Rooms
The following rooms may be reserved: Great Room, Dining Niche, Kitchen, Living Room, Music Room, Multipurpose Room, Kid's room. (Hobby Rooms will be handled separately)
Calendar System
We will use a public Google Calendar that can be viewed by members without additional login on a mosaic-commons members web page. Users of Google Calendar can also view it on Google Calendar.
There will be a Calendar Coordinator. People and teams can submit events to the calendar owner, or add them directly to the calendar. Event titles will include the abbreviation for the room(s) in which they are held, and whether the event is open.
The Calendar Coordinator will post paper versions of the calendar for the next two months in the Common House every week. Event sponsors may also post event info in the Common House.
Common Meals & General Meetings
The Kitchen, Dining Niche, and Great Room are "taken" during all Common Meals and General Meetings. Teams that wish to meet over dinner should reserve the Living Room. The Kids Room may not be reserved during Common Meals or General Meetings without community approval.
Types of Events
Events may be private or open to members and guests. They may or may not require RSVP. This information should be clearly posted in the calendar listing.
You must check before reserving the Kitchen, if it's during a time when early prep for a common meal might be happening. People reserving the Kitchen must check in with a ServSafe-certified member before their event.
You need community approval to reserve the whole Common House at any time.
We are open to other cohousing groups using our space. This will be coordinated by the Calendar Coordinator or another volunteer.
Responsibility
All member events must have a member responsible for setup and cleanup, and available during the event for any questions or problems. Spaces should be left in at least as good condition as they were found in.
Non-members using common facilities need a member sponsor for the event. That sponsor will be responsible for insuring that kitchen, food, and other common facilities policies are followed and that the space is cleaned appropriately after the event.
Money
- MEMBERS (residents, owners, and associates):
a) Members using the Common House for social and non-profit related functions will not be charged.
b) Members using the Common House for a for-profit event will donate 10% of the proceeds of the event to the Cohousing budget. - NON-MEMBERS:
Non-members using common facilities for non-profit- or cohousing- related functions will donate 10% of any proceeds of the event to the Cohousing budget.
