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Stuff Handling Procedures  (Part 1)

INPUT

Sometimes we need to bring in “stuff”
like tools, materials, or projects into i3 that will be left at i3
when you walk out the door for the night. These are the procedures
for doing that.

1. You may store stuff in your
   storage area (“plot”).

   
   

2. If you bring in larger raw
   material than can be stored in your plot (like a sheet of plywood),
   there are designated areas for storing member material. They are:
   [list of material storage areas]. Make sure your name, tel#/ and a
   date of storage are on the material, else it will be assumed that
   those are available for consumption by all members.

   
   

3. If you have a tool that you wish
   to allow others to use, but without transferring ownership to i3,
   and wish to store it in the area associated with that type of tool,
   contact the appropriate Zone Warden to make sure they accept it
   into their Zone[link to Zone list]. If there is no Zone Warden for
   that area, contact a Board Member. Coordinate with the Zone Warden
   where to keep the tool, how to label it, etc.

   
   

4. If you have a project which is too
   big or heavy to store in your plot, you must obtain a “Parking
   Permit” before storing a project on the shop floor at i3. Once
   you have obtained your Parking Permit attach it prominently on your
   project. You are responsible for removing your Project before the
   Parking Permit expires, or obtaining a new, extended Parking Permit.

   
   

5. If you have material or tools you
   wish to permanently transfer ownership to i3, please contact the
   Zone Warden and follow the Donation Procedure [link] before bringing
   the item to i3.

   
   

6. Certain materials and items are
   not permitted in i3 by the wishes of the Board. The i3 Banned Items
   list is: [insert list]

   
   

OUTPUT

If you notice a small personal item,
like a phone or a hat, that seems to be forgotten, please put the
item [place] and contact the owner privately. If the owner is
unknown, also take a picture and post it on the Members Only section
of Google Group.

If you see i3 material which is not in
it's designated spot, please put it there.

From time to time, you may notice an
item on the shop floor which doesn't look like trash, or small
personal property, but rather someone's tool or material or project,
but has been there awhile and does not have a current Parking Permit
or possibly any permit at all. If you know the owner of the item,
please contact them politely to move to their storage, get a Parking
Permit, or take it home. If, after 30 days and repeated contacts,
there is no correction of the issue, talk to a Board member.

If the item has no known owner or home,
then it is “Homeless Stuff” and needs to be disposed of and
removed from i3.

At i3 we have a 2 stage disposal system
for unauthorized items on the shop floor.  We do that just to
make sure we don't trash something that is innocently mislaid or
forgotten.   Remember we need to treat each item like it
belonged to a friend.

Moving Homeless Stuff off the Shop
Floor (or other areas where it doesn't belong) for Disposal.

1. Move the item to the first stage
   of disposal, called Lost & Found. Lost & Found is located
   [give location].

   
   

2. Tag the item with month and year.
   Masking tape and a pen will do.

   
   

3. Take a picture of the item.

   
   

4. Post the picture and the fact that
   an item has been moved to Lost & Found to the Members Only
   Google Group.

   
   

Exception: If the item is too large or
heavy to be moved into the Lost & Found area then [post when we
figure out what to do]

That's it. The owner now has (at
least) a month to figure out their stuff was moved to Lost and Found
and claim it. No one other than the owner should claim an item from
Lost & Found.