[Build] Items to touch base on with the landlord

[Rachel McConnell]

I just met with Henry to give him some keys for the new upstairs lock,
and I mentioned the elevator button on the second floor because that
seems like it might need lead time to get handled.  I agree with Andy on
the rest, though, that we should do our best to deal with these on our
own, directly with the other tenants, rather than going through the Hos.
 We have no reason to expect any of them to be unreasonable about any of it.

I also think that in terms of the changes we want to make, our best
course of action where possible is to make a plan and present it to the
Hos, rather than mentioning problems.  I couldn't think of a way to do
that for the elevator button though :(

Henry reiterated that his parents are very pleased with us being a large
group and a nonprofit, and I explained how happy we are with the space
and how they are treating us, and we are all very happy together.

Rachel

Andy Isaacson wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:06:04PM -0700, Rubin Abdi wrote:
>> Totally not saying I should call them because I'm making this list, I've 
>> got a knack at pissing off landlords pretty easily. Anyone have anything 
>> else we should add to this?
> 
> Strongly agreed.  I want to try hard not to convince the landlords
> that we're whiny bastards.
> 
>> * Fire exit and making sure the grocers know it needs to be kept clear 
>> (last night it was not).
> 
> Post signs, talk to the grocers, possibly help them spec shelves to
> avoid using the floor, paint a fire escape lane on the floor.  This is
> not anything to bother the Hos about.
> 
>> * Elevator's cert expires on the 13th.
>> * Fixing the 2nd floor elevator call button (this is why they leave the 
>> thing propped open).
> 
> Thanks for bringing these up, yeah we need to bring that up with the
> Hos.
> 
>> * Putting up signs in the elevator to shut the door after exiting for 
>> our neighbors (in Mandarin or whatever language Henry said the folks on 
>> the second floor speak).
> 
> Agreed, good points.  If we have a Mandarin scribe we're good, otherwise
> we should ask nicely.
> 
>> * Front gate is not secure at all and can be shoved open pretty easily.
>> * Front glass door is a fire safety and security risk with the amount of 
>> foot traffic we'll generate.
>> ** One of the locks on the glass door is broken.
>> ** Request to replace the glass door with something that can be opened 
>> remotely along with the gate. Additionally it should be replaced with 
>> something that'll stay locked from the outside but can be pushed open 
>> from the inside.
>> ** Rekey glass door to match gate key.
> 
> These are a problem.  I doubt the Hos will agree to replace the door,
> it's expensive to do.  We might get them to agree to have an electronic
> lock installed, but even that is like $20k (my wild-ass guess).  The
> glass doors should be held open whenever we're present -- they have a
> nice stop system that holds the doors open.
> 
>> * Ask for a time line of when they're going to clean out what they 
>> verbally agreed to clean out.
>> ** Sewing machines
>> ** Pipes and trash from front of the floor.
>> ** Pipes and ironing boards from the back of the floor.
> 
> No need to be pissy about this, we can move it to one side and work
> around it.  As long as it's gone before 9/1 we don't need to bring it
> up.  I know you hate visual clutter, Rubin, but I strongly feel this is
> not an issue.
> 
>> * How does trash work in the building.
> 
> We get to call a hauler and set up an account.  This has been very
> explicit all along.
> 
>> * Which mail box is ours and how we can make that more secure (the 
>> solution might be to just get a PO Box).
> 
> We'll need to install one.
> 
> Thanks for the list, Rubin, I really appreciate it.
> 
> -andy
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