2013-02-13 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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HawaiÒi County Fire Commission Meeting Minutes February 13, 2013 Page 2 year. Robert Belcher (department fiscal agent) will be at the next meeting to explain and answer any questions pertaining to the budget. On January 18, they met with County Finance on the departmentÓs FY 2013/14 budget. They were asked to justify the increase in overtime salary and wages which has increased every year for the last three years. They have also added a supplementary budget for two Class A pumpers. They are working with the MayorÓs office to get unfunded positions funded. Additional meetings will be held with Finance. Information on the budget is relayed to the districts during monthly staff meetings. ALTERNATIVE FUNDING AND GRANTS FY 2012 SAFER Grant: Have not yet received word. FY 2012 Assistance to Fire Firefighters Grant Application: Have not yet received word. FY 2013 CDBG Grant for Waiakea Quint: Have not yet received word, but application was sent to the next level of review. Capital Improvement Projects Kawailani Fire Station Replacement: CIP project put into proposal last year. Met with Council Member Fresh Onishi the beginning of February. They are proceeding with land acquisition, which is being donated by DLNR. It is off of Haihai Street, somewhat in line with the current station. They continue to work with the Mayor and Finance to see if they can get the project proposal accepted. Land acquisition is the biggest hurdle. Hpuna Water Safety Tower: Still waiting for DLNR approval to put beach. This will be on DLNRÓs February 20 meeting agenda. The draying vendor is ready and waiting for word to deliver. 2013 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES UPDATE: Chief Rosario reported that last month he visited eight companies. He met with Council Member Onishi to discuss the Kawailani station replacement and other things. He wants to have face to face meetings with every council member in their district according to their schedule. He does not put time limits on the station visits. Chair Taniguchi Chief is very busy, thought his visitation scheduled was aggressive, and appreciated his efforts to visit the men and women at the stations. Regarding expansion of Ocean Safety coverage, Chair Taniguchi asked about the status of Act 190. Chief Rosario stated that the signs have been placed in all county beach parks. The Legislature monitors this closely. They have a contract with the State to guard Hpuna. For the expansion of Ocean Safety, his goal is to allow for