2005-07-01 Committee on People with Disabilities Minutes

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J. Viernes replied that Corporation Counsel is not providing the applications of interested applicants. Secondly, M. Gleason said he had someone in mind to apply from Kona and she did not submit an application. B. Whitney asked if Corporation Counsel is willing to contact the applicants since they will not provide the contact information. She will contact M. Gleason to see if he will ask this particular individual if they are still interested in applying. T. Yamanaka offered to follow up with Corporation Counsel. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. VOLUNTEER PARKING VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE – SGT. D. VERIATO No report. B. UPDATE FROM DCAB – C. FLEMING/D. JACKSON/N. OLESEN No report. T. Spinola-Campbell reported that she received an e-mail that D. Jackson is on vacation. C. ADA COORDINATOR’S REPORT – T. SPINOLA-CAMPBELL T. Spinola-Campbell provided her report as the ADA Coordinator for June 2005. ADA Coordinator’s report attached. T. Spinola-Campbell reported that Senator Russell Kokubun attended the East Hawaii committee meeting of the State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities. The focus of the meeting was the search for a missing person who has a developmental disability. He has been missing for approximately six to eight weeks. The East Hawaii Committee on Developmental Disabilities wants to get legislation in the state which mandates something like an amber alert for when a person with a disability or developmental disability in particular goes missing. They don’t want the police waiting the standard 48 hours protocol for searches. Three representatives from the police department also attended the meeting. Howard Marks from the East Hawaii DD Council had been in touch with a company in Texas called Project Life Save. People could voluntarily purchase a bracelet which has a tracking device on it. The police or fire department would have these units on both sides of the island and they could immediately track people who are missing. This device can find people in water, woods, or wherever they are.T. Spinola-Campbell said that she informed the Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) about it at the ADA Coordinator’s meeting. This device would cost only $5,000 for the whole island versus a helicopter search which costs $300 to $400 an hour. The bracelet would cost about $2 per bracelet. Senator R. Kokubun said he would support legislation for missing person searches for people with disabilities statewide. The police department has announced that they are going for nationwide certification. This process ensures that all their policies and procedures are reviewed so national standards are met. It takes approximately three years to receive the certification. This 2