2016-07-27 WPR Group Notes - Laserfiche WebLink

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Swimming Pool improvements: P&R informed us that they anticipate starting work on a replacement roof for the pool structure at Kamehameha Park sometime in July. They suggested that this is an ideal opportunity to test the new proposed system of communication (to which PWR heartily agreed). There is an order pending for the removal of the African Tulip trees next to the Pool parking area and at least some of the Norfolk Pines by the Pool. The debris from the trees has taxed pool maintenance and contributed to the rotting of the pool roof. P&R wants to work with an arborist and community groups to select and plant appropriate replacement trees. They are also looking to assess the trees by the Statue of Kamehameha. 2. The subcommittee held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 29th at the Senior Center. Due largely to the recent tree -cutting experience, approximately 40 members of the public attended, including Rep. Cindy Evans, Council Rep. Margaret Wille, and candidate for mayor, Pete Hoffmann. The subcommittee related the information cited above, explaining that the subcommittee is part of the CDP process and is thus affiliated with a county board with some degree of status at the bargaining table. They received a very positive response from the attendees, who expressed their satisfaction at being informed in advance of park maintenance issues. Those in attendance were willing to give the process a try and send their input through the subcommittee. The subcommittee suggested that maintaining a positive diplomatic attitude and suggesting alternative approaches when opposing a P&R method is more likely to get a desired response. Jeff Coakley, Kamehameha Park pool manager, explained why the African tulip and Norfolk pines should be removed. Isaiah Price, a local arborist, agreed that these types of trees were not appropriate in that setting. P&R had offered to replace the trees with more appropriate types and we discussed ways to involve middle school and/or high school students with an arborist to make a replanting event an educational one. The subcommittee invited volunteers to contact members of the PWR Subcommittee about some of the public attending the monthly meetings with Mr. Rocha. We discussed a suggestion of using the P&R Activities boards at Takata Store and the Credit Union to also announce maintenance issues. Some attendees -said they would look into applying for Friends of the Park status at Kamehameha Park. In summary: the residents who attended were happy to learn of the proposed new method of park maintenance information distribution. And they were ready to try directing their issues and complaints to the PWR subcommittee who would then negotiate with P&R.