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SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS <br />A. EDUCATION/PUBLIC AWARENESS SUBCOMMITTEE – M. GLEASON <br />M. Gleason reported that this subcommittee did not meet this month. <br />B. RECREATION SUBCOMMITTEE – L. SCADDEN <br />L. Scadden reported that this subcommittee did not meet this month. However, <br />there have been correspondence and telephone calls among D. Cowdrey, <br />A. Mitchener, and himself. <br />C. TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE – B. WHITNEY <br />No report. <br />L. Scadden reported that he is interested in finding out about some of the new <br />changes supposed to be made for transportation in Kona. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell reported that effective January 3, 2005 all Hele-On bus routes <br />from Hawaiian Ocean View to Kawaihae are free. The new bus schedules will take <br />effect in February. New routes will allow transportation from the Kona airport and <br />Kona hospital. <br />D. Cowdrey added that the route from Pahoa into Hilo is free for two years. <br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />A. VOLUNTEER PARKING VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE – <br />SGT. VERIATO <br />Sergeant D. Veriato submitted program statistics for the Volunteer Disabled Parking <br />Enforcement Program for the year 2004 which was distributed to MCPD members. <br />B. UPDATE FROM DCAB – C. FLEMING/D. JACKSON/N. OLESEN <br />The December 2004 and January 2005 report from D. Jackson, DCAB was <br />distributed to MCPD members. <br />C. ADA COORDINATOR’S REPORT – T. SPINOLA-CAMPBELL <br />T. Spinola-Campbell provided her report as the ADA Coordinator for November and <br />December 2004. ADA Coordinator’s report attached. <br />L. Scadden said that The Arc of Hilo is involved with the bottle bill. He assumes that <br />considerations are given to accessibility issues because someone has raised it to <br />DCAB. M. Gleason replied that all of their sites will be accessible and all of their <br />employees working at those sites have to have a year’s experience working with <br />people with disabilities. L. Scadden suggested some kind of publicity because the <br />community needs to know about accessibility. <br />M. Gleason reported that the bottle redemption centers which will be operated by <br />The Arc of Hilo are: Keaau Transfer Station, Kealakehe Transfer Station, Waimea <br />Transfer Station, Hilo Transfer Station, Waiohinu Transfer Station, Keauhou Transfer <br />Station, and Puako Transfer Station. <br />2 <br /> <br />