The Resilience SWATeam met for the first time on October 5th, 2020 to get to know one another other and assigned team members to specific iCAP 2020 Objectives. We did icebreakers and new student members were introduced to different faculty, staff, and community members that are leading projects throughout campus. The team will have a follow-up meeting on October 9th to discuss work done over the past week and complete the iCAP 2020 Assessment. Attached are the meeting minutes. 

The agenda was as follows:

1. Introductions

2. Evaluation of current progress on completing iCAP 2020 Objectives

Additional rooftop solar was installed on the Business Instructional Facility (BIF) in summer 2019.  The construction drawings called for 19 solar PV panels rated 200-360W, with microinverters, with a fixed tilt for each panel ranging from 21 to 40 degrees off the roofing surface. 

All,

Another week in the books! It’s definitely still an adjustment to be open only by-appointment. We’re still getting phone calls and emails about user error and whatnot when scheduling and we’re only seeing 4 or so people per day. But hey, it’s a pandemic. People are still going to the old shop—some internet search engines are not up-to-date but we do have signage over there. Ironies of all ironies since people couldn’t seem to find that tucked-away garage before and are now flocking to it, it seems.

Had a refurb-swap of a loose cranked bike. Thankfully the gentleman wasn’t injured in the failure. He took a different same-priced bike. He was very understanding and that was appreciated.

Still working on upping our staffing levels to a comfortable number.

We’ve only done a handful of bike registrations, which either speaks to the cost-as-deterrence or that people are picking them up elsewhere. Hopefully the latter!

Still optimizing the layout and functionality of our new space but everyone who’s visited that was familiar with the old space has been blown away by the across-the-board improvements. I discovered a closet here that I didn’t know existed which now is storing the Bikes at Work trailer and the smaller kid-sized one. Aquaham Lincoln will likely migrate over here this week.

The numbers:

Visitors: 21
Sales: $562.70
Memberships: 3 for $90
Bikes: 3 for $360
Tires/tubes: 1 for $1

Thanks!

Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Manager

Attached are the meeting minutes and chat log for the Zero Waste SWATeam meeting on 2 October at 4PM.

Also attached are resources for the conversation surrounding vending machine alternatives. 

The agenda for this meeting is as follows:

• Introductions
• Announcements
  • Sustainability Celebration Information
    • Student member involvement
  • SSC Working Group Meeting Invitation
• iCAP 2020 Objectives Assessment
  • Team Members assigned objectives.
  • Deadline for member contributions is 10/9 at noon.
• Refresher

  • America To Go Sustainability criteria

    • SWATeam can provide help in determining appropriate sustainability criteria to include.
  • Vending Machine Single Use Plastics Alternatives Discussion
    • Working through various points of consideration.
    • Tabled discussion.

This year, Light the Night event was hosted at three locations: Alma Mater Plaza, Hallene Gateway, and Campus Bike Center (new location). Overall, the volunteers installed bicycle lights to nearly 450 bikes at these locations.

Leftover lights:

Red lights: 806

White lights: 779

The remaining lights are stored in Room 143 at F&S. They will be distributed among the four funding agencies.