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| author | ht |
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| date | Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:04:18 -0400 |
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| files | 7vt/fmh_2009-03-08.xml |
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There were 28 forms, 24 from +2008: we don't know what proportion of the total clients this represents. Most +of the tick-box ratings are good or excellent. There are positive comments +about individual staff being helpful, the negative comments are about rooms +being too small, or cold, or the state of the toilets. The one thing that +looks like it could be improved is "the accuracy of information received".</p> + <p>HST talked with Anthony about an example which he had heard of from a +friend, in which a group had stopped a long-standing regular let because they +could no longer bring their sandwiches.</p> + </div> + <div> + <title>Review of envisaging futures</title> + <p>Brainstorming</p> + <list> + <item>Day-time letting only?</item> + <item>Quaker Centre?</item> + <item>Full-service Rain Forest Cafe? Year-round? + <list> + <item>Rain Forest Cafe and/or Festival to pay for the kitchen refit, over time?</item> + </list> + </item> + <item>Quaker presence?</item> + <item>Eliminate regular bookings in favour of blocks?</item> + <item>A Quaker-only centre?</item> + <item>Move out + <list> + <item>And buy a building to be just a meeting house</item> + <item>And use rented accommodation</item> + <item>And meet as house groups</item> + <item>And share a building, either new or rented—Nicholson Square +Methodist Church; Southside Community Centre; new Prestonfield Community Centre</item> + </list> + </item> + <item>Primarily seen as a physical resource for the AM, with other activities complementing that</item> + <item>Simplify things? Reduce the kitchen to hot-drinks only?</item> + <item>Being open to young Quaker groups?</item> + <item>Doing (whatever we do) in <emph>our own space</emph></item> + <item>Being a base for outreach?</item> + <item>Provide courses for Quakers (and non-Quakers) -- Quaker Quest all year round</item> + <item>Move kitchen to ground-floor, replacing office/Bow room, and make the +foyer a real cafe [new from Anthony Buxton via HST after the meeting]</item> + </list> + </div> + <div> + <title>Food hygiene regulations</title> + <p>We discussed the complexities of the interaction between details of use +and details of regulations. We were uncomfortable with the extent to which the +letter of the law has been applied, and wondered whether in practice we should +be willing to formulate a level of not-quite-strictly enforcing some things. +AM trustees are looking into this, but perhaps not with the urgency we need.</p> + <p>The problem with people bringing in their own food is, we are told, the +risk of cross-contamination, but most groups are now happy with having food +catered in when an all-day event involves a meal.</p> + </div> + <div> + <title>Towards a timetable</title> + <p>HST attempted a brief exercise in working backwards from our notional +deadline of 6 June for a report to AM.</p> + <p>We asked ourselves, based on others' expectations, whether we will report +on a series of options, their costs and benefits, or whether we will make "a recommendation".</p> + <div> + <title>Draft table of contents</title> + <list type="enum"> + <item>Background/history/introduction</item> + <item>Financial background/situation</item> + <item>Description of the building</item> + <item>Current use of building (some history)</item> + <item>Regulatory impact</item> + <item> + Alternative futures + <list> + <item>In 7 Victoria Terrace + <list> + <item>Less</item> + <item>The Same</item> + <item>More</item> + </list> + </item> + <item>Elsewhere + <list> + <item>Own</item> + <item>Not</item> + </list> + </item> + </list> + </item> + </list> + </div> + </div> + <div> + <title>Next steps</title> + </div> + <div> + <title>Actions review and new actions</title> + <p>HST to get the Kath Russell report [<name>pending</name>], and some letting evaluation +forms, say from 4Q2008, and circulate [<name>done</name>]. Also ask if any +summary or collation has been done [<name>done</name>, answer is 'no'].</p> + <p>HST to ask John Phillips for an electronic version of his notes for us</p> + <p>HST to ask Ken Jobling where to find the details of how food hygiene regulations +apply depending on exactly what's happening. [<name>pending</name>]</p> + <p>HST to invite Mark Hutcheson to one of our meetings at his earliest +convenience, as Convenor of AM Trustees.</p> + </div> + <div> + <title>Next Meeting</title> + <p>Our next meeting will be at 7 Victoria Terrace at 5:15pm on Sunday 22 March. We +tentatively agreed on Friday 3 April 5:30pm for our next meeting after that.</p> + </div> + </body> +</doc>