[Noisebridge-board] Lease extension and new monthly rent

[Jacob Appelbaum]

Liz Henry:
> I can't be at the meeting this week but support extending the lease and
> Tom's plan.
> 

I generally agree, minus the consensus dance party.

I'd argue that the consensus process would be required to move but not
to stay on the course previously agreed upon. I don't really see any
reason to require consensus on continue paying rent in the location
we've already agreed on years ago. We agreed to the scheduled rent
increase in the first place. It's in the contract we signed, after all...

We originally discussed sunsets over consensus items generally and it
was roundly rejected, repeatedly. We shouldn't accidentally introduce
such a sunset like clause due to an external party sending us email.

In any case thanks to Kelly (and everyone else) for sending the rent
check and talking to Henry! Yay!

All the best,
Jake

> - Liz
> 
> 
> On 10/30/12 3:05 PM, Snail wrote:
>> I'll be therrrre.
>>
>> I love that they say they find us both "handy" and "helpful".
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:35 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
>> <rachelyra at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I will be there on tuesday night!
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/28/2012 11:04 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I won't be able to attend any meetings, as I'm getting ready to leave town
>>>> for two months of talks and workshops on the road, but I am totally in favor
>>>> of extending the lease at our present location of 2169 Mission St, 3rd
>>>> floor, at $3,960 per month.
>>>>
>>>> I concur with Tom's plan.
>>>>
>>>> Mitch.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> From: me at tomlowenthal.com
>>>>> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:38:54 -0700
>>>>> Subject: Re: FW: Lease extension and new monthly rent
>>>>> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
>>>>> CC: board at lists.noisebridge.net; snailtsunami at gmail.com;
>>>>> secretary at noisebridge.net; treasurer at noisebridge.net
>>>>>
>>>>> [+secretary +treasurer]
>>>>>
>>>>> I suggest we proceed as follows:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Pay the increased October rent forthwith.
>>>>> 2. Email Henry back saying that we need to to the two week consensus
>>>>> dance, but we're really confident that we want to extend our lease.
>>>>> 3. Get the signed letter ready to go in the next ten days.
>>>>> 4. Bring up the renewal at this week's meeting, and confirm next week.
>>>>> 5. Send the letter by email Tuesday night, and by snail mail Wednesday
>>>>> morning.
>>>>> 6. [Optional] Ammend the list of contact emails Henry has for this
>>>>> sort of thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> If possible, could as many "key members of Noisebridge" as possible
>>>>> either attend one of the next two weeks' meetings or arrange another
>>>>> times to meet with me, in order to sign a paper letter document that I
>>>>> can scan/email then snail mail to Henry next week.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does Danny have the original copy of our lease?
>>>>>
>>>>> -Tom
>>>>>
>>>>> On 27 October 2012 22:59, Mitch Altman<maltman23 at hotmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We need to renew our lease.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mitch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:14:47 -0700
>>>>>>> Subject: Lease extension and new monthly rent
>>>>>>> From: henryhoproperty at gmail.com
>>>>>>> To: hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com
>>>>>>> CC: adi at hexapodia.org; avniow at gmail.com; froggytoad at gmail.com;
>>>>>>> shannon at scatter.com; maltman23 at hotmail.com; ieatlint at tehinterweb.com;
>>>>>>> rachel at xtreme.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Kelly,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The initial time frame of our lease has expired. It began in September
>>>>>>> 2009 and ended September 2012. We are currently in the option-to-renew
>>>>>>> time frame of the lease where the rent is now increased to $3960 per
>>>>>>> month. The details of this can be found in section #32 of the lease.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Although the lease says the option expires if we haven't received a
>>>>>>> written notice "not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the
>>>>>>> initial Lease term", we've really enjoyed NoiseBridge's handy, helpful
>>>>>>> tenancy and would enjoy your continued tenancy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you would like to exercise your option to renew, please reply to
>>>>>>> this email and send us a written notice with the signatures of key
>>>>>>> members of NoiseBridge to:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2896 Adeline Dr.
>>>>>>> Burlingame, CA 94010
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> along with the difference in rent for the month of October 2012 ($3960
>>>>>>> - $3600 = $360).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Henry Ho
>>>>>>> 415-420-2189
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
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