenda

• Pick location for next weekly
• Node notes:

  • NodeButner -- renamed NodeTerwilliger, not a real node, changed to an E8450, updated

  • NodeFirstUnitarian -- looking for pigtails, emailing JasonChapman

• People's Digital Safety Fair
  • Candidate forum cancelled
  • Funding issues
  • Russell has a 1pm slot to do both backgrounder and mesh network demo/workshop
• EFA:

  • ChristopherVines will be in town for People's Digital Safety Fair and BSidesPDX2024, maybe another EFA dinner?

  • CommunityBroadbandPDX has also joined EFA
• ARPA Grant update:
  • Public Records request responses

• OnPoint update:

  • Loyalty vs Premium Savings Account rates and requirements

• Your Item Here

Notes

• Node notes:

  • NodeFirstUnitarian - Coax 50ohm/antenna pigtails N to RPSMA ~1' option from Invictus

    • TPLink EAP225-outdoor, supported by active and passive PoE
    • Russell will contact Jason Chapman, then order the hardware

  • NodeAnnapurna - ap12 still offline, Russell will contact Ole

• OnPoint account(s)

  • Offer (Loyalty 0.35%) savings account 6 transactions per month
  • Or "Premium" at 4.65% (Customer-level, sweep account), 3/6/12 month commitments
  • CDs 3 months (1.5%)
  • Or invest in T-Bills
• People's Digital Safety Fair
  • Hector Domingez at City of Portland was with Smart Cities but is now just BPS
  • So without Smart Cities no longer a $10K contribution - will now be covered by fundraising
  • Russell will have an hour presentation that will include a demo at 1pm October 19th at PCC Cascades on Killingsworth
    • We don't know if we will have a table, but Russell could use some help (8 setup, starts at 9)
  • EFA group Encode Justice (AI) will be there
• EFA
  • CommunityBroadbandPDX is now member as well

  • ChristopherVines is on a panel that weekend, then returns the following weekend for BSidesPDX2024

• ARPA Grant update
  • Public records request results, no quarterly report, but usage figure was required (no users served)

    • Staff payroll and contractor (TeamLogic)/$7.5K licenses in spreadsheet ($7.5K Meraki hardware: management switch, router, 2 indoor MR44, 2 outdoor MR76)

    • Records appear incomplete, could have to give money back to Fed if not spent

  • StreetRoots needs to be out of the old building by the end of October

• CommunityBroadbandPDX
  • Candidate pledge includes access to cities ERNE network
• Next week's meeting is at the Rose City Book Pub

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