LONG BEACH-SOUTH BAY DISTRICT
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
January 27, 2004 Call to Order: 6:45pm
1329 E. 1st St. #14, Long Beach
I. Roll Call:
Karen Frederick, Chairperson
Cuong Pho, Chairperson-Elect
Lisa Smith, Secretary
Kelley Kubota, Treasurer
Jennifer Whitney, District Membership Services Liaison
Azmina Haji, Chief Representative
Allyn Izu, Nominating Committee
Stephanie Kaplan, Assembly Representative & PR Liaison
Mindi Adam, Student Liaison
Julie Maher, general membership/guest
Denise Diener, general membership/guest
II. Approval of Minutes: Minutes for December 2, 2003 approved with 1 correction of Jennifer Whitney’s title: District Membership Services Liaison.
III. Reports:
A. Chair Report – Karen Frederick
i. 2004 Chapter Goal Review – see attached
The role of the District to support and achieve the Chapter goals was discussed. Chapter Goals included 1) increase public awareness of PTs as movement specialists, 2) Secure right for PTs to be paid for all services within their legal scope, 3) Foster legislation for direct access and 4) Develop recognition of practice excellence and participate in development of continuing education strategies. Chapter Goals are accessible on the CPTA website.
ii. Move California – Program begun by CPTA to assist Physical Therapists in promoting our profession through high quality presentations suitable for schools, businesses and community groups. The goal of MOVE CALIFORNIA is to gain public awareness and an IDENTITY of the Physical Therapy profession as experts in human movement, physical performance, wellness and rehabilitation. All members can access MOVE CALIFORNIA presentations through the CPTA Website.
iii. Grassroots Advocacy- CPTA is trying to get Physical Therapists more involved in all areas of legislative process by increasing PT visibility to their local and state representatives. A Grassroots Advocacy CD presentation outlines ways PTs can become a more active voice in determining changes and improvements in health care policy at local and state levels.
iv. Distribution of 2004 LBSB Leadership Roster-see attached
v. Job Descriptions-reviewed San Jose Districts’ and will complete district job descriptions and post on website. Action: Treasurer, Nominating Committee and Public Relations descriptions will be forwarded to Karen and Lisa for review. Final drafts will be submitted to Julie Hershberg for website posting.
vi. Policy and Procedures – San Jose District P&P’s were shared/reviewed.
vii. 2004 District Goals – group discussion. Action: Karen to forward a copy of goals suggested in Dec. meeting, group will finalize 2004 district goals at Feb. meeting.
B. Secretary – Lisa Smith
i. 2004 Roster- corrections were made. Action: Lisa will distribute roster when all individuals have reviewed and made corrections.
ii. Job Descriptions- awaiting Treasurer, Nominating Committee Chair, and Chief Rep/Rep job descriptions. Action: When all have been submitted, Lisa will compile and forward to Julie Hershberg to be posted on website.
iii. Bylaw Changes- currently awaiting approval from state. Once approved by the state chapter, a clean copy will be completed and distributed to members via e-mail or posted on district website for approval.
C. Treasurer/Finance Committee: - Kelley Kubota
i. Annual Financial Summary – Kelley to submit.
ii. Budget for 2004 review- see attached estimated 2004 budget with corrections which were made after discussion.
iii. Advertising Fees – Finance Committee to meet and present options to the Executive Committee.
iv. Meeting Fees (non APTA members) – the 2004 budget accounts for charging $5.00 for non-members to attend district meetings.
v. Continuing education course for 2004 – Action: Denise, Molly and Mindi will meet and discuss con-ed possibilities. Denise will be added to report at the next meeting and then it will be determined if the district will pursue con-ed in late 2004.
vi. Finance Committee confirmations: Action: Kelley Kubota will contact finance committee members and confirm positions. Action: Kelley will report names of committee members for additions to the roster.
D. Chief Representative – Azmina Haji will give a report in Feb.
E. Nominating Committee- Denise Deiner gave exit report
i. Chair Person Appointment- Action: nominating committee to meet and appoint a chairperson by Feb. meeting.
ii. Rood Award presentation at March meeting – assignment for bio for
Mei Lee Chapple has been assigned to Claire Beekman (last years recipient). Action: Stephanie Kaplan will contact Claire Beekman to confirm presentation will be ready for the March meeting.
F. Membership Committee – Cuong Pho, Jennifer Whitney
i. Membership statistics: See attached charts/graphs
Membership rose the last four months for Long Beach South Bay District. Some schools are requiring student membership so a focus of membership growth will be retaining students as APTA members after graduation.
ii. Committee overview and call for volunteers/appointments – Suggestions included PR Liaison and at least one rep. Action: Jennifer and Cuong will determine Membership Committee members.
G. Government Affairs – James Syms
i. An email update was shared with everyone. Highlights include: 1) SB77 was pulled by Senator Burton, the author of the bill, allowing it to be re-introduced at a later date based on Chapter Board and Chapter Assembly of Representatives recommendations. 2) Massage and bodyworks organizations are pursuing licensure for their activities (AB 1388). Some conflicts with PT domain (soft tissue techniques) will be evaluated by the Chapter. 3) Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal has authored a bill to study the need for Athletic Trainers to be licensed (AB 614). PTs in his area may want to offer their comments during this “study period”.
H. Public Relations Liaison – Stephanie Kaplan
i. Stephanie will be presenting a MOVE CALIFORNIA presentation to an Encino PTA meeting on Feb. 12th, 2004.
I. Newsletters/Website Updates – Jennifer Whitney, Julie Hershberg
i. Leadership contact information- distributed for updates.
ii. Spring Newsletter- deadline of March 17th for articles.
J. Student Affairs – Mindi Adam
i. Mentor program- very little interest has been shown. This program will be re-evaluated by Mindi.
ii. School presentations- Action: Mindi will plan when school is back in session for Spring.
IV. Old Business:
i. Bylaws update- awaiting state chapter approval. Action: Stephanie will contact Patti Evans re: update for approval.
A. Meetings/Events:
i. General Membership meeting
March – Will be held at LBMMC on March 10th at 6:30 pm– Topic is: Personal Financial Planning & Debt Management. Speakers have been confirmed. Special thanks to Denise Diener for identifying the speaker.
May-to be determined
September-to be determined
ii. Mixers/Socials
Date: June 9th @ 6pm Location: Yard House in Long Beach
V. New Business
A. Fund Raising Ideas – Con Ed, Golf Classic, etc was tabled and will be discussed at next meeting.
B. Next Executive Committee Meeting: February 17th , 2004 at Karen Frederick’s home. Will focus on finalizing district goals for 2004.
VI. Adjournment: 9:15 pm.
Respectively Submitted,
Lisa Smith, PT
Secretary, Long Beach/South Bay District
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