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E. Mason made a motion to forward these recommendations to the Mayor. <br />L. Tobosa seconded the motion. The motion was passed. <br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />A. VOLUNTEER PARKING VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE Î <br />A. LEVIN/SGT. APELE <br />A. Levin reported that he will continue to get information from Sergeant Apele for <br />future meetings. <br />B. Whitney asked J. Lawhead why is there a difference in total man hours worked <br />from the first quarter to the third quarter. J. Lawhead responded that the decrease in <br />hours is due to the volunteers working in pairs and one voluntee <br />B. Whitney suggested that we address the issue of when the Police Department will <br />be finding more volunteers. <br />J. Lawhead mentioned that the volunteer officers need ÐsomethingÑ in order to look <br />more official. She suggested a new badge, new vest, or a removal placard for the <br />volunteers to look visible. The Captain from the Kona station is willing to send a <br />letter to the Police Chief regarding this request. In addition, the volunteer officers <br />have received a lot of cooperation from the Captain and the Police Department. <br />B. Whitney clarified MCPDÓs role as an advisory committee to the Mayor. The <br />committee does not make the decision on whether or not the volunteer officers will <br />have a new uniform. E. Mason explained that MCPD utilized their budget in order to <br />initiate the volunteer enforcement program. She suggested that MCPD write a letter <br />to the Police Department saying the committee would like to see an advertisement <br />for another volunteer training program. <br />B. UPDATE FROM DCAB Î C. FLEMING/N. OLESEN <br />A. Levin shared a report submitted by Charlotte Townsend, DCAB. <br />J. Souza raised a concern about the training sessions provided by DCAB to the <br />Police Department. The lady who provided the training didnÓt know that the training <br />was a request. She thought the training was part of the regular ADA program. <br />Secondly, a deaf person complained to him that the Police Department is still <br />harassing them even though they had training. The deaf club made a request to <br />meet with the Waimea Police Department in January in Hilo. J. Souza asked <br />A. Levin to inform him when the police training will be schedule <br />A. Levin stated that he knew the training sessions were going to be held, however <br />he did not know the specific dates. <br />C. Fleming mentioned that DCAB is talking about having more volunteers. DCAB <br />had a pilot project on Oahu which was very effective, but it took a lot of follow up <br />4 <br /> <br />