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<br /> <br /> <br /> Mr. Honma feels their next project at Old A’s is going to test his team’s ability <br />to communicate. There is a big project planned at Old A’s as well as the park <br />project in Pāhoa; his team is going to be separated and stretched real thin <br />and their ability to communicate is going to be fundamental. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mitchell reported the following on staffing: <br /> <br /> <br /> Mr. Honma has an open door policy and refers to his people as his team. His <br />department is a family and he is very knowledgeable of issues or things going <br />on with his employees and their families. <br /> <br /> Mr. Honma’s degree is in Sociology. <br /> <br /> Schedule adjustments are made so employees can attend meetings at school <br />for their children or take their children to appointments. <br /> <br /> Employees rarely ask for overtime. <br /> <br /> There’s an unstated agreement that you’re going to work a little extra on your <br />own, but you’re going to be treated with high levels of respect. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mitchell reported the following on park facilities: <br /> <br /> <br /> Some park facilities are closed least one or two days a month because of fire <br />ant or other pest infestation. The Department included $180,000 in last year’s <br />budget for three positions specifically for fire ant and spider infestation and <br />control. <br /> <br /> County pools take a fair amount of time, money and energy to maintain. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mitchell asked how much people are being charged to swim in the County <br />pools. Ms. Maddox said there is no fee to swim in the pools. She also stated Friends <br />of the Kona Aquatic Center is extremely active in raising funds for the improvements at <br />the Kona Aquatic Center. They’ve raised funds for the photovoltaic system, purchased <br />chairs for the deck and new lane lines. <br /> <br />4. DISCUSSION/ACTION REGARDING PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS AND <br />FORMAT AND CONTENTS OF FINAL REPORT <br /> <br />A. Develop and implement a computer tracking system for County vehicles <br />within significant departments and/or County-wide. Mileage reports are <br />to be mandated and timely. <br /> <br /> Ms. Maddox asked for any additional thoughts or clarification to the language. <br />Mr. Mitchell had a conversation with a gentleman on Maui who is familiar with this and <br />he wants to be cautious, does not want the language to be too narrow. Mr. Mitchell <br />reported this pretty common for medium size police forces and county agencies on the <br />mainland. He would like to get a little more information from the County of Maui and <br />thinks this is something this County can implement. <br /> <br /> Mr. Matsuda asked Ms. Garson if leaving the language as “mileage reports are to <br />be mandated and timely”, has to be specific or let the departments decide when reports <br />are going to be due. Ms. Garson replied to leave it broad. <br /> <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />