{"id":186,"date":"2020-09-01T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T00:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milpitasprt.com\/newsite\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:58:03","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/milpitasprt.com\/newsite\/governance\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spreading Power by Spreading Ownership<\/h2>\n<p>LoopWorks is spreading power by using a decentralized governance structure where Members guide our priorities and activities. We prioritize decentralized governance because it builds people power, creates resiliency, and fosters a strong sense of ownership which activates people to build and steward our commons for the long-term. The activities of LoopWorks will therefore be spread out among small groups, grassroots teams, or committees that will be accountable to the whole. As a guide, we will use \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4w3VEur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">Reinventing Organizations<\/a>\u201d by Frederic Laloux which describes examples of decentralized organizations.<\/p>\n<h2>LoopWorks has 4 kinds of Members<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #d93e94\">Foundation Members<\/span> provide capital and primary funding.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\">Anchor Members<\/span> provide property easements.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\">Community Members<\/span> provide small contributions and represent the community.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #1155cc\">Worker Members<\/span> provide technical, operational, and organizing support to all other Members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Things to know about Members<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>It\u2019s possible for Members to be two or more types of Members at once<\/b>, meaning they have the rights and responsibilities of two or more member types, including the right to cast a single vote from each type in elections.<\/li>\n<li><b>Organizations and businesses that are Members get only one vote<\/b>, regardless of how many people work for, or own that, organization or business.<\/li>\n<li>A \u201cMember\u201d is legally a member of LoopWorks, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><b>A member can only transfer their membership interest to a person or entity that 1) is not already a member, and 2) meets the criteria for the type of membership being transferred.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Members must be at least 12 years old.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Becoming a <span style=\"color: #d93e94\">Foundation Member<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Any person or organization may become a Foundation Member by donating $60,000 or more to LoopWorks for the creation and operation of the Milpitas PRT. Donations exceeding $60,000 do not entitle a Foundation Member to any additional votes or powers.<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>These are the Foundation Members of record:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li>...<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>...<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<h3>Becoming an <span style=\"color: #ed7d31\">Anchor Member<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Any property owner may become an Anchor Member by granting the necessary easements to build and operate the Milpitas PRT system.<\/p>\n<h3>Becoming a <span style=\"color: #4472c4\">Worker Member<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Any person may become a Worker Member by working for LoopWorks as an employee for a minimum of 500 hours over the course of at least 12 months. The Board and Worker Members, together and at their discretion, may approve as a Worker Member someone who works the threshold number of hours for LoopWorks alongside or in close collaboration with the employees of LoopWorks in a non-employee capacity.<\/p>\n<p>These are the Worker Members of record:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Means, 1421 Yellowstone Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Becoming a <span style=\"color: #008000\">Community Member<\/h3>\n<p>Any person or organization may become a Community Member through one of the following ways. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Residents of Milpitas and businesses headquartered in Milpitas can become members with voting privileges by <a href=\"#paypal\">donating $100 or more<\/a> to LoopWorks for the creation and operation of the Milpitas PRT.<\/li>\n<li>People and organizations residing outside Milpitas that <a href=\"#paypal\">donate $1,000 or more<\/a> for the creation and operation of the Milpitas PRT can become voting members upon approval by the Board.<\/li>\n<li>Milpitas residents can become members with voting privileges by donating 5 hours of work that helps create the Milpitas PRT. Qualifying residents will report when they worked, what they worked on, and their results \u2013 all of which will be included in the data made available to the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the Community Members of record.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael McInerney, Milpitas<\/li>\n<li>Carol Klein, Milpitas<\/li>\n<li>David Donaldson, Santa Clara<\/li>\n<li>Michael Pelizzari, Milpitas<\/li>\n<li>Barb Martens, Milpitas<\/li>\n<li>Robert Means, Milpitas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sunnyhillsneighborhood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association<\/a>, 1421 Yellowstone Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drmargiotta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Charles Margiotta<\/a>, 824 North Hillview Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035<\/li>\n<li>Michael McInerney, Milpitas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To become a Community Member by donating 5 hours of work, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@MilpitasPRT.com\">info@MilpitasPRT.com<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"paypal\">To become a paid member, pay online through PayPal or make checks payable to <em>LoopWorks<\/em> and mail to 1421 Yellowstone Ave., Milpitas, CA 95035-6913.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=9NEYB9KFQ7BFG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1087\" src=\"https:\/\/milpitasprt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paypal-logo-300x108.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milpitasprt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paypal-logo-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/milpitasprt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paypal-logo-590x213.png 590w, https:\/\/milpitasprt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paypal-logo.png 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=9NEYB9KFQ7BFG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1088\" src=\"https:\/\/milpitasprt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/paypal-QR-Code.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spreading Power by Spreading Ownership LoopWorks is spreading power by using a decentralized governance structure where Members guide our priorities and activities. We prioritize decentralized governance because it builds people power, creates resiliency, and fosters a strong sense of ownership which activates people to build and steward our commons for the long-term. 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