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<br />COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES <br />Friday, August 6, 2004, 10:30 a.m. <br />Kona Mayor€s Office Conference Room <br />PRESENT: Michael Gleason, Chair; Ted Yamanaka, Vice-Chair; Denise Cowdrey, <br />Lawrence Scadden, James Souza, Laura Tobosa <br />EXCUSED: Betsy Whitney, Secretary; Jack Matsui <br />GUESTS: Sergeant Randy Apele, Police Department; Nikki Cleintuar, James Cowdrey, <br />Malina Dravis, Interpreter; Chuck Fleming, DCAB Board Member; Susan Golden, <br />John Hartman, H.A.W.K.; Andrea Johnson, CNA; Joan Lawhead, Volunteer <br />Enforcement Officer; Lisa Lynch, Mental Health Division; Alisa Mitchener, Recreation <br />Specialist-Department of Parks and Recreation; Sonia Scadden, Teri Spinola-Campbell, <br />Personnel Program Specialist <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m. An introduction of committee members, <br />staff, and guests wasmade. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />D. Cowdrey made a motion to accept the minutes of July 2, 2004. L. Scadden <br />seconded the motion. The motion was passed. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ISSUES <br />J. Hartman wanted to correct the record that Kahaluu Beach Park does not have rubber <br />mats for wheelchair access and also there is no new pavilion. The accessible route was <br />made ofmanufacturedlumber with plastics and resins and it ran from the parking lot in <br />the south end of the park to the north end of the park to the northern pavilion with the <br />newly renovated restrooms. There was no effort to bring this walkway to the ocean for <br />water entrance due to the fact that the surface under the water is lava rock and coral <br />andwouldbeimpossibleforamobility-impairedpersontowalkonit.Thebestwayto <br />enter the water at Kahaluu would be to install a short pier/dock and have the disabled <br />enterthewaterviaahoistordoasIdocrawldowntothewaterandfloatoutontopof <br />the water over the bottom of the lava rock and coral. <br />TREASURER€S REPORT <br />The treasurer€s report was reviewed. <br />D.Cowdreymadeamotiontoacceptthetreasurer€sreportassubmitted.J.Souza <br />seconded the motion. The motion was passed. <br />CORRESPONDENCE <br />CorrespondencewasdistributedtoMCPDmembers. <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />