House Minutes - November 7th, 2009

Today is all about kitchen policy.
Ben has written a policy memo on this matter, with three main points:

1. Masking tape and industrial sharpies to label dishes. Requiring people to label dishes will let us know who's leaving unwashed dishes behind, and will allow us to actually resolve cleanup issues on a one-on-one basis. Masking tape won't melt in the microwave, and will not melt with hot water.
   
2. Unwashed and abandoned dishes will be repossessed and stored a designated place. They will then be sold back at a rate of $1/dish.
3. People who sign up to clean the kitchen will be entered into a quarterly raffle (only one raffle entry per person) for a ~$20 gift card to a restaurant or something like that.
   

Aaron has a few proposals of his own:

1. Unless you're in the house, you can't use our kitchen.
2. Ice needs to be replenished by the people who use it.
3. All of Ben's proposals

Aleks isn't here; we'll let him know that if he doesn't come here next week, then we'll ask him to resign.

I'll send out an email to the listhost telling people about this website.

Voting on kitchen policy commences.

1. Everyone has to leave the kitchen cleaner or as clean as they left it. Passes unanimously.
2. Everyone has to label everything left in the house kitchen with masking tape and permanent marker (provided by the house) with their name and/or initials. Common items will be labeled DGH and provided in the kitchen. Common items must be cleaned and returned to the kitchen within 24 hours. Passes unanimously.
   
3. House Council members will conduct random checks of the kitchen. Dishes left in the kitchen without their owner in the immediate vicinity will be repossessed and stored in a locked kitchen cabinet, to be sold back to the owner at a rate of $1 per piece. Owners of repossessed items can contact anybody on the House Council via email to arrange repurchase of their items. Money collected will be deposited into the house funds. Passes unanimously.
   
4. The opportunity to clean the house kitchen by Monday at 11:59PM will be provided each week for up to two people. Cleanings must include cleaning the stove, wiping counters and the microwave, and mopping the floor. Equipment to clean the kitchen will be made available to volunteers at cost to the house. Upon completion of the cleanings, volunteers will contact a member of the House Council Executive Council, the Kitchen Czar, or staff member to inspect the cleaning. Those volunteers who clean the kitchen will be entered into a quarterly raffle at the end of the quarter for a $20 gift card to any reasonable establishment of the winner's choosing, which will be obtained by Dan and Anna. Passes unanimously.
5. Common dishes will be recorded and kept track of weekly by the Kitchen Czar. This includes repossessed items. Passes unanimously.
6. Dishes must be labeled within a week of the purchase of a house permanent marker, which will be made available for the house's use to label their dishes. This will be announced via house listhost. Passes unanimously.
   

Dan and Anna will talk to the housing staff who have been hanging around our lounge and the Cave to make sure that doesn't happen in the future.

T-Shirts next week, recap of kitchen policy.