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 (HST)</p></div><div><h2>2.  Report on MHMC meeting 2024-08-27</h2><p>HST shared aspects of the Committee's meeting:</p><p>C'ttee very pleased with staff's stepping up in challenging
 circumstances.</p><p>MS to be given the title of Acting Manager</p><p>Salary uplift to continue until new Manager in place, at least through
 October.</p><p>Interviews and appointment of new casual staff can be done for October if
-it's clear that help is needed due to bookings received.</p><p class="a">MS to move forward with carpet</p></div><div><h2>3.  Staff feedback on the last seven weeks</h2><ul class=" "><li><p>[missing/broken items] &#x2013; consumables were often missing; loo roll
-didn&#x2019;t arrive until 15/8, soap often missing. Use our suppliers next time: fits
-with ethos, fits our containers. E.g. one Sunday when no loo roll in any of the
-loos.</p></li><li><p>Paper hand towels? We didn&#x2019;t this time, worked OK? Probably some
-use of loo roll for drying</p></li><li><p>Start and end of day procedures &#x2013; define/clarify, who&#x2019;s responsible
-for what. E.g. turning <i>on</i> the emergency lighting is our job.</p></li><li><p>WHo repairs things? We do a daily inspection and fix things/bill
-for getting them fixed</p></li><li><p>If there are things we are now going to do, we will have to charge
-for that, not clear how e.g.&#xa0;lump sum vs.&#xa0;timeshet.</p></li><li><p>WiFi - This impacted our own ability to do our own work, because of
-low bandwidth and/or &#x2018;no internet&#x2019;</p></li><li><p>Kitchen - Not our cleaners job, did CV expect it? MEK cleaned it
+it's clear that help is needed due to bookings received.</p><p class="a">MS to move forward with carpet</p></div><div><h2>3.  Staff feedback on the last seven weeks</h2><div><h4>3.1.  Problems</h4><p>A number of missing or broken items. Consumables were often missing; loo roll
+didn&#x2019;t arrive until 15/8, soap often missing. E.g. one Sunday when no loo roll in any of the
+loos.</p><p>We had to do some emptying of bin bags.</p><p>WiFi - This impacted our own ability to do our own work, because of
+low bandwidth and/or &#x2018;no internet&#x2019;</p><p>Kitchen - Not our cleaners job, did CV expect it? MEK cleaned it
 from time to time: sweeping and wiping surfaces. Performers in there? Gap(s) in
 the licence. Food out, so mice flourished. Fridge available? &#x201c;You have to name
 and date your food, or we&#x2019;ll through it away&#x201d;. Buckets left with dirty water
-in.</p> <p>Leave less cutlery/plates etc. out for them</p> <p>Use as an office
-made cleaning difficult - should clear away each night?</p></li><li><p>Emptying bin bags, agreeing about triage (recyclable/food
+in.</p><p>Use of kitchen by them as an office
+made cleaning difficult.</p><p>Weekend cleaning is necessary, doesn't appear to have been happening,
+we did some cleaning on Sunday and/or Monday morning (kitchen, loos, loo seats
+in particular).</p><p>Some emergency lights were completely blacked out, H&amp;S violation</p><p>Staffing level seemed low in general, and several venue managers
+resigned in the early weeks.</p><p>A fair amount of wall scarring from use of blue-tack</p></div><div><h4>3.2.  For next time, if there is one</h4><p>Paper hand towels? We didn&#x2019;t this time, worked OK? Probably some
+use of loo roll for drying</p><p>Should we require use of our own consumables suppliers next time: fits
+with ethos, fits our containers. </p><p>Start and end of day procedures &#x2013; define/clarify, who&#x2019;s responsible
+for what. E.g. turning <i>on</i> the emergency lighting is our job.</p><p>Clarify who repairs things. We do a daily inspection and fix things/bill
+for getting them fixed</p><p>In general if there are things we agree are are responsibility that we
+are going to do for their benefit, we will have to charge
+for that, not clear how e.g.&#xa0;lump sum vs.&#xa0;timesheet.</p><p>Leave less cutlery/plates etc. out for them</p><p>Ask for kitchen counters to be cleared away each night?</p><p>Clarify who is going to empty bin bags, get agreement on how does/polices triage (recyclable/food
 waste/rubbish). Do we have to be responsible for all this so it can be done as
-we would like.</p></li><li><p>Weekend cleaning is necessary, we did some cleaning on Sunday
-and/or Monday morning (kitchen, loos, loo seats in particular).</p></li><li><p>We need to spend more time up front preparing the
-building</p></li><li><p>Emergency lights can&#x2019;t be completely covered, dimmed is
-OK</p></li><li><p>Contact person, who is on site most of most days, for niggles (E.g.
-shoes in the kitchen :-) (continuity)</p></li><li><p>Staffing level in general</p></li><li><p>Poster mount scarring</p></li><li><p>More pictures in advance&#x2026;</p></li><li><p>Staples in the poster boards</p></li><li><p>Discount for 4F wrt shower</p></li><li><p>One negative comment about the Sunday meeting space (HST
-disagreed)</p></li><li><p>As an ethical workplace, how do we feel about the way CVenue treats
-their staff, both volunteer and paid?</p></li><li><p>Sundays have gone well (Wednesdays worked well, bar steps for Tony
-Peach and Margaret Anderson and someone else with limited mobility).</p></li></ul></div><div><h2>4.  Was it OK? Do this again (with C Venues or someone else)?</h2><dl class=" "><dt><b><a name="KL">KL</a></b></dt><dd>More &#x2018;unexpected work&#x2019; than
+we would like?</p><p>We need to spend more time up front preparing the
+building and flats.  Should we do a complete set of photos?  What is 'complete'?</p><p>Emergency lights can&#x2019;t be completely covered, dimmed, e.g. with gel overlay, is
+OK</p><p>We need a designated contact person, who is on site most of most days, for niggles (E.g.
+shoes in the kitchen :-).  If this changes, or is a shared task, continuity
+needs to be ensured.</p><p>Better policing of companies wrt care of the building in general, e.g. blue-tack</p></div><div><h4>3.3.  General comments</h4><p>One negative comment on the first Sunday about the meeting space, but
+most feedback on that was positive.</p><p>In general Sundays went well. Mid-week Meeting also worked well, bar steps for Tony
+Peach, Margaret Anderson and someone else with limited mobility.</p><p>As an ethical workplace, how do we feel about the way C Venues treats
+their staff, both volunteer and paid?</p></div></div><div><h2>4.  Was it OK? Do this again (with C Venues or someone else)?</h2><dl class=" "><dt><b><a name="KL">KL</a></b></dt><dd>More &#x2018;unexpected work&#x2019; than
 &#x2018;unpleasant&#x2019;</dd><dt><b><a name="EG">EG</a></b></dt><dd>The annoying things could be sorted in the agreement,
 including a process for things that are still unclear (e.g.&#xa0;the toilet leak)</dd><dt><b><a name="MS">MS</a></b></dt><dd>Niggles rather than disasters. Worth looking for alternatives,
-e.g.&#xa0;Greenside, before committing to CArts, bearing in mind that they would
-have <i>their</i> teething problems</dd></dl></div><div><h2>5.  Miscelaneous</h2><p class="a">HST to get C Venue's (local)
+e.g.&#xa0;Greenside, before committing to C Arts, bearing in mind that they would
+have <i>their</i> teething problems</dd></dl></div><div><h2>5.  Miscellaneous</h2><p class="a">HST to get C Venue's (local)
 network guy&#x2019;s contact details from Hartley</p><p class="a">KL to scan and
 distribute missing/broken items list</p><p class="a">HST to figure out how to
 address the need for a regular MEK - MCMember meeting with a schedule that has
-no full MEK overlap time in it.</p><p>Clarification wrt casual staffing: Ellie
-is <i>not</i> happy about evening or saturday working, and MEK are covering a
-lot of evening/Saturday shifts.</p><p>Keith Gunn to go ahead with new cable
-trays.</p><p>MS has renewed Giffgaff contract</p><p>Ian Wilson will be visiting
-some time soon</p><p class="a">HST To check the state of the T&amp;C redo by
-Trustees.</p><p class="a">HST To go through MHMC on listing on sites that charge a
-premium</p></div></div></body></html>
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+no full MEK overlap time in it.</p><p>Clarification wrt staff cover going forward: Ellie
+is <i>not</i> happy about evening or Saturday working, and MEK are covering a
+lot of evening/Saturday shifts in September.</p><p>Keith Gunn to go ahead with new cable
+trays.</p><p>MS has renewed Giffgaff contract</p><p>Ian Wilson will be visiting about caf&#xe9;
+some time soon</p><p class="a">HST to check the state of the T&amp;C redo by
+Trustees.</p><p class="a">HST, with respect to the matter of listing 7 VT on meeting agency sites that charge a
+premium, take this to MHMC for review/decision.</p></div></div></body></html>
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