TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 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, Shankin, Weiss, Whitaker, Controller Bogert and Assistant to the President Delia.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of December 7, 2004.

Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens present at 11:15 a.m.

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

Dennison distributed the minutes of December 14, 2004.

Board member Landolfi present at 11:20 a.m.

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

President Lennon requested the purchase of 2 tickets at $250 each from TEMPO802 for a reception honoring New York City Council Member Christine Quinn.

Motion made a carried unanimously to approve the request.

Board member Schaffner present at 11:30 p.m.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from TEMPO802 to “Yassky for New York”, the political action committee of David Yassky, a member of the New York City Council.

Motion made a carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 to Opus 118 Harlem School of Music.

Motion made a carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon reported on the refusal of CAMI Hall to allow their performance space to be utilized by the Opera Company of Brooklyn because of the opera company’s planned use of a virtual orchestra machine. (See minutes of December 14, 2004.)

Discussion held.

Lennon reported on the status of the special situation request for the Broadway musical “Lennon” scheduled to open in July 2005 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Organizer Cocuzza present.

Lennon and Cocuzza reported on Local 802’s work with a group of recording artists who had recorded for the Knitting Factory label, KnitMedia Inc. A tentative settlement was reached with KnitMedia that included a financial settlement for 28 artists named in a suit filed by Local 802 attorney Harvey Mars. KnitMedia will also return to the artists the rights to their work and return any unsold CD’s to them at a greatly reduced cost. The agreement extends these terms, except for the financial settlement, to all other KnitMedia artists for the period of one year.

Cocuzza excused.

Meeting recessed at 1:20 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 1:55 p.m. Present: Lennon, Blumenthal, Dennison, Gagliardi, Gale, Landolfi, Shankin, Weiss, Whitaker, Bogert, Delia and Owens.

Vice Presented Blumenthal reported on leafleting at Carnegie Hall on December 17, 2004 prior to a performance of the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus. Talks between Local 802 and chorus management had broken off and management had refused to resume negotiations. An unfair labor practice charge had been filed.

Blumenthal reported that management of the Eos Orchestra had announced that it was ceasing operations.

Dennison and Owens excused at 2:10 p.m.

Discussion held.

Dennison and Owens present at 2:20 p.m.

Controller Bogert distributed the October 2004 and the January to October 2004 financial reports.

Discussion held.

Landolfi excused at 2:55 p.m.

Bogert distributed a summary of the financial status of the Local 802 Emergency Relief Fund.

Motion made and passed unanimously to approve the October vouchers.

Bogert distributed the November vouchers.

Meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2005

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members, Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Landolfi, Shankin, Weiss, Whitaker, Controller Bogert and Assistant to the President Delia.

Local 802 Counsel Leibowitz and Theatre Representative Bond present.

President Lennon reported on the Arbitrator’s Opinion and Award regarding the special situation request for the Broadway musical “All Shook Up.”

Discussion held.

Whitaker excused at 1:15 p.m.

Lennon distributed a letter from the producers of the Broadway production “Lennon” advising the union that they will be seeking special situation status and requesting that the special situations panel be convened under the terms of the agreement between Local 802 and the League of American Theatres and Producers.

Discussion held.

Meeting recessed at 1:40 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:30 p.m. Present: Lennon, Blumenthal, Dennison, Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Landolfi, Shankin, Weiss, Bogert and Delia.

Lennon requested reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $811.91 to Dennis Dreith for expenses incurred in his participation in the arbitration regarding “All Shook Up.”

Vice President Blumenthal requested reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $95 to orchestra committee member Daryl Goldberg for expenses incurred during the New York Pops negotiations.

Blumenthal distributed a Memorandum of Agreement between Local 802 and the Westfield Symphony.

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

Controller Bogert distributed financial reports for November 2004 and for the period January to November 2004.

Discussion held.

Delia excused at 3:50 p.m.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the November vouchers.

Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2005

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, Shankin, Weiss, Whitaker, Controller Bogert, and Assistant to the President Delia.

Public Relations Director Beaudoin present.

Beaudoin and Delia presented a proposal for Local 802 to affiliate with the Working Families Party.

Discussion held.

Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens and Board member Schaffner present at 11:20 a.m. during previous discussion.

Board member Giannini present at 11:25 a.m. during previous discussion.

Beaudoin excused.

Motion made and carried to affiliate with the Working Families Party at a cost of $2000/year, the cost of such affiliation to come from Tempo802, and to prepare material for ALLEGRO about the Working Families Party and the reasons for Local 802’s involvement. Whitaker opposed.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of December 21, 2004.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended subject to review by legal counsel.

Dennison distributed the minutes of January 4, 2005.

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

Lennon reported that based on the January to November 2004 financial statements, the officers had decided to institute a temporary hiring freeze.

Discussion held.

Lennon reported that he had appointed a committee composed of Executive Board members Gagliardi, Gale and Landolfi to meet with facilitators from the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations to formulate a process and timetable for strategic analysis and to report back to the Board.

Discussion held

Giannini excused at 1:15 p.m.

Dennison presented an agreement with Three Kings Entertainment Corporation (Salvador Da Silva).

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Dennison and Owens reported on their attendance at the 2005 annual conference of the International Association for Jazz Education held in Long Beach, CA. January 6 – 9, 2005.

Meeting recessed at 1:45 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:45 p.m. Present: Lennon, Blumenthal, Gagliardi, Gale, Schaffner, Weiss, Whitaker, Bogert and Delia. Dennison excused. Bogert took the minutes.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from Tempo802 to “New Yorkers for Gianaris,” the political action committee of New York State Assembly Member Michael N. Gianaris.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from Tempo802 to “Friends of Eric Gioia,” the political action committee of New York City Council Member Eric Gioia.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from Tempo802 to “Friends of Hillary,” the political action committee of United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY).

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from Tempo802 to “Stringer for New York, Inc.,” the political action committee of New York State Assembly Member Scott Stringer.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from Tempo802 to “Bill Perkins 2005,” the political action committee of New York City Council Member Bill Perkins.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested a contribution of $250 from Tempo802 to “People for Miguel Martinez,” the political action committee of New York City Council Member Miguel Martinez.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested payment from the Members’ Legal Services Fund of an invoice from the law firm Bredhoff & Kaiser in the amount of $281.25 for the representation of members subject to age discrimination by an employer. (See minutes of September 7, 2004.)

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested payment of $72.15 to Executive Board and Club Date Negotiating Committee member Shankin for expenses incurred in the 2004 Club Date negotiations.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon requested payment of $2,223.44 to Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens for expenses incurred in his attendance at the 2005 conference of the International Association for Jazz Education.

Assistant to the President Delia presented an agreement between Local 802 and The Sweet Charity, LP covering a “scratch tape” recording of a rehearsal of “Sweet Charity.”

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the agreement.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal reported that a meeting was scheduled for members of the Eos Orchestra. (See minutes of December 21, 2004.)

Discussion held.

Blumenthal reported on the status of negotiations with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and that an upcoming concert by that orchestra may be in jeopardy.

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.