Page 1 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008

UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Holiday Inn Oceanfront Resort Cocoa Beach, Florida November 6-8, 2008

Thursday, November 6, 2008 – Board of Directors & Committees

Board of Directors Meeting: 9:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER – Mr. Brewster A. Pledge of Allegiance – Mr. Sweat B. Welcome and Introductions – Mr. Brewster asked for a brief moment of silence in recognition for all those in the past six months that died in the water and those that died trying to rescue them. Mr. Brewster also recognized the passing of Mr. Bob Moore’s father as well as Mr. Bill Richardson’s father. Mr. Joe McManus, the Southeast Region President, introduced several individuals who were instrumental in highlighting the drowning epidemic in Brevard County where there were no lifeguards. Mr. Jerry Storrs is a former L.A. County lifeguard now living in Cocoa Beach and Ms. Donna Balancia is a reporter who wrote several articles highlighting the need for a year round lifeguard service. Due to their efforts and those of the Southeast Region Page 2 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 and Mr. Chris Brewster, the Brevard County Commission funded a year round lifeguard service for the first time in their history. Mr. Brewster commented on the efforts in Puerto Rico as well as in Brevard County to obtain full time lifeguard service. Mr. Brewster presented Mr. Peter Davis with an award for the Galveston Beach Patrol for all their efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Mr. Tom Daly was given an award by Mr. Brewster from the outgoing ILS International Lifesaving President Excellence Award for “decades of contributions internationally”. Mr. Daly was one of only three recipients of this award in 2008. Mr. Brewster shared a Power Point presentation concerning funding for the USLA and for a professional staff. [USLA_Income Sources_20081105]

II. ROLL CALL OF DELEGATES – Ms. Bowie

DELEGATE VOTES BASED ON MEMBERSHIP (11/6/2008) Member/Director Ratio 2- 25 1 Director 26-100 2 Directors 101-200 3 Directors 201-400 4 Directors 401-600 5 Directors 601-800 6 Directors 801-and over 7 Directors MEMBERS VOTES PRESENT PROXY TOTAL JUNIORS GREAT LAKES 27 2 2 0 2 0 JOE PECORARO JERRY GAVIN GULF COAST 83 2 2 0 2 89 PETER DAVIS TONY PRYOR MID-ATLANTIC BUZZ MOGCK ED ZEBROWSKI CHARLES HARTL 1063 7 7 0 7 525 TIM GALLAGHER DENISE BLAIR DAVE FOXWELL ED ZEBROWSKI III NEW ENGLAND 6 1 0 0 0 0

NORTHWEST DAVID ROBINSON ONE PROXY 113 3 1 1 2 0

PACIFIC ISLANDS 61 2 2 0 2 0 RALPH GOTO KALANI VIERRA SOUTH ATLANTIC MICKEY HUTTO TOM GILL DUKE BROWN 837 7 7 0 7 141 RALPH WAGNER PAUL PIVEC RON WATSON CHAD MOTZ SOUTHEAST GARY WISE JOE MCMANUS JO WAGENHALS 419 5 5 0 5 354 GERRY FALCONER JIM MCCRADY SOUTHWEST JON MITCHELL ROB MCGOWAN ROBERT MOORE 1013 7 7 0 7 6670 CHARLOTTE GRAHAM BILL RICHARDSON MIKE BEUERLEIN REENIE BOYER SUB TOTALS 3622 36 33 1 34 7779 NATIONAL (AT LARGE) 2 0 TOTALS 3624 7779

Additional Attendees: Great Lakes – Andy Braudy Gulf Coast – Vic Maceo, Penny Shull Mid-Atlantic – Bill Oat, Tom Daly, Matt Gallagher, Tim Harmon, Dave Shotwell, David Griffith, Andy Healey Pacific Islands – Randy Ortiz, Bouvey Bradbury South Atlantic – Cole Thomas, Eric Stewart, Simon Sanders, Janie Watson, Chris Nowviski, Jose Pena, Scott Petersohn, Tom McGibeney, Don Hutson, Monty Reed, Ricky DeVennish, Page 3 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 Southeast – Jim McCarthy, Bob Mailer, Bill McNeely, Glen Kuehner, Felix Romero, Wyatt Werneth, Jerry Storrs, Bob West, Donna Bollinger, Vanessa Ziade, Ruperto Chaparro Southwest – Jay Butki, Eric Bauer, Craig Lumb, Gus Avila, Members of the Executive Board – President B. Chris Brewster, Vice President Kevin Sweat, Secretary Nikki Bowie, Liaison Peter Davis, Executive Delegate Chris Graham, Advisor Tim Gallagher, Medical Advisor Peter Wernicki

III. Approval of Agenda – Motion for approval by Mr. Richardson, with the exclusion of items XIII, A, B and C under Old Business, due to concerns regarding whether these proposed Bylaw changes were properly noticed. The President suggested that the agenda be accepted as presented, with an understanding that the question on whether the items were properly noticed would be taken up on Saturday. MPU. IV. Approval of Minutes- from the Board of Directors meeting in Kauai, Hawaii, April 24-26, 2008. Motion by Mr. Richardson, second by Mr. Watson. MPU V. Officers Activity Reports - It was asked that verbal reports be limited to approximately two minutes, highlighting the key points in written reports previously submitted to the Secretary and published. A. President (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) – Mr. Brewster requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_04_USLABOD_PresidentActivity.PDF] B. Vice President (Mr. Kevin Sweat) – Mr. Sweat had no verbal or written report. C. Secretary (Ms. Nikki Bowie) – Thanks to Southeast region for hosting the meeting as well as the PWC course that was hosted the four days prior. Thanks also to Bill Richardson for his work on a national communications directory. Please forward him any corrections or information. [2008_02_06_USLABOD_SecretaryActivity.PDF] D. Treasurer (Mr. Peter Davis for Mr. Rob Williams) – Mr. Davis requested that the report stand as submitted. [2008_02_07_USLABOD_TreasurerActivity.PDF] E. Executive Delegate (Mr. Chris Graham) – Mr. Graham stated that the intent of the USLA Lifeguard Salary Page is to help lifeguard organizations and management make salary recommendations that are equal to or greater than agencies in their region. There have been some concerns with job titles that may have different responsibilities within different agencies. The salary page can be a useful tool, but only if the information is up to date. There is currently an agency contact page in the works. [2008_02_08_USLABOD_ExecutiveDelegateActivity.PDF] F. Advisor (Mr. Tim Gallagher) - Mr. Gallagher requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_09_USLABOD_AdvisorActivity.PDF] G. Liaison Officer (Mr. Peter Davis) – The Brazilian Lifesaving Society hosted a symposium November 12–16. There will be an ILS Board of Directors meeting January 29th – February 4th in Germany. Mr. Davis thanked everyone who called and offered help after Hurricane Ike. [2008_02_10_USLABOD_LiaisonActivity.PDF] H. Medical Advisor (Dr. Peter Wernicki) – Dr. Wernicki requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_11_USLABOD_MedicalAdvisorActivity.PDF] I. Legal Advisor (Mr. Chip More)- Mr. More was unable to attend due to his recent surgery, but sent his regards.

VI. Regional Council Activity Reports A. Great Lakes (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) – Mr. Pecoraro requested that his report stand as submitted. He also requested that the meeting be dedicated to Dr. Jim McCloy who was formerly the International Liaison for USLA and ran one of the first meetings to try to set national standards for lifeguards. This request was to be handled in New Business. [2008_02_25_USLABOD_GreatLakesActivity.PDF] B. Gulf Coast (Mr. Tony Pryor) – Mr. Pryor requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_26_USLABOD_GulfCoastActivity.PDF] Page 4 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 C. Mid-Atlantic (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) – Mr. Zebrowski requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_22_USLABOD_MidAtlanticActivity.PDF] D. Northwest (Mr. David Robinson for Ms. Cathy VonWald) – Mr. Robinson requested that the report stand as submitted. [2008_02_27_USLABOD_NorthwestActivity.PDF] E. Pacific Islands (Mr. Ralph Goto) – Mr. Goto highlighted several items from his report including a training mission to Brazil; significant progress has been made on the island of Kauai since the Spring meeting; there is now a new chapter in Guam in the Pacific Islands Region; Congratulations to Mr. Jay Butki for attending the Oceanfest event and winning the Waterman Relay. Mr. Goto also congratulated Mr. Kalani Vierra and his daughter for winning the 2008 tandem surf championships. [2008_02_29_USLABOD_PacificIslandsActivity.PDF] F. South Atlantic (Mr. Tom Gill) – Mr. Gill requested that his report stand as submitted with an additional thank you to L.A. County and the other organizers for the work they did on the 2008 National Lifeguard Championships. [2008_02_23_USLABOD_SouthAtlanticActivity.PDF] G. Southeast (Mr. Joe McManus) – Mr. McManus requested that his report stand as submitted with an additional to Glen Kuehner and Felix Romero from Destin for teaching the PWC course which they did on their own time. [2008_02_24_USLABOD_SoutheastActivity.PDF] H. Southwest (Mr. Rob McGowan) – Mr. McGowan reported that two agencies had “Ocean Force” film - Huntington and San Diego. In light of the budget crisis, California State Parks tried to develop a state park access pass that would have added $10 to every registered car in the state of California that would have provided free day access to Californians to all state parks, but it never got past the legislature due to the “no new taxes”. This fee would have funded state parks for perpetuity. L.A. County became the first “green” government agency with the addition of several Ford Eclipse Hybrid SUVs. Huntington also has a new vehicle contract with Toyota. Nationals went well and thanks to Jay Butki and Charlotte Graham for all their hard work. Also thanks to Scott Hubbell for his work in procuring sponsorship for the event. Alex Peabody has been working on the Spring Board of Directors meeting to be held at the Asilomar training facility in Pacific Grove, CA. The region supports the USOC affiliation in principle, but believes that we are trying to rush into it too fast and would like to make sure all the options have been explored before we jump into a fairly significant changing of the Bylaws. The suggestion is to hand over the topic to the Competition Committee to research it further and see if there are not alternative means to meet the athlete membership requirement. Finally, they suggest that the Certification Committee explore the possibility of endorsing a beach driving and vehicle operating program and Alex Peabody of California State Parks has offered their curriculum as a starting point. [2008_02_28_USLABOD_SouthwestActivity.PDF]

VII. Contracted Staff Liaison Report A. Mr. Ed Zebrowski – Mr. Zebrowski requested that his report stand as submitted. In addition, the Executive Committee will discuss Mr. Hubbell’s contract that is up for renewal. [2008_02_14_USLABOD_ContractedLiaisonActivity.PDF]

VIII. Committee Chair Activity Reports A. Regular Committees i. Certification (Mr. Eric Bauer) – Mr. Bauer requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_37_USLABOD_CertificationActivity.PDF] ii. Competition (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) – Mr. Zebrowski requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_34_USLABOD_CompetitionActivity.PDF] iii. Heroic Acts (Mr. Bill Richardson for Ms. Adrienne Groh) – Mr. Richardson requested that the report stand as submitted. [2008_02_35_USLABOD_HeroicActsActivity.PDF] iv. Junior Guards (Ms. Reenie Boyer) – Ms. Boyer requested that her report stand as submitted with two additions. Mr. Hartl advised that there are still Junior Lifeguard memberships to be processed, so the total number should go over 8000. Also, the Page 5 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 Hawaiian lifeguards made a junior lifeguard video that was to be viewed at the committee meeting. [2008_02_36_USLABOD_JuniorGuardActivity.PDF] v. Membership (Mr. Charlie Hartl) – Mr. Hartl provided an explanation of the membership numbers available for delegate votes. The only members that count for votes include lifeguards, alumni and life members. Also, in the Membership area at www.usla.org members are now able to update their own information. [2008_02_33_ USLABOD_Membership.PDF] vi. Public Education (Ms. Denise Blair) – Ms. Blair requested that her report stand as submitted. Ms. Blair then presented an award to Mike Beuerlein and Huntington Beach Surf Lifesaving for winning the Beach Safety Week Challenge. [2008_02_32_USLABOD_PublicEdActivity.PDF] vii. Ways and Means (Mr. Peter Davis for Mr. Rob Williams) – Mr. Davis requested that the report stand as submitted. [2008_02_38_USLABOD_WaysandMeansActivity.PDF]

B. Working Group Committees i. Bylaws/Policy and Procedures (Mr. Brewster for Mr. Chip More) – Mr. Brewster reported that he has had discussions with Mr. More in regards to an effort to register the USLA trademark and to update the policy on how the trademark can be used. The law firm will work on the policy and have it available for review by the Executive Committee in the Spring. Also, there will be a working group that will look at regional bylaws and ensure that they are consistent with the national bylaws. ii. Educational DVD (Mr. Nick Lerma) – Mr. Lerma was not present. [2008_02_52_USLABOD_EducationalDVDActivity.PDF] iii. Equipment Research and Assessment (Mr. Dave Foxwell) – Mr. Foxwell requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_44_USLABOD_EquipmentResearchActivity.PDF] iv. Grant Writing - (Mr. James McCrady) Mr. McCrady requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_43_USLABOD_GrantWritingActivity.PDF] v. Lifesaver Education - (Mr. Tim Gallagher) Mr. Gallagher requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_LifesaverEducationActivity.PDF] vi. Magazine Publication (Mr. Mike Beuerlein for Mr. Mike Bartlett) – Mr. Beuerlein requested that the report stand as submitted. Mr. Beuerlein explained that there would be only two issues of ALM in 2008 due to the Spring issue being late and therefore distributed as the Summer issue with the Fall issue to be distributed shortly. [2008_02_47_USLABOD_MagazineActivity.PDF] vii. National Curriculum (Mr. Kim Tyson) – Mr. Davis reported for Mr. Tyson that the complete educational package should be available by Summer 2009. Mr. Tyson also wanted to publicly thank Carl Martinez for all his years of dedication and hard work on the committee. [2008_02_42_USLABOD_CurriculumActivity.PDF] viii. Public Information/Publicity (Mr. Tom Gill) – Mr. Gill requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_46_USLABOD_PublicInformationActivity.PDF] ix. Sign Standards (Mr. Ralph Goto) – Mr. Goto would like some feedback on the possible usage of ANSI standard signs and enter an agreement where the USLA would receive a percentage if we ordered signs from this group. [2008_02_51_USLABOD_SignstandardsActivity.PDF] x. Statistics (Mr. Rick Gould) – No report. xi. Website (Mr. Charles Hartl) – Mr. Hartl requested that his report stand as submitted. [2008_02_48_USLABOD_WebsiteActivity.PDF]

Page 6 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 IX. Heroic Acts and National Awards Presentation – A. National Award for Professional Achievement – City of Huntington Beach Marine Safety Division - In recognition of their Professional Achievement in improving the professional image of their aquatic safety staff and the profession of lifesaving, thereby maintaining the standard of excellence subscribed to by the United States Lifesaving Association. During the summer of 2007 Huntington Beach Marine Safety was the subject of filming by Evolution Films resulting in the production of “Ocean Force Huntington Beach, OC.” This series documented the “Surf City Lifeguards” performing their daily duties in a highly proficient manner, demonstrating a positive representation and professional image of open water lifesaving.

B. National Award for Commitment and Dedication to Public Safety – Town of Wrightsville Beach - The Town of Wrightsville Beach has demonstrated the highest level of dedication to the preservation of life and property commensurate with the standard of excellence subscribed to by the United States Lifesaving Association. With their outstanding efforts since 2003, the Town of Wrightsville Beach’s public safety awareness program has qualified them to receive this National Award for Commitment and Dedication to Public Safety.

X. Meeting recessed until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2008

Friday, November 7, 2008

Educational Conference: 8:30 a.m.

“Pediatric Drowning” Peter Antevy, MD

“Critical Incident Stress Debriefing. Applications for Ocean Safety Departments” Peter R. Chambers, PhD, DO, Emergency Medicine Mayo Health, CERF Team,Minnesota Air National Guard

“Florida Red Tide and Human Health: A Beach Conditions Reporting System to Minimize Exposure” Kate Nierenberg, MS. Mote Marine Laboratory

“The Drowning Problem in Puerto Rico” Ruperto Chaparro Serrano, Director, University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program (UPRSGCP) /Director, Marine Outreach Program. University of Puerto Rico. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

“Kiteboarder Rescue” Neil Hutchinson, owner/instructor of Tiki Beach Waterports and Rick Iossi Director of Florida Kitesurfing Association

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting: 11:00 a.m.

XI. Call to Order - Mr. B. Chris Brewster

XII. Committee Action Reports (Debate and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates)

A. Regular Committees Page 7 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 i. Executive Committee (Mr. Brewster) - In addition to the following topics, a number of other items were covered that cannot be included below. Readers are encouraged to read the entire Executive Committee Action Report. 1. The City of Ft. Lauderdale has offered to host the 2009 National Lifeguard Championships. Mr. Brewster and Mr. Zebrowski will meet with the Chief of Ft. Lauderdale and Mr. McCrady and have agreed in principle to the host agreement. Once agreed to by Ft. Lauderdale and favorably reviewed by the Legal Advisor, the Executive Committee will hold an evote. 2. “Shall the Board of Directors approve the appointment of Mr. Bill Richardson to chair a working group committee to review and propose amendments to regional bylaws to ensure consistency and compliance with the National Bylaws?” MPU. All regions are requested to send a copy of their current bylaws to Mr. Richardson. 3. “Shall the Board of Directors approve a two year sponsorship agreement with EyeKing consistent with the version contained within the Executive Committee report, but with the addition of a $2000 per year payment, subject to final review and approval of the Legal Advisor?” MPU. 4. “Shall the Board of Directors approve termination of the current contract with SHP?” MPU. Mr. Zebrowski is in talks with Mr. Hubbell for a new two year agreement with modifications from the previous contract. 5. “Shall the Board of Directors approve selling our educational DVDs each for $25 plus shipping and handling?” MPU. [2008_02_13_USLABOD_ExecutiveCommitteeAction.PDF]

ii. Certification (Mr. Eric Bauer) – 1. Mr. Bauer read the list of agencies for approval of certification. See attachment for complete list. MPU to accept all agencies. 2. Vehicle stickers will be sent out to certified agencies. Certified agencies will receive their first sticker free and additional stickers will be available for the cost of $5 per sticker. 3. The commercial activity language proposal was defeated in committee. 4. A proposal for course completion cards was approved in principle. (See attachment to Committee Activity report for details). 5. Mr. Bauer will write a letter of congratulations to the NJ State Police for developing a water rescue program. 6. The committee supports the development of recommended beach driving guidelines and referred this topic to the Curriculum Committee. [2008_02_37_USLABOD_CertificationAction.PDF] iii. Competition (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) – 1. Approximately $1000 was left over for officials’ stipends from the 2008 National Lifeguard Championships. The money will go in to the General Fund. 2. Every effort will be made in the future to complete all age group heats on the first day of the competition. 3. “A” and “B” division championships will continue. 4. A review was given of this year’s championships and disciplinary actions that were taken. Relay teams must be entered by the team captain. 5. Both Huntington State Beach and LACOLA are interested in hosting the 2010 National Lifeguard Championships. Both organizations will have the opportunity to submit bids. 6. The following rule change proposals were discussed in committee: 1. If a proposed rule change is defeated then it can not be brought forth again for two years – defeated in committee; 2. Add an Open Men and Women single Surf Boat Race – defeated in committee; 3. If a new event is proposed it must include an event that it is replacing – motion passed in committee and MPU by the Board of Directors; 4. Add a 70+ age group – motion passed in committee Page 8 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 and MPU by the Board of Directors; 5. Add an open women’s Taplin Relay – motion passed in committee and MPU by the Board of Directors; 6. Add an open men’s and women’s 3 person board relay – motion originally passed in committee, defeated by the Board of Directors. 7. The Southwest Region proposed that $500 per team member be available to fund a team for the International Surf Rescue Challenge in South Africa for a total of no more than $7000 to come out of the $35,000 that is set aside for World Games. Motion passed. [2008_02_34_USLABOD_CompetitionAction]

iv. Executive Delegate (Mr. Chris Graham) – The committee continues to work on the Salary page on the website. The change will be made to differentiate between part time and full time. The page will also show the date when changes are made. There is no written report. v. Heroic Acts (Mr. Bill Richardson for Ms. Adrienne Groh) – 1. Mr. Richardson read the list of proposed submission. The complete list is attached. MPU to accept all proposals. 2. The committee recommended that one phrase be added to the Policies and Procedures Manual under item III-E as follows: To bring an act to the attention of the Heroic Acts Committee, a written account of the incident accompanied by supporting material such as newspaper clipping or witness statements should accompany a the required Heroic Acts Application form and be forwarded to the appropriate Region’s Heroic Act Chairperson for review. If approved at the Regional Heroic Acts Committee Level, the application shall be signed by the Heroic Acts Chair or the Regional President before submission to the USLA Heroic Acts Committee. 3. The committee recommended that a copy of the Policy and Procedure for Heroic Acts, a Heroic Acts Application and a letter from the USLA Heroic Acts Chairperson should be sent to all Regional Presidents preceding Beach Safety Week. This would serve as a means of reminding the Regions to be more aware of actions that may qualify for these awards. [2008_02_35_USLABOD_HeroicActsAction.PDF]

vi. Junior Guards (Ms. Reenie Boyer) – 1. The committee judged the photo contest and the winners were announced. 2. Certificates were awarded to agencies for junior guard membership. 3. The committee worked on new guidelines. 4. A round table discussion was held. [2008_02_36_USLABOD_JuniorGuardAction.PDF]

vii. Membership (Mr. Charles Hartl) – 1. The committee reviewed the new web-based membership database. 2. The membership kit was discussed along with possible changes including a magnet and having sunscreen available. 3. Ideas to increase membership at a regional and chapter level were discussed. Regions should discuss at their next meeting and bring ideas back to the spring meeting. [2008_02_33_USLABOD_MembershipAction.PDF] viii. Public Education (Ms. Denise Blair) – 1. The committee voted to run the Beach Safety Week challenge again. Agencies were encouraged to submit a written description of their event in 2009, 250 words or less, and pictures. 2. The “Lost Kids Cry” trial program will be implemented this year. Wristbands with the USLA logo and tower number will be distributed at the test sites. Success of Page 9 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 the program will be determined by comparing statistics on lost children from the past year with the current year. 3. Each region representative was given a brochure with all available public education materials. Coloring books and stickers were at the top of the priority list for the committee. 4. The committee voted to produce a Public Education coloring/activity book that would contain USLA safety tips and rip current information. The book will be more generic and less region specific with the completion goal for the spring. [2008_02_32_USLABOD_PublicEdAction.PDF] ix. Ways and Means (Mr. Peter Davis for Mr. Rob Williams) – Mr. Williams was unable to attend the meeting in person, but was on speaker phone during the committee meeting to answer any questions on the budget. Mr. Davis thanked Andy Healey for his donation in the memory of Dr. McCloy. [2008_02_38_USLABOD_WaysAndMeansAction.PDF]

B. Working Group Committees i. Bylaws/Policy and Procedures (Mr. John More) – No report. ii. Educational DVD (Mr. Davis for Mr. Nick Lerma) – Mr. Davis reported that the committee reviewed and approved a DVD on safe beach driving with the hope to have the DVD available for distribution in the spring. [2008_02_52_USLABOD_EducationalDVDAction.PDF] iii. Equipment Research and Assessment (Mr. Dave Foxwell) – No report. iv. Grant Writing (Mr. James McCrady) – No report. v. Liaison (Mr. Peter Davis) – No report. vi. Lifesaver Education (Mr. Tim Gallagher) – 1. The topics for the spring meeting will include: New view of drowning and BLS treatment in the field; Statistics roundtable – are the statistics we collect still relevant; Assist versus wet prevention – looking at the terminology; Beach driving safety overview or lifeguard exchange program; Tour of Pacific Grove Fie Department Hyperbaric Chamber and a lecture at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on shark attacks in California. 2. Topics for future meetings include: victim transport on a crowded beach; roundtable on lifeguard recruitment and retention; How to deal with generation X; 8 hour course on basic disaster life support with certification. 3. Reiterated that anyone who is going to have a medical presentation needs to have the topic approved by Dr. Wernicki. 4. The committee would like to see some sort of class available at the fall meetings similar to the PWC class this year. 5. Would like to see the Educational Conference portion of the meeting publicized to the local First Responder agencies. [2008_02_53_USLABOD_EducationalOversightAction.PDF] vii. Magazine Publication (Mr. Mike Beuerlein for Mr. Mike Bartlett) – No report. viii. National Curriculum (Mr. Kim Tyson) – No report. ix. Public Information/Publicity (Mr. Tom Gill) – 1. The committee discussed changing the focus of the group to more of a media related group that is able to respond quickly to media requests. 2. The committee recommended putting the membership directory in a password protected area on the USLA website for quick access. 3. Add a page of FAQ to the website. 4. Need to come up with a term other than “lifeguard” that is more indicative of the professionals that we are. Page 10 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 [2008_02_46_USLABOD_PublicInformationAction.PDF] x. Sign Standards (Mr. Ralph Goto) – The chair of the ANSI committee on beach warning signs and symbols suggested some formatting changes on our signage, but no changes to the content of the signage. Mr. Goto requested permission to continue talks. Mr. Brewster stated that the ILS is working on the global level with ANSI and we should strive to not conflict with work that is being done there. xi. Website (Mr. Charles Hartl) – The committee did not meet, but they will continue to support any committee with needs for the website. There will be a new member benefits page that will be available to the members after they log in and it will list all discount programs available. [2008_01_48_USLABOD_WebsiteAction.PDF]

xii. Life Member Presentation –Dr. Peter Wernicki was announced as a Life Member of the USLA. xiii. Heroic Acts Presentations 1. Heroic Act Award – Amy Di Chiro – March 12, 2008 rescue of a nine-year old brother and ten-year old sister caught in a rip current adjacent to the 28th street jetty in west Newport Beach, CA. Surfing instructors Amy Di Chiro and Summer Watson observed the victims nad determined they were in dire peril. They responded and attempted to bring the victims to shore, but being unable to do so, kept them on the surface until the arrival of a Newport Beach Lifeguard patrol unit. Neither Summer or Amy have had lifesaving training. Lifeguards credit them with saving the lives of these siblings. 2. Medal of Valor Award – Bouvey Bradbury – Bouvey Bradbury, an off-duty City and County of Honolulu Lifeguard had just finished watching the sunset when heard a citizen on the rocks calling for help. The citizen reported that his friend had fallen into the surf near what is known as the Moi Hole. At the time the surf was breaking about six feet directly into the cave in the rocks. Bouvey immediately ran to his car, retrieved his fins and rescue buoy, called 9-1-1,”said a little prayer” and jumped into the churning surf. As he entered the cave he began yelling for the victim. After several attempts his calls were answered. He found the battered victim, strapped him into his rescue buoy and swam him out of the cave, through the surf and about 30 yards outside the surfline. He then made a decision to swim the victim about 200 yards down coast to a cove he knew was nearby even though he knew the cove to be very rocky. Even though it was dark, Bouvey successfully towed the victim through the rocks into the cove and onto the beach just as a rescue helicopter arrived on scene.

For his selfless and valiant efforts which resulted in the saving of the victim’s life at the risk of his own, the United States Lifesaving Association awards Bouvey Bradbury the Medal of Valor.

XIII. Old Business (Officers and Regional Delegates) A. Shall the USLA Bylaws be Article XIII, Section 3 be modified to state “Individual membership shall extend from April 1 each year to March 31 of the following year.”? MPU B. Shall the USLA Bylaws be modified in accordance with Option 1, along with additional modifications to Article VII, Article XI, and the addition of Article XVII, as specified, to address requirements of recognition and membership by the US Olympic Committee? Mr. Richardson raised a point of order that this item (and the subsequent items related to bylaw changes to address USOC admission) were not adequately noticed, per the requirements of the Bylaws. A straw poll was taken as to whether adequate notice was given and a majority decided to hold decision on this issue until the spring 2009 Board of Directors meeting. These changes, as read, can be found in Attachment A. C. Shall the USLA Bylaws be modified in accordance with Option 2, along with additional modifications to Article VII, Article XI, and the addition of Article XVII, as specified, to address Page 11 of 11 USLA Fall BOD Meeting Cocoa Beach, Florida, November 6-8, 2008 requirements of recognition and membership by the US Olympic Committee? Deferred to the spring meeting (see above).

XIV. New Business (Officers and Regional Delegates) A. On behalf of the Executive Committee, Mr. Brewster advised that a proposed Bylaw change would be put to the body at the April Board of Directors meeting. He then read the contents of Option 1, which may be found in Attachment A to these minutes, into the record verbatim. During this verbatim reading, small changes were made, based on input from the body, and are reflected therein in Attachment A, Option 1. The question will be “Shall the USLA Bylaws be modified in accordance with Option 1, along with additional modifications to Article VII, Article XI, and the addition of Article XVII, as specified, to address requirements of recognition and membership by the US Olympic Committee?” B. On behalf of the Executive Committee, Mr. Brewster advised that a proposed Bylaw change would be put to the body at the April Board of Directors meeting. He then read the contents of Option 2, which may be found in Attachment A to these minutes, into the record verbatim. During this verbatim reading, small changes were made, based on input from the body, and are reflected therein in Attachment A, Option 2. The question will be “Shall the USLA Bylaws be modified in accordance with Option 2, along with additional modifications to Article VII, Article XI, and the addition of Article XVII, as specified, to address requirements of recognition and membership by the US Olympic Committee?” C. There was a motion by Mr. Joe Pecoraro, second by Mr. Bill Richardson, that the meeting be dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jim McCloy. MPU. D. Mr. Brewster advised the body that the Southeast Region wished to notify the body of a proposed Bylaw change, to be considered at the April 2009 meeting. The question will be “Shall Article VII, Section 2, C. be amended to state “The specific boundaries of the South Atlantic Region shall include the Florida counties of Flagler, St. Johns, Duval and Nassau and the states of; Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.” and shall Article VII, Section 2, D. be amended to state “The specific boundaries of the Southeast Region shall include the territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the states of Alabama and Florida except for the Florida counties of Flagler, St. Johns, Duval and Nassau.

XV. Open Forum and Announcements (Any USLA member may raise issues. Motions and votes limited to Regional Delegates.) A. Mr. Joe McManus stated that Mr. Jim McCarthy has moved to North Carolina and asked to facilitate a Southeast Regional award in perpetuity to one individual per year who has contributed meritorious service to the Southeast Region. Mr. McCarthy recommended that the first award go to Mr. Chris Brewster for his efforts.

XVI. Future Meetings

A. 2009 Spring: Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, Monterey, CA , April 23-25 B. 2009 Fall: Mid-Atlantic, November 5-7 C. 2010 Spring: Gulf Coast, April 22 - 24

XVII. Privilege of the Chair - Mr. Brewster expressed his gratitude to the Southeast Region for hosting the meeting. Mr. Brewster then commented how well the members of the USLA are working together to resolve issues that arise and that we continue to communicate.

XVIII. Adjournment – Motion by Mr. Zebrowski, second by Mr. Gallagher. MPU

Olympic Bylaw Amendment – Board of Directors - Option 1

Article VIII – National Board of Directors

Section 1 – Definition

The USLA Board of Directors shall be comprised of representatives from each Region. Each representative to the Board of Directors shall be known as a Director.

Section 2 – Duties and Powers

A. The duties, business and affairs of the Association shall be exercised, conducted and controlled by the Board of Directors.

B. The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, may authorize any agent to enter into any contract or to execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Association. Such authority may be general or restricted to specific instances. Unless so authorized by the Board of Directors, no person shall have the power or authority to bind the Association or its representatives to any contract or agreement or to pledge credit or to render the Association or its representatives liable for any purpose or to any monetary amount.

Section 3 – Nomination and Election to the Board of Directors

A. Qualifications of a Director

The privilege of being a Director, holding office and voting shall be granted to each Professional, Life and Alumni Member in good standing.

B. Member/Director Ratio

Each Region shall be entitled to a minimum of one (1) Director to serve on the USLA Board of Directors. This Director shall be the Regional President or the Region’s designee selected from the Regional Board of Directors. No fewer than 20% of the members of the Board of Directors shall be “Athlete Representatives,” whose responsibility shall be to represent the interests of lifesaving athletes in all matters before the Board related to lifesaving competition, but who shall represent the interests of the general membership in all other matters. Should a Region be eligible for more than one Director, the second Director shall be an Athlete Representative. This delegate shall be selected exclusively by voting members within the Region who have participated in the National Lifeguard Championships or the Region’s Regional Lifeguard Championships within the prior 10 year period. If this number is inadequate to ensure at least 20% representation on the Board of Directors by Athlete Representatives, then for all Regions eligible to appoint six (6) or more Directors, the sixth Director shall also be an Athlete Representative selected in the same manner. the sSelection of the remaining Directors from that Region shall be determined by the Region. The following Member/Director Ratios shall apply: 02 – 25 Members in good standing 1 Director 26 – 100 Members in good standing 2 Directors 101 – 200 Members in good standing 3 Directors 201 – 400 Members in good standing 4 Directors 401 – 600 Members in good standing 5 Directors 601 – 800 Members in good standing 6 Directors 801 or more Members in good standing 7 Directors Olympic Bylaw Amendment – Board of Directors – Option 2

Article VIII – National Board of Directors

Section 1 – Definition

The USLA Board of Directors shall be comprised of representatives from each Region. Each representative to the Board of Directors shall be known as a Director.

Section 2 – Duties and Powers

A. The duties, business and affairs of the Association shall be exercised, conducted and controlled by the Board of Directors.

B. The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, may authorize any agent to enter into any contract or to execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Association. Such authority may be general or restricted to specific instances. Unless so authorized by the Board of Directors, no person shall have the power or authority to bind the Association or its representatives to any contract or agreement or to pledge credit or to render the Association or its representatives liable for any purpose or to any monetary amount.

Section 3 – Nomination and Election to the Board of Directors

A. Qualifications of a Director

The privilege of being a Director, holding office and voting shall be granted to each Professional, Life and Alumni Member in good standing.

B. Member/Director Ratio

Each Region shall be entitled to a minimum of one (1) Director to serve on the USLA Board of Directors. This Director shall be the Regional President or the Region’s designee selected from the Regional Board of Directors. Should a Region be eligible for more than one Director, the selection of the remaining Directors from that Region shall first be determined by the Region in accordance with the . The following Member/Director Ratios shall apply: 02 – 25 Members in good standing 1 Director 26 – 100 Members in good standing 2 Directors 101 – 200 Members in good standing 3 Directors 201 – 400 Members in good standing 4 Directors 401 – 600 Members in good standing 5 Directors 601 – 800 Members in good standing 6 Directors 801 or more Members in good standing 7 Directors In addition to the aforementioned Directors, additional members of the Board of Directors shall be selected who shall be “Athlete Representatives” and whose responsibility shall be to represent the interests of lifesaving athletes in all matters before the Board related to lifesaving competition, but who shall represent the interests of the general membership in all other matters. No less than 20% of the Board of Directors shall be composed of Athlete Representatives. To ensure this level of representation, any Region eligible for two Directors under the foregoing formula shall select one additional Director who shall be an Athlete Representative and any Region eligible for six Directors under the foregoing formula shall select a second additional Director who shall be an Athlete Representative. Directors who are Athlete Representatives shall be selected exclusively by voting members within the Region who have participated in the National Lifeguard Championships or the Region’s Regional Lifeguard Championships within the prior 10 year

period. If this formula proves inadequate to ensure 20% representation, the Board of Directors shall apportion additional Athlete Representatives to the Regions in a fair and equitable manner.

United States Lifesaving Association Bylaws Page 2 of 2 Olympic Bylaw Amendment – Executive Committee

C. Director(s) Designation

The Regional Board of Directors shall provide the names of its representative Director(s), in writing, to the USLA Secretary, which names may change at any time as determined by the Regional Executive Board.

D. Voting Privilege of a Director

Each Director to the USLA Board of Directors shall be entitled to one vote. A Director shall give notice to the Regional Board of Directors and National Board of Directors of the Director’s intent to resign from the USLA Board of Directors and the date of the resignation. The Regional Board of Directors shall have the power to fill the vacancy of a resigned Director on the date when the resignation becomes effective. The Director selected as a replacement shall hold office for the remainder of the resigning Director’s term.

Section 4 – Officers of the United States Lifesaving Association

A. USLA Executive Board

The Executive Board of the USLA Board of Directors shall be comprised of the USLA President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Delegate, Past President/Advisor, and Liaison Officer.

B. Executive Committee

(1) Membership In order to provide for important and necessary regional representation on all matters that pertain to the business, actions and practices of the Association, an Executive Committee shall be established. The Executive Committee shall be comprised of the USLA Executive Board as defined under Section 4 (A) of this article, and the USLA Regional Presidents or their appointed designees, and a number of Directors who are Athlete Representatives which is adequate to ensure no less than 20% representation. Athlete Representatives shall be selected by all of the Athlete Representatives to the Board of Directors by a democratic selection process of their selection. If a democratic selection process proves infeasible, then the Athlete Representatives to the Executive Committee shall be chosen from among all Athletes Representatives by random draw. (2) Authority of the Executive Committee The Executive Committee shall have the authority to act on behalf of the USLA Board of Directors between Board of Director’s meetings. This authority shall exclude the power: a) To adopt or amend the USLA or Regional Bylaws; or, b) To modify or expunge specific actions of the Board of Directors; or, c) To undertake any other action that has been denied the Executive Committee by the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall secure fidelity bonding and Errors and Omissions/ Fiduciary Liability coverage for the USLA Treasurer and any other USLA officer as deemed necessary and appropriate. (3) Voting Privileges Each member of the Executive Committee shall be entitled to one vote and have equal voting privileges on issues before the Committee.

United States Lifesaving Association Bylaws Page 16 of 31 Olympic Bylaw Amendment – Competition Committee

Article XI – Committees

Section 1 – Appointment

The President, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint such standing and special committees, as may be necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of the USLA. The Committees shall include members from all geographic regions, where applicable.

Section 2 – Standing Committees

The following shall be considered standing committees: Membership, Public Education, Certification and Ways and Means. No Standing Committee shall be chaired by the USLA President, Vice President or Secretary.

Section 3 – Special Committees

The following shall be considered special committees: Competition, Heroic Acts, Junior Lifeguard, Magazine Publication and Website. Additional committees and professional advisory boards may be created by the President or Executive Committee with the approval of the Board of Directors. No Special Committee shall be chaired by the USLA President, Vice President or Secretary. The Competition Committee shall include one representative from each Region, a Chair, and two Athlete Representatives, selected by all of the Athlete Representatives to the Board of Directors by a democratic selection process of their own choosing. If a democratic selection process proves infeasible, then the Athlete Representatives to the Executive Committee shall be chosen from among all Board Athlete Representatives by random draw.

Section 4 – Nomination’s Chairperson

A. Selection

At the Spring meeting of the Board of Directors, in each odd numbered year, the President shall appoint a Nominations Chairperson to solicit nominations for and interest in nationally elected and appointed officers.

B. Notification

The Nominations Chairperson shall notify the Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to the election of candidates for national office. The Secretary shall include a copy thereof in a mailing to all Regional Boards of Directors, Directors and Officers. Said mailing may be accomplished by electronic means.

C. Additional Nominations

Any Director may make nominations from the floor at the time of the election.

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Article XVII – Athlete’s Appeals

In any rules of competition promulgated by the USLA or its Regions, an appeals process shall at all times be in place which shall include a review board composed of no less than 20% athletes representatives chosen exclusively by athletes who have competed at the national or regional level within the past 10 years.

United States Lifesaving Association Bylaws Page 30 of 31 USLA Income Sources B. Chris Brewster

USLA Annual Budget

$300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $-

5 7 99 00 003 04 0 06 0 1998 19 20 2 20 20 20 20 2008

USLA Cash Corporate Income 2008 USLA Budgeted Net Income Sources 2009

Corporate Da Fin $15,000 Patagonia $4,000 31% 20% (SHP) $5,000 39% Interest $2,500 3% Membership Donations $44,500 (CFC) 60% Zubrella Finis (SHP) $5,000 7% $3,500 27% $450 3% Certification $7,500 10%

2009 income over budgeted expenses Certification Model

$13,850 Net income: $7,500/year

Board of Directors - Cocoa Beach November 6, 2008 1 USLA Income Sources B. Chris Brewster

Protect our IP Let’s work together

“American Lifeguard”

Add to our revenue streams We can’t wait for

(Even Small Contributions Count) lightning to strike

Let’s support new ideas Let’s leave a legacy to make this happen

Board of Directors - Cocoa Beach November 6, 2008 2 United States Lifesaving Association President Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Officer: President

Introduction

I am pleased to provide an update on my work since the spring 2008 meeting in Kauai. This has included working to protect our intellectual property, development of a new USLA online store, external media communications, lifesaving development efforts, international relations, furthering work on training videos, working on two Nationals host agreements, attending several meetings and conferences, and overseeing various sponsor agreements. A variety of others issues have arisen and been addressed in the course of normal business, highlights of which are reported here. I would like to thank so many of you who have done so much work between the Board meetings. Clearly, the business of the USLA does not stop at the closing of each Board meeting. Without your diligence, the work of the USLA could not go on.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Special Projects 1.1. Intellectual Property: Perhaps the most valuable asset the USLA has is our good name, as represented by our logos and trademarks. I have worked with our attorney to develop stronger protections for the crossed oars, lifeguards for life, and American Lifeguard logos. 1.2. New USLA Store: Charlie Hartl, Rob Williams, and I have worked with our contractor, Uniserv, to develop a new store with USLA branded items. This store, accessible from the USLA website, will greatly expand our offerings, with literally thousands of items that can be purchased with the USLA logos. It is expected to increase income and expand opportunities for individuals, regions, and chapters to easily order custom branded gear. 2. External Communications 2.1. American Red Cross Safety Tips: With a referral from Tom Gill, I worked with a representative of the American Red Cross, which issued aquatic safety tips that included generous references to the USLA and our safety recommendations. 2.2. News Media: Myriad media requests have come in. In many cases, these have been handled by Tom Gill. In others, I have handled them. Over the past six months, I have responded to many requests from the media for comment on various issues, including from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. 2.3. NPR: Tom Daly and I were interviewed as a team on a live interview broadcast nationwide on NPR, which surrounded the issue of rip current drowning deaths, particularly on the East Coast. The opportunity helped further educate the public on rip currents. 2.4. National Recreation and Parks Association: The National Recreation and Parks Association have invited me to attend and make a presentation regarding the USLA on several issues at an upcoming meeting in 2009. I intend to do so and to highlight the new training videos. 2.5. YMCA of the USLA and American Red Cross: I have continued a dialogue among our three organizations, which involves regular communications and coordination on issues of mutual interest. This is a very strong working relationship.

Page 1 of 3 3. Lifesaving Development 3.1. Brevard County: It has been my pleasure to work with the Southeast Region to address lifeguard staffing issues in this area. It is most inspiring that our meeting will take place at a location where our contributions have resulted in significant enhancements to beach safety. 3.2. Puerto Rico: Discussions with respect to Puerto Rico have continued. 3.3. Panama City Beach: Drowning deaths have again been on the up-tick in Panama City Beach, causing media attention and some local concern. The Southeast Region has been taking the lead on this, which is most welcome. It has been my pleasure to provide support and advice where useful. 4. International Relations 4.1. International Life Saving Federation Board of Directors: I represented the USLA and the Americas Region at the ILS General Assembly, Board of Directors, and Rescue 2008 in July in Germany. My thanks to Charlie Hartl, who represented the USLA at the General Assembly. My thanks to Kevin Sweat, who managed the US Team, and to Thomas McGibeny, who coached the team. It was an excellent effort by all involved. 4.2. Americas Region Issues: I was re-elected president of the Americas Region of the ILS and continue to oversee coordination of lifesaving aid and relations in the Americas Region. I am pleased to announce that Peter Davis was elected Secretary General of the Americas Region. He is providing essential assistance, which is greatly facilitated by his fluency in Spanish. 5. General Business 5.1. Lawsuit: Legal issues related to a drowning death in Myrtle Beach involving a formerly USLA certified agency have continued, including subpoenas for information and deposition requests. I traveled to New York in June 2008 to submit to an extensive (second) deposition at our attorney’s office. The USLA is not a party to the suit, but rather a holder of records regarding the nuances of certification and how the agency became certified. Our attorney, Joseph Jean, has been very helpful in this area. 5.2. Training Videos: Some challenges arose in finalizing our marketing plans for training videos. I worked with the donors and have referred a possible resolution to the Training Video Committee. 5.3. USLA Nonprofit Status: During a daylong seminar on requirements for maintaining our nonprofit status in California I was able to learn some pertinent information and referred key aspects to Rob Williams, Chip More, and Joe Jean. 5.4. USLA Nationals 2008: Ed Zebrowski, Chip More, and I worked to finalize a Host Agreement with the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association for the 2008 USLA National Lifeguard Championships. 5.5. USLA Nationals 2009: Ed Zebrowski, Jim McCrady, and I have worked to help finalize a draft host agreement for consideration of the USLA for the 2009 Nationals. I have also taken appropriate actions to provide necessary information to Ft. Lauderdale. 6. Events Attended 6.1. USLA Nationals: I had the pleasure of joining many other USLA volunteers as an official at the 2008 USLA National Lifeguard Championships. My thanks to all who gave so much of themselves to make this event a success. 6.2. Drowning Task Force: I attended a meeting of the SafeKids Drowning Task Force in October, liaising with Dr. Julie Gilchrist of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 6.3. Lifeguard Standards Coalition: Dr. Wernicki, Dr. Chambers, Peter Davis, and I have continued to work on this projects, most recently during a two day meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado (which Mr. Davis had to miss due to some unexpected events in Galveston). My thanks to them all.

Page 2 of 3 7. Income and Sponsorship 7.1. FINIS: Mr. More, Mr. Ed Zebrowski and I worked to arrange some finishing touches on the Finis agreement, which was eventually signed. My thanks to both of them for their work. 7.2. Da Fin: I have worked with Da Fin to ensure their satisfaction with the USLA relationship. They submitted an annual payment of $4,000 per the contract in September. 7.3. EyeKing: Mr. Zebrowski, Mr. More, and I have worked to finalize a draft contract, which will hopefully be presented at this meeting. My particular thanks to both Mr. Zebrowski and Mr. More with respect to this project. 7.4. First Aid for Kids: I have continued to liaise with FAFK, which is gradually rolling out its product. 7.5. Zubrella: Due to a misunderstanding, there was a delay in receipt of annual funds from Zubrella in 2007. Through dialog, that has been rectified and our relationship remains in force. This includes income of $2,000 cash per year, plus $1,500 for three full page ads in ALM each year (total $3,500 per year). 7.6. OTC Solutions – OTC Solutions has informed us that they do not expect further success in the program to market Lifeguards First Aid Cream. Under our contract with OTC, the USLA received $5,000 initially and an additional $100. Further income is not anticipated. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration

1. Please see Executive Committee Agenda. Attachments

NONE

Page 3 of 3 United States Lifesaving Association Secretary Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Officer: Secretary

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. I would like the time to personally thank Bill Richardson for all his hard work in putting together a national directory. If you have not done so already, please get all your regional and chapter contact information to Bill or myself as soon as possible. 2. Correspondence as required by the President. 3. Completed and posted the draft meeting minutes from Kauai, Hawaii. 4. Worked with Joe McManus from the Southeast region on producing the agenda for this meeting. At the President’s urging, in the future I would like to have a draft agenda available at least sixty days in advance for persons needing something in writing to justify travel. This will require assistance from the region hosting the meeting and I will, at the least, need information about the Educational Conference as it become available. 5. Continue to use the private Board of Directors Library to disseminate information to the entire Board of Directors. Please advise me if you are not receiving email advising of updates on the site or if you know of anyone who is not receiving this information.

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Treasurer’s Report Activity Report

Date: November 7, 2008 Officer: Rob Williams

Introduction

It is to my regret and excitement that I will not be able to attend the Fall Meeting in Cocoa Beach. Some things aligned in my life and I will be coaching my team at the USA Water Polo Speedo Cup Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan the same weekend. In my absence, Liaison Officer Peter Davis has agreed to paraphrase my submitted reports and fill in as Chair for the Ways & Means Committee.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Taxes & Accountant – I worked with our new accountant, Ceferino Fajardo, to submit our 2007 year end taxes. This was a change per our bylaws stating our fiscal year is now a calendar year and tax forms are now due in May of each year. 2. Year End Audit – I will be working again with our accountant to complete a year end audit for both 2007 and 2008. 2007 will be a combination of the audit our old accountant, Paul Wild, compiled for January – June, 2007, and our new accountant calculations from July – December, 2007. 3. Insurance – The USLA President has asked our legal counsel to review our current insurance policies for needs and assessments. Our insurance polices are annual policies that will come due in November and December. 4. Credit Card Processing – Our new credit card processing is up and running. We launched it for our USLA Nationals that were held in LA County. Competitors and Chapter Representatives could login to our system and enter their credit card information, which the funds were directly deposited into our bank account. We are currently working on the Membership side of these applications and have many more plans for our website. 5. Returned Payments from Regions – Thanks to all that have been prudent in depositing your checks when you receive them. I believe I only had one return this past six months, which is a pleasant reduction in this area. 6. Budget Clarifications/Area of Notes – The below notes are formulated from the current 2008 Budget. 6.1. Income 6.1.1. ALM Revenue – The ALM advertising monies are significantly higher this year. This has to be due to the efforts of the editor in soliciting advertisements. 6.1.2. Certification Fees – The Certification Committee voted to raise the dues associated with the certification process, thus creating more income. 6.1.3. Competition Income - Competition Income was also significantly higher this year due to the USLA taking over the registration process for the Summer Nationals. This generated over $21,000, which the majority was returned to LA County per the Host Agreement. 6.1.4. Interest – Interest earned has decreased over the past few months due to lower rates. However, we are still expected to be in line with our budget expectation. 6.1.5. Membership Dues – This process was slowed a little with the new membership system. Membership monies have been coming in steadily over the past month or so and it is expected to continue in the coming month. Page 1 of 5 6.2. Expenses 6.2.1. American Lifeguard Magazine – This budget is based on two issues for the year. The expenses are up slightly on a per issue cost analysis. However, some of this is due to the increased revenue and commission that are being paid out. 6.2.2. Certification Administration – Our contracted administered was given a raise per our last BOD Meeting in Kauai. Hence, our costs are expected to be over budget for the year. 6.2.3. Competition – Competition expenses are above expectations. This was due to a non- deposited check that was paid again, course costs for the summer games, and an additional allocation for Rescue 2008. However, with the increased revenue, we are at expectations in the competition budgets. 6.2.4. Insurance & Bonds – As noted previously, these come due in November and December. 6.2.5. Membership Kits – As noted previously, the memberships was delayed slightly due to new system. I have an expectation that this budget will be expended by years end. 6.2.6. Professional Fees – I will be working with our Accountant in the near future which will generate some more expenses incurred in this item. 6.2.7. Regions % of Member Dues – We have seen an increase of reimbursement payments to the regions for their percentage of the member dues. We have more individuals paying the full $30 membership. 7. Long Term Liabilities 7.1. Competition Liability – Per our BOD Action of Fall 2007, all USLA Competition Travel Teams will use this budget and it is per the discretion of the competition committee to expend these funds adequately and fairly. 7.1.1. Rescue 2008 - $38,000 was allocated to the Travel Team for Rescue 2008. $37,921.77 was actually used for the trip. 7.1.2. International Surf Rescue Challenge - $7,500 was allocated and spent in 2007 and carried over into 2008. 7.1.3. Sanyo Bussan Challenge - $4,986.86 was received from the Japan Lifesaving Association and $5,000 has currently been spent with another $500 awaiting receipts for reimbursement. 7.2. Mexican Lifeguard Account - $5,000 was donated to this fund by the Chartwell Foundation. $1,326.85 has been spent from this account, which includes $1,000 for a Mexican Lifeguard Team to travel to Rescue 2008. Attachments

1. Current Balance Sheet 2. Budget – January 1, 2008 – Present 3. Competition Liability Transaction Report 4. Mexican Lifeguard Account Transaction Report

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United States Lifesaving Association Balance Sheet As o f October 14, 2008 Oct 14, 08 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings Bank of America Bank of America Checking 25,384.53 Bank of America Money Market 8,155.65 Total Bank of America 33,540.18

Fidelity Investments 170,531.35 Total Checking/Savings 204,071.53

Total Current Assets 204,071.53

TOTAL ASSETS 204,071.53

LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Long Term Liabilities Competition - National Team 744.11 Mexican Lifeguard Escrowed Acct 23,152.97 Total Long Term Liabilities 23,897.08

Total Liabilities 23,897.08

Equity Unrestricted Net Assets 98,230.20 Net Income 81,944.25 Total Equity 180,174.45

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 204,071.53

Page 3 of 5 United States Lifesaving Association Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual January through December 2008 As of October 14, 2008

Jan - Dec 08 Budget $ Over Budget Income ALM Revene 20,751.40 13,500.00 7,251.40 Certification Fees 10,602.00 7,500.00 3,102.00 Competition Income 43,203.61 34,000.00 9,203.61 Donations 12,056.76 5,000.00 7,056.76 Heroic Acts Income 50.00 0.00 50.00 Interest 2,727.35 3,000.00 (272.65) Membership Dues 157,365.00 170,500.00 (13,135.00) Royalties 2,887.51 2,000.00 887.51 Sponsorship 15,000.00 16,000.00 (1,000.00) Total Income 264,643.63 251,500.00 13,143.63

Expense American Lifeguard Magazine 42,014.56 55,500.00 (13,485.44) Awards 0.00 500.00 (500.00) Certification Administration 2,323.36 2,500.00 (176.64) Competition 44,954.36 36,500.00 8,454.36 Database 60.00 3,000.00 (2,940.00) Donation 5,000.00 0.00 5,000.00 Heroic Acts 265.69 1,000.00 (734.31) Insurance & Bonds 0.00 8,000.00 (8,000.00) International Relations 2,596.98 5,000.00 (2,403.02) Junior Lifeguards 0.00 1,000.00 (1,000.00) Mailings 4.79 500.00 (495.21) Marketing Agent Commissions 0.00 2,000.00 (2,000.00) Membership Kits 39,722.18 56,000.00 (16,277.82) Miscellaneous 0.00 1,000.00 (1,000.00) Office Expenses 659.49 1,000.00 (340.51) Presidential Discretionary Fund 251.55 2,000.00 (1,748.45) Professional Fees 165.07 4,500.00 (4,334.93) Public Education 600.00 10,000.00 (9,400.00) Public Relations 0.00 500.00 (500.00) Regions % of Member Dues 35,126.00 29,000.00 6,126.00 Telephone/Internet 337.85 500.00 (162.15) USLA Travel and Meetings 7,500.00 11,500.00 (4,000.00) Website 1,117.50 7,000.00 (5,882.50) Total Expense 182,699.38 238,500.00 (55,800.62)

Income Over Expenses 81,944.25 13,000.00 68,944.25

Page 4 of 5 United States Lifesaving Association Competition Liability Transactions As of October 14, 2008 Date Name Memo Amount Balance Competition - National Team 23,435.14 02/11/2008 Kevin Sweat Travel Deposit - Berlin Rescue 2008 -1,400.00 22,035.14 03/17/2008 Tandis Morgan ISRC National Team Travel -350.00 21,685.14 03/17/2008 Micah Carlson ISRC National Team Travel -300.00 21,385.14 03/19/2008 Matt Dubrule ISRC National Team Travel -150.00 21,235.14 03/19/2008 Shane Watson ISRC National Team Travel -50.00 21,185.14 04/28/2008 Deposit Annual Allocation 14,000.00 35,185.14 04/28/2008 Deposit Ways & Means - Request from Competition 2,000.00 37,185.14 04/29/2008 Katie Costello ISRC National Team Travel -350.00 36,835.14 04/29/2008 Brian Murphy ISRC National Team Travel -350.00 36,485.14 04/29/2008 Paloma Slezak ISRC National Team Travel -350.00 36,135.14 05/20/2008 Kelly Gonzalez ISRC National Team Travel -350.00 35,785.14 05/29/2008 Kevin Sweat Rescue 2008 Flights Reimbursement -4,658.84 31,126.30 06/17/2008 Kevin Sweat Flights for Competitors -15,291.06 15,835.24 06/30/2008 ILS Rescue 2008 Entry Fee -2,052.47 13,782.77 06/30/2008 Bank of America Wire Charge for Rescue 2008 Entry Fee -35.00 13,747.77 08/01/2008 Bank of America Returned Check Paloma Slezaka 350.00 14,097.77 08/08/2008 Paloma Slezak Re-issued from failed delivery -350.00 13,747.77 08/14/2008 Kevin Sweat Rescue 2008 Final Reimbursement -12,516.40 1,231.37 08/30/2008 Deposit Wire from Host – Japan Lifesaving Assn. 4,986.86 6,218.23 09/04/2008 Jay Butki 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge - Manager -500.00 5,718.23 09/04/2008 Patrick Cary 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 5,218.23 09/05/2008 Dustin McLarty 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 4,718.23 09/05/2008 Deposit Allocation from National Games Entry Fees 1,493.88 6,212.11 09/05/2008 Kevin Sweat Screen Printing & Embroidery -1,968.00 4,244.11 09/12/2008 Tandis Morgan 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 3,744.11 09/12/2008 Emily Ward 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 3,244.11 09/12/2008 Cyndee Purdy 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 2,744.11 09/12/2008 Brian Murphy 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 2,244.11 09/12/2008 Micah Carlson 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 1,744.11 09/13/2008 Garret Thibodeau 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 1,244.11 09/18/2008 Tracey Crothers 2008 Sanyo Bussan Challenge -500.00 744.11 Total Competition - National Team -22,691.03 744.11

TOTAL -22,691.03 744.11 Mexican Lifeguard Liability Transactions As of October 14, 2008 Name Memo Amount Balance Mexican Lifeguard Escrowed Acct 19,479.82 Deposit Restricted Donation from Chartwell Foundation 5,000.00 24,479.82 Neoverve.com Web Hosting Domain Name Clubtortuga.org -251.88 24,227.94 Network Solutions ClubTortuga Domain Hosting -74.97 24,152.97 Victor Zavala Mexican Team to Rescue 2008 -1,000.00 23,152.97 Total Mexican Lifeguard Acct 3,673.15 23,152.97

TOTAL 3,673.15 23,152.97

Page 5 of 5 United States Lifesaving Association

Executive Delegate

Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008

Officer: Chris Graham

Activities / Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Website Link: USLA Lifeguard Salaries

The intent of the USLA Lifeguard Salary page is to help lifeguard organizations/management make salary recommendations that are equal to or better than other agencies in their region. The salary page is separated into nine regions for this sole purpose. One concern about this salary information page is that some positions with the same/similar job titles may actually have different job functions depending on the agency. So other important information included on this site is the total number of personnel per agency and the level of training required by Pt/Ft personnel. For example, skills/certifications/licenses (s/c/l) such as supervisor, EMT, SCUBA, PC-832 (arms & arrest), boat operator, or paramedic all have negotiable value. Increased s/c/l’s among an agency’s employees results in an increase to the level of service provided to our communities and visitors and they often lead to an increase in employee compensation levels.

This salary page can have a positive impact on our profession, but only if the page contains updated and accurate information. This site is self-serving, meaning that agencies must check the page regularly and submit changes to their salary information in order for their department info to be updated.

2. Website Link: USLA Contact Page

Another new feature on our website is the Agency Contact page. This page is also designed as a self- service feature, where agencies update/submit information on the link. This information is sent to the Executive Delegate who makes corrections and does the updates. The agency information page will include: Agency Name, Agency Address, Agency Phone and Fax #s, Agency E-mail address, and a Contact Person If departments send an electronic version of their agency patch it will be placed on the page next to the agency info.

Since we last met, I have been working with our web design company, 906-Interactive, in the design of the new Contact page and have researched cost effective options for data entry on the page. The best method is for agencies to provide the information and the Executive Delegate downloads it. My hope is that this new Agency contact page will increase the number of agencies providing salary information over time because we will be able to send e-mail reminders to the right regional contacts when requesting updates.

I would like to hear your concerns, comments or ideas you may have regarding the Salary/Contact link. United States Lifesaving Association Timothy M. Gallagher, Advisor Activity Report

Date: November 3, 2008 Officer: Timothy M. Gallagher

Introduction

I am looking forward to the meeting.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

As the Advisor I have not been called on to give any advice, so contrary to my nature I have kept my opinions to myself. I did officiate at the National Competition in Manhattan Beach and had a wonderful time. As President of NJ Certification, the committee has been busy closing out the season and will be looking to make some changes in how we do business for next year. Since Greg Farry’s passing I have assumed the responsibility of the treasurer’s duties this past year and will be looking for a replacement. I have had contact with Joe McManus over the summer getting the agenda for the upcoming educational conference in place.

Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration

I believe the board needs to have a decision on how and if we are going to proceed with SHP. The finger pointing and inability to get sponsorship needs to be addressed.

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Peter Davis Activity Report

Date: 11-6-08 Officer: Liaison

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. A number of countries have had significant activity since the last meeting. Here are some highlights: 1.1. The Mexican Lifesaving Association (AMS), with the assistance of Club Tortuga has been active with a number of courses offered to lifeguards in the areas of Zipolite, Veracriz, Puerto Escondido, Acapulco, and Ixtapa. The next scheduled course will be offered in Veracruz with the help of lifeguards from the Gulf Coast and Southeast Region 1.2. The Brazilian Lifesaving Society (SOBRASA) has organized the 8th Brazilian Lifesaving Championship and Symposium, the 5th South American, and the First Latin meeting from November 12 to 16, 2008, in the city of Recife and Olinda, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Each year, the International Life Saving Federation receives a donation from the Association of Recognized IOC International Sports Federations (ARISF) (http://www.arisf.org/members.php) to assist the development of the lifesaving sport. This donation rotates between the regions of ILS. This cycle fell to the ILS- Americas Region. It was decided to use the funding to augment the event in Brazil. 1.3. At the kind invitation of the German Life Saving Association (abbreviated DLRG), the 2008 General Assembly took place in Berlin - Germany on 19 and 20 July 2008 in conjunction with the ILS Board of Directors Meetings, Regional Board Meetings, Regional General Assemblies and some Commission Meetings. The General Assembly was organized prior to "Rescue 2008", the 2008 Lifesaving World Championships. The Meetings took place in the meeting rooms of the Intercontinental Hotel of Berlin. Chris Brewster was re-elected as President of the ILS Americas Region. Peter Davis was elected Secretary General of the ILS Americas Region.

2. The next ILS Board of Directors and Commissions Meetings will take place in Bad Nenndorf (Germany) from 29 January until 04 February 2009. 3. The most recent United States Lifeguard Standards Coalition Meeting was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 17th and 18th, 2008. President Chris Brewster, Dr. Peter Wernecki and Dr. Peter Chambers were in attendance.

Page 1 of 1 MEDICAL ADVISOR’S REPORT USLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOVEMBER 2008, COCOA BEACH

It is a pleasure to have a USLA meeting here close to home. The excellent work done this past year in Brevard County shows the true power and value of the USLA.

Thanks to LACOLA for hosting the nationals. It was an enjoyable event. There were some injuries, but thankfully none proved to be too serious.

Congratulations to the World Team for representing the US well. There were no positive drug tests at the competition. There will be increased out-of-competition testing in the off season. The US needs to be diligent in the future to make sure all of our athletes are appropriately registered.

I am pleased to once again represent the US as a member of the Medical and Anti-doping Committees in ILS. I will be in Germany at the next ILS Board of Directors meeting in January.

The US Lifeguard Standards Coalition had a successful wrap up meeting for phase 1 in Colorado Springs in October. The preliminary drafts will be available on the website for public comment soon. The final product should be available in the early Spring. Future questions, research suggestions and proposals for a possible phase 2 were also discussed. Thanks to Chris Brewster, Peter Davis, and Peter Chambers for all their work on this valuable ground breaking project.

I had the pleasure of representing the USLA and the coalition in presenting our preliminary results at the World Aquatic Health Conference in October.

I also continue to serve as the Aquatics Chair of the Advisory Council of the American Red Cross. The next meeting is in Baltimore in December.

Respectfully submitted,

Peter Wernicki, M.D.

United States Lifesaving Association Great Lakes Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 President: Joe Pecoraro

Introduction

This summer has been a busy summer for the region. Trying to get new members is a hard thing when the powers to be are not only not cooperative but are fighting us all the way. We have managed activities for members but there has been no great change, only hope.

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Gulf Coast Region Activity Report

Date: November 2008 President: Tony Pryor

The Gulf Coast was profoundly affected by the combination of Hurricanes Gustav, Dolly, and Ike. Many of the coastal areas are still rebuilding and overcoming the after effects of these three storms.

Activities, Accomplishments, and Information (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. The officers of the Gulf Coast Region spent considerable time working with Cameron County, South Padre Island and the two beach lifeguard groups in the area of Corpus Christi. The City of South Padre has put together a beach patrol program of firemen on 4wheelers. This is not intended to be in lieu of a lifeguard program, but a way to “open the door”. The city has plans to unroll a small pilot program of beach guards this spring that will likely be trained by the Galveston Beach Patrol. They are planning on using USLA certification as their program develops. The county has made no commitment but is also exploring the possibility of their own program or contracting out with the city. 2. I big part of USLA history died when Dr. James McCloy. Texas A&M held a memorial service for him in late summer, which was followed up by a reception and paddle out ceremony. During the paddle out everyone toasted with Jim’s favorite drink. The paddleout was led by Gulf Coast Advisor Vic Maceo. He used Bruce Baird’s old waterman board during the event.

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Mid-Atlantic Region Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 President: Ed Zebrowski

Introduction

Thank you to Joe McManus and all of the members of the Southeast Region for making this meeting possible.

Activities, Accomplishments, and Information (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. At our October meeting it was decided that since there was little funding forthcoming from the National the Region would make a concerted effort to raise funds on a local level to help with public education, junior guards, public service announcements and membership kits. We will attempt to start locally and move out regionally. 2. Our membership was very active during Beach Safety week attending numerous schools and following up with the distribution of printed materials and TV public service announcements throughout the summer season. 3. Phil Rogers, Bob Dillon and Art Clarke visited health and safety fairs during the summer, setting up a booth and displaying our posters etc. 4. Once again Regional Championships were held on consecutive Wednesdays in July at Rehoboth Beach, DE and Belmar, NJ with a repeat performance for the winning teams, Smith Point, NY in the “A” division and Sea Colony, DE in the “B” division. We had a combined 323 competitors at the events. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration

1. Consider different ways to achieve membership in the USOC before making any final decision. Attachments

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Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Pacific Northwest Region Activity Report

Date: October, 2008 President: Cathy VonWald

Introduction

Many thanks to the Southeast Region for hosting this meeting in beautiful Cocoa Beach. We look forward to a productive meeting.

Activities, Accomplishments, and Information

1. Golden Gate Chapter- The Oakland Fire Department is very interested in the San Francisco Fire Department Water Rescue program and may be included in an upcoming class. With any luck, that agency will develop their ARRT program and apply for certification. 2. East Bay Chapter- October 5 was the final day of operations. The Junior Lifeguard program had 499 participants this summer. Lifeguards implemented a pilot swim test wrist band program at 3 locations and found it to have positive results. East Bay worked with a local junior high to make 5 short safety videos and hopes to expand the program and distribution of the videos in the upcoming months. 3. Redwood Coast Chapter- The Sonoma County Regional Parks successfully recruited and trained 10 new lifeguards for Spring Lake this summer. They also had a 2-day intensive training for supervisors this year. The season ran May 24-September 7th at Spring Lake and June 28th – September 7th at Healdsburg Veterans Beach. In addition to the Vamos a Nadar program, Sonoma County Regional Parks started a new program in conjunction with Santa Rosa Parks & Rec which was the Redwood Coast Open Water Junior Lifeguard Camp. The program consisted of 4 hours of lifeguard training followed by boating safety, CPR and First Aid. The week ended with a 1 day Jr. Lifeguard Competition. 4. Coeur d/Alene (CDA) Chapter- The season ran June 10 through August 25th. Believe it or not, it actually snowed on June 10th, so no guards were in the stands and instead spent the day on USLA training. On August 3rd, the CDA lifeguard staff competed against the Hayden staff in the 2008 Lifeguard Challenge. The camaraderie between the two staffs was increased and there is interest in expanding the competition next year. The CDA lifeguards had the opportunity to provide coverage for the CDA Ironman and CDA Scenic Challenge Youth and Adult Triathlons. Also, the lifeguards hosted the Annual Mayor’s Mile on July 4th leading out the parade and advertising their staff to the crowds along the parade route. 5. Hayden Chapter- The season ran June 14 – August 25th. Approximately 70 young people took swim lessons from the newly certified Hayden lifeguard staff. The first annual Hayden View Triathlon took place on August 15 & 16th with approximately 100 kids and 200 adults taking part in the competition. 6. Competition- Lake Mendicino or Sand Harbor, 2009 – thank you East Bay for hosing the event this year on July 22 & 23, 2008. 7. Next Regional Board meeting and election of officers will be held in Truckee, CA – Friday, February 20, 2009.

Page 1 of 2 Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration

1. The Northwest Region would like to request that Regional Competitions receive some financial support (ie. $500 - $1,000) from Patagonia and other National funding efforts.

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association Pacific Islands Region Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 President: Ralph S. Goto

Activities, Accomplishments, and Information (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Chapter Reports: a. Hawaiian Lifeguard Association 1) A documentary film “Guardians of the Sea,” featuring North Shore lifeguards, was produced by Charlie Annenberg Milgarten of the Annenberg Foundation won the Peoples Choice award at the Maui Film Festival in June of this year. www.explore.com 2) The Hawaii Beach Safety Website is going through a major overhaul to make the site more user-friendly and easier to navigate. The Hawaii Tourism Authority assisted in the development of the website with a major grant. www.hawaiibeachsafety.org 3) Coastal Watch has installed five beach cameras on selected Oahu beaches to assist the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division with surveillance at these areas. www.coastalwatch.com b. Kauai 1) The Kauai Chapter continues its ongoing efforts to support the activities and programs of the Ocean Safety Bureau. Increases in personnel, equipment, and budgets have been the result of hard work of staff members and support from the Kauai Lifeguard Association and the Kauai Water Safety Task Force. 2) Kauai Junior Lifeguards successfully defended their state JG supremacy by winning the State Lifeguard Championships held at Ala Moana Beach in August. 3) Education and prevention programs targeting visitors to Kauai are ongoing and have taken on a sense of urgency following a number of tourist drownings during the past months. 4) Kalani Vierra and his daughter Eliza were crowned the 2008 World Tandem Surfing Champions.

c. Hawaii Island The Aquatics/Ocean Safety Division is now under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii County Fire Department, which has resulted in organizational stability and increased budgets.

d. Maui The Maui County Aquatics Division has a new chief and is continuing discussions regarding reorganization with the current administration.

2. New Guam Chapter: in May 2008, Pacific Islands Region representatives Ralph Goto, Kalani Vierra, and Archie Kalepa, and Encinitas CA Marine Safety Captain Larry Giles traveled to Guam to conduct rescuecraft training for 30 fire, police, lifeguard and military personnel. The training was coordinated by Coast Guard Chief Doug Samp and funded by the Guam Visitors Bureau.

Page 1 of 2 In addition to conducting the training course, Goto was able to meet with government and tourism officials to discuss the need to upgrade lifeguard services on the island. A new chapter, the Guam Lifesaving Association, was formed during the visit and will be assisted by the region in its to improve drowning prevention efforts for the island.

3. The seventh annual Duke’s Oceanfest was conducted during the week of August 17-24, with a team of California lifeguards organized by LA County’s Jay Butki winning the prestigious Waterman Challenge event at Waikiki Beach. Thanks to FINIS for their generous support of the Surf Polo Tournament.

4. In September of this year, Pacific Islands representatives Ralph Goto, Brian Keaulana, and North Shore lifeguard Vitor Marcal traveled to Brazil and conducted lifeguard and rescuecraft training for firefighters and lifeguards in the city of Recife, “the shark attack capital of Brazil.” The group spent two days in Rio de Janeiro hosted by ILS Medical Advisor Dr. David Spzilman, and participated in a a surfing event at Santos, a beach near the city of San Paulo, where a Guinness World Record was established by having 87 people ride a single wave.

Attachments

Guam Rescuecraft Operators Class May 2008

David Spzilman, Brian Keaulana, Ralph Goto with Rio lifeguards September 2008

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association South Atlantic Region Activity Report

Date: November 4, 2008 President: Tom Gill

Introduction

Thanks to the Southeast Region for hosting the meeting in Cocoa Beach. There are discussions underway this week that are examining the regional boundaries of the South Atlantic and Southeast Regions. In the view of the SALA, what is most important is that the United States Lifesaving Association is stronger as a result of any changes. That should be the purpose of all of the regional and local organizations that exist under the umbrella of the USLA. To examine this thought further, it is obvious that a stronger region means a stronger USLA. However, the inverse is true in that a weaker region means a weaker USLA. Membership drives this organization and any changes to regional boundaries must partly be meant to spur membership rather than simply transferring members from one region to another. Proposals to change regional boundaries should include any and all options that may strengthen the USLA and every Region that serves it.

Activities, Accomplishments, and Information (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. The SALA Regional Championships were held for the first time in Carolina Beach, NC. The competitors were treated to first rate accommodations, surf conditions and post race festivities. Many thanks to Simon Sanders, Pleasure Island Lifeguard Association, officials and volunteers. 2. The SALA met in Nags Head, NC, for its fall meeting. Thanks to Chad Motz and crew for hosting and the many delegates from around the region for making the trip. 3. The following are excerpts from a roundtable discussion by the members at the meeting on their current public education efforts: 3.1.1.1. Virginia Beach has a public education person attend all their surf camps and safety talks are given to all campers (over 800 participants). 3.1.1.2. Horry County has a junior lifeguard program that runs only during the school year. They also do school talks and hand out coloring books. They are involved in Public Safety Awareness Day that is hosted at the Dixie Stampede. 3.1.1.3. North Myrtle Beach gives out wrist bands with the corresponding tower number on them. The bands are color-coded. They also have animal themes as different beach accesses so that children can relate and remember where there area is. They gave out over 5000 wrist bands this summer. The city also hosts a big media day on the opening day of the season. 3.1.1.4. City of Jacksonville created the “Color me Beach Safe” coloring book that had characters as part of the theme. They also did something similar at the city’s pools. They gave out “Swim Near a Lifeguard” stickers and temporary tattoos. Ron also mentioned posting rip current information in hotel room and working with a local hospital as a sponsor. 3.1.1.5. Carolina Beach relocated the lifeguard station to the main boardwalk for easier accessibility to the public. There is a lifeguard there that can answer questions or a video on rip currents that continually plays. 3.1.1.6. Nags Head has “Swim Near a Lifeguard” stickers and magnets as well as a video (The Eena Project) that was produced by the sister of a woman who drowned in a rip current. Page 1 of 2 3.1.1.7. Corolla has a PSA that runs on a local channel. They also have the Seals program that is similar to junior guards. Local sponsors put together free goodie bags for the participants. 3.1.1.8. Kill Devil Hills is working with the Army Corps of Engineers to try and come up with a template that could predict when and where rip currents are most likely to form. 3.1.1.9. National Park Services has a junior lifeguard program but also has approximately 70 plus miles of beaches and there are townships without guards so they walk the beaches handing our rip current information as will as providing the information to local businesses. 3.1.1.10. Hilton Head does public education with elementary school classes. They also have a field day where classes travel out to the beach. They also work with the Coastal Museum and their turtle watch program. Hilton Head also uses radio and newspaper for information distribution. 3.1.1.11. Charleston has a SHARKs (Safety Health and Aquatic Rescue for Kids) program that is implemented in Charleston County after school programs. The focus is on self safety and awareness.

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association Southeast Region Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 President: Joe McManus

Introduction

This report will cover developments and activities in the various parts of the region including Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, the Florida Gulf, Central and Southeast Florida coasts and Puerto Rico, and it includes recommendations for board and committee consideration.

Activities, Accomplishments, and Information (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Melvin Shepard, of Orange Beach, Alabama, reports that Dauphin Island began providing, for the first time, lifeguard services on the west end of the island at the public beach. Dauphin Island officials have expressed interest in USLA certification, but the fledgling program suffered a setback when its beach area was washed away by Hurricane Gustav. Gulf Shores (Alabama) Ocean Rescue ended the season without a drowning at public beaches. The City of Orange Beach is continuing to provide lifeguard services on state owned beaches within its jurisdiction. Orange Beach lifeguards utilize various public information and education strategies including internet, public service announcements, and classroom visits. Its junior lifeguard academy graduated 38 juniors. USLA surf lifesaving and PWC academies were held in Orange Beach last spring and were well attended. There were two drownings in the area this year, pointing to the need for continued aquatic safety assessment. Southeast Region members continue to work towards issuing an assessment and recommendations report. 2. Gary Wise, Emerald Coast chapter president, reports that the chapter has been involved in developing strategies to increase support for lifeguard services in the area, with particular interest in both Panama City Beach, Florida, and Orange Beach, Alabama. He sites the combination of elected official apathy and private beach ownership as two major obstacles in bringing lifeguard services to these areas. Panama City Beach recently passed an ordinance defining a lifeguard as “dedicated” to lifesaving, but they have budgeted only $25,000 for the new city lifeguard service for the upcoming season. USLA SER members Bob West, Gary Wise and Joe D’Agostino have offered pro bono services in helping these areas, and Mr. McCrady will be coordinating a lifesaving academy next spring for Bay County and Panama City Beach. Mr. Wise further reports that junior lifeguard programs are growing in the panhandle, and an inaugural junior championship was hosted by Okaloosa County. The South Walton Fire District, as well as other area lifesaving operations, reported dramatic increases in all facets of lifesaving this past season due to increased rip current activity. 3. Rick Hinkson, Sarasota County, Florida, reports that a busy year included hosting the SE Regional Championships, which was attended by an “unofficial” Volusia County team. This event was followed by a visit from three different hurricanes, each of which brought “massive swells and dangerous rescues not ordinarily seen in Gulf waters.” Sarasota County lifeguards have also been cross-training local Fire Departments to help during water-related emergencies. 4. In Central Florida, the Brevard County Commission, as a result of a concerted effort by USLA SER members and local community activists, voted to increase funding to provide, for the first time, a minimal year-round lifeguard service in Brevard County. The efforts of G.S. “Jer” Storrs and the reporting of Donna Balancia and John Glisch of Florida Today deserve special recognition in this accomplishment. It has been reported by Lifeguard Chief Wyatt Werneth that over 45 rescues have been performed by Brevard lifeguards since the year-round program went into effect. Page 1 of 3 5. In South Florida, the budget axe has been affecting various lifeguard operations, including Lake Worth and Lantana. The City of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea continues to have an ongoing drowning problem due to the absence of lifeguards on its public beach. This is a matter USLA SER will become more aggressively involved with over the next few months. Mr. McCrady reports that the fourth USLA SER Surf Lifesaving Training Officer Academy will be held at The Breakers in Palm Beach on December 8th through 12th, with discounted room rates for the event. He also reports the SER Winter Competition Series is underway with surfboat, surfski, paddleboard, 5K run and 1,000 meter fin swim events to take place in consecutive months. The City of Fort Lauderdale has proposed to host the 2009 USLA Lifeguard Nationals, which, if accepted, would take place August 6-8, 2009. 6. For the four days preceding the Fall Board of Directors Meeting in Cocoa Beach, SER members Glen Kuehner and Felix Romero will instruct a forty-hour PWC Rescue Academy at the host site. The Educational Conference will include two medical presentations, a kite-surfing rescue presentation and a presentation on the drowning problem in Puerto Rico. UPR Sea Grant Director, Ruperto Chaparro, has been actively soliciting support for a USLA certified lifeguard service in Puerto Rico. It is our hope that his presentation will generate interest that will translate to an action plan among USLA members. 7. Florida open water lifesavers were recently granted constituency group status to the Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Emergency Services Advisory Council. This status has two major benefits: it promotes awareness, among the state’s various emergency services, of the role that open water lifesavers play in the integrated EMS system, and it creates networking and funding opportunities to get public safety education out to various citizens groups. SER lifesavers Dennis Ward, Rob Rogerson, Jim McCrady, Jo Wagenhals, and Luiz Morizot have been involved with this project thus far, and it appears to be a promising vehicle for public education. 8. The Southeast Region is exploring a continued collaborative working relationship with the Florida Coastal Management Program (DEP) in order to provide educational opportunities to Florida’s citizens and visitors. Program Director Danny Clayton has suggested holding forums throughout the state to promote coastal awareness issues that would include strategies for deploying lifeguards in areas where there are none. 9. The Southeast Region and the Volusia County Chapter of the South Atlantic Region have expressed an interest in discussing with the South Atlantic Region the ramifications of changing our regional boundaries. President Tom Gill and I have agreed to discuss the matter with interested members at the fall meeting. 10. Southeast Region membership numbers have leveled off at just over 400 professional members for 2008-2009. Junior lifeguard memberships decreased by 300 from last year. In all likelihood, due to smaller government budgets, next year’s numbers will be worse. As the SER has relied almost exclusively on membership dues to finance its work, we need to find new revenue sources to facilitate our continued efforts. It would be helpful to have financial support coming in from the national level. SER supports any effort to hire a national CEO who could develop fund generating programs and sponsorships. 11. I would like to thank the many lifesavers who are involved in the day to day protection of the public. I especially thank the SER executive board, the area representatives, the committee chairs and directors for giving to the USLA mission. I do appreciate you “staying in touch.” Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration

1. Competition Committee: Endorse Fort Lauderdale’s proposal to host 2009 Nationals. 2. Certification Committee: Discuss the issue of changing the USLA ARRT program to facilitate greater interest and participation. Explore possibility of creating a fee based national certification card for individual professional lifeguards. 3. Ways and Means Committee: Explore ways of generating funds needed to hire a CEO for USLA.

Page 2 of 3 4. Membership Committee: Explore ways of creating a sponsor based membership kit that will increase membership by 1,000 in the coming year. 5. Executive Committee: Determine whether or not our relationship with SHP should continue.

Page 3 of 3 United States Lifesaving Association SOUTHWEST REGION California Surf Lifesaving Association

Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 President: Robert McGowan

Introduction

Thanks to President Joe McManus and the Southeast Region for hosting the Fall 2008 USLA Board of Directors Meeting. Although I don’t think it was quite as record breaking as the summer of 2007, the summer of 2008 was a good one for most of us in the CSLSA. The City of Huntington Beach had another year of Ocean Force filmed on their shores that I hope proves to be as good as last year. They also negotiated a deal with Toyota to outfit them with a brand new fleet of vehicles. Ocean Force also filmed the San Diego Lifeguard Service this summer. The State Parks Lifeguards managed to avoid the drastic budget cuts proposed by the governor and were able to adequately staff their beaches. Their proposal to fund their operation through a ten dollar fee for each registered vehicle in California in return for free day use at State Parks, called the State Park Access Pass was supported by the CSLSA, but unfortunately did not make it out of the legislature into the budget in this era of no new taxes. Los Angeles County became the first green government lifeguard service when they entered into a deal with the Ford Motor Company to supply them with a fleet of Ford Eclipse hybrid vehicles. So we are moving forward in many ways. The weather this fall has been exceptional. The water temperature in the South Bay is still 65 to 66 degrees as I write this report.

Activities, Accomplishments, and Information (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. For the first time in several years we were able to hold the Junior Lifeguard and Lifeguard Regionals on back-to-back days at the same venue. Thanks to Seal Beach and Captain Joe Bailey and his staff. We will be returning to Seal Beach again next year for our regional championships on July 24 and 25. 2. LACOLA and the County of Los Angeles Fire Department Lifeguard Division hosted the 2008 USLA Nationals at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Kudos to Charlotte Graham and Jay Butki as event organizers. Comments I heard included “best ever” and “great venue.” All and all, I think it was one of the best Nationals I have attended. We actually had three days in a row of morning to night sunshine, enough surf to make things interesting, and a good turnout in spite of the challenging economic conditions and the high cost of travel. As is the case with most of our events, none of this would have come to fruition without the efforts of Scott Hubbell and his company that provide a majority of the sponsorship. 3. Not wanting to rest on his laurels after Nationals, Jay Butki organized, coached and managed teams that competed in the “Waterman Challenge at Waikiki Beach” where the California team placed first and the “Sanyo Bussan Challenge” where the US team finished third, our first podium finish in an international competition in quite some time! Way to go Jay. Jay was also the manager, coach, and organizer of the California team that competed against the Victorians in the Wieland Shield, contested in Hermosa and Torrance Beach in early August. 4. CSLSA Executive Board member Alex Peabody has been busy on our behalf organizing our region’s next opportunity to host a national meeting. The meeting is scheduled for April 23 through 25, 2009 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove. Due to Alex’s connections with the State Parks System, this promises to be an outstanding meeting at a bargain price. 5. Our most recent CSLSA Board of Directors meeting was hosted by Mike Silvestri and the State Parks crew in La Jolla on October 16 and 17. It was probably the best attended regional meeting Page 1 of 3 ever with nearly 70 members in attendance. It was also an extremely productive and rewarding meeting. I presented the USLA National Lifesaving Award to the Long Beach Lifeguards' Project Ecuador on behalf of USLA President Chris Brewster, who was unable to attend because he was representing the USLA at the Lifeguard Standards Coalition in Colorado Springs. 6. The Competition Committee had a well attended and very productive meeting. They reviewed our regional and national championships and came up with suggestions to improve future competitions. We are going to attempt pre-registration for Regionals next year, and add additional volunteer officials for Regionals based on the number of competitors a chapter has. The committee agreed to add a Women’s Taplin Relay and Open Men’s and Women’s Board Relay to the schedule. The USOC National Governing Body proposal was discussed in depth and the following recommendations are offered: “The Competition Committee supports the NGB USOC membership proposal in concept and believes there are many positives to the proposal, especially for Lifeguard and Junior Lifeguard Competition, but has concerns about the implementation options as presented and believes more research is required. Further research is also necessary on the potential pitfalls or negatives, and increased administrative costs to this organization of becoming a NGB member of the USOC. Regarding the election of athlete representatives and the 20% rule, it was pointed out that both Greg Boyer (husband of Newport Beach’s Reenie Boyer) and Ryan Bailey (brother of Seal Beach’s Joe Bailey) have served on US Water Polo which has a 10 member National Board with 2 Athlete members (1 male, 1 female) elected from the US National Teams annually. We propose that the CSLSA Executive Board support the concept but refer the proposal to the USLA Competition Committee for further research and review at the USLA Board of Director’s meeting in Cocoa Beach.” 7. Our Exchange Committee hosted two visiting lifeguards from New Zealand this summer. The visitors had a great time and attended many activities including Regionals and Nationals. Kristin Buhagiar from Laguna Beach and Ian Christensen from LA County were selected to represent the CSLSA in New Zealand for the 2008/2009 Lifeguard Exchange. Both Delegates have experience, excellent recommendations, and they should represent us well down under. 8. Our Special Awards and Presentations Committee (Heroic Acts) had three submissions, two of which are being referred to the National. Letters of Commendation were issued to two California State Parks lifeguards for the other submission. 9. The Job Titles Committee had an excellent turnout and lots of passion. All in attendance agreed upon the importance of unifying job titles in the future. Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego County each submitted a job title matrix that were approved by the CSLSA Board of Directors. There is still much work to be done and the next step may be to develop some models based on current fire or law enforcement models. 10. Twenty-nine agencies were represented at the Junior Lifeguard Committee meeting. They reviewed the regional and national competitions, as well as the Cal State Games and the Santa Barbara Festival. Winners were selected for the 2008 Photo Contest, with LA County JG’s taking top honors in all categories awarded. Winners were presented a $500 scholarship. The committee will again purchase Tidelines tide calendars for all California JG’s. According to our numbers we have 6684 Junior Lifeguard members! 11. The Membership Committee discussed the problems and frustrations with the new membership program and data base. All attendees agreed that the increase in the membership fee had little or no affect on membership drives. Potential kit items for next year were discussed with a sports bag, long-sleeve shirt, short-sleeve shirt, sunscreen and sports bottles being the preferred items. The committee will purchase a new two year supply of CSLSA stickers. Two potential new chapters were given provisional approval pending submission of the completed applications and fees by December 31, 2008. The chapters are Santa Barbara County Lifeguard Association and North Island Lifeguard Association (San Diego). 12. The Public Education Committee was well attended. They updated the online Inventory and Needs Matrix. They reviewed the Training DVDs developed by Evolution Video and discussed possible sources of a Public Education DVD. The committee decided to use some of their 2008 budget to

Page 2 of 3 produce additional book covers utilizing the JG artwork. They are also looking into stickers, bookmarks and magnets as possible Public Ed giveaways. 13. The Ways and Means Committee adopted a balanced budget for FY2009. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration

1. The CSLSA Board of Directors would like to revisit the United States Lifesaving Foundation’s election of officers. To be consistent with the philosophy of having regional bylaws and officers that mirror the national bylaws and officers, the foundation ought to have at least a President, Secretary and Treasurer. We have yet to hear a compelling reason why we should not have at least three foundation officers. If a region or regions object to not having a foundation treasurer, the USLA and foundation ought to add a treasurer for transparency, oversight, liability protection and sound business practice. 2. While we support the USOC affiliation proposal in principle, we believe there is no need to rush into changing the bylaws until all other options have been explored. We believe more research is necessary and would like to see the proposal referred to the Competition Committee for further investigation of possible alternative ways to meet the athlete membership requirement. 3. We would like to suggest that the Certification Committee explore the possibility of endorsing a beach driving vehicle operator training program. California State Parks has offered their curriculum as a starting point.

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert McGowan President California Surf Lifesaving Association

Page 3 of 3 United States Lifesaving Association Contracted Staff Liaison Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Ed Zebrowski

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Maintained communication between SHP and the Board through President Brewster and Legal Advisor Chip Moore on any and all sponsorship opportunities. 2. Followed up on contract with Eyeking (Hobie). Legal Advisor has approved contract for review and discussion at this meeting. 3. Maintained constant contact with SHP to discuss possible sponsorships and reasons for non- renewal of sponsorship. I will let SHP present the specifics in his report. Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. SHP contract 2. SHP has requested that the USLA form a committee of three to review and discuss his proposals so as to not hold up the approval process and miss any opportunities. 3. Ford Motor Company proposal. Will present specifics as known at this time, if not outlined in SHP report.

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Certification Committee Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Eric Bauer Committee Members: Vice Chair Tim Harmon Northwest Cathy VonWald Southwest Bill Richardson Pacific Islands Ralph Goto Gulf Coast Kim Tyson Great Lakes Jerry Gavin New England Not Represented Mid Atlantic Dave Shotwell South Atlantic Scott Petersohn Southeast Jim McCrady Medical Advisor Dr. Peter Wernicki

Introduction

There are 112 lifeguard and ARRT agencies either certified or pending certification. There are 3 new Lifeguard Certification applications for this meeting and 1 new ARRT application. We will be discussing 20 Certifications at this meeting. We also will be discussing a variety of proposals and continuing with some old business.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Sent and reviewed certification and recertification packages for the following. 1.1. ARCVLSC Jax Beach Ocean Rescue, FL 1.2. Boca Raton, FL 1.3. Camp Pendleton, CA 1.4. Cape May Beach Patrol, NJ 1.5. Destin Fire Control District, FL 1.6. Encinitas, City of, CA 1.7. Nag’s Head Ocean Rescue, NC 1.8. Palm Beach, Town of, FL 1.9. Port San Luis Harbor District, Avila Beach, CA 1.10. Rochester Hills, MI 1.11. Santa Cruz Fire Dept, Marine Safety Div, CA 1.12. Scarborough Beach State Park, ME

Page 1 of 2 1.13. Seal Beach Lifeguards, CA 1.14. St. Lucie County, FL 1.15. Bellows Air Force Base, HI New 1.16. Flagler Beach, City of, FL New 1.17. City of Morro Bay, CA New 1.18. Berkeley, City of Fire Dept. ARRT New 1.19. Rehoboth Beach, DE Holdover 1.20. AMR, Oregon Holdover Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Review Certifications 2. Old Business 2.1. Certification Stickers 3. New Business 3.1. New Jersey State Police Open Water 3.1.1. Rescue Awareness level 3.1.2. Operations level 3.2. Commercial Activity by Lifeguards Statement 3.3. Course Completion Cards Proposal Attachments

1. Commercial Activity Memo 2. Course Completion Card Memo 3. Certified Agencies Spread Sheet 4. New Jersey State Police Open Water Rescue Program 4.1. Awareness Level 4.2. Operations Level

Page 2 of 2 UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM STATUS rev:10/22/2008)

Total Lifeguard and ARRT Agencies: 112 Region 7 Pacific Island Lifeguard Agencies Approved: 107 ARRT Applications Approved: 1 7 Northwest Regular: 61 30 Southwest Advanced: 46 1 Gulf Coast First Time Applications in Progress: 3 First Time Applications in Progress: 1 25 Southeast 22 South Atlantic Subtotal: 110 Subtotal: 2 18 Mid-Atlantic 1 New England 1 Great Lakes 112 First Next Certification Certification Certificate Lifeguard Agency Approved Status Expires Level Officer Region Sent

Lack's Beach Service, Inc., SC ######## Nov-95 Revoked Nov-08 Regular Brown, Duke South Atlantic Cape Canaveral, FL May-98 Lapsed May-06 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 04/27/04 Hampton (City of - Buckroe Beach), VA May-00 Lapsed May-06 Regular Foxwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 06/20/03 American Medical Response, OR* May-01 Pending May-07 Advanced Dan McCormick Northwest 04/27/04 Norfolk, VA (City of) May-01 Lapsed May-07 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 04/27/04 Citrus County Parks & Recreation, FL May-02 Lapsed Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast

ARCVLSC/Jax Beach Ocean Rescue, FL Nov-02 Certified Nov-08 Regular Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 10/20/2006 Boca Raton, FL Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 11/10/05 Camp Pendleton, CA Nov-99 Certified Nov-08 Regular Bauer, Eric Southwest 11/10/05 Cape May Beach Patrol, NJ Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Regular Kiziukiewicz, Ed Mid-Atlantic 10/20/06 Destin Fire Control District, FL Nov-05 Certified Nov-08 Advanced McCrady, Jim Southeast 11/10/05 Encinitas (City of), CA* Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 10/20/06 Nag's Head Ocean Rescue, NC Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 11/10/05 Palm Beach (Town of), FL Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 11/10/05 Port San Luis Harbor District (Avila Beach), CA Nov-99 Certified Nov-08 Regular Gould, Rick Southwest 11/10/05 Rochester Hills, MI Nov-05 Certified Nov-08 Regular Gavin, Jerry Great Lakes 11/10/05 Santa Cruz, CA Fire Department Marine Rescue Division Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Advanced Drake, Carl Southwest 03/13/07 Scarborugh Beach State Park, ME* Nov-02 Certified Nov-08 Regular Shotwell, Dave New England 10/20/06 Seal Beach, CA Nov-99 Certified Nov-08 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 10/20/06 St. Lucie County, FL Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Advanced McCrady, Jim Southeast 10/20/06

Bethany Beach Patrol, DL May-96 Certified May-09 Advanced Simmons, Bill Mid-Atlantic 06/01/09 Brevard County Ocean Lifeguard Div, FL May-94 Certified May-09 Regular Wotton, Phil Southeast 06/01/09 Dewey Beach Patrol May-99 Certified May-09 Regular Tim Harmon Mid-Atlantic 06/01/09 Camp Surf (YMCA), San Diego May-98 Certified May-09 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 06/01/09 Cape May Point, NJ (Town of) May-98 Certified May-09 Regular Harmon, Tim Mid-Atlantic 06/01/09 Carolina Beach Police Department May-06 Certified May-09 Regular Duke Brown South Atlantic 06/01/09 Charleston County Park & Recreation, SC May-96 Certified May-09 Regular Scott Petersohn South Atlantic 06/01/09 Clearwater Beach Patrol, FL (City of) May-98 Certified May-09 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/01/09 Delray Beach Ocean Rescue, FL Nov-95 Certified Nov-08 Advanced Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/01/09 Galveston Beach Patrol, TX May-96 Certified May-09 Regular Gavin, Jerry Gulf Coast 06/01/09 Imperial Beach, CA (City of) May-98 Certified May-09 Advanced Rohrer, Don Southwest 06/01/09 Indian River County Ocean Rescue, FL May-03 Certified May-09 Advanced McCrady, Jim Southeast 06/01/09 Hawaii (County of), HI May-96 Certified May-09 Regular Goto, Ralph Pacific Island 06/01/09 Kauai Lifeguards (County of), HI May-98 Certified May-09 Regular Goto, Ralph Pacific Island 06/01/09 Maui (County of), HI May-96 Certified May-09 Regular Goto, Ralph Pacific Island 06/01/09 Kure Beach (Town of) May-06 Certified May-09 Regular Duke Brown South Atlantic 06/01/09 Long Beach Marine Safety Division, CA May-94 Certified May-09 Advanced gould, rick Southwest 06/01/09 Los Angeles City, Dept of Parks & Rec., CA May-97 Certified May-09 Advanced Rohrer, Don Southwest 06/01/09 Mauna Kea Beach Resort, HI May-96 Certified May-09 Regular Goto, Ralph Pacific Island 06/01/09 New Jersey (State Dept. Env. Protection) May-98 Certified May-09 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 06/01/09 Palm Beach County, FL May-96 Certified May-09 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 06/01/09 Pinellas County Park Department May-03 Certified May-09 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/01/09 Pismo Beach, CA* May-95 Certified May-09 Regular Eric Bauer Southwest 06/01/09 Pompano Beach, FL May-96 Certified May-09 Regular Wotton, Phil Southeast 06/01/09 Port Hueneme (City of) Beach Lifeguards May-06 Certified May-09 Regular Don Rohrer Southwest 06/01/09 San Diego Lifeguard Service, CA May-94 Certified May-09 Advanced Larry Giles Southwest 06/01/09 Santa Rosa Island Authority, FL May-03 Certified May-09 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/01/09 Sea Bright (Borough of), NJ May-02 Certified May-09 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 06/01/09 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, VA May-98 Certified May-09 Regular Brown, Duke South Atlantic 06/01/09 Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, NC May-03 Certified May-09 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 06/01/09

Beach Services Limited,Surfside, SC. Nov-06 Certified Nov-09 Regular Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 03/13/07 Boynton Beach, FL Nov-03 Certified Nov-09 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 03/13/07 Coronado, CA (City of) Nov-00 Certified Nov-09 Advanced Larry Giles Southwest 11/13/03 Coeur d'Alene, ID (City of) Nov-98 Certified Nov-09 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 03/13/07 Del Mar Nov-06 Certified Nov-09 Advanced Rohrer, Don Southwest 03/13/07 Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA Nov-00 Certified Nov-09 Advanced Fennell, Bob Northwest 03/13/07 Jacksonville, City of Nov-08 Certified Nov-09 Advanced Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 05/17/07 Newport News, VA Nov-99 Certified Nov-09 Advanced Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic Ocean Beach (Village of), NY Nov-03 Certified Nov-09 Advanced Tim Harmon Mid-Atlantic 03/13/07 Santa Barbara (City of), CA Nov-00 Certified Nov-09 Regular Rick Gould Southwest 03/13/07 South Walton Fire District Nov-06 Certified Nov-09 Regular Jim McCrady Southeast 03/13/07 Virginia Beach Department of EMS Nov-03 Certified Nov-09 Advanced Brown, Duke Mid-Atlantic 03/13/07

Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue (City of) May-07 Certified May-10 Regular Scott Petersohn South Atlantic 05/22/07 Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL May-01 Certified May-10 Advanced Wise, Gary Southeast 05/22/07 Hayden, ID May-04 Certified May-10 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 05/22/07

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Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue (Town of), NC May-01 Certified May-10 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/22/07 Los Angeles County Parks Department, CA May-04 Certified May-10 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest Miami Dade Fire Ocean Rescue Nov-07 Certified May-10 Regular McCrady, Jimn Southeast 05/22/07 Nassau County Ocean Rescue, FL May-04 Certified May-10 Regular Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 05/22/07 North Myrtle Beach Nov-07 Ceritified May-10 Regular Scott Petersohn South Atlantic 05/22/07 Sonoma County Parks and Recreation, CA May-01 Certified May-10 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 05/22/07

Aloha Surf Lifesaving Nov-07 Certified Nov-10 Regular Goto , Ralph Pacific Island 11/13/07 Atlantic Beach Patrol Division, FL Nov-94 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 11/13/07 Brick, NJ Nov-07 Certified Nov-10 Regular Shotwell, David Mid-Atlantic 11/13/07 California State Parks, CA Nov-04 Certified Nov-10 Regular Gould, Rick Southwest 11/13/07 Corolla Ocean Rescue, NC Nov-04 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 11/13/07 Deerfield Beach Ocean Rescue, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-10 Regular Tracy Clint Southeast 11/13/07 Delaware State Parks, DE Nov-98 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Kizuikkiewicz, Ed Mid-Atlantic 11/13/07 East Bay Regional Park Dist., CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-10 Regular McCray, Jim Northwest 11/13/07 Hollywood, FL Nov-95 Certified Nov-10 Advanced McCrady, James Southeast 11/13/07 Honolulu Ocean Safety (City & County of), HI Nov-94 Certified Nov-10 Regular Bauer, Eric Pacific Island 11/13/07 Huntington Beach Marine Safety Division, CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Giles, Larry Southwest 11/13/07 Lake Mission Viejo Patrol & Rescue Dept., CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 11/13/07 Lantana Marine Safety, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-10 Advanced McCrady, Jim Southeast 11/13/07 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Operations Nov-96 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 11/13/07 Martin County (Emergency Services), FL Nov-01 Certified Nov-10 Advanced McCrady, James Southeast 11/13/07 Newport Beach Fire Department, CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Giles, larry Southwest 11/13/07 Oceanside, CA Nov-04 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Giles, Larry Southwest 11/13/07 Okaloosa May-07 Certified Nov-10 Regular Wise, Gary Southeast 11/13/07 Ponte Vedra Inn and Club Nov-04 Certified Nov-10 Regular Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 11/13/07 Santa Barbara (County of), CA Nov-10 Certified Nov-10 Regular Rick Gould Southwest 11/13/07 St. Johns County - Division of Beach Safety, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-10 Advanced Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 11/13/07 Sarasota County Lifeguards, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-10 Regular mcmanus, joe Southeast 11/13/07 Ventura County Harbor Department, CA May-01 Certified Nov-10 Regular Rohrer, Don Southwest 11/13/07

Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ May-95 Certified May-11 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 05/25/08 The Breakers, Palm Beach , FL Apr-08 Certified May-11 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 05/25/08 Fenwick Island Beach Patrol, DE May-05 Certified May-11 Regular Kiziukewicz, Ed Mid-Atlantic 05/25/08 Ft. Lauderdale Ocean Rescue, FL May-05 Certified May-11 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 05/25/08 Kitty Hawk Ocean Rescue, NC May-02 Certified May-11 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/25/08 Laguna Beach, CA May-95 Certified May-11 Advanced Richardson, Bill Southwest 05/25/08 MCCS Water Safety Kaneohe Marine Corps Base* Nov-99 Certified May-11 Regular Goto, Ralph Pacific Island 05/25/08 Neptune Beach Public Safety - Lifeguard Division, FL Nov-96 Certified May-11 Advanced Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 05/25/08 North Island Lifeguard Serv., San Diego, CA May-08 Certified May-11 Advanced Hidalgo, Richard Southwest 05/25/08 Ocean City Beach Patrol, NJ May-02 Certified May-11 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 05/25/08 Ocean Grove, NJ May-95 Certified May-11 Advanced Mogck, Buzz Mid-Atlantic 05/25/08 San Clemente Marine Safety, CA May-97 Certified May-11 Advanced Richardson, Bill Southwest 05/25/08 Sandpoint, ID (City of) May-99 Certified May-11 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 05/25/08 Sea Colony Beach Patrol, DE May-08 Certified May-11 Regular Harmon, Tim Mid-Atlantic 05/25/08 Sea Girt Beach Patrol, NJ May-97 Certified May-11 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 05/25/08 Shore Beach Service (Hilton Head), SC May-95 Certified May-11 Regular Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/25/08 Solana Beach (City of) May-97 Certified May-11 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 05/25/08 US Ocean Safety May-97 Certified May-11 Advanced Richardson, Bill Southwest 05/25/08 Volusia County Beach Patrol, FL May-95 Certified May-11 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/25/08

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Dept,* May-05 Pending McCrady, Jim Southeast Rehoboth Beach Patrol, DE* May-08 Pending Harmon, Tim Mid-Atlantic

Bellows Air Force Station, HI Pending New Ralph Goto Pacific Island Flagler Beach, City of, FL Pending New Scott Ptersohn South Atlantic Morro Bay, City of, CA Pending New Rick Gould Southwest

San Francisco Fire Department, CA May-97 Certified May-09 ARRT McCormick, Dan Northwest Central Fire Department - Santa Cruz, CA Nov-03 Nov-06 ARRT Gould, Rick Southwest 11/13/2003 Kauai (County of) Fire, HI Nov-97 Nov-00 ARRT Goto, Ralph Southwest Maui (County of) Fire, HI ARRT Goto, Ralph Southwest

* Six month grace period granted

2 of 2 M E M O R A N D U M

DATE: October 20, 2008

TO: USLA Certification Chair Eric Bauer

FROM: USLA President B. Chris Brewster

SUBJ: Commercial Activities by Lifeguards

I wish to propose that the National Certification Committee consider recommending to the USLA Board of Directors that the USLA modify the Guidelines for Open Water Lifeguard Agency Certification as they relate to commercial activities by lifeguards.

On page 3 of the guidelines, there is presently an introductory note which states as follows:

To be certified an agency must adhere to the following USLA requirement: "Lifeguards assigned to supervise an aquatic area shall not be subject to duties that would distract or intrude their attention from proper observation of persons in the waterfront area, or that prevent immediate assistance to persons in distress in the water. Specifically, lifeguards assigned to water surveillance shall not be assigned to any duties other than public safety."

I propose that this be modified as follows (or similarly):

To be certified an agency must adhere to the following USLA requirement: "Lifeguards assigned to supervise an aquatic area shall not be subject to duties that would distract or intrude their attention from proper observation of persons in the waterfront area, or that prevent immediate assistance to persons in distress in the water. Specifically, lifeguards assigned to water surveillance shall not be assigned to any duties other than public safety, such as commercial activities involving product sales or rentals."

M E M O R A N D U M

DATE: October 20, 2008

TO: USLA Certification Chair Eric Bauer

COPY: USLA Vice-President Kevin Sweat, USLA Treasurer Rob Williams

FROM: USLA President B. Chris Brewster

SUBJ: Course Completion Card Proposal

BACKGROUND

The United States Lifesaving Association has for many years offered a wide variety of programs at little or no cost. For example, our website is available at no cost and the curriculum of our National Certification Program is available at no cost. Our National Certification Program itself presently costs lifeguard agencies just $100 per year. Some of these agencies have annual budgets that easily exceed $1 million. In that context, the cost of national certification is quite low.

Virtually all USLA programs are run by volunteers, such as you, our Certification Officers, and members of the National Certification Committee. We have identified a pressing need for a professional staff to run the day to day business of the USLA, but we have not yet been able to generate adequate income to do so. Such a staff could, for example, handle the administration of the National Certification Program and could help the USLA identify fundraising opportunities, such as grants. Our inability to generate the necessary income to compensate a professional staff prompts a need to identify reliable sources of income that could be sustainable over time.

The agenda for the November 2008 Board of Directors meeting indicates that USLA membership is presently around 4,000 lifeguards. I would estimate that potential membership, including all beach lifeguards in the US, exceeds 100,000. Clearly, for reasons that we have yet to fully identify, a substantial percentage of beach lifeguards, who benefit by the work of the USLA, are not presently willing to pay the $30 membership fee we charge. While some lifeguard agencies support the USLA, for example by enrolling junior lifeguard members or helping to fund the cost of travel to Board meetings, it would appear that many provide limited or no financial support to the USLA. This is unfortunate in that lifeguard agencies are perhaps the greatest beneficiaries of USLA programs and standards, like the National Certification Program.

Since the initiation of the National Certification Program, in its current form, and indeed beforehand, there has been a desire of beach lifeguards trained under USLA standards to receive course completion cards, similar to those issued by the American Red Cross. These ARC course completion cards are issued at the successful conclusion of each

Page 1 of 3 course and refresher course. Typical fees paid to the ARC for lifeguard courses appear to exceed $150 per student, with refresher courses exceeding $100. In this context, the USLA is charging entire lifeguard agencies less for certification than the ARC charges each student in their certified courses. Clearly, the course delivery methods of the two organizations vary, but not as substantially as the income generated to the organizations.

It seems evident that the USLA is providing a substantial service through the National Certification Program at a tremendous discount to that of the ARC (and other similar providers). It seems equally evident that the USLA will be restricted in achieving our long-term goals if we continue to offer our valuable programs at little or no cost. The question is how to add value for which we can charge fees that reflect that value.

PROPOSAL

I would like to propose that the USLA create a program whereby lifeguards who complete USLA certified lifeguard training courses would be able to receive course completion cards from the USLA. These cards would be of high quality, similar to a NAUI or PADI scuba course completion card (our current membership cards), including student name, date of course completion, and the name of the certified agency where the course took place. The cards would nevertheless be optional, both to the agencies and the lifeguards themselves. If agencies wish to issue them, they would be able to do so by ordering them from the USLA. However, in cases that agencies do not wish to order them, individual lifeguards could do so on their own. This would therefore be an optional program that adds no obligatory cost to the current cost of agency certification.

The card itself would need to include information indicating that the training is location specific (i.e. only intended for the location where the course was provided and only good so long as the lifeguard is employed by the agency that provided the training). This would ensure clarity that, as our rules indicate, training in Oahu is not transferable to San Diego and vice-versa.

A USLA database program would need to be developed and made accessible to designated representatives of USLA certified lifeguard agencies. These representatives would be responsible for entering the names and key identifying data of students who have completed courses. A contractor would also need to be chosen to receive requests for cards, accept funds on our behalf, generate the cards, and mail them out. Once the names are entered in the USLA database, any agency or individual would be eligible to order course completion cards. At some point, once the system is in place and functional, we could allow certified agencies to enter the names of students in courses that took place in past years, during the period the agency was certified, and allow students of these courses to order cards as well.

It is proposed that these cards should be priced at a level that the market will bear and that will help fund the important work of the USLA. An example would be our cost plus $20 per card. It is further proposed that the cards be available only to current members

Page 2 of 3 of the USLA. This would ensure that, at least in the first year of service, those who receive the card must be enrolled as a USLA member. There would seem to be two ways to accomplish this goal. One would be to include the cost of membership in the cost of the card. Another would be to cross-check for membership and to withhold the course completion card until the lifeguard enrolls as a member. Including the cost of membership in the cost of the card might avoid complaints by agencies that we were forcing them to enroll students as members, but would also increase the cost of the card by the current cost of membership (now $30). In any case, it is proposed that we would charge the same amount for a replacement card as for a new card, with the same requirement of membership.

This approach involves a one-time card for original course completion. It does not involve recurring card issuance. An alternative concept to a one-time course completion card would be a similar model to that of the American Red Cross, as is the case for CPR classes, for example. Since the USLA requires that all lifeguards receive refresher training each year, a card could be issued annually, indicating that the lifeguard is currently trained in a USLA certified course. A potential advantage of this is greater income, depending upon cost. The potential disadvantage is resistance due to concerns over bureaucracy and cost. The USLA lacks administrative support likely needed to ensure that this could succeed.

I respectfully request that the National Certification Committee review this proposal and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors. I would appreciate it if you could comment generally on this concept, without specifically endorsing a particular cost structure. I believe that cost will need to be considered in light of a number of factors that do not relate solely to the National Certification Program. Nevertheless, I would appreciate you taking the lead on evaluating and commenting upon this proposal.

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United States Lifesaving Association Competition Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Ed Zebrowski Committee Members: Tim Gallagher, Kevin Sweat, Jerry Gavin, Jay Butki, Jim McCrady, Nick Svhriver,

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. National Team under manager Kevin Sweat and coach Tom McGibeny competed in Rescue 2008 in Germany. Congratulations to team members Kim Larson, Dana McCreary, Kevyn Murphy, Kathryn Noland, Mindy Nowviskie, Barbara Thomas, Chris Bernard, Dan Matta, Dustin McClarity, Corey McMeeking, Brian Murphy, and Matt Nunnally. Despite a tenth place team finish there were many outstanding individual performances. To the entire team your efforts and sacrifices on behalf of the USLA are sincerely appreciated. 2. Manhattan Beach Championships were very successful. 3. National team competed in Japan at the Sanyo Bussan International Lifesaving Cup in September. Once again Jay Butki took complete charge. With limited funding the team members had to provide much of their own funding to make this trip possible. In addition to Jay the team included Tracey Crothers, Caroline Marani, Tandis Morgan, Kristen Purdy, Emily Ward, Micah Carlson, Pat Cary, Dustin McClarity, Brian Murphy, and Garrett Thibodeau. The team enjoyed great success with an overall third place finish. Congratulations for a job well done. Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Manhattan Beach review 2. Review of A & B classifications and future possibilities. 3. Review of protests, disciplinary actions and future sanctions. 4. 2009 Championships 5. 2010 Championships (West Coast) 6. International Competitions Rescue Series, Sanyo Bussan, etc funding and team selections and contracts. 7. Vote on proposed rule changes Attachments

1. Proposed rule changes

Page 1 of 1 1. Proposed Rule Change; Southwest 1) add an Open Women’s Taplin Relay 2) Add a 3 person Open Men’s Board Relay and Open Women’s Board Relay 2. Proposed Rule Change; Southeast 1) Add a 70+ Age Division 2) Add an Open Men’s and Open Women’s Singles Surfboat race 3. Proposed Rule Change; Mid-Atlantic 1) If a new event is proposed it must include the event it is replacing 2) If a proposed rule is defeated it may not be resubmitted within 2 years

United States Lifesaving Association Heroic Acts/Recognition, Awards, and Presentations Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Adrienne Groh

Introduction The committee continues to work well as a team to bring recognition to lifesaving and honor those courageous individuals, and to recognize outstanding agencies for their dedicated service. We feel that it is an enormous accomplishment to launch the National Awards Program, which Mike Bartlett spent numerous hours working on with the help of the committee, to our members and Board of Directors. It is a program that we can all be proud of for the hard work we do all over the world. I also wish to thank Jerry Gavin for ordering the ribbons for all of our recognition categories for Class A uniforms.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Prepared the first two National Awards Program awards for Huntington Beach and Wrightsville Beach. 2. Recipient letters sent out to invite award recipients to the Cocoa Beach meeting. 3. Certificates for recipients that were voted on in Kauai

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting) 1. Discuss wording for award certificates and National Lifesaving Award template 2. Work on completion of Heroic Acts updated list for the website 3. Submissions

Attachments 1. Submissions from Kauai, April 2008 1.1. Ray Howell - Pacific Islands - Heroic Act (waiting on paperwork) 1.2. Rob Rogerson and Palm Beach County Guards - Southeast - Heroic Act (waiting on paperwork)

1.3. Long Beach Lifeguard Association - Project Ecuador for the - National Lifesaving Award

1.4. Michael E. James - Southeast - Medal of Valor – Approved

1.5. National Awards Program - Huntington Beach Surf Lifesaving Assoc. - National Award for Professional Achievement - Approved; presenting at this meeting

1.6. National Awards Program - Town of Wrightsville Beach - National Award for Commitment and Dedication to Public Safety and Education - Approved; presenting at this meeting

1.7. Summer Watson and Amy Dichiro - Southwest Region - Heroic Act - Approved; presenting to Amy at this meeting and Summer by Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Association

1.8. Michael Barrett, Moses Cuprill, and Raymond Johnson - Southwest – Heroic Ac t- Approved; to be presented by CA State Lifeguards

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard Activity Report

Date: November 4, 2008 Committee Chair: Reenie Boyer Committee Members: NE – No Participation MA – Denise Blair (Secretary), Charlie Hartl, Bill Oat GL – Andrew Braudy NW – Nick Schriver SA – Ron Watson GC – Tony Pryor SE – Joe D’Agostion SW – Charlotte Graham, Jon Mitchell (Junior Jam Editor) PI – No Participation

Introduction

The Junior Lifeguard Programs enjoyed a successful 2008 season.

Discussion Items: (At This Meeting)

1. Photo Contest – We will judge the 2008 photo contest during our Committee meeting.

2. JG USLA Rules – The Junior Lifeguard National Rules are currently posted on the USLA web site.

4. JG National Competition – The 2008 Junior Lifeguard National Competition was hosted on August 7th by LACO in Manhattan Beach. All participants enjoyed a fun and safe competition. A special Thanks to our lead official Tom Daly. We look forward to hearing about the 2009 Junior Lifeguard National Competition.

5. Junior Jam Publication – Junior Jam Editor, Jon Mitchell has requested you e-mail him all articles for our next Junior Jam section of the American Lifeguard Magazine.

6. USLA JG Program Guidelines – At our Committee meeting we will review our current JG Program Guidelines and discuss possible updates. The last Guidelines were approved in 1999.

7. Junior Lifeguard USLA Membership – Awards will be presented during our Committee meeting to each Chapter for JG membership. A special Thanks to Charlie Hartl for answering all of our questions.

Page 1 of 2 GALVESTON, TX 89

ATLANTIC BEACH, NY 26 LONG BEACH, NY 301

AVON BY THE SEA, NJ 89 CAPE MAY, NJ 60 CAPE MAY POINT, NJ 11 MANASQUAN, NJ 42 OCEAN GROVE, NJ 67 SEA GIRT, NJ 112

BOCA RATON, FL 82 DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 1 DELRAY BEACH, FL 50 EMERALD COAST, FL 45 FT LAUDERDALE, FL 52 PALM BEACH CO, FL 6 POMPANO BEACH, FL 118

CAPITOLA, CA 80 CALIFORNIA STATE 202 CORONADO, CA 13 DEL MAR, CA 1 LA CITY, CA 56 LA LAKES,CA 26 LA COUNTY, CA 2,576 LAGUNA BEACH, CA 443 LONG BEACH, CA 40 LAKE MISSION VIEJO, CA 198 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 1,264 OCEANSIDE, CA 538 PENDLETON, CA 29 PISMO, CA 114 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 444 SAN DIEGO, CA 47 SAN LOUIS OBISBO, CA 68 SANTA BARBARA, CA 180 SANTA CRUZ, CA 72 SEAL BEACH, CA 268 VENTURA, CA 25

TOTAL 7, 835

8. Round Table - ☺

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association Membership Activity Report Date: Nov. 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Charlie Hartl Committee Members: GC/Peter Davis GL/Joe Pecoraro MA/Bart Mattaliano NE/Vacant NW/Cathy Von Wald PI/Ralph Goto SA/Mickey Hutto SE/Joe McManus SW/Charlotte Graham Introduction

During the past six months much has been accomplished. The new Web-based membership database has been in development and is operational now. All membership data is in the new program and we are continuing to update it and make changes to make it more user friendly. I would like to thank Charlotte Graham for the great work in helping with the development of the database. Rob Williams has also helped greatly with the merger of the new credit card processing program. Lastly, many inquiries from members and region representatives were received and answered.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Web-based membership database – All regions will be able to access their area of the new database starting from this meeting. Each region should designate 1 or 2 persons with this responsibility. We will start with review access and then adding tasks(input actions) as needed. 2. This year’s kit will included the following: personalized membership card, personalized luggage tag, embroidered patch, bumper sticker and decal. The Junior kit is a personalized membership card, bumper sticker and decal. 3. The membership web-based program should over time lower processing costs of the kit. 4. Membership totals are as follows (these are not final figures):

VOTE Reg./Type LG LF AL COUNT AS PM SUBTOT JR TOTALS GL 14 3 2 19 1 20 0 20 GC 82 1 0 83 0 83 89 172 MA 1072 6 6 1084 12 1096 525 2121 NA 2 0 2 6 8 8 NE 6 6 4 10 10 NW 111 1 112 5 117 0 117 PI 61 61 61 61 SA 835 1 836 1 837 88 925 SE 412 2 3 417 3 1 421 354 775 SW 668 12 22 702 12 714 6666 7380 TOTALS 3263 25 34 3322 44 1 3367 7722 11089 LG = Professional Member, LF = Life Member, AL = Alumni Member, AS = Associate Member, PM = Perpetual Member, JR = Junior Member Only LG, LF, & AL members are voting members. The Southwest is still entering members to the database.

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Membership By-Law is up for a vote changing the membership year start date to 4/1. 2. A membership drive incentive program is also to be discussed (see attachment). 3. New ideas and designs for next year’s kit are solicited. 4. Start a National Membership lottery as an additional incentive to join the association. A 10’6” rescue board was donated by the USLA National Team. The board was presented to the team at the Sanyo-Bussan Surf Lifesaving Challenge this past year. The membership committee thanks Jay Butki, manager and the members of the USLA National Team. A drawing to determine the winner of this board will held at the committee meeting. M E M O R A N D U M

DATE: October 20, 2008

TO: USLA Membership Committee Chair Charlie Hartl

COPY: USLA Vice-President Kevin Sweat, USLA Treasurer Rob Williams

FROM: USLA President B. Chris Brewster

SUBJ: Membership Incentive Program Proposal

BACKGROUND

The United States Lifesaving Association, including our Regions, relies primarily on chapters for recruiting members. Clearly, some chapters are quite effective at recruiting, whereas others are not as effective. Encouraging chapter level recruiting is essential to furthering our goal of achieving and sustaining high levels of membership.

All chapters are required, under the USLA Bylaws, to define a “sphere of influence” that does not conflict in any manner with the sphere of influence of any other USLA chapter. This sphere of influence includes beach lifeguards working for a designated employer or employers, or within a designated geographic area. In this way, the number of potential members a chapter can recruit, who are working lifeguards, can be identified. Once this number is known, each chapter’s success in recruiting currently employed lifeguards can be determined, by comparing potential working lifeguard members to actual members. In addition to working lifeguards, chapters can also recruit retired lifeguards (also as Professional Members) and formerly employed lifeguards (as Alumni Members). Ideally, chapters will have 100% membership of all currently employed lifeguards in their sphere of influence, as well as additional formerly employed lifeguards.

Recruiting typically becomes more challenging when the total number to be recruited increases. Thus, chapters with a larger number of potential members within their sphere of influence typically have a greater challenge to high percentages of membership than those with a smaller number of potential members. Nevertheless, recruiting involves hard work on the part of all chapters.

Presently, local chapters receive no income for recruiting members unless they charge higher dues than the regular National dues, or unless their Region provides them with some rebate of membership dues. This is because the member dues are $30, split evenly between the USLA and the Regions, with no income to chapters. Thus, those primarily responsible for USLA member recruiting receive no certainty of income for their work on our behalf. What incentives do we offer for recruiting?

Page 1 of 3 PROPOSAL

I would like to propose that a voluntary recruiting incentive program be created for all USLA chapters. For those chapters wishing to participate, rewards could be offered for certain benchmarks of recruiting. For example, chapters able to recruit a total number of members that equates to 50% of the number of currently employed lifeguards within their sphere of influence could be recognized in American Lifeguard Magazine at the silver level and offered a rebate check equivalent to $1 per member, with $.50 contributed by the National and $.50 contributed by the Region. Chapters able to recruit a total number of members that equates to 75% of the number of currently employed lifeguards within their sphere of influence could be recognized at the gold level in American Lifeguard Magazine and offered a rebate check equivalent to $2 per member, with $1 contributed by the National and $1 contributed by the Region.

In addition to monetary rebates and recognition, I would recommend that we give out prizes for the highest percentage achievers each year. This ratio might be a bit complicated, since a chapter could achieve over 100%. The reason for this is that we can only be sure of the total number of currently employed lifeguards in the sphere of influence of the chapter, and not the number of total potential members including retired and alumni lifeguards. For example, let’s say a chapter has 50 employed lifeguards within its sphere of influence. If, for example, this same chapter recruits all of the current working lifeguards and 50 retired Professional and/or Alumni Members, it would actually achieve a 200% ratio.

Prizes could be purchased by the USLA or donated by sponsors. For example, a pending sponsorship agreement with Eye-King involves a donation of sunglasses to the USLA. We would need however, to identify items that would be desirable to an entire chapter and not only to individuals. This may require cash prizes. For example, we could decide that the chapter with the highest percentage of membership in the US would receive, in addition to any other cash rebates, $2 extra per member, the runner up an extra $1.50 per member, and the third runner up an extra $1 per member, again split between income to the Region and the National. The idea would be to ensure that our cost of prizes is easily offset by an overall (national) increase in membership. It is possible that some employers may be paying the cost of USLA membership. I would recommend that chapters in this situation may need to be excluded, since there is no incentive for recruiting in this instance.

To participate in such a program, chapters would need to be required to submit evidence of the total number of potential, currently employed Professional Members within their designated sphere of influence (which would also need to be identified). Where considered necessary, chapters could be required to submit evidence thereof, such as a memorandum from the agency involved regarding the total number of employees who would qualify as currently employed Professional Members.

Page 2 of 3 Success of a program of this nature would be dependent upon strong publicity to chapters to let them know of the possibilities. An article in ALM and ultimate publication could be helpful. It should be expected to take a period of years to have full benefits.

Certainly their must be a variety of other ways to incentivize strong recruiting at the chapter level. These are some examples that are aimed at accommodating variations in potential chapter size, while encouraging excellence. My recommendations here are aimed at spurring thoughts about how to encourage chapters to do a better job of recruiting members.

Page 3 of 3 United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Activity Report

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Denise Blair – [email protected]; [email protected] Committee Members: Tom Daly – Mid Atlantic; Andy Braudy – Great Lakes; Peter Davis – Gulf Coast; Nick Shriver – Pacific Northwest; Mike Beuerlein – Southwest; Jo Wagenhals – Southest; Adrienne Groh – South Atlantic

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Beach Safety Week Challenge – The Public Education Committee held the first annual Beach Safety Week Challenge. Agencies were asked to submit a written description and pictures of any Beach Safety Week Program they hold. The top three winners were to receive awards. Huntington Beach Patrol is the only agency that submitted an entry. Huntington Beach Patrol will be presented a plaque at the Fall Meeting.

2. The Public Education Chair was asked to write a book review of Cabo and Coral Go Surfing for the ALM.

3. USLA Public Education Material – A binder was created for each region containing an example of all the Public Education material available as well as the wish list for all the regions.

4. Joe Jean has been working to obtain free or reduced printing for all of the Public Education materials.

5. World Report on Child Injury – Mr. Brewster asked the committee to complete a survey for the European Child Safety Alliance. The survey identified child friendly information and material available from the USLA. This information will be added to UNICEF’s internal resource library for future reference. Attachments:

1. Child Friendly Version – World Report on Child Injury

Page 1 of 1 Child Friendly Version – World Report on Child Injury

Information Template

WHO and UNICEF are currently collaborating on the development of a World Report on Child Injury Prevention anticipated to be released in late 2008. The Report will present what is known about each type of child injury including risk factors and good practices for prevention and will provide recommendations specific to each type of injury as well as overall recommendations for countries. To compliment the World report UNICEF and WHO are also developing a child-friendly version to more effectively communicate the main messages of the World Report to children 8-12 years of age. To support the development of the child friendly version the European Child Safety Alliance, on behalf of UNICEF and WHO, are conducting a worldwide environmental scan to identify and obtain age appropriate interactive educational resources designed to increase awareness, build knowledge, entertain and engage children with respect to injury risks, injury prevention & safety promotion. The resources obtained through the scan will be used to inform the development a child-friendly version of the World Report on Child Injury Prevention and will subsequently be added to UNICEF’s internal resource library for future reference.

The scope for this scan is as follows: Child: resources targeted to children 8 to 12 years of age Resource: any educational resource that promotes awareness or provides information and/or educational development. This includes but is not limited to print materials (brochures, information sheets, activity sheets, puzzles, storybooks, comics, magazines), educational curricula, video/DVDs and interactive print and computer applications (games) Timeframe: resources developed in past 10 years Language: all English language resources but also non-English resources with age appropriate graphics or puzzles. Topic: resources addressing the risks and prevention of unintentional injury including motor vehicle injury, drowning, falls, burns, poisonings, dog bites, etc. or the promotion of safety related to these issues.

Instructions for completing template by May 9, 2008 : For each resource you are aware of that falls within the scope of the scan please: 1. Complete the attached form and email to [email protected] Note: If you are aware of a resource and do not have all the information but can provide contact information for responsible organisation please complete as much as possible and we will follow-up. 2. If available electronically email resource to [email protected] 3. If available in hard copy only mail to: European Child Safety Alliance, PO Box 75169, 1070AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thank you for your assistance in this endeavour. Office use only: -1

Name of resource: usla.org, Teacher Education Section Agency/organization United States Lifesaving Association responsible: Contact person: Denise Blair, Public Education Chair Address: 11 Des Moines Ct Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 Phone number: 732-915-4012 Email: [email protected] Website: usla.org

Type of resource: please indicate type of resource by ticking the appropriate box(es) Print material

brochure information sheet activity sheet puzzle storybook comic magazine summary of a report other

Visual materials (photographs, drawings, posters) Educational curricula Video/DVD Game Other coloring book, activity book

Aim(s) of resource: please briefly describe the aim(s) of the resource The aim of the Teacher Education section of usla.org is to make all of the material developed by the Public Education Committee readily available for the public and educators.

Target age: please indicate the approximate target age range for the resource by filling in the blank (e.g., 5-9 years, 10-12 years) 3-18 years

Language: please indicate the language(s) of the resource by filling in the blank (e.g., English, German) English, Spanish

Gender relevance: please indicate the target gender(s) by ticking the appropriate box Male Female both Male and Female

Office use only: -2

Timeframe: please indicate the timeframe for the resource (e.g., 2002) by filling in the blanks 1995- present Year developed 1995- present Year released 2008 Year of most recent distribution

Location: please indicate the target country and/or region and if different the country where the resource was developed (e.g., South Africa, India) United States

Distribution: please indicate where and how the resource was distributed by filling in the blank (e.g., distributed hard copies to all schools in Mexico) All of the material is available on the usla.org website under teacher education. All material may be downloaded and reproduced. Description of the resource: please provide a short description of the resource including how it is ‘child friendly’ and whether it is part of a broader initiative The teacher education section of usla.org contains all of the material developed by the Public Education committee. There are coloring books, activity books, rip current brochures, rip current posters, bookmarks as well as several other resources. The materials are targeted for different age groups.

Evaluation of the resource: please indicate if the resource has been evaluated from the perspective of appeal to target age group No Yes (if yes, please describe below)

Completed by: Denise Blair Date: May 9, 2008 Address: 11 Des Moines Ct Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 Email: [email protected] Phone number: 732-915-4012

Office use only: copy available for UNICEF: Yes No Child Friendly Version – World Report on Child Injury

Information Template

WHO and UNICEF are currently collaborating on the development of a World Report on Child Injury Prevention anticipated to be released in late 2008. The Report will present what is known about each type of child injury including risk factors and good practices for prevention and will provide recommendations specific to each type of injury as well as overall recommendations for countries. To compliment the World report UNICEF and WHO are also developing a child-friendly version to more effectively communicate the main messages of the World Report to children 8-12 years of age. To support the development of the child friendly version the European Child Safety Alliance, on behalf of UNICEF and WHO, are conducting a worldwide environmental scan to identify and obtain age appropriate interactive educational resources designed to increase awareness, build knowledge, entertain and engage children with respect to injury risks, injury prevention & safety promotion. The resources obtained through the scan will be used to inform the development a child-friendly version of the World Report on Child Injury Prevention and will subsequently be added to UNICEF’s internal resource library for future reference.

The scope for this scan is as follows: Child: resources targeted to children 8 to 12 years of age Resource: any educational resource that promotes awareness or provides information and/or educational development. This includes but is not limited to print materials (brochures, information sheets, activity sheets, puzzles, storybooks, comics, magazines), educational curricula, video/DVDs and interactive print and computer applications (games) Timeframe: resources developed in past 10 years Language: all English language resources but also non-English resources with age appropriate graphics or puzzles. Topic: resources addressing the risks and prevention of unintentional injury including motor vehicle injury, drowning, falls, burns, poisonings, dog bites, etc. or the promotion of safety related to these issues.

Instructions for completing template by May 9, 2008 : For each resource you are aware of that falls within the scope of the scan please: 1. Complete the attached form and email to [email protected] Note: If you are aware of a resource and do not have all the information but can provide contact information for responsible organisation please complete as much as possible and we will follow-up. 2. If available electronically email resource to [email protected] 3. If available in hard copy only mail to: European Child Safety Alliance, PO Box 75169, 1070AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thank you for your assistance in this endeavour. Office use only: -1

Name of resource: USLA/NOAA Rip Current DVD Agency/organization United States Lifesaving Association responsible: Contact person: Denise Blair, Public Education Chair Address: 11 Des Moines Ct Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 Phone number: 732-915-4012 Email: [email protected] Website: usla.org

Type of resource: please indicate type of resource by ticking the appropriate box(es) Print material

brochure information sheet activity sheet puzzle storybook comic magazine summary of a report other

Visual materials (photographs, drawings, posters) Educational curricula Video/DVD Game Other ______

Aim(s) of resource: please briefly describe the aim(s) of the resource The objective of the Rip Current dvd is to educate the public on rip currents. The dvd explains what causes a rip current and how to escape a rip current.

Target age: please indicate the approximate target age range for the resource by filling in the blank (e.g., 5-9 years, 10-12 years) 7-adult years

Language: please indicate the language(s) of the resource by filling in the blank (e.g., English, German) English

Gender relevance: please indicate the target gender(s) by ticking the appropriate box Male Female both Male and Female

Office use only: -2

Timeframe: please indicate the timeframe for the resource (e.g., 2002) by filling in the blanks 2007 Year developed 2008 Year released 2008 Year of most recent distribution

Location: please indicate the target country and/or region and if different the country where the resource was developed (e.g., South Africa, India) United States

Distribution: please indicate where and how the resource was distributed by filling in the blank (e.g., distributed hard copies to all schools in Mexico) Distributed copies of the dvd to the regions of the United States Lifesaving Association Description of the resource: please provide a short description of the resource including how it is ‘child friendly’ and whether it is part of a broader initiative The USLA/NOAA Rip Current dvd was designed to reach a variety of ages. The purpose is to educate the public on the dangers of rip currents as well as how to escape a rip. The dvd includes interviews with lifeguards as well as video clips of rip currents.

Evaluation of the resource: please indicate if the resource has been evaluated from the perspective of appeal to target age group No Yes (if yes, please describe below)

Completed by: Denise Blair Date: May 9, 2008 Address: 11 Des Moines Ct Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 Email: [email protected] Phone number: 732-915-4012

Office use only: copy available for UNICEF: Yes No United States Lifesaving Association Ways & Means Committee Activity Report

Date: November 7, 2008 Committee Chair: Rob Williams Committee Members: Peter Davis (Gulf Coast/Secretary), Bob Moore (Southwest), Cathy VonWald (Pacific Northwest), Jerry Gavin (Great Lakes), Charlie Hartl (Mid Atlantic), Gary Wise (Southeast), Mickey Hutto (South Atlantic), Ralph Goto (Pacific Islands)

Introduction

As I stated in my Treasurer’s report, I will not be able to attend this Fall BOD Meeting. It will be my first meeting I have not attended since I have been a committee chair, and hopefully the last. I have confidence in the committee to move forward and establish a working budget for 2009. Thank you to Peter Davis who has been my secretary in the past and has agreed to chair the committee for the meeting.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Draft Budget – As per direction from the Executive Committee, I have solicited potential budget expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2009. With the input I received I have developed a draft 2009 budget with a minimum of 5% Income over Expenses. It will be the work of the committee to finalize this budget and have it approved at this meeting. 2. Bank of America Affinity Card – I have effectively transferred all information for the Bank of America Affinity Card Program to myself and the USLA. Bank of America has developed a flyer and weblink. The link is currently on our website and we are working to get more detailed information out to our members. 3. USLA National Games Entry Fee Allocation – At the Fall 2007 BOD Meeting, it was voted to allocate the monies earned minus expenses from the USLA Games Entry Fee to the National Competition Committee. With the USLA taking over the registration process, those expenses grew. I have asked the competition committee chair to re-visit the distribution for the entry fees between the host and the USLA. Especially when it comes to the late entry fee where the host receives 90% of the $50 Entry Fee. Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Review Current Balance Sheet (Attached on Treasurer Report) 2. Review January 1, 2008 – Present Budget (Attached on Treasurer Report) 3. Establish Budget from Draft 2009 Budget Attached 3.1. Accept and act on financial requests from committee chairs present at the committee meeting. Attachments

1. Draft 2009 Budget 2. Bank of America Affinity Card Flyer

Page 1 of 2 DRAFT United States Lifesaving Association Profit & Loss Budget Overview January through December 2009

Jan - Dec 09 Income ALM Revenue 16,000.00 Certification Fees 10,000.00 Competition Income 40,500.00 Donations 5,000.00 Heroic Acts Income 50.00 Interest 2,500.00 Membership Dues 167,500.00 Royalties 4,550.00 Sponsorship 16,000.00 Total Income 262,100.00

Expense American Lifeguard Magazine 57,000.00 Certification Administration 4,000.00 Competition 42,500.00 Database 3,000.00 Educational DVD 1,000.00 Heroic Acts 1,000.00 Insurance & Bonds 8,000.00 International Relations 4,000.00 Junior Lifeguards 1,000.00 Mailings 250.00 Marketing Agent Commissions 2,000.00 Membership Kits 56,000.00 Miscellaneous 1,000.00 Office Expenses 1,000.00 Presidential Discretionary Fund 2,000.00 Professional Fees 3,500.00 Public Education 10,000.00 Public Relations 500.00 Regions % of Member Dues 32,000.00 Telephone/Internet 500.00 USLA Travel and Meetings 11,000.00 Website 7,000.00 Total Expense 248,250.00

Income Over Expenses 13,850.00

DRAFT

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association Educational DVD Working Group Committee Activity Report

Date: October 24, 2008 Committee Chair: Dominic Lerma Committee Members: Ralph Goto, Mike Hensler, Tim Harmon, Jim McCrady, Scott Peterson, Mike Beuerlein, Gerry Falconer

Introduction

The Educational DVD Working Group Committee was established shortly after the Fall 2007 USLA Conference in order to provide regional input for various training DVD’s in production. To date, three Training DVD’s have been produced: Code X, Components of a Rescue and Water Observation. While not yet in circulation, these DVD’s will soon be available for purchase. Tru TV and Evolution Production Company contracted with the City of San Diego Lifeguard Service last summer to produce a third season of Beach Patrol, now called Ocean Force. As a result, another training DVD is currently in production. This training DVD is titled “Beach Vehicle Operations”. Regional representatives will review the DVD during the upcoming USLA Board of Directors Meeting and Conference.

Activities and Accomplishments

Evolution Production Company has produced and submitted a rough cut of the fourth training DVD, Beach Vehicle Operations, to the City of San Diego. A representative from each region of the USLA will review this DVD in order to ensure its contents are universally accepted by each region. Having viewed the DVD, I believe it will be useful in our collective efforts to provide necessary training to our vehicle drivers.

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution

1. The committee will require three to four hours in order to review the Beach Vehicle Operations training DVD. 2. The committee will develop and provide a recommendation to the Executive Committee regarding what each training DVD should cost to purchase. 3. The committee will continue to encourage any agencies participating in the production of Ocean Force to place language in their respective contracts requiring the production of training DVD’s. 4. The committee will discuss the priority of future training DVD’s should any agency execute a contract with Tru TV and Evolution that includes the production of training DVD’s. Past discussions with work group members show a desire to produce training DVD’s in the areas of PWC operations and crew, equipment selection and water rescue techniques.

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Grant Solicitation Committee Activity Report & Agenda Item(s)

Date: Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Committee Chair: James Hamilton McCrady V Vice Chair: Gary Wise Committee Members: Denise Blair - Mid-Atlantic Chris Graham - Southwest Peter Davis - Gulf Coast Joe McManus - Southeast Jo Wagenhals - Southeast Mike Bartlett - Southwest Rob Williams - Southwest Introduction

At the conclusion of the USLA Spring National Board Meeting, it was decided that a review of the below attached “MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING/GENERAL WORK PLAN,” submitted by Mr. John O’Malley, of O’Malley International Associates, was in order by the USLA Legal Advisor. Due to the unforeseen health issues of the Legal Advisor, and unless he indicates to the contrary, this will be tabled until the next meeting. Activities and Accomplishments

1. The committee reached the consensus opinion that John O’Malley (professional grant writer and lead instructor for the Grant Institute - www.omalleyinternational.com) should be retained in a professional capacity to work on behalf of the USLA in securing grant moneys. 2. His proposal (attached below) was presented to the Executive Board of Directors. 3. It was decided that his proposal needed some fine-tuning and explanation with respect to how payment would be disbursed to Mr. O’Malley for his grant-writing work. 4. USLA National Legal Advisor, Chip More, stated he would look over the proposal, contact Mr. O’Malley and work out the details.

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

If the proposal submitted by O’Malley International Associates does not meet the needs of the USLA, I propose contacting the following additional grant writing companies:

• Grant Writing and Nonprofit Specialists, Inc.: http://grantproposalservices.com • Resource Associates Grant Writing & Evaluation Services, Inc.: http://www.grantwriters.net • U. S. Grant Writers: http://www.usgrantwriters.com • GrantWorks: http://grantworksgrants.googlepages.com • Seliger + Associates Grant Writers: http://www.seliger.com United States Lifesaving Association Proposal May 16, 2007

To: Jim McCrady - Grant Writing Committee Chair From: Mr. John O’Malley, Principal United States Lifesaving Association O’Malley International Associates www.omalleyinternational.com Subject: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING/GENERAL WORK PLAN This will serve as a Memorandum of Understanding and General Work Plan between O’Malley International Associates and the United States Lifesaving Association. This engagement will focus on providing quality grant development and proposal writing services that will expand and enhance the USLA’s mission and programs. Based on our conversation and research of the USLA’s key goals, we understand that you are interested in increasing the national number of qualified ocean rescuers. We are also aware that the USLA hopes to broaden public awareness of their lifeguard agency certification program and other public safety endeavors. Furthermore, we understand the USLA is seeking funds to support the development of lifeguard training videos to train its ocean lifeguards more consistently and comprehensively. O’Malley International Associates is well positioned to effectively help you achieve your goals. For the past 14 years, we have collaborated and worked with all kinds of non-profit organizations to successfully raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. We have helped generate key development partnerships and increased their funding streams in a systematic and cost-effective manner. We also currently train and advise executive directors and development staff at nonprofit agencies and universities on how to approach grant makers and how to prepare persuasive proposals. Therefore, our scope of work on behalf of the USLA, for a period of three months beginning June 2007, will encompass the following: • Prepare a brief, written assessment of current grant seeking potential and short-term information requirements, following strategy sessions with USLA officials. • Develop realistic, time-bound grant-seeking and proposal development strategies. • Identify pertinent information on potential grant makers. • Produce a briefing book that profiles a minimum of 20 possible funding sources that match the current needs of the USLA. • Develop, prepare and write a minimum of 20 letter proposals over the project period for use in approaching potential foundations. • Prepare one full proposal template, which can be customized for submission to relevant foundations and benefactors. • Make phone calls and appointments, if necessary, to possible grant makers; perform all relevant follow-up activity; and document all communications and progress. • Produce monthly reports on grant development progress.

Because of the unique nature of this project and under the terms of such an agreement, the USLA will provide O’Malley International Associates with an advance monthly retainer fee of $1,700.00 (20 hours per month @ $85 per hour) for three months. Additionally, the USLA will pay O’Malley International Associates, pending approval, an hourly rate of $85/hour should there be special requests for grant development work that is beyond the scope of this agreement. This engagement may be extended or terminated by either party, or by mutual agreement, with proper written notice of two weeks. ______Mr. John O’Malley Jim McCrady

O’Malley International Associates Grant Writing Committee Chair United States Lifesaving Association Date ______Date ______

United States Lifesaving Association Education Conference Oversight Activity Report

Date: November 3, 2008 Committee Chair: Timothy M. Gallagher Committee Members: Kim Tyson, Dave Shotwell, Peter Davis, Joe McManus, Jim McCrady, Joe Wagonhalds, Eddie K, Ed the III, Chris Graham, Dave Foxwell, Rob McGowan

Introduction

The committee had a great first meeting in Hawaii and I look forward to keeping the momentum going.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

Have been in contact with Joe McManus about agenda for Cocoa Beach educational conference.

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Topics for Spring Meeting educational conference and future meetings. 2. Inventory of training materials. 3. Companion paper of educational conference.

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association American Lifeguard Magazine Activity Report

Date: Fall 2008 Committee Chair: Michael S. Bartlett Committee Members: Charlie Hartl, Mike Beuerlein, Joe McManus, Phil Rogers, Andrew Healey, Jo Wagenhals, Peter Hartsock, Peter Davis, Jon Mitchell

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. I’m very pleased to announce the birth of our second child Brandon Monte Bartlett on Oct. 13th at 7 lbs. 2 ozs. And 20 inches long. Both Leanna and the baby are home now and doing well. Dad on the other hand is another story though and needs to catch up on a number of projects which is why I couldn’t attend the Fall Meeting. Despite these new responsibilities, the magazine work continues and I want to thank everyone who continues to contribute by submitting articles and photographs. Again, thank you to Mr. Beuerlein for issuing my report, distributing extra magazines, and handling any other magazine related issues in my absence. I’ve asked Mr. Richardson again to act as the ALM Photographer for this meeting. Thank you to Mr. Hartl as always for continuing his efforts to handle membership issues that I regularly forward to him throughout the year. 2. The Spring 2008 Issue was behind schedule and renamed to the Summer Issue (3rd issue for membership year 2007/08). That issue was mailed out in July and utilized the Membership List for 2007/08. For the 2008-09 membership year, members will receive their first issue shortly (Fall 2008). The Fall 2008 Issue is completed and I expect to edit the final copy any day now. Printing and mailing should take place by Nov. 15th. 3. The cover shot for the Summer 2008 Issue was not awarded as I obtained permission to print it at no charge. Magazine printing reached 13,800 with total ad revenue dropping slightly to $7275. Four advertisers have not paid and I will follow-up with them. The Summer Issue came in at $0.707 in per issue cost. Please see the attached ALM Budget for details. 4. Again, the Fall Issue is due out shortly so the next deadline for content is Dec. 1 for the Winter Issue. Printing and mailing deadline is set for Feb. 1, 2009. 5. The ALM Budget for 2008/09 is included as a separate attachment and is based on 13,800 issues. If our membership totals change, the printing and mailing costs will change respectively. Despite the slumping economy, ad revenues for the next several issues remain solid but are expected to decline as the economy continues to struggle. Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Per the recommendation of the President, it is a goal to revise/update our Magazine Media Kit for advertisers to be placed on our website (pending project).

Page 1 of 1 2008-2009 ALM Projected Per Issue Budget (Printing & M ailing Costs) EXPENSES Per Issue Printing 13,800 issues (20 COLOR pages + 16 B&W) $ 11,882.00 $0.861 each Alternations to proof (scanning/design) $ 250.00 Mailing @ $0.295 per m agazine (est. per zip code) $ 4,071.00 Mailing Services (printing addresses) $ 1,200.00 Cover Shot Incentive $ 100.00 RoadRunner High Speed ISP (Mik e Bartlett) $ 90.00 Graphics & Design (Jennifer Velasquez $30 x 30 hrs.) $ 1,000.00 $ 18,593.00 ALM Annual Budget Alloc ation ($57,000) $ 55,779.00 3 issues per year REVENUE w/o ads Advertising (estimated target) $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 15,000.00 Est. Annual Income TOTAL PROJECTED COST PER ISSUE $13,593.00 $0.985 each $ 40,779.00 Annual Projection

Actual Per Issue Cost EXPENSES Winter 07 Spring 07 Fall 07 Winter 08 Summer 08 Fall 08 Printing 13,800 issues (20 Color + 16 B&W ) $ 11,832.00 $ 12,207.00 $ 12,202.00 $ 11,882.00 $ 11,785.00 Alterations to proof $ 150.00 $ - $ - $ - $ - Mailing @ $0.295 per m agazine $ 4,153.20 $ 3,545.66 $ 3,800.00 $ 4,137.28 $ 3,220.75 Mailing Services $ 1,184.00 $ 1,154.00 $ 1,102.00 $ 1,085.00 $ 1,085.00 Office (cover shot, misc. items) $ 100.00 $ - $ 35.00 $ 100.00 $ - Graphics & Design ($30/hr.) $ 980.53 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,018.24 $ 1,169.09 $ 942.81 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 18,399.73 $ 17,906.66 $ 18,157.24 $ 18,373.37 $ 17,033.56

REVENUE (advertis ing) $ 4,415.00 $ 5,355.00 $ 7,460.00 $ 8,715.00 $ 7,275.00 TOTAL ACTUAL (minus revenue) $ 13,984.73 $ 12,551.66 $ 10,697.24 $ 9,658.37 $ 9,758.56 $0.95 each $0.848 each $0.775 each $0.70 each 0.707 each 1-Expenses does not show ad commissions for Editor which vary from 0%-30% (contract origination) 2-Ad revenue shows maximum billing total (may vary depending on billing cycle & ability to collect payment) 3-If there are any discrepanies, please refer to the USLA Treasurer's Report for exact numbers to date 4-Winter 08 Issue ad insert (Finnis) insert cost was $2590 and revenue was $3700 ($1000 in net af ter mailing increase) 5-Four ads are past due for collections on Summer 08 Issue United States Lifesaving Association National Curriculum Accreditation Program Activity Report

Date: November 1st, 2008 Committee Chair: Kim W. Tyson

Committee Members:

Mr. Robert Ogoreuc- Mid-Atlantic Region Mr. Julian “Duke”Brown South Atlantic Region Mr. Joe McManus Southeast Region Mr. Daniel McCormick Northwest Region Mr. Nick Lerma Southwest Region Mr. Peter Davis Gulf Coast Region Mr. Joe Pecoraro Great Lakes Region Mr. Ralph Goto Pacific Islands Region

Introduction

The committee would like to thank Mr. Carl Martinez for his work and years of service as chairman of this committee. We deeply appreciate all of the time and efforts Mr. Martinez has given to further USLA educational programs and his commitment to lifesaving. We also would like to recognize Julian “Duke” Brown, Robert Ogoreuc, Peter Davis, and Nick Lerma for their continue efforts on this educational program. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting in May 2008)

1. The Lesson plan project of 26 lessons ( one for each 26 chapters of the USLA manual) have been reviewed by Chair and graduate research intern. 2. Test –bank-questions have been updated by Mr. Julian “Duke” Brown of South Atlantic and are ready for review by committee for final review 3. Power Point Project has been developed by Mr. Peter Davis & Ms. Gretchen Tyson of Gulf Coast, have been reviewed and updated with photos and graphics 4. Data base project – Data base of 4,000 colleges and universities has been completed by Ms. Allannah Thomas and is available 5. Committee members have conducted teleconference to tentatively plan final review of educational materials produced to date of the project. Plans are also being arranged for a working meeting in early Jan. 2009 to finalize all educational components and present final educational products and package to President by Jan. 31st and Board of Directors at 2009 Board of Directors Meeting. 6. All committee members will be contacted by email and teleconference by November 25th and Teleconference is being set up for December with all committee members to discuss final review and components of educational project. 7. Mr. Dave Foxwell has also volunteered to review materials and will be involved in review process.

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Representation and input from all regions of USLA is continuing. The committee has made contact with representatives from across USLA regions . Input from across the USA is recommended and encouraged. 2. The completed educational program and package –Lesson Plans, PowerPoint, test questions, Data base and support materials will be published and available for distribution and national roll out to the USLA Regions and agencies will be made available for 2009. 3. Funding for teleconferences and travel for final working meeting will need to be discussed by the President and Board of Directors at Fall 2008 meeting. Two working days of meetings are suggested at a central location in the US. Groups have meet in Chicago and Austin in the past for educational writing projects. Additonal possible sites of Atlanta and Dallas have been discussed. 4. Present final educational program and package to President and Board of Directors for approval prior to national roll out of materials and resources.

(Signed) Kim W. Tyson Chairman National Curriculum Accreditation Program

United States Lifesaving Association Public Information / Public Relations Activity Report

Date: November 4, 2008 Committee Chair: Tom Gill Committee Members: TBA

Introduction/Comments

Our goal to become the go – to organization in open water safety is coming to fruition each summer. When tragedy struck in New York with multiple drowning victims over a short period of time, my phone was ringing as well as that of President Brewster’s. During the next 48 hours there were multiple national reports given using the expertise of our members. And while I am happy to jump in when I am needed, I look forward to getting the directory from Bill Richardson so I can utilize the numbers in the directory and direct media requests to USLA members in their area of interest in the shortest time frames possible. I see this committee chairmanship becoming more and more a PIO focused position contrary to our earliest goals of trying to use it to grow the popularity among our own members and the public at large. I think the membership committee takes responsibility for our members knowing more about us and the education committee is just one of the many committees that helps spread the word of the USLA to the public through its many good works. I do think it is imperative that anyone speaking on behalf of the USLA understand our policies on a national level. There are regional and local differences among us, but there should be “talking points” (for lack of a better term) that everyone understands on the key issues and are able to relate to the media so we have a consistent message going forward.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Handled multiple media requests, passed some along to other members and handled some personally.

2. In order to insure the USLA presence on a national feed, I was able to coordinate a live shot from Virginia Beach in less than a day. (CBS Early Show)

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Gain access to the directory – suggest a google.docs link. 2. Examine potential changes to goals of committee/ position. 3. Discuss how to distribute “talking points” to members. 4. Open Discussion

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Sign Standards Activity Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Ralph S. Goto Committee Members: Dominic Lerma, Peter Davis

Introduction

The goals of the sign standards committee are to develop and have approved a set of sign standards that can be used at USLA beaches. To this end, a set of graphic symbols was approved at the Spring 2008 BOD meeting on Kauai.

Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. The committee chair has been in communication with Mr. Geoffrey Peckham, recently elected Chair of the ANSI Z535.2 Environmental and Safety Signs committee. It is our intent to standardize the beach warning signs to conform to the most recent ANSI Z535.2 standards. Examples of such signage are attached for review. Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. Committee Chair is seeking a vote of approval from the Board of Directors to continue the discussion with Mr. Peckham and proceed toward standardizing beach warning sign layouts Attachments

Three signs - mulitple versions.pdf

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Website Activity Report

Date: Nov. 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Charlie Hartl Co-Chair: Rob Williams Committee Members: James Heller Everyone welcome Introduction

As you can see above, we have a new co-chair and new member of the website committee. Rob will be working on bringing new technologies to the site and Jim is presently working on SEO (Search Engine Optimization). The committee will continue working with each committee and supporting them by helping deliver the important information they wished disseminated. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting)

1. Continued with changes to many areas of the site. 2. Added another 4 issues of our periodicals (list below). As you look at the list you may notice that the number of issues appear to change during some years. Without past publishing records or missing issues I have not been able to ascertain if certain issues were published. Hopefully, some effort can be made to find missing issues or update the list to show those that were produced. 5. Continued maintenance of the bulletin board. 6. Continued support of each committee.

Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (At This Meeting)

1. As requested from any committee.

Present List:

USLA PERIODICALS USNL = UNITED STATES LIFESAVING NEWS / USL = UNITED STATES LIFESAVING / AL = AMERICAN LIFEGUARD / ALM = AMERICAN LIFEGUARD MAGAZINE WEB Avail- WEB Avail- YEAR VOL ISSUE SEASON TITLE POST able YEAR VOL ISSUE SEASON TITLE POST able OCEAN 1978 1 1 GUARD X Yes 1992 8 Sum ALM X Yes 1992 8 3 Aut ALM X Yes 1993 8 4 Win ALM X Yes 1993 9 1 Spr ALM X Yes 1979 1 2 Sum USLN X Yes 1993 9 2 Sum ALM X Yes 1979 1 3 Win USLN X Yes 1993 9 3 Fall ALM X Yes 1994 10 1 Win-Spr ALM X Yes 1994 10 2 Sum ALM X Yes 1980 2 1 Sum USLN X Yes 1994 10 3 Fall ALM X Yes 1980 2 2 Sum USLN X Yes 1995 11 1 Win ALM X Yes 1995 11 2 Spr ALM X Yes 1995 11 3 Sum ALM X Yes 1981 3 1 Win-Spr USLN X Yes 1995 11 4 Fall ALM X Yes 1981 3 2 Sum USLN X Yes 1996 12 1 Win ALM X Yes 1996 12 2 Sum ALM X Yes 1982 4 1 Win USLN X Yes 1996 12 3 Fall ALM X Yes 1982 1 1 Jul/Aug USLN X Yes 1996 1997 13 1 Win ALM X Yes 1997 13 2 Spr ALM X Yes 1998 13 3 Sum ALM X Yes 1983 5 1 Spr USL X Yes 1998 14 1 Win ALM X Yes 1983 5 2 ESum USL X Yes 1998 14 2 Sum ALM X 1983 5 3 LSum USL X Yes 1998 ALM 1999 ALM 1999 ALM 1999 ALM 1984 1 1 Dec AL X Yes 1999 ALM 2000 ALM 1985 Spr AL X Yes 2000 ALM 1985 Sum AL X Yes

1986 1 4 Jan AL X Yes 2001 Win ALM Yes 1986 2 1 Mar AL X Yes 2001 Spr ALM Yes 1986 2 2 Sum AL X Yes 2001 ALM 1986 2 3 Aut AL X Yes 2001 ALM 1987 3 1 Win AL X Yes 2002 Win ALM X Yes 1987 3 2 Spr AL X Yes 2002 ALM 1987 3 3 Sum AL X Yes 2002 ALM 1987 3 4 Aut AL X Yes 2002 ALM 2003 ALM 1988 4 1 Spr AL X Yes 2003 Spr ALM Yes 1988 4 2 Sum AL X Yes 2003 Fall ALM X Yes 1988 4 3 Aut AL X Yes 2004 ALM 1988- 89 4 4 Win AL X Yes 2004 Spr ALM X Yes 1989 5 1 Spr AL X Yes 2004 Sum ALM Yes 1989 5 2 Sum AL X Yes 2005 Win ALM X Yes 1989 5 2 Aut AL X Yes 2005 ALM 1989- 90 5 4 Win AL X Yes 2005 Sum ALM X Yes 1990 6 1 Spr AL X Yes 2006 Win ALM X Yes 1990 6 AL 2006 Spr ALM X Yes 1990 6 3 Aut AL X Yes 2006 Sum ALM X Yes 1990 6 4 Win AL X Yes 2007 23 1 Win ALM X Yes 1991 7 1 Spr AL X Yes 2007 23 2 Spr ALM X Yes 1991 7 2 Sum AL X Yes 2007 24(23) 3 Sum ALM X Yes 1991 7 3 Aut AL X Yes 2008 25 1 Win ALM X Yes 1991- 92 7 4 Win AL X Yes

Executive Committee – Action Report United States Lifesaving Association Meetings of November 6 and 8, 2008 Attendance B. Chris Brewster, President Kevin Sweat, Vice President Nikki Bowie, Secretary Tony Pryor, President Gulf Coast Peter Davis, Liaison Officer Chris Graham, Executive Delegate Tim Gallagher, Advisor Tom Gill, President South Atlantic Joe Pecoraro, President Great Lakes David Robinson (for Cathy VonWald), President Northwest Rob McGowan, President Southwest Joe McManus, President Southeast Ed Zebrowski, President Mid-Atlantic Ralph Goto, President Pacific Islands Dr. Peter Wernicki, Medical Advisor

Rob Williams, Treasurer – excused and represented by Peter Davis Chip More, Legal Advisor – excused

1. Information and Discussion Items

1.1. Combined Federal Campaign [Sweat, Williams] – Mr. Sweat reported on the budget report produced and previously circulated by Mr. Williams. There is an expected increase in donations and donations should reach over $3000.

1.2. Non-SHP Sponsors [Brewster]

1.2.1. Ingram [Brewster] – Mr. Brewster contacted Ingram and they are interested in signing a three year agreement for $5000 similar to what has been signed in the past. This is pending approval by the Executive Committee of a contract with the company, once received.

1.2.2. Da Fin [Brewster] – There has been no change in the Da Fin contract and the USLA has been compensated in accordance with our agreement ($4,000 per year).

1.2.3. Zubrella [Brewster] – Due to a misunderstanding, there was a delay in receipt of annual funds from Zubrella in 2007. There was a request by Zubrella for the USLA to bill annually, which the Treasurer will handle. The income includes $2,000 cash per year, plus $1,500 ($500 each) for three full page ads in ALM each year, although the USLA will lose $500 due to one less copy of ALM in 2008.

1.2.4. First Aid for Kids [Brewster] – The First Aid for Kids relationship remains in force, with the USLA awaiting further progress.

1.2.5. OTC Solutions [Brewster] – No further income from OTC solutions is expected as the USLA has been advised by the company that they are no longer in business.

1.3. SHP Agreements [Zebrowski] – Mr. Zebrowski provided and update on existing agreements with SHP.

1.3.1. Patagonia [Zebrowski] – Patagonia is no longer going to be a sponsor of USLA as of 2009, reportedly due to lack of orders from USLA affiliated groups to offset sponsorship costs. There is the possibility that membership discounts will still be honored. The written contract with Patagonia expired in October 2007. Subsequent to the contract’s expiration, Patagonia has continued to extend various discounts to Board Members and others, has provided uniforms for officials at the 2008 Nationals, has provided certain uniform items for the National Team, and has contributed $5,000 to the USLA for its use. Patagonia also contributed $5,000 to LACOLA for conducting the Nationals.

1.3.2. FINIS [Brewster/Zebrowski] – The agreement with FINIS was signed subsequent to the April Board of Directors meeting with some slight modifications. USLA was given a check for nine months for 7% of all product sales in the amount of $400.87. FINIS agreed to offer a discount code to USLA members for 50% off of most FINIS items (USLA50). The company is happy with our partnership and would like to get the discount information out to all members.

1.4. Boeing Grant [Brewster] – Boeing denied our application for a third $5,000 grant. No specific reason was provided. To qualify for the grant, a Boeing employee must sponsor the applicant and the original employee that sponsored the USLA is no longer employed at the company.

1.5. Branding and Trademark [Brewster] – At the request of the Executive Committee our law firm was asked to review issues related to our intellectual property and what steps, if any, need to be taken to protect it. Paul Maier, an attorney who is a specialist in intellectual property (IP) at Dickstein Shapiro and a partner of the firm reported back as follows:

1.5.1. Crossed Oars Logo: The trademark of the crossed oars logo is in place as a registered trademark with the Trademark and Patent office; however, if the USLA does not take affirmative actions to protect use of the trademark, such as controlling when, where, and how it is used, trademark dilution may occur and the USLA could lose our rights to the trademark. Mr. Maier has agreed to review the current USLA policy on this issue and recommend modifications.

1.5.2. “American Lifeguard” Trademark: Our efforts to trademark American Lifeguard failed due to the failure of the attorney with whom we contracted. Dickstein Shapiro is willing to refile on our behalf, with the only cost being the application fee of about $325. Based on their advice, the President intends to send a demand letter to the prior attorney for the fees we have paid, in consultation with Dickstein Shapiro, and, if this is not successful, file a complaint with the Kentucky Bar, which might allow us to recoup the funds.

1.5.3. Lifeguards for Life: Dickstein Shapiro is also willing to file a trademark on the Lifeguards for Life logo and the Lifeguards for Life phrase. These would each be separate applications for about $325 each.

1.5.4. American Lifeguard Association: The American Lifeguard Association is a private company that provides lifeguard training. They are often confused with the USLA by the media and others. Various options to avoid further problems of this nature, which were discussed during the meeting, are being discussed with our attorneys.

1.6. Business Plan: [Brewster] The President intends to develop a comprehensive business plan for consideration of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Anyone interested in providing input or assistance is most welcome as our attorneys have an interest in putting together a solicitation form for USLA but would like us to have a business plan. Mr. Sweat, Mr. More and Mr. Brewster will spearhead the project.

1.7. Nationals 2008 [Zebrowski] – Mr. Zebrowski reported that there was approximately $1000 left over in official's stipends. He proposes that these funds be placed in the USLA General Fund and used for other competition purposes, since the amount is too small to distribute to the many referees. There is no final accounting yet.

1.8. National Recreation and Park Association [Brewster] – Mr. Brewster has been invited to attend and make a presentation on several issues at the NRPA Aquatics convention in March. He will attend and highlight the new training videos. This will involve a cost to the USLA, which Mr. Williams has budgeted. Joe Pecoraro suggested that we let the NRPA know that we host educational meetings as some of the same people would attend and it could be a good marketing tool.

2. Action Items

2.1. Nationals 2009 [Zebrowski, Brewster] – Subject to concurrence by the Competition Committee, shall the Executive Committee recommend to the Board of Directors that it approve Ft. Lauderdale as host of the 2009 USLA National Lifeguard Championships, subject to agreement upon a Host Agreement?

Discussion: Mr. Brewster has had talks with Mr. Jim McCrady from Ft. Lauderdale and there is full support from their community. They are in the process of putting together a draft host agreement based on past host agreements. The USLA must first determine the level of insurance that will be required (in consultation with our attorneys) and to negotiate specifics of the agreement with Ft. Lauderdale. . Once the city is in agreement, the agreement will be submitted to the Executive Committee for approval. Mr. Brewster commented that it is a positive development that the contract will be with the city, as their resources will be thus committed. Motion by Mr. Gallagher - second by Mr. Pecoraro – MPU

2.2. Regional Bylaws [Brewster] – Shall the Executive Committee support the appointment of a working group committee to help create a standardization of bylaws among the USLA’s Regions?

Discussion: All regions need to submit a copy of their Bylaws. Motion by Mr. McManus, second by Mr. McGowan. MPU.

2.3. EyeKing Agreement [Zebrowski] – Shall the Executive Committee recommend to the Board of Directors that the USLA approve an agreement with EyeKing?

Discussion: Mr. Zebrowski reported that he had discussions with the EyeKing representative to increase the amount of money given to USLA. In addition to 7% of all sales to members, the USLA will receive $500 a quarter for the next two years. Motion by Mr. Gallagher, second by Mr. Sweat. MPU.

2.4. SHP Contract [Zebrowski] – What actions shall the USLA take with respect to its existing agreement with SHP? Discussion: Mr. Zebrowski noted that Mr. More had advised that the terms of the existing contract with SHP have not been met. Mr. Brewster conveyed, in accordance with Mr. More’s recommendation, that what the USLA needs to do initially is terminate the current contract and then we can either suggest a new contract or end our relationship with SHP. Existing contract first – “Shall we invoke our rights under the contract to terminate the existing contract?” Motion by Mr. Gallagher, second by Mr. Zebrowski - MPU.

Mr. Zebrowski’s conveyed that SHP would prefer to deal strictly with a representative group of three people (designated by the Executive Committee) without having to get Board approval, in order to expedite possible deals. Mr. Brewster noted that the USLA Bylaws state that no contracts can be signed except by the President and Secretary and only if approved by the Board or Executive Committee, so we would have to change our Bylaws to accommodate this suggestion of SHP. Various concerns were raised regarding the SHP relationship. These included concerns that the USLA has been contacted directly by potential sponsors, who were referred to SHP, with no apparent follow-up; that the USLA is kept in the dark about deals under consideration; and that the National Championships host is unsure of who to contact for sponsorship of the event. With respect to the last concern, Mr. Brewster clarified that under the Host Agreement, the Host need only respect sponsor agreements in place at the time of the signing and may solicit independently for others. A concern was raised that there are too many people involved in the USLA SHP relationship and this may cause confusion. Mr. Brewster expressed that Mr. Zebrowski is the only person empowered to represent the USLA’s point of view to SHP and that he believed there had been rigorous adherence to this policy. Motion by Mr. Gallagher to sign a new two year contract with SHP in which we do business with SHP, but without exclusivity. We could give SHP exclusivity for certain items for six months and if he doesn't produce, we could pursue other options. Second by Mr. Zebrowski. Mr. Brewster suggested presenting to the Board that the Executive Committee proposes to make a proposal along these lines with the Executive Committee to approve at a later date (so as not to have to wait until the April Board meeting). Negotiations should involve just Mr. Zebrowski and whomever he enlists to assist. The amended motion is that Mr. Zebrowski would endeavor to negotiate a new contract with SHP, enlisting whatever assistance he needs to attempt to complete a new contract of no more than two years with Mr. Hubbell, addressing the concerns raised in previous discussion. MPU

3. Other issues per the committee and/or chair

3.1 National Lifeguard Championships Host Agreement – During the Competition Committee meeting several past hosts stated that they had a problem with the $7000 up front fee to USLA. The agreement could be changed so that the Host doesn’t have an upfront fee, but that the payment to the USLA would come from registration fees. Mr. Brewster advised that the host agreement is not a document that is set in stone, but is a template that can be negotiated, and will be negotiated to the mutual satisfaction of the parties.

4. Adjournment

5. Reconvention – The Executive Committee was reconvened at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2008. Present were: B. Chris Brewster, Tom Gill, Rob McGowan, Joe Pecoraro, Tim Gallagher, Ed Zebrowski, Peter Davis, Nikki Bowie.

5.1 Educational DVD Pricing – Mr. Brewster reported that in talks with the production company for the educational DVDs, the company advised that if the USLA purchased the DVDs unprotected that there could be multiple copies made. To purchase the DVDS protected would raise the price. Instead of having differential pricing for certified and non-certified agencies shall the Executive Committee recommend to the Board of Directors that we sell the DVDs for $25 plus shipping and handling across the board. Motion by Mr. Pecoraro, second by Mr. Davis. MPU.

6. Adjournment

United States Lifesaving Association Certification Committee Committee Action Report

Date: November 8, 2008 Committee Chair: Eric Bauer, Co-Chair Tim Harmon Committee Members: Dave Shotwell Mid-Atlantic Region, Cathy VonWald Northwest Region, Jerry Gavin Great Lakes Region, Gary Wise Southeast Region, Bill Richardson Southwest Region, Ralph Goto Pacific Island Region; Scott Petersohn South Atlantic Region, Penny Shull Gulf Coast, Region, Dr. Peter Wernicki Medical Advisor

Introduction

There are 114 Certified Lifeguard and ARRT Agencies.

Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. Certification Officers Committee Goals

1. Solicit and encourage agency certification 2. Accept and review certification applications 3. Approve Certifications and Issue certificates Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. Approve agency certifications 1.1. Boca Raton Ocean Rescue, FL Regular 1.2. Camp Pendleton Lifeguard Service, CA Advanced 1.3. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC, Advanced 1.4. Cape May Beach Patrol, NJ Regular 1.5. Cape May Point Beach Patrol, NJ Regular 1.6. Destin Fire Dept, Beach Safety, FL Advanced 1.7. City of Flagler Beach Lifeguards, FL, Regular 1.8. ARCVLSC/Jax Beach Ocean Rescue, FL Regular 1.9. Jacksonville Fire Department, FL Regular 1.10. Morro Bay Harbor Department, CA Regular 1.11. Nag’s Head Ocean Rescue, NC Advanced 1.12. Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue, FL, Regular 1.13. Palm Beach, Town of, FL, Regular 1.14. Port San Luis Harbor District, CA Regular 1.15. City of Rochester Hills Lifeguards, MI Regular 1.16. Santa Cruz Fire Dept Marine Rescue Div, CA Advanced 1.17. Scarborough Beach State Park, Maine Regular Page 1 of 2 1.18. Seal Beach Lifeguards, CA Advanced 1.19. Encinitas Lifeguards, CA 6 month extension 1.20. Berkeley Fire Dept. ARRT CA 6 month extension 1.21. Maui Fire ARRT HI 6 month extension 1.22. Rehoboth Beach DE 6 month extension

2. Vehicle Certification Stickers will be mailed out for agencies who request them for a fee of $5.00 each plus shipping and handling. 1 sticker will be sent with Certification Letter 3. Proposal to change language in guidelines which would prohibit all lifeguards from engaging in commercial activity, Defeated Current Language remains, Chair directed to check with legal advisor on Language. 4. Move forward with Certified Agency Lifeguard Course completion cards 5. Chair Directed to write letter to NJSP to offer support and congratulate them on their development of a water rescue program. 6. Embrace the efforts to establish beach driving guidelines refer to curriculum committee. Attachments

1. Currently Certified Agencies

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association Competition Committee Action Report

Date: November 7, 2008 Committee Chair: Ed Zebrowski Committee Members: Andy Braudy, Jay Butki, Tim Gallagher, Jim McCrady, Paul Pivec, Tony Pryor Discussion Items Review of 2008 National Championships to Chair states that approximately $1,000.00 left over from official’s budget to be directed back to USLA general fund. Agreed. It is noted that for upcoming National Championships, every effort will be made to complete all heats and finals of age group events on the Thursday of the Championships. Review of A & B Divisions Chair states that a certified letter from the local government official is sufficient to determine Chapter Division classification. Review of protest and disciplinary actions past and future Reminded Regions that only a chapter team captain/manager may submit competitor names for events where the number of competitors per chapter is limited. Competitors being considered for disqualification should be kept near the relative course so they may answer questions if necessary and be told of decision as soon as possible. 2009 National Championships Jim McCrady representing City of Ft. Lauderdale, states the City is willing to sign Host Agreement. Advised to refer to Executive Committee any questions he may have regarding Host Agreement. 2010 National Championships The South West Region (LACOLA & HSBLA) expressed interest to host Championships. After concerns expressed by HSBLA, the Competition Committee recommends to Executive Committee, to allow locations more leeway with the USLA when negotiating Host Agreements, specifically, money that is due to USLA prior to Championships. International Competitions Chair commends national teams and their managers for competing in the international competitions. Jay Butki announced that in March of 2009, South Africa will be hosting the International Surf Rescue Challenge, in which the United States should be invited to attend. It is suggested that the USLA explore hosting or attending pool competitions prior to World Championships. Kevin Sweat will research possibility of US athletes attending Canadian pool competitions. Discussion held on fund allocation for international competitions. Motion: South West proposes that $500 per team member (12 competitors and 2 coaches) be allocated to fund a team to go to the International Surf Challenge in South Africa. Second by Mid Atlantic.

Page 1 of 3 Motion passes President Brewster addressed committee about the possibility of becoming the governing body of the sport of lifesaving with the United States Olympic Committee and the necessary bylaw/membership changes required to do so. Mid Atlantic proposes that the competition committee, in concept, supports the USLA joining the USOC, if the details can be worked out in the executive and membership committees. South West seconds. Motion passes unanimously by voice vote.

Action Items Rule Change Proposals #1 Proposed by South West Add an Open Women Taplin relay. Motion passes unanimously.

#2 Proposed by South West Add Open Men and Open Women three person Rescue Board Relay. Yes: South West, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes, South East No: South Atlantic, Mid Atlantic Motion passes. Motion defeated on floor. #3 Proposed by South East Add Open Men and Open Women Single Surfboat Race Yes: Gulf Coast, South East No: South West, Great Lakes, South Atlantic, Mid Atlantic Motion fails. #4 Proposed by South East Add a 70+ age division Motion passes unanimously. #5 Proposed by Mid Atlantic If a new event is proposed, it must include an event it is replacing. Yes: Gulf Coast, Great Lakes, South Atlantic, Mid Atlantic No: South West, South East

Page 2 of 3 Motion passes. #6 Proposed by Mid Atlantic If a proposed rule change is defeated, it may not be resubmitted within two years. Yes: South Atlantic, Mid Atlantic No: South West, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes, South East Motion fails.

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United Lifesaving Association

TO: USLA Board of Directors FROM: Bill Richardson, for Adrienne Groh, Committee Chair DATE: November 6, 2008 SUBJECT: Heroic Acts/Recognition, Awards and Presentations Committee Report

Delegates attending the meeting: Southwest Region Mid-Atlantic Region Gulf Coast Bill Richardson Andy Healey Kara Harrison

Southeast Great Lakes South Atlantic Jo Wagenhals Jerry Gavin Tom Gill Ralph Wagner. Eric Stewart

The following submissions:

Mary McGinty, John “Chip” More, Christine McCrady & Joe, D’Agostino Meritorious Act Awards - During the United States Lifesaving Association Educational Conference at the Sheraton Kauai Hotel at Poi’pu Beach, a 31-year old male from Colorado Springs, CO, dove head first into the surf and suffered a cervical injury. Poi’pu Beach is an unguarded beach. McGinty immediately recognized the situation, approached the victim and stabilized his head and neck and placed the victim in a heads-up position so he cold breathe. With the aid of Chip More, the USLA Legal Advisor, McGinty began bringing the victim to the beach while maintaining in-line stabilization and a patent airway. McCrady and D’Agostino, recognizing the need for additional assistance aided in bring the victim up onto the beach. All the rescuers assisted in the rescue, recovery of the victim and subsequent treatment until arrival of the Kauai fire Department personnel.

Kyle Hatch, Kyle Nelson and Matt Holley Heroic Act Awards - Kyle Hatch, Kyle Nelson and Matt Holley were for their rescue and treatment of a team mate who dove into shallow water and sustained multiple cervical injuries.

Mari Fukutomi Meritorious Act Award – Mari, a 16 year-old Jr. Lifeguard Instructor Aide was submitted for her outstanding calm and “professionalism” during the rescue and treatment of a multiple-victim motorcycle accident on Highway 101 near Emma Woods State Beach.

Zachery Driscoll Heroic Act Award – Zach rescue a family of three (husband, wife and 3-year old daughter) from sure drowning in a rip current off Ormand Beach. Zach responded with a friends surfboard, placed the adults on the board after disconnecting the leash and then swimming with the 3-year old on his back, “Piggy-back style” swam her to the beach, all the while directing the adults to the beach on the surfboard.

Ann Morse, William Nelson, William Heil, and Benjamin Dobrin Virginia Beach EMS Marine Rescue Unit Meritorious Act Awards – During tropical storm Hanna, Morse, Nelson, Heil and Dobrin responded to the rescue of four surfers stranded on the north jetty of the Rundee Inlet, Virginia Beach. The team performed various functions including physical rescue of the victims, communications support and acting as a back-up safety swimmer in the 10 ft surf adjacent the jetty.

The Committee is recommending that one phrase be added to the Policy and Procedures Manual under item III-E, as follows: To bring an act to the attention of the Heroic Acts Committee, a written account of the incident accompanied by supporting material such as newspaper clipping or witness statements should accompany a the required Heroic Acts Application form and be forwarded to the appropriate Region’s Heroic Act Chairperson for review. If approved at the Regional Heroic Acts Committee level, the application shall be signed by the Heroic Acts Chair or the Regional President before submission to the USLA Heroic Acts committee.

The Committee also agreed that in order to bring more attention to the heroic acts of others throughout the year and to potentially increase the number of submissions, a copy of the Policy & Procedure for Heroic Acts, a Heroic Acts Application and a letter from the USLA Heroic Acts Chairperson should be sent to all Regional Presidents proceeding Beach Safety Week, as a means of reminding the Regions to be more aware of actions that may qualify for these awards.

Finally, the Committee did not discuss any need for changes in budgeting for the Committee for 2009 and therefore recommends maintaining the current budget level at this time.

United States Lifesaving Association JUNIOR LIFEGUARD Committee Action Report

Date: November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Reenie Boyer Committee Members: NE – No Participation MA – Denise Blair (Secretary), Tom Daly (Lead JG National Competition Official), Bill Oat GL – Andrew Braudy NW – David Robinson SA – Ron Watson GC – Tony Pryor SE – Bob West SW – Charlotte Graham, Jon Mitchell (Junior Jam Editor) PI – Kalani Vierra

Introduction

I would like to thank all of you for your participation in the Junior Lifeguard Committee meeting. We enjoyed a productive meeting with 29 in attendance. A special thanks to our Committee Secretary Denise Blair.

Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. 2008 Junior Lifeguard Photo Contest The Committee voted on the 2008 photo contest entries. The $100 scholarship winners are:

C Division - Riley McMahon, LACO B Division – Caroline Whelan, Long Beach NY A Division – Allison Reaser, LACO AA Division – MacKenzie Green, LACO

The photos will be sent to American Lifeguard magazine for publication.

2. Junior Lifeguard National Competition The Committee thanked LACO for a safe and fun National Competition. There was good Junior Lifeguard participation and registration went very well. We look forward to the 2009 National Competition in Florida.

3. Junior Jam Publication We encourage Junior Lifeguard related articles to be submitted for publication in the American Lifeguard Magazine Junior Jam Section. It’s really easy: Just go to the USLA web site and under contact information is the link to our Junior Jam editor or [email protected] - A special thanks to Page 1 of 2 all of you who seemed very excited to participate during our Committee meeting. Hopefully we will have new participation.

4. USLA Junior Lifeguard Guidelines The original USLA Junior Lifeguard Guidelines were created in 1999. Our Committee has decided to up-date these guidelines. Junior Lifeguard programs vary greatly across the United States so these Guidelines will remain general. Guidelines will eventually be placed on the web to assist current programs or help new programs get started. Please e mail the Committee Chair [email protected] your sample Junior Lifeguard program materials (calendars, release forms, equipment, rules, games, roll sheets…etc…) for inclusion in this project. It was suggested to include a photo release form in the new guidelines edition.

5. Junior Lifeguard USLA Membership Our USLA Junior Lifeguard Membership is a very successful program with almost 8,000 participants. Certificates of participation were awarded during our Committee meeting to each Chapter including their total number of participants. For the $10 membership fee all Junior Lifeguard Members receive a membership card, membership kit and American Lifeguard Magazine. It was suggested that each Region up-date their rules; to require USLA Junior Lifeguard Membership for their respective Regional Competitions.

6. Revenue Sources The Committee asked for any ideas related to additional revenue sources with Junior Lifeguards. This topic will be continued this Spring at the Junior Lifeguard Committee meeting.

7. Hawaiian Junior Lifeguard Movie The Committee viewed the movie and thanked the Hawaiian Lifeguards for an awesome production!

8. Round Table Committee participants shared Junior Lifeguard Program ideas and helped each other with specific Junior Lifeguard related questions. Committee Goals

1. Up-Date the USLA Junior Lifeguard Guidelines. 2. Encourage additional articles to be submitted for the Junior Jam section of the American Lifeguard Magazine. 3. 2009 Junior Lifeguard Bumper Sticker Contest Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. The Junior Lifeguard photo Contest winner’s names will be forwarded to the USLA treasures for scholarship checks. Attachments

1. 2009 Junior Lifeguard Bumper Sticker Rules

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association MEMBERSHIP Committee Action Report

Date: 11/08/08 Committee Chair: Charlie Hartl Committee Members: GC/Peter Davis, GL/Joe Pecoraro, MA/Ed Kizieukiwicz, NW/Nick Schriber, PI/Ralph Goto, SA/Ron Watson, SE/Joe McManus, SW/Charlotte Graham. Others attending: Bill Oat, Tom Gill, Ralph Wagner, David Robinson, Jay Butki, Denise Blair, Jim McCrady, Gary Wise and David Griffith.

Introduction

During the past six months much has been accomplished. The new Web-based membership database has been in development and is being used at this time. I wish to thank Charlotte Graham and Rob Williams for their help in development and testing. Also the new membership kit has been produced and has been sent out to our members. Lastly, many inquiries from members and region representatives were received and answered.

Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. Web-based membership database – Rob Williams and Charlotte Graham has helped in this project. Chris Clark of Interfuse helped in some additional ideas for our new program. The program will be used from now on and the SW Region and the Mid-Atlantic Region will start with full access. Others regions are being added that allows review of data at this time. 2. New ideas for the membership kit were discussed. Items mentioned were magnets and design ideas for our patches and stickers. 3. A national membership lottery was held and the lucky member is Karissa Ickes of Sussex County, Delaware. And will win a 10’6 rescue board. 4. An incentive program for increasing membership was discussed and a proposal was distributed. Each region is to go back and discuss, with a report due in the spring. Each region should be also going out to find new areas within the region that will provide expansion. 5. We honored the receipt of $25.00 memberships for the coming year if they have already been sent in the national membership office prior to notification. 6. A new concept for our USLA On-Line Store was developed and is up and running. There is no cost to the USLA for this upgrade. Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. The membership committee requests the following By-Law change:

Article VIII DUES Section 3 Member Duration Individual membership shall extend from July 1 each year to June 30 of the following year. Changed to: Individual membership shall extend from April 1 each year to March 31 of the following year.

PASSED

Page 1 of 1 United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Committee Action Report

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008 Committee Chair: Denise Blair, [email protected]; [email protected] Committee Members: Tom Daly – Mid Atlantic; Andy Braudy – Great Lakes; Penny Shull – Gulf Coast; Jon Mitchell – Southwest; Jo Wagenhals – Southeast; Chad Motz – South Atlantic

Introduction

The Public Education Committee had a very productive meeting. There were 25 people in attendance.

Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. Beach Safety Week Challenge The committee voted to run the Beach Safety Week Challenge again this year. Agencies that have programs for Beach Safety Week are asked to submit a written description of the program, 250 words or less, and pictures of the event. An article describing Huntington Beach’s Open House will be submitted to the ALM editor along with the guidelines for the challenge.

2. Cabo and Coral Go Surfing The book, Cabo and Coral Go Surfing, was shared with the committee. The committee chair and President Brewster collaborated on a written review of the book. The review was submitted to the author and the ALM editor.

3. Lost Kids Cry The Lost Kids Cry trial program will be implemented this year. The following agencies have volunteered to participate in the trial program. The trial will run from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The committee will purchase wrist bands with the USLA logo and slogan Swim Near a Lifeguard. The tower/stand guards will distribute the wrist bands to the children on the beach and write the tower or stand name on the wrist band. A suggestion was made that the date should also be written on the wrist band. Success will be measured by comparing the agencies statistics of lost children before and during the trial period.

4. Public Education Materials Each region representative was given a booklet containing copies of all available Public Education material. Joseph Jean has been working to secure the printing services of his clients to produce Public Education materials. He has also offered space in his firm’s offices to store the printed materials. The committee discussed the priority of items to be printed. The consensus was that Coloring Books and Rip Current Stickers were top on the priority list.

5. Rip Current Stickers The committee voted to have the NOAA/USLA Rip Current Stickers printed for distribution.

Page 1 of 2 6. Public Education Activity/Coloring Book The committee voted to create a Public Education Activity/Coloring Book. The committee will hire someone to develop a professional-looking product. The book would include the USLA safety tips and rip current information. The book will be more generic, less region specific. Our goal is to have the book completed by the spring.

7. Reaching for Life Brochure President Brewster requested that the committee review the current Reaching for Life Brochure and make recommendations as to revising and reprinting. Several committee members agreed that the brochure should be condensed into a tri-fold brochure. It was decided that the committee should concentrate on completing the coloring book before revising the brochure. Committee members are asked to work on a revised brochure and bring samples to the spring meeting.

8. Alcohol Bans President Brewster was approached by a concerned citizen and asked for the USLA to take a formal position in favor of bans on alcohol consumption at beaches. The committee feels we already support avoiding alcohol consumption before or during any water activity with the USLA safety tips. At this time we are not comfortable supporting a ban until there is more concrete scientific evidence available.

9. Rip Current DVDs/ Interactive CDS Anyone who needs copies of the Rip Current DVD or the Public Education Interactive CD please let Denise know.

10. Table Top Tents One suggestion is to approach hotel chains about producing table top tents with the USLA safety tips and the NOAA/USLA Rip Current poster and placing these tents in guest rooms. Hilton and Holiday Inn were suggested as possible supporters. Brevard County will look into doing a pilot program with their Hotel/Motel Association.

11. PSA Committee members will research how to get movie theaters to play USLA Rip Current and Safety PSAs before movies. The committee members will contact local theaters as well as major movie chains.

12. USLA Wristbands The committee would like to order wristbands, similar to the Live Strong bands, with the USLA logo and Swim Near a Lifeguard slogan. Color suggestions would be red and/or blue.

Committee Goals

1. Create and develop USLA Activity/Coloring Book. 2. Implement Lost Child Cry pilot program. 3. Begin preliminary revisions of USLA brochure.

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association Ways & Means Committee Action Report

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008 Committee Chair: Rob Williams (Via Phone) – Peter Davis (In Attendance) Committee Members: Bob Moore, Southwest; David Robinson, Northwest; Gary Wise, Southeast; Mickey Hutto, South Atlantic; Joe Pecoraro, Great Lakes; Charlie Hartl, Mid Atlantic; Peter Davis, Gulf Coast

Introduction

Rob Williams could not attend the meeting due to a conflict. However, Rob was on speaker phone during the meeting and provided information on the budget

Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. The present 2008 budget was reviewed. Some questions arose on status of line items. Each item was clarified by the treasurer to satisfaction. 2. It was noted that many items will still come due in the 2008 budget year. There is an expectation for the budget to finish in the black, but not at its current state. 3. It was also clarified that the two liability accounts, Competition – National Team Travel and the Mexican Lifeguard Account will retain all funds currently in that account at years end. As well as a portion of the USLA interest equal to percentage of the Mexican Lifeguard Account to the overall USLA Accounts will be donated to that account on December 31, 2008. Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval)

1. The 2009 Draft Budget was discussed. Many committee chairs made requests prior to the meeting which help developed the Draft Budget. Some items were adjusted after the Draft Budget was publicized. 1.1. The American Lifeguard Magazine was raised to $20,000 per issue. The line item is now at $60,000 annually based on 3 issues per year. 1.2. International Relations Travel and Support was lowered since the account has not been used in the last couple of years. The Liaison Officer requested it return to the original amount since his agency may not support his travel in the future. 1.3. The Certification Committee asked for a one time expense of $1,500 in 2009. The contracted employee that handles certification for the USLA has also received an increase which raised the Certification Administration line item. Attachments

1. 2009 USLA Budget

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United States Lifesaving Association Profit & Loss Budget Overview January through December 2009

Jan - Dec 09

Income ALM Revenue 16,000.00 Certification Fees 10,000.00 Competition Income 40,500.00 Donations 5,000.00 Heroic Acts Income 50.00 Interest 2,500.00 Membership Dues 167,500.00 Royalties 4,550.00

Sponsorship 16,000.00

Total Income 262,100.00

Expense American Lifeguard Magazine 60,000.00 Certification Administration 4,000.00 Competition 42,500.00 Database 3,000.00 Educational DVD 1,000.00 Heroic Acts 1,000.00 Insurance & Bonds 8,000.00 International Relations 5,000.00 Junior Lifeguards 1,000.00 Mailings 250.00 Marketing Agent Commissions 2,000.00 Membership Kits 56,000.00 Miscellaneous 1,000.00 Office Expenses 1,000.00 Presidential Discretionary Fund 2,000.00 Professional Fees 3,500.00 Public Education 10,000.00 Public Relations 500.00 Regions % of Member Dues 32,000.00 Telephone/Internet 500.00 USLA Travel and Meetings 11,000.00

Website 7,000.00

Total Expense 252,250.00

Income over Expenses 9,850.00

Page 2 of 2 United States Lifesaving Association Educational DVD Working Group Committee Activity Report

Date: December 13, 2008 Committee Chair: Dominic Lerma Committee Members: Ralph Goto, Mike Hensler, Tim Harmon, Jim McCrady, Scott Peterson, Mike Beuerlein, Gerry Falconer

Introduction

The committee was tasked with providing final edits to the draft training DVD, “Beach Vehicle Operations.”

Accomplishments

The draft “Beach Vehicle Operations” training DVD was edited by our work group. I am happy to report that the DVD has been finalized. This DVD, as well as, the other three (Components of a Rescue, Code X and Water Observation) will be available for purchase soon online through the USLA website.

A number of individuals have worked many hours to finalize this training DVD. Thanks to all the committee members and Evolution Production Company for their efforts, professionalism and commitment to our cause.

Nick Lerma

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Next Educational Conference: 1. A new view of drowning & BLS treatment in the field. 2. Statistics roundtable discussion 3. Beach driving safety overview or Lifeguard exchange programs 4. Tour of Pacific Grove FD hyperbaric chamber 5. Lecture on shark attacks and tour Monterey Bay Aquarium

Any medical presentations need to be reviewed by Dr. Wernicki.

Once a year at the fall meeting, schedule a seminar or workshop before the B.O.D. meeting.

Next fall, possibly an 8 hour course on basic life support, a beach CEVO class or a swift water rescue class.

Compile an inventory of USLA training materials.

Compile a list of all previous educational topics presented.

Publicize ED Conference to local agencies and groups that may be interested in attending.

2008 USLA Fall Meeting Cocoa Beach, FL Public Information / Public Relations Committee Report

Members Present: Tom Gill (Chairman-SA), Craig Lumb (SW), Gus Avila (SW), Jo Wagenhals (SE), Mac Mcarthy (SE)

1. Distributed the copy of the Activity report (via) computer to those present, 2. Short discussion on the idea of the committee goals moving to a focus of PIO related activities. The importance of being able to respond quickly to media requests is imperative. The former goals of trying to publicize to the public and membership are being handled by other committees. 3. The directory is now in hand which will be a great help for finding members to answer media requests regionally&/or locally. The suggestion was made to put the directory on the website in a password protected area for officers and executive board members to use. (This is possible according to Charlie Hartl in discussions during the membership committee meeting.) 4. Add a page of FAQs to the web page to help the media and USLA members to understand basic questions. 5. Mr. Mcarthy suggested that everyone tries to start using a term other than ‘lifeguard’ because of its connotation as a non career / non-professional position. Terms such as Career Lifesaver, Ocean Rescue Tech, Surf Rescue Lifesaver, etc.

Action Items: 1. Put membership directory on the web site. 2. Investigate an official term to be used by all USLA certified agencies. 3. Continue to handle or transfer all media requests quickly and efficiently.

United States Lifesaving Association WEBSITE Committee Action Report

Date: 11/08/08 Committee Chair: Charlie Hartl Committee Members: Everyone

Introduction

The committee did not meet, but continues to support the Executive Board and all committees.

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