NOTE: The Executive Board did not meet on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Meeting called to order at 11:09 A.M. by President Gagliardi. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members, Burridge, Cohen, Cutler, DeRosa, Hyde, and Namkung. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Assael, Kainuma and Phillips.

Minutes of the December 5, 2022 special meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the December 5, 2022 special meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Minutes of the December 6, 2022 meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the December 6, 2022 meeting.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Lonnie Coplen of Alternative Renewable Construction and Chas Anders Hall of Energisal present at 11:18 A.M.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Chief of Staff Daniel Point present at 12:25 P.M.

DeRosa excused at 12:38 P.M.

Coplen and Hall excused at 12:40 P.M.

DeRosa present electronically at 12:43 P.M.

Local 802 Principal Theatre Representative Theresa Couture present at 12:50 P.M.

Couture reported on bargaining unit eligibility for participation in the ratification vote for Roundabout Theatre’s memorandum of agreement.

Couture excused at 1:56 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to approve Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP’s $8,215.15 November 2022 invoice for legal services provided to Local 802.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Gagliardi reported on negotiations between the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular and Local 802.

Discussion held.

DeRosa excused at 1 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to pay $2,500 from the Local 802 public relations account to sponsor the Columbia University Film Scoring workshop.

Discussion regarding Local 802 diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Motion made and seconded to suspend the completion of the Covid 19 health form for in person attendance at the December 21, 2022 Local 802 Musicians Health Fund participant meeting.

Discussion held.

Motion carried. Namkung opposed.

Motion made and seconded to approve the allocation of $6,000 for year-end bonuses to the Local 802 staff.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Fisher reported on negotiations between the New Jersey Festival Orchestra and Local 802.

Mars reported on negotiations between Local 153 OEIPU and Local 802.

Mars reported on negotiations between the New School’s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and Local 802.

Mars reported that a grievance had been filed against Patriot Brass for its failure to remit work dues and pay pension and health contributions.

Motion made and seconded to approve the payment of $5,000 for the purchase of a new piano for the Local 802 club room.

Discussion held.

Motion approved unanimously.

Gagliardi reported on expense reimbursement requests.

Motion made and seconded for adjournment of meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 1:55PM

NOTE: The Executive Board did not meet on December 27, 2022; January 3, 2023; or January 10, 2023.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Meeting called to order at 11:09 A.M. by President Gagliardi. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Assael, Cohen, DeRosa, and Hyde. Present by video conference: Executive Board Members Burridge, Cutler and Namkung.

Minutes of the December 20, 2022 meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the December 20, 2022 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Lonnie Coplen and Angela Ma of Alternative Renewable Construction, Chas Anders Hall and Michael Wilson of Energisal present at 11:20 A.M.

Discussion held.

Coplen, Ma, Hall and Wilson and excused at 12:20 P.M.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Controller Alla Emelianova present at 12:43P.M.

Phillips present at 12:44 P.M.

Emelianova reviewed Local 802’s October 2022 profit and loss statement.

Discussion held.

Emelianova excused at 1:01P.M.

Olivia Singer, Esq, of Cohen Weiss and Simon, LLC present at 1:02 P.M.

Discussion held.

Local 802 member Andrew Schwartz present at 1:08 P.M.

Discussion held.

Schwartz excused at 1:22 P.M.

Motion made and seconded for the executive board to enter into executive session.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Executive session commenced at 1:23 P.M.

Burridge excused at 1:29 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to conclude executive session.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Executive session concluded at 2:16 P.M.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Chief of Staff Daniel Point present at 2:20 P.M.

Singer excused at 2:25 P.M.

Gagliardi reported on the status of the AFM Sound Label Recording Agreement negotiations.

Phillips excused at 2:29 P.M.

Discussion held.

Fisher reported on 2023 Local 802 budget.

Discussion held regarding personnel issues.

Hyde excused at 2:35 P.M.

Point excused at 2:36 P.M.

Motion made and seconded to increase non-bargaining unit staff salary on their anniversary date by the same percentage as the U.S. Department of Labor’s “All Urban Consumer’s price index for the New York metropolitan area shall have increased during the proceeding November through October period.

Discussion held.

Motion carried. Fisher opposed.

Motion made and seconded to approve the leave of absence requests submitted by five Broadway musicians.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 2:57 P.M.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Meeting called to order at 11:04 A.M. by Financial Vice President Fisher. Present in person: Recording Vice President Mars, Executive Board Members Burridge, Cohen and Cutler. Present by video conference: Financial Vice President Fisher, Executive Board Members Assael, Hyde, Kainuma and Namkung.

Minutes of the January 12, 2023 meeting were reviewed by the Executive Board.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2023 meeting, as corrected.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding the Covid 19 questionnaire requirement for entry into the Local 802 building.

Motion made and seconded to eliminate the Covid 19 questionnaire requirement for entry into the Local 802 building.

Discussion held.

Amended motion made and seconded to replace the Covid 19 questionnaire with a revision of the sign at the entrance of the Local 802 building to include the contents of the questionnaire and a statement that the building should not be entered into by anyone exhibiting Covid 19 symptoms.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion held regarding collection of outstanding Local 802 membership dues.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Children’s Orchestra Society and Local 802.

Mars reported on negotiations between the Boom Collective’s Winter Jazz Festival and Local 802.

Mars reported on negotiations between The New School’s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and Local 802.

Mars reported that a single engagement contract had been filed for Ray Chew’s “Night of Inspiration” Carnegie Hall concert.

Mars reported on the status of payment of outstanding recording work dues.

Mars reported on the status of payment of work dues from members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Mars reported on negotiations between OPEIU Local 153 and Local 802.

Mars reported on a discussion with Concetti Tri State Contracting regarding green construction enhancements to the Local 802 building.

Motion made and seconded to increase the budget for purchasing a baby grand piano for the Local 802 club room to $7,000.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made and seconded to approve the leave of absence request submitted by a Broadway musician.

Discussion held.

Motion carried unanimously.

Fisher reported on negotiations between Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Local 802.

Fisher reported that Morgan Stanley would be attending the January 24, 2023 Executive Board meeting.

Fisher reported on negotiations between Orchestra Lumos and Local 802.

Fisher reported on negotiations between New Jersey Festival Orchestra and Local 802.

Cutler reported on an issue involving the New York City Ballet.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 12:40 P.M.