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# User Henry Thompson <ht@markup.co.uk>
# Date 1725029018 -3600
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+++ b/MHMC/2024-08-29/notes.html	Fri Aug 30 15:43:38 2024 +0100
@@ -111,40 +111,44 @@
 (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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diff -r 1c827e21114f -r 58090a2a81a1 MHMC/2024-08-29/notes.xml
--- a/MHMC/2024-08-29/notes.xml	Fri Aug 30 15:15:06 2024 +0100
+++ b/MHMC/2024-08-29/notes.xml	Fri Aug 30 15:43:38 2024 +0100
@@ -25,17 +25,33 @@
    <title>Staff feedback on the last seven weeks</title>
    <div>
     <title>Problems</title>
-    <p>[missing/broken items] – consumables were often missing; loo roll
-didn’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
+    <p>A number of missing or broken items. Consumables were often missing; loo roll
+didn’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 ‘no internet’</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? “You have to name
+and date your food, or we’ll through it away”. Buckets left with dirty water
+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>
     <title>For next time, if there is one</title>
     <p>Paper hand towels? We didn’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 – define/clarify, who’s responsible
 for what. E.g. turning <emph>on</emph> the emergency lighting is our job.</p>
     <p>Clarify who repairs things. We do a daily inspection and fix things/bill
@@ -43,37 +59,30 @@
     <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. lump sum vs. timesheet.</p>
-   </div>
-   <item></item>
-   <item></item>
-   <item><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? “You have to name
-and date your food, or we’ll through it away”. 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></item>
-   <item><p>Emptying bin bags, agreeing about triage (recyclable/food
+    <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></item>
-   <item><p>Weekend cleaning is necessary, we did some cleaning on Sunday
-and/or Monday morning (kitchen, loos, loo seats in particular).</p></item>
-   <item><p>We need to spend more time up front preparing the
-building</p></item>
-   <item><p>Emergency lights can’t be completely covered, dimmed is
-OK</p></item>
-   <item><p>Contact person, who is on site most of most days, for niggles (E.g.
-shoes in the kitchen :-) (continuity)</p></item>
-   <item><p>Staffing level in general</p></item>
-   <item><p>Poster mount scarring</p></item>
-   <item><p>More pictures in advance…</p></item>
-   <item><p>Staples in the poster boards</p></item>
-   <item><p>Discount for 4F wrt shower</p></item>
-   <item><p>One negative comment about the Sunday meeting space (HST
-disagreed)</p></item>
-   <item><p>As an ethical workplace, how do we feel about the way CVenue treats
-their staff, both volunteer and paid?</p></item>
-   <item><p>Sundays have gone well (Wednesdays worked well, bar steps for Tony
-Peach and Margaret Anderson and someone else with limited mobility).</p></item>
+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’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>
+    <title>General comments</title>
+    
+   <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>
    <title>Was it OK? Do this again (with C Venues or someone else)?</title>
@@ -82,29 +91,29 @@
 ‘unpleasant’</item>
     <item term="EG">The annoying things could be sorted in the agreement,
 including a process for things that are still unclear (e.g. the toilet leak)</item><item term="MS">Niggles rather than disasters. Worth looking for alternatives,
-e.g. Greenside, before committing to CArts, bearing in mind that they would
+e.g. Greenside, before committing to C Arts, bearing in mind that they would
 have <emph>their</emph> teething problems</item>
    </list>
   </div>
   <div>
-   <title>Miscelaneous</title>
+   <title>Miscellaneous</title>
    <p class="a">HST to get C Venue's (local)
 network guy’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 <emph>not</emph> happy about evening or saturday working, and MEK are covering a
-lot of evening/Saturday shifts.</p>
+  <p>Clarification wrt staff cover going forward: Ellie
+is <emph>not</emph> 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
+  <p>Ian Wilson will be visiting about caf&eacute;
 some time soon</p>
-  <p class="a">HST To check the state of the T&amp;C redo by
+  <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>
+  <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>
  </body>
 </doc>
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+++ b/MHMC/htmlToXML.sh	Fri Aug 30 15:43:38 2024 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/bash -vx
 HOME="$(cygpath -w $HOME)"
 { echo '<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><body>' 
   cat "$1".html ; echo '</body></html>'