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| author | Henry Thompson <ht@markup.co.uk> |
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| date | Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:28:29 +0000 |
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1 Meeting House Management Committee Agenda 2026-03-02 |
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2 Monday 2 March, 5.15 p.m., in 7 Victoria Terrace |
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4 * Attendance: JP Ascher, Rachael Fitzgerald, Emma Lawrence, Katrina |
| 679 | 5 McCrea (via Zoom), Laragh Quinney, Henry S. Thompson (HST), |
| 6 Andy Tucker | |
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| 679 | 8 Prevented: Chris Jardine, Duncan Wallace, Sammi Searle |
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10 * Matters Arising |
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12 * YFGM |
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13 *Action* on HST: Ask YFGM for feedback about other venues |
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14 *Done*, no reply as yet. |
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16 * Managers' report |
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| 679 | 18 * Fringe update |
| 19 | |
| 20 * Charity Rate Monday | |
| 21 | |
| 22 Giving it a try | |
| 23 | |
| 24 * Website refresh | |
| 25 | |
| 26 * Heating Survey | |
| 27 | |
| 28 LUPS (sp) report expected | |
| 29 | |
| 30 Mini-heat pump/aircon? | |
| 31 | |
| 32 St. Augs are looking at similar | |
| 33 | |
| 34 * Full-building wiring survey | |
| 35 | |
| 36 EICR 5-year recommendation, we've been doing it, St. Augs ditto | |
| 37 Agreed, after quote review | |
| 38 | |
| 39 * More thorough lift report | |
| 40 | |
| 41 Go ahead | |
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43 * Financial Report |
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45 Slides attached as circulated |
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| 680 | 47 Very helpful, could we add comparison with last year overall |
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49 * Works to be undertaken: Bow Room |
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| 680 | 51 * Asbestos |
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| 53 Whole bldg General Mgt survey is out-of-date, needs to be done | |
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| 55 Refurb in the Bow Room and corridor [ref. accessibiity] | |
| 56 and a few other floor/ceilings | |
| 57 | |
| 58 EG very positive for wrt least expensive quote: 942 [both tasks] | |
| 59 Most expensive also most clued-up: 1200 | |
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| 61 Over to Andy | |
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63 * Central Edinburgh Sunday fee |
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| 676 | 65 AM Treasurer has asked if we plan to change this. It's currently |
| 680 | 66 £600. Has been done since 2023 (£512). So maybe £600. |
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| 68 Need to know when/how much was last increase before deciding, and | |
| 69 the Quaker rate idea has been agreed *Action HST* | |
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71 * Staff escalation route if they need backup |
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| 676 | 73 The Minutes on this item from 2025-10-20 say: |
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| 75 Trustees asked us: | |
| 76 | |
| 77 "we need ... an assurance from [MHMC] that staff have an | |
| 78 escalation route whenever they need backup. ... We are happy for | |
| 79 trustees to be on a reserve backup list in case no-one from MHMC | |
| 80 is available." | |
| 81 | |
| 82 All we have at the moment is an informal phone tree: MHM -MHMC via | |
| 83 HST -Trustees via Martin Ward | |
| 84 | |
| 85 What SCALP gave us was more in the direction of how to behave | |
| 86 towards the police in a less than full-cooperation way. But was not | |
| 87 really quite what we expected/hoped for for _building staff_. | |
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| 89 De-escalation training! RF to let us know more about this. | |
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| 93 Staff have a plan they are happy with: Manager contact in TeamUp, | |
| 94 fallback to c'ttee via phone list (on wall) | |
| 95 *Action Andy* | |
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97 * Policy/procedures for early booking arrivals |
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| 99 What is the policy wrt Friends opening the front door when they are | |
| 100 in the Foyer, there are no staff present and someone knocks or | |
| 101 rings? | |
| 102 | |
| 103 This may arise if for example someone with a booking arrives more | |
| 104 than 15 minutes early, a tourist wants to ask questions or look for | |
| 105 Major Weir... | |
| 106 | |
| 107 This is clearly complicated, and begs the question of how a Friend | |
| 108 or Friends may come to be in the Foyer without staff. | |
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| 110 This interacts with the "be a welcoming place for SESAM" goal. | |
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| 680 | 112 Jonathan Riddell has complained about not being allowed in, naming |
| 113 Ken. | |
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| 115 The problem is only in general outside M-F 9-5. Outside that time | |
| 116 if the outer door is locked, it will only be opened for events 15 | |
| 117 minutes before a booking. | |
| 118 | |
| 119 After MfW on Sunday if there is an event. | |
| 120 | |
| 121 To be shared with LM once cleaned up | |
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123 * Sale of Alcohol |
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125 It might be time to test this question with AM, against a background |
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126 of a shift in attitude towards the consumption of alcohol in |
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127 moderation, when the whole of 7VT is being let, and consumption is |
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128 part of having a drink with a show. |
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130 * Convenor of MHMC |
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| 676 | 132 HST leaves the Committee on 1 April... |
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134 * Date of next meeting |
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| 676 | 136 We need to do a reset on what everyone's blackout days are... |
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138 * AOB |
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140 * Time without staff |
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