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<br />Paige called the meeting back to order. <br /> <br />ACCESS AD HOC COMMITTEE <br />Review and Approval of a Thank You Letter to the Police Department <br /> <br />Letter to the Police Chief was read by Pauline. <br />There was discussion on the corrections they wanted to make on the letter and a <br />new one will be forthcoming. <br /> <br />W. Tanigawa <br /> made a motion to accept the letter with corrections. It was <br />C. Cholas <br />seconded by . All were in favor. None opposed. <br /> <br />Discussion on the Committee’s Findings with County Services – Police <br />Department, Mass Transit Agency and Public Works Department <br /> <br />The members were surprised that Sgt. Pauole didn’t really know that much about <br />the process for disabled parking. He didn’t know about the ID cards, how and <br />when the placards are used. It was a surprise that he didn’t know that everybody <br />that has a placard has to carry an ID card. It seemed like they weren’t very <br />educated on the program at all. And it didn’t seem like they were doing citations. <br /> <br />T. Spinola-Campbell <br /> stated that she does ADA and law enforcement classes for <br />recruits and includes the HRS regarding the disabled parking. Teri read the <br />comments where Sgt. Pauole said that he is constantly writing grants and wasn’t <br />that involved in the enforcement of disabled parking violations. That’s probably <br />why he is not that informed about it. Teri did see an officer go over to someone <br />parked in a stall and ask for ID so some officers do understand the process. <br /> <br />T. Spinola-Campbell <br /> suggested that it would be a great project for the <br />committee to put together a training packet and offer it to the police and other law <br />enforcement and private security. <br /> <br />P. De Lima <br /> felt there should be more incentive to go out and issue a citation, <br />because $250 is a significant amount, and people getting that won’t be so happy <br />about paying it. I thought they are very sensitive towards people with disabilities <br />but I think that they need to be educated so that they feel comfortable about <br />asking to see their ID card. And once word goes out that someone got a ticket, it <br />might deter people from parking when they are not supposed to. <br /> <br />J. Floyd <br /> mentioned that maybe Bill Nakamatsu from DCAB could come over and <br />give a training about the placard and the state law regarding that. At the last <br />meeting, Jesse had a question about Art Nakayama and his role as security - Art <br />Nakayama is from Public Works, Traffic’s Division, and he does issue tickets in <br />County parking lot, and Downtown Hilo. <br /> <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />