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Fire Administration and Support Facility: Continuing to meet with the <br />design consultant and the Police Department. Police Dispatch provided <br />its space requirements in order to incorporate their needs into the design. <br />The Fire Department’s goal is to complete the design phase and move <br />forward into the bid for construction by the end of 2008. <br /> Central Fire Station: The Department of Public Works continues to <br />negotiate a design contract. At the present time, the department is <br />working with two design consultants and has begun the environmental <br />assessment. The design consultants are KYA Design Group and PBR <br />Hawai'i. <br /> Central Fire Station Retrofit Project: The roof renovation is complete. <br />However, there were some repairs that were not done by the contractor. <br />The Department of Public Works Project Coordinator is putting together a <br />punch list of those discrepancies that need to be finished. Among those <br />repairs is the plastering of some of the interior walls. <br /> Captain Cook Fire Station: Chief Oliveira and Commissioner Rosehill met <br />with the personnel on November 28, 2007, to discuss and address the <br />personnel’s concerns with the project. The staff was advised that <br />although the project will be delayed because funds were not available to <br />move forward with the construction of the additional apparatus bay, the <br />department will be able to proceed with the ADA improvements and the <br />hazmat abatement because those monies were allocated. Other <br />discussions included suggestions of alternative accommodations for the <br />duration of the project. <br /> Keaau Fire Station: Met with Mayor Kim, Department of Finance, and the <br />Police Department on November 28, 2007, in order to revisit the site <br />options for a Keaau Fire/Police Complex. The Mayor’s directive was to <br />have the County’s Real Property Manager open discussions on cost with <br />both Shipman and Kamehameha Schools’ landowners, whose properties <br />are being considered. <br />Promotions and Hiring <br />Active recruits include: <br />Open-Competitive Recruitment <br />th <br /> Firefighter Recruit: 37 Firefighter Recruit Class is scheduled to start in <br />January 2008. There is a total of 19 candidates. Their family orientation <br />is planned for this Saturday, December 15, 2007, at 1:00 p.m., at the <br />Aupuni Center Conference Room. Commissioners are welcome to attend. <br /> Ocean Safety: Interviews are scheduled for Thursday, December 13, <br />2007, to fill four Water Safety Officers. <br /> Storekeeper: As part of the request from the State’s EMS contract, the <br />department was able to secure funding for a storekeeper. Recruitment will <br />be conducted and the target hire date is February 1, 2008. <br />3 <br /> <br />