Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Meeting called to order at 11:07AM by President Point. Present in person: Financial Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice President Haines. Present via video conference: Executive Board members Assael, Burridge, Cutler, Goodfriend-Koven, Hyde, Kainuma, Williams. Member Rachel Golub.

Discussion held.

Chief of Staff Rush Perez present at 11:09AM.

Member Golub excused at 11:13AM.

Theresa Couture present at 11:14AM.

Executive Board member Bove present at 11:17AM.

Motion made and seconded to shift a member’s Broadway leave of absence by two days.

Discussion held.

Couture excused at 11:31AM.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the 6/9/26 meeting minutes as amended.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve an invoice from Cohen, Weiss, and Simon in the amount of $47,979.68.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve an invoice from Colleran, O’Hara & Mills in the amount of $23,310.85.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve an invoice from Spivak Lipton in the amount of $2,718.75.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to affirm the board poll conducted on 6/15/26 to approve the ASO Bard Summerscape waiver letter.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve 15 leaves of absence for Broadway musicians.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve a Public Service Scale request for Bronx Arts Ensemble for a performance on July 18th, 2026.

Motion made and seconded to enter executive session at 11:48AM.

Motion passed unanimously.

Executive session exited at 1:05PM.

While in executive session, a motion was made and seconded to approve a settlement claim for a former Local 802 employee. Motion passed. Bove opposed.

While in executive session, the following resolution was passed setting a timeline for restarting the building project. Bove opposed.

“Resolution Regarding Local 802’s Building:

WHEREAS the renovation of the Union’s property located at 322 West 48th Street has been halted due to a series of unfortunate events, many of which have been beyond the Union’s control; and

WHEREAS, the Union has already invested more than $1.3 million toward the renovation project; and

WHEREAS, Local 802 plans to pursue securing a loan to allow it to renovate its building; and

WHEREAS, efforts are ongoing to establish a potential rental of the top three floors of the building; and

WHEREAS, Local 802 has not yet received either a firm written commitment for a loan with favorable terms or a rental; and

WHEREAS, the renovation project has been stalled for more than 18 months; and

WHEREAS, Article III, Section 9(d) of Local 802’s Bylaws requires membership approval of a sale of the building; and

WHEREAS, a determination regarding the future of the property must be made expeditiously.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that unless by December 31, 2026, substantial progress has been made towards:

1. Securing a commitment for a loan on terms acceptable to Local 802;
2. Securing a tenant to lease the top three floors of the property; and
3. Confirming with the Union’s real estate broker, owner’s representative, and independent auditors, after a thorough review, that the renovation project can be completed without impairing the Local’s financial position:

Local 802 shall commence marketing and offering the property for sale, consistent with Local 802’s Bylaws, and begin the search for a suitable permanent rental property for its future operations.”

Controller Alla Emelianova present at 1:07PM.

Emelianova presented the March P&L.

Emelianova excused at 1:15PM.

Meeting adjourned at 1:19PM.

NOTE: The Executive Board did not meet on July 7, 2026 or July 14, 2026

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Meeting called to order at 11:05AM by President Point. Present in person: Financial Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice President Haines, Executive Board member Hyde. Present via video conference: Chief of Staff Rush Perez Executive Board members Bove, Cutler, Goodfriend-Koven, Kainuma.

Agenda adopted by the body as amended.

Williams present at 11:08AM.

Assael present at 11:09AM.

Motion made and seconded to approve the 6/30/26 meeting minutes as amended.

Motion carried unanimously.

Perez present in person at 11:13AM.

Motion made and seconded to affirm the board polls from 7/12/26 to waive the ASO’s attendance requirement for the upcoming season and to shift a Broadway musician’s leave of absence.

Motion made and seconded to approve an invoice from Cohen, Weiss, and Simon in the amount of $8,194.85.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve public service scale requests for Orchestra of St. Luke’s 2026-2027 season.

Motion carried unanimously.

Goodfriend-Koven excused 11:22AM.

Goodfriend-Koven present at 11:24AM.

Motion made and seconded to approve two invoices from Colleran, O’Hara & Mills totaling $31,862.16.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve payment of W2 withholdings for a former Local 802 employee.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve 8 leaves of absence for Broadway musicians.

Motion carried unanimously.

Senior Business Representative Marisa Friedman present at 11:47AM.

Friedman presented on Opera Italiana public service request.

Friedman excused at 11:59AM.

Motion made and seconded to approve a public service scale request from Opera Italiana for a concert on 9/21/26.

Motion carried unanimously.

Controller Alla Emelianova and David Taylor present at 12:00PM.

Emelianova presented the April P&L.

Emelianova and Taylor excused at 12:09PM.

Discussion held on setting the date of the upcoming October membership meeting.

Point reported on upcoming TMA, ROPA, and ICSOM conferences.

Motion made and seconded to approve a one class upgrade for President Point, per the finance policy, of a return flight from the ICSOM conference.

Motion carried unanimously.

Point reported on the Met Associates reaching a tentative agreement.

Point reported on the NY Philharmonic performing at the FIFA World Cup.

Point reported on the AFM Per Capita membership dues increase.

Point nominated Karen Fisher, Sarah Haines, Martha Hyde, Morris Kainuma, and Diva Goodfriend-Koven to a subcommittee to discuss Local 802 membership dues.

Goodfriend-Koven excused at 1:01PM.

Point nominated Deb Assael, Martha Hyde, Bud Burridge to a subcommittee to discuss Leave of Absence Bylaw language.

Discussion held regarding schedule for upcoming board meetings.

Director of Field Services Sally Weathers introduced to the board at 1:08PM.

Meeting adjourned at 1:13PM.

NOTE: The Executive Board did not meet on July 28, 2026 or August 4, 2026