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Executive Board Minutes

April 17, 2007 -- May 15, 2007

Volume CVII, No. 7/8July, 2007

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: President Landolfi, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Burridge, Fein, Rizzo and Schwartz. Board member Schaffner excused on union business.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of April 3, 2007.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes.

President Landolfi reported that an event to honor former Local 802 officers would take place on September 12, 2007 at 5 pm in the Club Room.

Landolfi requested payment of $522 to Broadway negotiating committee member Roy Williams for expenses incurred and work missed during his participation in the Broadway negotiations.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Landolfi reported on the status of work to complete the memorandum of agreement with the League of American Theatres and Producers.

Board members Giannini and Hunt present at 11:25 a.m.

Local 802 member Joel Vig appeared before the Board with guests Cindy Cooper and Donald Billings to discuss legal action in regard to an arbitration decision in the matter of the Broadway production of “Hairspray.”

Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens present at 11:55 a.m.

Billings, Cooper and Vig excused.

Local 802 counsel Engelstein present.

Discussion held.

Engelstein excused.

Discussion continued.

Meeting recessed 1:45 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 3:00 p.m. Present: Landolfi, Blumenthal, Dennison, Burridge, Fein, Hunt, Rizzo, Roach and Schwartz.

Principal Theatre Representative Donovan and Local 802 Counsel Mars appeared before the Board and presented a settlement agreement with the producers of the Off Broadway production of “The Evil Dead.”

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Dennison requested purchase of a sponsor listing at a cost of $300 in a fund raising event sponsored by the Working Families Party.

Dennison requested that Local 802 fund the travel costs of AFM Youth Diversity Task Force member Miho Matsuno to attend the 2007 AFM convention.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Landolfi and Dennison requested that former President Moriarity be invited to attend the 2007 AFM convention as a guest of Local 802 with travel costs and expenses to be paid by Local 802.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Dennison requested funding to allow the participation of two Local 802 representatives at the Future of Music Coalition conference in Washington, D.C. scheduled for May 2, 2007.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request and that the CAC be asked to co-fund Local 802’s participation in the conference.

Dennison reported on a meeting with the Assistant General Counsel of the New York State Department of Labor regarding the employment of musicians and enforcement of labor and unemployment insurance regulations.

Landolfi reported on Local 802’s work with the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds regarding ticket-scalping legislation in Albany and the impact such legislation could have on the Broadway Theatre box office.

Motion made to adjourn at 4:00 p.m.


TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007

Meeting called to order at 11:15 a.m. Present: President Landolfi, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Burridge, Fein, Johansen, Rizzo, Roach, Schaffner and Schwartz.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of April 17, 2007.

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

President Landolfi reported on her attendance at the New York State Conference of Musicians held Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22, 2007 in Syracuse, New York.

Board member Giannini present at 11:20 p.m.

Discussion held.

Landolfi appointed Board member Fein to serve as Local 802’s representative to the New York State AFL-CIO Council of Retired Workers.

Dennison requested the purchase of seven tickets at a total cost of $700 to “A Great Night in Harlem,” the annual fund raising event sponsored by the Jazz Foundation of America. The Jazz Foundation of America is a national charitable organization that provides various kinds of assistance and services to Jazz musicians.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Dennison reported on his participation in a round table discussion in Albany on ticket scalping legislation hosted by Assemblyman Morelle, Chair of the New York State Assembly Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development.

Principal Theatre Representative Donovan appeared before the Board and presented an agreement with The BoyzCo., LLP for the off Broadway production of “Naked Boys Singing.”

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Dennison requested that Local 802 join in co-sponsoring a dinner with film composers held in conjunction with the Tribeca Film Festival at a cost of $3,500. Other co-sponsors include the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, the New York RMA and the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request out of the public relations budget.

Board member Schwartz excused at 12:45 p.m.

Controller Goldman appeared before the Board and presented membership statistics, the 2007 TEMPO and tax filing calendars and the January 2007 to March 2007 financials.

Discussion held.

Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.


TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007

Meeting called to order at 11:05 a.m. Present: President Landolfi, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Burridge, Fein, Hunt, Rizzo, Roach, Schwartz and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of April 24, 2007.

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

President Landolfi reported that she had received an invitation to attend the 2007 Tony Awards Program at Radio City Music Hall.

Motion made and carried unanimously to direct President Landolfi to attend the Tony Awards Program as a guest of the Tony Awards Committee.

Landolfi reported that she had receive a request for Local 802 to subscribe to the Workers Independent News service, a service that provides information on worker and labor issues, and that such a subscription would allow a link to the news service to appear on the Local 802 Web site for access by members.

Discussion held.

Landolfi requested a contribution to the campaign committee of State Senator Tom Duane in the amount of $500 from Tempo 802.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Landolfi reported on the status of a grievance over wages owed musicians at the Broadway production of “Rent.”

Blumenthal distributed copies of the Local 802 Financial Policies adopted by the Executive Board on October 3, 2006.

Dennison distributed a bylaw proposal regarding an increase in contributions to the Anne Walker Scholarship Fund.

Motion made and carried unanimously to report the bylaw favorably to the June membership meeting.

Dennison requested a contribution of $250 to a fund raising event in support of the Workers Defense League.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Principal Theatre Representative Donovan and Representative Schilio present.

Donovan presented an agreement with Algonquin Theatre Productions, LLC for the Off Broadway production of “Sessions.”

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Donovan and Schilio presented plans, including a budget, for a blood drive to be sponsored by Local 802 in conjunction with a cholesterol screening test to be made available free to Local 802 members who participate in the blood drive. The drive would be scheduled for a date in June.

Discussion held

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the blood drive plans with a budget of up to $4,180.

Donovan and Schilio excused.

Meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m.


TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: President Landolfi, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Fein, Giannini, Johansen, Rizzo, Roach, Schaffner, Schwartz and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens.

Landolfi distributed the Memorandum of Agreement between Local 802 and the League of American Theatres and Producers and reviewed the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Discussion held.

Board member Schwartz distributed eligibility requirements for ratification of the Broadway agreement as recommended by the Broadway Theatre Committee.

Discussion held.

Motion made and carried that any member in good standing who worked an average of two weeks per year on Broadway during the term of the 2003 to 2007 agreement with the League of American Theatres and Producers shall be eligible to participate in the ratification of the Broadway agreement. Opposed: Schwartz.

Local 802 AFM Convention Delegate Erwin Price present for a discussion of recent developments in Los Angeles, specifically the establishment of a group called the Professional Musicians Guild, its potential impact on the AFM and on professional musicians who work in the recording industry.

Discussion held.

Giannini excused at 12:30 p.m.

Price and Owens excused.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal reported on a communication with the AFM & EPF regarding the fund’s annual reports and their availability to members.

Blumenthal reported on a rebate received for the purchase of computer equipment.

Blumenthal reported on the status of the Mostly Mozart Memorandum of Agreement.

Discussion held.

Board member Rizzo reported on a meeting of the Anne Walker Scholarship Fund Awards Committee, which he chaired and at which scholarships had been awarded to three candidates.

Meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m.


TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007

Meeting called to order at 11:05 a.m. Present: President Landolfi, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Burridge, Fein, Giannini, Hunt, Johansen, Rizzo, Roach, Schwartz and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of May 1, 2007.

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

Dennison distributed the minutes of May 8, 2007.

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

Landolfi requested Local 802’s endorsement of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, which advocates the extending of labor rights and protections to those who serve as domestic workers.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Landolfi requested the endorsement of a March and Rally for Affordable Rents sponsored by a coalition that includes Tenants and Neighbors, the NY City Central Labor Council and the Working Families Party.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Dennison requested approval of the expenditure of $2,000 from the public relations budget to provide for a marching band to lead the March and Rally for Affordable Housing.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Motion made and carried unanimously to affirm a phone poll approving the Memorandum of Agreement with the League of American Theatres and Producers that had been presented to the Board on May 8, 2007.

Landolfi requested that the voting hours for ratification of the Local 802/Leagure Memorandum of Agreement be from 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 16 to 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 17.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Landolfi announced that an event honoring former Local 802 officers had been rescheduled for September 19, 2007.

Dennison requested a contribution from the Public Relations budget to the Council for Living Music in the amount of $12,380.99 to fund the annual piano in the park performances in Bryant Park from May 14 to August 24, 2007.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Blumenthal reported on Local 802’s Music Performance Fund allocation for 2007 and plans for the distribution of this allocation.

Board member Schaffner present at 11:55 a.m.

Concert Representative Fischer appeared before the Board and presented a Memorandum of Agreement with the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Motion made and carried unanimously that those eligible to ratify the agreement with the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus be the primary hiring list.

Local 802 AFM Convention Delegate Erwin Price present.

Discussion held on recommendations and resolutions submitted to the 2007 AFM Convention scheduled for June 18, 19 and 20 in Las Vegas.

Price excused.

Blumenthal reported that there would be upcoming weeks during which two of Local 802’s three full time officers would be away from New York and requested that another officer be designated to act on the approval of certain expenditures.

Motion made and carried unanimously that Board member Rizzo be authorized to co-sign the approval of vouchers on occasions when only one full time officer was available.

Blumenthal and Schaffner reported on a grievance settlement with the New York Pops.

Discussion held.

Blumenthal reported on the status of work completing the Mostly Mozart Memorandum of Agreement.

Discussion held.

Motion made and carried unanimously to subscribe to the Workers Independent News Service. (See minutes of May 1, 2007.)

Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.