2005-05 USLA Minutes Miami Beach, FL

UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Wyndham Miami Beach Resort 4833 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33140 305-532-3600 x 2233 or 1-800-996-3426 May 5-7, 2005

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MINUTES THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2005

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: - 8:30 a.m. (Regency Ballroom) I. CALL TO ORDER - Mr. Brewster A. Pledge of Allegiance - Mr. Gavin B. Welcome and Introductions - Mr. Brewster Mr. Gerry Falconer as meeting organizer for the Southeast Region extend a welcome to all meeting attendees. He then introduced Miami Beach Mayor David Dermer who brought greetings from the City of Miami. He indicated that the Miami Beach Patrol and the Miami Beach Fire Department had recently been merged into the present Miami Beach Fire/Rescue Department. Mayor Dermer read a City Proclamation designating May 5, 2005 as USLA Day in Miami Beach. Miami Fire/Rescue Chief Floyd Jordan brought greetings on behalf of his Department. Florida Beach Chief’s Association President Bob Mellea presented an award to the USLA in recognition of 40 years of drowning prevention and setting standards in lifesaving . Patrick Squid McGlamery SE Association President, also welcomed the delegates to Miami on behalf of the Southeast Region. C. Secretary pro tem -In absence of the Secretary, the President proposed, per Bylaw Article X, Section 3, to appoint Eric Bauer as Acting Secretary. No objection to this appointment was voiced and Mr. Bauer was assigned secretarial duties, with the assistance of Vice President Jerry Gavin."

1 D. Roll Call of Delegates [file:03 Delegates.Committee Asg]

Delegate Votes based on membership (01/ 31/ 2005) MEMBERS VOTES PRESENT PROXY TOTAL JUNIORS NEW ENGLAND 28 2 0 0 2 1 MID ATLANTIC 1270 7 7 0 7 1091 ED ZEBROWSKI TIM G ALLAGHER DAVE FOXWELL BART MATTALIANO CHARLES HARTL TIM FERRY ED ZEBROWSKI III SOUTH ATLANTIC 933 7 7 0 7 128 KEVIN SWEAT TOM GILL NIKKI BOWIE M ICKEY HUTTO MIKE HENSLER PAUL PIVEC RON WATSON SOUTH EAST 322 4 4 0 4 399 PATRICK MCGLAMERY JIM M CC RADY GERRY FALCONER JOE MCMANUS GREAT LAKES 271 4 2 2 4 122 JOE PECORARO ANDY BRAUDY GULF COAST 100 2 2 0 2 102 VIC M ACEO PETER DAVIS NORTHWEST 104 3 2 1 3 1 CATHY VONWALD NICK SCHRIVER SOUTHWEST 1209 7 6 1 7 6306 VINCE LOMBARDI MIKE BARTLETT CHARLOTTE GRAHAM CHRIS GRAHAM BOB MOORE DON ROHRER SUB TOTALS 4241 36 30 4 34 8150

NATIONAL (AT LARGE) 16 1

TOTALS 4257 8151

The chair indicated a quorum was present.

II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA- Upon motion by Mr. Foxwell, the Agenda was unanimously accepted as distributed.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Upon motion by Mr. Foxwell, seconded by Mr. Pecoraro the minutes of the Fall 2004 Meeting (Galveston TX) were approved.

IV. MEMORIALIZATION of Executive Committee Actions: For purposes of formally informing the Board of Directors and recording action by the Executive Committee, the following actions of the Executive Committee since the prior Board of Directors meeting are hereby noted:

A. EVote S1: Approval of revise Spring Meeting Dates: approved December 6, 2004 (9 Yes, 0 No,) B. EVote S2: Ratification of National Team Leadership appointments: approved February 3, 2005 (13 Yes, 1 abstain). C. EVote S3: Approval of Host Agreement 2005 National Championships: approved (13 Yes, 1 abstain). D. EVote S4: Approval of Fall 2005 meeting site and schedule: proposal (no vote - request withdrawn). E. EVote S5: Approval of Fund Raiser proposal:(no vote - proposal withdrawn).

2 V. OFFICERS ACTIVITY REPORTS A. President - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) - Mr. Brewster included in his report an ward to Mr. Tim Gallagher in recognition of his 14 years as National Team Manager; pointed out that the largest source of income for the USLA is the Junior Guard members and commended Ms. Boyer for her efforts in that regard . [file: 04 Pres Activity Rep May05] B. Vice President - (Mr. Jerry Gavin) [file: 05 VP Activity Rep May05] C. Secretary - (Mr. Dave Shotwell) [file: 06 Sect Activity Rep May05] D. Treasurer - (Mr. Greg Farry) [file: 07 Treas Activity Rep May05] E. Recurrent Representative - (Mr. Duke Brown) [file: 08 RecRep Activity Rep May05] F. Advisor - (Mr. Tim Gallagher) - (Verbal report only) G. Liaison Officer - (Mr. Eric Bauer) [files: 10 Liaison Activity Rep May05] 1. International Sign Standards -- Ralph Goto (ISO Rep). [10.2 Signage Committee Rep.May05] 2. International Development -- Peter Davis (Americas Region representative) H. Medical Advisor - (Dr. Peter Wernicki - (Verbal report only) I. Legal Advisor - (Mr. Chip More)- (Verbal report only) VI. CONTRACTED STAFF REPORT

A. Development Officer - (Mr. Richard Colosi - not present) [file: 13 DevOfficer Activity Rep May05] VII. REGIONAL COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORTS A. New England -No report B. Mid-Atlantic - (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) Mr. Zebrowski indicated the Mid-Atlantic region wished to revisit the current national certification program dual swim standard. [file: 15 MAReg Activity Rep May05] C. South-Atlantic - (Mr. Kevin Sweat) Mr. Sweat expressed a desire from his region to find a way for the organization to move forward between Board of Directors meetings. [file: 16 SAReg Activity Rep May05] D. Southeast - (Mr. Patrick McGlamery)Mr. McGlamery reported that the Panhandle lifeguard implementation situation was improving but that Walton County was still a bad situation with no lifeguards, rescue activities carried out by firefighters. [file: 17 SEReg Activity Rep May05] E. Great Lakes - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) [file: 18 GLReg Activity Rep May05] F. Gulf Coast - (Mr. Vic Maceo) [file: 19 GCReg Activity Rep May05] G. Northwest - (Ms Cathy VonWald) [file: 20 NWReg Activity Rep May05] H. Southwest - (Mr. Rob McGowan) Mr. Lombardi reported for Mr. McGowan who was absent due to his wife’s serious illness. He indicated Huntington Beach on the selection of Huntington Beach as the site of the National Surf Lifesaving competition; a New Zealand lifeguard exchange; Mugs in the Southwest kit a new chapter formed in Pismo Beach. [file: 21 SWReg Activity Rep May05] I. Pacific Islands (Provisional) - Mr. Goto [file: 21.1 PIReg(prov) Activity Rep May05] VIII. COMMITTEE CHAIR ACTIVITY REPORTS A. Regular Committees

1. Public Education - (Mr. Peter Davis) [file: 22 PubEd Activity Rep May05]

Order of the Day: 11:30am: Presentation of Awards of Valor to Chris Nowviski and Jecoa Simmons, Daytona Beach Florida by Ms. Cathy VonWald, Heroic Acts Committee Chair.

2. Membership - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) [file: 23 Member Activity Rep May05]

3 3. Competition - (Mr. Carl Drake, Mr. Butki [file: 24 Comp Activity Rep May05 4. Heroic Acts - (Ms Nikki Bowie) - (Verbal report only.) 5. Junior Guards - (Ms Reenie Boyer) [file: 26 JrGrd Activity Rep May05] 6. Certification/Textbook - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) [file: 27 Cert Activity Rep May05] 7. Ways and Means - (Mr. Greg Farry) - (verbal report only) B. Working Group Committees 1. National Curriculum - (Mr. Carl Martinez) [file: 29 Natl Curric Activity Rep May05] 2. Grant Writing (Mr. Greg Farry) [file: 30 Grant Wr Activity Rep May05] 3. Equipment Research and Assessment (Mr. Dave Foxwell) - report deferred to later in the meeting. 4. Bylaws/Policy and Procedures (Mr. Chip More) - (Verbal report only.) 5. Public Information/Publicity (Mr. Tom Gill) - (Verbal report only.) 6. Magazine Publication - (Mr. Mike Bartlett) Mr. Bartlett reported that advertising revenue had exceeded $10,000. [files: 34, 34.1 ALM Activity Rep May05] 7. Website - (Mr. Charles Hartl) [file: 35 Website Activity Rep May05] 8. Development (Ms. Cathy VonWald) [file: 36 Dev Comm Activity Rep May05] 9. Statistics (Mr. Rick Gould) C. Update: 2005 Nationals at Virginia Beach - (Tom Gill) IX. Meeting adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2005

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2004

9:00am: EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE: (Regency Ballroom) Session I 9:15 - 9:45am Creating a Lifesaving Hall of Fame: Bob Dunkel, Executive Director and Curator, International Swimming Hall of Fame Session II 9:45 - 10:45am Liability and Responsibility: Steve Rossman, Stephen F. Rossman of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, and Spier, PA. Session III 10:45 - 11:15am Medical Reserve Corps: Commander Robert J. Tosatto, RPh, MPH, MBA of the US Public Health Service.

Session IV 11:30am - 12:30pm Lifesaving High Risk Status and Pensions: Bob Sugarman of Sugarman and Susskind, PA. Session V 12:30 -1:00pm: Rip Current Formation, Forecasting Technology and The Public: Jim Lushine, Warning Forecast Coordinator, Miami National Weather Service. 1:00pm Luncheon - Oceanview Lounge Afternoon free

4 SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2005

X. 11:16 am Call to Order - Mr. B. Chris Brewster (Regency Ballroom)

XI. COMMITTEE ACTION REPORTS A. Regular Committees 1. Executive Committee: (Mr Brewster) - Report accepted. [file: 39 Exec Comm MIn.May05] Recommended for Board of Directors Action: 3.1. Shall the President be authorized to forge an alliance with the Medical Reserve Corps on behalf of USLA? Approved unanimously. 3.2. Shall the President be authorized to establish a method of soliciting and distributing funds from the 9/11 Fund via scholarships to the children of public safety officers killed in the line of duty who were or had been lifeguards? Mr. Gallagher stated that since the Executive Committee meeting, informal discussions had raised the possibility that the funds might be better spent on a fixed memorial to lifesavers who were lost at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Mr. Gallagher proposed to pursue this further for consideration at the next meeting and indicated that he would contact an individual at the Port Authority Police for information on how this might be accomplished. Mr. Gallagher moved that the matter be tabled. Mr. Hutto seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 3.3. Shall the President be authorized to develop a refined proposal with Kintera Corporation for web- based fund-raising and membership? Approved unanimously. 3.4. Shall the President and Secretary be empowered to sign a contract with Safe Sea Lotion for a three year period that would entail the product becoming an official product of USLA, with a $1,000 signing fee, $.25 per individual product sold with the USLA logo, and a minimum income to USLA of $5,000 per year, with the Legal Advisor reviewing the final version of the contract prior to signing. Approved unanimously. 3.5. Shall the President and Secretary be empowered to sign a contract with OTC Solutions for a five year period that would entail Lifeguards First Aid Cream becoming an official product of USLA, with a $5,000 signing fee, $.50 per individual product sold, with the Legal Advisor reviewing the final version of the contract prior to signing. Approved unanimously. 2. Public Education (Mr. Peter Davis) Report accepted. [file: 40 PubEd Action Rep May05] 3. Membership (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) Report accepted. 4. Competition (Mr. Carl Drake) Report accepted. 5. Heroic Acts(Ms Nikki Bowie)Committee requested changing committee name to “Recognition Awards and Presentation Committee” After discussion motion was defeated. A motion by Mr. Hartl to add “Heroic Acts” to the committee name was heard. A final motion to rename the committee” Heroic Acts, Awards and Presentation Committee” was passed with one negative vote. Drowning Prevention Achievement Award proposed recognizing certified agencies that had a year with no drownings in guarded areas. Mr. Falconer moves that the motion be struck and moved back to the committee. Mr. Gallagher seconded. Motion approved. Further discussion followed. Roll call vote on approving committees initial proposal: 15 yes, 19 no. Motion defeated. Awards recommended by the committee were approved (Narratives and details of awards are included in written report.). [file: 43 Heroic Action Rep May05] 6. Junior Guards (Ms Reenie Boyer)Report accepted. 7. Recurrent Rep: (Mr. Duke Brown) Report accepted.

5 8. Certification/Textbook (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) Report accepted. [file: 45 Cert Action Rep May05] Recommended for Board of Directors Action a. It is resolved that the USLA Board of Directors adopts the proposed, Recommended Minimum Guidelines for Open Water Swimming Event Safety, as published in draft form April 5, 2005, with the amendments indicated in the attached Certification Committee Action Report. Approved unanimously.: b. It is resolved that the agencies listed in the attached Certification Committee Action Report shall be certified in accordance with USLA rules for the periods and at the levels noted. Approved unanimously. 9. Ways and Means (Mr. Greg Farry) [file:46 Way&M Action Rep May05] [file:46.1 Financial Statements May05] Mr. Farry reviewed meeting discussions and decisions. Request to change budget for National Team approved unanimously. Expenditure of $4,300 annually for 3 years for scoring system was approved unanimously. Shall the USLA budget $35,500 for Rescue 2006 national team expenses. Discussion followed. Approved unanimously. Shall the President and Secretary be authorized to - after review and approval by Mr. More - sign the proposed scoring system agreement. Approved. Motion (Gallagher, second Mr. Rohrer ) to raise National Competition Registration fees (excluding Juniors) to $30; $5 returned to regions. Late registration $50; $5 returned to regions. Considerable discussion followed. Host agreement will have to be amended. Approved unanimously. Mr. Farry reported that the Ways and Means Committee was not supportive of the recommendation of the Executive Committee regarding a telephone answering system. Instead, the Ways and Means Committee requested approval of the following: Shall the answering system proposal be deferred in favor of using a caller ID system to permit compilation of data as to how many calls are received and how many messages are left. Approved with one negative vote. This issue will be revisited at the Fall 2005 meeting. B. Working Group Committees

1. National Curriculum (Mr. Carl Martinez): 2. Grant Writing (Mr. Greg Farry) no report 3. Equipment Research and Assessment (Mr. Dave Foxwell). USLA does not endorse products. No action taken. 4. Bylaws/Policy and Procedures (Mr. John More) Need for uniformity between the chapter, region and national level bylaws discussed. More discussion needed, ne action taken. Copies of proposed changes to be distributed for regional discussion. Committee will meet November 2, 2005 preceding the Fall meeting. 5. Public Information/ Publicity (Mr. Tom Gill) 6. Magazine Publication - (Mr. Mike Bartlett) Deadlines were indicated: May 15, July 1, Nov 1, Feb 1. 45 days before issue is editorial deadline. [file:52 ALM Action Rep.May05.pdf] 7. Website - (Mr. Charles Hartl) 8. Development (Ms. Cathy VonWald) Loss of proposed agreement was unfortunate because candidate withdrew. RFO to be reissued. Please let Development Committee know of local plans with regard to marketing. XII. OLD BUSINESS

A. "Shall the USLA Bylaws, Article V, Section 10, be amended to create the Pacific Islands Region, to encompass the Hawaiian Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall

6 Islands, and Wake Island, and to remove same from the Southwest Region, as introduced and accepted by the Board of Directors at the November 2004 Board of Directors meeting?" Proposal approved unanimously. Mr. Goto expressed appreciation for the confidence expressed by the Board of Directors by approving the new region. XIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Mr. Zebrowski moved, Mr. Moore seconded, that the motion approved at the Fall 2004 meeting “ to amend the current swim ability standard ‘to be met and maintained’ to include “1000 yards in the open water in 20 minutes or less’ as an alternate second swim standard” be withdrawn. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Zebrowski then moved, Mr. Moore seconded, that the California State Department of Parks and Recreation 1000 yard swim in 20 minutes or less as meeting is recognized as being an equivalent of the 500 meter swim in 10 minutes or less. Motion passed with 3 dissenting votes. B. Motion [ NOTE IN DRAFT: NO RECORD AVAILABLE AS TO WHO MADE MOTION OR WHO SECONDED - PLEASE ADVISE SECRETARY IF YOU HAVE THIS INFORMATION) to authorize continued discussions with the Swimming Pool Hall of Fame regarding a partnership with the USLA was approved unanimously. C. Motion Pecoraro, second Mr. Farry: shall the Spring USLA meeting shall begin on the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in April unless the last Sunday in April is Easter in which case the Board of Directors will schedule the meeting accordingly. Roll call vote: motion passed with 22 affirmative votes. (Note: this is an amendment to Policies and Procedures concerning meeting schedule.) XIV. PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Tim Harmon announced that the Monmouth Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Region had approved Life Membership for Bob Dillon. XV. FUTURE MEETINGS 1. 2005 Fall: Southwest - May 3-5, Long Beach CA 2. 2006 Spring: Mid-Atlantic, April 27-29 3. 2006 Fall: Northwest, Nov 2 -4 4. 2007 Spring: Great Lakes, April 26 - 28 XVI. PRIVILEGE OF THE CHAIR

DRAFT TO BE ADDED FOR FINAL VERSION OF MINUTES XVII. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Mr. Hutto unanimously passed ,the meeting adjourned at 1410 hours. NOTE: After adjournment, Tim Harmon pointed out that a Nominating Committee had not been selected and asked how that would be handled. Mr. Brewster apologized for the oversight and stated it would be handled by vote of the Executive Committee, so as not to hold up the Board of Directors from adjournment.

Closing Banquet: 7:30-10:30 Carousel Yacht Cruise, boarding two blocks south of the Wyndham..

7 President’s Activity Report United States Lifesaving Association November 2004 – May 2005

1. Overview: Over the past six months, much has been accomplished on behalf of USLA by various Executive Committee members and many others worked collaboratively in the best interest of lifesaving. We have continued to make decisions by consensus, which should lead toward a further cementing of a team approach to furthering the business of USLA. I’d like to thank all of you who have worked so hard over the past six months. 2. Activities Since Last Meeting 2.1. International Life Saving Federation: As President for the Americas Region and Commissioner of Lifesaving, I attended the February ILS Board of Directors meeting in Germany. Significant reorganization has now resulted in three commissions – Lifesaving, Sport, and Business – with numerous committees within each, thus a greater focus on specific work. I am very pleased to announce the following appointments. They represent new participation in ILS in the form of Messrs. Davis, Hartl, and Goto, as well as renewed participation on the part of Mr. Daly. Peter Davis, representing the Americas Region on the Development Committee Ralph Goto – Rescue Committee Charlie Hartl – Event Management Committee Tom Daly – Sport Development After many, many years of service to ILS on behalf of USLA, Carl Martinez was not reappointed this time. His tremendous efforts over the years, though largely unseen by most within USLA, have been greatly appreciated and deserve the highest recognition. Mr. Martinez has managed to be present at many of the pivotal moments in lifesaving history, and though often content to take a background role, has been a critical supporter of the advancement of our profession. 2.2. International Organization for Standardization: Ralph Goto, who is working on aquatic sign standards with the ILS Rescue Committee, has been appointed by the American National Standards Institute to represent the USA on an international working group addressing matters of beach signage (including warning flags) convened by the International Organization for Standardization (www.iso.org). Each country's primary standards organization is a member of ISO. Until now there was no US representative on beach signs and flags, but through contacts with ILS, we were able to arrange to have Mr. Goto become the US representative. Mr. Goto will be able to work both through ILS and ISO, thus having important influence over the process of developing a single international standard, both for flags and signs. Members of ILS who already have representatives on the ISO working group include Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. The Australian representatives, in particular, were helpful toward getting us in touch with the right people at ANSI to bring about the appointment. 2.3. National Lifesaving Championships: With approval of the Executive Committee, the Host Agreement for the USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Virginia Beach

Page 1 of 4 has been signed and ongoing communication has been maintained with the organizers. My thanks to Chip More for his legal review. 2.4. Rescue 2006: The Executive Committee has confirmed my appointment of Kevin Sweat as Team Manager and Mitch Kahn and Coach for the next lifesaving World Championships in Australia. USLA is deeply indebted to Tim Gallagher for his many years of shepherding this team, including extensive fundraising. We all wish Kevin and Mitch the best for the upcoming challenge. For details, be sure to visit www.rescue2006.com. 2.5. Letters to State Park Directors: In Galveston I advised that I had written letters to the directors of state parks for California and Florida. The overt intention of these letters was to gather information on the relative importance of drowning and water safety within the parks, relative to other threats to public safety, and the relative expenditures toward water safety. An additional, less overt intention was to raise awareness of the importance of drowning prevention and water safety, as well as to let these directors know of USLA’s interest in the matter. No reply has been received from Florida. A reply from California has confirmed that drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in California State Parks, exceeding all other accidental causes combined. 2.6. USLA Bylaws: I have assisted Legal Advisor Chip More with a comprehensive update of the Bylaws. The main intention is to make them pertinent to our current manner of doing business and to properly reflect decisions that have been made. This is an ongoing process that will be handled with transparency and ample opportunity for input from all affected parties. 2.7. Safe Sea Lotion: Dr. Wernicki and I have had extensive communications with the manufacturers of a product intended to protect swimmers from stings of jellyfish. The product appears to be efficacious and the manufacturers have interest in a relationship with USLA. Further details will be discussed in the Executive Committee meeting. 2.8. Sunburn Cream: An entrepreneur contacted me in mid-March, having reviewed our website and read our annual report, proposing an alliance with USLA to help promote a new product to treat sunburn. Dr. Wernicki was consulted and advised that the product ingredients, as listed, did not appear to pose any negative health issues. Mr. More was also consulted. A proposal will be discussed in the Executive Committee meeting. 2.9. Computer System Alternatives: Mr. Hartl has taken the lead on exploring methods USLA can use to better use computer products to our advantage in areas such as membership, fundraising, and event scoring. I met personally with one of the companies. Further details will be discussed in the Executive Committee and Competition Committee meetings. 2.10. Surgeon General: A letter of thanks was sent to the Surgeon General for his participation in our fall Board of Directors meeting. The letter included a request for any assistance he might be able to provide USLA. One outcome is a proposal to ally USLA with the Medical Reserve Corps, which will be discussed at this meeting. 2.11. Audit Completed: Mr. Farry arranged for completion of a full audit of USLA’s fiscal year for FY 2004. This audit allowed us to apply for the Combined Federal Campaign (see item following) and improves our standing for grants and other opportunities. My thanks to Mr. Farry for this work.

Page 2 of 4 2.12. USLA Annual Report: According to the USLA Bylaws, the President shall, "Annually prepare a report to the Board of Directors on the activities and affairs of the corporation." As a requirement of applying for the Combined Federal Campaign (see item following), USLA was required to submit its annual report. Having none, I drafted an annual report for the application. It has since been posted in the Lifeguard Library and circulated to members of the Board of Directors. One prospective sponsor has already indicated that he reviewed our annual report prior to engaging in discussions with us. In reviewing this document, please understand that USLA operates on a fiscal year, which ends June 30. It is my intention to continue to meet this responsibility in future. 2.13. Combined Federal Campaign: Mr. Colosi has long recommended that USLA increase its level of audit so that we could apply to be added to the Combined Federal Campaign list, which allows federal employees to donate to nonprofits. On January 18 I was advised that the audit had been concluded and Mr. Colosi recommended an application be sent by the deadline of January 31. Unfortunately, Mr. Colosi was unable to assist in the application process and the application turned out to include a variety of very detailed requirements, including an annual report from the applicant. I created an annual report for USLA and completed the application process. It was received by the federal government by the deadline. We are to be informed by May of this year if we will be included. If so, any federal employee will be able to donate to USLA via payroll deduction. 2.14. Boeing of California Campaign: Under circumstances similar to the CFC campaign, a former lifeguard from California who works for Boeing asked that USLA be added to the list of recognized charities to which employees can contribute. This employer matches employee contributions, doubling their value to a point. The application was similarly lengthy to that of the federal campaign and has been submitted. We await word on approval. 2.15. Donations: There has been an increased interest in donations to USLA. In particular, I would like to recognize the following major donations: Tom Daly – $2,000 The Schippmann Foundation – $500 A reminder to all that USLA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and donations are welcome. 2.16. Endowment: I have proposed and asked the Ways and Means Committee to approve the creation of an endowment for USLA, which I have volunteered to incorporate, with the assistance of Mr. More. The intent of this endowment is to hold and invest donations to USLA, preserving the principal and allowing USLA to benefit from the proceeds. The aforementioned donations have been held in a separate account for this purpose. If the Board of Directors agrees, a structure will be created for review at the fall Board of Directors meeting. 2.17. USLA Archives Posted: With a kind loan from Bob Burnside, I completed a project to scan archival documents from USLA’s inception through 1967 and convert them to Adobe Acrobat files. These files are now available for viewing in the Lifeguard Library of www.usla.org.

Page 3 of 4 2.18. Media: During this period I’ve handled manifold requests from the media and attempted to respond quickly and professionally. My hope is that rapid and professional replies will help ensure a public recognition of USLA’s leadership role and help us further our ongoing mission. 2.19. Coronado Lifeguards: At the request of lifeguards in Coronado, California, I spoke at a city council meeting in favor of the rebuilding of their lifeguard tower. Despite some strong opposition from nearby residents, the permanent, multi-story structure and detached garage were approved. 3. Further Information 3.1. Dr. Patrick: A letter was received by a collaborator of Dr. Henry Heimlich, complaining of his treatment in an earlier letter to Dr. Heimlich from Dr. Wernicki and requesting an apology. I drafted a letter in reply, which was reviewed by Dr. Wernicki and Mr. More, and which has been sent. Briefly, my letter pointed out that Dr. Wernicki’s earlier letter was a request for information, thus no apology seemed necessary. No reply has been received. 4. Conclusion: Working together on the many projects proposed by our officers, committee chairs, and members, there is great promise for significant progress to achieve some of our long held goals for USLA. Please email me, call me, or take me aside to discuss any issues you think we ought to be addressing. Together, we can make a real difference for USLA, the lifesaving profession, and drowning prevention.

Lifesaving Aye,

B. Chris Brewster, President

Tel: (858) 581-1221 – Fax: (720) 535-3274 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.lifesaver1.com

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DATE: May 5, 2005

TO: USLA Board of Directors Miami Beach, FL

FROM: Jerome Gavin Vice President

SUBJECT: Vice President’s Report Spring 2005

I would like to thank Cathy VonWald and Ed Zebrowski for their tireless work on the Development Committee. The Request for Proposal process was a new one for the USLA and was spearheaded by Cathy in an extremely dedicated manner, and brought to a successful contract. Even though the individual selected later withdrew to pursue an opportunity with ESPN, I believe that the process resulted in an outstanding individual being selected. We learned a lot from this, and the next opportunity should go much smoother and hopefully quicker. The negotiations between the committee and the individual (with the outstanding support and advise from our legal advisor) were straight forward and showed what is needed in order to attract top talent that will pursue the goals of the USLA. This is an ongoing process that will take more time and dedication, but I believe will enhance our organization.

I also would like to discuss the setting of meeting dates. At the Fall meeting in Galveston, the Board agreed to hold the meeting in Miami Beach the last week of April. Due to circumstances in the South East Region, it was subsequently decided to hold the meeting the first week of May. This resulted in several Board members being unable to attend due to the beginning of their beach season, with testing, training and opening the beaches taking precedence over attendance at the Board meeting. Other delegates had to make arrangements to cover for their absence due to the same reasons. Others had scheduled other activities around the April dates in order to attend, and subsequently were unable to attend in May. I would like to discuss holding the Spring meeting the last week of April, and if conflicts interfere rescheduling for the second last week in April. There will be far fewer conflicts, and the dedicated Board members will be better able to attend.

I also believe that we need further discussion of the USLA involvement in the GoJG program. Hopefully, we can get further information during our time together.

REPORT OF NATIONAL SECRETARY to the USLA National Board of Directors

Miami, FL - May 5, 2005

I regret that I cannot participate in the Spring Board of Directors Meeting in Miami. This will be the first meeting I have missed since November 1992. Pre-meeting Activity reports have been processed and distributed to Executive Committee, Committee Chairs and delegates. My thanks to those who heeded my request to submit reports “plain paper” without unnecessary graphic content. This results in smaller files and rapid redistribution. Thanks to Eric Bauer and Jerry Gavin for volunteering to substitute for me during the meetings and to Gerry Falconer and Joe McManus for working with me on preparations for the meeting. I will return to my office on May 17 with a goal of having the minutes prepared and distributed by June 15. Please send meeting action reports as soon as possible after the meeting. Reports submitted to Jerry or Eric will be waiting for me when I return.

Organizational correspondence and files have been kept up to date since the last meeting in Galveston. Activity files of the various committee are maintained with copies of correspondence and reports that Committee Chairs forward from time to time. Significant email messages are retained in a condensed chronological file so as to be available for reference purposes. I continue to build a library of archival CDs in addition to the hard copies of minutes, reports and correspondence from earlier years.

These archival records continue to be kept in a secure location. Access to postage meter, high speed copier and related mechanical office equipment continue due to my current employment situation.

The 866-FOR USLA answering machine receives very few calls - less then one a week. Yet each call is important to the person calling and is responded to appropriately. It is evident that the web site and email provide most of the communication needed for the organization. I appreciate the cooperative response I have continued to receive from USLA members throughout the organization as I have attempted to have these contacts handled by appropriate USLA representatives. Often such contacts request same or next day response. I am not aware that any have gone unanswered.

To be compliant with Robert’s Rules of Order, the USLA must adopt a bylaw amendment to authorize an electronic decision process and provide guidelines in the Policies and Procedures. I look forward to this matter being addressed in the bylaw revisions being prepared for this meeting. The current parameters for conducting business by email and evotes continue to move the business of the organization forward between the Board of Directors meetings.

It continues to be a pleasure and an honor to participate with all of you in the nation’s finest organization of professional lifeguards. I look forward to being with you again in Orange County in November.

David M. Shotwell, Sr., National Secretary [email protected]

USLA National Recurrent Committee Report Spring 2005

The Recurrent Committee will be submitting a formal request for $1000.00 from Ways and Means to set up the National Lifeguard Survey on the website. Mr. Hartl had been contacted at the fall meeting about the cost of setting up the program. A representative from the website committee will be asked to attend our meeting to provide direction on what must be done to place the information on the website. Test dates, contacts, locations and wages will be included in the survey. The article on recurrent lifeguarding and recurrent representation at the national level for the magazine will be readdressed. Mr. Healy is researching the archives to gather information for the article. The benefits of being associated with the USLA will also be highlighted. We are interested in recognizing

recurrent lifeguards for excellence in lifeguarding through presenting their biographies in the magazine. We hope to raise awareness so recurrent lifeguards realize they are an essential part of the organization. Each region will be asked to submit biographies to their representative with the recurrent committee making the choices for the issues. There will be continued discussions on locating an insurance company to provide health insurance for recurrent lifeguards who are not covered under an existing plan.

Submitted by Julian K. “Duke” Brown National Recurrent Representative

United States Lifesaving Association Board of Director’s Meeting Miami Beach, Florida Spring 2005 Liaison Officers Report

Certification Since November, I have been busy with re-certification for which I was responsible, Laguna Beach, U.S. Ocean Safety and San Clemente, all of which are pending to be certified at the advanced level this meeting. Certification Chair will obviously cover this in his report.

ILS While I can say that I have not done a great deal of liaising in the international arena Peter has been keeping me informed of his prolific accomplishments.

Foreign Lifeguards Requests for employment from foreign nationals still come at a rate of 1 or 2 a week, on average. The language that we approved as a procedure/policy in the fall should be placed on the Website on the “Job Bulletin Board” titled “Foreign Lifeguards” which would take them to the statement regarding lifeguarding in the U.S. While it is interesting communicating with the lifeguards making these requests, much of the information I send them is contained in the statement. I will work with Charlie and Chris to get the statement on the Web. One thing is for sure lifeguards from around the world speak a common language. One particular contact I made was from Italy. Their website is http://www.cluananantes.it/. It shows photos that one would not be able to distinguish from an agency in the U.S., Australia or New Zealand. I have responded to lifeguard requests from Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Australia, United Kingdom, France, Ukraine and the Philippines.

California Legislation AB 1961 which was killed last year and was not introduced during this legislative session. I have continued to be in contact with Tom Harman’s Office and he is willing to carry the bill again. The next legislative session starts in January and I will be working with Chris, Assemblyman Harman’s office and the various affected organizations to try and lobby for this bill and gain consensus before it hits the legislature, to give it a better chance of passage in committee and on the floor.

United Way I contacted the United Way with regard to directed donations and a USLA agency code to make directed donation through payroll deduction easier. It seems that each “chapter” of the United Way is run somewhat independently. For example, the Orange County Chapter has an agency code of UNI655 for the USLA, if one were to use that code in Florida, that United Way chapter would not recognize that code. To resolve this, each USLA Chapter should contact their local United Way; to see if there is a code for the U.S.L.A. If not, the donation can be made by using the U.S.L.A. P.O. Box. Once there are regular donations through that local United Way, they will assign an agency code for the USLA. This process should be simplified with the annual report, but our not for profit status must be solid. I also spoke to the National United Way with regard to including a link to the United Way through the USLA website. They do not have issues with including their link on our website if the USLA desires.

Thanks South East for hosting this meeting!!!

Respectfully Submitted,

Eric A. Bauer USLA Liaison Officer April 29, 2005

International Lifesaving Federation Development Committee Americas Region

USLA Activity Report Spring ’05- Miami Florida

There has been a great deal of activity in the Americas region in the past few months. I had the good fortune to attend the ILS meeting in Ban Nenndorf, Germany last February along with USLA members Ralph Goto, Charlie Hartl, Carl Martinez, and President Chris Brewster. I went through a training and orientation session to the ILS, met a lot of contacts that will help with coordinating efforts in the Americas, and learned a great deal.

Part of what we decided to do as a committee was to build a database for each region and to try to contact lifesavers and government entities within each of the countries to determine how we can best support lifesaving and public education efforts in the country.

I was appointed head of a subcommittee that was charged with the task of coming up with a questionnaire that assesses both the strengths and the needs of developing nations in order to prioritize where and when limited resources are allocated. In talking to the Australian and the Englishman assigned to the subcommittee, we decided it would be difficult to determine how to assess need unless we had a rating system for determining where a country or program is “aquatically”. That way we will have a clear picture of the categories we are trying to assess. Apparently, we have now bitten off the task of designing both a rating system and a questionnaire that can be used in conjunction as an assessment tool.

Below I have listed the highlights of recent activity within the Americas region:

1. Mexico- The newly formed AMS (Asociacion Mexicana de Salvavidas) is chugging along and the word is starting to spread. Although the volunteer guards in Oaxaca received the disappointing news that equipment that was going to be provided by the government will not be, there has been a great deal of communication between various groups on the west coast- particularly between the Puerto Escondido and Zipolite areas. The new paid program in Cozumel is off to a great start and they have joined the recent flurry of e-mail communication that Club Tortuga and others has been a catalyst for. The Veracruz and Boca del Rio combined municipalities are planning a training class for October that will be done using the new AMS minimum standards. Finally, the spiritual head of Club

Tortuga, Bob Burnside has been working with officials in the area of Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo on the possibility of revamping and expanding their existing lifeguard program. 2. Panama- sporadic negotiations have been grinding along in typical 2-3rd world fashion and the possibility of an International Conference in December and, possibly a PWC training class are being batted around. They have expressed an interest in joining ILS. 3. Argentina- the well-developed Argentinian Lifesaving Association is planning an aquatics conference for South America and their annual International Distance Swim race in October and November respectively. 4. Uruguay- Recent interest from the lifeguard association has sparked a new relationship and we are in the process of having Uruguay join ILS. They are also talking about hosting an aquatics conference there. 5. Venezuela- After a group of trainers from USA, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, and Brazil cross trained the first group of beach lifeguard instructors and the initial conference of November ’04, things slowed down a bit because of a combination of politics and the landslide disaster. It seems the program is getting back on track and we are talking about a national lifeguard training academy next November in Margarita Island. The YMCA of Caracas is also sending one of their trainers up to attend the Galveston Lifeguard Academy in May. 6. The newly formed Royal Caribbean Lifesaving Association is trying to organize a meeting and conference with the possibility of a Caribbean lifeguard competition. This may take place in Jamaica, St. Lucia, or elsewhere. 7. St. Lucia, through Chris Brewster, has made contact with the American Red Cross who is working with their national swimming association to organize a swimming program using WSIs and instructor trainers for WSIs. 8. Trinidad/Tobego-The government funded lifeguard agency in Trinidad is planning to send a group to the lifeguard academy in Galveston. The full members of ILS from Trinidad and Tobego are their national lifesaving association. This group, with the help of the ILS is beginning to make plans for a training academy that introduces techniques other than the British Royal Lifesaving Service, who has been the defining body in lifesaving there for many years. We are talking about the possibility of trying to make this happen in November 2006. 9. I have also been communicating with representatives from Costa Rica, Columbia, Peru, Chile, and the Dutch Antilles.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Peter Davis Representative- Americas Region International Lifesaving Federation

International Lifesaving Federation Development Committee Americas Region

USLA Activity Report Spring ’05- Miami Florida

Below I have listed the highlights of recent activity within the Americas region:

Respectfully Submitted By:

Peter Davis Representative- Americas Region International Lifesaving Federation

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From: Richard Colosi To: [email protected] Date: 4/27/2005 7:46:59 AM Subject: Development Report

Hi Dave,

The Fall Development Report is posted below for your distribution..

Kind Regards, Dick ------To: USLA Board of Directors and Delegates From: Dick Colosi, USLA Development

Date: April 27, 2005

Re: 2005 Spring Development Report

Now that our new home in Cape May is complete, Barbara and I are in the process of selling our Pennsylvania residence and moving to the Cape. Regretfully, I can not attend the Board Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting Sponsors

There has been an excellent response with underwriting of the Spring Board of Directors Meeting as follows. Lead Sponsor Medtronic

Lead Exhibitor Glaxo SmithKline

Presenting Sponsors Safe Sea Surftech Xcel Hawaii Sanuk sandals

Meeting Sponsors Marine Rescue Products Jobbeedu

Medtronic, Glaxo SmithKline, Safe Sea, Surftech, Xcel Hawaii and Sanuk sandals are entitled to address the USLA Board Meeting.

USLA Fund Raising

I very much share the concerns of the Board regarding the limited success of recent funding efforts. As part of my report, I have identified some of the reasons that have come from dealing directly with these frustrations and offer some necessary steps the USLA must take to achieve greater success.

In addition, it has not been my practice to elaborate on the many attempts made to find funding for the USLA but to simply give a general overview on my efforts, highlighting any successes. This is based on a belief that most of us only want to hear good news. In hopes of giving you a greater understanding of the situation, President Brewster has asked me to provide a more detailed report which follows.

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Support has been sought from many firms associated with lifesaving such as listed below.

Philips Heartstart Jobbeedu Boston Whaler Finis Laerdal Wahoo H2O Velocity Brownie's Third Lung Glaxo SmithKline Kiefer Sports Group Chammyz BZ ProBoards Thousand Mile Medtronic Marine Rescue Products Safe Sea Water Safety Products Sting Away H2O Velocity

Lava Records In follow up to their inquiry, I had spoken to Lava Records. They were initially interested in CD sampling for the John Butler Trio (Australian artist). The possibility of including a CD in our member kit was suggested for a $10,000 cash fee. Lava felt this was too high and said they would make a counter offer. No counter offer was made. We also discussed sampling at USLA competitions as a possibility, in particular the 2005 Nationals for a cash fee of $5,000. Lava declined.

Bayz There was some initial interest from Bayz on renewing their deal with the USLA. However, in considering renewal of the Bayz/USLA sponsorship agreement, Bayz took a look at product sales to see what could be associated with this sponsorship. Their findings were that few sales have resulted from Bayz relationship with the USLA. There was very little if any information that I had that would indicate otherwise. Bayz does not intend to renew the agreement.

Generally speaking, corporate support for the USLA comes from the marketing budgets of the companies involved. As such, monies received are not charitable contributions given altruistically for the purpose of furthering the goals of the USLA. On the contrary, while there may be no specific mention in any written contract signed by the USLA with the supporting company, the relationship is expected to generate sales of company products or services through our members as well as our clientele. If the supporting firm sees no gain here, their support will not continue. To be successful at obtaining and retaining significant sponsors, the USLA needs to recognize this reality and actively advocate supporting USLA sponsors.

In addition, there are several endemic realities regarding USLA fund raising that must be recognized.

First is the impact of regional independent activities on sponsor retention and acquisition. No longer can the USLA promise a sponsor unified national participation. In addition, the lack of cohesiveness here allows sponsors to cherry pick agencies or regions. If we were united, a national deal is much more likely. Second, trademark restrictions on use of the word Lifeguard could continue to plague us when approaching sponsors. See my recommendations under Trademark Issue.

With regard to endemic realities allow me to give you the following perspective,

At this time, the USLA has limited ability to offer a sponsor the kind of exposure that warrants large cash support. Imagine if the USLA could offer nationwide the kind of marketing opportunities that some local agencies provide e.g. product name or logo on lifeguard trunks, shirts, umbrellas and chalk boards. Those $1,000,000 deals we dream of would be achievable because this kind of national exposure would be worth it to the sponsor.

Unfortunately, there are inherent limitations on what the USLA can offer a sponsor with regards to exposure. I hope we can

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change that one day soon but this is where we are right now.

Competition Funding Essentially, the USLA has one showcase event that it can market, the Nationals. After pitching the Nationals to many sponsors over the years, I have found that they view the tournament as an event with limited or local marketing appeal. This is due to several factors that need to be addressed. 1. small spectator crowds 2. limited media draw 3. imprecise race start schedules 4. long time gaps between races 5. the expansiveness of the venue

For the reasons cited above, during my tenure, the USLA has lost significant sponsorships. i. e. Jantzen, Yamaha, Rodale Press, Weider Publications, Fosters, Chevy Trucks, Casio, Hawaiian Tropic, Panama Jack, Bayz.

If the regionals and nationals were offered as a series, these events would have greater marketability in the eyes of sponsors. Further, if we could have local lifesaving agencies promote a national sponsor at municipal events, the value of USLA sponsorship would grow significantly.

I am asking all delegates to work toward implementing the recommendations in this report. We need this in order to make the USLA a more unified cohesive national organization when it comes to marketing. By doing so, hopefully we will be able to offer sponsors the kind of exposure that warrants significant cash support.

Public Education Funding

In another area, I believe USLA public education programs have not realized their funding potential with foundations primarily due to the lack of research data on the effectiveness of these efforts. We need to provide foundations convincing research data on the scope and effectiveness of our educational programs for the USLA to be successful here. The same goes for the Junior Lifeguard program.

2005 USLA National and Regional Lifeguard Championships.

Efforts are being made to acquire sponsors for the 2005 USLA Regional and National Lifeguard competitions.

Each year Ingram, has given the Nationals $10,000 for very little more then an ad in the program book and their logo on event materials. I expect to be notified about the 2005 Nationals by Ingram in early May.

Wachovia Securities is committed to continuing its support of the Nationals. I will be meeting with the Wachovia Securities VP in the near future to negotiate the amount.

Inquires and exploratory discussions were conducted with many prospective competition sponsors, including Honda, Fosters, Kawasaki, Old Spice, Nature Valley, Rodale Press, Chevy Trucks, Icon, S.C. Johnson, Hain Celestial, Dannon, Arizona Teas, Sony, Norelco, ESPN Magazine, NBC Sports, OLN, Ocean Spray, Listerine, Citizen Watch, Kellogg, Old Navy, Gillette, Colgate Palmolive, Yamaha. In addition, proposals have been sent to prospects that have shown an interest reviewing a request for sponsoring USLA competitions. These include; Sirius satellite radio, Brunswick Boats, Visa, Aquafina, Maui Jim, Wawa, Ingram, Nautica, Lava Records, Wachovia Securities.

I met with the Nautica VP of Marketing and several other key players at Nautica HQ in New York City. Discussions were promising but due to problems discussed above. No offer from Nautica was made.

In addition, I had been working with a PR firm to acquire competition sponsors. A presentation was made to Proctor and Gamble on our behalf. The many options available to P & G were narrowed down to us and another competition series. Unfortunately, the other event series was chosen over ours.

Trademark Issue

As discussed, someone owns trademark rights to the word Lifeguard and is actively protecting those rights. This causes significant problems for the USLA itself and with acquiring USLA sponsors.

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After acquainting a patent attorney with our problems regarding the trademarked term "Lifeguard", I was advised that we should pursue trademarking the alternate term "American Lifeguard" as a more expedient option.

Trademarks are established in specific areas or classes of trade or commerce such as sportswear, sunscreens.

The Board needs to decide if it wishes to proceed and how many trademarks to apply for. I recommend establishing a trademark for "American Lifeguard" in classes such as; 1. Sports apparel 2. Sunglasses 3. Sunscreen lotions and sun protective products 4. Educational materials

Choice Hotels USLA Member Discounts

Over the past three years, only 50 room nights have been booked by USLA members through the Choice Hotels discount program. Choice Hotels looks for a minimum of 250 room nights to be booked annually by participating organizations. On 4/17/05, I was notified that due to the lack of activity, Choice Hotels has decided to discontinue offering USLA members a discount at various hotel chains.

Combined Federal Campaign - Place of Employment Giving

In 2001, I first recommended that the USLA take the necessary steps to qualify for place of employment giving donations. With the completion of a full functional audit by Greg Farry and the writing of a annual report by Chris Brewster, we have met the necessary criteria. Based on my recommendation and with some guidance, an application was made by President Brewster to the CFC for listing the USLA in the 2005 CFC Fall Campaign. With the CFC, place of employment giving now holds real fund raising promise.

If we are accepted for listing in the Fall 2005 CFC Campaign, to make this opportunity payoff, we will need to promote this method of giving in various ways such as articles in ALM. Other promotional opportunities could include; 1. Educational speakers mentioning work place donor designations 2. Distributing donor information and pledge cards to the parents of junior lifeguards 3. Promoting work place giving as part of Beach Safety Week. 4. Volunteering as a speaker to employee groups during giving campaigns

If the USLA is to succeed in competing for the charity dollar and building a direct donor base we must assertively market the organization and its mission.

Equally important, place of employment giving is a good first step in building a direct donor base of contributors that could lead to more significant support. The donor information that is routinely provided by the CFC in order for us to send Thank You letters can be used to construct a donor base from which more substantial gifts could be cultivated. From such a donor base, a planned giving program can be built that includes tax advantaged gifts as well as bequests.

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BEACH SIGNAGE COMMITTEE REPORT UNITED STATED LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION SPRING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA MAY 5-7, 2005

Since being appointed by the President as Chair of the USLA Beach Signage Committee in April of 2004, I have had the opportunity to work with a number of individuals and organizations in the United States and other countries in the area of standardization of beach signage. The graphic symbols developed and used in Hawaii and other jurisdictions are currently being evaluated for recognition using a format used in Australia and the United Kingdom. Results of these evaluation studies will be available by February 2006. I am currently serving a four-year appointment to the International Life Saving Federation (ILS) Rescue Committee that is chaired by Mr. Peter George of the Surf Life Saving Association of Australia. At the recent meeting of the ILS Rescue Committee in Bad Nenndorf, Germany, I was able to meet with members of the committee who are also involved with the International Standards Organization (ISO). After contacting the ISO and being referred to the decision makers in the organization, I have been nominated as a U.S. expert for the ISO Technical Committee 145 / Subcommittee 2 / Working Group 4 “Water Safety Signs and Beach Safety Flags.” Although I was not able to attend the WG 4 meeting in England, I will be attending its next meeting this September in Germany. Appointment to this group will allow the USLA, the ILS, and the United States to have significant input in the development and adoption of international beach flag and signage standards. If anyone has any suggestions, concerns, or interest in the development of these standards, please contact me to discuss.

The Rescue Committee of the Lifesaving Commission of the ILS has been tasked to address a number of issues of interest that may have effects on the USLA. In addition to the ISO Standard for Water Safety Flags and Signs, the following areas will be addressed: 1. A Comprehensive Drowning Prevention Plan for the ILS. 2. Development of recommended fitness standards for lifeguards/lifesavers. 3. Adoption of position statement regarding color schemes for uniforms. 4. Review and comparison of the recently adopted USLA PWC standards with the existing ILS minimum standards.

I believe that my appointments to the Rescue Committee and the ISO Signage Working Group are to represent the best interests of the USLA and will work toward maintaining this position. I will need to hear from individuals who have an interest or input in these matters, as well as regional representatives who have any concerns.

5-1-05 Ralph S. Goto Signage Committee Chair

United States Lifesaving Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Council Activity Report April 2005

Thank you to Gerry Falconer, his staff and the entire Southeast Region for hosting this meeting. The location is great and our hope is that despite the distractions of Miami Beach much will be accomplished.

While most beaches are not operational in the winter, many of our members have been busy.

The state of New Jersey has revamped the system of certification. As a result we have had to overhaul our own process. Much work has been done to make this as smooth as possible. Tim Gallagher, Dave Shotwell, Ed Kiziukiewicz, Greg Farry, Charlie Hartl, Chip Moore and especially Chief Certification Officer Tim Harmon have spent countless hours in making sure that all Agencies are aware of the new procedures and how to comply.

Under the leadership of Phil Rogers, with assistance from Bob Dillon, Charlie Hartl and Denise Blair we took part in the NBC Fit Fest in Philadelphia. Our booth with videos and photos was manned for the entire weekend to discuss water safety and the role of the USLA. Over 50,000 people attended the event.

Our region will bring two main concerns to the meeting, sponsorship/membership kits and certification standards.

While we are all aware of the sponsorship problems of the organization and the ongoing efforts to address them, it is our opinion that at the very least we need to find a way to upgrade our membership kit.

The new dual swim standard was the hot topic at our regional meetings. After much discussion and research it was unanimously agreed that we should revisit that decision. It is our position that there should be only one standard. We feel that having two different standards compromises our position to set standards and maintain our position as the authority in open water safety.

We look forward to a productive meeting.

Respectfully Submitted, Ed Zebrowski President Mid-Atlantic Region

United States Lifesaving Association

Spring Board of Directors Meeting

Miami, Florida May 5-7, 2005 South Atlantic Lifesaving Association

We would like to thank the Southeast Region in advance for being our gracious host of the 2005 Spring Board of Directors meeting. I know the meeting will be successful with many challenges and accomplishments.

Sponsorships continue to be an issue with the USLA and the lack of movement to obtain a Marketing Director. The lack of motivation to move forward by many of the regions as affected the South Atlantic region the most with hosting the USLA championships two years in a row with little or no assistance from a full-time person assisting in obtaining necessary sponsorships. It time we make some decisions and stop postponing decisions that may not affect your region at the moment, but has affected many other regions. The spirit should be to move forward if necessary and not wait until board meetings to accomplish all the work of the USLA. E-votes are successful and should continue to be utilized to achieve success and expediency.

Many agencies in the region have struggled with cutbacks, changes in organization and of course 3 hurricanes. When the storms passed the ocean floor had shifted causing severe rip currents, creating extra duties on strained lifeguard services during a normally slow tourist period. As the organization grows we must continue to convince city, county, state and federal decision makers to increase lifeguard services or at least hold steady to continue safeguarding visitors that are attracted to our waterways across the nation.

As usual we will face many difficult decisions at this meeting I hope we can make decisions that will be in the best interest of the organization and discuss them with vigor and spirit, understanding we must respect one another because at the end of the day we all have the same goals. United States Lifesaving Association Southeast Region Activity Report – Spring 2005

The Southeast Region is pleased to welcome everyone to the Spring 2005 Board of Directors Meeting in beautiful Miami Beach!

The Southeast Region has been busy pursuing safety enhancements within our region, including an upcoming Aquatic Rescue Response Team course in Orange Beach, Alabama. Regional Members have been involved in numerous press briefings, both print and television, within the area pushing for safer open water beaches. And, members of our Region have voiced their support for the application of Florida Public Safety retirements for surf-lifesavers to help stem the flight of top-notch personnel to the fire/paramedic service due to the lack of adequate retirements available to lifesavers.

The Panhandle district of the Region has continued to make exciting progress in further protecting the lives of beach-goers within the area. Pensacola Beach in particular has made enormous changes that have now created one of the finest semi-seasonal operations in the region, with lifesavers on duty until dark during daylight savings time, and roving patrols covering large stretches of beach that were once fully unprotected. The Destin area continues its progress, with the hiring of former Ft. Lauderdale lifesaver Joe D’Agostino as Beach Safety Coordinator. And, there are now indications that Walton County, one of the most vocal opponents to lifesaver provision, may be investigating the creation of a beach patrol for parts of their coastline.

The Florida Supreme Court has handed down a decision (Breaux v. Miami Beach), that many within our Region feel will have a potentially vast impact on lifesaving in the State. The opinion essentially states that a governmental entity providing a known swimming area has a duty to warn persons of dangers within the area. The full opinion is archived in the “Lifeguard Library” section of the USLA website should you wish further review. Great Lakes Regional report

The Great Lakes Region is grearing up for the summer season.Milwaukee and Evanston are all fired up to go.We are moving slowly in the Chicago Chapter as we don`t know how our new administration will respond to our membership drive.

We are taking a positive stand but it will mean hard work as a lot our experienced Instructors have left .

Joe Pecoraro President

United States Lifesaving Association Gulf Coast Regional Report Spring ‘05

The Gulf Coast Region has formed a partnership with the University of Texas Medical Branch and Go-JG and we are working on an educational project for children. We are exploring the idea of a Saturday morning program.

We have renewed our project with Anheuser Bush for our Water Safety Billboard Campaign and we are expanding the coverage in the Houston/Galveston area. This year we added a few other groups to the program and organized a beach soccer tournament. Everything associated with the event contained the ten USLA water safety tips. We also played the new PSA’s and our Texas water safety video on a huge monitor during the US/Mexico World Cup Preliminary match.

We are planning an October training trip to Veracruz /Boca Del Rio. Continuing the idea from past years, we are partnering with the Galveston Police Department and offering training in Self Defense and Beach Guarding. We will be using the recommended training and certification guidelines of the newly formed Mexican Lifesaving Association and Club Tortuga.

The American Red Cross in our area and the Galveston Lifesaving Association have formed an alliance concerning public education. The USLA bookmarks, coloring books, and the Texas brochures are now part of their standard Health Fair material. The area Red Cross participates in 40-50 events a year in Galveston County.

The State of Texas has proclaimed the week before Memorial Weekend “Water Safety Week”. South Padre Island also used the USLA form letter to convince their local municipality to do the same at the local level. We continue to negotiate with that part of the state and hope to see them form a lifeguarding organization in the near future.

Vic Maceo and Peter Davis of the Gulf Coast Region, along with Ralph Goto of Hawaii and Duke Brown of Myrtle Beach, will be presenting at the National Drowning Prevention Symposium in Austin, Texas April 28-29, 2005. We are proud to represent USLA at this national event.

Respectfully submitted 4-27-04 by Peter Davis

United States Lifesaving Association National Board of Director’s Meeting Northwest Region Report

Spring 2005

Many thanks to the South East Region for hosting this meeting. We look forward to a productive and inspirational meeting.

Regional Meetings

Our Regional meeting was held March 4th in South Lake Tahoe, California. Our Fall meeting is planned for Sonoma County on October 1, 2005.

Agency Activity

East Bay Regional Parks will begin it’s season at the end of May. Their expanded programs, include swimming lessons at Contra Loma, will be continued this season . East Bay will again offer their Junior Lifeguard Program this year.

The GGNRA continues to be very busy patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge for Homeland Security and has had to reduce the number of drills and training they do. They are hoping to do more drills this Summer.

Public Education

Sonoma County Parks is planning on doing the collaborative public education program “Vamos a nadir” again this year in partnership with the American Red Cross.

East Bay is planning many collaborative community outreach events (in partnership with the YMCA and the Department of Water Resources) this summer and hopes to reach more than the 1,000 people they reached last year at a variety of events.

Website

The NW Region website has a new look. Check it out at www.lifeguardsforlife.org There has been a change to the web hosting which has allowed for ample space to facilitate chapters wanting to create their own website. Chapters will be charged a fee of $10 per year.

Membership

We continue our membership drives. We are investigating the purchase of a winter style “beanie” (much like a winter cap) that would include the “Lifeguards For Life” logo for members this year.

Competition

Our 2005 Regional Lifeguard Competition will be held July 26 & 27 at Sand Harbor, North Lake Tahoe. Plans are in progress to revamp the competition awards to include an action shot, certificate style award. A raffle will be included in this years’ event to raise funds to help cover costs associated with the event. Additionally, this year we will add a Junior Lifeguard “competition” to the event.

Cathy’s Contact Info

Cathy VonWald 16507 126th Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98072 h-425-488-2589 w-425-452-7681 cell-425-890-5127 fax-425-882-1968 Email- [email protected]

California Surf Lifesaving Association

Southwest Region - United States Lifesaving Association

PO Box 366 - Huntington Beach, California 92648

World Wide Web: www.cslsa.org

SOUTHWEST REGION ACTIVITY REPORT Miami Beach May 2005

The Spring 2005 CSLSA Board of Directors meeting was held in Seal Beach on April 14 and 15. We congratulated and honored Bob Moore on his retirement after almost 40 years in the lifeguarding profession. Bob retired from his position as Section Chief with Los Angeles County on March 31. He was also President of our region for ten years and remains on the Executive Board of CSLSA as our Advisor and Website Committee chair. Bob’s influence on the USLA and professional lifesaving cannot be underestimated. On his last day at work he wrote a poignant letter that really summed up what lifesaving is all about. It spoke about how far we have come in the last forty years, how much things have changed, yet how much they have stayed the same. My oldest son just completed training with the Huntington City Beach Lifeguards, and it caused me to reflect on my days as a lifeguard there in the late 60’s, and how much things have changed, yet how much they are still the same. It got me to thinking; we need to spend more time at these meetings comparing notes. We have the Curriculum Committee spending countless hours on occupational analyses, instructional syllabuses, and other important aspects of our careers, but we have gotten away from sharing protocols and policies that perhaps we could learn from one another by sharing. We differ in our use of paddleboards, PWC’s, ATV’s, cans vs. buoys vs. torps vs. tubes, etc. I think we could all learn a lot by sharing a little more of our day-to-day operational procedures.

As a region, we remain concerned that the USLA still has no national sponsorship to speak of and no contract with a national fundraiser. One thing the USLA does have, that we have not had in the past that may help with fundraising is an Annual Report. Kudos to President Brewster for developing a quality report that should be beneficial in our fundraising efforts. Our region is up in the rotation to host the next National USLA meeting this coming November. The Executive Board viewed a very attractive proposal from Alex Peabody of Cal State Parks to host a meeting at Asilomar in Pacific Grove. Unfortunately, the availability of the conference center facilities necessitated moving the meeting dates back a week and changing the meeting to Wednesday through Friday, instead of the customary Thursday through Saturday. It quickly became apparent that it was not in the best interests of the entire USLA to make the change, and that participation from other regions would be compromised, so we withdrew the proposal. We would still very much like to host a meeting at Asilomar and will be seeking to lock in the dates of our next turn at hosting the USLA National Board meeting at this meeting. Plans have not been finalized yet, but it is our intention to host the November 3 - 5, 2005 meeting in Long Beach, CA.

Our Competition Committee chairman Jay Butki recently returned from Australia where he was head coach, manager and financier of the USLA team at the International Surf Challenge and Aussie Titles. Hopefully he will have an opportunity to share his experience with us. Plans are underway for the 2006 USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Huntington Beach as a joint effort of the USLA, CSLSA, California State Parks and the City of Huntington Beach. Our Regional Championships will return to Long Beach on July 22nd (JG) and 23rd. We are looking to develop an All Women’s event on the West Coast along the lines of the tournament Carl Martinez has been hosting for many years now. Plans are underway for Lake Mission Viejo to host a “Surf polo” tournament this summer, and we will be hosting a team of Australians from Maroochydore, Queensland while they are on tour this summer. They will be participating in our Regionals in addition to some other competitions.

Our Executive Board members have been keeping busy over the winter. Exchange Committee chair and Recurrent Rep Chris Graham has been overseeing our guards down in New Zealand as part of our annual California – Auckland exchange and planning for the Kiwi’s trip up here this summer. Our exchange guards Linsi Huseman (Newport Beach) and Chad Wennerstrom (Cal State – Santa Barbara) recently returned from New Zealand and presented an interesting and informative slide show at our recent Board of Directors meeting. Chris also promulgated and published the Lifeguard test dates and pay rates on our CSLSA website www.cslsa.org. Thanks to Vice President and Membership Committee chair Vince Lombardi, we have some great mugs that will be part of our membership kits, along with the new – look stickers that Executive Delegate Charlotte Graham procured on our behalf. Executive Delegate Mike (BC) Bartlett has continued in his role as editor of American Lifeguard Magazine and has produced another outstanding issue. He is also the author of the Drowning Prevention Award that will hopefully be adopted by the USLA.

We welcomed our newest Chapter from Pismo Beach at our recent meeting. There was significant discussion over the Open Water Swim Event Safety Standards, and with a few minor alterations, the CSLSA endorses the document.

Eight of our agencies will be hosting Junior Lifeguards from Australia who will be touring California this summer. In addition to the Regional Competition in Long Beach, many of our JG’s will be competing in the California State Games, sponsored by the USOC, in Imperial Beach on July 15, and in the Santa Barbara Fiesta on July 29. Thanks again to California State Parks lifeguard Mike Sylvestri all of our Junior Guards will receive a Tide Chart tidebook as part of their membership. Our JG membership looks to be up one- third over last year! Our JG Art Contest will award a total of $2000.00 in Savings Bonds to the winners, whose artwork will be featured in next year’s tidebook.

In conjunction with Hoag Hospital of Newport Beach, the CSLSA Public Education Committee will be producing 10,000 copies of the Project Wipeout Activity Book. The Public Education Committee is looking into producing a hangtag that would feature beach safety tips to be distributed to local surf shops to be attached to clothing, body boards, etc.

Our Imperial Beach Chapter has introduced the Las Playas de Tijuana Volunteer Service to solicit California lifeguards to willing to help lifeguard the beaches of Tijuana, Mexico.

Here’s to a harmonious and productive meeting in Miami Beach.

Yours in Lifesaving,

Robert McGowan, President California Surf Lifesaving Association

HAWAII REGION REPORT UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION SPRING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA MAY 5-7, 2005

Since the November Board of Directors Meeting in Galveston, Texas, four chapters have been formed in Hawaii; the Maui Chapter headed by Archie Kalepa, the Kauai Chapter led by Kalani Vierra, the Hawaii Island Chapter led by Larry Davis, and the Aloha Surf Lifesaving Chapter on Oahu. The Hawaii Regional Council has been formed, and by-laws are being developed for the Region by the transitional Council. Membership drives are being conducted on each island, with approximately twenty five lifeguards presently signed up and another twenty five projected to join by July 1.

SPONSORSHIP

The Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division of the City and County of Honolulu was recently informed that it will be the recipient of a Polaris Ranger 6x6 All Terrain Vehicle as part of the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco’s Operation Ranger Program that donates ATV’s to public safety agencies in the United States. Maui Jim Sunglasses has committed to send six members of the Hawaii Region to the USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Virginia Beach. Other sponsors who will be contributing to the team’s campaign are Da Fin, manufacturer of lifeguard fins, Original Lifeguard (formerly Thousand Mile) clothing, and Quiksilver.

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Hawaiian Airlines has begun showing a two-minute ocean safety video on all incoming flights to the islands from the mainland U.S., Australia, and Asia. This is a significant milestone in our ocean safety efforts, as there are approximately 5,000 passengers a day on Hawaiian Airlines flights. A survey to measure the impact of viewing the video is being developed. The Hawaiian Lifeguard Association and the City and County of Honolulu will be conducting its Junior Lifeguard Program this summer. Online scheduling and sign-ups are being conducted to accommodate over 500 participants.

We are optimistic that the Hawaii will once again become a viable, active, and contributing Region of the United States Lifesaving Association.

5-1-05 RALPH S. GOTO Hawaii Region

United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Committee Activity Report

Spring 2005 Meeting Miami, Florida

Since the last meeting the Public Education Committee has been busy. Here are a few of the more notable activities since the last meeting.

-Water Safety Package-We have finally finished the water safety package which is now being put on the website. This package includes designs for a poster, bookmark, water safety brochure, tabletop tent, and billboard. Also finished are a number of Public Safety Announcements. There are two on rip currents of different lengths, two general ones, and two on flat water. All material is downloadable from the website and is available in Spanish and English. At the meeting each region will be provided with DVDs containing high resolution copies of each project.

-Project Wipeout- A partnership has been formed with Project Wipeout and they are in the process of creation co-branded versions of their activity book, coloring book, and information brochure. All these will be made available on the USLA website, along with the NOAA/USLA/Sea Grant rip current brochure and poster.

-Interactive CD- A preliminary version of the interactive CD (modeled after the Newport Beach project) is completed and will be presented at the meeting. It will include many of the projects already mentioned.

Respectfully submitted by:

Peter Davis Chair Public Education Committee 4-24-05

Membership report

Membership growth is still our highest goal.We will also discuss this years National kitand possible sponsorship.The magazine has been great tool for recruiting.

The committee will also take up any and all new topics presented.

Joseph Pecoraro Chairman Competition Committee Activity Report Spring 2005

International Competition

Jay Butki spearheaded a volunteer team to the International Surf Festival in Australia. This gave some competitors there first taste of Int’l. Competition without the atmosphere of the World Games.

Kevin Sweat was selected as the manager for the USLA National Team to the 2006 World Games in Australia. His selection comes after Tim Gallagher stepped down from the position after 14 years. Our hearty thanks go to Tim and his wife, Elise, for carrying the load over all these years. Mitch Kahn will stay on as Team Captain.

A team from Canada has expressed interest in attending the 2005 USLA Nationals. The team manager indicated that they will follow-up with a formal request per the USLA Rules.

Rules

All of the rule changes adopted after the Fall meeting have been posted on the Competition Site of the USLA webpage. They will be incorporated into the official rules after the Spring Meeting.

There are several proposed rule changes. Most of these will be in rule change format by meeting time.

Projects

Results database – Jay Butki now has the past five years compiled. He will need copies of old programs and results for the previous years.

Officials Training – The Beach Flags Section of an Official’s Manual has been drafted for informal review.

United States Lifesaving Association Heroic Acts Committee Activity Report April 21, 2005

I. The updated application is in the process of being added as a link on the USLA web site. This will help with the consistency of material that the committee is receiving.

II. Research was done on stock-piling medals, and the current vendor cannot offer a bulk discount due to the changing price of silver and the intricacy of producing the medals. If we stay with her, she needs 6 weeks notice. The committee previously discussed the fact that we like the current medal and are not looking to change.

III. The committee is still researching past award winners to update on the web site.

IV. Research is ongoing concerning Class A ribbons for winners.

V. Each Region was to discuss two proposals for the committee and representatives are to provide feedback at the Miami meeting. The two proposals concern the name change for the committee and the new award category proposal.

VI. We have 3 submissions to date.

VII. The Medals of Valor approved in Galveston will be awarded in Miami. United States Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard Committee Activity Report May 5, 2005

I. Overview It has been a very busy 6 months at my work since our fall meeting. We might want to consider having one meeting per year and communicate electronically the rest of the time.

II. Status of Goals Set at Prior Meetings I was very pleased with American Lifeguard Magazine articles relating to Junior Lifeguards. I am proud of our JG USLA Membership participation and trust that it will continue to grow across the United States. We have our 2005 JG Poster Contest Rules to distribute at our Committee Meeting. The first attempt at our Junior Lifeguard Program Directory will also be distributed at our Committee meeting. Committee members are bringing their JG program activity lists for sharing and our sub Committee for JG Guidelines hopefully worked on developing our Mission Statement.

III. Other Business Conducted Since Last Meeting I continue to field questions on where and how to join a Junior Lifeguard Program all across the United States.

Mr. Hartl continues to be very helpful and responsive on all JG USLA Membership questions as well as lost Membership Cards.

IV. New Issues Brought to the Committee’s Attention We are excited to hear about the 2005 Nationals.

Reenie Boyer P.O. Box 1768Newport Beach, CA 92658-9815 Telephone: (949) 644-3170 [email protected]

Activity Report National Curriculum Accreditation Program Spring 2005 National Board of Directors Meeting United States Lifesaving Association

Please accept the following report as an addition to preparatory documents that will be distributed prior to the spring 2005 meeting of U.S.L.A.’s national board of directors in Miami Beach, Florida.

1.1 Lesson plans have been prepared for all 26 chapters of the second edition of U.S.L.A.’s “Manual.” They are being worked on—to have one “look and feel” for the efforts of multiple contributing authors.

1.2 Test-bank questions have been prepared for 18 of the 26 chapters of the cited U.S.L.A. “Manual.” Test-bank questions are to be prepared for the remaining 8 chapters.

1.3 A database has been prepared for some 1,781 two-year and 2,134 four-year United States colleges. This database will help to promote the finished educational package accompanying the cited “Manual.”

(Signed) CARL MARTINEZ, chairman National Curriculum Accreditation Program

ALM Activity Report- USLA Board Meeting- Spring 2005

Prepared by Michael S. Bartlett, Magazine Committee Chair

Winter Issue The Winter Issue of the American Lifeguard Magazine was completed and mailed out in mid April. Although the issue was more than 60 days late, it marked a milestone both in terms of advertising and in membership distribution. Advertising income soared to a record $5,210 for this issue! Gross advertising revenue accounted for 49.5% of the printing costs. The cost per magazine came in at $0.898 each while we printed a record 12,600 magazines and mailed out nearly 12,350.

The issue was loaded with quality articles and colorful photographs. Nick Steers of LA County Lifeguards won the $50 Cover Shot Award for his photo of a massive rip current in Zuma Beach, CA. The aerial photo shows two LA County Lifeguards swimming out to rescue multiple victims in a rip current taken from a police helicopter.

Graphics & Design Specialist The ALM type-setter, Renee Story, recently went through some personal issues and now has accepted full-time employment. With her new responsibilities, she will be unable to continue assisting us with the ALM production. She also stepped down from her duties with the Cal Surf News, the CSLSA Lifeguard publication.

After consulting with President Brewster, I selected Jennifer Velasquez to fill in as our interim type-setter for a one- year appointment. Jennifer is certified in Graphics and Design and is an expert at Quark software, the tool of choice for today’s professional magazine publications. She normally free-lances for $50 per hour and agreed to take the position for the same rate as our previous type-setter for $30 per hour.

Jennifer worked with Renee Story on the ALM at our former printer, the Print Network in Torrance. The CSLSA also hired Jennifer to produce the Cal Surf News as well and did an outstanding job working with Eric Sandy in their latest issue. The ALM badly needs improvement in the graphics and design area and I have confidence in Jennifer that we will see significant changes in the coming issues. After the interim period (3 issues) and if we are satisfied with her performance, then the position will be hers to keep.

I will be closely monitoring Jennifer’s progress. First and foremost, she is committed to working within our deadline time frames. Second, she is committed to our need to modernize our graphics and design. My goal is that the next issue will be a totally new, professional publication design.

Next Issue The deadline to submit articles for the next issue is May 15th with distribution set for July 1. Please email me your content at [email protected] or contact me at 714-345-5792.

2005-2006 ALM Projected Per Issue Budget (Revised Printing & Mailing Costs)

EXPENSES Per Issue *Printing 12,600 issues (20 COLOR pages + 16 B&W)$ 10,525.00 $0.835 per Alternations to proof (scanning/design)$ 500.00 magazine Mailing @ $0.31 per magazine$ 3,100.00 Mailing Services (printing addresses)$ 850.00 AOL High Speed ISP (Mike Bartlett)$ 200.00 Graphics & Design (Jennifer Velasquez $30 x 30 hrs.)$ 900.00 $ 16,075.00 ALM Annual Budget Allocation $45,000$ 48,225.00 3 issues per year REVENUE w/o ads Advertising (estimated not including commissions)$ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 TOTAL PROJECTED COST PER ISSUE $13,075.00 $1.04

Actual Per Issue Cost

EXPENSES Summer 04 Winter 05 Summer 05 Fall 05 *Printing 12,600 issues (20 Color + 16 B&W $ 9,652.00 $ 10,525.00 Alterations to proof (scanning/design)$ 275.00 $ 364.00 Mailing @ $0.3123 per magazine$ 3,243.72 $ 3,841.29 Mailing Services$ 850.00 $ 850.00 Mail Extras$ - $ 53.00 Office (misc. items)$ - $ - Graphics & Design ($30/hr.)$ 900.00 $ 900.00 $ 14,920.72 $ 16,533.29

REVENUE (advertising)$ 3,210.00 $ 5,210.00 TOTAL ACTUAL$ 11,710.72 $ 11,323.29 $1.06 each $0.898 each * 2004 Printing was @ 11,000 Note: Prior four issues average was @ $1.215 WEB SITE COMMITTEE PO BOX 1 • AVON BY THE SEA NJ 07717-0001 Tel: 732.988.3667 • Cell: 732-939-8051 • Fax: 732-776-8906 Email: [email protected] Activity Report 5/5/05

During the past six months I have worked on obtaining proposals to provide a web-based relational database which tracks and allows input and editing of membership and organizational structure, a system which obtains and tracks donations, tracks certification of lifesaving agencies by the USLA, maintains data for emergency services and equipment maintained by affiliated lifesaving organizations, maintains our annual national lifesaving statistics, and provides lifesaving competition registration and results. While this database should include the data fields presently required today, it should also include the functionally of adding data fields to any area in the future. This system should also provide a vehicle for emailing all or selected members, officers, regions, chapters, and agencies a targeted message, including membership renewal and newsletters. Proposals were asked to include all or any part of the structure. We received 5 inquiries and 4 quotes. After reviewing the proposals the list was narrowed to 2 proposals. The 2 companies still standing are Kintera of San Diego and Interfuse of Sydney, Australia. Both companies may be at this meeting for a presentation.

Ongoing general maintenance of the site has continued with about 5 new lifesaving links added and new web addresses have also been provided for current lifesaving links that have made changes.

Respectfully submitted, Charlie Hartl Jr

Ps. A copy of the proposal has been given to the secretary and anyone wishing a copy can obtain one from our web library.

United States Lifesaving Association

Board of Director’s Meeting

Spring, 2005

Development Committee

ACTIVITY REPORT

The Development Committee has been working since the last meeting to finalize the RFP process, chose a potential fundraiser, and negotiate a contract for Fundraising, Event Marketing & General Marketing.

In November and early December, the RFP was distributed to another round of potential fundraisers.

There were many inquiries, but only two official responses to the RFP (Kinterra and Kopacz) as were discussed in Galveston. Those proposals were reviewed and evaluated.

The Development Committee decided to negotiate with Kathy Kopacz based on her prior experience and her excellent credentials. Her proposal most closely matched the scope of work outlined in the RFP.

In January, the Development Committee began a two month negotiation process with Ms. Kopacz. In March, the details of the potential contract were finalized by the Development Committee and sent for an e-vote to the Executive Committee.

In early April, Ms. Kopacz withdrew herself from the negotiations process as she had recently accepted a job offer from ESPN. The e-vote was dropped. Additionally, there was much discussion among members about the merits of the negotiations and proposed contract details and a desire to wait until the National meeting for discussion and a vote.

The Development Committee will meet in Miami to discuss next steps and where to go from here in the matter of procuring a professional fundraiser. Through the e-vote process, we noticed a high level of concern/interest in the process and potential details of a contract. I invite all interested parties to join our meeting. If we are heading down a road that is not desirable to the group, we need to know in advance, so that we can effectively move forward with our goals for the USLA.

Respectfully submitted,

Cathy VonWald, Development Committee Chair Phone:425-890-5127 Fax:425-882-1968 Email:[email protected] United States Lifesaving Association Heroic Acts Committee Agenda Meeting of May 5, 2005, Miami Florida

1. Introduction of committee members. 2. Old Business a. Status of changes to Policies and Operational Procedures. b. Past award recipients research – Jim McCrady. c. Class A ribbon update – Andy Healy. d. Publicity Committee. e. Proposed change of Heroic Acts Committee to Recognition, Awards and Presentations – RAP. f. Proposed new category “Drowning, Prevention, Achievement Award”. 3. New Business a. Vote on new submissions. b. Other discussion. Executive Committee – Action Report United States Lifesaving Association May 5, 2005

1. Attendance B. Chris Brewster, President Jerry Gavin, Vice-President Greg Farry, Treasurer Duke Brown, Recurrent Representative Eric Bauer, Liaison Officer Tim Gallagher, Advisor Joe Pecoraro, President Great Lakes Patrick “Squid” McGlamery, President Southeast Cathy VonWald, President Northwest Ed Zebrowski, President Mid-Atlantic Vic Maceo, President Gulf Coast Kevin Sweat, President South-Atlantic Vince Lombardi, Vice-President Southwest (for Rob McGowan, President) Dr. Peter Wernicki, Medical Advisor (nonvoting) John “Chip” More, Legal Advisor (nonvoting) Absent: Dave Shotwell, Secretary (excused) 2. Business Conducted 2.1. Medical Reserve Corps: The committee discussed the advisability of forging an alliance with the Medical Reserve Corps. The committee decided, by consensus, to recommend that the President further strengthen ties with this organization and advise them of USLA’s willingness to participate in its activities. 2.2. 9/11 Fund Options: The President expressed concern that funds gathered as part of the 9/11 fund remained unused, with no immediate target for expenditure. He proposed, as an option, that they be used to offer scholarships to the children of public safety officers killed in the line of duty who were or had been lifeguards. The committee decided, by consensus, to approve this approach. Eric Bauer moved in favor, Cathy VonWald seconded, motion passed unanimously. [NOTE: The Board of Directors elected to take a different approach. See Board of Directors minutes.] 2.3. Fundraising: The President discussed membership and fundraising options via a company called Kintera which could streamline membership, improve retention of members, and facilitate fundraising. Based on positive feedback, the President agreed to explore the matter further with the company. 2.4. Safe Sea Lotion: The President distributed and discussed a proposal which he, the Medical Advisor, and the Legal Advisor had reviewed and refined with … It was agreed by consensus to recommend that the President and Secretary be empowered to sign a contract with this company for a three year period that would entail the product becoming an official product of USLA, with a $1,000 signing fee, $.25 per individual product sold with the USLA label, and a minimum income to USLA of $5,000 per year, with the Legal Advisor reviewing the final version of the contract prior to signing.

Page 1 of 3 2.5. Lifeguards First Aid Cream: The President distributed and discussed a proposal which he, the Medical Advisor, and the Legal Advisor had reviewed and refined with OTC Solutions. After further recommended refinements were voiced to the Legal Advisor, Tim Gallagher moved in favor of recommending to the Board of Directors that the President and Secretary be authorized to sign a final contract for a five year period, upon favorable review by the Legal Advisor, that would entail the product becoming an official product of USLA, with a $5,000 signing fee, $.50 per individual product sold. Cathy VonWald seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 2.6. Florida lifeguard retirement issue: Discussion took place regarding a media report indicating that USLA had taken an official position in favor of an initiative by Florida lifeguards to enhance their retirement to high risk. The President noted that while he personally favored this initiative, he was uncertain whether USLA could/should endorse the proposal and that, in any case, to date USLA has taken no position. He further noted that the President of the Southeast Region had mentioned that the media report was a result of a misunderstanding on the part of the media representative. The item was left as information, inasmuch as USLA has no formal position on the matter, the representation to the contrary was apparently mistaken, and the media report was close to a month old. 2.7. Phone answering options: The President mentioned various problems with the unprofessional nature of our current phone answering methods and put forth two alternatives. The Executive Committee agreed by consensus that the current state of affairs needed to be improved and that the alternative known as Virtual PBX seemed most advisable. This issue was forwarded to the Ways and Means Committee. 2.8. Endowment Fund: The President recommended the creation of an endowment fund for donations. The President offered to develop this for further review. The committee expressed approval in concept. 2.9. Virginia Beach Sponsors: Per the requirements of the Host Agreement with Virginia Beach, event representative Tom Gill informed the Executive Board of the intent to enter into sponsor agreements for more than $5,000 with Speedo, Wave One, Virginia Beach, Beachevents, Barker Campbell Farley Ad Agency (B-CF), the VA Aquarium (free admissions for junior guards), 94.9 is The Point Radio Station (promotional services), Ingram, Coors Light & Tropical Smoothie (potential). Tim Gallagher moved in favor, Greg Farry seconded, motion passed unanimously. 2.10. Event scoring proposal: The Committee met in camera and was informed of the response to references regarding a proposed event scoring proposal. The reason for a confidential discussion was to maintain the confidence of those who had responded to the reference checks. No action was taken, as the contract had yet to be considered by the Competition Committee. 2.11. Go JG: The Committee, while meeting in camera, received an update on the Go JG matter. 3. Recommended Board of Directors Action 3.1. Shall the President be authorized to forge an alliance with the Medical Reserve Corps on behalf of USLA?

Page 2 of 3 3.2. Shall the President be authorized to establish a method of soliciting and distributing funds from the 9/11 Fund via scholarships to the children of public safety officers killed in the line of duty who were or had been lifeguards? 3.3. Shall the President be authorized to develop a refined proposal with Kintera Corporation for web-based fundraising and membership? 3.4. Shall the President and Secretary be empowered to sign a contract with Safe Sea Lotion for a three year period that would entail the product becoming an official product of USLA, with a $1,000 signing fee, $.25 per individual product sold with the USLA label, and a minimum income to USLA of $5,000 per year, with the Legal Advisor reviewing the final version of the contract prior to signing. 3.5. Shall the President President and Secretary be empowered to sign a contract with OTC Solutions for a five year period that would entail Lifeguards First Aid Cream becoming an official product of USLA, with a $5,000 signing fee, $.50 per individual product sold, with the Legal Advisor reviewing the final version of the contract prior to signing.

Lifesaving Aye,

B. Chris Brewster, Committee Chair

Tel: (858) 581-1221 – Fax: (720) 535-3274 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.lifesaver1.com

Page 3 of 3 United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Committee Spring 2005 Activity Report Miami, Florida

All regions now have copies on DVD of high-resolution finished versions of the USLA brochure, bookmark, tabletop tent, poster, billboard, and sticker. These were given to the Public Education representative from the regions or their proxy. Both a high-resolution and a low-resolution version should be available on the website very shortly as well. A copy of each was also given to the chair of the Public Information Committee and to the president of USLA.

We voted unanimously (excluding the two regions who were not represented) to give the go ahead to President Brewster to contact Jack Nicklaus, who recently lost his grandson in a pool drowning. Hopefully, this tragedy may be the catalyst for a public safety initiative.

We also voted unanimously to review the Go-JG program and to advise the board whether or not we are comfortable with the content. This will be geared strictly towards the nature of the water safety material presented, not a recommendation whether or not the board chooses to form some type of alliance or partnership with Go-JG.

Our goals for the next meeting are: 1. To provide each region with the final part of our water safety package- a digital version of a coloring book and the Spanish version of the flat water PSA. 2. To finish the preliminary version of the interactive CD. 3. To complete the preliminary version of the teachers lesson plans and supportive material for 3 different age ranges. Susan Tyson (Kim Tyson’s wife) has drawn up a good framework that needs to be fleshed out by the committee. 4. To come up with a treatment and a rough script for a national water safety video with attached modules for USLA and Junior Guard promotion and recruiting.

Finally, a special thank you to Tom and Rosemary Daley for their generous contribution to the Public Education Committee. They’re continued perspective, support of, and commitment to the important parts of what we do is an example for all of us. It helps me a great deal personally to have this kind of role model to help me remember why I’m here- both in the USLA and in the profession of Lifesaving.

Respectfully submitted on 5-08-05, Peter Davis Chair Public Education Committee USLA Competition Committee

Facilitator: Drake Room TBA Date: May 5, 2005 Time: . Meeting: Spring 2005 @ Miami Chair Carl Drake Great Lakes Jerry Gavin South Atlantic Paul Pivec Vice Chair Kevin Sweat Gulf Coast Peter Davis Southeast Don May Northwest Bert Whitaker New England Medical Advisor Dr. Wernicki Southwest Jay Butki Mid-Atlantic Tim Gallagher

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Item 05-06 2006 National Team: Kevin Sweat has obtained sponsors for team uniforms. Trials for pool events will be held day before national competition.

Item 04-21 Registration Program: Mr., Hartl gave an overview of the need for a Computer for register participants for nationals and the RFP that was sent out. The only respondent to the RFP was Mr. Clark of Interfuse (Australia). This is the system used in Australia and an overview was given on how it could be adapted for USLA use. After a review of the program and some question and answers, there was a motion to by Mr. Butki and seconded by Mr. Hartl to recommend the Interfuse program to the Board of Directors. The motion passed unanimously

Item 04-10 Budget Issues: None

Item 04 -11 2006 National Site: The Southwest Region is hosting the 2006 Nationals. Mr. Butki reported the event will be in Orange County with the host agreement to be with Huntington State Beach. Mr. Drake expressed some concern about the lack of activity from the potential host.

Item 05-07 National Competition Site: Mr. Sweat reported that Myrtle Beach is interested in hosting the nationals when its region is again the host.

Item 04-05 Establish a Director of Officials: A prototype section (Beach Flags) was circulated for review.

Item 05-05 Selecting Officials: Mr. Drake stated that a concerted effort will be made to notify officials, especially course leaders earlier.

Item 04-12 Manual: Mr. Drake received two boxes of materials related to hosting a national competition.

Item 04-13 Official Results: Mr. Butki reported that he has obtained 5 years worth of data but it needs to have the data entry done and the data checked. Mr. Butki will compile the data and sent to the regions for verification.

Item 04-02 Age Groups: Lack of time prevented further discussion. Held over for Fall 2005.

Item 04-18 Use of Ineligible Competitor. Item introduced. No discussion, held over for Fall 2005.

Item 04 -19 Changing Relay Team Members: Lack of time prevented further discussion. Held over for Fall 2005.

Item 04-20 False Starts: Lack of time prevented further discussion. Held over for Fall 2005.

Item 05-03 Chapter Caps: Mr. Butki asked each region to take a digital color photograph of each chapter cap.

Item 05-01 Protest Procedures: No proposed rule change test was submitted.

Item 05-02 Team Scoring: Item introduced. No discussion, held over for Fall 2005.

Item 05 – 04 Move to ILS Rules: Rule change language that added a Taplin relay.

Item 05-06 Under 16 Competitors: Item introduced. No discussion, held over for Fall 2005.

Item 04-19 Goals: The Committee set as three goals to achieve by the next meeting as:

Update Competition Rules on website (by June 1) Start the digital photo collection of chapter caps Develop a comprehensive list of competition officials Update past results for an accurate National Competition Program

Mr. Drake stated that all of the above proposed rule changes that have submitted language will be posted on the website.

Submitted by E. Carl Drake 2005 Spring Board of Director’s Meeting May 5, 2005 Miami Beach, Florida Heroic Acts Committee Members Present: Great Lakes - Jerry Gavin Gulf Coast - None Mid Atlantic - Andy Healy Tim Ferry Bart Mattaliano Northwest - Nick Schriver South Atlantic - Nikki Bowie – Chairperson Adrienne Groh – Vice Chairperson Southeast - Jim McCrady Southwest - Mike Bartlett

l. Call to order ll. Introduction of members and confirmation of personal contact information. lll. Old Business – a. Changes to Policies and Operational Procedures – Nikki met with Chip More to clear up Policies and Operational Procedures wording and numbering. b. Charlie is working to get the updated application on the USLA website. c. Research on production of the Medals of Valor is on-going. The committee likes the current medal we present, but there is no price break. d. Jim McCrady reported that he and Dave Shotwell are working to get a list of past award recipients to post on the USLA website. e. The committee will present bars for Class A uniforms to Medal of Valor recipients. The bars will be blue and yellow. The ribbon on the current Medal of Valor will change to blue and yellow. f. Will work with the Publicity Committee so that when we present an award at a meeting we can have the local media present. Also, will coordinate award presentations so they are given at the beginning of the meeting when VIPs are there so they can be part of the presentation. g. The proposal to change the name of the Heroic Acts Committee to “Recognition, Awards and Presentations” passed 4 to 2 in committee. Upon presentation of the notes to the Board of Directors, the proposal failed. A new proposal passed to make the name “Heroic Acts- Awards, Recognition and Presentations”. h. The proposal for a new award category “Drowning Prevention Achievement Award” passed 4 to 2 in committee. This award would recognize certified agencies for zero incidents of drowning for the statistical period of 1 year within their jurisdictional operation. To qualify, the agency must be in good standing with the USLA and have submitted annual statistics on time. Mike Bartlett was to have worked on an application and wording for the certificate. Upon presentation of the notes to the Board of Directors, the proposal failed.

lv. New Business – a. Proposal for a bylaw change to amend the 30 day minimum time frame before National Meetings for Heroic Act submissions. There was a recommendation to “in good Faith” try to submit all applications in a timely manner, but last minute applications could be considered on a case by case basis. We will need to revisit this at the Fall meeting due to concern that late applications may not be approved and verified by the regional presidents. b. Proposal to not wait until the following meeting to give awards to the Regions. Committee members would like to see the production of awards expedited and mailed to the person who made the proposal. c. For Medal of Valor presentations the committee recommended that the presenter be someone who is closely affiliated to the recipient and the situation if they are able to attend.

V. Attached are the six proposals that we had for awards. The following awards were approved: 1. Lindsay Randlett – Lifeguard, Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service ; approved for Award of Merit and Ryan Reeser – Lifeguard, Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service; approved for National Lifesaving Award. 2. Mackenzie Lothian – Citizen, San Diego, California. Approved for Heroic Act. 3. Steve Reuter – Lifeguard, Huntington Beach, California. Approved for Meritorious Act. 4. Dan Jones, Christine Bettenhausen, Philip Derosier, David Gourley, and Scot Dow – Lifeguards, Huntington Park Beach, Virginia Beach. Approved for National Lifesaving Award. 5. Brit Horn – Lifeguard, Sonoma Coast State Beach, California. Approved for Medal of Valor. 6. Joe McCabe, and Andy Healey – Lifeguards, Point Lookout, NY. Approved for Meritorious Act.

National Certification Committee – Action Report United States Lifesaving Association May 5, 2005

1. Attendance B. Chris Brewster – Chair Tim Harmon – Co-Chair, Mid-Atlantic Joe Pecoraro – Great Lakes Gerry Falconer – Southeast Kim Tyson – Gulf Coast Don Rohrer – Southwest Scott Petersohn – South Atlantic Dr. Peter Wernicki – Medical Advisor 2. Business Conducted 2.1. Applications for certification and recertification were individually discussed and recommendations for action were developed. A list of agencies recommended for certification can be found in the Recommended Board of Directors Action section of this report. In addition, the following was noted: 2.1.1. Jacksonville (City of), FL – This agency was not certified due to failure to complete the application and attach necessary policies. 2.1.2. Dewey Beach, DE – Committee member (and assigned Certification Officer) Tim Harmon advised the Committee that the head of this agency had indicated his desire to withdraw the agency’s application for recertification. Mr. Harmon further advised that he had encouraged the agency representative to continue its effort to attain recertification and submit the additional materials needed to review its application, to no apparent avail. 2.2. The committee discussed difficulties of some applicants in understanding and complying with the requirement to maintain written policies on their swim test and submit them with their application. The Chair was asked to modify the application process to better explain this and to consider providing a sample policy. 2.3. The committee discussed the Recommended Minimum Guidelines for Open Water Swimming Event Safety, published in draft form April 5, 2005. Several recommendations were received from committee member Don Rohrer and discussed. These included elimination of any reference to suggested ratios of lifeguards to participants (passed 5 yes, 1 no); elimination of an example of strategic placement of lifeguards along the course (passed 5 yes, 1 no); and a change in the requirement of an on-site ALS ambulance to a response time for an ALS ambulance of five minutes or less (passed unanimously). The specific language of the changes can be found in Section 4 of this report. 2.4. Jim McCrady of the Southeast Region distributed results of a survey on run standards for lifeguards. He noted a very wide disparity in standards from agency to agency. A copy of the survey is attached.

Page 1 of 3 2.5. Committee member Scott Petersohn voiced concerns regarding the certification of lifeguard agencies which do not participate in USLA through membership or chapters. It was agreed that this issue should continue to be considered in an effort to find appropriate resolution. 2.6. The Chair noted that the Mid-Atlantic Region had requested that the Certification Committee again consider the matter of California State Parks’ certification, as it relates to its swim test. The Chair stated that in his estimation, consideration of this issue would be out of order due to the fact that the Certification Committee had determined in November 2004 that California State Parks’ swim test does not meet or exceed USLA’s current test and the Board of Directors had subsequently taken action that resulted in certification of California State Parks’ swim test, thus effectively over-ruling the finding of the National Certification Committee. It was agreed that no further action on the matter would be appropriate. 3. Committee Goals 3.1. Issue approved certifications 3.2. Conduct necessary follow-up on certifications delayed 3.3. Publish final recommendations of USLA recommendations on open water swimming event safety 3.4. Solicit and review new applications 4. Recommended Board of Directors Action 4.1. It is resolved that the USLA Board of Directors adopts the proposed, Recommended Minimum Guidelines for Open Water Swimming Event Safety, as published in draft form April 5, 2005, with the following amendments: 4.1.1. Section 3.2.1 to read: “Determining appropriate lifeguard staffing levels is critical to event safety. There are many variables that should be considered in this determination and no single benchmark will be appropriate in every case. The appropriate level for each event can and should be adjusted in accordance with a variety of factors. These include, but are not limited to [continue existing language].” 4.1.2. Section 3.3 to eliminate the following section of the initial sentence: “for example every one hundred meters.” 4.1.3. The first sentence of Section 4.5 to read, “At least one advanced life support ambulance must be made available on site or available within a five-minute response time for the purposes of evacuating patient(s) to a hospital. Additionally, at least on ambulance for each group of 250 competitors should be made available. These additional ambulances can be certified as either advanced life support (ALS) or basic life support (BLS).” 4.2. It is resolved that the following agencies shall be certified in accordance with USLA rules for the periods and at the levels noted: 4.2.1. Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ – Provide six month extension, but drop from advanced to regular

Page 2 of 3 4.2.2. Wrightsville Beach, NC – Improve status to advanced for current certification period 4.2.3. St. Johns County, FL – Approve advanced through November 2007 4.2.4. Deerfield Beach, FL – Approve through November 2007 4.2.5. Delaware State Parks, DE – Approve through November 2007 4.2.6. Citrus County Parks and Recreation – Approved through May 2008 4.2.7. Kitty Hawk Ocean Rescue, NC – Advanced through May 2008 4.2.8. Laguna Beach, CA – Approved advanced through May 2008 pending receipt of corrected policy on first aid 4.2.9. Neptune Beach, FL – Approve advanced through May 2008 4.2.10. Pismo Beach, CA – Six month extension 4.2.11. Ocean City Beach Patrol, NJ – Approve through May 2008 pending receipt of a policy on swim test 4.2.12. Ocean Grove, NJ – Approve advanced through May 2008 4.2.13. San Clemente Marine Safety, CA – Approve advanced through May 2008 4.2.14. Sandpoint, ID – Approve through May 2008 4.2.15. Sea Bright, NJ – Approve through May 2008 pending receipt of proof of a required core curriculum approved first aid course 4.2.16. Sea Girt, NJ – Approve through May 2008 4.2.17. Shore Beach Service, SC – Approve through May 2008 4.2.18. Solana Beach, CA – Approve Advanced through May 2008 pending receipt of a corrected first aid policy 4.2.19. US Ocean Safety, CA – Approve advance through May 2008 4.2.20. Volusia County Beach Patrol, FL – Approve advanced through May 2008 4.2.21. Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Approve through May 2008 4.2.22. Fenwick Island Beach Patrol, DE – Approve through May 2008

Lifesaving Aye,

B. Chris Brewster, Committee Chair c: Survey of Lifeguard Agency Run Tests 2004

Tel: (858) 581-1221 – Fax: (720) 535-3274 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.lifesaver1.com

Page 3 of 3 Survey of Lifeguard Agency Run Tests 2004 (Agencies Listed in Order of Rate Per 1/4 Mile)

Agency Distance Meters Time Surface For Hire Yearly Rate Per 1/4-Mile Ocean County Beach Patrol, NJ 95 :17 Soft Yes Yes 1:12 per 1/4-Mile Seal Beach (City of), CA 1600* 5:00 Hard No Yes 1:15 per 1/4-Mile Hawaii (County of) Aquatic Division, HI 950* 6:43 Hard Yes Yes 1:25 per 1/4-Mile Honolulu Ocean Safety, HI 950* 6:43 Hard Yes Yes 1:25 per 1/4-Mile Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, HI 950* 6:43 Hard Yes Yes 1:25 per 1/4-Mile Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau, HI 950* 6:43 Hard Yes Yes 1:25 per 1/4-Mile Mauna Kea Resort, HI 950* 6:43 Hard Yes Yes 1:25 per 1/4-Mile Delaware State Parks Water Safety, DE 285 1:30 Soft Yes Yes 1:26 per 1/4-Mile Imperial Beach Lifeguard Service, CA 300** 1:05 Hard Yes No 1:27 per 1/4-Mile Solana Beach (City of) Marine Safety, CA 300** 1:05 Hard Yes No 1:27 per 1/4-Mile Ocean City Beach Patrol, MD 300 1:05 Soft Yes Yes 1:27 per 1/4-Mile Volusia County Beach Patrol, FL 800 3:15 Hard Yes No 1:38 per 1/4-Mile New Jersey State Parks, NJ 400* 1:40 Hard Yes Yes 1:40 per 1/4-Mile Dania Beach Ocean Rescue, FL 1600* 7:00 Soft Yes No 1:45 per 1/4-Mile Ocean City Beach Patrol, NJ 800 3:30 Hard Yes Yes 1:45 per 1/4-Mile Coronado (City of), CA 400* 2:00 Hard Yes No 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Lake Mission Viejo Lifeguards, CA 400* 2:00 Hard Yes No 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Santa Cruz (City of) Marine Safety, CA 400* 2:00 Hard Yes No 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Charleston County Park & Recreation, SC 1600* 8:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Clearwater Beach Patrol, FL 1600* 8:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue, FL 1600* 8:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, NC 1600* 8:00 Soft Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Scarborough Beach State Park, ME 4800 24:00 Hard Yes No 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Delaware State Parks Water Safety, DE 4000 20:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Borough of Sea Girt, NJ 2400 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Sandy Hook National Seashore, NJ 2400 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Acadia National Park, ME 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Assateague Island National Seashore, VA 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Canaveral National Seashore, FL 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Cape Cod National Seashore, MA 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Fire Island National Seashore, NY 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Gateway National Recreation Area, NJ 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Gulf Island National Seashore, FL 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Virginia Islands National Park, VA 2000 12:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC 1600 8:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Palm Beach County, FL 800 4:00 Hard No Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Sarasota County Lifeguards, FL 800 4:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Surf City Beach Patrol, NJ 400 2:00 Hard Yes Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue, FL 300 1:30 Soft No Yes 2:00 per 1/4-Mile Santa Barbara (City of) Lifeguards, CA 800 5:00 Hard Yes No 2:30 per 1/4-Mile Miami-Dade County Fire/Ocean Rescue, FL 329* 2:21 Soft Yes Yes 2:51 per 1/4-Mile Boynton Beach Ocean Rescue, FL 800* 7:00 Soft Yes Yes 3:30 per 1/4-Mile Los Angeles (City of), CA 2000 None Hard No No N/A Shore Beach, Hilton Head, SC 2000 None Hard No No N/A Sonoma County Regional Parks, CA 800 None Hard Yes No N/A San Clemente (City of) Marine Safety Division, CA 760 None Soft Yes No N/A Delray Beach Ocean Rescue, FL 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A East Bay Regional Park District, CA 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Laguna Beach Lifeguards, CA 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Lantana Ocean Rescue, FL 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Ocean Grove Beach Patrol, NJ 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Oceanside Lifeguards, CA 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A US Ocean Safety, Orange County, CA 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, VA 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A * Extrapolated time based on a run/swim or run/swim/run test minus USLA 500 meters in 10 min. swim standard (or same pace). ** Run done at Miramar College as part of a regional madatory rookie academy.

Compiled for the United States Lifesaving Association National Certification Committee by Jim McCrady: [email protected]

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David Shotwell Secretary ALM Working Committee Action Report- Spring 2005

Greg Farry Treasurer I. Last Issue Feedback Duke Brown Recurrent Representative • Corrections/changes (noted in next issue) • Circulation issues- updates Eric Bauer Liaison Officer • Improvements-

Tim Gallagher Advisor II. Goals (Next Issue Input)

Chip More • Deadlines (Summer Issue- June 15 for copy; July 1 for mailing) Legal Advisor • Article assignments/agency profiles/photos/misc.

Dr. Peter Wernicki • Advertising leads (very solid for next 3 issues) Medical Advisor • Budget changes (membership @ 12,400, so printing will increase from 12,000 to 12,600) Michael S. Bartlett ALM Managing Editor

III. Old Business

• Publication Audit (Anthony George of ABC 847-879-8428) was

recommended to add validity to our publication and membership ALM Committee totals Michael S. Bartlett Chair

Phil Rogers IV. New Business Secretary • Jennifer Velasquez will replace Renee Story as our new ALM Greg Farry Typesetter at same hourly charge; Jennifer has extensive Financial Advisor certifications in Quark Software and Design & Graphics and Tim Gallagher Publication Advisor expect to see major changes in ALM format

Charlie Hartl Membership Liaison

Tom Gill Public Information Liaison

Andrew Healey Photography

Renee Story Design/Typesetting

ALM Managing Editor’s Address: 15481 Cottonwood Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Tel: (714) 898-6966 Fax: (714) 374-1500 Internet: [email protected]

Website Action Plan Bd of Dir Meeting 5/5-7/05

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