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COMMUNITY LIAISON REPORTS <br />A. EDUCATION/PUBLIC AWARENESS LIAISON ‚ M. GLEASON <br />No report. <br />B. RECREATIONLIAISON ‚ L. SCADDEN <br />No report. <br />C.TRANSPORTATION LIAISON‚ D. COWDREY <br />No report. D. Cowdrey reported that she will be meeting with T. Brown next week <br />Tuesday so she should have some information for the next meeting. <br />D. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LIAISON ‚ L. SCADDEN <br />L. Scadden reported that he did not speak to Troy Kindred, Civil Defense Administrator, <br />this month. Obviously after the earthquake, there is a lot more interest in this county on <br />civil defense awareness emergency preparedness. It appears that T. Kindred is now <br />much more aware of the need to include people with disabilities in the planning and all <br />the activity. However, L. Scadden has not heard about T. Kindred asking someone to <br />attend one of their meetings. MCPD will continue to follow up. <br />S. Golden reported that this past Monday, FEMA called because they are doing a <br />survey on what people thought about their response. One of the things she told the <br />FEMA surveyor was the building where she lives, basically anybody who lives there full <br />time, submitted a request. However, she is the only person who didnt get a grant and <br />she raised the issue with the surveyor that it may have been discrimination because <br />she uses a wheelchair. The only way to follow up with FEMA is by calling their toll free <br />number. <br />J. Souza reported that yesterday at approximately 11:45 a.m. he thought he heard a <br />civil defense siren. The siren is suppose to inform people to go to their TV or radio to <br />determine what is going on. But, he has no way to know what is going on by TV or <br />radio. What is he supposed to do? <br />L. Scadden said he didnt hear any sirens and he usually can hear four sirens from his <br />home on the first day of each month when the sirens are tested. He wondered if they <br />were working in Kona. MCPD has discussed this issue with T. Kindred as well as the <br />state and federal level on what can be done to make sure people who are deaf get the <br />same type of warning. It supposed to be something that is being worked on and there <br />have been ideas discussed with the State Civil Defense personnel on getting that <br />information out to pagers, cell phones, and various ways. But, obviously it has not <br />been implemented. <br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />A.VOLUNTEERPARKINGVIOLATIONENFORCEMENTPROGRAMUPDATE‚SGT. <br />D. VERIATO <br />SergeantD.VeriatosubmittedprogramstatisticsfortheVolunteerDisabledParking <br />Enforcement Program for October to December 2006 and a summary of 2005 and <br />2006statisticswhichwasdistributedtoMCPDmembers. <br />2 <br /> <br />