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NEW BUSINESS <br />Agenda Item 1: <br />Standardize the purchase of Type 1 Cirrus Optimus Sound Level Meters for Department of Liquor Control <br />Enforcement section. <br />Members of the committee reviewed the written request and attachments submitted from Department of Liquor <br />Control. <br />Mr. Gonzalez — Our liquor establishments must follow the noise ordinances in the County and our Investigators <br />are responsible in carrying this out. The Department of Health (DOH) Safety branch delegated this <br />responsibility to each County. These meters are used to measure sound and respond to noise complaints. The <br />meters we currently have were purchased 15 years ago and the recommended cycle of life is about 10 years. We <br />would like to replace them. <br />The meters are no longer called Quest meters, now called Cirrus meters. It's uniform across the State; all the <br />Liquor Investigators on every island use the same equipment as the DOH. DOH personnel come to our island <br />every year to certify our investigators on how to take measurements and prepare reports. There's familiarity <br />with the device and the systems too. <br />Ms. Sako — The meters used are consistent statewide with all the agencies and the DOH. It's easier too if you <br />need it for court/hearings? <br />Mr. Gonzales — Yes, the training and recertifications on how to testify and how to take measurements is uniform <br />across the State. We want to be on the same system as the State and the other islands. Kaua'i is going through <br />the same exact process right now. <br />Mr. Yoshimoto -_ Do you have training lined up as soon as you get these new meters assuming its approved? <br />Mr. Gonzales — Prior to covid, the training was occurring every year around March. We'll go to Kona <br />overnight to an establishment that would annually get noise complaints and take readings there. This would be <br />our annual check on whether there are issues. Due to covid, DOH was not sending personnel out but they are <br />now. We are hosting a Statewide Investigator training in November of this year and one component of that <br />training is DOH giving training to all investigators that attend. <br />Mr. Yoshimoto — Sounds good. <br />Mr. Sewake — Is that the older model? (In reference to the current sound meter on the table). <br />Mr. Gonzalez — Yes, this is an older model, purchased around 2007. The company is now called Cirrus. Now <br />the sound meters have Bluetooth technology. Right now, to download the data we still must plug the device via <br />hard wire to the computer. <br />Every year we mail the meter and the calibrator to an independent lab to calibrate because we are required to <br />have it operate + or — one decibel for accuracy since it's used in court. We have two meters, one in Hilo and <br />one in Kona. One of the meters is no longer within the court acceptable tolerance; it's beyond the 1 decibel. <br />We would like to replace our aging equipment. <br />Mr. Sewake — So far, have the devices have been reliable? <br />