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WCPPA Leadership Team
October 12, 2004
9 am to 3 pm
Falcon Room--SPU
Attending:
Bob Weathers, Jane Moore, Charlotte Claybrooke, Heleen Dewey, Alex Stone, Jim French, Don Willot, Bob Melson, Kyle Unland, Florence Sheehan, Amy Shuman, Tom Wells, Eileen Finnegan, Gwen Moni, Jim Eychnar
9:00 Call to order and approve agenda
Don suggested we talk about the NIH Obesity and Community Grant and the School Based Obesity Grant. Item was added to New Business.
Introductions and Round Table
Char shared work-related update to bring together a legislative issues at Assistant Secretary level. Many will be invited to participate on a policy stake-holders meeting. The Evergreen Everwell is coming up in November.
Heleen shared that the Spokane Regional Health District developed a wellness survey. Found out much information about the worksites in Spokane.Alex Stone and Amy Shuman discussed projects but the recorder had to leave the room so these were missed.
Linda S. shared that the BAW was extending to Eastern Washington on a regional trails project (applied through Rails and Trails grant of NPA) also talked about the 15 schools for the Safe Routes program partnering with WTSC. Schools that are interested can still contact BAW. Also mentioned BAW’s progress toward the Share-the-Road license plate. Jane shared that Linda had written to the Tacoma paper about bikes riding the wrong way. Also said the PAPN was granted to PHSKC and the HPRC and Feet First, KCPAC, BAW are all players receiving grants of $2,500 for each year.
Florence shared that the Wall Street Journal had an article about employee health and are now penalizing the employees to help.
David Levinger shared that Feet First is putting out the first of a series—this weeks is one motorized foot scooters. Walk-to-school week went well and the school are spreading it out to get more attention. Dave Janis, Dave and one other person will plan a calender of a year of WTS events. Also added that Liz had been added to the committte of Doug McDonalds for the DOT transportation committee (as well as Feet First, BAW, and Association of Washington Cities and regional committee representatives.)
Kyle Unland shared that the DOH has brought on a new Wellness coordinator, Scott Pritchard. Discussed the efforts to make the department work environment more healthy (new vending machies). Bob Melson and he are part of the team working on the schools model policy.
Bob Melson shared about the Oregon coalition presented before a legislative subcommittee about the Oregon bill to promote physical education in Or schools—it was move forward out of committee. The state meeting is in two weeks in Pasco.
Don Willot shared that on the Bainbridge Island group they are talking about developing contour maps to help promote bicycle tourism. An application to the hotel-motel tax is being made to get funds for this. Had their opening ceremony for the bike trail that connects four different schools on the island.
Jim French said the Wa State Parks shared how their agency is trying to figure out how the parks can do more PA promotion.
Jim Eychnar shared what the Interagency Committee did. They work as a pass through for grants and will be asked to work on the trails plan for the state next year. He is trying to break down the barriers that exist between efforts of different agencies affecting turf related to physical activity.
Eileen Finnigan shared the efforts related to the policy related to recess in the Tacoma schools and their efforts to remedy the situation. Amy stated that her newsletter was great and she should distribute it more widely.
Gwen Moni shared that the HPRC is working with the Healthy Aging to put up a website for the resources.
Approve August 2004 Minutes
Linda moved, seconded by Eileen, minutes were approved
Treasurer's Report
Linda shared report (distributed). Discussion followed. Kyle added that DOH had extra money and that about will be available for projects to be spent by next September.
Executive Director’s Report
To be emailed
Report from ED search
Tom discussed the process and where we were at the time. Don shared his positive input on the interview of Shannon. Bob concurred and also shared that the other candidates could have done the job. Jim Eychnar shared her positive aspects of Shannon. Don shared that the she should meet the group before she has the opportunity to decide. Discussion ensued whether the job would be offered or the meeting with Shannon would just be a meeting. Jim Eychnar proposed that we would like to offer her the position and then give her a chance to meet with the group and decide whether she wishes to do so. Tom called to make her aware of the process and that we were offering her the job.
Work plan update completion
Self-selected into groups
Operations –
Member services –
Public Awareness and education –
Advocacy –
Safe and Active Community Environments -
Reported back work from the workplan groups—Char took notes and will disseminate.
In a related discussion, David moved that we join Washington Alliance for Healthy Aging to partner with them to forward PA related issues. Seconded by Eileen. Motion passed.
After collecting the comments and discussion, Char asked whether there was an over-arching theme for the work plan? Would it be to implement the PA points related to the State’s PA and nutrition plan? Alex pointed out that maybe we should revisit the points in the workplan.
After lunch the Leadership Team met with Shannon Turner and answered her questions
regarding her duties and the coalition. It was determined that Tom Wells will
send amended contract to Linda, she will send to Heleen for legal review while
cc’ing
The Leadership for Active Living Washington, its Consensus Document development,
and the Follow-up meeting were discussed. It was determined that the commttee
that worked previously on the Active Living would rekindle the process now that
the new contract for the work has been signed with the DOH. This contract requires
the Coalition to finish the Consensus Document, plan and hold a follow-up meeting
with the participants from April 21st, and to develop a communication piece
on Active Living directed to the state's business leaders.
WCPPA at the WRPA meeting
Heleen or Char will do follow-up with Steve on the progress and when our talks
had to be planned
Annual meeting planning
Discussion on who (maybe student), the skill-based. Most discussion said we needed to find out what the DOH was doing with their annual meting-would they have it or not? The group from member services will meet after the hear from Char about DOH process to begin the process.
Discussion of the Obesity grants that were out there was entered. The Obesity
in the Schools grant was discussed and the different iterations of who was going
to apply (regionally with Wa, Id, Or) or just DOH with a number of academic
institutions.
Wed. Nov. 17, 2004 would be the meeting of the Operations Committee
at 1 pm at SPU.
Next meeting Wednesday Dec 1 in Olympia.
2:45 Meeting adjourned
There are 1440 minutes in every day...schedule 30 of them for physical activity.
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