[Spacecadets] Sublet Proposals

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Someone suggested having benches on casters which could be stored against walls and rolled to open areas when in use. 

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> On Feb 4, 2016, at 7:21 AM, bhc <bencole.bus at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In thinking about the layout, I'm assuming that the "3x4 bench" is the surface of the bench itself, and does not include the floor space that I would use standing/sitting at the bench while working.  Wouldn't it make sense to add some amount of "floor space" to the rental to account for that?  If the rented "floor space" was in fact 4x5 (imagining the 4 ft dimension as being "along the wall," and projecting out 5 ft), with a 3x4 bench in it, then the additional 2x4 would in some way provide for a place for me to work at the bench.  That would raise the price/month to $40 (still reasonable to me), and would allow us to plan the space such that we all have room to maneuver while working.  To be clear, I am only seeing the "non-bench" space as being tape marks on a floor, so when someone isn't working at their bench it will not impede other Members who may be carrying/rolling things around the space.  Similarly, if I lean back and stretch (or whatever), I (or others) do not bump into any physical barrier at the limit of this space. It physically looks the same as if we were only renting the bench space, just perhaps a bit more space between multiple rows of benches, if we ever got to that.
> 
> I see this as an analogy to the common areas of an apartment building.  I rent an apartment, like many.  Clearly, some fraction of my rent goes to pay for parking lots, hallways, etc.  
> 
> My $.02 (or is that $2/sq ft? :) )
> Ben
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Geoff Nicholson <Demonsthenes at meme-complex.com> wrote:
>> Greetings Space Cadets!
>> 
>> I've been going over the old spacecadets discussions, based on the proposals brought to the directors from the original run (back when we moved in and had to clean up all the fake blood).  I'd like to distill what we think is good and what we think is bad from these, and come up with usage policies that will help us afford the new space we're hoping to rent out.
>> 
>> Back then the sublet proposals were for $2/sqft for areas not on the ground floor (Fortress of Solitude and where MMF is currently renting) and 'more' for space on the ground floor.  More was never determined, but was assumed to be a dollar or so more per square-foot.  Additionally, Rooms 1 and 7 were optioned for member rental as they had the best opportunities for security (only one or two doors to be locked... and #1 has the external door for... purposes).
>> 
>> To be eligible for member rental, the members in question would have to be auto-paying members who had been in good standing (ie paid on time) for a few months (the last draft was 6mo), or pay-in-advance members who were paid up for a couple months.
>> 
>> There have been calls to release more rooms in the main campus for member rental at or below $2/sqft.  There have been requests for bench rental (exclusive use) and there have been requests for storage above and beyond your 36-gal plastic tub.
>> 
>> To address those requests, here's my suggestion for the structure of the storage rental.  Right now, I'm leaning towards keeping the $2/sqft number in the new storage area (so renting a 3x4 bench would cost $24/mo, and renting a 2x4 spot to store your plywood would cost $16/mo).  I haven't measured all the rooms that people are interested in renting in either of the areas, so I don't know if $2/sqft is a reasonable price.  We've made it such that you can't rent the Core for more than a day or two (event), so our concern about people taking up all the floor space for a month in the largest room in the space is no longer a concern.
>> 
>> Here's this in more legalese.
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hT7GxRCGHB5We5gZr7FTjQRc7kU0PgxS-u1QNmEqj4M/edit?usp=sharing
>> 
>> Thoughts?
>> 
>> -- geoff
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