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Department of Cons~ mer Affairs California State Athletic Commission COMMISSION MEETING September 1, 2015 Los Angeles, CA Chairman John Carvelli Vice Chair Mary Lehman Commissioner John Frierson Commissioner Martha Shen-Urquidez Corn missioner Van Gordon Sauter Commissioner Vernon Williams Commissioner Luis Ayala Executive Officer Andy Foster BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES, AND HOUSING AGENCY • GOVERNOR EDMUND G. BROWN JR. liiTATC 0 P CIALIPCANIA CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION oc:a 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2010 I Sacramento, California 95815 DEPARTMENT OF CON!IUIIIER AFfAIRS P (916) 263-2195 F (916) 263-2197 [email protected] I www.dca.ca.gov/csac Members of the Commission John Carvelli, Chair Mary Lehman, Vice Chair John Frierson Martha Shen-Urquidez COMMISSION MEETINGAGENDA Van Gordon Sauter Vernon Williams Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Luis Ayala 10:00 a.m. -Conclusion of Business Location: Ronald Reagan Building -Auditorium 300 South Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 ORDER OF ITEMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OPEN SESSION 1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call 2. Welcome - Chairman's opening remarks 3. Approval of the June 23, 2015, Commission Meeting Minutes 4. Appointment of a Neurological and Medical Subcommittee with defined goals and objectives. 5. Reappointments of the Advisory Committee on Medical and Safety Standards and approval of a one year action plan 6. Executive Officer's Report a. Budget Update b. Report on Pending and Proposed Regulations and Legislation c. Traumatic Brain Injury Test Field Kits Update d. Status Update of Officials Training Subcommittee e. Status Update of Delegated Entities f. Neurological Fund Update g. Recommendation to consider minimum purses for licensed athletes h. Association of Boxing Commissions' San Diego Convention Update i. Update on Process to Monitor and Report Weight Gain from Weigh-In to Bout j. Update regarding Instant Replay k. Update regarding Pechanga Indian Reservation 7. Certificate of Appreciation for Patrick Michael Connolly, licensed Judge and Referee with the California State Athletic Commission California State Athletic Commission Meeting September 1, 2015 Page2 8. Posthumous Certificate of Appreciation for Michael King, founder and CEO of King Sports Worldwide 9. Discussion and possible action regarding amendments to California Code of Regulations section 826, Discrimination. 10. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the status of current delegation to USA Boxing 11. Review and approval of the United States Anti-Doping Agency being an approved specimen collector for the Commission 12. Continued Discussion and possible action concerning International Kickboxing Federation's delegation 13. Discussion and possible action regarding non-sanctioned mixed martial arts events 14. Appeal for Seconds License from Javier Capetillo Hernandez 15. Review and approval of the CSAC Catastrophic Incident Plan 16. Business and Professions Code section 18640.5 allows the Commission to invite stakeholder testimony at Commission meetings in order to identify actions that may lead to greater opportunities for licensees to participate in major professional boxing contests. 17. Public comment on items not on the agenda (The Commission may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting pursuant to Government Code§§ 11125, 11125. 7(a)) 18. Next Meeting Scheduled for November 17, 2015, in Sacramento 19. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE: The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Heather Jackson at (916) 263-2195 or email [email protected] or sending a written request to the California State Athletic Commission, 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2010, Sacramento, CA 95815. Providing your request at least five (5) days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Requests for further information should be directed to Heather Jackson at the same address and telephone number. Meetings of the California State Athletic Commission are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. The audience will be given appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue presented. AGENDA ITEM 3 DEPAIHMf.'. NT Of' CONSUMEH AFI'AIRS BUSINESS, CONSUMER SEHVIC:ES, AND HOUSING AGENCY • GOV!oRNOR EDMUND G. AROWN JR. CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2010 1 Sacramento, CA 95815 Phone: (916) 263-2195 1 Fax: (916) 263-2197 Website: www.dca.ca.gov/csac 1 Email: [email protected] Members of the Commission John Carvelli, Chair Agenda items may be taken out of order the Mary Lehman, Vice Chair agenda except public comment. John Frierson Martha Shen-Urquidez ·~-~~!-~_':l__ ~ -~x-~~ -!~~-!_':l__ ~ _':l__ ~ _':lx_ !!~~ - ~!~-!~-~--~':l___ _ Van Gordon Sauter Vernon Williams, MD Luis Ayala CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:00 a.m. -conclusion of business Location: Ronald Regan Building -Auditorium 300 South Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 Commissioners Present Staff Present Chair John Carvelli Andy Foster, Executive Officer Vice-Chair Mary Lehman Sophia Cornejo, Assistant Executive Commissioner John Frierson Officer Commissioner Martha Shen-Urquidez Gary Duke, Legal Counsel Commissioner Van Gordon Sauter Leslie Lopez, Business, Consumer Commissioner Vernon Williams, MD Services, and Housing Agency Commissioner Luis Ayala OPEN SESSION Agenda Item 1 - Call the meeting to Order I Roll Call/ Pledge of Allegiance The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. and a quorum was present. Agenda Item 2 -Welcome - Chairman's Opening Remarks Chairman Carvelli stated that Commission staff are limited and it is difficult to guarantee that all officials and licensees are notified personally of the meeting. He explained that all meeting notices and agendas are posted on the website (www.dca.ca,gov/csac) and it is the responsibility of the Commission to ensure that the public is aware of what is occurring with the Commission. The Commission celebrated Mr. Marty Denkin's retirement at The Forum on May 16, 2015. California State Athletic Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2015 Page 2 On July 3, 2015 the North American Boxing Federation will be holding their 2015 Convention in San Francisco, California. The Chairman and Executive Officer have both been invited to attend and present on behalf of the Commission. Agenda Item 3 -Approval of the April 28. 2015, Commission Meeting Minutes Vice-chair Mary Lehman mentioned that there are some typographical errors to be corrected and suggested that staff add the patch that was approved to the minutes so that the public can see. Vice-chair Lehman motioned to approve the minutes as modified; Commissioner Ayala seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0 by roll call vote. Agenda Item 4 - Review and approval of modifications to the Therapeutic Use Exemption proposed regulation language and Rule 303 Ms. Leslie Lopez gave asummary of the changes to the Therapeutic Use Exemption {TUE) proposed language. Martha Shen-Urquidez gave background information on when the Commission began the process of proposing this regulation change. Gary Duke stated that the Article 14 should be changed to Article 12.5. Vice-chair Lehman motioned to approve the modified TUE language and allow staff to make technical changes; Dr. Williams seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0 by roll call vote. Agenda Item 5 - Review and approval of modifications to the Transgender Athlete proposed regulation language and rule 201 Ms. Leslie Lopez gave a summary of the changes to the Transgender proposed language. Vice-chair Lehman gave background information on when the Commission started the process of proposing this regulation change. Commissioner Shen-Urquidez motioned to approve the modifications to the Transgender language; Commissioner Ayala seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0 by roll call vote. Agenda Item 6- Appeal of license suspension and fine from Pablo Caesar Cano The appeal hearing for Pablo Caesar Cano took place. Mr. Gary Duke gave background on the appeal and explained the procedures for the hearing with regard to the Deputy Attorney General's presence. Commissioner John Frierson motioned to reduce the time of the suspension to 6 months and the fine stand at $2,500.00; Commissioner Luis Ayala seconded the motion. The motion passed by 4-3 roll call vote. Ayala- Yes; Dr. Williams- Yes; Frierson- Yes; Sauter- Yes; Shen-Urquidez- No; Lehman - No; Carvelli- No California State Athletic Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2015 Page 3 Agenda Item 7 -Appeal of license suspension and fine from Alexander Shlemenko The appeal hearing for Alexander Shlemenko took place- began at 11 :43 a.m. Commissioner Shen-Urquidez motioned to uphold the Executive Officer's recommendation to uphold the 3 year suspension and $10,000 fine; Commissioner Frierson seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0 by roll call vote. Agenda Item 10- Discussion and possible action regarding the USA Boxing's request for a waiver of the mandatory head gear rule for the United States Olympic Trials in August December 2015 The Executive Officer (EO), Mr. Andy Foster, stated that the United States (U.S.) Olympic Trials will be held in December 2015, as opposed to August 2015 which was stated on the Commission meeting Agenda.