2022-06-30 Fire Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes June 30, 2022 Page 6 batteries are changed out, it's pretty quick to be able to use the equipment and find them if they wander off. Chair Kosaki explained what Project Lifesaver is, and stated that It's a tracking device for people that may get lost, like the elderly or people with dementia. They wear a tracking device in the event that they wander off. From the helicopter, they have a 5-mile radius they can pinpoint where the person is, and on the ground, they would have a one -mile to two-mile radius. He stated that it takes a lot of maintenance, you need to replace the batteries and make sure the equipment is functioning. He was wondering if there were any new developments over the years. Chief Todd stated that community paramedicine and FMS Ills have basically taken over the management of the program. The battery changes and maintenance are done by paramedic captains and they have been doing an amazing job. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Discussion regarding scheduling Fire Commission meetings at Council Chambers: Chair Kosaki stated that if the commission wants to continue having it at Council Chambers, there are pros and cons to it. The Commission will be restricted to certain days that the chambers are available, but the meetings could be streamed and the commission would be able to have video conferencing. Ms. Correa asked if there will be closed captioning and if we will be ADA compliant. Chief Todd stated that he's recording the meeting, we aren't live because he doesn't have the bandwidth, and is running off the Wi-Fi. Once the video is uploaded to YouTube, it'll come with automatic subtitling and the entire transcript could be downloaded. Chair Kosaki asked about the available dates in Council Chambers for the remainder of the year. Ms. Correa stated July 21 in Hilo, August 25 in Kona, September 22 in Hilo, October 27 in Kona, November 17 in Hilo, and December 22 in Kona. Commissioner Henkel stated that he's under the impression at any of these meetings we will be able to live stream if we choose to. Chief Todd stated he doesn't know about live streaming, but we'll be recording and if you need to zoom into the meeting, you should be able to do so. Chief Todd stated that we could test it out at the next meeting. Chair Kosaki stated for clarification, that all meetings identified will be at Council Chambers, either in Hilo or West Hawaii. If something comes up, we could change the venue, but for planning purposes, they will be held in chambers on those dates. Ms. Correa will cancel all other previously booked venues at the conference rooms. Recess was called at 10:04 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:21 a.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC) Commissioner Wolf motioned to meet in executive session to work on the evaluation of the Fire Chief and may consult with the commission's attorney on questions and issues