2006-09-13 Fire Commission Minutes

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them of the arrangements, providing the seven-day notification issue is addressed. Chair Maedo asked for a show of hand in favor of the motion. Ayes: Kudlo, Okabe, Bertsch, and Browne. Nays: Maedo, Brazier, and Matsuda. The motion was carried. Consideration on the location of the meetings held in West Hawai'i. · Commissioner Browne stated that he is concerned with the parking problem at the Kona Center Building and expects it to get worse with the Drivers License office situated in the same location. He would like the Fire Commission to considermovingitsKonameetingstoadifferentlocation.Heasked Commissioner Bertsch if he had any suggestions on other locations. Commissioner Bertsch stated that there are a number of areas that have meeting rooms, although not as nice as the current location. He would suggest retaining the same location. However, sometimes the resorts may donate a room if the function includes using their restaurant facilities. His experience with Police Commission was to have their meetings rotated between Hilo, Waimea, and Kona. This breaks the trip up for all parties. Commissioner Brazier asked Chief Oliveira whether he had any suggestions. Chief Oliveira stated that although the department has not researched facilities, he assumes that it would most likely come down to a resort facility because there are limited county resources in Kona. Commissioner Okabe suggested that the commission consider/investigate the idea and bring forth the various suggestions at the next meeting. Commissioner Kudlo asked whether there was meeting facilities at the Fire Stations. Chair Maedo stated that the Fire Commission had raised this issue before. However, the Fire Stations do not have meeting facilities. Commissioner Okabe agreed that there is concern with public parking. There is a two-hour time limit, and in the past a commissioner received a parking ticket. Noni Sanford asked whether the Fire Commission could meet at its past location at Keauhou Shopping Center. 11