GENERAL BOARD MEETING
Laguna Beach Lifeguard Association
Aliso Creek Inn
April 15 & 16, 2004
MINUTES
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Thursday. April 15. 2004
I. Meeting
called to order by Mr. McGowan at 9:26 AM.
A. Pledge
of Allegiance - Mr. Lombardi
B.
Welcome
and Introductions - Mr. McGowan
C. Roll
Call of Delegates - Mr. Beuerlein
| Chapter |
Members |
Delegates |
Delegates
Present |
Proxies |
Total
Votes |
| California State |
102 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Camp Pendleton |
22 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Capitola |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Coronado |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Del Mar |
48 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Encinitas |
4 |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Hawaii |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Huntington Beach |
143 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| Imperial Beach |
21 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| LA City |
36 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| LA County Lakes |
30 |
3 |
2 |
- |
2 |
| LACOLA |
137 |
5 |
5 |
- |
5 |
| Laguna Beach |
77 |
4 |
4 |
- |
4 |
| Long Beach |
30 |
3 |
3 |
- |
3 |
| Mission Viejo |
11 |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
| Newport Beach |
108 |
5 |
5 |
- |
5 |
| Oceanside |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Port Hueneme |
28 |
3 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| San Clemente |
20 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| San Luis Obispo |
76 |
4 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| San Diego |
39 |
3 |
0 |
- |
3 |
| Santa Barbara |
9 |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
| Santa Cruz |
42 |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Seal Beach |
43 |
3 |
2 |
- |
2 |
| Solana Beach |
7 |
2 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Tucson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| US Ocean Safety |
6 |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
| Ventura County |
14 |
2 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Members-at-large |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| TOTAL |
1075 |
73 |
45 |
8 |
53 |
II.
Approval of
Minutes — Imperial Beach Lifesaving Association Meeting (October
16 & 17, 2003)
MOTION: Moved by Mr. Gray to approve the minutes as submitted.
SECOND: Mr. Graham
DISCUSSION: None
ACTION: MPU
A. President Mr. McGowan ATTACHMENT A
B. Vice
President Mr. Lombardi ATTACHMENT B
C. Secretary Mr. Beuerlein ATTACHMENT C
D. Treasurer Mr. Moore ATTACHMENT D
Mr.
Williams ATTACHMENT E
E. Recurrent
Rep Mr. Graham ATTACHMENT F
F. Advisor Mr. Moore ATTACHMENT G
IV. Committee Reports
A. Competition Mr. Butki ATTACHMENT H
B. Exchanges Mr. Graham ATTACHMENT
I
C. Heroic Acts Mr. Rohrer VERBAL REPORT
1.
Mr. Rohrer
circulated the newly designed USLA Medal of Valor
for
the Board of Directors to inspect.
1. Mr. Drake has established a legislation
link on the CSLSA website.
2.
A.B. 1961
has been referred to the California Assembly Judiciary
Committee
for hearing on May 4th.
1. Membership kits will include a shirt
and bag.
2.
The
possibility of adding a coffee mug to kit will be discussed in
committee.
G. Newsletter Mr. Sandy ATTACHMENT K
H. Public Education Mr. Williams ATTACHMENT L
I. Training Mr. Pounds ATTACHMENT M
1. Current CA State swim standard is 1,000 yards in less than 20
minutes. This is in conflict with the
USLA swim standard of 500
meters in less 10 minutes. CA State
has lost their USLA
Certification due to their inability
to conform to the USLA
standard.
2.
Mr. Drake
will propose a new conversion formula to the USLA
Certification Committee in San
Francisco in an attempt to qualify
the CA State swim standard for USLA
certification.
3. Mr. Brewster stated that there is a
strong desire on the national
Level
to get CA State USLA certification. At the same time, Mr.
Brewster
pointed out that there is also a strong desire for the USLA
to
maintain an objective benchmark to preserve the integrity of
USLA certification.
1.
Mr. Bauer
distributed copies of A.B. 1961 which would require
that all lifeguards in natural
aquatic areas meet USLA standards.
2.
Mr. Bauer
noted that most California Lifeguard Agencies currently
comply with USLA standards.
3.
Mr. Bauer
said that the CSLSA Executive Board of Directors had
already endorsed A.B. 1961 in
concept.
4.
Mr. Davy
said LACOLA was concerned about USLA setting
standards that some CA agencies do
not meet. He also stated
concern regarding the necessity for
agencies to comply with
changes as dictated by USLA (“moving
targets”).
5.
Mr. Moore
suggested that the president appoint a committee
consisting
of Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bauer, Mr. Drake, Mr. Davy, Mr.
Avila to
come up with language that would be agreeable to all
committee
members. Mr. McGowan appointed the committee and
asked the
committee to report back to the Board of Directors prior
to the conclusion of the meeting.
C. Los
Angeles County Lakes Lifeguard Reductions
1.
Mr. Hughes
chronicled the history of the LA County Lakes
lifeguard reductions.
2.
Castaic
Lake is a 2,000 acre lake with 4 swim beaches, 400-800
boat launches per day and 80-100
lifeguards (6-30 per day).
Budget reductions have reduced the
lifeguard positions to 2 (1 per
day).
3. Mr. Hughes asked for letters of support
from CSLSA and USLA.
MOTION: Moved by Mr. Gray to draft and send letters
from CSLSA and
USLA calling for the
reestablishment of appropriate lifeguard
staffing levels at Lake Castaic,
and the separation of LA County
Lake Lifeguards from Parks and
Recreation, and urging
incorporation of Lake Lifeguards
with the Fire Department.
SECOND: Mr. Bauer
DISCUSSION: Members
of the board of directors discussed the motion at length.
ACTION: MPU
VI. Committee Workshops (as directed)
Meeting
adjourned for the day at 4:53 P.M.
Meeting reconvened on Friday,
April 16th at 9:32 AM.
MOTION: Moved
by Mrs. Graham to approve the report as submitted.
SECOND: Mr.
Griffin
DISCUSSION: None
ACTION: MPU
VIII. USLA
Activity Report Mr.
Brewster ATTACHMENT U
IX.
Old Business
A.
Approval of Treasurer’s
report from Thursday, April 16, 2004.
MOTION: Moved by Mr. Graham to approve the report as
submitted.
SECOND: Mr.
Rohrer
DISCUSSION: None
ACTION: MPU
B. A.B. 1961
1. Mr.
Bauer announced that his committee, comprised of Mr. Brewster,
Mr. Broussard, Mr. Davy, Mr. Avila, and Ms.
Donnelley.
2. Committee
agreed on a proposed language change that would
include a date for USLA
standards that agencies would have to conform to.
This would address the
“moving target” concern.
ATTACHMENT V
MOTION: Moved by Mr. Rohrer to back A.B. 1961 as rewritten by
the
CSLSA A.B. 1961 Committee.
SECOND: Mr. Graham
D1SCUSSION: Mr. Moore asked that Mr. Bauer read the exact wording for the
amendment to A.B. 1961. Mr. Bauer read the exact wording which
stipulated that lifeguard agencies need to comply with USLA
standards as of
their last revision date, unless the agency is
currently USLA certified, in
which case, there would be a
rebuttable presumption that said agency would comply with
current USLA standards.
ACTION: MPU
X. New Business
A.
Port San Luis Harbor District/Avila Beach
Chapter Application
1. Mr. Lombardi stated that Port San Luis Harbor District and
Avila
Beach had expressed interest in forming a chapter independent of
Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo County.
2. Mr. Lombardi gave a Port San Luis Harbor District/Avila Beach
representative (Russell) an application for consideration at the Fall
2004 or Spring 2005 meeting.
3. Mr. Moore cautioned that both parties
need to agree to separate
before we can proceed.
B. USLA
Travel Budget
1. Mrs. Boyer asked how many people CSLSA
would be sending to
the USLA meeting in San Francisco. Mr. McGowan said we
would
follow past practice and send the CSLSA Executive Board. In
addition, Mr. McGowan said, Mr. Drake, Mrs. Boyer and Mr.
Butki would also be in attendance.
2. Mr. Bauer asked that the Executive
Board create a policy.
C. Operations
1. Mr. Humphries suggested that the
Training Committee expand to
include operations and equipment issues.
2. Mr. McGowan said he would change the
committee name to
Training and Operations.
D. Future
Meetings
1. USLA Meeting Dates & Locations
a. Spring - 2004
1) Location: San Francisco
2) Dates: 4/22/04-4/24/04
b. Fall - 2004
1) Location: Galveston, Texas
2) Dates: T.B.A.
2. CSLSA Meeting Dates & Locations
a. Fall - 2004
1) Location: Santa Barbara
2) Dates: 10/21/04
& 10/22/04
b. Spring — 2005
1) Location: LA Co. Lakes, Santa Clarita, Long
Beach,
Newport Beach
2) Dates: 4/21/05
& 4/22/05
XI.
Privilege
of the Chair
A. Mr. McGowan thanked the Laguna Beach Lifeguard Association for
hosting an outstanding meeting at such a great site.
B. Mr. McGowan said it was great to progress
from the lows of Hawaii to the
highs of Red Bank and the celebration of our 40th anniversary.
XII.
Adjournment
MOTION: Moved
to adjourn by Mr. Lombardi.
SECOND: Mr.
Gray
DISCUSSION:
None
ACTION: MPU; Meeting adjourned at
10:46 AM
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael
A. Beuerlein
CSLSA
Secretary