BATCAVE MEETING MINUTES

what was said. what was done. who did it.
  Myschievia - The North Texas Burn
  • ABOUT
    • FAQ
    • POLICIES >
      • ART GRANT POLICY
      • BATCAVE MISSION STATEMENT
      • BURNABLE ART POLICY
      • CODE OF CONDUCT
      • COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases Policy
      • EQUIPMENT LOAN AGREEMENT
      • GRIEVANCE POLICY
    • FINANCIAL REPORTS
  • BLOG
  • VOLUNTEER
    • VOL PORTAL
  • TICKETS
  • SURVIVAL GUIDE
  • MAPS
  • LEADERSHIP
    • NTXB LLC
    • BATCAVE ADVISORY BOARD >
      • MEETING MINUTES
  • GALLERY

4.7.2026

4/8/2026

0 Comments

 
​CTO: 8:09
Batcave in attendance: Snookums, Viv, Guapo
LLC in attendance: The Intern

BATCAVE INTERVIEWS BEFORE BATCAVE MEETING:
  • Snapshot for Safety AF - unanimously approved
  • J-cakes for Safety AF - unanimously approved
  • Enabler for City AF - unanimously approved

AGENDA ITEMS
Lead selection status
Has everyone at least scheduled interviews with new applicants?
  • Guapo has reached out to do so
  • MakeItSo not present/no feedback

Has everyone onboarded returning applicants?
  • MakeItSo not present/no feedback
  • LLC is doing Safety now
    
Summer Town Hall
Date ideas
  • Mini town hall - May 16
    • ​Will be introducing leads, new Batcave members, and theme presentations voting
  • ​Summer Town Hall - June 13 or 14 ​
    • would be summer town hall for effigy voting, Safety Extravaganza info, volunteer push 
BWB pool party/pot luck/collection drive in Plano after that?

Venue ideas
  • Would love to use Deep Ellum Art Co again
  • Check into Plano venues?

Tribal Cites Updates
Current plan:
  • Getting volunteer sign-ups and certifications solid and stable and doing some database structure clean-up for CAMPS/leads hierarchy
  • Volunteer check-in system
  • Ranger logs

In order to work on the Volunteer check-in system, we need a process to go off of. Questions that need answers:
  • Who is checking people in and what is the escalation path for check-ins if that person is unavailable? 
  • Who is the final arbiter of whether or not someone actually worked a shift? 
  • How are we tracking time on shift for ticket discounts (length of shift vs actual time on shift)? 
  • If actual time on shift, are we rounding to the nearest 15 minutes, half hour, using exact time, etc.?
Snookums to get with Goldfish to work together for streamlined process

LLC UPDATES
  • Miera is reaching out to safety leads for onboarding
  • Getting a new ticketing platform!

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
  • Viv to onboard new Batcave members for the last time thank dogs
  • Snookums to reach out to Goldfish about Tribal Cities volunteer sign ins stuff
  • Viv to post about townhalls and theme presentations
  • MakeItSo to reach out to all participants lead applicants ASAMFP PLEASE

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Batcave Mission Statement revision
Discuss becoming an official BMORG regional (pros/cons)
Myschievia Principles revision
Discuss radio etiquette/process training for leads/shift leads
Discuss placement of HQs 
Discuss load out process for Site Ops post burn
Revisit the bass levels in sound policy (travels in the ground to neighbors)
Discuss general volunteer swag/CV swag

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 8:31pm
0 Comments

3.10.26

3/10/2026

0 Comments

 
CTO: 8:05pm
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, MamaBear, Snookums, MakeItSo
LLC in attendance: The Intern, Savage

AGENDA ITEMS
Lead applications
- Only 12 applicants, 11 returning, one new 
- AFs to reach out to applicants fromt heir departments
- LLC will speak about leadership openings and requirements at Spring Town Hall

Spring Town Hall
- Deep Ellum Art Co - March 14 - 2pm setup - 2:30pm start
- Guapo to control streaming on Discord
- Viv to manage chat on Discord
- Savage to bring tv/stand for display
- Flowmoon will have mic and speaker for us to use
- Half off cover for Flowmoon with code word “Myschievia”
- LLC to do slides and presenting
- Batcave to present what Batcave is/how it works
- LLC Meet & Greet/Q&A in person after town hall

LLC UPDATES
- Need volunteer hours from Tribal Cities from Raptor

COMMUNITY INPUT
- From Warehouse: theme camps want to form villages [can we add villaging options to theme camp application?], BWB has a chat on WhatsApp and Discord channel, are refining channels to communicate with community and would like our help, will discuss options
- From Poetry: do volunteer hours count if they didn’t attend Mys - YES

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
- Viv to send Savage Batcave slide info
- Savage to send Guapo link for mic software
- Intern to reach out to Raptor for volunteer hours
- Intern to reach out to Signal Drift about lead app
- Intern to reach out to Arkos about volunteer hours during Land Prep weekend
- All AFs to reach out to the applicants from your departments

NEXT WEEK’S AGENDA ITEMS
- Batcave Mission Statement revision
- Discuss becoming an official BMORG regional (pros/cons)
- Myschievia Principles revision
- Discuss radio etiquette/process training for leads/shift leads
- Discuss placement of HQs 
- Discuss load out process for Site Ops post burn
- Revisit the bass levels in sound policy (travels in the ground to neighbors)
- Discuss general volunteer swag/CV swag

AGENDA ITEMS ON HOLD
- Review Tribal Cities suggestions/complaints/blueprint - Snookums and Raptor to meet before this item is discussed

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 8:42PM
0 Comments

2.24.26

2/24/2026

0 Comments

 
CTO: 8:11pm 
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, Snookums, MakeItSo
LLC in attendance: The Intern

AGENDA ITEMS
Lead job descriptions
- City, Art, Media, Safety, and new role under Community Voice completed. Batcave completed. New applications created.
- MakeItSo said Participants are done.
- Viv will call for apps tomorrow

Town Hall Date
- March 14 
- Possibly Dallas Art Co 

LLC UPDATES
None

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
- MakeItSo to verify with Dallas Art Co that we can do Spring Town Hall there March 14 (3pm)
- Viv to post applications for leadership

 NEXT WEEK’S AGENDA ITEMS 
Batcave Mission Statement revision
Discuss becoming an official BMORG regional (pros/cons)
Myschievia Principles revision
Discuss radio etiquette/process training for leads/shift leads
Discuss placement of HQs 
Discuss load out process for Site Ops post burn
Revisit the bass levels in sound policy (travels in the ground to neighbors)
Discuss general volunteer swag/CV swag

AGENDA ITEMS ON HOLD
Review Tribal Cities suggestions/complaints/blueprint - Snookums and Raptor to meet before this item is discussed

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 8:23pm
0 Comments

02.10.26

2/10/2026

0 Comments

 
CTO: 8:01pm
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, MamaBear, MakeItSo
LLC in attendance: The Intern, Savage

AGENDA ITEMS
Lead job descriptions
  • City, Art, Media, Safety, and new role under Community Voice completed
  • Waiting on Participants - MakeItSo will have it done tonight
  • Separate leads/batcave applications? YES


LLC UPDATES
Spring Town Hall - looking March 14
  • Want to roll in LLC meet & greet and volunteer appreciation after Spring Town Hall

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
  • Viv to update application for leads only
  • MakeItSo to finish Participants Lead Description updates tonight
  • Viv to create BC application

NEXT WEEK’S AGENDA ITEMS
  • Batcave Mission Statement revision
  • Discuss becoming an official BMORG regional (pros/cons)
  • Myschievia Principles revision
  • Discuss radio etiquette/process training for leads/shift leads
  • Discuss placement of HQs 
  • Discuss load out process for Site Ops post burn
  • Revisit the bass levels in sound policy (travels in the ground to neighbors)
  • Discuss general volunteer swag/CV swag

AGENDA ITEMS ON HOLD
  • Review Tribal Cities suggestions/complaints/blueprint - Snookums and Raptor to meet before this item is discussed

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 8:20pm

0 Comments

01.15.26

1/15/2026

0 Comments

 
Batcave Meeting Jan 15, 2026
CTO: 8:07pm
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, MakeItSo, MamaBear, Snookums
LLC in attendance: The Intern

AGENDA ITEMS
Lead Onboarding party
- Lead poll reflected in-person favorable
- Can one-on-one with those who can’t make it 
- Schedule a date after spring town hall

Volunteer Appreciation Party Details
- Planning for Jan fell through 
- Schedule to follow right after Spring Town Hall (same day)

Lead job descriptions
(http://tiny.cc/ntxb-job-descriptions)
- Replies from leads posted in Discord 
- All responses we’re gonna get are in spreadsheet
- Update before next Tues!

Community events throughout the year/Google calendar 
- Erin with BWB offered 
- Would like to keep it under the NTXB umbrella
- Part of BC Facilitator role

Discuss certain number of critical volunteer shifts filled before releasing second round of tickets/rest of shifts
- ~20% of critical shifts must be filled before releasing second round
- LLC to give hard number when time comes
- May be able to bake into Tribal Cities - Snookums and Raptor to discuss

Safety Extravaganza
- Safety Extravaganza Coordinator? Roll into Events Coordinator 
- Move into summer - look for a venue that has indoor availability

Events Coordinator Role
- Make a lead under Community Voice

LLC UPDATES
None

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
Viv to create Events Coordinator Job Description 
EVERYONE to update job descriptions for their department by TUESDAY 1/20

NEXT WEEK’S AGENDA ITEMS
Discuss radio etiquette/process training for leads/shift leads
Discuss placement of HQs 
Discuss load out process for Site Ops post burn
Revisit the bass levels in sound policy (travels in the ground to neighbors)
Discuss general volunteer swag/CV swag
Batcave Mission Statement revision
Discuss becoming an official BMORG regional (pros/cons)
Myschievia Principles revision

AGENDA ITEMS ON HOLD
Review Tribal Cities suggestions/complaints/blueprint - Snookums and Raptor to meet before this item is discussed

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 8:49pm
0 Comments

12.09.25

12/10/2025

0 Comments

 
Batcave Meeting Dec 9, 2025
CTO: 8:07pm
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, MamaBear, MakeItSo
LLC in attendance: The Intern

AGENDA ITEMS
  • Afterburn report meeting with leads
    • Viv put out poll for leads today with 3 day expiration
  • Volunteer Appreciation Party Details
    • In January
    • MakeItSo to nail down details
    • Would like a banner/flyers for promo materials
  • Discuss moving EG to City
    • Approved unanimously 
    • Viv to update website and workflow
  • Leads wanting to stay next year need to apply - including Batcave
    • need to update job descriptions before we post about it (http://tiny.cc/ntxb-job-descriptions)
    • Replies from leads will be compiled in spreadsheet by CAMPS as they come in
    • Went though seven we had - Viv to post reminder tomorrow 
  • META direct to LLC or use Batcave AF?
    • Unanimously in favor
    • More efficient
    • Intern will bring it up in LLC meeting

LLC UPDATES
  • LLC is on break until Jan 6th

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
  • Viv to add volunteer section to SG outline
  • Viv to post about job descriptions again 
  • Viv to update website and workflow on EG to City
  • Intern to bring up moving META to LLC direct in next LLC meeting

NEXT WEEK’S AGENDA ITEMS
  • Review Tribal Cities suggestions/complaints/blueprint
  • Community events throughout the year - ideas? 
  • Discuss considering only releasing critical volunteer shifts until 20% of shifts are filled before releasing second round of tickets/rest of shifts
  • Discuss having Safety Extravaganza June/July and consider moving to rec center
  • Discuss a Safety Extravaganza Coordinator lead position just for organizing Safety Extravaganza
  • Discuss radio etiquette/process training for leads/shift leads
  • Discuss placement of HQs 
  • Discuss load out process for Site Ops post burn
  • Revisit the bass levels in sound policy (travels in the ground to neighbors)
  • Discuss general volunteer swag/CV swag
  • Batcave Mission Statement revision
  • Discuss becoming an official BMORG regional (pros/cons)
  • Myschievia Principles revision

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 8:43pm
0 Comments

November Batcave Meetings

11/5/2025

0 Comments

 
Meetings in November will be closed meetings due to the review of lead's After Burn Reports and the possibility of sensitive information regarding participant identity contained therein.
0 Comments

09.30.2025

9/30/2025

0 Comments

 
CTO: 8:01pm
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, MamaBear, Miera, MakeItSo
LLC in attendance: The Intern

AGENDA ITEMS
Afterburn report meeting with leads
- talk about dates during the BC meeting on the 21st
- poll leads for date that works best for them

CAMPS BUSINESS
CITY
Update from final work weekend
- Land prep is done
- Most roads marked, ran out of pink flags - Intern has flagging supplies
- Theme camp boundary markers placed
Still need to figure out signage? 
- Exo has last year’s signs, won’t be on site until Thursday
- If he doesn't want/can't make them, we can figure it out on site

ART
META 
- Effigy is almost fully constructed on site
Art 
- Waiting on placement signage order, waiting for signing 2 art grant contracts 
Production 
- extend procession to about 20 min and incorporate sound camps 
- Procession needs helpers!

MEDIA
Plan to continue posting about open volunteer shifts

PARTICIPANTS
Ice 
- $8/bag for 16# bag - different vendor, it’s what they have available
- will need to refill diesel tank twice a day (get more diesel cans)
- Intern looking at setting up Venmo option
Shifts looking good

SAFETY
Echelon 
- Signal Drift will add shorter shifts!

COMMUNITY VOICE
None

LLC UPDATES

Radios, generators, carts, supplies all ordered and confirmed - good to go!
VFD will be present Saturday with 2 trucks
Fire equipment request from Flipside has been placed, Intern will pick up
BWB - Intern explained situation, they will not be reaching out to leads any longer

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
Viv to post about ice change up
Intern to look into Venmo option for ice
Intern to redo afterburner reports and send to leads prior to burn

NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA
No meeting next week or the following week - next meeting will be Oct 21

TABLED AGENDA ITEMS (POST EVENT DISCUSSIONS)
Discuss everyone tag in Discord post-research
Discuss a Safety Extravaganza Coordinator lead position just for organizing Safety Extravaganza
Discuss adding GET INVOLVED page on website (BWB, Street Medics, etc)

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 8:44pm
0 Comments

09.24.25

9/24/2025

0 Comments

 
CTO: 8:04pm 
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, MamaBear, MakeItSo, Miera, Snookums
LLC in attendance: The Intern

AGENDA ITEMS
None

CAMPS BUSINESS
CITY
Update from City Meeting
- Flags will arrive tomorrow at warehouse
- Signage - not purchasing new signage, use what we have, LLC will contact Exo
- All hand weekend this weekend - call already posted
- Land Prep is pretty much done
- City planning needs help with flagging/marking

ART
- META - Effigy and temple are done and ready to be transported and constructed on site next weekend!
- Art - Waiting on LLC for grant amounts and approvals to send contracts, will need to make a late budget request for art placement materials
- Production lead - still up in the air - extend procession and incorporate sound camps as back up plan

MEDIA
- Tickets sales will cut off midnight Wednesday before burn
- Re-entry: It states no re-entry on the ticketing page of the website.

PARTICIPANTS
- Parking will help with Gate/Greeter lanes
- Badge SOP - VHQ will print and distribute badges, photos sent to VC
- VHQ - sign in for every shift
- Early entry request cut off Sept 30

SAFETY
Safety Extravaganza recap
- 30ish participants
- 3 people CPR certified
On-site safety meetings moved to 10am

COMMUNITY VOICE
Tribal Cities
- Schedule grid view removed, can do everything in list view

LLC UPDATES
- Landowner will be mowing this week, Intern will confirm 
- Signs will be brought to land this weekend
- Art grant info will be sent tomorrow afternoon latest
- VFD was a no-show but LEO is helping facilitate
- Athens Fire Marshal will put Intern in touch with VFD

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
Intern reach out to Exo about signs
Intern to reach out to Clutch about ice 

NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA
Nothing yet

TABLED AGENDA ITEMS (POST EVENT DISCUSSIONS)
- Discuss everyone tag in Discord post-research
- Discuss a Safety Extravaganza Coordinator lead position just for organizing Safety Extravaganza
- Discuss adding GET INVOLVED page on website (BWB, Street Medics, etc)

CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 9:18pm
0 Comments

09.09.25

9/9/2025

0 Comments

 
Batcave Meeting Sept 9, 2025
CTO: 8:02pm
Batcave in attendance: Guapo, Viv, MamaBear, Miera, MakeItSo, MamaBear, Snookums
LLC in attendance: The Intern

AGENDA ITEMS
Discuss art grants
  • Chaos Kitten has committee formed
  • LLC would like rankings ASAP
Second round of tickets
  • plenty available so leads don’t need to worry about CV tickets for their volunteers

CAMPS BUSINESS
CITY
  • Update from City Meeting
    • City Planning flags issue
      • requesting LLC to contact landowner to see alternatives
    • Signage is being worked out by Eco, Wasabi, and Ginger

ART
  • META - After build weekend #2 they’re now at ~60% of the build done
  • Art grant committee has five people - our help not needed because Chaos Kitten is a bad ass
  • Production lead - M*S* ghosted, still waiting on final acceptance from T*

MEDIA
  • Nips got go ahead for Survival Guide - was going to have ready this weekend but had personal matters. Will have it completed by the end of the week. 
  • Wristbands done and sent to LLC because Nips is the greatest

PARTICIPANTS
  • Shifts getting covered well
  • Ice
    • Waiting for Clutch to approve ice shifts
    • Still waiting on confirmation for ice truck vs ice trailer
  • Greeters still needs people
  • Parking - requested items ordered (lights)

SAFETY
  • Safety Extravaganza
    • Headcount is 17
    • Signups for classes needed
    • Class registration form forthcoming
  • Critical shifts volunteers still need but not at urgent levels anymore
    • more social media posts 
  • Echelon questions from Signal Drift
    • tracking radios/carts
      • gators - color-coded key rings
      • radios - if you want a radio, hand over ID. want ID back, hand over radio
        • mark inside battery compartment year/number
        • maybe label maker?
    • needs numbers of rentals vs owned radios 

COMMUNITY VOICE
  • Tribal cities
    • update released today - bug fixes
    • pushing for mobile access/ranger logging ASAP
    • interim solution - reach out to AFs
    • creating positions still not functional


LLC UPDATES
  • Any communication with BWB goes through Intern so that they stop reaching out to random leads continually
  • Safety Extravaganza  - Renegade on top of requested rental equipment
  • Any concerns about local LEO/new landowners based on bus rumors are unfounded - everyone is on board
  • Two broken chainsaws - whomp whomp - had to buy a new one
  • A few more art tickets purchased - yay!

ACTION ITEM REVIEW
  • Viv to let Chaos Kitten know urgency level of art grant rankings
  • LLC to reach out to landowner about mowing/alternatives
  • MakeItSo to reach out to Clutch about ice shifts approvals and ice truck vs. trailer
  • MamaBear to get firm headcount for Safety Extravaganza 
  • Viv to post in discord leads/ass channel about reaching out to AFs to create shifts if on mobile

NEXT WEEK’S  AGENDA
  • None yet

TABLED AGENDA ITEMS (POST EVENT DISCUSSIONS)
  • Discuss everyone tag in Discord post-research
  • Discuss a Safety Extravaganza Coordinator lead position just for organizing Safety Extravaganza
  • Discuss adding GET INVOLVED page on website (BWB, Street Medics, etc)


CLOSED MEETING TOPICS
None

Meeting closed: 9:00pm
0 Comments
<<Previous

    Archives

    April 2026
    March 2026
    February 2026
    January 2026
    December 2025
    November 2025
    September 2025
    August 2025
    July 2025
    June 2025
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Need help or more info? 

Email Batcave

Email LLC

Email Web Lead

Visit our Linktree
Need  info removed?  Email the LLC. 
​
  • ABOUT
    • FAQ
    • POLICIES >
      • ART GRANT POLICY
      • BATCAVE MISSION STATEMENT
      • BURNABLE ART POLICY
      • CODE OF CONDUCT
      • COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases Policy
      • EQUIPMENT LOAN AGREEMENT
      • GRIEVANCE POLICY
    • FINANCIAL REPORTS
  • BLOG
  • VOLUNTEER
    • VOL PORTAL
  • TICKETS
  • SURVIVAL GUIDE
  • MAPS
  • LEADERSHIP
    • NTXB LLC
    • BATCAVE ADVISORY BOARD >
      • MEETING MINUTES
  • GALLERY