UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

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1 UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club 2907 Main Street Brewster, Massachusetts, April 27 29, 2017 Thursday, April 27, 2017 Board of Directors & Committee Meetings 9:00 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting I. Call to Order (Mr. Davis) A. Pledge of Allegiance (Mr. Williams) B. Welcome and Introductions (Mr. Davis) Mr. Davis thanked the New England Region for hosting the meeting and picking an ideal setting. C. Moment of Silence for the Departed Bill McNeely Southeast Region; Richard Godino Southwest Region. All were remembered as well as a moment of silence held for others who lost their lives since we last met. D. Opening Ceremony (Mr. Gavin, Mr. Vierra and Mr. Goto) Each region was asked to provide sand or ocean water from their region for a mixing of the sands ceremony to represent unity for the organization. Page 1 of 10

2 II. Roll Call of Delegates (Ms. Bowie) DELEGATE VOTES BASED ON MEMBERSHIP (AS OF APRIL 7, 2017) Member/Director Ratio Director Directors Directors Directors Directors Directors 801-and over 7 Directors MEMBERS VOTES PRESENT PROXY TOTAL JUNIORS GREAT LAKES STEPHE MCCORMICK JERRY GAVIN GULF COAST KARA HARRISON TONY PRYOR MID-ATLANTIC ED ZEBROWSKI CHARLIE HARTL DAVE FOXWELL NEW ENGLAND JIM FARRELL NORTHWEST DAVID ROBINSON PACIFIC ISLANDS KALANI VIERRA SOUTH ATLANTIC TOM GILL MIKE WAGNER RALPH WAGNER SOUTHEAST GERRY FALCONER JIM MCCRADY SCOTT HANSSON SOUTHWEST MIKE BEUERLEIN BILL HUMPHREYS KAI BOND BUZZ MOGCK TOM PERRY DENISE BLAIR ED ZEBROWSKI III BOB BERTRAND RALPH GOTO ADRIENNE GROH DUKE BROWN MONTY REED CHAD MOTZ JO WAGENHALS ALAN HOLT CHRIS NOWVISKI ROB WILLIAMS ROB MCGOWAN MIKE SILVESTRI GUS AVILA SUB TOTALS NATIONAL (AT LARGE) 4 TOTALS 4586 Additional Attendees: Gulf Coast Jim Pigg Mid-Atlantic Andy Healey, Carl Martinez, Tim Harmon, Mike Barrows, Ed Kiziuewicz, Maxim Zibitsker New England Casey Stevens South Atlantic Josh Stevens Southeast - Southwest Leslie Schwene, Casey Graham, Jay Butki, Mike Silvestri, Charlotte Graham, Members of the Executive Board Michael Bradley, Treasurer; Nikki Bowie, Secretary; B. Chris Brewster, Liaison; Ralph Goto, Advisor; Peter Davis, President; Kay Smiley, Executive Director; Peter Wernicki, Medical Advisor III. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve by Ms. Blair. MPU IV. Approval of Minutes - Motion to approve the minutes from the USLA Board of Directors meeting in Denver, Colorado, November 3-5, 2016 by Ms. Groh. MPU V. Memorialization - of Executive Committee Actions since previous meeting. A. Shall the Executive Committee approve that the Fall, 2017 USLA semiannual Board of Directors (BOD) meeting be changed from the first weekend in November to Friday, October 20 Saturday, October 21, 2017, in Vancouver, BC, Canada in conjunction with the WCDP conference on October 17-19, 2017? Motion Page 2 of 10

3 passed 15 in favor, Southeast Region opposed. VI. Officers Activity Reports - Verbal reports to be limited to approximately two minutes, highlighting the key points in written reports previously submitted & published. A. President - (Mr. Peter Davis) In addition to his written report, Mr. Davis stated that our relationships with other national like-minded organizations has never been stronger. The relationship with NOAA has been expanded. [2017_01_04_USLABOD_PresidentActivity.PDF] B. Vice President (Mr. Rob Williams) Mr. Williams asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_05_USLABOD_VicePresidentActivity.PDF] C. Secretary - (Ms. Nikki Bowie) Ms. Bowie asked that her report stand as submitted. [2017_01_06_USLABOD_SecretaryActivity.PDF] D. Treasurer - (Mr. Michael Bradley) Mr. Bradley asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_07_USLABOD_TreasurerActivity.PDF] E. Executive Delegate - (Mr. Ed Zebrowski III) Mr. Zebrowski III asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_08_USLABOD_ExecutiveDelegateActivity.PDF] F. Advisor - (Mr. Ralph Goto) - Mr. Goto asked that his report stand as submitted and highlighted that 2017 marks 100 years of lifeguards on Oahu. [2017_01_09_USLABOD_AdvisorActivity.PDF] G. Liaison Officer - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) Mr. Brewster and Mr. Gould are working with Dr. Rob Brander on a paper that is a retrospective on USLA statistics for the past 20 years. The reason is to correct some misinformation in the science literature about the percent of rescues attributable to rip currents. Water Safety USA presented the common safety message for the year on May 2 nd : Designate a water watcher, supervision could save a life. [2017_01_10_USLABOD_LiaisonActivity.PDF] H. Medical Advisor - (Dr. Peter Wernicki) At the Fall meeting, the Medical Committee was asked to look at drowning classifications and how they are reported. Draft to be discussed in Medical Committee. [2017_01_11_USLABOD_MedicalAdvisorActivity.PDF] I. Legal Advisor - (Mr. Chip More) Mr. More was unable to attend and his report will stand as submitted. [2017_01_12_USLABOD_LegalAdvisorActivity.PDF] VII. Regional Council Activity Reports A. Great Lakes - (Mr. Gavin for Mr. Joe Pecoraro) Mr. Gavin asked that the report stand as submitted. [2017_01_25_USLABOD_GreatLakesActivity.PDF] B. Gulf Coast - (Mr. Tony Pryor) Mr. Pryor asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_26_USLABOD_GulfCoastActivity.PDF] C. Mid-Atlantic (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) Mr. Zebrowski asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_22_USLABOD_MidAtlanticActivity.PDF] D. New England (Mr. Bob Bertrand) In addition to the written report, Mr. Bertrand thanked Ms. Smiley for all her help and being able to get no sales tax on food for the meeting. [2017_01_21_USLABOD_NewEnglandActivity.PDF] E. Northwest - (Mr. Robinson for Mr. Bert Whitaker) Mr. Robinson asked that the report stand as submitted. [2017_01_27_USLABOD_NorthwestActivity.PDF] F. Pacific Islands (Mr. Kalani Vierra) The Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau is in the process of starting its new electronic log keeping project; Water Safety USA an initial meeting of interested parties met to discuss strategies to revive a statewide Learn to Swim campaign; Jim Howe, a retired Ocean Safety Division Operations Chief, was appointed as Director of Honolulu Emergency Services Department which oversees Ocean Safety and EMS; Olukai continues its support of Hawaiian lifeguards; The Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau started three roving units, patrolling unguarded beaches around the island; an updated ocean safety video has been installed at the Lihue airport, resorts and businesses around Kauai; State of Hawaii Drowning Prevention and Ocean Safety Conference will be held July 27 th 28 th at the Hawaii Convention Center; the Kauai Fire Department purchased 50 new AEDs for the department; all the Islands of Hawaii will send a combined team for the Junior Lifeguard competition at the National Games. [2017_01_29_USLABOD_PacificIslandsActivity.PDF] Page 3 of 10

4 G. South Atlantic (Mr. Tom Gill) Mr. Gill asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_23_USLABOD_SouthAtlanticActivity.PDF] H. Southeast (Mr. Gerry Falconer) Mr. Falconer thanked Kalani as a great representative for the Pacific Island; congratulations to the Great Lakes Region for revitalizing their region; Swim Near a Lifeguard billboard campaign by the Southeast Region was seen by over 6 million visitors to the state of Florida; issue to discuss in the Executive Committee Life Rescue Stations are popping up in Florida. They are a simulated rescue tube on a pole that non-lifeguards are being told to use in the event of potential drowning situations; Mr. Falconer remembered Bill McNeely, a USLA Life Member. He was the treasurer for the Southeast Region for six years and then also the SER President for approximately five years. Bill was one of the original Certification Committee members and also worked on the USLA textbook. Mr. Falconer then thanked, individually, the members of the Southeast Region who were present at the meeting for all their contributions. [2017_01_24_USLABOD_SoutheastActivity.PDF] I. Southwest - (Mr. Mike Beuerlein) - Mr. Beuerlein highlighted his written report: The Southwest Region is pleased with USLA s support of the Certification Committee s recommendation to create a project group to investigate the potential of expanding certification and training; thanks to Kai Bond and the rest of the project group for attending the three day planning meeting and developing a Rescue Watercraft basic curriculum. Growth in membership in the USLA is good for everyone. As membership numbers have increased, the delegate to member ratio has not. The Southwest Region proposed to the Membership Committee that an 8 th delegate be added for any region with over 1000 members. This proposal is fair, provides more proportionate and democratic representation and provides incentive for continued growth of USLA membership in larger regions. As proposed, the region went back to the drawing board and came up with something that is more palatable and benefits multiple regions. The time is now to achieve our strategic goals and stimulate growth for the future of USLA. [2017_01_28_USLABOD_SouthwestActivity.PDF] VIII. Executive Director (Ms. Kay Smiley) Ms. Smiley updated the Board on the Strategic Plan and her presentation is attached. In addition, her three main areas of concentration are support, service and development. She supports the officers and committee chairs; service to members and agencies by answering s; working on the structure of financial development with grant proposals and new exhibitors. [2017_01_15_USLABOD_ExecutiveDirectorActivity.PDF] IX. Fund Raising and Sponsorship Oversight (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) - Mr. Zebrowski asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_14_USLABOD_SponsorshipActivity.PDF] X. Magazine Publication (Mr. Chris Brewster) Mr. Brewster highlighted his report: he would like to make a good quality magazine with information that lifeguards are interested in, published on time and within budget. Currently he is not receiving much content and he would be appreciative if chairs of committees would generate information from their committees about what is occurring. The cost of the magazine is budgeted by calendar year, but because advertisers pays after their advertising appears, some income may appear in the following fiscal year. In actuality, the magazine last year was over budget by $3,100. That being said, the cost has decreased since 2012, by almost $8,000. Ms. Smiley does a great job collecting money from advertisers. [2017_01_47_USLABOD_ALMActivity.PDF] XI. Public Information Officer (Mr. Tom Gill) Mr. Gill referenced three quick examples of good things going on: USA Today President Davis to write an editorial; Redbook Magazine Mike Barrows to talk about open water swimming and how to train; Local Cape Cod Times contacted Mr. Gill about USLA involvement in the New England Region. [2017_01_46_USLABOD_PublicInformationActivity.PDF] XII. Textbook (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) Mr. Brewster reported that the 3 rd edition of the textbook is complete and available for purchase. He thanked the members of the committee: Adam Abajian, Bill Humphreys, Duke Brown, Kyle Maxwell, Bob Ogoreuc, Kara Harrison, Jim McCrady and Peter Wernicki (medical review). Mr. Brewster s written report contains detailed information concerning assignments. [2017_01_58_USLABOD_TextbookActivity.PDF] XIII. Committee Chair Activity Reports A. Standing Committees i. Bylaws (Mr. Ed Zebrowski III) - The committee did not have a report. ii. Certification (Mr. Tony Pryor) Mr. Pryor asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_37_USLABOD_CertificationActivity.PDF] Page 4 of 10

5 iii. Heroic Acts- Recognition, Awards and Presentations - (Ms. Adrienne Groh) Ms. Groh asked that her report stand as submitted. [2017_01_35_USLABOD_HeroicActsActivity.PDF] iv. Junior Guards - (Mr. David Robinson) The JG Library is available on the website. [2017_01_36_USLABOD_JuniorGuardActivity.PDF] v. Lifesaving Sport (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) Mr. Zebrowski asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_34_USLABOD_LifesavingSportActivity.PDF] vi. Membership (Ms. Charlotte Graham) Ms. Graham asked that her report stand as submitted. [2017_01_33_USLABOD_MembershipActivity.PDF] vii. Public Education (Ms. Denise Blair) Ms. Blair presented the awards for the 2016 Beach Safety Challenge: Assateague Island National Seashore; City of North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue Division; Cape May Beach Patrol; Shore Beach Service, Hilton Head; Virginia Beach Lifeguard Association. Submissions are due for 2017 on July 15 th. [2017_01_32_USLABOD_PublicEdActivity.PDF] viii. Ways and Means - (Mr. Michael Bradley) Mr. Bradley highlighted his written report. We completed the 2016 audit and began the process of investing our reserves; He has moved to an online version of record keeping for the books invoices online; in 2016 there was a net loss of a little over $17,000 the absence of a major sponsor for the National Games was a major contributor. [2017_01_38_USLABOD_WaysAndMeansActivity.PDF] B. Working Group Committees i. Heritage - (Mr. Jerry Gavin) Mr. Gavin asked that his report stand as submitted. [2017_01_54_USLABOD_HeritageActivity.PDF] ii. Information and Technology (Ms. Karissa Ickes) Ms. Ickes was unable to attend and her report will stand as submitted. [2017_01_48_USLABOD_InformationTechnologyActivity.PDF] iii. Medical (Dr. Peter Wernicki) Dr. Wernicki had nothing in addition to his Medical Advisor report. iv. Professional Development - (Ms. Stephe McCormick) Ms. McCormick asked that her report stand as submitted. [2017_01_57_USLABOD_ProfessionalDevelopmentActivity.PDF] C. Project Groups i. Agency Relations/Policy (Mr. Rob Williams) There was no written report. The goal going forward is to ask agencies if there are other goals or guidelines that the USLA should be looking at to adopt and if there are policies and procedures agencies would like to share. XIV. USLF Update (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) The foundation meets once a year and was created about ten years ago as an endowment for the USLA. Most of the donations go into the USLF so that they are invested into a very balanced fund. The fund is up to about $85,000. There were two recent interesting donations: Greg Bonnan from Baywatch, who regularly contributes $500 a year, and the Boudinot Foundation, who contributed $10,000. XV. Robert s Rules of Order Presentation (Mr. Ed Zebrowski III) Board of Directors Meeting adjourned until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 Friday, April 28, 2017 USLA Educational Conference Lifejacket Abstract - Type 3 Lifejackets for use by disabled persons in pools, lakes and open bodies of water. Jim Farrell, Vice President USLA New England Region; Aquatic Director, Newport YMCA; Head Lifeguard, Little Compton Beach. Open Water Lifesaving The United States Lifesaving Manual (3 rd Edition) An overview of the manual, the many new teaching aids that accompany it, and modifications to USLA guideline formatting to support consistent messaging. B. Chris Brewster Melanoma Foundation of New England Presentation Meghan Rothchild Leadership Tools to Promote Lifesaving - James Wilson, Leadership Coach, Georgetown University; ICF Certified. Page 5 of 10

6 Shark Research and Migratory Studies, Tagging and Beach Alert - Dr. Greg Skomal, PhD., Program Manager; Senior Marine Fisheries Biologist Massachusetts and Great White Shark Expert. Saturday, April 29, 2017 USLA Board of Directors & Committees 12:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting Call to Order - Mr. Peter Davis XVI. Committee Action Reports (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) A. Standing Committees i. Executive Committee - (Mr. Peter Davis) 1. Board of Directors Meeting Rotation Change The Southeast Region will take the place of the South Atlantic Region in the current rotation schedule for Fall of 2018.The 2017 Fall meeting will take place in Vancouver Canada and the Southeast Region was scheduled to host. The South Atlantic Region will not make up their missed turn and will host as scheduled in Fall of Rescue Tube Stations The committee proposed the following position statement Considering the potential for death or injury to citizen rescuers, we recommend adequate lifeguard staffing and that all people swim near a lifeguard. We do not support the deployment of lifeguard rescue devices at beaches for use by citizen rescuers. Motion passed, 1 opposed. 3. National Team Leadership Process Discussion was held on how selections are made for the National Team leadership - currently there is nothing substantial in writing that outlines the process. Mr. Davis is working with Mr. Zebrowski to come up with wording to make the process clear. 4. Executive Committee Meeting Timing The committee would like to meet on the first day of the Board of Directors meetings in the future so as to not impact other committee meetings. This will be reflected in future agendas. [2017_01_13_USLABOD_ExecutiveCommitteeAction.PDF] ii. Bylaws (Mr. Ed Zebrowski III) 1. Recommended Policy and Procedure Change Legal Advisor recommended to the Bylaws Committee and the committee proposed that under Policy and Procedure III-J, E the following be added to the last paragraph Any recording, filming, transmitting, streaming in real time or otherwise by any means or method of any USLA National Board of Directors meeting and any and all committee workshop meetings that fall within is strictly prohibited unless the express written permission to do so has been granted by the USLA Board of Directors. Much discussion was held and there was a motion to table the proposal. This motion to table failed with 15 in favor of tabling, 21 opposed and 2 not voting. The original motion to amend the Policy and Procedure passed 21 in favor and 17 opposed. iii. Certification - (Mr. Tony Pryor) 1. Jet Ski Operator Course Region representatives heard information from the project group and were instructed to take back information to their particular regions for input. 2. ARRT Course Completion Cards Motion from the committee to add ARRT to the course completion card program. MPU 3. Open Water Lifeguard Agency Certification Guidelines The following change to language in the guidelines was proposed: 1.4 An agency wishing to have its training program and standards nationally certified submits a completed Certification Application and Curriculum Checklist (available in the Certification section of with two copies of the agency s training curriculum and standards to the address listed on the form. A check covering the application and review fee must be enclosed which can be found at - with all required documentation. A payment covering the application and review fee must be enclosed or submitted. MPU Page 6 of 10

7 4. Certification Fee Increase The committee proposed raising the current agency certification fee from $300 to $500 starting with all agencies expiring or new applications in Spring Motion passed with 21 in favor and 7 opposed. 5. Mr. Pryor read the list of agencies for approval. MPU. The list is included in his written report. [2017_01_37_USLABOD_CertificationAction.PDF] iv. Heroic Acts Recognition, Awards and Presentations - (Ms. Adrienne Groh) 1. ALM The committee fully supports Mr. Brewster s request for Medal of Valor stories for the magazine and has created a subcommittee to create the narrative. 2. Awards of Merit for Officials As part of the strategic plan, awards will be created for years of service for competition officials. 3. Ms. Groh read the list of proposals for awards. MPU. The list is included in her written report. [2017_01_35_USLABOD_HeroicActsAction.PDF] v. Junior Guards - (Mr. David Robinson) 1. Guidelines of Counselors to Participants Language will be uploaded to the JG library, but further discussion on guidelines is needed. 2. Social Media Upload Site People will be able to upload pictures, etc. and will be able to use these for social media blasts. 3. JG of the Year The program will continue with information posted online. Regions need to vet and approve one submission to bring to the Fall meeting. 4. Survey Results The committee completed a survey regarding goals and fee increases. The results did not support a fee increase on the agency or regional level. The results also showed that the main goal of JG programs is community engagement and public education, followed by competition, lifeguard feeder program and agency revenue. 5. Committee Goals Regions who host the Fall meeting commit to providing that artwork for the membership packet and at least 1 piece for ALM highlighting their program; everyone submit 1 piece of JG curriculum to Karissa for submission to the JG library; everyone commits to reply to surveys. [2017_01_36_USLABOD_JuniorGuardAction.PDF] vi. Lifesaving Sport (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) 1. National Team Selections Mike Barrows, U19 Gus Avila and National Teams Coordinator Tom Gill. 2. ILS Sports Commission Update given by Mr. Zebrowski III on international competitions and possible rule changes being discussed by ILS. 3. Schedule of Events at Nationals Discussion was held on the possibility of re-doing the current schedule to help increase the numbers of competitors - maybe have all age group events on one day. 4. Needs for Funding for National Teams These teams are largely responsible for raising their own funds as budget is not nearly enough to cover expenses. The committee proposed an increase to the Junior and U19 registration fees to $50 with $5 of the fee being allocated to the U19 National team. MPU 5. ILS Rules Verbiage Motion from the committee The USLA will adopt and utilize ILS Lifesaving Sport event rules in competition and all events that are similar to current USLA events with the exception that we will use flags instead of buoys for the swim line and continue to use ten lanes for scoring purposes. USLA unique events would be Landline, American Ironman/Ironwoman and Surf Boats. MPU 6. Proposed Rule Changes (To be voted on at the Fall meeting) a. From the Southeast Region Get rid of the Open Landline, thus eliminating an event, and the last truly Open event at Nationals, and add the Mens/Womens Landline. b. From the Southeast Region For the Landline The victim starts on the beach, Page 7 of 10

8 behind the start line, swims out to the flag line and dips the flag (just like in the paddle pick up) to signal the line swimmer to swim out to get him/her. c. From the Southeast Region Increase age group places from top three to top five. The points for each place should be: 1 st 5 points; 2 nd 4 points; 3 rd 3 points; 4 th 2 points and 5 th 1 point. d. From the Mid-Atlantic Region Return to the old scoring system to ten places instead of the current sixteen. e. From the Gulf Coast Region Competitors cannot touch/change/modify the course. If they do so, they are disqualified for the event. f. From the Southwest Region Eliminate the rule that if you propose a new event it must replace an existing event. g. From the Southwest Region Add the ILS 3-person Paddleboard Relay for both Open Men and Open Women. h. From the Southwest Region Permanently add the Ironguard (Run-Swim-Paddle) for both genders. i. From the Southwest Region Propose a mixed Surfboat Race 1 male rower and 1 female rower row 2 laps of the Surfboat apex course. Max of 4 mixed Surfboat teams per chapter. j. Motion from the committee (3 parts to the motion) 1.To suspend the rule to adopt one rule change at this meeting. Motion passed with 2 opposed; 2.To suspend the rule (for this meeting only) that requires an event to be removed if a new event is added. Motion passed with 3 opposed; 3. To add the Ironguard for MPU [2017_01_34_USLABOD_LifesavingSportAction.PDF] vii. Membership - (Mr. Ralph Wagner for Ms. Charlotte Graham) 1. Kit Items The 2017 kit item will be a mesh gear bag and the committee also reviewed and modified the patch. Ideas for the 2018 kit include buffs, hats or stickers. Thanks to the Southeast Region for bringing samples and quotes. 2. Bulk Memberships Process was reviewed in committee and templates will be sent out to regional representatives. 3. Junior Lifeguard Membership Dues The committee had a lengthy discussion on a proposed increase to the JG dues, but after learning that the JG Committee was not in favor, the topic was tabled for the time being. 4. Member to Delegate Ratio The Southwest Region presented a simplified formula regarding the member to delegate ratio for USLA Board of Directors meetings. The motion passed in committee with 5 in favor, 2 opposed and 2 absent. The proposed Bylaw change was read into New Business. [2017_01_33_USLABOD_MembershipAction.PDF] viii. Public Education - (Ms. Denise Blair) 1. Water Safety USA The committee discussed the new message Designate a water watcher, supervision could save a life. and encouraged other committees to promote this message throughout the year. 2. Educational Tent There will be a Public Education tent at Nationals in Daytona Beach that will be staffed with volunteers. There will be a rip current banner and wristbands with the four safety tips will be given out. A computer or ipad will be available so Junior Guard and Beach Safety videos can be shown. 3. Grant Proposals The committee received and reviewed eight grant proposals. The committee voted to approve the following grants: $1,000 to East Bay Regional Parks District to help fund their Vamos A Aprender program that provides and promotes water safety education for at-risk children; $1,000 for Out of the Boat Swim. Further details provided in Ms. Blair s written report. 4. Banner Program Mr. Silvestri discussed the rip current banner program and the new John Wayne Cancer Foundation Block the Blaze program. Page 8 of 10

9 5. Coloring Books The committee discussed adding a few pages on lake and river safety to the already existing USLA coloring book. 6. Billboard for Nationals The committee approved spending up to $1,000 to purchase a billboard on one of the highways leading into Daytona Nationals that will stay up for 30 days. The billboard will say Swim near a lifeguard with the USLA logo. Underneath it will Daytona Nationals August 9-12, The Southeast Region offered to match the funds from USLA to help cover the cost. [2017_01_32_USLABOD_PublicEducation.PDF] ix. Ways and Means - (Mr. Michael Bradley) 1. USLF Donation The USLF offered a donation of $2, to the USLA. The committee unanimously voted to not accept the donation. [2017_01_28_USLABOD_WaysAndMeansAction.PDF] B. Working Group Committees (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) i. Heritage (Mr. Jerry Gavin) 1. Videos Interviews continue with 32 done and an additional 22 planned. They are trying to edit the content down to about two hours. 2. Water Safety USA Contribution of pictures and posters to the Public Education Committee. [2017_01_54_USLABOD_HeritageAction.PDF] ii. Information and Technology (Ms. Karissa Ickes) The committee did not meet. iii. Medical (Dr. Peter Wernicki) 1. Drowning Terminology and Statistics Discussion was held and the committee will look at this topic again at the Fall meeting. iv. Professional Development (Ms. Stephe McCormick) 1. The committee was tasked with studying the current meeting structure with the goal of providing more education and garnering more attendance. After talking to different committees and individuals, the committee is not sure that this is the goal for everyone. 2. A survey was sent to members prior to this meeting with only a small sample of current meeting attendees responding. A new survey will be sent out and Ms. McCormick asked that everyone please fill out this survey when you receive it and come back to the Fall meeting with input on how to proceed. 3. The committee discussed the proposal to alter the current Board of Directors meeting structure. The recommendation is to continue with two meetings a year with one shorter Board of Directors meeting to be held in the spring with no educational conference, and a longer meeting with a concurrent educational session to be held in the fall. Different sample meeting formats within these parameters were discussed. [2017_01_57_USLABOD_ProfessionalDevelopmentAction.PDF] C. Project Groups i. Agency Relations/Policy (Mr. Rob Williams) The committee did not meet. XVII. Old Business (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) A. Proposed Bylaw change from the Bylaws Committee, addition to Bylaw XVII, Section I, Proposed Amendments No defeated proposal which has been brought before the Board of Directors or a standing committee thereof may be brought back before the body at the following meeting without a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Motion required 2/3rds approval and failed with 16 opposed and 22 in favor. XVIII. New Business (Motions and voting limited to Officers and Regional Delegates) A. Proposed Bylaw change for the Fall meeting from the Membership Committee, amendment to Article VIII, Section 3, B. Member Director Ratio 801 1,000 Members in good standing 7 Directors; 1,001 or more Members in good standing 8 Directors. XIX. Open Forum and Announcements (Any USLA member may raise issues. Motions and votes limited to Regional Delegates.) A. Mr. Hartl asked that everyone keep Dave Shotwell in their thoughts. He has been in the hospital for over a Page 9 of 10

10 XX. XXI. XXII. month. B. Mr. Falconer mentioned that Jerry Storrs, a long-time LA County lifeguard who relocated to Florida after retirement and was instrumental in getting lifeguards on the beach in Cocoa Beach, has passed away. Future Meetings A Fall: Vancouver, Canada, October 20-21, Meeting information for the Board of Directors meeting as well as the World Conference on Drowning Prevention (October 17-19) can be found at B Spring: Southwest Region, April 26-28, 2018 Privilege of the Chair Mr. Davis thanked the New England region for a quality meeting. He also recognized the cooperation and general spirit throughout the meeting - the amount of work produced from the committees since the last meeting is amazing and it is great to see the committees working together. Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Mr. Holt. Page 10 of 10

11 United States Lifesaving Association President Activity Report Date: 4/27/17 Officer: Peter Davis Introduction Thanks to some very impressive communication and work done by the committees and a new level of regional cooperation, we have been in a very productive period. The majority of our goals set out in our two year goal plan have been either met or are nearing completion. We have collectively made significant strides. I personally feel a deep appreciation for all of you as I see all the work, drive, and camaraderie that has bubbled up as we ve set aside our regionalism and personal agendas and moved forward together for the good of USLA, our members, agencies, chapters, and the beach going public. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. General Communication- Countless hours of phone calls, ing, texts etc were spent by me and many others here at this meeting and within the broader USLA community. In my opinion this time was very well spent as it is the grease that makes our USLA system run smoothly. Many thanks to so many people that spent so much volunteer time, not only to sustain what we re doing but to move us forward in such significant ways. 2. Strategic Plan- Worked alongside Ms. Smiley and the committee chairs and vice chairs on continuing to implement our strategic plan. Overall it is going very well and we are on track. Ms. Smiley will give a more specific update at this meeting. 3. Combined Federal Campaign Worked with Ms. Smiley on this although since most of the work has been transferred to her she is handling it very well with little input from me. 4. Nationals Consulted with Mr. Zebrowski periodically on securing a contract for 2017 Nationals. 5. California Assembly Bill 489 I appointed Mr. Williams as the USLA representative. Nominations are to be submitted by April 28 th. USLA has promoted the opportunity for nominations by making sure the California agencies are aware of this opportunity and the Liaison Officer and Information Technology Chair got the word out to individual California members of USLA. 6. National Weather Service Sea Grant USLA Collaboration Mr. Brewster and I have continued to attend to this relationship, which has endured for over a decade with input from Denise Blair. This included conference calls, review of videos, etc. Currently working to revise the material based on public input and to bring the NOAA and USLA websites in sync. Additionally, currently working on a rip current video for the deaf and hearing impaired. 7. Water Safety USA- In 2014, the USLA, the American Red Cross and the YMCA of the USA proposed a national collaboration of water safety and drowning prevention organizations. That brought about the founding of Water Safety USA, a group comprised of 13 respected government and non-government organizations. Mr. Brewster presently acts as moderator of the group, handling leadership duties. I represent USLA on the group. Since November, the group has met bi-monthly by conference call and is preparing to issue a new safety message for the coming year. The next in-person meeting will be on October 21 and 22 in Denver. Due to a conflict with the scheduling of the USLA Board of Directors meeting, I will be unable to attend. Mr. Brewster will miss the USLA Board meeting to chair the WSUSA meeting. I d like to commend Mr. Brewster for his excellent work in moderating the meetings. His performance has Page 1 of 3

12 had profound and far reaching implications for USLA within the broader water safety community in the US. 8. Executive Director Contract and Oversight- Handled oversight and liaison with the EC with the help of Mr. Goto and Mr. Williams. This includes reviewing and responding to monthly updates on the huge amount of work being accomplished by the ED. 9. E-Blast Newsletters: Worked with Ms. Ickes and Mr. Brewster to create these newsletters. 10. Legal- Worked with our attorneys and others on various legal issues involving USLA. 11. Tandem Surf Filming Agreement- USLA was approached to allow a production company to film our in-house rock star Kalani Vierra as he attends and participates in this USLA meeting. Consulting with Legal Advisor Chip More we reached an agreement that he felt protected USLA. 12. Public Information- Worked alongside Mr. Gill, Mr. Brewster, Ms. Smiley, several regional presidents and others on various media related issues. Kudos to Mr. Gill for his judgment, tack, and work ethic in this area. 13. National Teams: Worked with Mr. Zebrowski and Mr. Gill to assist them in their activities and to appoint coaches and team managers. This has taken quite a bit of Mr. Zebrowski and Mr. Gills time and energy and I d like to commend both for their efforts. Also worked with Mr. Zebrowski2, Mr. Zebrowski 3, and Mr. Gill on working up a proposed policy for appointments of these positions. 14. Income and Sponsorship- Worked with Mr. Zebrowski II, Mr. Williams, Mr. Bradley, Ms. Smiley, and others on the following: 15. Sponsor Relations a. C4Waterman Wenonah Canoe, Inc.: [Davis/Zebrowski] The C4 Waterman contract was first signed in March 2012 and now continues through March 15, Total income to date has been $26,750. So far this year we have received $0. b. Ingram [Davis/Brewster] This contract was first signed in 2009 and will now expire December 31, Income from Ingram since the original contract was signed in 2009 has totaled $40,000. ($5,000 in 2016). $5000 was due on 2/1/17. We have not yet received payment this year, but an invoice has been sent. Mr. Brewster has begun discussions with Ingram for an extension of this contract. c. Eyeking [Davis/Zebrowski] The most current Eyeking contract extends from December 31, 2016 to December 31, Terms were the same as the previous contract. Income from Eyeking since the original contract was signed in 2008 has totaled approximately $40,000. d. Da Fin [Davis/Zebrowski] The most current Da Fin contract extends from September 1, 2011 and extends until August 31, Contract can be extended with mutual agreement. Total income has been in accordance with the contract. Income from Da Fin since the original contract was signed in 2006 has totaled approximately $40,000, not including ALM ads. ($4,000 in 2016).) e. Popularity Products [Davis, Zebrowski] A contract with this company was signed in August 2014 and continues through December 31, If a specified income benchmark is met, the contract can be extended in the discretion of Popularity Products through December 31, 2020, or the parties may extend the contract based on mutual agreement. The company has created an official USLA shop on their website. They have also purchased a full page advertisement in American Lifeguard Magazine to drive traffic and sales. In 2016 we received $ Royalties a. ASHI [Smiley] A contract with ASHI was approved in September 2014; the contract is now in force. Lifeguard agencies wishing to avail themselves of the favorable rates for first aid and CPR certification courses can find details on the USLA website. We receive Page 2 of 3

13 Attachments 1. None royalties for purchases by USLA affiliated agencies. The sales between September 2014 February 28, 2016 totaled $21, We met the 20K minimum goal for USLA to receive the 15% royalty payment and for agencies to continue to receive the 20% discount. Royalties received up to this point total $3, b. Amazon.com [Bradley] Amazon provides a percent of sales when people click over to Amazon from our website to buy items. Total income for 2016 was: $ Total in 2017 so far is $ c. Pearson [Brewster] We receive royalties for our textbook sales. Total received in 2016 was $ We have received $ in Presumably agencies have lowered their purchases in anticipation of the next edition. d. DVD Sales (via Uniserv) [Bradley] We have received $10, in overall in sales proceeds since sales began, with $ in Our cost for DVDs has totaled $6, We have over 800 titles of each DVD in stock. For 2017 we have received $ e. Uniserv Guard Gear [Zebrowski] Catalog sales of clothing and related items via the Uniserv site resulted in $42.91 in income in For 2017 we have received $ Recently they have taken down the site due to lack of sales. f. Office Depot [Zebrowski]- A contact was signed in March 23, USLA receives a 1.5% donation on total sales from Office Depot/Office Max. The contract was signed in March 23, We received $89.04 in So far in 2017 we have received $ Page 3 of 3

14 United States Lifesaving Association Vice President Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Rob Williams Introduction I look forward to heading back to Cape Cod for the spring meeting. Unfortunately, it will only be a short meeting for me because of personal commitments. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Continue to work with Treasurer Bradley when questions arise. Michael has been doing an excellent job at advancing the treasury and recording methods. 2. Continue to pick up the mail at the PO Box and distribute. If there are payments received, I typically deposit the checks into the USLA account and notify those parties the payments affect. 3. Received the California Public Safety Medal of Valor applications and distributed it to the California Lifeguard agencies. Also worked with Ms. Ickes to send an e-blast to the California membership Applications are due at the end of this month I look forward to sitting on the review board and attending the awards ceremony this fall with the California Governor and Attorney General representing the USLA. 4. I am still listed as one of the vice chairs for the Information Technology Committee. I will admit I have done very little to support Ms. Ickes and the website. I am here to help when I can, but know that my technology experience is not at the level of the Webmaster. 5. I appreciate the discussion on the drowning definition at the Denver meeting. Hopefully we can have more follow up to have our organizations consistently report on specifically non-fatal drownings. Dr. Wernicki has been a valuable resource in these discussions Our County has completed training for all Fire agencies to provide proper documentation in our pre-hospital care reports. In addition, the Orange County Health Care Agency to compile the data and work local hospitals to compile statistics from Emergency Rooms that do not come through the system. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. Have worked with Stephe McCormick on looking for new options of the USLA meetings. With direction from the BOD in Denver, there was a survey sent out to gather input on USLA meeting demographics, structure, and content. The information was valuable and we (Stephe) will be making a presentation to the Executive Committee We believe there are options to create a more robust annual national conference to stimulate attendance. The conference would include the normal BOD business, but enhance the training and educational components offered in the fall. The spring semi-annual meeting may not have an educational conference. Page 1 of 1

15 United States Lifesaving Association Secretary Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Nikki Bowie Introduction Thanks to the small, but mighty, New England Region for hosting this meeting. Since we are apparently meeting in cities named after our members, perhaps we could visit Bowie Maryland one of these days! Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Produced the draft meeting minutes from the Fall Board of Directors meeting in Denver. I did miss my deadline of 30 days after the meeting to post the minutes because I had not received all the committee action reports. This is a friendly reminder to committee chairs to submit your action reports as soon as possible following a meeting. 2. Amended the Bylaws and Policies and Procedures per Board action at the Denver meeting. 3. Worked with the President to conduct an Evote concerning the 2017 Fall Board of Directors meeting. 4. Worked with Kay Smiley and Bob Bertrand to produce the agenda for this meeting. Page 1 of 1

16 United States Lifesaving Association Treasurer Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Michael Bradley Introduction I would like to start by thanking Bob Bertrand and the New England Region for hosting the USLA Board of Directors Meeting and Educational Conference. It is a pleasure to be back in Brewster, Massachusetts. The past few months have been focused on closing out the 2016 fiscal year and moving forward with the investment of USLA reserves. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Acted on behalf of the USLA on all financial matters. 2. Completed the 2016 Audit. Currently working on 2016 Taxes. An extension has been filed. 3. Now using Quickbooks Online to manage USLA finances. 4. Worked with the Executive Director to manage ALM and Certification finances out of Quickbooks Online. This allows for better communication, record keeping and invoicing Budget Notes 5.1. Annual $14,000 contribution to the National Travel team has been allocated We are seeing increased royalties from Amazon through Amazon Smile The annual YM fees for hosting the USLA website have been paid The annual Uniserv fulfillment invoice has been paid. Attachments YTD Balance Sheet YTD Profit and Loss Budget Page 1 of 3

17 United States Lifesaving Association BALANCE REPORT As of April 17, 2017 Total ASSETS Current Assets Bank Accounts Bank of America Bank of America Checking 10, Bank of America Maximizer 15, Total Bank of America $ 25, Fidelity Investments 225, Paypal 5.11 Total Bank Accounts $ 250, Total Current Assets $ 250, TOTAL ASSETS $ 250, LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities Competition - National Team 21, Youth National Team 6, Total Competition - National Team $ 27, Mexican Lifesaving Fund 24, Total Long-Term Liabilities $ 52, Total Liabilities $ 52, Equity Unrestricted Net Assets 256, Net Revenue (57,913.41) Total Equity $ 198, TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 250, Page 2 of 3

18 United States Lifesaving Association PROFIT & LOSS BUDGET vs. ACTUAL January - December 2017 Total Actual Budget over Budget Revenue ALM Revenue 4, , (15,898.00) Awards/Presentations Income (50.00) Certification Fees 5, , (9,460.00) Discounts given (400.00) (400.00) Donations , (3,888.15) Event Registrations 15, , (13,100.00) Interest (30.12) Lifesaving Sport Income 118, (118,500.00) Membership Dues 3, , (171,510.00) Royalties 1, , (3,198.37) Sponsorship 26, (26,000.00) Total Revenue $ 31, $ 393, $ (362,034.64) Gross Profit $ 31, $ 393, $ (362,034.64) Expenditures Administration 17, , (40,500.00) American Lifeguard Magazine 11, , (23,812.56) Awards & Special Presentations 1, (1,000.00) Credit Card Charges 1, , (4,754.16) Donation 1, , (250.00) Event Host 3, , (25,251.90) Information Technology 8, , (784.23) Insurance & Bonds 7, (7,000.00) International Relations 4, , (6,289.72) Junior Lifeguards 1, (1,000.00) Lifesaving Sport 14, , (76,808.29) Membership Kits 17, , (45,660.27) Office Expenses (409.02) Presidential Discretionary Fund 1, (1,000.00) Professional Fees 3, , (1,282.65) Public Education 1, , (10,230.74) Regions % of Member Dues , (39,306.00) USLA Travel and Meetings 3, , (18,056.69) Total Expenditures $ 89, $ 392, $ (303,396.23) Net Operating Revenue $ (57,913.41) $ $ (58,638.41) Net Revenue $ (57,913.41) $ $ (58,638.41) Page 3 of 3

19 United States Lifesaving Association Executive Delegate Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Ed Zebrowski, III Introduction I would like to thank New England President Bob Bertrand and his Region for hosting and I look forward to many more return visits. Activities and Accomplishments 1. Consulted with President Davis and Legal Advisor More on several areas pertaining to the daily operations of USLA including Bylaw and Policy & Procedure review including Evotes of the Executive Board, certification and tax form compliance. 2. Fielded multiple requests on logo usage and product review. Members or prospective partners were dealt with directly or directed to the appropriate party. 3. Represented USLA at the ILS Sport Commission meeting in February. Further information will be presented to the USLA Sport Committee. 4. Was named to the City of Cape May s Beach Safety Committee. Many agencies are represented or involved with this local committee, however, the Army Corp of Engineers beach replenishment program and surf related injuries are a focal point along with public education. An expanded program of public education in the area will include more USLA materials. Page 1 of 1

20 United States Lifesaving Association Advisor Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Ralph S. Goto Activities and Accomplishments: 1. Communicated with Vice President, Medical Advisor, and Executive Director regarding particulars for the Fall 2017 Board of Directors Meeting in Vancouver, B.C. The Fall meeting is to be conducted following the ILS World Conference on Drowning Prevention, October 17-19, Reviewed and discussed Executive Director s activity reports with President Davis. 3. Participated in Certification Committee conference call regarding agenda for Cape Cod meeting. 4. Responded to two inquiries regarding certification matters (Kaneohe MCAS recertification and Kauai Fire Department ARRT Certification). 5. Consulted with SE Region President regarding rescue tube epidemics in FL and HI. Announcement: marks the 100 th Anniversary of the establishment of the Lifeguard Service on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Commemorative activities will be conducted during the State of Hawaii Ocean Safety and Drowning Prevention Conference in Honolulu, July 27-28, Page 1 of 2

21 2017 Marks the 100 th Anniversary of the Lifeguard Service on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu Page 2 of 2

22 Presentation Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: B. Chris Brewster Introduction United States Lifesaving Association Liaison Officer Activity Report It is my pleasure to serve as the Liaison Officer for the USLA. My primary role is to maintain liaison and interface with all national and international organizations. I am also designated to be the primary delegate to the International Lifesaving Federation. Of course I have handled that assignment for many years and continue to do so as President for the Americas Region of the ILS. I also take on projects as assigned by the President and sometimes propose projects that I think might be beneficial to the USLA. Activities and Accomplishments (Since prior Board of Directors meeting) 1. Routine Business 1.1. New Zealand Inquiry: Assisted an official with Surf Life Saving New Zealand regarding lifeguard employment in the U.S Sponsorship: I assist Mr. Zebrowski from time to time with sponsorship issues, particularly legacy issues. Most recently that included working with Ingram, which pays us $5,000 in licensing fees each year. The contract expires at the end of this year. I have begun discussing a proposed renewal with them Lifeguard Development Costa Rica: Accepted an invitation from the U.S. Embassy to assist with a proposal to create national standards and funding for lifeguards. Mr. Davis is also participating. If this is successful, there will be a national law about minimum standards and funding for public lifeguards at beaches Orleans, MA: Assisted Mr. Bertrand with respect to inquiries from this agency regarding their desire to become USLA certified Palm Beach County, FL: Worked with Larry Russell and others regarding efforts to improve the positioning and training of the Palm Beach County lifeguards North Island Naval Air Station, CA: Responded to an inquiry and am providing support to lifeguards at this agency who are trying to address some identified shortcomings Public Education Assist: Assisted Denise Blair in creating an abstract for an upcoming conference where she will represent the USLA Televising Nationals: Assisted Mr. Zebrowski regarding a key contact who may be able to support our efforts. Activity Report, USLA Liaison Officer: Page 1 of 3

23 1.6. Seal Swim Safe: Responded to an inquiry from this company, which produces bracelets to track child swimmers Plaque Alternative: Proposed to Mr. Davis and Ms. Smiley an alternative to the plaques we normally issue to speakers at USLA public education conferences. Proposal accepted and will be reported on separately Media: I coordinate with and assist Mr. Gill regarding media inquiries. These have included: Article Correction: Contacted Florida Today to correct a story that incorrectly listed a person interviewed as a representative of the USLA. Story was corrected online and a correction issued in print Cape Cod Times: Responded to an inquiry regarding certification of lifesaving in Orleans, Massachusetts Website: Assisted Ms. Ickes and Mr. Gould regarding some technical issues related to the statistics area of the website. 2. Special Projects 2.1. Rip Current Paper: I am collaborating as a coauthor on a paper being submitted to the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences regarding rip currents. The article is presently under review for publication Rip Current Statistics Paper: Separately from the above, I am collaborating with Rick Gould and Dr. Rob Brander on a paper that corrects some misinformation in the science literature about the percent of rescues attributable to rip currents. This paper uses USLA statistics as the primary reference. We intend to submit the paper to Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Legal Matters: At the request of the President I handle the relationship with our attorney. There have been several matters we have addressed. Two specific issues are listed below JG Photos: Assisted the Junior Lifeguard Committee in developing a photo solicitation area of our website with waivers that were approved by our attorney Ocean Kids JG Program: Achieved resolution regarding the unauthorized use of the USLA logo by a private junior lifeguard program in Florida. They have agreed to cease use of the logo NOAA: Attended a meeting in December 2016 in Silver Springs, Maryland, along with the USLA President, to update our joint public education material regarding rip currents. Chaired the meeting at the request of the participants from Sea Grant and the National Weather Service. This was a very successful meeting. Work continues on outcomes, which will be shared when final E-Blast Newsletters: I ve worked with Ms. Ickes to create these newsletters Twitter: I handle this account for the USLA and endeavor to tweet contemporaneous issues of interest Textbook Revision: I presently serve as chair of the Textbook Project Group. Please see details in my separate report on that project. Activity Report, USLA Liaison Officer: Page 2 of 3

24 2.8. American Lifeguard Magazine; I presently serve as Editor of American Lifeguard Magazine. Please see details in my separate report on that assignment Water Safety USA: The USLA is a founding member of Water Safety USA, a group comprised of 14 national organizations ( I act as moderator of the group and handle many administrative tasks. Over the last six months I have moderated telephonic meetings and assisted the group in developing our safety message for 2017/18. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration None Attachments None Activity Report, USLA Liaison Officer: Page 3 of 3

25 Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Peter G. Wernicki, M.D., FAAOS Introduction United States Lifesaving Association Medical Advisor Activity Report It will be great to be back on the Cape again, but why does the name of the city where the meeting is being held sound so familiar? Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. I am pleased that the USLA has decided to hold our Fall Board of Directors Meeting in Vancouver in conjunction with the World Conference on Drowning Prevention. I encourage all of our members to attend the conference prior to our meeting. It will be a great educational and networking experience. I am involved with organizing the medical tract at the conference and reviewing submissions for presentation. 2. I continue to serve on the ILS Rescue Commission, the Anti-Doping Committee, and chair the ILS Medical Committee. The Medical Committee will have a significant presence at the Drowning Conference including a presentation on the many relevant ILS Medical Position Statements. 3. At the last USLA Board Meeting the Medical Committee was asked to look into how drownings are classified and reported. The committee has worked on this subject with Mike Barrows, D.O. taking the lead. We have put together a preliminary document for discussion that is attached. We plan on having a Medical Committee meeting at this session. Please review the document, join the meeting, and provide your input. The outcome may have relevance in several important areas, including USLA national statistics. 4. I have enjoyed working with the USLA Textbook Committee advising and editing the medical related chapters. The group has done an amazing amount of work. The outcome is something that the USLA can be proud of. Thanks to Mr. Brewster for his leadership and hard work on this project. 5. I was asked to write an article for the next issue of American Lifeguard on the little known, but very interesting condition - surfers paralysis/surfers myelopathy. Get your copy! 6. FYI the American Red Cross has just launched its new Lifeguarding manual and programs. There are several changes and updates based on scientific evidence that should be reviewed by USLA agencies. They include changes to spinal immobilization, extraction techniques, and resuscitation. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. It is requested that the Board review and comment on the attached document USLA Medical Committee Recommendations on Drowning Classification and Reporting Attachments USLA Medical Committee Recommendations on Drowning Classification and Reporting Page 1 of 1

26 USLA Medical Committee Recommendations on Drowning Classification and Reporting Drowning is defined by the International Lifesaving Federation, the Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid. Outcomes are classified as death, morbidity, and no morbidity. This definition further states that a liquid/air interface is present at the victim s airway, and subsequently the victim is unable to breathe only air. Symptoms that the victim may have as the result of the drowning could include cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, wheezing, and fatigue. Even if these symptoms are minor, these events should still be classified as drownings. The ILSF position statement about further medical care and hospital treatment being warranted following a drowning includes the following criteria: Loss of consciousness Confused or altered mentation Requires rescue breathing, mouth to mouth, positive pressure ventilation, bag- mask ventilations, or supplemental oxygenation Requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation An underlying medical condition is suspected or exacerbated: heart attack, asthma, stroke, epilepsy, or intoxication Suspected traumatic conditions such as spinal injury, head trauma, or orthopedic injury requiring further care Hypoxemia Abnormal breath sounds Low or lowered blood pressure (hypotension) Continued chest pain or shortness of breath despite rest and treatment Symptoms of cardiac ischemia It is the USLA Medical Committee s suggestion that open water drownings that lead to hospital medical management and/or hospital observation should now be classified as "severe drownings," as should those drownings where further medical assistance is warranted, but not consented to by the victim. The USLA Medical Committee further suggests that open water drowning be classified into the three categories: 1. RESCUES FROM DROWNING These are rescues which meet the basic definition of drowning, but not meeting the requirements for further medical care per ILSF recommendations. After minutes of careful observation and proper body warming, these victims should meet ALL of the following criteria: No cough Normal breathing, including normal rate Normal oxygen saturation (if available) Normal circulation as measured by pulse and blood pressure Normal color and skin perfusion Normal lung auscultation (if available) No shivering Is fully conscious, awake, and alert No chest pain

27 2. SEVERE NON-FATAL DROWNING As per the ILS Statement, these victims meet the recommendations for further medical management and hospital transport. Symptoms associated with severe drowning include: Loss of consciousness Confused or altered mentation Requires rescue breathing, mouth to mouth, positive pressure ventilation, bag- mask ventilations, or supplemental oxygenation Requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation An underlying medical condition is suspected or exacerbated: heart attack, asthma, stroke, epilepsy, or intoxication Suspected traumatic conditions such as spinal injury, head trauma or orthopedic injury requiring further care Hypoxemia Abnormal breath sounds Low or lowered blood pressure (Hypotension) Continued chest pain or shortness of breath despite rest and treatment. Symptoms of cardiac ischemia 3. FATAL DROWNING Self-explanatory STATISTICS - In light of the above recommendations, the USLA Medical Committee also suggests that the documentation of the USLA national and local agencies statistics reflect the categories of: Rescues from Drowning, Severe Drownings, and Fatal Drownings. It is imperative that the USLA educates our first responder lifeguards to: 1. Recognize when the victims have severe drowning symptoms with criteria that indicate that further medical care is needed. They should be aware that symptoms may be delayed. 2. Know the basic definition, signs, and symptoms of drowning. 3. Understand proper protocol to request additional medical assistance 4. Properly document all three categories of drowning for local and USLA statistics. References: INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING FEDERATION; DEFINITION OF DROWNING LIFESAVING; POSITION STATEMENT - MPS 17 INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING FEDERATION; WHO NEEDS FURTHER MEDICAL HELP AFTER RESCUE FROM THE WATER MEDICAL POSITION STATEMENT - MPS 06

28 United States Lifesaving Association Legal Advisor Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Chip More Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Numerous hours spent attempting to resolve the USLA NJ/USLA Certification Committee issue; 2. Review of and recommendations made for USLA Background Check Policy. 3. Research of IRS 990 issues for USLA including conflict of interest and whistle blower policies; 4. Review of and recommendations made for liability releases for parents and junior lifeguards; 5. Review of and recommendations made for documentary filming to take place at USLA Spring meeting; 6. Research of legal risks relating to holding of Spring meeting in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Page 1 of 1

29 United States Lifesaving Association Great Lakes Region Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 President: Joe Pecoraro Introduction We are very happy to be in Brewster, MA. For the spring meeting. Thank you to Bob Bertrand and the New England Region for hosting us. Activities, Accomplishments and Information The Chicago Chapter is actively recruiting new members and will be at events during the summer. The North Shore Chapter has boosted their enrollment numbers. Missouri-Illinois Gateway Chapter is holding their chapter elections. They will be having quarterly meetings with speakers and activities.

30 United States Lifesaving Association Gulf Coast Activity Report Date: 4/27/17 President: Tony Pryor Introduction Howdy New England Activities, Accomplishments and Information (Since prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Two more agencies have applied to USLA. 2. We have more regional participation in what we bring to USLA. 3. Did a train the trainer with 100% regional participation. Cameron County Beach Patrol, South Padre Island Beach Patrol, Galveston Island Beach Patrol, and two future USLA agencies Corpus Christi Beach Patrol and Port Aransas Beach Patrol all sent trainers. USLA President Peter Davis was the Lead instructor. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration Attachments 1. Click here to list attachments or, if none, delete this section and header Page 1 of 1

31 United States Lifesaving Association Middle-Atlantic Region Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 President: Ed Zebrowski Introduction Good to be back in New England. Kudos to Bob Bertrand and the members for all their efforts. Looking forward to a productive meeting. Activities, Accomplishments and Information (Since prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Conducted our winter meeting in Cape May and spring meeting in Avon with good attendance. 2. Chose Regional competition sites for Will be returning to Rehoboth Beach, DE for the non-craft events and to Wildwood, NJ for the graft events. Our Juniors will also be held in Wildwood, NJ. 3. Social media projects are still moving in a positive direction. 4. Entire region is involved in Beach Safety Week preparations with Tom Perry taking the lead in our DelMarva area, Denise Blair in New Jersey and Andy Healy in New York. Page 1 of 1

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33 United States Lifesaving Association Northwest Region Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 President: Bert Whitaker Introduction Thank you to the Bob Bertrand and the New England Region for hosting the board meeting this spring. The Northwest Region has been busily preparing for the summer 2017 season. A wetter and more normal weather pattern has returned to most areas of the northwest this winter and we look forward to improved environmental conditions at our freshwater beaches this summer. There are numerous public education outreach efforts and programs related to water safety that continue growing in the Pacific Northwest. The East Bay Chapter continues its expansion of the Vamos a Aprender program this summer season with a goal of reaching over 1,000 participants. Sonoma County Regional Parks will be embarking upon its 4 rd summer season providing water safety patrols along the Russian River and 13 th season sponsoring the Vamos a Nadar water safety program that has provided over 3,000 low cost swim lessons for youth. Additionally, lifejacket loaner programs continue to expand along freshwater beaches and river access points in the San Francisco bay area. The Norwest Region and associated Chapters continue to remain focused on adapting our public education and outreach strategies to be inclusive, multilingual and adaptable based on the unique characteristics of open water beaches we lifeguard and other beach environments without lifeguard services. Activities, Accomplishments and Information (Since prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Congratulations to Dan McCormick on his successful career in aquatics and fire services retiring from 28 years of service with East Bay Regional Parks. 2. The NW Region Lifeguard Championships is scheduled for Wednesday, July 19 th, 2017, being hosted by the East Bay Chapter at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park in Pleasanton, CA. 3. Junior Lifeguard participants will be invited to the Northwest Region Lifeguard championships in 2017 to participate in 2-3 events. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. The NW Region board discussed the proposal to increase the Junior Lifeguard membership fee- to be earmarked for National travel. A Motion was unanimously approved to NOT increase the Junior Lifeguard fee specifically for the purpose of funding National travel for lifeguard competition. 2. The NW Region board discussed supporting an ARRT training completion card (same concept as the training completion card for lifeguards from certified lifeguard agencies). A motion was passed in SUPPORT of providing an ARRT training completion card. Page 1 of 1

34 United States Lifesaving Association Pacific Islands Region Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Prepared by: D. Kalani Vierra Activities, Accomplishments and Information (Since prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. The Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau is in the process of starting its NEW electronic log keeping project. Each tower and district supervisor will have their own IPad, IPhone with built in software to input daily statistics, incident reports, and data collection. Effective date of project July 1, Water Safety USA: An initial meeting of interested parties was convened to discuss the logistics and strategies involved to revive a statewide Learn to Swim campaign. 3. SB562 Relating to Tort liability Provides limited liability protection for county lifeguards and Counties providing lifeguard services on beaches or in the ocean, except in the case of gross negligence or wanton acts or omission. 4. City and County of Honolulu, Ocean Safety division Administrator position is currently vacant. 5. James Howe, retired Ocean Safety Division Operations Chief, has been appointed Director of Honolulu Emergency Services Department, overseeing Ocean Safety and EMS. 6. Olukai Premium Footwear continues its generous support of Hawaiian Lifeguards by donating quality footwear to all lifeguards in the State. 7. Dec 1, 2016 The Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau started its 3 roving patrol units, visiting and patrolling unguarded beaches around the Island. 8. A New updated ocean safety video will be installed at the Lihue airport, resorts, and different business around Kauai. 9. Confirmed shark attack on a male surfer at Kekaha Beach, Kauai, on 4/16, injured left foot. 10. State of Hawaii Drowning Prevention and Ocean Safety Conference to be held July 27-28, 2017, at the Hawaii Convention Center 11. CERT = Community Emergency Response Team, collaboration on adding an ocean safety module to this Fire Department program. 12. Kauai Fire Department has purchased 50 NEW AED s for the department equipped with all new high performance CPR standards. 13. Maui County has started NEW work hours from with a 45min lunch break. 14. Big Island County has added new P/A systems to the tower operations at Kahaluu Beach, funded by the Sayre Foundation and the rotary club. Page 1 of 1

35 United States Lifesaving Association South Atlantic Activity Report Date: 4/27/2017 President: Tom Gill Introduction It is exciting to return to Cape Cod; this time under the umbrella of the Northeast Region. The rebirth of this region over the past couple of years has served to complete the USLA s mission to actively serve all of the oceanic coastal areas of the United States. Hats off to Bob Bertrand and the members of the Northeast Region for rebuilding this region one beach at a time and hosting this weekend. The SALA met in January in the Outer Banks for our annual Winter Educational Conference and Meeting. The educational session was on standard with a national education session and there were too many takeaways from them to repeat here. The sessions, the happiness and hazards of social media, lifesaving and law enforcement, rip current research & the Lifesaving Project; all exposed the 40 (+or-) delegates in attendance to a myriad of lifesaving issues. During the meeting portion, delegates focused on reports from the attendees in Denver and reports on issues of high priority in the region. The recommendations from the region are listed below. The current areas of interest, lifesaving standards in Myrtle Beach and the high number of drownings around the Cape Hatteras NSP Area of North Carolina, will remain top regional priorities until actions are taken to correct them. The SALA was proud to send Monty Reed (North Myrtle Beach) to attend the PWC Certification Working Group Committee in Texas. This direct action to support both the USLA s strategic plan goals and the CSLSA s proposal in November is just one example of the USLA moving forward on behalf of the membership and we fully support this and similar initiatives. I respectfully submit this report and look forward to working with each of you during the next three days. Activities, Accomplishments and Information (Since prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Held SALA Winter Educational Conference and Meeting in the Outer Banks. 2. The 2017 competition and summer meeting will be hosted by Jacksonville Beach, FL. 3. Changed the Run Swim Run to Run Swim Paddle for regional competition. 4. Sponsored Monty Reed to attend PWC Certification Course in Texas. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. Certification: Region is supportive of increase in certification costs overall but ask for a year prior to change so agencies may budget for the increase. Page 1 of 1

36 United States Lifesaving Association Southeast Region Officer Activity Report Date: Name / Office: Gerry Falconer, SER President The Southeast Region (SER) would like to thank the Northeast Region & Bob Bertrand for hosting the 2017 Spring USLA National BOD meeting in Brewster, MA. We look forward to a productive meeting. Activities, Accomplishments, and Information: Regional: Congratulations to Palm Beach County (PBC) as the Beach Patrol of the Year and Larry Russell, PBC, Lifeguard of the Year. Both awards well deserved. Larry Russell, Dennis Ward and Joe McManus continue to work towards Special Risk for PBC lifeguards. Issues with USLA Puerto Rico have arisen that SER PR Liaison Tony Landrua addressed at the SER regional meeting and will be discussed in the Certification committee. The James MAC McCarthy Memorial Surf Lifesaving Championships will be hosted by the City of Delray Beach, FL July 18-19, The SER JG Championships will be held July 15, 2017 also in Delray Beach. The 2017 USLA National Lifeguard Championships will be hosted by VSLA in Daytona Beach, FL in August Looking forward to another outstanding event! The SER/FBPCA SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD billboards have been a great success. Placed at major highway entrances to the State of Florida, the billboards were up for a period of 375 days and were viewed by millions of passing motorists coming into the State. Thanks to the combined efforts of Jo Wagenhals & Bob Maler, retired Chief of Miami-Dade County our message is being seen by millions. Jo will provide more specifics at the Pub Ed Committee. Increase of the fee for agency certification were approved in the SER but will need discussion in the Certification Committee. Memberships continue to increase in the SER. LIFE RESCUE STATIONS are a program to place a reinvented rescue tube at unguarded beaches in Florida. Several have been place in Brevard County & Cape Canaveral against the wishes of the public & ocean rescue professionals. The SER has taken the position that these rescue tube are not a substitute for our position of SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. I have been asked by concerned citizens, City & County professionals in the areas that these are being placed for our position regarding this program. While the SER has established our position in opposition to this program, I ve requested that this issue be discussed at the Executive Committee for a consensus position. Page 1 of 2

37 Goals and Objectives: Bring the SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD billboard message nationally. Recommendations for Board Consideration: The SER fully supported the move of the Fall 2017 National BOD meeting to Vancouver, CA to coincide with the World Conference on Drowning. We request the opportunity to be placed back in to the meeting rotation. LIFEGUARDS for LIFE! Page 2 of 2

38 United States Lifesaving Association Southwest Region Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 President: Michael A. Beuerlein Introduction Southwest Region (SWR) Delegates are happy to be in Cape Cod for this meeting. Many thanks to the New England Region for hosting us. Activities, Accomplishments and Information (Since prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. The SWR is very pleased with USLA s support of the Certification Committee s recommendation to create a project group to investigate the potential of expanding certification and training. Creating specialty training modules and certifications will better standardize our profession, similar to NFPA. This concept addresses the USLA strategic plan goal of stimulating increased agency involvement and ultimately saving more lives. Thank you to Kai Bond, Jim McCrady and the project group for attending the 3-day planning meeting in Galveston and developing a 40-hour Rescue Watercraft basic curriculum. 2. California Lifeguards lost another dear friend on January 25, Rich Godino passed away at the age of 68. He was a long time USLA member and competitor. Rich served as a SWR Committee Chairman and was Editor of the Cal Surf News. He also volunteered for many years as an official at Regionals and Nationals. In recent years, I was always inspired by Rich s commitment to lend assistance in any way possible; even when challenged by obvious health issues. Rich will always be remembered for his kind spirit and humble dedication to the profession of open water lifesaving. As SWR President, I had the honor of presenting Rich s wife, Jolie, with the USLA Award of Merit at his memorial service. Rich will be missed, but never forgotten. 3. Many thanks to Casey Graham and the Hueneme Ocean Lifeguard Association for hosting the Spring 2017 SWR Board of Directors Meeting. We are pleased to congratulate them on achieving their recent tax-exempt status. 4. The SWR Board of Directors are officially opposed to any increase to Junior Lifeguard membership dues. The SWR Board of Directors do support an increase for Junior Lifeguard registration fees at Nationals to be earmarked for the U19 Team. 5. The City of Capitola is in the process of reactivating their Ocean Lifeguard Service and SWR Chapter. 6. The City of Carpentaria was approved as a SWR chapter. Page 1 of 2

39 7. SWR Bylaw Committee Members updated the SWR Bylaws and Policies & Procedures to comply with recent USLA Bylaw and Policy & Procedure modifications. The committee s recommended revisions were approved by the SWR Board of Directors. 8. At the Fall 2017 SWR Board of Directors Meeting, Ms. Renae Jackson provided a summary and a power point presentation of her lifeguard injury survey. Ms. Jackson has been collecting statistics from USLA members since last October. She found significant correlation between subject ages, physical training activity and type of injury. Ms. Jackson plans to present her findings at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention in Vancouver, British Columbia. 9. The 2017 SWR Championships will be hosted at Silver Strand State Beach by a coalition consisting of the Silver Strand, Coronado, and Imperial Beach chapters. JG s compete on July 21 st and Lifeguards on the 22 nd. We look forward to a productive Meeting. Page 2 of 2

40 United States Lifesaving Association Executive Director Activity Report Date: April 7, 2017 Officer: Kay Smiley Introduction My overall goal remains to help promote and support the mission of the USLA. Over the last six months, I have worked with a wide variety of the volunteers, members, committees and agencies. I enjoy building relationships with volunteers, members and vendors it s one of my favorite parts of the job. I oversee day-to-day operations and work to raise the organization's profile. I continue to work with established USLA programs and strive to keep new projects moving forward. I coordinate and push the strategic plan forward during the time between Board of Directors meetings. I also recruit sponsors and exhibitors for Board meetings and manage the collection of vendor fees, program fees, and advertisement fees for the American Lifeguard Magazine. 1. Agency Master List Updated contact information on USLA agencies to improve communication. 2. American Lifeguard Magazine Invoiced & collected payments from companies advertising in the American Lifeguard magazine and coordinated payments with Chris Brewster (magazine editor) and Michael Bradley (Treasurer). 3. American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) Confirmed ASHI will be supporting USLA and attend 2017 spring and fall conferences. Continued work with Director of Strategic Partnerships on the USLA accounts using ASHI to ensure accurate participation and sales records. 4. Annual Fundraising Campaign Developed materials for the annual campaign. Created prospect lists and recruited a lead volunteer. 5. Annual Report Continue to gather statistical data, public education reports, and information from key committees. 6. Background Checks Researched a variety of companies that perform background checks. Narrowed down alternatives and presented selection to the committee. Processed paperwork, set up and prepared the system to do background checks for coaches. 7. Certifications Program - Worked with Tony Pryor (Certification Chair) to issue letters and certificates to agencies approved at the fall 2016 Board of Directors meeting. Collected 100% of the fall certification fees. Sent reminder notices to agencies due for renewal this fall. Assisted and invoiced six new agencies during the application process. Collected 21 applications and distributed to certification officers per Tony Pryor s request. Obtained Report of Findings from certification officers and prepared list for approval at the spring certification committee meeting. Updated certification files and certified agency list on website. Contributed agenda ideas for the spring certification committee meeting. 8. Course Completion Cards Processed orders, verified training with training officers, and answered questions from agencies. Researched cost for adding ARRT course completion cards (per request from several agencies). 9. Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Completed 2017 CFC application. Researched alternatives concerning new CFC process and presented options to Peter Davis (President) and Michael Bradley (Treasurer). 10. Contact Forms Contacted individuals, answered questions, solved membership problems, and provided PR for USLA. 11. Foundation and Grants Researched potential foundations and grants. Prepared list of organizations with funding matching USLA s interests in technology, training, and public education.

41 Met with several key leaders regarding our need for a grant to update the annual statistic data system. Submitted letters of inquires per grant instructions. 12. Member Communication Answered phone calls and s from members and certified agencies. Assisted with website inquires. 13. Project List Each month, I submit a report to Peter Davis (President) showing progress on projects and communicating successes and issues. 14. Public Education Survey Worked with Denise Blair (Public Education Chair) on the annual Public Education survey to gather agency data on public education programs offered and needed. 15. QuickBooks Continued work with Michael Bradley (Treasurer) to create systems and invoices for the new online QuickBooks. 16. Regional Conference Support Assisted Bob Bertrand (New England Region President) to prepare for the spring Board of Directors meeting. Recruited sponsors, vendors and donations for the meeting. Communicated with 13 companies to coordinate schedules, booth assignments, donations, and fee collection. Total amount raised for the New England Region was $9, Statistics Assisted Rick Gould (Statistics Collection and Reporting Chair) entering annual statistics. Our current system essentially crashed earlier this year, so I worked with Rick to individually enter agency statistics. Answered questions from frustrated agencies who had tired multiple times submit their statistics. Backed up 52 years of historical data to preserve in case the system fails. 18. Special Projects Completed special projects for the President: ILS Survey, Plaque Alternative and the Project & Paragon Award Nomination. 19. Strategic Plan Progressing with the eight priority goals of the Strategic Plan. All board-level committees assigned a task are making progress. Worked with Peter Davis (President) to remind committees about conference calls between meetings to keep projects moving. Gathered status reports from leadership and continue to track accomplishments with a project task sheet. 20. Task Timer Continue to use Task Timer to log time spent on projects. 21. Tax Exempt Status for Massachusetts Researched and completed necessary paperwork for the USLA to be recognized in Massachusetts as tax exempt for the Board of Directors meeting, saving the region over a thousand dollars. 22. Vancouver Board of Directors Meeting Served as liaison working with Lifesaving Society and Westin Bayshore hotel for meeting rooms. Created a fall meeting budget, researched alternative meals in Vancouver (saving over $3,000), and found a location for the banquet. Continue to recruited vendors for the fall meeting.

42 USLA Strategic Plan Update

43 Review of Five Priorities Communication Improve internal and external communication Advocacy Create model legislation and support USLA region to engage with legislators to enact the legislation Resources Expand organizational capacity, financial resources, and public awareness to more effectively achieve the USLA mission Brand Promote, protect and expand the USLA brand Training Expand a multi-dimensional training program to meet the needs of USLA members, agencies, and chapters

44 Goal #1 Communication 100% GOAL: Review and update USLA leadership (Board and committees) expectations, chart of work, goals, and objectives relative to strategic plan results Method: Update the USLA leadership committees, project groups, and special assignments. Add at least one vice chair per committee Assigned to: Committee Appointment Project Group Chair: Peter Davis Members: Ralph Goto and Rob Williams Timeline: Interim appointments announced by Jan. of 2016, approved by BOD April 2016.

45 Goal #2 Brand 85% GOAL: Identify a social media process for USLA in order to access, create, monitor and distribute on USLA accounts. Method: Appoint a Project Group to explore the issue and recommend a strategy to the Board of Directors. Group will also be tasked with creation of a model social media protocol template for use by agencies, chapters, and regions Assigned to: Social Media Project Group Chair: Tom Gill Members: Skeeter Leeper, Karissa Ickes and Denise Blair (cool kids) Timeline: Completion of this phase by November 2016

46 Goal #3 Advocacy Building the Infrastructure Phase 1-100% GOAL: Develop model legislation for lifesaving and drowning prevention that the USLA, regions, chapters, and other advocates can to use to encourage local, state, and national governments to enact standards (such as agency certification) that the USLA endorses. Method: A Project Group will be assigned the task of creating sample legislation that a region, chapter, or agency could use to promote open water lifeguard standards, drowning prevention and lifeguard professionalism Assigned To: Agency Relations/Policy/New Agency Recruitment Project Group Chair Agency Policies : Rob Williams Vice Chair: Agency Relationships/Recruitment Bill Humphreys Timeline: completion by fall 2017

47 Goal #4 Resources 30% GOAL: Develop and implement a major gift and endowment campaign program Method: Form a Project Group to address fundraising issues. Project Group goal will be to outline plan and set goals and timelines Assigned To: Executive Director Timeline: Recommendations to Board of Directors by April 2017

48 Goal #5 Resources 1) 75% 2)100% GOAL: Develop two methods to help increase the participation of young people in USLA programs and services Methods: 1. Create a process in which a training program will precede meeting and educational conference before at least one USLA meeting per year. Content determined by subcommittees 75% 2. Increase leadership development capacity by adding a minimum of one Vice- Chair to each committee staffed by a younger member when possible 100% Assigned To: 1.Certification Sub Committee/ Professional Development Committee Sub Committee of Certification w input from Professional Dev, Pub Ed Sub-committee, and meeting host 2. Board Appointment Project Group Chair: Peter Davis Members: Ralph Goto and Rob Williams Timeline: 1. Begin implementation by November Appointments announced March 2016, BOD approval April 2016

49 Goal #6 Resources 75% GOAL: Encourage and promote recognition of volunteers' efforts to the wider community and external stakeholders, and increase recognition of members' efforts Method: Expand the Heroic Act and Award committee to include service awards and to recognize individuals (in and outside USLA leadership) for outstanding work in the lifeguard profession by spring Assigned To: Heroic Acts and Awards Subcommittee Chair: Adrienne Grogh Vice Chair Development Internal/External Recognition: Ed Kiziukiewicz Timeline: 1 year to implement, 2 years to begin award presentations

50 Goal #7 Training 25% GOAL: Develop focus areas and priorities for the updated lifeguard training programs Method: Project Group will be established by spring of 2016 to explore new possible areas for training programs/certification and to begin work on a Lifeguard Trainer Program Assigned To: Certification Sub Committee(s) Chair: Tony Pryor Vice Chair New Training: James McCrady Vice Chair National Training: Dave Foxwell BOD meetings) Timeline: Target areas determined by Fall 2016, First program implemented by Fall Lifeguard Trainer Program work to begin upon completion of the textbook revision process

51 Goal #8 Training 30% GOAL: Increase quality of and standardize content of USLA educational conferences Method: Group created to work with host to design content and organize speakers for USLA Educational Conferences Assigned To: Public Education Sub-Committee with input from the Professional Development Committee, Certification Sub- Committee, and Meeting Host Vice Chair Educational Conference Program: Mike Silvestri Timeline: Group formally created by April 2017, assist host with initial conference by November 2017

52 USLA Key Projects: 1) Maintain and expand our relationship with Water Safety USA and its component organizations, both as a collective and with the individual members. 2) Maintain and expand our relationship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its related groups (e.g. Sea Grant, Weather Service), along with projects like rip current awareness. 100% 100% 3) Maintain and expand the certification program. 50% 4) Update our textbook and expand the quality of related support for training of lifeguards. 100% 5) Maintain and expand our emphasis on Public Education as our primary directive 75% 6) Maintain our relationship with the International Lifesaving Federation 100%

53 Executive Director Report

54 Three Areas of Focus Support Service Development

55 Support National Officers Committee Chairs Special Assignments

56 Service Members Volunteers Internal (Agencies and Chapters) External Organizations

57 Development Financial Development Grant Opportunities Strategic Plan Exhibitors

58 Thank You! Lifeguards for Life

59 United States Lifesaving Association Fundraising and Sponsorship Activity Report Date: April 27,2017 Officer: Ed Zebrowski Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Signed a one year renewal contract with Hobie. Terms as expiring. 2. Contacted numerous (over 75) potential sponsors for Nationals. In discussions with some in an attempt to reach an agreement. 3. Opened discussions with many companies in an effort to create discounts for members. Some are promising. 4. Worked with Castle Media on television production for a multiple year deal. This included phone calls, s, preparing and submitting proposals to possible sponsors and potential networks. Face to face meetings with Castle were in Cape May and New York. Page 1 of 1

60 Date: April 27, 2016 Editor: B. Chris Brewster Introduction United States Lifesaving Association American Lifeguard Magazine Editor Activity Report As Editor, my job includes collecting, edting, and writing stories of value to our readers; maintaining good relations with our advertisers; soliciting new advertisers; working with the graphic designer to create an attractive product; working with the mailing house to get the magazine out on time; and working with the Executive Director to ensure collection of advertising revenue. I also circulate the magazine for advance review and input of the Executive Committee. One of the challenges is finding good-quality content. The President has asked that the chairs of committees submit contributions related to their areas of responsibility. That would be very helpful and I think it would advance these key areas of focus. At a minimum, I would appreciate receiving stories as follows: Heroic Acts Whenever the USLA issues heroic act awards, especially the Medal of Valor, we should be promoting them in ALM with a feature article and photos. This is perhaps the most important area where we need to preserve and record the stories of those who have shown heroism at a level that has deserved an award. I suggest that these stories should later be linked to the names of the recipients on the website, so that in addition to seeing a name, people can learn why they got the award. Junior Lifeguards The majority of our readers are junior lifeguards. We need good quality articles on issues of interest to JGs. The Junior Lifeguard Committee is the most appropriate source of these articles. I encourage the committee to submit an article for each issue of ALM. Certification It would be good for us to promote when new agencies are certified and when long-time agencies renew. This can help create incentive for certification. After the spring and fall Board of Directors meeting, I would appreciate receiving an article on what has changed and any highlights. Public Education We should be informing our readership about the latest offerings that they can use to educate the public about water safety and lifesaving, as well as any other public education updates. Sport It s helpful to receive at least one story each year on the Nationals, but it would also be helpful to receive stories at other times of the year, including from the national teams. Medical We need to inform our readership of any new or emerging developments in medical issues pertinent to lifesaving. An example, authored by Dr. Wernicki will be found in the summer edition. Legal Same as medical. ALM is given a budget by calendar year. The Treasurer will report on how ALM did in meeting budget in However, because advertisers pay after their advertising appears, some income ALM Editor Activity Report - Page 1 of 2

61 for a given issue may appear in the following fiscal year. I keep track on a per issue basis. In calendar year 2016, when all income and expenses are totaled for the winter, summer, and fall edition, ALM cost $17,600. That is $0.54 per issue mailed or $1.61 per member receiving the magazine per year. Unfortunately, the budget for ALM was $14,500, so the magazine was $3,100 over budget. In defense of the Editor, the budget for ALM for 2016 was very low, considering that from 2012 to 2014, the average net cost to produce ALM was $25,821 per year. The budget for 2017 is $14,952. The good news is that ALM costs about $8,000 per year less than it used to. The bad news is that it is not within the budget allotted. While there is little left to do in the way of cost-cutting, it may be possible to increase advertising revenue. We will see. I encourage a more appropriate budget that reflects current reality. Activities and Accomplishments (Since prior Board of Directors meeting) 1. Timing: Edited and mailed winter edition on time. The summer edition is nearing completion and will be mailed on June 1 as scheduled. 2. Content: Solicited written content from USLA members and other sources. Selected the most appropriate stories and edited each story. Wrote content for the magazine. 3. Budget: Operated ALM at a net cost that represents a 32% reduction over the average cost during ; however, this was $3,100 over the much lower allotted budget. Recommendations for Board Consideration 1. At the fall meeting, approve a budget for ALM that is reflective of past experience and prudent management. Goals 1. Finish 2017 within budget. 2. Achieve 100% collection on advertising payments. 3. Further increase advertising revenue (this is limited by space, since about 50% of the summer edition is advertising). 4. Continue to mail on time. 5. Exceed Board and member expectations. ALM Editor Activity Report - Page 2 of 2

62 United States Lifesaving Association Public Information / Publicity Activity Report Date: 04/27/2017 Officer: Tom Gill Introduction As summer approaches the phone is starting to ring and the s are flying in. From Redbook Magazine to USA Today to documentaries starring the USLA s resident ultimate waterman Kalani Vierra; the action never stops. I will recognize two recent media hits during the opening speeches. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Interviewed with, supplied information, referred to USLA members or provided background info to the following groups. 1.1 Women s World Magazine 1.2 AAA 1.3 Redbook 1.4 MSN.com 1.5 Cape Cod Times 2. Consulted on numerous issues of media related issues at the request of President Davis. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. Make sure your phones are on and s are active during the summer for media assistance as requested. Page 1 of 1

63 Presentation Date: April 27, 2017 United States Lifesaving Association Textbook Project Group Activity Report Chair: B. Chris Brewster. Members: Adam Abajian, Bill Humphreys, Duke Brown, Kyle Maxwell, Bob Ogoreuc, Kara Harrison, and Jim McCrady. Medical review Peter Wernicki. Introduction Prior to the November Board of Directors meeting, the USLA Textbook Project Group submitted the updated contents of the manual, including illustrations, to our publisher Pearson. Subsequently, we provided the additional material, including lesson plans, test bank questions, skills sheets, and PowerPoint slides. Unfortunately, although we delivered content in October, the publisher did not assign staff to editing of the manual until February, which made their goal of having the book available March 1 impossible. In the meantime, critical work was done in various areas noted below. The book is now scheduled to be available in early May. Pre-orders are being accepted. I mentioned in my prior report that the members of the group were advised at the outset that the work would involve a minimum of 400 hours each and that most of us exceeded that by a meaningful margin. Many more hundreds of hours were devoted to the project since November. I am tremendously appreciative of the enormous dedication of each of the members of the group. For example, once the book was initially placed in a complete graphic design, full copies were sent to each of the members with a tight turnaround of about five days to read and comment. Like me, everyone is bleary-eyed over reading the same material over and over again, but also still found areas needing corrections/improvement. We are all confident that this is a major update and improvement to both the book and the overall package. The full color layout is a huge improvement in appearance and readability. This will become a must-have. Please encourage your agencies, and others, to purchase the new edition. Just visit: for details. Our work is now complete. Thank you Textbook Project Group members! Activities and Accomplishments (Since prior Board of Directors meeting) 1. Lesson Plans Bob Ogoreuc, with the assistance of Duke Brown, refined the lesson plans over the last few months in accordance with requests of the publisher and general editing. 2. Test Bank Duke Brown, with the assistance of Jim McCrady, developed two sets of questions. One will be used in an online function in which instructors will be able to request and receive random sets of test questions covering the chapters they select, along with answer sheets. Separately, there are questions for the online version of the book that allow readers of the etext to self-test their comprehension after reading each chapter. Activity Report, USLA Textbook Project Group: Page 1 of 3

64 3. Skills Sheets Kara Harrison, with the assistance of Bill Humphreys, developed 17 skills sheets which instructors can use to grade students in their skills competency in areas like paddleboard techniques and basic rescue. 4. Illustrations Kyle Maxwell worked with Chris Brewster to resolve issues raised by the publisher, swap out photos that didn t work, enlarge key photos, correct credits and captions, and move photos to the most appropriate locations. This was enormously time consuming, but ultimately very productive. 5. PowerPoint Slides Adam Abajian completed a full set of over 500 slides, organized by chapter, to support in-class lectures. These slides have basic information in the slide itself, with more detailed speaker notes available to the lecturer. They generally mirror the lesson plans. Instructors can use the lesson plans, the PowerPoints, or both in their lectures. We expect this to greatly improve consistency of delivery of information in course delivery. 6. Editing Chris Brewster finalized the editing with numerous rereads and checked the new, more robust index. 7. Publisher Liaison Chris Brewster acted as liaison to the publisher, addressing dozens of questions and requests on tight deadlines, with the support of the entire group. 8. Online Resources Chris Brewster created a variety of online resources, posted on the website by Karissa Ickes. This included modifying some existing USLA resources in a consistent format. All of this can be found at: Guidelines There is now a standardized guideline format for the USLA. Several existing documents have been modified in format for consistency. They can be found at They are: USLA Guideline 001: Open Water Lifeguard Agency Certification USLA Guideline 002: Aquatic Agency Response Team Certification USLA Guideline 003: Shark Bite Prevention and Response USLA Guideline 004: Personal Watercraft as a Rescue Tool USLA Guideline 005: Open Water Event Safety USLA Guideline 006: Lighting Safety 8.2. Forms Forms that were previously in the appendix of the manual are now online and in a downloadable format our website at: Incident Report Form Major Injury Report Form Missing Person Report Narrative Report Diagram Form Code X List (Search & Recovery Checklist) 8.3. ILS Position Statements The Resources section of the website also links to these statements. Activity Report, USLA Textbook Project Group: Page 2 of 3

65 8.4. Additional Resources It is anticipated that we can add additional resources in this section, such as example agency policies and any other items that might assist lifeguard agencies. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. None Goals 1. Dissolve the group and get on with life. 2. Help promote the book. Activity Report, USLA Textbook Project Group: Page 3 of 3

66 United States Lifesaving Association Certification Committee Agenda 4/27/17 I. Introductions Thank you, New England II. Review of Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Held two conference calls. 2. Issued letters and certificates to agencies approved at the fall 2016 Board of Directors meeting. 3. Collected 100% of the fall certification fees. 4. Sent reminder notices to agencies due for renewal in spring 2017, collected applications, and distributed to certification officers. 5. Certification Officers and excutive director completed all renewal applications for Spring Researched the cost of offering ARRT course completion cards. III. Review of New and Renewal Applications (see attached list) IV. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. Add ARRT Course Completion Cards 2. Purchase video presentations from the Lifesaving Foundation of Ireland Drowning Prevention & Rescue Conferences (Presentations from experts in their field). 3. Update to the Open Water Lifeguard Agency Certification Guidelines Steps to Certification (left over from the last meeting): Current Text 1.4 An agency wishing to have its training program and standards nationally certified submits a completed Certification Application and Curriculum Checklist (available in the Certification section of with two copies of the agency's training curriculum and standards to the address listed on the form. A check covering the application and review fee must be enclosed. Proposed New Text 1.4. An agency wishing to have its training program and standards nationally certified submits a completed Certification Application and Course Curriculum Checklist which can be found at with all required documentation. 4. Add new USLA Certification Courses 4.1. Jet Ski Operators 4.2. Instructor Trainer (Strategic Plan Goal) 4.3. Other New Courses 5. Raise certification fee to $ Lifeguard Rescue and Drowning Statistic Report 7. Gerry Falconer V. Other new business Page 1 of 2

67 Spring 2017 USLA Lifeguard Agency and ARRT Application List Agency Seasonal or Year- Round Type of Certification Certification Officer ROF Region 1 Corpus Christi Beach Rescue, City of, TX (NEW AGENCY) Y/R Regular Kim Tyson Hold Over GC 2 Port Aransas, TX (NEW AGENCY) Seasonal Regular Kim Tyson Hold Over GC 3 Assateague Island State Park Beach Patrol, MD (NEW AGENCY) Seasonal Regular Eddie K YES MA 4 Long Branch, City of, NJ Seasonal Regular Eddie K YES MA 5 Kauai Fire Department (ARRT), HI Y/R ARRT Ralph Goto YES PI 6 MCCS Water Safety Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, HI Y/R Regular Ralph Goto YES PI 7 Kure Beach, NC Seasonal Regular Duke Brown YES SA 8 Shore Beach Services, SC Seasonal Regular Duke Brown YES SA 9 Bay County Parks and Recreation, FL (NEW AGENCY) Y/R Regular Joe McManus YES SE 10 Cocoa Beach Fire Department, FL (NEW AGENCY) Y/R ARRT Joe McManus YES SE 11 Hollywood Beach Safety Division, FL Y/R Advanced Joe McManus YES SE 12 Martin County, FL Y/R Advanced Joe McManus YES SE 13 Pinellas County Beach Patrol, FL (LAPSED/NEW AGENCY) Seasonal Regular Joe McManus YES SE 14 South Walton Fire District, FL (application to move up to advanced) Y/R Advanced Joe McManus YES SE 15 The Breakers Resort, FL Y/R Regular Joe McManus YES SE 16 Volusia County Beach Patrol, FL Y/R Advanced Joe McManus YES SE 18 Ft. Lauderdale Ocean Rescue, FL Y/R Regular Joe McManus YES SW 19 Laguna Beach, Department of Marine Safety, City of, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi YES SW 20 Orange County Lifeguards (OC), CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi YES SW 21 San Clemente Marine Safety Division, City of, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi YES SW 22 Santa Monica Harbor Patrol, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi YES SW 23 Solana Beach Marine Safety, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi YES SW Page 2 of 2

68 Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Adrienne Groh Introduction United States Lifesaving Association Heroic Acts, Awards, Recognition, and Presentation Activity Report The committee would like to send a big thank you to the Pacific Northwest for hosting a fabulous meeting. We had a great meeting and experience in Denver. The meeting was educational and allowed the USLA and this committee to commit to preparing for the future success of the association. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting. Include information on how the committee is promoting the Water Safety USA message) 1. The committee continues our commitment to expanding recognition both internally and externally to include not only surf rescues and acts that involve active recovery, but also to include extraordinary work within and outside of the association. This will help promote the continued conversation of universal water safety by recognizing individuals and groups who promote the mission of drowning prevention. 2. The committee memorialized a mission statement for the National Awards Program and has continued to encourage participation from all of the regions and agencies. 3. The committee has continued to work with the website coordinator to create a better online application and plans to work toward total recognition of MOV on the website. 4. The committee produced awards and recognitions approved at the Denver, and provided agencies with awards for presentations in local communities. 5. The committee has committed to broaden the recognition of award recipients through social media and has a goal to have stories featured in ALM. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. Review and discuss the new award recognition categories that will promote lifesaving universally by recognizing internal and extremal efforts. 2. Discuss and vote on current submissions for recognition Page 1 of 1

69 United States Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: David Robinson Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting. Include information on how the committee is promoting the Water Safety USA message) 1. With tremendous help from Karissa Ikes, we created the USLA Junior Lifeguard Library that is accessible to members. 2. Finalized the process to upload pictures to share on the USLA website 3. Surveyed certified agencies about a fee increase, which agencies were gold standard and the goal of Junior Lifeguard programs at a local, regional and national level. Conference Call(s) Summary 1. Met in-person with Michael Johnson a number of times to create the survey and finalize the picture sharing/social media process. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. Review survey results and vote on potential fee change Attachments 1. Agenda for the Spring National Meeting 2017 Page 1 of 1

70 What agency What region do you do you If "Other" please represent? represent? If "Other" please explain explain. Response Open-Ended Response Open-Ended Response Open-Ended Response Mid-Atlantic DSBP Mid-Atlantic Rehoboth Beach Patrol / Sussex County Public and Community Relations Mid-Atlantic Town of Hempstead Southwest Huntington Beach City Mid-Atlantic Southwest Southwest Cape May NJ. Beach Patrol Huntington Beach City Junior Lifeguards Camp Pendleton Lifeguard Service Confidence Building Confidence Building Southeast City of Flagler Beach Southwest Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue

71 Mid-Atlantic Sea Colony Pompano Southeast Beach Social interaction Our program has participants Early youth water safety, lifeguarding and lifesaving are Destin Fire priorties. We also provide high Control school academic credit on a Gulf Coast District scholarship basis. Not sure what they do. National Park Service Golden Gate National Recreation Northwest Area Southeast Hollywood Community service Southeast Vero Beach Ocean Rescue No junior lifeguard program No junior lifeguard program One (1) is the top priority, four (4) City of San the lowest. This is for the San Diego Junior Diego Junior Lifeguard Program. I am not sure about Southwest Lifeguards Not the region in general. the national priorities. St. Johns County I am unaware of the Marine priorities of the Jr. Southeast Rescue Guard Committee

72 Mid-Atlantic Sussex County LifeSaving Association (State of Delaware) Support from homeowners/tax payers in promoting the mission of area Beach Patrols to include budget priorities, sense of security and community positioning within the local & adjacent public-safety community. Ditto' from above. Pacific Islands Hawaii Fire Department Ocean Safety Division Gulf Coast Galveston Our "Nipper" program allows our senior junior lifeguards that complete 80 hours of open water training and medical certification and pass 500 meter swim < 10 min to sit the stands with our lifeguard staff as well act as sea bright volunteer beach safety assistants don't know enough Mid-Atlantic ocean rescue to fulfill community service hours. about the comittee East Bay Regional Park Leadership training, Youth Northwest District development City if Huntington Southwest Beach

73 South Atlantic Southwest Corolla AND Duck Surf Rescue City of Seal Beach Other is a public outreach avenue that allows lifeguard interaction with the public- we use this as a PR tool. Community relations Gulf Coast South Walton Fire District Southwest Ocean safety education is the main priority - including the education of family & friends of participants. Practical experience in prevention and self-rescue (experience in water) is second priority. These two outweigh all San Clemente other priorities combined. Main priority for national organization should be open water safety education for participants and family & friends of participants. Training materials for same should be the priority of committee.. Southwest Mid-Atlantic City of Santa Barbara Wildwood South Atlantic Southwest South Atlantic South Atlantic North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue Newport Beach Wrightsville Beach Shore Beach Service This is confusing Community education is our number one priority Lifeguard-Town public relations Assuming 1 is highest priority. Competition and revenue and total non-priority for us

74 Fun and Love of sharing open South Atlantic Kiawah water lifeguarding experiences. Love Mid-Atlantic Asbury Park Gulf Coast Cameron County BP none none

75 Where do you see the priorities of this committee over the next two How do you see us getting years? there? Open-Ended Response uncertain Open-Ended Response n/a Keep working on the Educational aspect for Junior Lifeguards I have no problem with offering the membership to the participants if they so desire. I have very strong feelings in assessing a tax on our students as a means to gain added income. Continuing education for the children and beach goers. Continued development of beach safety and rescue techniques. Continued staff development both on the regional and national level. Ensuring recruitment of children into the program for education and interest. I think they will probably stay the same. More communication and sharing of ideas among agencies.

76 Safety at nationals and water judges Host agency provide LG,s and judges in the water not just on land. Continue to promote it on a national level Facebook allowing editors from different regions to put up photos of what's happening in their areas. Promoting public education should be priority #1 if drowning prevention is the ultimate goal. Not all Junior Lifeguards will become lifeguards, but they will all take the learned information with them and share it with those around them. Continued and improved public education Educational material, other instructional sources n/a n/a Not sure. Not sure. Shift focus from competition to community outreach and recruiting The only information we receive about Jr. Guard from national is regarding competition rule changes. There should be a template etc.. for what is expected of Jr. Guard programs.

77 Basically, the same on a regional & chapter level. In defense of Nat'l, its is--has been--& as I forsee, will continue to be a bottom-up process whereby the local chapters interests remain the same. (Note: Question 11...my Patrol is so small that it doesn't have a JLG program and I don't forsee having one in the forseeable future. I refer JLG candidates to neighboring Patrols that are USLA members within SCLA. High emphasis on youth education regarding ocean safety and recognition of hazards in or around the coastline Continued education and cool stuff and sharing ideas Increasing our Jr. Lifeguard program and the amount of attendees Slow and painful unk Developing a standardized curriculum shift priorities to training these JG's as future lifeguards instead of teaching them to focus on competing solely. Social media and junior lifeguard workshops (for instructors and junior lifeguards) Competition

78 There seems to be a big difference between east and west coast priorities. Hard to say... I do love that we share materials and resources. That was the biggest help in getting our (now 8-yr-old) program off the ground. 1. Assessing current training materials available to regions/chapters. 2. Assessing the impact of those training materials (i.e. do they work?) 3. Creating effective training materials for the missing areas from point #1. 1. Assisting with assessment and inventory of what's out there. 2. Developing a national database of available materials -or links to sources. I do not know what their priorities are currently or the comittee's mission or vision. So, I cannot comment on where I see their priorities over the next two years. n/a I hope its priority is to help agencies improve and grow JG Programs. unknown. Probably in education and promoting the programs to public Input from all. TV commercials. Put your kids in water safety programs. Expanding LG program to new agencies. Sharing ideas for programs Perhaps online library

79 Creating curriculums for more schools across the country. Increasing national exposure to the dangers and dedication associated with the job. Building into a larger more supportive committee Building a larger membership and having more participation.

80 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q1 What region do you represent? Answered: 36 Skipped: 0 Great Lakes Gulf Coast Northwest Southwest Pacific Islands New England Mid-Atlantic South Atlantic Southeast 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Great Lakes Gulf Coast Northwest Southwest Pacific Islands New England Mid-Atlantic South Atlantic Southeast Responses 0.00% % % % % % % % % 5 Total 36 1 / 11

81 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q2 What agency do you represent? Answered: 36 Skipped: 0 2 / 11

82 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q3 Rank the priorities of the Junior Lifeguard program in your region? Answered: 36 Skipped: 0 Competition Community education Agency revenue Lifeguard recruiting... Other Total Score Competition 6.45% % % % % Community education 57.58% % % % % Agency revenue 9.38% % % % % Lifeguard recruiting source 23.53% % % % % Other 15.79% % % % % / 11

83 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q4 If "Other" please explain Answered: 18 Skipped: 18 4 / 11

84 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q5 Rank the priorites of the Junior Lifeguard committee on a national level. Answered: 33 Skipped: 3 Competition Community education Revenue source Lifeguard recruiting... Other Total Score Competition 17.39% % % % % Community education 66.67% % % % % Revenue source 8.00% % % % % Lifeguard recruiting source 6.90% % % % % Other 28.57% % % % % / 11

85 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q6 If "Other" please explain. Answered: 10 Skipped: 26 6 / 11

86 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q7 Where do you see the priorities of this committee over the next two years? Answered: 26 Skipped: 10 7 / 11

87 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q8 How do you see us getting there? Answered: 22 Skipped: 14 8 / 11

88 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q9 Would your agency support a membership fee increase? Answered: 36 Skipped: 0 Yes No Impartial to fee change 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Yes No Impartial to fee change Responses 27.78% % % 11 Total 36 9 / 11

89 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q10 Would your region support a membership fee increase? Answered: 32 Skipped: 4 Yes No Impartial to fee change 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Yes No Impartial to fee change Responses 25.00% % % 13 Total / 11

90 USLA Junior Lifeguard Spring 2017 Survey Q11 Does your agency pay for JG memberships? Answered: 36 Skipped: 0 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Yes No Responses 36.11% % 23 Total / 11

91 United States Lifesaving Association Lifesaving Sport Activity Report Date: April 27,2017 Officer: Ed Zebrowski Activities and Accomplishments 1. Appointments were made for all National Team management positions. National Teams coordinator is Tom Gill. National Team positions are Manager, Dr. Mike Barrows; Coach Tom McGibney; Assistant Coaches, Luke Turner, Maggie Hogan, Cris Dobrosieslski. U19 Team positions are Manager Gus Avila; Coach Casey Graham, Assistant Coaches, Alan Holt and Chris Nowviskie. 2. A background check system for Managers and Coaches has been implemented and all managers and coaches will be subject to the review. 3. Applications for both Teams were announced and selections have already been made. Circumstances may dictate additions to the teams as necessary. 4. Have had some discussions with Volusia on the 2017 Nationals. They have been very active in all phases and it looks like it will be another great event. 5. We have not received a notice of interest from any possible hosts for 2018 other than Volusia. We have been in negotiations with them on a multi-year contract, but to date there has been no agreement. 6. We received numerous questions and complaints on a rule change that was made at the November meeting and we will need to revisit it at this meeting. Regional voting members of the committee have received the details. 7. We have received invitations to the Sanyo Cup (National Team) and the International Surf Rescue Challenge (both teams) and they were accepted. Page 1 of 1

92 United States Lifesaving Association MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Chair: Charlotte Graham Vice-Chairs: Karissa Ickes (Web Support) Ralph Wagner (YM Support) Charlie Hartl (Advisor) Ed Zebrowski III (LG Recruitment/Retention) Committee Members: Gerry Falconer-SE; Michael Bradley-SA; Bart Mattaliano-MA; Gus Avila-SW; Robert Bertrand -NE; Jerry Gavin -GL; Tony Pryor -GC; Bert Whitaker -NW; Kalani Vierra -PI Introduction Greetings to everyone and thank you to the New England Region for hosting us here in the beautiful Cape Cod area. The work of the Membership Committee is ongoing throughout the year. Below are some of our activities over the past six months. We also have several items for discussion so I look forward to a productive meeting this afternoon. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. Selected the design/artwork for several membership items, placing orders for: mesh gear bags, JG bumper stickers, and membership patches (Graham) 2. Completed a few late member list imports into the database (Graham) 3. Corresponded with the Executive Director and Membership committee members on several membership related concerns (Graham) 4. Responded to s regarding a variety of membership issues (Ickes) 5. Generated updated membership totals per Region & Member type for this meeting (Wagner) 6. Sent the updated Member totals to 2 Regions in advance of their Regional Board meetings (Graham) 7. Generated the 2nd ALM mailing list for this member year for Feb 1st mail out (Graham) 8. Began the merge process for duplicate member records in the database (Wagner) 9. Preparing updated bulk membership excel templates for Chapter/Region member renewals (Wagner) Issues for Discussion and/or Resolution (at this meeting) 1. Collect cost-sharing payments from each Region for 2017 Gear Bags 2. Discuss possible 2018 Membership Kit item(s) 3. Get Junior Guard Committee feedback on proposal to raise JG membership fee to $12.00; prepare motion for Board consideration as appropriate 4. Update on adding Water Safety message to membership envelopes 5. Review ongoing goals/plans for the Committee Vice-Chairs 6. Confirm which Regional representative will receive bulk member templates in each Region 7. Discuss any Regional membership concerns Attachments: Final USLA Membership (as of April 2016)

93 USLA MEMBERSHIPS EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2017 REGIONS VOTING MEMBERS NON VOTING MEMBERS TOTAL VOITNG MEMBERS ALUMNUS LIFE PERPETUAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATE JUNIOR TOTAL ALL MEMBERS GREAT LAKES GULF COAST MID-ATLANTIC ,041 1, ,049 NEW ENGLAND NORTHWEST PACIFIC ISLANDS SOUTH ATLANTIC ,149 SOUTHEAST ,189 SOUTHWEST ,283 1, ,456 4,949 UNAFFILIATED - USA UNAFFILIATED - INTERNATIONAL TOTALS ,286 4, ,469 10,200 REPORTED AS OF APRIL 5, 2017

94 Date: Thursday, April 27, 2017 Officer: Denise Blair United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Committee Activity Report Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting) 1. National Beach Safety Challenge At the Spring Board of Directors Meeting the 2016 National Beach Safety Challenge Awards will be presented to: City of North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue Division, Virginia Beach Lifeguard Association, Shore Beach Service, Cape May Beach Patrol and Assateague Island National Seashore. It is very exciting to see an increase in participation. The committee will hold the contest again in The submission form is on usla.org and submissions are due by July 15, Water Safety USA The committee is eager to hear the new message that should be announce by the beginning of May. The safety message will be used in our banner at the Pub Ed tent at the National Games as well as any new material we develop. 3. Pub Ed Materials Pub Ed material is available online to download and reprint. There are bookmarks and wristbands available. 4. USLA Videos Jerry Gavin has been diligently working to review and copy the interviews he has collected over the past few years. He has sent them to Bob Ball who is uploading, editing and cataloging all the material. Once this has been completed, a script will be written for the history of the USLA video. 5. Pub Ed Table at Nationals Volusia County has informed the chair that they will have a table available for pub ed at the National Games. They have graciously offered to staff the pub ed table with junior guards and other staff. We will have a video playing as well as pub ed goodies to hand out. 6. Grant Program During our first year running the grant program, we have received 8 grant submissions. This is very exciting. The grant proposals have been shared with the subcommittee members and will be sent to the region reps for Pub Ed for review prior to the meeting. I will be verifying all of the information before the committee votes at the Spring meeting 7. PREVCON 2017 I will be presenting on beach safety at PREVCON 2017 in Baltimore, MD July 26-29, The Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention, or PREVCON, brings together injury prevention professionals from across the United States and around the world to discuss, share and learn ways to make an even greater impact for children and families. Attachments 1. Public Education Committee Agenda 2. Grant Proposal 1 3. Grant Proposal 2 4. Grant Proposal 3 5. Grant Proposal 4 6. Grant Proposal 5 7. Grant Proposal 6 8. Grant Proposal 7 Grant Proposal 8 Page 1 of 1

95 USLA EDUCATION GRANT PROPOSAL Objective: Our goal is to educate as many school age children about marine safety as possible, prior to the summer of The curriculum will include identifying hazards at local beaches, how to safely navigate these hazards, marine conservation, the role lifeguards play in marine safety and additional beach safety tips. Description: Working with local schools within and adjacent to OC Lifeguard jurisdiction, a lifeguard representative will schedule a marine safety presentation with the school. The lecture will take place in either the school s multipurpose room or outside, where the maximum amount of students could attend. A 45-60min long curriculum will be developed which in addition to marine safety information would include a visual/hands on component showing children the equipment lifeguards utilize. The lecture will include the basics in types of surf and topography in the surrounding areas, currents, marine animals, sun care, spinal prevention and marine conservation. The need for this type of education is clear, the beach and ocean are our backyard. The marine areas in Southern Orange County provide local children with endless activities all year round. We firmly believe that with early education and prevention we can mitigate many emergencies that we see on our beach long before they ever happen. Reaching as many children as possible with this information will help them to make good decisions and remain safe next summer in addition to being good stewards of our beloved marine environment. Financial need: The marine safety education we have provided to local schools in the past have been free of charge for the schools and OCLG has incurred all labor costs associated with these school visits. Due to increased labor costs associated with recent warmer weather trends which have lead to higher beach population, all personnel assignments have been largely relegated to operational field deployment. Unfortunately this has meant a cutback on school visits for marine safety education. A grant for this project would ensure the continuation and further development of marine safety education for the local schools. The funds would be used solely for the purpose and costs attributed to personnel staffing for the school presentations. Logistics: Five Elementary schools would be selected within and around the jurisdictional area of OCLG (Don Juan Avila, Malcom, Moulton, Palisades, Marian Bergeson, George White, Del

96 Obispo, Richard Henry Dana). 1 lifeguard with a lifeguard vehicle would attend the presentation. The recue and medical equipment from the vehicle would be utilized for the presentation in addition to other educational supplies. Costs: 5 schools, min presentation at each school (LG rate of $50/hr) plus a half hour set up time and a half hour breakdown time would equate to a cost of $100 per school. A total of 5 schools visited would equate a total cost of $500. Benefit: With approximately kids attending the presentation per school = kids will be reached through this presentation curriculum. This large volume of children reached represents a substantial portion of the children that will consistently visit the beach next summer. Targeting this age group and educating them on beach hazards will be vital to keeping them safe. Using short and easy to remember phrases such as if in doubt don t go out or sting ray shuffle will help children with retention of this information thus maximizing the presentations effectiveness. The information will also be basic enough that these children will be able to pass it along to family and friends thereby increasing the informational reach. Our measure of success with this project will be sheer number of children we are able to reach. Our goal will be 200 children per presentation. We will follow up with the teachers and administrators at each school with an evaluation to ensure the presentation was applicable and informative.

97 S. N y s t u e n 1 United States Lifesaving Association Education Program Grant The United States Lifesaving Association works to reduce the incidence of death and injury in the aquatic environment through public education, national lifeguard standards, training programs, promotion of high levels of lifeguard readiness and other means. Therefore, the USLA is offering member chapters and certified agencies an opportunity to apply for a grant to help support and promote ongoing education. The Public Education Committee suggests that applicants incorporate the current Water Safety USA message: Water Safety, It s learning to swim and so much more into their projects Applications must be received by April 1, 2017 via . Please do not fax or mail completed applications. Awards will be announced at the USLA Spring National Board of Directors meeting. Objective: To award deserving and qualified applicants funding to assist with developing, promoting and offering on-going education or training directed toward beach safety. Grant Eligibility Requirements: Education or training program must have one or more topics that the selection committee deems appropriate for on-going education on beach safety. Financial Need: Applicants must show a need for financial assistance and identify how funds will be used for the education or training program. Applicants shall include a budget of how the grant will be spent in addition to the application. Available grant money for each education or training will be awarded funds from $100- $1,000. Partnership Responsibilities: Add the USLA logo to all marketing materials. Applications are due by April 1, to: Denise Blair USLA Public Education Committee Chair publiceducation@usla.org

98 S. N y s t u e n 2 Application Review: The USLA Public Education Committee will review applications to determine whether the proposal meets the eligibility criteria. The Committee may request additional information, and/or provide the applicant the opportunity to clarify their application and advise the Committee of any additional factors that may be relevant. Application Review Criteria: The Public Education Committee will use the following requirements, in addition to eligibility requirements, in evaluation the applications submitted: A. Description and Budget provide a description of the project. B. If training include: location, session topics, time frame, fee and a training budget to determine reasonableness of costs and revenue generation. C. Impact provide a clear explanation of how the project meets a high priority public safety need. D. Evaluation provide an explanation of measurable elements that will be evaluated in order to determine if the project objectives were met. The Public Education Committee reserves the right to use other criteria in its selection process if deemed necessary. The USLA does not guarantee any funds to be granted. Awards may be given for less money than requested based on the availability of funds and at the sole discretion of the USLA.

99 S. N y s t u e n 3 Contact Person: Sonja Nystuen United States Lifesaving Association Education Program Grant - Application Title: Chair Member, Fundraising and Swim Lesson Committee, OBS, San Diego branch Organization Name: Out of the Boat Swim (OBS) Address: Sonja Nystuen 3425 Cromwell Place San Diego, CA sonjanystuen@gmail.com; ballena23@gmail.com Phone: Please provide a detailed description of the proposed project. As a former City of San Diego Lifeguard, I am writing this proposal on behalf of Out of the Boat Swim (OBS) for the prestigious USLA Educational Grant. OBS is a non-profit organization and has two branches; one in San Diego, where I serve voluntarily as a board member both the swim school committee and on the fundraising committee. The other OBS branch is in our neighboring Mexico. Both promote water safety awareness, while improving self-esteem in at risk youth of economically disadvantaged populations, through a comprehensive program of aquatic activities and environmental education. OBS was founded by Michelle Rodley and Naomi Irani with leading help from San Diego Lifeguard Association. Rodley, a recent SDSU Nursing graduate, former City of San Diego beach lifeguard, EMT and certified swim instructor started OBS in the summer of 2004, when she shared her passion for the water by teaching swim lessons to orphan children at Niños de la Promesa (Children of the Promise), in Mexico. Irani, a nurse at Rady Children s Hospital, community organizer, active member of her church, and mother to a two year old little boy, expanded OBS to include our local San Diego chapter, in an effort to serve our City Heights members. City Heights, centrally located in San Diego metropolitan area, is home to immigrants and refugees from all over the world. This community houses over 75,000 people who speak 30 different languages in only two square miles. The majority of these residents live below the federal poverty line. Irani and her family choose to live in City Heights, because they value its uniquely rich and diverse cultural components, and they feel they can make a big difference by embracing the community they call home.

100 S. N y s t u e n 4 OBS works closely with San Diego Refugee Tutoring, City Heights Runners, and the City of San Diego Junior Lifeguard Bridge to the beach program to provide swimming lessons and instill confidence during a challenging time of integration. This year we plan to apply funds from grant money towards the expansion of our local chapters City Heights swim program. Specifically, grant funds would be used to support the cost of swim lessons for forty resettled refugee children, which are elementary and middle school aged. Additionally, twenty high-school students from Crawford will have the opportunity to learn how to swim as well. For our elementary and middle-school aged children, lessons will occur every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from July 24th -August 11th. These lessons will take place at Colina del Sol, a municipal pool, located at th Pl, San Diego, CA For our High school students, location will be the same but date and time will be decided based on availability of sports schedule and training programs. The environmental educational component we will be offering this year will include a 20 minute course for three days for each student. Group activities will relate water safety topics to ocean conservation, with support of materials provided by San Diego Coastkeeper. This new ocean conservation educational aspect of our program will last a total of 9 days, 3 days for each of the three groups of swimmers. Is this a new, existing or enhanced program? Please explain. This is an existing program, but we are expanding it this year in an effort reach more kids in City Heights. We are also enhancing our existing program by providing the proposed environmental educational awareness aspect and incorporating more information from San Diego Coastkeepers into our curriculum this year. Please provide a detailed summary of your project budget. (Include: expenses, revenue, other partners or sponsors, and if any net revenue, how will it be used by the organization). We are a non-profit organization that relies exclusively on voluntary contributions, such as monetary, capital and service donations. Grants, and investments are received from small businesses and individual donors alike. We also have a yearly charitable fundraising event. Sponsors and donors include: Cireson IT professionals, Ink Throwers silkscreen printing, San Diego Junior Lifeguard Foundation, The Swimming Swann, Sunsational Swim School, Jolyn clothing and swimwear, Waterkeepers Alliance, Solistick sunscreen, Original Waterman, La Cruz Roja Mexicana, San Diego Refugee Tutoring (SDRT), Urban Life Ministries San Diego Lifeguard Association, and numerous individual contributions. We are requesting a $1, grant to be applied towards the $3,006 we need to cover our swim program costs. Itemized below are our budget proposal needs:

101 S. N y s t u e n 5 40 elementary & middle school aged children: 20 kids per hour= 4 instructors an $22/hr= x 2 hrs daily(for total of 40 kids) x 9 days = $1584 *We value small class sizes and use a 1:5 instructor to swimmer ratio. In order to accommodate the 40 children above, we will offer 4 classes per hour, over the course of 2 hours, thus 8 classes total each day. Each student will receive 9 swim lessons from July 24th -August 11th.) 20 high school: 4 instructor's x 1 hr= $88 x 9 days= $ 792 Total Instructor cost: $ 2376 Extra guard fee: $22hr x 18 hr= $396 Pool cost: $45hr x 3hrs a day x 9 days= $1215 Driver: $13/hr x 3.5hrs/day x 9 days= Poolside coordinator: $13/hr x 3.5hrs/day x 9 days = Net expenses: * not including gas for transportation costs and snacks for children= $4806 Deductions: Subtract SDJG grant of $1800 Grand total = $3,006 Describe how this project will achieve a high priority for your organization and/or USLA? Our Mission is to prevent childhood drowning by providing swim lessons to underserved populations, which we perceive to be a high priority public safety need. We are composed primarily of volunteers, approximately half of which are current or former lifeguards. We serve at-risk youth by providing professional swim lessons, a summer Aquatic Safety Camp, surfing and camping trips, as well as environmental education. Through our work, we have witnessed these children apply the confidence they gain through swimming towards building life skills, as they grow to meet new milestones, adapt to, and often embrace various developmental challenges. Swimming lessons are the most fundamental aspect of our program.

102 S. N y s t u e n 6 Grant funds would help us expand our current swimming program in an effort to reach more kids. We envision a future where no child will drown while enjoying the water. We hope to help future generations develop an appreciation for the water, become both stewards for the environment, and strong athletes who conquer their fears, and continue to reach fullest potential. Furthermore, expansion of our swim program would enhance the lives of our volunteers and small staff. Growth would allow more lifeguards to continue to give back to our community by sharing our passion for water with one another. Please provide an explanation of measurable elements that will be evaluated in order to determine if the project objectives were met. We are creating a new track sheet this year that will allow us to monitor each child s progression. For beginner students, track sheet will allow for skills evaluation of each child s water abilities to perform critical components such as: ability to float, perform a front glide, distance of timed swims, etc. This will be evaluated at the beginning of summer session, and allow for subsequent comparison and identification of progress when compared with the final end of summer report. For our more advanced swimmers, we will track times for completion of a 100 yard freestyle swim. This information will help us identify which qualified candidates demonstrate readiness for our 2018 San Diego Junior Lifeguard tryouts. We plan to create folders to record and monitor each child s time. We hope to track their progression throughout subsequent years, as they continue to work with us. Signature of Applicant Date Sonja Nystuen 4/1/2017

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126 United States Lifesaving Association Ways & Means Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Michael Bradley Introduction It s good to be here in Brewster, MA. Thank you to the New England region for hosting. I m looking forward to working with the regional treasurers and committee chairs for the betterment of the USLA. Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting. Include information on how the committee is promoting the Water Safety USA message) 1. Continue to act on behalf of the USLA on all financial matters. 2. Began using Quickbooks Online to improve invoicing for ALM and Certification. 3. Completed the 2016 Audit. Currently working with the accountant to file the 2016 taxes. 4. Invested 25% of available reserves in January and again in April. Conference Call(s) Summary 1. Discussions with Ms. Smiley as we worked to develop an online invoicing process. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration 1. Review 2016 financial data. 2. Act on requests from committee members and provide recommendations to Board of Directors Budget Notes: Closed with a net loss of (-$17,213.02) Lifesaving Sport income was $11, under budget while expenditures were $11, over budget. The absence of a title sponsor for the National games contributed to a net revenue of only $2,068.39, which was $23, under budget The USLA has qualified to receive 15% royalties from ASHI totaling $3, Attachments Draft Balance Sheet Draft Budget Draft National Team Budget Draft Youth National Team Budget Draft Mexican Lifesaving Fund Page 1 of 9

127 United States Lifesaving Association 2016 BALANCE REPORT As of December 31, 2016 Total ASSETS Current Assets Bank Accounts Bank of America Bank of America Checking 22, Bank of America Maximizer 242, Total Bank of America $ 264, Fidelity Investments 30, Paypal 5.11 Total Bank Accounts $ 294, Total Current Assets $ 294, TOTAL ASSETS $ 294, LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities Competition - National Team 7, Youth National Team 6, Total Competition - National Team $ 13, Mexican Lifesaving Fund 24, Total Long-Term Liabilities $ 38, Total Liabilities $ 38, Equity Unrestricted Net Assets 273, Net Revenue (17,213.02) Total Equity $ 256, TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 294, Page 2 of 9

128 United States Lifesaving Association 2016 PROFIT & LOSS BUDGET vs. ACTUAL January - December 2016 Total Actual Budget over Budget Revenue ALM Revenue 18, , (539.00) Awards/Presentations Income (25.00) Certification Fees 18, , , Consultation Fees Donations 13, , , Event Registrations 32, , , Interest (202.98) Lifesaving Sport Income 89, , (8,285.00) Membership Dues 170, , (4,516.00) Royalties 2, , Sponsorship 21, , (2,084.78) Total Revenue $ 368, $ 369, $ (1,943.09) Gross Profit $ 368, $ 369, $ (1,943.09) Expenditures Administration 58, , (4,337.58) American Lifeguard Magazine 34, , Awards & Special Presentations 1, Credit Card Charges 6, , Donation 11, , , Event Host 34, , , Information Technology 9, , Insurance & Bonds 11, , , International Relations 8, , , Junior Lifeguards 1, (1,000.00) Lifesaving Sport 86, , , Membership Kits 57, , (10,387.47) Office Expenses (107.65) Presidential Discretionary Fund 1, (1,000.00) Professional Fees 3, , (1,195.00) Public Education 8, , (6,595.25) Regions % of Member Dues 37, , , USLA Travel and Meetings 16, , (91.33) Total Expenditures $ 385, $ 369, $ 15, Net Operating Revenue $ (17,213.02) $ - $ (17,213.02) Net Revenue $ (17,213.02) $ - $ (17,213.02) Page 3 of 9

129 United States Lifesaving Association NATIONAL COMPETITION TEAM Report January - December 2016 Date Name Amount Balance Competition - National Team Beginning Balance 10, /04/2016 ILS (2,496.72) 7, /23/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 7, /23/2016 Landgoed de Biestheuvel,B.V. (5,542.97) 2, /05/ , , /18/2016 Bluepay , /19/2016 Bluepay , /21/2016 ATPI Sports Events (2,689.45) 13, /21/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 13, /22/2016 Bluepay , /22/2016 Bluepay , /07/2016 Bluepay , /07/2016 Bluepay , /09/ , /09/ , /20/2016 Skip Prosser (1,822.16) 12, /02/2016 3, , /02/2016 Bluepay , /02/2016 Bluepay , /03/ , /03/ , /03/ , /03/ , /06/2016 Bluepay , /07/2016 Rick Gould , /09/2016 Event Apparel (1,128.15) 15, /10/2016 ATPI Sports Events (4,962.41) 10, /10/2016 Bluepay , /10/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 10, /11/2016 Bluepay , /17/2016 1, , /17/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/2016 1, , /05/ , /05/ , Page 4 of 9

130 07/05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /05/ , /08/2016 Randall Eichoff (197.87) 14, /14/2016 Bank of America (8.24) 14, /14/2016 Stichting Reddingsbrigade (274.65) 14, /26/2016 Jo Wagonhals (1,678.90) 12, /01/2016 Jay Butki (1,678.90) 11, /02/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 11, /02/2016 Forever Fierce (1,723.50) 9, /02/2016 Aquasport International (883.46) 8, /10/2016 Randall Eichoff , /10/2016 Randall Eichoff , /10/2016 Randall Eichoff , /10/2016 Randall Eichoff , /15/2016 Dryrobe Inc. (583.19) 8, /19/2016 Wetiz (609.28) 7, /19/2016 Bluepay , /19/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 8, /20/2016 Bluepay , /26/2016 Bluepay , /27/2016 Bluepay , /29/ , /29/2016 Bluepay , /29/ , /04/ , /04/2016 2, , /06/2016 Monmouth County USLA , /12/2016 Event Apparel (1,414.82) 11, /15/2016 Bluepay , /26/2016 Monmouth Medical Center , /29/2016 Bluepay , /30/2016 Aquawear (2,482.52) 9, /02/2016 Bluepay , /04/2016 Bluepay , /04/2016 ATPI Sports Events , /07/ , /07/ , /19/2016 Timothy Burdiak (400.00) 10, /19/2016 Carter Graves (400.00) 10, /19/2016 Christian Foti (400.00) 9, /19/2016 Jenna Solberg (400.00) 9, Page 5 of 9

131 10/19/2016 Thomas O'Neill (400.00) 9, /19/2016 Mike Barrows (400.00) 8, /19/2016 Randall Eichoff (1,654.55) 7, /19/2016 Kelsey Cummings (400.00) 6, /19/2016 Hallie Petersohn (400.00) 6, /19/2016 Rodney Fentress (400.00) 5, /19/2016 Shane Scoggins (400.00) 5, /19/2016 Amanda Calabrese (400.00) 5, /19/2016 Tim Cabasina (400.00) 4, /19/2016 Anne Skimmons (400.00) 4, /01/2016 Bank of America 1, , /03/2016 1, , Total for Competition - National Team $ (3,081.08) $ 7, TOTAL $ (3,081.08) $ 7, United States Lifesaving Association YOUTH COMPETITION TEAM Report January - December 2016 Date Name Amount Balance Competition - National Team Youth National Team Beginning Balance 9, /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /22/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , Page 6 of 9

132 02/08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /08/2016 U19 Competition Training Camp , /27/ , /27/ , /27/ , /05/2016 Gus Avila (2,843.15) 12, /24/ , /24/ , /24/ , /24/ , /24/ , /24/ , /24/ , /30/2016 Casey Graham (350.00) 12, /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /06/ , Page 7 of 9

133 05/06/ , /06/ , /06/ , /02/2016 (3,172.22) 11, /01/2016 Bluepay , /01/2016 Bluepay , /20/2016 Bluepay , /20/2016 Bluepay , /23/2016 Bluepay , /23/2016 Bluepay , /24/2016 Bluepay , /24/2016 Bluepay , /26/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 12, /26/2016 Aquasport International (543.72) 11, /27/2016 Bluepay , /29/2016 Bluepay , /30/2016 Bluepay , /08/2016 Noordduinen (3,758.65) 8, /10/2016 Bank of America (112.76) 8, /15/2016 Bluepay , /19/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 8, /19/2016 Center Parcs Netherlands (1,530.69) 7, /19/2016 Bank of America (35.00) 7, /19/2016 Wetiz (632.66) 6, /19/2016 Bluepay , /19/2016 Bluepay , /20/2016 Bluepay , /22/2016 Gus Avila (1,500.00) 7, /24/2016 Bluepay , /25/2016 Bluepay , /26/2016 Bluepay , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/2016 Bluepay , /29/2016 Bluepay , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /29/ , /01/2016 Bluepay , Page 8 of 9

134 09/02/2016 Bluepay , /02/2016 Bluepay , /15/2016 Bluepay , /25/2016 Bluepay , /25/2016 Aquawear (1,967.19) 13, /07/2016 Casey Graham (1,983.35) 11, /07/2016 Jobbeedu (389.00) 11, /07/2016 Lytle Screenprinting, Inc (198.72) 10, /07/2016 Gus Avila (2,207.64) 8, /12/2016 Gina Grossi (1,373.94) 7, /12/2016 Shannon Delaney (558.18) 6, Total for Youth National Team $ (2,396.87) 6, TOTAL $ (2,396.87) 6, United States Lifesaving Association Mexican Lifesaving Fund Report January - December 2016 Date Name Amount Balance Mexican Lifesaving Fund Beginning Balance 25, /09/2016 Network Solutions (69.97) 25, /25/2016 Neoverve.com (251.88) 24, /28/2016 Network Solutions (15.99) 24, $ Total for Mexican Lifesaving Fund (337.84) $ TOTAL (337.84) Page 9 of 9

135 United States Lifesaving Association Heritage Committee Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Jerry Gavin Activities and Accomplishments (Since Prior Board of Directors Meeting. Include information on how the committee is promoting the Water Safety USA message) 1. Worked with Bob Ball of TxMedia in Houston, TX on editing completed interviews to between two and four minute segments. All completed interviews were reviewed. 2. Worked on edited segments to try to get the videos down to between 20 and 30 minutes. 3. History section of the Public Education video discussed. 4. Worked on Water Safety USA pictures and posters 5. Interviews to be continued in Cape Cod, MA and Daytona Beach, FL. Page 1 of 1

136 United States Lifesaving Association Information Technology Activity Report Date: April 27, 2017 Officer: Karissa Ickes Introduction I am pleased to submit the following report on USLA Information Technology activity since our Fall meeting in Denver. I will not be in attendance this meeting, but please do not hesitate to reach out to me for anything while you are enjoying Cape Cod. Have a productive meeting and I look forward to seeing everyone in Canada. Activities and Accomplishments 1. Special Projects 1.1. USLA Newsletter (E-Blasts): Collaborated with President Davis (under the guidance of Liaison Officer Brewster) and numerous other USLA professionals to disseminate E-Blasts to our general membership. Using our custom newsletter template, one newsletter has been sent via since the last BOD Meeting. USLA Newsletter was sent to 10,651 recipients on 1/17/17 (with 6,044 Total Views and 418 Total Click-Backs ) E-Blasts: Special E-Blasts since the last meeting included, but were not limited to, the following: Support the USLA with every Amazon purchase was sent at the request of Treasurer Bradley to encourage members to select the USLA as their charitable organization within Amazon Smile. Eligible purchases result in a donation to the USLA. Support the USLA with every Amazon purchase was sent to 18,377 recipients (with 7,491 Total Views and 188 Total Click-Backs ) on 11/7/ USLA Grants Offered was sent at the request of the Public Education Committee to announce the opening of the USLA Grant Application. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate the Water Safety USA Message: Water Safety, it s learning to swim and so much more. USLA Grants Offered was sent to 19,216 recipients (with 9,068 Total Views and 441 Total Click-Backs ) on 11/16/ % Off Hobie Polarized Glasses From Now Until November 28th! was sent at the request of Hobie to promote the November 50% Off Sale. 50% Off Hobie Polarized Glasses From Now Until November 28th! was sent to 10,610 recipients (with 4,526 Total Views and 564 Total Click-Backs ) on 11/22/ Message From The USLA President (Holidays 2016) was sent on behalf of President Davis to our adult membership to thank them for their dedication to protecting our nation s beachgoers. Message From The USLA President (Holidays 2016) was sent to 3,953 recipients (with 2,878 Total Views and 58 Total Click-Backs ) on 12/25/ Ben Carlson Memorial Scholarship & Deadline informed recipients of a scholarship opportunity being offered by the Ben Carlson Foundation. It was noted that the scholarship is being offered independently of the USLA. Ben Carlson Memorial Scholarship & Deadline was sent to 10,633 recipients (with 9,533 Total Views and 872 Total Click-Backs ) on 1/29/17. Page 1 of 3

137 USLA National Team Appointments was sent on behalf of President Davis to announce the National Teams Management appointments. USLA National Team Appointments was sent to 10,631 recipients (with 8,176 Total Views and 69 Total Click-Backs ) on 2/5/ USLA High Performance Squad Announcement was sent on behalf of Tom Gill, National Teams Coordinator. This announced the opening of the High Performance Squad and U19 High Performance Squad application process. USLA High Performance Squad Announcement was sent to 10,589 recipients (with 9,450 Total Views and 667 Total Click-Backs ) on 2/14/ ILS Event Director informed USLA Members of a job opening for an event director within the International Lifesaving Federation. ILS Event Director was sent to 4,001 recipients (with 3,975 Total Views and 246 Total Click-Backs ) on 3/10/ The USLA Values Your Input was sent at the request of the Professional Development Committee. The dissemination included a survey that will assist the committee with the evaluation / planning of the USLA BOD Meeting and Educational Conference. The USLA Values Your Input was sent to 3,935 recipients (with 3,201 Total Views and 308 Total Click-Backs ) on 3/20/ General Business: 2.1. IT Committee Chair: Continued to work with the USLA Leadership on various issues related to the Statistics database, Scoring & Social Media Contact USLA : Collaborated with Ms. Charlotte Graham to manage the contact forms that are generated via the Contact Us area of Most inquiries are general questions (password recoveries, parties interested in becoming lifeguards and general questions about the USLA). Worked with USLA Officers and Leadership to address all inquiries as appropriate. Distributed inquiries to appropriate parties on a regular basis (inquiries pertaining to membership, lifesaving sport, donations, treasury, junior guards, sponsorships, public education, certification, media, ALM, Heroic Acts, etc.). The USLA received approximately 144 inquiries via contact form between October 26 and April Website Content: Created / Updated Site content including, but not limited to the following areas of the site: o ALM Articles, Photos and Advertising o Education Grant Program o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Hobie Polarized Members Only Discount National Beach Safety Week Open Water Lifesaving - The United States Lifesaving Association Manual Rip Currents USLA Affiliated Junior Lifeguard Programs USLA Beach Safety and Drowning Prevention Educational Materials USLA Bylaws and Policies USLA Certified Lifeguard Agencies USLA Forms USLA Guidelines USLA High Performance Squad USLA Junior Lifeguard Programs Photo and Graphic Submissions USLA National Lifeguard Championships USLA Resources Page 2 of 3

138 2.4. Event Submission Forms: Facilitated the event submission forms that are generated when an individual submits an event with the intent of that event being included in the USLA calendar / upcoming events section of Added events to website as appropriate and facilitated online registrations and payments* upon request. Worked with Treasurer, Michael Bradley, to process online payments when applicable. The following events utilized to facilitate payment / registration for registrants: *Please note that the National Treasurer deducts 3% to cover credit card fees when distributing the money collected from the events that elect to use online registration. o SER Surf Lifesaving Training Officer Academy: Collaborated with Mr. Jim McCrady, Ms. Jo Wagenhals and Mr. Michael Bradley to facilitate the online registration and payments of 8 total attendees for the course that was held December 12 th 16 th. The Southeast Region is endeavoring to move the registration / payment process of all major events to This is being done in an effort to streamline registration as well as ensure that all event participants are USLA Members in good standing. o USLA Spring 2017 Board of Directors Meeting: Collaborated with Ms. Nikki Bowie, Mr. Bob Bertrand and Mr. Michael Bradley to facilitate the online registration and payments for this biannual event. Final registrant numbers TBA. o SER Personal Watercraft Surf Lifesaving Academy: Collaborated with Ms. Jo Wagenhals and Mr. Michael Bradley to facilitate the online registration and payments for this annual event. Final registrant numbers TBA Member Profile Updates : Continued to moderate member profile updates to ensure that content is appropriate Forums: Continued to moderate the Guard-to-Guard and Used Equipment Exchange* Forums to ensure that content is appropriate Facebook: Continued to moderate the USLA Facebook Page to ensure that content is appropriate, answered inquiries and utilized this free media outlet (in collaboration with President Davis, Chris Brewster, Tom Gill & Skip Prosser) to frequently disseminate USLA news and information (recent examples range from event promotion to current events). The likes of our Facebook Page have increased from 3,335 in April 2016 to 4,186 in April Treasury: Worked continuously with Mr. Michael Bradley to reconcile transactions originating from Michael Bradley and I have continued to generate reports of online membership registrations / renewals to match the financial batch reports sent out quarterly. At a minimum, reports are distributed to the Regional Treasurers on a quarterly basis Membership: Worked continuously with Ms. Charlotte Graham to facilitate the online membership registration process. Collaborated with Michael Bradley and Ms. Graham on a regular basis to ensure that transactions for membership dues are accurate. Conference Call(s) Summary 1. Skip Prosser, Rick Gould & I discussed the current Statistics database. There was some discussion about the reporting capabilities. As a result, Rick & Skip are working on ways to improve the reporting based on the current data we receive. Rick conveyed that he would put Skip and I in touch with the current database developer to brainstorm future development needs (or maybe just evaluate what's in place). Attachments 1. ScoringStatisticsSocialMedia_ProsserReport_Spring2017.pdf Page 3 of 3

139 Motion to appoint Mr. Skip Prosser as the Vice Chair with Mr. Gill for the Social Media subcommittee. 1. HAVE NOT provided Karissa Ickes with any suggestion for USLA social media guidelines. I just haven't had the time to research this. 2. The group discussion focused on statistics. Mr. Prosser reported that Mr. Gould is looking for a better way to collect statistics and the committee will be working on this for the next 6 months. Update: Mr. Prosser created a mock website for review where users could log in and put in stats in a different manner, but after a discussion with Mr. Gould and Ms. Ickes, it was determined that Mr. Gould is happy with the current system and how agencies report, but that the only reports available for download are not very helpful. Skip Prosser downloaded all data from the statistics website on 2/17/2017 and put it into a SQL database. At this time, we can pull any type of data for the reports that we need for statistics the website can't specifically provide us. I can pull any specific statistic by state, USLA region, year or anything else you can think of. 3. Mr. Prosser also discussed the scoring system for nationals and working with the organizing committee for Received 2 Samsung Tablets which I plan to use on the beach to trial inputting results on the beach as we get the results. o Need to find sand resistant case for the items Looked into using Skyroam devices to provide Wifi on the beach. Skyroam allows up to 5 devices on a hotspot. Skyroam is approximate $10 per day per device. Looking at a cost of approximately $100 for the complete nationals for 2 devices ($10.00 x 5 days) x 2 devices. ON 3/27/2017, I spoke with Aaron Jenkins, Deputy Chief of Operations, Volusia County Beach Safety about some type of mechanism to display updated stats. We both will look into some sort of program to display updated team scores and top 3 winners of each age group and gender of each event.

140 Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Officer: Stephe McCormick Introduction United States Lifesaving Association Professional Development Committee Activity Report Duties of the Professional Development Committee have recently been revised to include planning of the educational conference. Therefore, recent activity of the committee has focused on wrapping up pervious projects, and transitioning to new assignments, pending board discussion and approval of the new BOD meeting format. Conference Call(s) Summary There were no official minutes from the conference call, but rather, a to-do list was generated for the spring meeting in Cape Cod. Here are the items: Results of the BOD Meeting Survey to be shared with the group. So far, responses reveal some trends that were somewhat expected: o People would like to participate in meetings but either didn't know they were "invited", or can't afford many elements of the cost. o Most people fund themselves to attend meetings, and are not paid for the time off to attend. o Many expressed interest in a more robust educational conference, as it would justify the cost to their employers. At host Bob Bertrand s request, members of the Professional Development committee will introduce the sponsors ahead of their 5-minute presentations. A list of sponsors and their presentation times was provided to all committee members. The Professional Development committee will be the "welcoming" committee and work the registration desk at check-in, greeting fellow attendees and providing their materials. Registration / check-in hours are: o 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Wednesday, April 26 in the hotel lobby o 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, April 26 at the opening reception The committee will finalize plans for a presentation/reception to be held at USLA Nationals (date, time, location, presentation content, video, etc.) The committee will share ideas for moving forward as the Educational Conference planning committee, and discuss the structure, content, length, committee member roles, etc. for a conference that will add the kind of value most likely to generate higher attendance. Recommendations for Committee and/or Board Consideration Stephe McCormick and Rob Williams to present BOD meeting survey results and an official proposal to the executive board in Cape Cod. Much of the committee s direction from there will depend on the decision of the board in response to the presentation and proposal. Page 1 of 1

141 Date: April 29, 2017 Committee Chair: Peter Davis Committee Members: United States Lifesaving Association Executive Committee Committee Action Report Peter Davis President,, Nikki Bowie Secretary, Michael Bradley Treasurer, Ed Zebrowski III Executive Delegate, Chris Brewster Liaison, Ralph Goto Advisor, Tony Pryor, President - Gulf Coast Region, Jerry Gavin for Joe Pecoraro President - Great Lakes Region, Ed Zebrowski President Mid-Atlantic Region, Bob Bertrand President - New England Region, Jim McCray for Bert Whitaker President North West Region, Kalani Vierra President - Pacific Islands Region, Mike Wagner for Tom Gill President - South Atlantic Region, Gerry Falconer President - Southeast Region, Mike Beuerlein President - Southwest Region, Peter Wernicki Medical Advisor, Information Items (The following information was provided in writing and/or verbally) 1. Budget 1.1 Budget [Bradley] Mr. Bradley was asked to entertain any questions of the Executive Committee. 1.2 Combined Federal Campaign Donations received in 2016: $ So far this year we have received $ Sponsor Relations 2.1. C4 Waterman - The C4 Waterman contract was first signed in March 2012 and now continues through March 15, Total income to date has been $26,750. So far this year we have received $0. Mr. Zebrowski will follow up with the company Ingram This contract was first signed in 2009 and will now expire December 31, Income from Ingram since the original contract was signed in 2009 has totaled $40,000. ($5,000 in 2016). $5000 was due on February 1, 2017 and payment was received in April. Mr. Brewster has begun discussions with Ingram for an extension of this contract Eyeking - The most current Eyeking contract extends from December 31, 2016 to December 31, Terms were the same as the previous contract. Income from Eyeking since the original contract was signed in 2008 has totaled approximately $40, Da Fin - The most current Da Fin contract exists until August 31, Contract can be extended with mutual agreement. Total income has been in accordance with the contract. Income from Da Fin since the original contract was signed in 2006 has totaled approximately $40,000, not including ALM ads. ($4,000 in 2016) Popularity Products A contract with this company was signed in August 2014 and continues through December 31, If a specified income benchmark is met, the contract can be extended in the discretion of Popularity Products through December 31, 2020, or the parties may extend the contract based on mutual agreement. The company has created an official USLA shop on their website. They have also purchased a full page advertisement in American Lifeguard Magazine to drive traffic and sales. In 2016 we received $ Royalties 3.1. ASHI A contract with ASHI was approved in September 2014; the contract is now in force. Lifeguard agencies wishing to avail themselves of the favorable rates for first aid and CPR certification courses can find details on the USLA website. We receive royalties for purchases by Page 1 of 4

142 USLA affiliated agencies. The sales between September 2014 February 28, 2016 totaled $21, We met the 20K minimum goal for USLA to receive the 15% royalty payment and for agencies to continue to receive the 20% discount. Royalties received up to this point total $3, Amazon.com - Amazon provides a percent of sales when people click over to Amazon from our website to buy items. Total income for 2016 was: $ Total in 2017 so far is $ Mr. Bradley opined that USLA needs to do better by pushing this and similar programs Pearson - USLA receives royalties for our textbook sales. Total received in 2016 was $ We have received $ in Presumably agencies have lowered their purchases in anticipation of the next edition DVD Sales (via UniServ) - We have received $10, in overall in sales proceeds since sales began, with $ in Our cost for DVDs has totaled $6, We have over 800 titles of each DVD in stock. For 2017 we have received $ Uniserv Guard Gear - Catalog sales of clothing and related items via the Uniserv site resulted in $42.91 in income in For 2017 we have received $ Recently they have taken down the site due to lack of sales. 3.6 Office Depot A contact was signed in March 23, USLA receives a 1.5% donation on total sales from Office Depot/Office Max. The contract was signed in March 23, We received $89.04 in So far in 2017 we have received $ Nationals 2016 [Zebrowski, Bradley] The numbers Include the $14,000 allocation to the National Competition Team, which comes out of the Lifesaving Sport Budget. One thing to note is that there is additional revenue of $14,495 that came in during 2016, but it was actually the host contract obligation from Daytona for So, while the budget for 2016 shows a slight net revenue of $2,070, the 2016 competition (including the National Team Funding) actually operated in the red by a little over (-$12,425). Without a national sponsor, the event is at best a break-even event. Mr. Zebrowski III added that our registration fee is too low and discussion was held on how to increase these fees over time. Mr. Davis and Mr. Zebrowski were tasked with coming up with a plan. 5. Nationals 2017 and Beyond [Zebrowski] Mr. Zebrowski informed the committee that he is still working on a long term hosting deal with Volusia County. He also is working with John Palmer, a TV producer, to televise the 2017 games. 6. National Weather Service Sea Grant USLA Collaboration - Mr. Brewster and Mr. Davis have continued to attend to this relationship, which has endured for over a decade. This included conference calls, review of videos, etc. Currently working to revise the material based on public input and to bring the NOAA and USLA websites in sync. Additionally, currently working on the possibility of a rip current video for the deaf and hearing impaired. 6. California Governor s Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor The President appointed Mr. Williams as the USLA representative. Nominations were to be submitted by April 28th. USLA has promoted the opportunity for nominations by making sure the California agencies are aware of this opportunity and the Liaison Officer and Information Technology Chair are working to get the word out to individual California adult members of USLA. 7. Water Safety USA In 2014, the USLA, the American Red Cross and the YMCA of the USA proposed a national collaboration of water safety and drowning prevention organizations. That brought about the founding of Water Safety USA, a group comprised of 13 respected government and non- government organizations. Mr. Brewster presently acts as moderator of the group, handling leadership duties. Since November, the group has met bi- monthly by conference call and is preparing to issue a new safety message for the coming year. The next in-person meeting will be on October 21 and 22 in Denver. Due to a conflict with the scheduling of the USLA Board of Directors Page 2 of 4

143 meeting, Mr. Davis will be unable to attend. Mr. Brewster will miss the USLA Board meeting to chair the WSUSA meeting. 8. Future Meeting Proposal The project group was to present an update for the Fall 2017 USLA meeting in the Board of Directors meeting. 9. Meeting Restructure Proposal Ms. McCormick presented a proposal that she and Mr. Williams worked on to restructure the way USLA presently runs meetings. The main purpose of the proposed restructure is to increase attendance by bolstering the educational conference, especially with younger members who aren t currently attending. Much discussion was held and the consensus was to take the feedback and come to the Fall meeting with a concrete proposal. It was noted that there was a small percent (2%) who responded to the survey and very few existing meeting attendees had completed the survey. Suggestions were made to shorten the survey and to also send a survey out just to those currently attending meetings. Mr. Zebrowski III opined that any proposed change to the meeting structure and location would require a change to the Bylaws. 10. Executive Director Contract Per the November 2015 action of the Board, the contract was updated, reviewed by Chip, and signed at the last meeting. It is in effect until December 31st, Tandem Surf Filming Agreement [Davis] - USLA was approached to allow a production company to film Kalani Vierra as he attends and participates in this USLA meeting. Consulting with Legal Advisor Chip More we reached an agreement that he felt protected USLA. Agreement Document is attached. Mr. Zebrowski III also noted that there will be language proposed for the Policies and Procedures dealing with filming audio and video of any of our meetings. 12. USLA-NJ [Zebrowski/Brewster] - Update of the USLA-NJ certification process was provided in closed session. 13. Action Items 13.1 Rescue Tube Stations (Closed session) - Consensus was requested from the EC with regards to whether or not to accept sponsorship from companies that sell these or similar devices. Additionally, Mr. Falconer requested input from the regional presidents on this type of product. The following motion was made by Mr. Brewster for the USLA to adopt the following position statement Considering the potential for death or injury to citizen rescuers, we recommend adequate lifeguard staffing and that all people swim near a lifeguard. We do not support the deployment of lifeguard rescue devices at beaches for use by citizen rescuers. Motion passed with 10 in favor and 4 abstaining Executive Director Review (Closed Session) Under the bylaws, the Executive Director acts, at the direction of the Executive Committee under the supervision of the President. The President reported to the Executive Committee on this relationship for discussion and direction National Teams Leadership Process (Closed Session) - Mr. Zebrowski discussed his selection process for National Team coaches and managers as well as specific personnel matters. Mr. Beuerlein had a proposal on wording for a possible policy that he was going to circulate to the Executive Committee after the meeting for discussion at future meetings. 14. Other issues per the committee and/or chair 14.1 Timing of the Executive Committee Meeting Mr. Davis took a straw poll to determine if members of the committee would be open to moving future EC meetings to a different day so as to not interfere with other scheduled committee meetings. The group was in favor of moving future meetings to Thursdays times to be determined. Page 3 of 4

144 14.2 Meeting Rotation The Southeast region was scheduled to host the 2017 Fall Board of Directors meeting. Since that meeting has been moved to coincide with the WCDP in Vancouver, the South Atlantic Region agreed to give their slot for Fall 2018 meeting to the Southeast region. Adjournment Page 4 of 4

145 Date: 4/29/17 Committee Chair: Tony Pryor Committee Members: United States Lifesaving Association Certification Committee Action Report Great Lakes - Joe Pecoraro, Southwest - Mike Beuerlein, Northwest - Dan McCormick, Pacific Islands - Kalani Vierra, Southeast - Gerry Falconer, New England - Bob Bertrand, South Atlantic - Duke Brown, Mid-Atlantic - Eddie Kizieukiewicz, Gulf Coast Jim Pigg. Attendance at Committee Meeting: Bob Bertrand, Duke Brown, Gerry Falconer, Jim Ferrell, Dave Foxwell, Ralph Goto, Scott Hansson, Tim Harmon, Andy Healey, Bill Humphreys, Ed Kiziuewicz, Carl Martinez, Stephe McCormick, Buzz Mogck, Patrick Murphy, Tom Perry, Jim Pigg, Monty Reed, David Robinson, Mike Silvestri, Michael Wagner, Ralph Wagner, Greg Wilfert, Rob Williams. Introduction: Thank you, New England region Committee Goals 1. Conference Calls - To hold Certification Committee conference calls between Board of Director meetings. 2. Agencies Certifications To strive to keep all certified agencies current. 3. New USLA Courses/Certifications To receive input from the regions regarding their interest in new USLA courses and certifications. Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval) 1. The committee discussed the purchase video presentations from the Lifesaving Foundation of Ireland s Drowning Prevention & Rescue Conferences. The Certification Committee decided to pick the package that includes five presentations. The presentation will be available for all agencies to use for education and training. The presentation information will be sent to the committee and discussed on the next conference call. 2. The group discussed the need for a new database for the annual rescue and drowning statistics. The committee supported this idea. 3. The chair began the conversation by explaining that adding new USLA Certification Courses is a goal of the strategic plan. A Jet Ski Operator course was discussed, and the region representatives were instructed to take the information back to their region and be prepared to vote at the fall 2017 committee meeting. The Instructor Training and other new certification were also discussed, and the discussion will continue during the committee conference calls and at the fall meeting. 4. The committee approved the idea to increase the line item for certification to $5000 to go to the Q&A of the new certifications and will be taken to the Ways and Means Committee. Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval) Approved Agencies Spring Board Meeting Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval) continued Page 1 of 3

146 Applications Approved by Certification Committee Seasonal or Year-Round Type of Certification Certification Officer Approved by Committee Region 1 Assateague Island State Park Beach Patrol, MD (New Agency) Seasonal Regular Eddie K Yes MA 2 Long Branch, City of, NJ Seasonal Regular Eddie K Yes MA 3 Kauai Fire Department (ARRT), HI Y/R ARRT Ralph Goto Yes PI 4 Kure Beach, NC Seasonal Regular Duke Brown Yes SA 5 Shore Beach Services, SC Seasonal Regular Duke Brown Yes SA 6 Bay County Parks and Recreation, FL (New Agency) Y/R Regular Joe McManus Yes SE 7 Cocoa Beach Fire Department, FL (New Agency) Y/R ARRT Joe McManus Yes SE 8 Hollywood Beach Safety Division, FL Y/R Advanced Joe McManus Yes SE 9 Martin County, FL Y/R Advanced Joe McManus Yes SE 10 Pinellas County Beach Patrol, FL (Lapsed/New Agency) Seasonal Regular Joe McManus Yes SE 11 South Walton Fire District, FL (Application to move up to advanced) Y/R Advanced Joe McManus Yes SE 12 The Breakers Resort, FL Y/R Regular Joe McManus Yes SE 13 Volusia County Beach Patrol, FL Y/R Advanced Joe McManus Yes SE 14 Ft. Lauderdale Ocean Rescue, FL Y/R Regular Joe McManus Yes SW 15 Laguna Beach, Department of Marine Safety, City of, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi Yes SW 16 Orange County Lifeguards (OC), CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi Yes SW 17 San Clemente Marine Safety Division, City of, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi Yes SW 18 Santa Monica Harbor Patrol, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi Yes SW 19 Solana Beach Marine Safety, CA Y/R Advanced Vince Lombardi Yes SW Extended Agencies MCCS Water Safety Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, HI Y/R Regular Ralph Goto Extended PI Agencies Held Over Corpus Christi Beach Rescue, City of, TX (New Agency) Y/R Regular Kim Tyson Held Over GC Port Aransas, TX (New Agency) Seasonal Regular Kim Tyson Held Over GC 1. The committee voted to raise the certification fee to $500. Starting with all agencies expiring or new applications in Spring 2018 will pay $ The committee approved to update the language in the Open Water Lifeguard Agency Certification Guidelines and the certification application. Current Text: 1.4 An agency wishing to have its training program and standards nationally certified submits a completed Certification Application and Curriculum Checklist (available in the Certification section of with two copies of the Page 2 of 3

147 agency's training curriculum and standards to the address listed on the form. A check covering the application and review fee must be enclosed. New Text: 1.4. An agency wishing to have its training program and standards nationally certified submits a completed certification application which can be found at with all required documentation. A payment covering the application and review fee must be enclosed or submitted. Page 3 of 3

148 Date: April 27, 2017 United States Lifesaving Association Heroic Acts, Awards, Recognition, and Presentations Committee Action Report Committee Chair: Adrienne Groh, Vice-Chair Ed Kiziukiewicz Committee Members: Jerry Gavin, GL; Gus Avila, SW; Andy Healey, MA; Gerry Falconer, SE; Ralph Wagner, SA; Kara Harrison, GC Introduction The committee thoroughly enjoyed the meeting in Cape Cod. The New England Region went above and beyond to host an incredible meeting which was both productive and inspiring. Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval) 1. The committee discussed the importance for agency and association participation in the National Awards Program. It showcases the hard work of lifeguard associations and promotes the significance of lifeguards in the community to city administrators. The City of San Clemente, CA was honored at a City Council meeting after their most recent award. It was an incredible opportunity to demonstrate the importance of lifesaving in the community, and continues to build the foundation for support of lifesaving. 2. The committee created a subcommittee to create a narrative to submit to ALM for MOV recipients as well as other award recipients. The committee also created a subgroup to implement categories for years of service for officials. 3. The committee decided and implemented recognition of award recipients on social media. We will not only recognize the heroic act but promote participation in the program and the USLA. 4. The committee continues to work with the website coordinator to not only have a more user and committee friendly on line application for all of the heroic acts, but also have the national awards program application on the website. The heroic acts application has been on the website but needs updating. Committee Goals 1. The goal that has been assigned to the Heroic Acts committee states Encourage and promote recognition of volunteers' efforts to the wider community and external stakeholders, and increase recognition members' efforts". The committee plans to accomplish this by creating new awards other than what has historically been recognition of amazing surf rescues, as well as utilize awards that are already established such as the Award of Merit. The Award of Merit was Created to give due recognition to those persons USLA members or non-members who have contributed substantially to the USLA. It was discussed that this award can be expanded to include recognition of member retirement, years of service to the USLA, etc. We will continue to work on goal completion and we continue to make great progress. Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval) Submissions 1. John Bahl, Medal of Valor, SW 2. Chris Ingalls, Medal of Valor, SW Page 1 of 2

149 3. Scott Huckabey, Heroic Act, SW 4. David Wilson, MOV, SW 5. Emily Shepherd, MA, SE 6. Max McQuarnie, Daniel Tobin, Kosta Viennes, HA, SA 7. Rick Gould AofM, SW 8. Mal McGarry, AofM, MA Attachments 1. Click here to list attachments or, if none, delete this section and header Page 2 of 2

150 Date: Committee Chair: David Robinson Committee Members: United States Lifesaving Association Junior Guard Committee Action Report Kalani Vierra, Tony Prior, Casey Graham, Duke Brown, Denise Blair, Stephie McCormick, Chris Nowuski, Pat Murphy Introduction Introduced the committee and asked what the favorite thing each person did this winter. Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval) 1. Discussion over guidelines of counselors to participants for Junior Guard programs. Stephie agreed to upload language that they use for contracts to the JG library. Further discussion on guidelines needed. 2. Discussed Social Media upload site. 3. Discussed continuing JG of the Year and posting the information online. Regions will need to approve one submission to bring to the fall meeting. 4. Reviewed survey results regarding goals and fee increases. The results did not show statistical significance regarding approval of a fee increase either on the agency or regional level. The results also showed that the overarching goal of JGs was community engagement, and public education followed by competition, lifeguard feeder and agency revenue. 5. Discussed using $500 from the Junior Lifeguard budget as scholarship. Further discussion needed. Committee Goals 1. Every Region hosting the fall meeting commits to providing the artwork for the membership packet and at least 1 piece for ALM highlighting their program. 2. Everyone submit 1 piece of JG curriculum (manual, program, policy) to Karissa for submission to the JG Library. 3. Everyone commits to reply to a survey this one focusing on increasing Agency support to bolster JG numbers. Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval) 1. Tony Prior motioned to support an increase for the JG membership fee to $12 no sooner than The motion was not approved. No SE, SA, SW, NE, Chair, Yes GC, MA, GL, PI. 2. Casey Graham motioned to support an increase for juniors and U-19 registration at Lifeguard Nationals with the increase going to the U-19 budget. Motion passes, Yes MA,GL, PI, SE, SA, SW, NE NO - GC Page 1 of 1

151 Date: April 27, 2017 Committee Chair: Ed Zebrowski Committee Members: United States Lifesaving Association Lifesaving Sport Committee Action Report Tom Gill, South Atlantic: Jim McCrady, Southeast: Kalani Vierra, Pacific Islands: Jerry Gavin, Great Lakes: Jay Butki, Southwest: Kara Harrison, Gulf Coast: Ed Zebrowski III, Mid-Atlantic Discussion Items (Not requiring Board of Directors approval) 1. National Teams overview presented by Mike Barrows and U19 Gus Avila 2. National teams selection process was explained by Tom Gill National Teams Coordinator 3. Alan Holt provided an update on 2017 Nationals 4. Ed Zebrowski III provided updates on International competitions and possible rule changes being discussed by ILS 5. Reviewed and discussed schedule of events and competitor numbers at Nationals. 6. Discussion of future National Championships, nothing has been decided on 2018 or beyond. Volusia County expressed interest in a multi-year deal. Negotiations have been ongoing between USLA and Volusia. Southwest advised that Seal Beach has an interest in Review of National teams fund raising efforts as budgeted funding is not near enough to cover expenses. Randy Eichoff will be running a golf tournament on June 9. Other options are selling items in Daytona and a program book. Committee Goals 1. Update rule book with required changes and housekeeping. 2. Look to sign a contract for future Championships 3. Review competitor numbers for possible schedule adjustments Action Items (Requiring Board of Directors approval) 1. Motion by SW, second by PI to raise Junior and U19 fees to $50 with $5.00 of the fee being allocated to U19 National team MP 2. Motion by SW, second by MA to place appropriate ILS language in rule book as needed. The USLA will adopt and utilize ILS Lifesaving Sport event rules in competition and all events that are similar to current USLA events with the exception that we will use flags instead of buoys for the swim line and continue to use ten lanes for scoring purposes. USLA unique events would be Landline, American Ironman/Ironwoman and Surf Boats MP 3. Motion from the MA Region to return to the old scoring to 10 places instead of Motion from the committee (3 parts to the motion) 1.To suspend the rule to adopt one rule change at this meeting. 2. To suspend the rule (for this meeting only) that requires an event to be removed if a new event is added. 3. To add the Ironguard for Attachments 1. Rule change proposals from SW, SA and GC Page 1 of 1

152 California Surf Lifesaving Association TO: USLA Lifesaving Sport Committee FROM: Jay Butki -Southwest Region 3 rd Delegate & Lifesaving Sports Chair SUBJECT: CSLSA Lifesaving Sport Report April 27, CSLSA Southwest Region USLA Lifesaving Sport Committee Rule Change Proposals & Discussion Items 1. Eliminate the rule that if you propose a new event it must replace an existing event. (Hopefully proposal passes in committee as it did in Hawaii Fall 2015, and Brewster MA Spring 2017.) 2. Propose to add the ILS 3-person Paddleboard Relay for both Open Men & Open Women. The Paddleboard Relay event motion successfully passed in the Lifesaving Sport Committee in both Fall 2008 and Fall 2015 but was overturned in voting on the floor by Board of Directors actions. If an event must be replaced it would be the RSR or Landline. 3. Propose permanently adding the Ironguard (Run Swim-Paddle) for women or for both genders so the traditional American Ironwoman style Run Swim Paddleboard event continues for perpetuity. Refine/Revise the American Ironwoman rules so it is a more efficient event. If an event must be replaced it would be the RSR or Landline. 4. Adopt ILS rules for the Beach Relay exchanges. Rest of the beach relay race already complies. 5. Propose a Mixed Surfboat Race -1 male rower & 1 Female rower- row 2 laps of the Surfboat apex course. Maximum of 4 Mixed Surfboat Teams per chapter. 6. Explore methodology to add USLA / ILS Board Rescue to the Masters event roster. Maximum of 4 Board Rescue Teams per chapter and explore methodology to add the ILS Tube Rescue Race to the Masters. Maximum of 4 Board Rescue Teams per chapter. 7. Discussion for any future Masters team event age grouping to follow the examples of ILS and the commonwealth countries and utilize 4 combined age groups rather than multiple 5 year increment age groups. For any 4 person Masters team events the 4 age groups would be: 140 years +, 170 years years +, 230 years +. For any 3 person Masters team events the 4 age groups would be: 110 years +, 130 years years +, 170 years Revise Master s Age Group scoring to top 5 placings. 1 st place: 5 points, 2 nd place: 4 points, 3 rd place: 3 points, 4 th place: 2 points, 5 th place: 1 point