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D. Cowdrey suggested they use the handicapped stall in the restroom as opposed to <br />the changing room since its a biggerarea with a door. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell reported that she received a complaint about the doors in the <br />Aupuni Center. She is meeting with the Department of Public Works this week to <br />address how to provide access. A woman wrote to the Mayor because she <br />observed a man in a wheelchair outside of the Aupuni Center who couldnt get in. <br />The woman and her daughter helped him opened the door and once inside he had <br />difficulty getting into a department. She and A. Levin raised this issue often and now <br />theres a complaint from a member of the public. <br />L. Scadden said that he wrote a letter to the Mayor last November on this topic <br />asking that the particular departments be aware of it and make it a high priority. He <br />offered to follow up with the Mayor on making County Building entrance doors more <br />accessibletopeoplewithdisabilities. <br />D.PARKSANDRECREATIONREPORTANDADAGUIDELINESUPDATE‚ <br />A. MITCHENER <br />No report. <br />E. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ‚ L. SCADDEN <br />L. Scadden reported that he needs to follow up on getting emergency preparedness <br />information for distribution through MCPD and other organizations locally. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />None. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES <br />S. Golden reported that the open house on Kona road projects held last night talked <br />about pedestrian safety on old projects. However, pedestrian safety is not addressed at <br />all when the county does the planning or when they do the work. The county needs to <br />establish pedestrian safety as part of the job. Perhaps MCPD could make a <br />recommendationtotheMayorthattheyalwaysconsiderthatinanyjobaspartofthe <br />planning process. Before construction started on Kuakini Highway last October, she <br />broughtuptheissueofpedestriansafety.Theanswerfromeveryonewas€dontworry <br />well take care of it. L. Scadden offered to draft a letter to the Mayor. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell explained that if there is some accessible route, the county has to <br />preserveanaccessibleroute. <br />S.GoldensaidthatconstructiononKuakiniHighwayisbeingdoneonbothsides <br />although the contractors and the county declared last October they would never do the <br />wholeprojectallatonce.Itwouldbedoneinsectionstolessentheimpactonthe <br />community. T. Spinola-Campbell asked why they were working on both sides and they <br />saidtheprojectwillbefinishedsixmonthssooner.Shealsoaskedaboutworkingat <br />night to make it faster, but the community would not approve it. <br />3 <br /> <br />