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Gregory HopkinsJay IgawaMichael Jackson <br />Kilipaki KanaeMatthew KomataJustin Kouchi <br />Lyle OmotoShane PaulosAdam Ranne <br />Gabriel SasakiMark SpainPatrick Springer <br />Joseph WedemannDesmond Wery, Jr. <br /> Budget: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Department budget review was held on March 11. <br />Thank you to Commissioner Bowles for his testimony, as well as Commissioners <br />Brazier, Whitney, and Matsuda and Ron & Noni Sanford for their p <br />support. Council members were supportive of the budget, although they did express <br />reservations with setting an 11.5% base of real property tax revenues for the HFD. <br />Recent reports indicate the HFD budget represents 8% of real property tax revenue. <br /> Alternative Funding & Grants: <br /> Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) in the Department of Homeland Security <br />Assistance to Firefighter Grant program (formerly USFA Fire Act Grant): Grant <br />writers Keola Payao & Michael Hayashida submitted the HFDÓs proposal for a <br />mobile Modular Live Fire Training Unit, which will provide invaluable training <br />opportunities for the paid and volunteer personnel. The trailer type unit can be <br />moved to different areas and can be used as a burn tower. Will <br />of accomplishing fire fighting. <br />Currently, the HFD utilizes structures scheduled for demolition to conduct live fire <br />training exercises. However, long before the training exercise can even begin, <br />the structure needs to be donated to the HFD, then approved for demolition by <br />various County & State agencies. The owner must take samples of man-made <br />materials from the structure and send them to a laboratory at his own cost. If <br />asbestos is found in any of the materials, the owner must pay a private contractor <br />to have it removed. HFD has been trying to streamline the process to make it <br />easier for the homeowners. <br />This process is very discouraging to the homeowner and severely <br />amount of structures that are donated, which in turn severely hampers the live <br />fire training exercises. <br />The acquisition of the Modular Live Fire Training Unit will circumvent this <br />problem. In addition to supporting the training of the personnel, the use of this <br />training unit will have a direct impact on the air quality of the environment. <br />Utilizing clean burning fuel (propane), emissions and particulates will be minimal. <br />The total budget for this project is $430,000. Federal request is $301,000 (70%) <br />with the HFD matching $129,000 (30%). <br /> Department of Transportation, Safe Communities Grant: Provides means of <br />obtaining State grant funding for highway safety projects. The HFD will be <br />3 <br /> <br />