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NEW BUSINESS <br />A. PROJECT IMPACT <br />Tabled. <br />J. Souza reported that he went to Oahu and received a yellow identification card <br />which says "I am deaf." He wondered if the County of Hawaii could have the same <br />identification card issued by the police department for hearing impaired people. In <br />addition, our police officers on the Big Island work well with the deaf community. <br />Every year when the police recruits graduate, a deaf person is hired to explain what <br />to do with deaf people. N. Olesen offered to bring this issue up at the next DCAB <br />meeting. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES <br />J. Hartman raised concerns about 504 and ADA requirements. He is learning that many <br />of our curb cuts come under 504. Builder's Express in Kona and Mamalahoa Highway <br />in Waimea are under some form of litigation right now. He received a telephone call <br />yesterday that the people who sign off on curb cuts in Hilo are using at times <br />R. Amundson to say they are okay. However, J. Hartman is finding out that some of the <br />curb cuts that R. Amundson is surveying are not okay. R. Amundson is a person who is <br />an advocate and uses a wheelchair, but a person cannot tell if a curb cut is correct just <br />by going up and down a slope in a wheelchair. Therefore, J. Har <br />person over to Hilo to review several curb cuts in question. He encouraged MCPD to <br />review the job description for ADA/504 Coordinator because 504 is mentioned <br />prominently in the document. The county is not paying any attention to program access <br />which is totally 504. <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />The next meeting will be held on Friday, May 2, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. in Hilo. Location to <br />be announced. <br />The July meeting will be held on Thursday, July 3, 2003 instead of Friday because of <br />the July 4 holiday. <br />L. Onorato expressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve on MCPD, and thanked <br />her fellow committee members. She will be moving to Maui becaus <br />employment. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m. <br />RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, <br />_______________________________ <br />JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY <br />5 <br />