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Hawaii Police Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />November 24, 2010 <br />Page 3 <br />expenses relating to the fleet program. They initially purchased 18 vehicles and then <br />another 15 shortly thereafter. They were told the fleet was a good thing to do, but the <br />repairs were not factored in at the time. The warranties have all gone out, and the <br />repairs are really starting to climb. The money for the repairs was taken away, so they <br />now have to find the money in their operating budget. They want the cars out in the <br />field, not sitting around. The cars are two and three years old and all have well over <br />60,000 miles on them. They don't have a motor pool to do the repairs. The vehicles <br />run for two shifts, sixteen hours, and then rest one shift. When asked, AC Kanehailua <br />stated that his personal opinion is that they cannot beat their subsidized program. <br />Commissioner Ono stated that they should look at the statistics. <br />AC Kanehailua that they have not started on the new CIP submittals and are only doing <br />reappropriations. Their only new project is repairs for the Ka`u police station which is <br />degrading quickly because of the salt water. The 700 megahertz communication <br />system is priority number one because it is a federal mandate. Anything with a federal <br />mandate will be priority one. If they don't have it in place by 2012, they will be fined. <br />Civil Defense has taken charge of the radio system because it will be shared with other <br />departments such as public works and fire. <br />AC Kanehailua further reported that the South Kona police station was pushed from a <br />low priority to a high priority by the council member from that district. They predicted <br />costs of between $11 and $15 million, but now the engineers are looking at $35 -$40 <br />million. When they build the building, they will have to cut into the grade. The building <br />was cut from three - stories to two - stories. The top story is the firing range. The firing <br />range has a ventilation system that's going to cost millions of dollars. Every time they <br />fire they would have to turn on the ventilation system which will suck a lot of electricity. <br />Chair Whittemore stated the site is really awkward because they can't get immediate <br />access. The ingress and egress is very challenging. <br />AC Kanehailua stated that they will have to staff the station with at least 70 additional <br />positions, both sworn and civilian. <br />Chair Whittemore asked for a presentation at the next meeting to familiarize the <br />commissioners on the proposed South Kona police station. They want to be able to <br />understand its complexities and challenges. <br />Commissioner Ignacio stated that they have many challenges with that site and yet <br />they're still moving forward. She asked at what point they are supposed to make a <br />statement that it doesn't make sense. She asked why it was a priority one. <br />AC Kanehailua stated that the Mayor's office has a committee that prioritized the <br />projects. Many of the projects are prioritized by Federal and ADA mandates. If there is <br />no mandate, it would not make the priority list, especially during these tough economic <br />times. If they are going to have projects such as a new police station or a new building <br />that is not getting funding from federal or outside sources, he feels it's an exercise in <br />