Ben ... guess still recovering from sister's wedding
Brandon ... working very hard at work, slowly paying off, feel good about it
Sequoia ... over his fever ... had a great poop this afternoon ... all over everything
Shelley ... finally done with 4 job-related lectures and 2 morning reports for the summer, will get a break from job on Saturday and then run a triathlon on Sunday
WWWs from last time
Brandon: Send out 10 more requests for positive quotes about SpaceWiki ... by next call
Ben: Send email to Christina asking her to contact Desiree
Shelley ... write up a description of the prospective financial system for the 3-person eco-village ... by next call
Brandon and Shelley ... schedule a time to talk about the cottage ... immediately after this call
Income run rate of $100,000/year (~$9000/month) -- Brandon is really worried about that
Need to incorporate a business
September 2 is the closing deadline for this year's SBIR application process ... seems unrealistic, but barely possible if Brandon takes some time off work
Place: Ownership of a site by Winter Solstice 2010
Media: Publish 2 SolSeed books, a 6-minute video (and write script for a 15-minute one), and a great website -- Ben
Used to say we would finish the 15-minute video ... Brandon agrees this is a good recalibration
Website: front page looks cooler, but need to work on it more next quarter
Spiritual Community: Regular, impactful ceremonies led by multiple people -- Shelley
Next service will be on the Equinox, seed topic: Freedom from Judgement
Neighborhood picnic
300-400 people came through
Mural went well ... not specifically SolSeed, just a Buckman-related mural
Didn't talk about SolSeed at all ... just supporting the neighborhood
Our name did appear on the newsletter
Backyard Cottage
EcoVillage Draft (from Shelley and Brandon conversation)
Who owns what?
Condo model
EcoVillage owns all property and outside grounds
Occupants own living space from the inside paint inward
EcoVillage has the first right of refusal on any sale of a living space
Upon expulsion, EcoVillage must buy living space back at a fair market value
In case of disagreement, value is determined by an independent 3rd party agreed to by both EcoVillage and current occupant with cost split between them
How are decisions made?
By consensus of the community
If this isn't resolving, then appeal to a vote of the board of directors
Board is elected by full members according to bylaws
At first, we'll be so small that everyone can be a board member
Size should max out at 5-7
Who is eligible to join?
Offsite trial period (path to membership)?
Have them live nearby at first, in rental housing?
Trillium Hollow model
Onsite: provisional membership for first year, full membership thereafter
Each family must include 1 SolSeed member in good standing
Until the eco-village includes 6 family units, all new family units must be accepted by full consensus of all EcoVillage members
Next steps
Building the Cottage
Molly and Matthew have a tour of little cottages set up for Brandon and Shelley ... take the tour