Communication Number 2018-03 South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee Minutes December

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Communication No. 2018-03 b. Waiaka Bridge: There have been concerns from the community about plant growth in and along the stream. Visibility has become more limited. c. No new updates on other projects. Police: 1. Officer May Lee reported: a. November traffic statistics i. No fatalities, 9 major accidents, 211 speeding violations, 4 abandoned vehicles, 82 moving violations, 197 regulatory violations, 9 DUIs ii. Challenges and issues with abandoned vehicles across the island. Difficulty securing a towing company for County work. iii. Attempting to map accident hotspots. Most accidents in November were occurred along Mamalahoa Highway. iv. Question from Bill Sanborn as to the main reasons for accidents. Officer Lee replied that from November, these accidents were DUI related. b. DUI checkpoints will appear throughout the holiday season. Old Business: New Business: 1. Officer Elections: a. No other community members were nominated for vacant positions b. Approval from meeting attendees to install nominated persons i. James Hustace - Chair ii. Marianne Falkner - Treasurer c. Need to fill vacant positions 2. Future meeting location of SKTSC: a. DAGS required SKTSC to carry liability insurance to further cover and indemnify the State, and to use the Waimea Civic Center Conference Room for meeting purposes. With the current SKTSC budget, the committee does not have the capacity to purchase insurance. b. The Chair reached out to numerous agencies to help identify SKTSC as a valid quasi - governmental group. i. The Hawaii Island Traffic Safety Council is standing vacant at the moment. SKTSC was a part and a member of this island -wide board in the past. c. Overwhelming qualms and concerns from meeting attendees that SKTSC is not being recognized by governmental agencies. d. Offer from Bill Sanborn and WPA to become affiliated with Waimea Preservation Association. e. The Chair looked into public venues that met ADA standards. f. Potential sites: i. Waimea Community Center ii. Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center iii. Kahilu Town Hall iv. Thelma Parker Memorial Library v. St. James Church - outdoor pavilion vi. Waimea School - cafeteria, classrooms vii. Tutu's House viii. Hospital meeting rooms ix. WPA building - affiliation with WPA g. Most sites in Waimea had a cost that would be unsustainable for long use. Thelma Parker Library was the only new site that was willing to waive a fee for community - related meetings. h. Thelma Parker Memorial Library was ultimately decided upon as the future meeting place for SKTSC.