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# User Henry Thompson <ht@markup.co.uk>
# Date 1715092382 -3600
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diff -r 0ff1ee4d1078 -r 4e1daa0c5169 MHMC/2024-04-30/minutes.xml
--- a/MHMC/2024-04-30/minutes.xml	Tue May 07 13:10:16 2024 +0100
+++ b/MHMC/2024-04-30/minutes.xml	Tue May 07 15:33:02 2024 +0100
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 House Management Committee Minutes 2024-04-30</title>
   <author>Convenor: Henry S. Thompson</author>
   <date>Tuesday 30 April, 5:15 p.m., in 7 Victoria Terrace</date>
+  <style>.r {margin-left: 3em}
+   .a::before {content: "ACTION: "; font-weight: bold}
+  </style>
  </head>
 <body>
 <div>
@@ -25,61 +28,65 @@
 </div>
  <div>
   <title>Matters Arising</title>
-  <p> 2.1 Wrt 2024-04-16_2.1 CVenues
- ACTION: HST Include a briefing about this in his report to AM.
-         Will do
- ACTION: MG Check with City of Edinburgh about a) the validity span of
+  <div><title>Wrt 2024-04-16_2.1 CVenues</title>
+   <p class='a'><emph>HST to include a briefing about this in his report to
+AM</emph> <name>DONE</name></p>
+ <p class='a'><emph>MG to check with City of Edinburgh about a) the validity span of
          an EICR; b) the need for emergency lighting to be checked to
-         a standard.
-         See 3.1 below
- 2.2 Wrt 2024-04-16_2.5 Period products
- ACTION: MG Contract with Hey Girls.
-         Done.
- 2.3 Wrt 2024-04-16_2.6 Flat 3F2 at 6 Upper Bow
- ACTION) HST 1) Check with City re Short term lets regulation 2) Check
-         with Clan Gordon (CG) about whether they would manage.
-         See 3.4 below
-</p>
+         a standard</emph>
+         <name>See 3.1 below</name></p>
+  </div>
+  <div><title>Wrt 2024-04-16_2.5 Period products</title>
+   <p class='a'><emph>MG Contract with Hey Girls</emph>
+         <name>Done.</name></p>
+  </div>
+  <div><title>Wrt 2024-04-16_2.6 Flat 3F2 at 6 Upper Bow</title>
+   <p class='a'><emph>HST 1) Check with City re Short term lets regulation 2) Check
+         with Clan Gordon (CG) about whether they would manage</emph>
+         <name>See 3.4 below</name></p>
+  </div>
  </div>
 <div>
  <title>Project updates</title>
  <div><title>CVenues</title>
   <p>HK visited on 27/4, surveyor in as well wrt floor loading, happy,
- further years lighting fixtures mentioned, would need approval from
- us.  Showed him the flat.  No actual reply wrt Licencing Venue.  Not
+ further years lighting fittings on Meeting Room ceiling mentioned, would need approval from
+ us.</p>
+  <p>Showed him the flat.</p>
+  <p>No actual reply wrt Licence Agreement.</p>
+  <p>Not
  particularly happy about Hideout bailing, we've got fealers out to a
- Mimi's Bakehouse and Susie's (Kitchen?).  Summerhall?
- 30/5 prevu for arrangements on what gets taken away and to where.
- EICR valid until 9/24 per CEC.
- We've self-tested lighting, all over 2 hours.
- Never been asked by Fire/CEC/...
-</p>
+ Mimi's Bakehouse and Susie's (Kitchen?).  Summerhall?</p>
+ <p>Meeting on 30/5 agreed for arrangements on what gets taken away and to where.</p>
+ <p>EICR valid until 9/24 per CEC.</p>
+ <p>We've self-tested lighting, all over 2 hours at least.
+ We've never been asked about this by Fire/CEC/...</p>
 </div>
 <div><title>Lighting</title>
- <p>MG reverted to Gunn/Alexanders: Carbon is horrendous. Timetabled for
- 1st week in July.
- We need a decision about cool/warm/...
-
-  ACTION HST: Contact Jean Carletta about more replacable fitting?
-    If no, or not quickly, then
-   ACTION HST&amp;JK to put a request to Trustees for approval.</p>
+ <p>MG reverted to Gunn/Alexanders: Carbon life-cycle cost for LED
+fittings is high.</p>
+ <p>Work is in their timetable for
+ 1st week in July.</p>
+ <p>We need a decision about cool/warm/...</p>
+  <p class='a'>HST to contact Jean Carletta about more replacable fitting?</p>
+  <p>If no, or not quickly, then</p>
+   <p class='a'>HST&amp;JK to put a request to Trustees for approval.</p>
 </div>
 <div><title>Carpets</title>
- <p> Our two guys both said no allergy or smell issue.  No difference in
- risk of lifting.  75% recycled is available for &lt;10% change.
-
- ACTION HST&amp;JK:  to put a request to Trustees for approval.
-
-</p>
+ <p>Sources of both quotes both said no allergy or smell issue, and
+no difference between carpet and tiles as far as
+ risk of lifting.</p>
+  <p>75% recycled is available for &lt;10% change.</p>
+ <p class='a'>HST&amp;JK to put a request to Trustees for approval,
+using recycled carpet tiles.</p>
 </div>
 <div><title>Flat 3F2 at 6 Upper Bow</title>
- <p>  HST proposed that we add the use of 3F2 by CVenues to their licence
+ <p>HST proposed that we add the use of 3F2 by CVenues to their licence
    agreement.  As a one-off private agreement between us, it means
-   it's not a "short-term let".
-
-  MG looked briefly at advertisements for August lets in the centre,
-  and reported
-
+   it's not a "short-term let".</p>
+  <p>MG looked briefly at advertisements for August lets in the centre,
+  and reported</p>
+  <display>
     It could be anything from £5,000 per month to £10,000 per month, I think,
     on location alone.
     One room and shared spaces is £1,500 per month, at the lowest. And that is
@@ -88,11 +95,9 @@
     would be underselling it in August, I think.
     One chap I found is charging £4,500pm for a double room on the other side
     of the Meadows...
-
-  MG has asked Hartley for 7KGBP/mo
-
-  We AGREED to go ahead on this basis.
-</p>
+  </display>
+  <p>MG has asked Hartley for 7KGBP/mo</p>
+  <p>We <name>AGREED</name> to go ahead on this basis.</p>
 </div>
 </div>
 <div>
@@ -103,30 +108,26 @@
   <title>Branding</title>
   <div>
    <title>Signage</title>
-   <p>We have a new sign in the Office window advertising room lettings.
-  Work on interior branding is progressing
-</p>
+   <p>We have a new sign in the Office window advertising room lettings.</p>
+  <p>Work on interior branding is progressing</p>
   </div>
   <div>
    <title>Publicity more generally</title>
-   <p>Facebook page is now getting regular updates from Ellie
-
-  Possibility of something in the windows themed around 400th
-  anniversary of George Fox, who did preach _somewhere_ in Scotland.
-</p>
+   <p>Facebook page is now getting regular updates from Ellie</p>
+  <p>Possibility of something in the windows themed around 400th
+  anniversary of George Fox, who did preach _somewhere_ in Scotland.</p>
   </div>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Lettings trajectory</title>
-  <p>Occupancy is up over 2023, from 1 Jan up thru mid-July
- Income is up by more 10% increase in prices.
- Expenditure is also up, mostly because of the end of energy cost
- subsidy
-</p>
+  <p>Occupancy is up over 2023, from 1 Jan up thru mid-July</p>
+ <p>Income is up by more 10% increase in prices.</p>
+ <p>Expenditure is also up, mostly because of the end of energy cost
+ subsidy</p>
  </div>
 <div>
 <title>Date of next meeting</title>
-<p>30 April 2024 1715, 7 Victoria Terrace</p>
+<p>7 May 2024 1715, 7 Victoria Terrace</p>
 </div>
 </body>
 </doc>