Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 03-7, 21 July 2003 at  11:00am

Meeting called to order at 11:14 am. Present: Graves, Fox, Apana, Ballard, Harp, Jefferson, Luger, Roitstein; excused: Raimondi.

MSC to approve minutes of June 2003 meetings.

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. MSC to approve new members. Apana reports on meeting with City-County Credit Union, website redesigns, web-based information index of internal office files. Apana reports on discussions with Local 389 regarding liability insurance and hiring halls. Discussion of making union scales public; MSC (by Graves) to place continued discussion on the agenda of a special meeting.

VP Report: presentation of written report. Fox reports that recording totals are up and that she is working on a BeeGees cleanup. Fox reported on AFM convention attendance, including meetings with MPTF, AFM-EPF, RMA, attendance at a seminar by D. Gabriel and a seminar on marketing the Local. Fox also attended an AFTRA organizer meeting and exchanged lists of signatory advertisers and projects under contract; a Spanish band is needed for an upcoming AFL-CIO function.

President’s Report: Graves reported on the assignment of the FPO/FGO archival recording grievance to Local 655 due to the FPO bankruptcy. Graves reported on AFM Convention and Southern Conference attendance, including his election as Southern Conference President, that the Southern Conference adopted a resolution allowing the Conference to absorb the expense of future Conferences, and that the Convention adopted a number of income-generating resolutions, including a per capita increase and work dues on special payments fund benefit;  Graves alsos attended a seminar on websites by R Hair. Graves reported that the FPO has received another extension, to August 22, from the bankruptcy judge. A tentative agreement has been reached on a successor PBOO CBA, and the agreement has been sent to players for ratification by mail. Graves reported on a MCS benefit by the Chamber Orchestra of Hope and that he will be meeting with new CGP Production Manager Alex Moore this week, and that CGP will continue to file AFM contracts. Graves is working on cleanup of an FPO/AFM-EPF issue. Graves also reported on moving to new office space, as well as problems with the A/C at the new location.

Report of Committees:

MSC (by Graves) to Suspend the Rules to address new business (Ferrer request) as Ferrer has arrived at the Local. Ferrer presents a written request to allow his subcontracts to make archival recordings (under the control of Sunset Entertainment), and to allow those recordings to be used for grant purposes. Ferrer reports that other uses of these recordings may ensue, for which he would file AFM recording contracts and pay the appropriate fees. Ferrer was thanked and dismissed.

Special Orders: MSC (by Graves) to appoint Scott Whitney (chair), Katrenna Johnson, Ralph Porras, and Amichai Hendel to the election committee. MSC to schedule next Board meeting for August 18 at 11:00 am. MSC to schedule Special Board meeting on August 4 at 11:00 am to address archival recording usage.

Unfinished Business and General Orders: Confirmation of polls: MSC to authorize airfare expense for Liebowitz attendance at June FPO negotiations; MSC to suspend the Standing Order that two officers shall be on all negotiating teams, for the duration of the current FPO and PBOO negotiations; MSC to authorize up o $500 to send FPO representative to AFM symphonic meeting in Chicago on July 21; MSC to amend Bylaw amendment proposal to include "whereas" language.

New Business: MSC (by Apana) to place on the agenda of the next meeting proposed Bylaw amendments to increase annual dues by $10, and to eliminate the life insurance benefit, after surveying for member input.

Good and Welfare: none.

 The meeting adjourned at 1:01pm.

                                                       

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer