Minutes
Tortoise:
- Either sponsor a tortoise or rename a tortoise, which is more expensive -Toby
Housing – Vasil
- Mainsite sent off to college, 24 hours the Jowett / masters will be sent off
- Minimal complaints
- Zach and Sarah intend to be buddiesÂ
Bike Update
- Decathlon workshop servicing bikesÂ
- 80-100 bikes fixed
- Parts ended up being free because payments didn’t work
- Potentially think this will happen again next termÂ
- Hopefully ongoing relationship, standing order of every 2nd week of term
- Other colleges and people cycling by made use of it
- Vouchers for decathlon available if you ask ZachÂ
Items Left in Library
- Ongoing issue of people leaving stuff inÂ
- Discussions w/ librarians and domestic bursar
- Possible solution: policy of writing sheet saying when you are leaving
Lindsey Bar
- Engineers coming to bar on Monday to install soda tap
- Possibly Blue Absinthe on the cards = rules say we can’t serve after 9pm
- Not an issue for licences
Updates from Jennifer
- Picnic blankets are good idea = individual students will have to replace any damage or missing picnic blanketsÂ
- Personal barbecues on Jowett = probably no, but in discussion
- Airbeds = we can get more, possibly 6
- Could put airbeds in Holywell because Porters Lodge is more manned than Jowett
- Loud tourists near library = more signs around the libraryÂ
Committee Feedback Form
- Balliolfess 2.0 instagram = feedback form for the committee as evidently people need forum for complains
- Comments will need to be constructive or positive, then emailed out to the JCR by CallumÂ
- No anonymity = concerns for bullyingÂ
Public Statement on JCR
- Take to GM to put on Balliol JCR Instagram – will reach offer holders & members of other colleges, Balliol regularly hosts Tuesgays.