2004-10-14 Veteran Advisory Committee Minutes

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Veterans Advisory Committee Page 2 October 14, 2004 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Veterans Cemetery III — West Hawaii Minoru Hanato announced that Veterans Cemetery III will be closed for approximately three (3) weeks during landscape project. Previous Meeting Minutes — September 23, 2004 • The Minutes of the September 23, 2004 meeting were approved as submitted. STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD — REPORT Delbert Nishimoto, Big Island representative on the State Veterans Advisory Board had no report. Veterans Cemetery II Delbert Nishimoto made a recommendation to committee members to coordinate a physical walk through inspection with checklist of the Veterans Cemetery II — Expansion Project with P &R Director Patricia Engelhard and the Park Planner. Project is in its final phase and there is a depression of approximately 3 to 4 inches on the top soil application which is uncalled for. There is distinct indication that water is being drained and there is a ditch line in the cemetery area. The roof of the shelter which was suppose to be completely removed and done with a new material has been incorporated with the old material. The roof is light green on one side and dark green on the other and the copper gutter is partially very aged and partially brand new. State Cemetery Grants Program Project Manager Scott Gebhardtsbauer recommended during his visit last month that projects should not be accepted below standard. Delbert feels that project is way below standard. Director Engelhard will arrange a walk through of project with the P &R Park Planner, a representative from M &E and invite committee members to participate. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VETERANS CEMETERY III — WEST HAWAII Landscaping Improvement Project Les Chess of the Golf Course Superintendent's Association reported that 7 or 8 veterans worked at the cemetery yesterday. Additional irrigation lines were installed and a new valve on the south perimeter. During the week prior, all the sprinkler heads were raised. Irrigation system is 90% completed, all headstones have been removed, numbered and placed on pallets. Two forms of replacing headstones properly will be used — GPS and by extra measurements taken from fence to benchmarks by Minoru Hanato. Top soil was scheduled to be delivered by De Luz (also donated by him) on Saturday, however, because of restrictions on the Waikoloa Road due to the Annual Ironman Triathlon,