TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2004

Meeting called to order at 11:15 a.m. Present: Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members, Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Giannini, Landolfi, Whitaker, Controller Bogert, and Assistant to the President Delia. President Lennon excused due to illness. Blumenthal chaired the meeting.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of October 12, 2004.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal reported on President Lennon’s participation in the work of the AFM Futures Committee. Blumenthal also reported that a meeting on affordable housing with the New York City Housing Commissioner was scheduled for Friday, October 22, 2004. The meeting was to be chaired by Local 802 and was to include other entertainment industry unions and major NYC unions working on the affordable housing issue.

Shankin present at 11:25 a.m.

Blumenthal reported on the status of negotiations with the Stamford Symphony, the Westfield Symphony and the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.

Dennison requested reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $50 for a musician engaged for the Count Basie Centennial event in Bryant Park. (See minutes of June 15, 2004.)

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Dennison requested reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $167.50 for Board member Gale in regard to the Special Situation hearing on the Broadway show “All Shook Up.”

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request. Gale recused.

Local 802 Counsel Leibowitz present.

Dennison and Leibowitz presented a memorandum of agreement with the New School University covering the part time faculty in the Jazz and Contemporary Music program.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement subject to ratification by the bargaining unit.

Leibowitz thanked and excused.

Bogert distributed the September vouchers.

Concert Representative Heyman-Kantor appeared before the board and presented a contract with New York Revels.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the contract.

Heyman-Kantor excused.

Board member Schaffner present at 12:35 p.m.

Schaffner reported on negotiations and the agreement reached between the AFM and the advertising industry covering the employment of musicians in the making of radio and television commercial announcements.

Discussion held.

Senior Theatre Representative Donovan appeared before the board and presented an agreement with AMAS Musical Theatre, Inc. for its production of “Lone Star Love” at the John Houseman Theatre. It was noted that the agreement includes a ban on the use of virtual orchestra machines.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2004

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members, Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Giannini, Landolfi, Schaffner, Shankin, Weiss, Whitaker, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Delia and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens. President Lennon excused due to illness. Blumenthal chaired the meeting.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of October 19, 2004.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

Dennison recommended that Local 802 request that the AFM allow Local 802 to absorb the .05 percent increase in AFM symphonic work dues for the year 2005 as was done in 2004. The AFM symphonic work dues increase had been passed by the 2003 AFM Convention.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the recommendation.

Dennison requested a donation to support the Working Theatre, a non-profit theatre company dedicated to plays and musicals about working people and organized labor.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve a donation of $250 to the Working Theatre.

Dennison presented a request from the New Jersey State Conference of Musicians for a $50 donation to support a statewide membership drive aimed at recruiting younger musicians.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Dennison presented a request from the Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition regarding its upcoming fundraising event. The Coalition works to preserve affordable housing in New York State.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a $250 ad in the event journal and the purchase of one ticket at the cost of $100.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal reported that the agreements between Local 802 and Musica Viva and NY Collegium, Inc. had been ratified by their respective bargaining units. (See minutes of October 5, 2004)

Blumenthal reported on the status of negotiations with the Westfield Symphony and the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.

Blumenthal reported on the status of a pending arbitration in regard to the Broadway show “All Shook Up” (see minutes of October 5, 2004) and that a settlement conference was scheduled regarding the Opera Company of Brooklyn (see minutes of July 27, 2004).

Delia requested that the Board affirm a phone poll approving the donation of musicians’ services at a program celebrating the rebirth of Ground Zero and aiding the New York Times Neediest Fund.

Motion made and carried unanimously to affirm the poll.

Bogert requested approval of the November vouchers.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Schaffner excused at 12:55 p.m.

Public Relations Director Beaudoin appeared before the Board and reported on the work of Local 802 in regard to the November 2nd national elections. Beaudoin also reported on the October 22 meeting of the Hudson Yards Affordable Housing Committee chaired by Local 802.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Counsel Leibowitz and member Martin Stoner appeared before the Board to discuss the status of grievances against the management of the NYC Ballet.

Discussion held.

Stoner and Leibowitz excused.

Schaffner present at 2:00 p.m.

Discussion continued.

Owens excused at 2:20 p.m.

Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2004

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members, Gagliardi, Gale, Landolfi, Shankin, Controller Bogert and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of October 26, 2004.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

Board member Weiss present at 11:25 a.m.

President Lennon distributed to the Board a side letter of agreement with management of the New York City Opera covering the opera orchestra’s upcoming tour of Japan.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement subject to ratification by the bargaining unit.

Board member Giannini present at 11:30 a.m.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal distributed to the Board a draft letter of agreement between Local 802 and The Council for Living Music in regard to joint efforts to promote live music.

Discussion held.

Lennon distributed to the Board a proposed bylaw regarding donations utilized to promote live music.

Discussion held.

Assistant to the President Delia present at 12:05 p.m.

Lennon distributed to the Board retainer agreements between Local 802 and the Law Office of Leonard Leibowitz and the Law Office of Harvey S. Mars which replaced a preceding retainer agreement at no additional cost to Local 802 for the period October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2007.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the retainer agreements.

Lennon requested payment of an invoice in the amount of $2,182.81 from the law firm of Bredoff & Kaiser for legal services rendered.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested the expenditure of $250 for two tickets to the Annual New York City Council Holiday party.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $135 to Harold Bradley, President of AFM Local 257 in Nashville, for his attendance at a special situation hearing in regard to the Broadway show “All Shook Up.”

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from TEMPO802 to Citizens for Dilan. Martin Malave Dilan was a candidate for New York State Senate.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon reported that the arbitration scheduled on November 2, 2004 in regard to the Broadway show “Wonderful Town” had been postponed at the request of the League of American Theatres and Producers.

Lennon reported on the status of Local 802’s agreement with the Gateway Theatre.

Local 802 counsel Leibowitz present.

Discussion held.

Meeting recessed at 2:00 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:50 p.m.

Present: Lennon, Blumenthal, Dennison, Gagliardi, Gale, Shankin, Weiss, Bogert, Delia and Owens.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal reported on the status of negotiations with the Westfield Symphony.

Discussion held.

Board member Schaffner present at 2:55 p.m.

Blumenthal requested strike authorization for the Westfield Symphony.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Blumenthal reported on the status of talks with management of the Eos orchestra.

Blumenthal reported that Local 802 had filed for arbitration against St. Joseph’s Seminary for commercial use of an unauthorized recording of a live concert.

Blumenthal reported on the status of negotiations with St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Blumenthal requested reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $14 to a member of the American Ballet Theatre negotiating committee.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Blumenthal presented an agreement with the New York Scandia Symphony.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement subject to ratification by the bargaining unit.

Blumenthal presented a letter from the Manhattan Plaza Tenants Association requesting a donation to defray legal expenses in regard to their fight to preserve Manhattan Plaza as a performing arts and neighborhood Section 8 housing complex.

Motion made and carried unanimously to donate $250.

Dennison presented an agreement with Marstam Music, Inc. (Marvin Stamm).

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Dennison requested the purchase of one ticket at the cost of $100 to the First Annual Celebration & Recognition Award program sponsored by the Labor Council For Latin American Advancement.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the purchase.

Dennison recommended that Local 802 host a holiday party as it had in 2002 and 2003.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the expenditure of up to $6,000 for a holiday party.

Principal Theatre Business Rep Donovan and Theatre Representative Bond appeared before the board. Donovan presented a contract with The Family Under the Bridge Company, LP c/o Allan Wasser Associates for the production of “Under the Bridge” at the Zipper Theatre. It was noted that the agreement included language banning the use of a virtual orchestra machine.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Donovan presented a Commercial Off Broadway Area Standards Contract signed by Falstaff on 42nd LLC for the production of “Lone Star Lov”e at the John Houseman Theatre.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement with Falstaff on 42nd Street and to approve all future agreements with employers who sign the complete and un-modified Commercial Off Broadway Area Standards Contract.

Donovan and Bond excused

Bogert presented scheduled salary increases for two Local 802 staff members.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the salary increases.

Bogert presented a financial report for September 2004 and for the January to September, 2004 period.

Discussion held.

Meeting adjourned at 4:05 p.m.