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When asked, M. Gleason said he preferred policy that provided the most service to <br />people with disabilities. <br />Policy improvement recommendations <br />Define a group use policy during free public swim and increase agency responsibility <br />and supervision requirements for agencies that charge fees for their services, and <br />enhance their programs with our free public swim time. <br />Increase age limit for children requiring adult supervision from 7 to 12. Current <br />policy allows a child seven years old or above to be dropped off at the pool with no <br />supervision. <br />Research <br />Recommended ratios of children with disabilities in recreation programs, lifeguard to <br />patron ratios, and safety ratio recommendations for adapted aquatics classes. <br />Staff Development: Autism Training & Orientation for skills trainers in water safety. <br />Best practices for creation of public pool access brochure. <br />H. Marks mentioned the Kauai DD Council is working with their Department of Parks <br />and Recreation to bring in mainland interns for recreation staff. He wondered if <br />there is any communication between Parks and Recreation here and Parks and <br />Recreation on Kauai to share the interns.A. Mitchener said yes and it would be nice <br />if the University here would develop recreation degrees so local kids could <br />participate as interns, too. <br />E. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS – L. SCADDEN <br />No report. <br />J. Souza announced that the Civil Defense Agency will be meeting with the deaf <br />community on September 17, at 9 a.m. in the Waiakea Villas Trader Room. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />None. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES <br />D. Cowdrey announced that East Hawaii Special Olympics will be having a fundraiser at <br />Safeway on September 2, 3, and 4. <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />H. Marks announced that the East Hawaii DD Council’s next meeting will be held on <br />Thursday, September 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Wailoa State Park. <br />Larry Lopez and Paul Kanehiro from the Developmental Disabilities Ombudsman Office <br />will be coming to the Big Island to meet with community members in the Aupuni <br />4 <br /> <br />