WCPPA Meeting

August 2, 2006

Meeting Notes

Board of Directors: Jane Moore, David Levinger, Amy Shumann, Liz McNett Crowl, Lynn Zimmerman, Heleen Dewey, Bob Weathers

Leadership Team: Don Willott, Heather Ramsay, David Tanner, Janet Bissell, James Kissee, Eileen Finnigan, Anne Fritzel, Jessyn Schor, Darcy Celletti, Dave Janis, Dave Buchner, Gwen Moni,

Buzz Truitt, Dori Babcock, Becca Deehr

Underline = attended meeting

Agenda Item	Action	Follow-up
June minutes	June meeting minutes approved
ED Report	o Decision made by BOD to not be recipients of poker tournament money. Jane will provide promoter with some contacts and potential recipients: American Heart Association, Austin Foundation, etc. o Jane is applying for a grant from Union Pacific. She will ask for funding to expand 5186 materials, adapt for different size cities, and get a presentation ready to take on the road. It would also be adapted for citizens, not just planners and city/county government folks. The goal is to mobilize our resources to create local/grassroots citizens to demand 5186 changes. Don suggested an increased focus on seniors and universal design. o Dave B. suggested o Involving AARP in reviewing content for appropriateness o Include in toolkit a document from urban land institute on designing active communities o Use state pa practitioners to keep up to date with what other states are doing o Jane will check with Bob Melson about a liaison to our group from WAPHERD	James will ask Anne Fritzel if she will adapt for citizens. Don volunteered to link Bainbridge Is. Non-motorized person with Anne Fritzel. Add workshop dates to the website to highlight progress.
Operations Committee Report	Bob reported that the committee needed more clarification about coalition goals and 2007 work plan before deciding on contract/pay revisions for Jane. James suggested Waterways Coalition as potential new Leadership Team members and reported that they would like someone from WCPPA to be on their coalition. Bob agreed to be this person and will pay the $25 membership fee with his own money.
Review DOH contract and WCPPA goals	DOH Contract: o Build capacity o Leadership workshop o Communication o Policy/Procedures WCPPA Goals o GMA amendments o Annual meeting o Be at pa events o Active Living Leadership o Other benefits pa o Local coalition support o Outreach to seniors, disabled, people of color
	Next annual meeting Spring ’07 – no funding from DOH One idea: focus on how to reach the inactive Amy suggested Mark Fenton as keynote. Other suggestions: Brian Saelens, Pete Lagerwey, David Engwicht	Amy will contact Mark Fenton re fees and presentations.
	Committees: o ACEs (David Tanner and Dave Janis) o Advocacy (Jessyn?) o Public Education/Awareness combine with Membership under new name “outreach”? (Janet) o Operations (Bob W.)	Jane will ask Jessyn if she’s willing to chair the advocacy committee
Next WCPPA meeting	October 11^th, the Center at Norpoint	Jane will ask James to report on activities and progress of the National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health0