Fall 2008 Minutes

                                   GENERAL BOARD MEETING
                          California State Lifeguard Association
                                     October 16 & 17, 2008
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 - Rock Bottom Brewery, La Jolla, CA

I. Meeting called to order by Mr. McGowan at 9:32 AM.

A. Pledge of Allegiance - Mrs. Graham

B. Welcome and Introductions - Mr. McGowan
1. Ronie Clark, State Park Superintendent V (San Diego Coast District)

C. Roll Call of Delegates - Mr. Beuerlein - ATTACHMENT A

Chapter	Members	Delegates	Delegates Present	Proxies	Total Votes
California State	138	5	5	-	5
Camp Pendleton	11	2	2	-	2
Capitola	0	0	0	-	0
Coronado	3	2	0	-	0
Del Mar	22	3	1	-	1
Encinitas	10	2	2	-	2
Huntington Beach	150	5	4	1	5
Imperial Beach	20	3	2	-	2
LA City	36	3	3	-	3
LA County Lakes	34	3	3	-	3
LACOLA	226	7	4	3	7
Laguna Beach	90	4	3	1	4
Long Beach	75	4	4	-	4
Mission Viejo	8	2	2	-	2
Newport Beach	103	5	5	-	5
Oceanside	2	2	2	-	2
Pismo Beach	28	3	0	-	0
Port Hueneme	7	2	0	-	0
San Clemente	45	3	2	1	3
San Luis Obispo	25	3	0	-	0
San Diego	89	4	2	-	2
Santa Barbara	32	3	0	-	0
Santa Cruz	36	3	3	-	3
Seal Beach	49	3	3	-	3
Solana Beach	0	0	0	-	0
Tucson	1	0	0	-	0
US Ocean Safety	23	3	0	-	0
Ventura County	7	2	0	-	0
Mexico	0	0	0	-	0
Members-at-large	8	0	0	-	0
TOTAL	1278	81	52	6	58

II. Approval of Minutes — Long Beach Lifeguard Association (April 10 & 11, 2008)

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Ragsdale to approve the minutes as submitted.

SECOND: Mr. Lombardi

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

III. Officer’s Reports

A. President Mr. McGowan ATTACHMENT B

B. Vice President Mrs. Graham ATTACHMENT C

C. Secretary Mr. Beuerlein ATTACHMENT D

D. Treasurer Mr. Williams ATTACHMENT E

E. Past President/Advisor Mr. Moore ATTACHMENT F

F. 1st Executive Delegate Mr. Mitchell ATTACHMENT G

IV. Committee Reports

A. Certification Mr. Richardson ATTACHMENT H

B. Competition Mr. Butki ATTACHMENT I

C. Exchanges Mr. Mitchell ATTACHMENT J

D. Special Awards Mr. Richardson ATTACHMENT K

E. Job Titles Mr. Davey ATTACHMENT L

F. Junior Lifeguards Mrs. Boyer ATTACHMENTS M1 & M2

G. Legislation & Statistics Mr. Peabody ATTACHMENT N

H. Membership Mrs. Graham ATTACHMENT O

I. Newsletter Mr. Godino ATTACHMENT P

J. Public Education Mr. Humphreys ATTACHMENT Q

K. Training & Operations Mr. Scott ATTACHMENT R

L. Website Mr. Moore ATTACHMENT S

V. Committee Workshops (as directed)

VI. Meeting adjourned for the day at 4:43 P.M.

Meeting reconvened on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 9:44 AM

VII. Committee Reports from Workshops

A. Competition Mr. Butki ATTACHMENT T

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Richardson to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mrs. Graham

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

B. Exchange Mr. Mitchell ATTACHMENT U

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Lombardi to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mr. Richardson

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

C. Special Awards Mr. Richardson ATTACHMENT V

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Moore to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mr. Peabody

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

D. Job Titles Mr. Davey ATTACHMENT W

MOTION: Moved by Mrs. Graham to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mr. Lombardi

DISCUSSION:

Mr. Peabody said that he did not agree with the current State Parks' titles as classified in the matrices. Mr. Humphreys said title classification for the matrices was based on input from Mr. Broussard in the Orange County Chief's Association and Job Title subcommittee members representing the State Parks in San Diego County. Mr. Moore said the motion is to accept the report with the matrices as working documents. There will be opportunities for modifications to the matrices as titles change within various agencies. Mrs. Graham revised her motion to accept the report with the understanding that the Job Title Committee will make specific corrections to the San Diego Matrix to meet the overall parameters that the State would like to see for a unified State Matrix.

ACTION: MPU

E. Junior Lifeguards Mrs. Boyer ATTACHMENT X

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Peabody to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mr. Ragsdale

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

F. Membership Mrs. Graham ATTACHMENT Y

MOTION:

Moved by Mr. Moore to approve the report with provisional approval of two new chapters (North Island and Campus Point) contingent upon receipt of their applications and fees by CSLSA by 12/31/08.

SECOND: Mr. Richardson

DISCUSSION:

Discussed application and fee deadlines.

ACTION: MPU

G. Public Education Mr. Humphreys ATTACHMENT Z

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Lombardi to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mr. Richardson

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

H. Training/Operations Mr. Scott ATTACHMENT AA

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Giles to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mrs. Graham

DISCUSSION:

Mr. Scott said Mr. Lerma had the USLA Training DVD available for Board Members to view.

ACTION: MPU

I. Ways & Means Mr. Williams ATTACHMENT BB

MOTION: Moved by Mrs. Graham to approve the report as submitted.

SECOND: Mr. Peabody

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

VIII. Old Business

A. Approval of Treasurer's report from Thursday, October 16, 2008

MOTION: Moved by Mr. Moore to approve the Treasurer's Report from Thursday, October 16, 2008.

SECOND: Mr. Gray

DISCUSSION: None

ACTION: MPU

B. 501(c)3 Status

1. Mr. Beuerlein said that the CSLSA Executive Board was going to review the final draft of the 501(c)3 application to see if there were any final corrections to be made prior to submitting the documents and application fee to the Internal Revenue Service.

2. Mr. Beuerlein stated the CSLSA Executive Board does not anticipate any further complications.

C. San Diego Surf Lifesaving Association

1. Mrs. Graham said that there have been multiple associations representing lifeguards from the City of San Diego and that the USLA would only recognize one association as the USLA chapter.

2. The San Diego Lifesaving Association (SDLA) is the only chapter recognized by the USLA to represent lifeguards from the City of San Diego.

D. United States Lifesaving Foundation

1. Mr. McGowan said that the USLF is a foundation that receives charitable donations for the USLA.

2. Mr. McGowan stated that the CSLSA Executive Board has concerns regarding the USLF officer positions. Specifically, which officers positions are occupied, who they are occupied by and how the officers are selected.

3. Mr. Moore said the CSLSA President was directed to raise the issues listed in VIII.D.2 at the USLA Executive Committee Meeting in Hawaii.

4. Mr. McGowan stated that he did raise the issues at the USLA Executive Committee Meeting in Hawaii and was told by the USLA President that the USLF was operating according to their bylaws.

5. Mr. Richardson said that a review of the USLF bylaws indicates that the USLF is not following the bylaws in regard to the selection of officers.

6. Mr. Richardson said the CSLSA Executive Board should request that the USLF follow their bylaws at the Fall 2008 USLA Meeting.

IX. New Business

A. Future Meetings

1. USLA Meeting Dates & Locations

                                    a.        Fall - 2008
                                                1)        Location:          Cocoa Beach, Florida
                                                2)        Dates:               11/06/08 - 11/08/08
                                                3)        Suggested Agenda Items
                                                            a)        United States Olympic Committee
                                                            b)        United States Lifesaving Foundation
                                                            c)        USLA Directory
                                                            d)        Emergency Vehicle Driving Training

                                    b.        Spring - 2009
                                                 1)        Location:          Asilomar Conference Ground
                                                 2)        Dates:               4/23/09-4/25/09
                                                 3)        Suggested Agenda Items

2. CSLSA Meeting Dates & Locations

                                    a.        Spring - 2009
                                                  1)        Location:          LA County Lakes (Castaic)
                                                  2)        Dates:               4/09/09 & 4/10/09

                                    b.        Fall - 2009
                                                  1)        Location:          Encinitas, San Diego, Solana, Coronado, Oceanside
                                                  2)        Dates:               10/15/09 & 10/16/09

X. Privilege of the Chair

A. Mr. McGowan said this La Jolla meeting was the best attended, best location with great food and a great hotel.

B. Mr. McGowan thanked Mr. Silvestri and the CSLA for hosting in such an awesome manner.

C. Mr. McGowan said that the meeting participation was excellent.

D. Mr. McGowan reminded all officers and committee chairs to submit their reports to the secretary and president via e-mail in a timely manner.

The General Manager/Managing Partner of the Rock Bottom Brewery addressed the Board of Directors and said that Rock Bottom would be interested in sponsoring the CSLSA in the future.

XI. Adjournment

MOTION: Moved to adjourn by Mr. Richardson

SECOND:                   Mr. Moore
DISCUSSION:            None
ACTION:                    MPU; Meeting adjourned at 10:55 AM

Respectfully Submitted,

Michael A. Beuerlein
CSLSA Secretary