Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 09-8,  September 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM at Local 655

Meeting called to order at 5:10 PM. Present: Tempkins, Apana, Clippard, De Los Santos, Kerley. Potochnic present by speakerphone.

MMC to approve minutes of July 2009 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on correspondence regarding the AFM diversity awards and the LCC meeting with the IEB; on lack of response from messages left with D Gabriel, ICSOM, MMP.

Vice-President's Report: no report.

President's Report: Tempkins reported on preparations for regional resource meeting; PBP refusal to take his call and appointment of F Derrick as contractor; lack of response from message left with MCB.

Report of Committees:

• Symphonic: no report
• Recording: no report
• Casual: no report
• Theater: no report
• Scale: no report
• Bylaw: no report

Special Orders: MMC to schedule meeting for 11/14 at 3 PM at the Local.

Unfinished Business: none

New Business: MMC (moved by Tempkins) to appoint Riker, Bonsanti to scale committee. MMC (moved by Tempkins) to appoint Apana as chair at the departure of Tempkins; Tempkins departed at 5:22 PM and Apana assumed the chair. Ballard arrived at 5:27 PM. MMC (moved by Ballard) to change 10/8 meeting time to 8 PM. MMC (moved by Ballard) to schedule meeting for 11/14 at 3 PM at the Local.

Good and Welfare: Discussion of holding membership meeting after elections are concluded. Discussion of Networking Night promotion. Apana reported on suspended members. Apana reminded the Board regarding elections deadlines. Apana reported on Broadway negotiations, including request for a union steward and draft of a union steward handbook/orientation program and issues with engaging substitutes. Apana reported on attendance at the Creative Industries Committee breakfast. Corcillo arrived at 6:10 PM. Chandler joined the meeting by speakerphone at 6:22 PM.

Apana continued report on CIC breakfast, including meeting with NARAS, Arts and Business Council, and Dade Cultural Affairs representatives, and plans for a creative industries consortium to promote growth of their industries in south Florida. Ballard noted that she spoke to Kula and requested a budget proposal. Chandler requested that the Local contact GCJS regarding MPF funding.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:09 PM.

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer