HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN PWPRC 2017/02/07 2016-2018COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
PARKS AND RECREATION
I` Session
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
February 7, 2017
CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Public Works and Parks and
ORDER: Recreation was called to order at 9:06 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Hilo,
by Ms. Jennifer Ruggles, Chair.
ROLL CALL
Present: Ms.
Jennifer Ruggles, Chair
Ms.
Maile Medeiros David, Vice Chair
Mr.
Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member
Ms.
Karen Eoff, Member, Member
Mr.
Dru Mame Kanuha, Member
Ms.
Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member
Ms.
Eileen O'Hara, Member
Ms.
Valerie T. Poindexter, Member
Mr.
Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, HI, Member
STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items.
PUBLIC ON
AGENDA ITEMS: The following individuals registered to speak and came forward when called by
the Chair:
Myles Miyasato: Comm. 70, comment.
Jon Olson: Comm. 83, comment.
COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
CATIONS: Communications.
Comm. 70: REQUESTS DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
REGARDING REPAIR WORK AND FUNDING FOR REPAIR WORK
FOR WAIANUENUE AVENUE AND COUNTY STREETS IN
DOWNTOWN HILO
From Council Member Aaron S. Y. Chung, dated January 3, 2017.
MS. LEE LOY: Motion to defer communication.
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Motion to Postpone:
Vote on Motion to
Postpone:
(Approved)
February 7, 2017
CHR. RUGGLES: Do we have a second?
Ms. Lee Loy moved to postpone Comm. 70 to March 7, 2017.
Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. RUGGLES: Is there any discussion?
MS. LEE LOY: Yeah, thank you, Chair. My understanding is Council Member
Chung is requesting the deferral to the March 7 t meeting. The Department of
Public Works had a conflict in schedule, and they'll actually be preparing a
PowerPoint presentation, so they're asking, not only Council Member Chung, but
the department is asking for additional time to prepare for that meeting.
CHR. RUGGLES: Okay, we have a motion to postpone by Council Member
Lee Loy, seconded by Council Member David. I'm sorry, a motion to defer,
seconded by Council Member David. All those in favor please say "aye."
The motion to postpone Comm. 70 to March 7, 2017, was
carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Richards, and
Chair Ruggles - 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Chung - 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. RUGGLES: Okay, motion to defer to March 7, 2017, carried.
CHR. DAVID: Excuse me, Chair, that's eight "ayes" and one "absent."
MS. POINDEXTER: I don't know if there's a difference versus postpone,
because "postpone" will come back with testimony again. Usually when we
recess or defer something, it's not re -testimony. So, I think the motion was a
motion to postpone or defer?
MS. LEE LOY: Yeah, I want to leave it as motion to postpone. I'm not sure,
when that communication comes forward, I'm assuming there'll be some backup
material and other individuals might see stuff there that they would comment on,
so I just want the doors open as possible.
CHR. RUGGLES: Okay, thank you. Okay, at this time I'm going to move on to
Communication 83, Mr. Clerk.
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Comm. 83: REQUESTS A BRIEFING BY THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND
RECREATION REGARDING MAJOR DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS
UNDERWAY AND THOSE PROPOSED AROUND THE ISLAND
From Council Member Jen Ruggles, dated January 11, 2017.
Motion to Close File: Ms. O'Hara moved to close file on Comm. 83. Seconded
by Ms. Poindexter.
(Note: At this time, Parks and Recreation Director Charmaine Kamaka
and Deputy Director Ryan Chong came forward to address the members
of the Committee.)
CHR. RUGGLES: Thank you, Charmaine, for being here. I requested
Ms. Kamaka for being here to sort of bring the Council up to date on major
projects around the island, and to give us an opportunity to get on the same page
on the status of all the projects on Parks and Recreation; and also, what their
greatest challenges are and the things that are going really well for them, things
that they might need, and just to get us on the same page. So thank you for being
here, Charmaine.
MS. KAMAKA: Good morning. Thank you. Am I on? Good morning, Council.
I have my deputy here with me. So what I'd like to do first is go over completed
projects, and then move into ongoing projects, and then projects that we intend to
do, if that's okay? And then you can ask questions about it afterwards, if that's
okay?
Okay, so let's start with completed projects, we have the Hilo Bayfront Trail and
Waimea District Park, completed; Hilo Municipal Golf Course, 98 percent
completion; Ho`olulu Park, new outdoor tennis courts, 99 percent completion;
Hilo Municipal Golf Course, 98 percent completion; Honaunau Rodeo
Improvements, 100 percent completed; Hualani Ball Field lighting, completed;
Hisaoka gym new flooring, completed; Kailua Park Ball Field lighting,
completed; Kailua Park Canoe Hale No. 2, completed; Kailua Park Soccer Field
lighting, completed; Kamanalani Park Improvements, completed; Kohala
Judiciary ceiling, construction is complete.
We have the Afook Chinen reroofing, 95 percent completed. We're working with
contractor on some minor issues that we've got to resolve.
Hilo Drag Strip and Skeet Range at a 93 percent completion. It's a little behind
schedule, so I'm receiving phone calls from some anxious drag racers.
Kailua Park tennis courts. The bid documents for the lighting there are out to bid.
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We have the Kamehameha Park upper ball fields electrical service improvements,
95 percent completed; Kamehameha Park upper ball field scoreboard
replacement, 99 percent completed; Mahu-kona Beach Park electric service
improvements, 98 percent completed; Pahoa District Park Phase I at a 99 percent
completion; Mo`oheau Bandstand renovation is at a 99 percent completion;
Mauna Kea recreation area, 99 percent completion.
And in the works, we have the Kuawa Sports Field, is at a 70 percent completion;
Kukuihaele Park, at a 60 percent completion; Ka`u Gym, right now is under peer
review.
Konawaena Pool, we are doing the pre -con site meeting on the 9th of this month,
for solar and roofing repairs, and then we'll start work. And then in Hawaiian
Paradise Park, we have the 20 parcel there in Paradise Park. We're choosing a
consultant to for Planning and Design of that park. That's pretty much what's
going on in terms of facilities.
You asked me my perspective on what's going well for the department, its strong
points. We are a department that is 450 strong, large department. During the
summer, we picked up 90 summer fun and learn to swim employees for
temporary purposes. We have over 200 facilities; we're trying to nail down the
exact number. I always say over 200, we're trying to nail that down. So we got a
lot of ground to cover, 4,000 acres.
I have been to many of our parks, and our guys and gals do an excellent of
maintaining the facilities or the grounds. The facilities, we try to do our best at
that too. That's our strength, our employees.
In terms of our greatest challenges and needs, manpower and old equipment. Due
to budgetary constraints, we're all tightening belts as we should. We're doing
more with less. That's our challenge.
Where we're going from here, what our primary focus going forward is, is ADA
(American with Disabilities Act); repair and maintenance of our existing
facilities: and HAZMAT (Hazardous Materials) identification and remediation,
and that's a big deal.
When we finish off most of these projects, which will be around the middle of the
year, our Planning Division will be doing facility audits, which were called for in
the Legislative Auditor's audit reports. We have facility audits, but they're
ongoing. You have to continually up them, so we'll be doing facility audits to
prioritize repair and maintenance and funding. So that's basically where we're at
right now in my eight short weeks of working with the department, and I steady
ready for your questions.
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CHR. RUGGLES: Are there any questions? Mr. Chung.
MR. CHUNG: Thank you. Good morning, Charmaine, good morning.
MS. KAMAKA: Good morning, Aaron.
MR. CHUNG: Sorry I came in a little late. But I'm just wondering that list that
you were reading off of, was it provided to us?
MS. KAMAKA: No, it's my chicken scratch notes.
MR. CHUNG: Could you send us a copy of that because it was kind of difficult
for me to follow, yeah? If I had it in advance, I could've been prepared to see
what projects were online, and then kind of cross-reference it with how things
were going.
MS. KAMAKA: Okay, I'll email you a copy.
MR. CHUNG: You spoke about the Ka`u gym peer review, and we read about it
in the paper but I don't know much more than what I read. Can you just tell us
what's going on? We sending something like $100,000, right, on this peer
review. Is that something that we do for all projects, or is it because of the nature
of that gymnasium?
MS. KAMAKA: I think it's becauseI don't believe we do it for all projects. I
think it's specific to this project.
MR. CHUNG: Why is that? Why specific for—was it part of the grant? What's
going on?
MS. KAMAKA: I can't answer that. I will get that answer for you. I believe it
has to do with hardening of the gym.
MR. CHUNG: Hardening?
MS. KAMAKA: Because it's a shelter.
MR. CHUNG: Because it's a shelter, yeah, okay.
MS. KAMAKA: That's what I believe.
MR. CHUNG: Okay. Alright. Over the last few years, there's been a flurry of
facilities, you know, construction activity and facilities built. Have you guys
done any kind of analysis as toyou know, you spoke of repair and maintenance,
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operational cost, what kind of impact is that going to have going forward, if at all?
My intuition tells me that it's got to have some kind of impact down the line.
MS. KAMAKA: I'm not sure what you're asking. We have a lot of repair and
maintenance projects coming up.
MR. CHUNG: Okay, but what about I'm talking specifically about the new
ones, the new buildings. I know they shouldn't be repaired right now, but
operational cost, more manpower needed to work at those facilities. And then,
maybe like 10, 15 years down the line, what kind of impact will that have on
repair and maintenance, as best you can tell? And if you can't answer right now,
that's fine.
MS. KAMAKA: In 10 or 15 years, there will be more repair and maintenance.
MR. CHUNG: About how much?
MS. KAMAKA: In terms of manpower, right now we're structured to man those
facilities.
MR. CHUNG: Okay, because of course none of us are going to be here 10, 15
years.
MS. KAMAKA: Speak for yourself.
MR. CHUNG: No, you might. I said none of us here.
MS. KAMAKA: Just kidding.
MR. CHUNG: But it's kind of good to have some things on the record as to what
kinds of impacts future decision -makers are going to be faced with.
MS. KAMAKA: Anytime you build something new, it's going to increase
MR. CHUNG: Right.
MS. KAMAKA: —your cost, increase your repair and maintenance budget.
MR. CHUNG: That, I think, that's axiomatic already. I just wanted to know if
you guys had a kind of at least a ballpark figure as to what kind of impact it's
going to have, you know, at that time. And if you can't, as I said if you can't
answer right now, it's fine.
MS. KAMAKA: I can't answer that right now.
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MR. CHUNG: And finally, I guess we've got to put this one rest, and you and I
have talked about on several occasions. The County paid overtime to contract
this. Just tell us what the numbers are for the golf course and any other projects
where we're paying contractors' overtime.
MS. KAMAKA: The one I know of, the golf course there was a change order
overtime, signed by the contractor on September 15, 2016, in the amount of
$224,189.98, and it was paid by the County on October 31, 2016.
MR. CHUNG: Alright. Thank you, Charmaine.
CHR. RUGGLES: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Good morning.
MS. KAMAKA: Good morning.
MS. LEE LOY: You know, like Mr. Chung talked, you went through the list of
all the different projects. I, too, would like to see that, partly because I tried really
quickly to tally how many of those new projects are in Council District 3, some of
which is in Council District 2, and I tallied almost eight of them out of the 20.
When I start seeing those kind of numbers, I become kind, not concern, but just
looking ahead at the maintenance cost for those new facilities, and how to begin
to budget for that. Echoing what Council Member Chung is saying, that's what
we're trying to do, we're trying to get ready to get a budget together so that we
can prepare.
I also listened very carefully to the opportunities and constraints that you folks
have with the department. The ADA compliance, I know there's a funding for
that.
You mentioned over 400 facilities island -wide.
MS. KAMAKA: 200.
MS. LEE LOY: Oh, 200 facilities, thank you. My question is of those 200
facilities, how many of them are maybe 15, or 20 years, or older?
MS. KAMAKA: Majority of them.
MS. LEE LOY: Like, 75 percent?
MS. KAMAKA: I'd venture to guess close to that.
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MS. LEE LOY: Okay, close to that. As we look ahead, it's those aging
infrastructure costs for those facilities that we need to get prepared for, and that's
what we're trying to kind of get our arms around, is how to do that.
My final question is, can you tell me where we're at on the drag strip? We had
concerns, some people wanting to know what's exactly going on with that.
MS. KAMAKA: The drag strip is at 93 percent completion. It's slower than we
anticipated. That's basically what I can tell you. The department is working with
the contraction to try to move that along. It's scheduled to be finished, I believe,
March 31st, but I think we're going to have a tough time hitting that deadline.
Right now, the racing surface is completed. So, we're trying to move them along.
MS. LEE LOY: Okay. You also mentioned the facility audits.
MS. KAMAKA: Yes.
MS. LEE LOY: I just wanted to hear what your approach is for the facility audits.
MS. KAMAKA: My intention is to come up with some kind of format to follow.
What the audit called for is a computer program, where you put in all your work
orders, the condition of your facilities, and what's at the facilities. I think at this
point in our career, that's probably a pipedream to have that kind of a program.
That would be county -wide program, actually.
So, my intent is to generate some kind of reporting system and have the planners
go out in the field; assess what's at the facility, what conditions it's in, whether
it's more feasible to replace or repair what they identify; and then prioritize that
list. That's kind of in a nutshell what our plan is. But to have something that
we're using in every facility, an inventory form that accounts for the condition of
everything and the existence of what's in the building.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you.
CHR. RUGGLES: Council Member Poindexter.
MS. POINDEXTER: Thank you. And, we talked about old facilities. I think in
District 1 you have the oldest facilities because of the, you know, it being handed
over from the plantations. I think, when I counted, I had like about eight gyms
and maybe 12 or 13 parks, something like that in that district alone; and two
pools, two swimming pools.
What we've been working hard with, and to let everybody else know, meeting
with Parks and Recreation; and working with groups, that would be our volunteer
community group. So like we have Friends of the Honoka`a Pool, looking at
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trying to develop Friends of the Laupahoehoe Pool, friends of the different parks
that we have. We're starting to form more groups with the, I guess, the model
being the Friends of the Honoka`a Pool. What we've been to accomplish,
because of this group, less costs, maintenance costs as well. Besides the material
costs, we can get it to them, then they have the volunteers come and do
So, when we have the Kukuihaele Park, I think I heard James Komata say that the
improvements to the park could make it easier to maintain and less on the cost for
maintenance costs.
MS. KAMAKA: Correct.
MS. POINDEXTER: Right, because the question was asked. So some of the
parks that are being built, we're doing where the cost—we're looking at, how do
we bring down costs maintenance?
MS. KAMAKA: That's correct.
MS. POINDEXTER: Is that correct? Yeah, okay.
MS. KAMAKA: That is correct.
MS. POINDEXTER: Okay. So some of that, working with community groups
and as well as the design of what you guys are doing, looking in the future to see
how do we minimize these types of costs?
MS. KAMAKA: That's correct. Maybe not planting banyan trees in the park.
You know, that kind of thing.
MS. POINDEXTER: Right. Yeah, okay. So I just wanted to make sure that
we're still going ahead with agreement, because Parks and Recreation has a way
for people to apply for the
MS. KAMAKA: Friends of the Park program, yes.
MS. POINDEXTER: Friends of the Park program. So, I've got a lot of work to
do, all of my parks and the gym, but I am currently working with several
communities to do that. So, I thank you for
MS. KAMAKA: And Ryan reminds me, we're doing like VFDs in the pool,
which are energy efficient pumps for the pools; and we're doing LED lighting for
the facility, so that will reduce our energy costs.
MS. POINDEXTER: So can I ask you just about Honoka`a pool? I know that
they recently got the covers, but on the pumps that were ordered and the pool?
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MS. KAMAKA: We have materials on order for those repairs, and community is
going to work to do the repairs.
MS. POINDEXTER: Okay, thanks. So, it is being ordered?
MS. KAMAKA: Mmmhmm.
MS. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Thank you very much. I'll yield at this time.
CHR. RUGGLES: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Mahalo, Chair. Aloha and good morning, Director, Deputy
Director.
MS. KAMAKA: Good morning.
MS. DAVID: Thank you very much for that presentation. It really gave me a lot
of information. I couldn't write all down, so I'm glad that you're going to
provide with the list.
I just have three short questions. The Konawaena pool, what is the estimated start
date on that one, the solar?
MR. CHONG: Preconstruction meeting is on Thursday, and construction is going
to commence right after that.
MS. DAVID: Perfect. Wow, awesome. Thank you. And then on the ADA
compliance, how many facilities are we left with in bringing those up to
compliance? I know you folks have been working really hard to complete those.
I was just curious as to how many more we might need.
MS. KAMAKA: Looks like about 18 facilities more, island -wide.
MS. DAVID: Oh, okay. Wow, that's a lot. Okay. And then the last question. I
know that there was some question, in prior meetings, regarding overtime. So,
the Municipal Golf Course was the only project that we paid overtime?
MS. KAMAKA: I believe there were some overtime paid on the Ka`u gym, as
well.
MS. DAVID: Okay, because you didn't mention that. I just was wondering
whether that was included, and if you know how much that was?
MS. KAMAKA: The Ka`u gym, it look like about $56,000 in overtime cost.
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MS. DAVID: Okay. And, your peer review is something that you're going to
check?
MS. KAMAKA: Yeah, peer review is being Public Works oversees that.
MS. DAVID: Oversees that? Okay, cool. That's it. Thanks so much. Aloha.
CHR. RUGGLES: Council Member O'Hara.
MS. O'HARA: Thank you, Chair, and thank you for coming before us, Parks and
Recreation. I have several different small questions, I believe. One is, actually
not so small, and that is to get a better understanding of the next phases in the
Puna Regional Park. We are near completion, or we still have some outstanding
things to complete in Phase I, am I right?
MS. KAMAKA: You're talking about the Pahoa Regional Park?
MS. O'HARA: Well, yes, I guess.
MS. KAMAKA: Pahoa District Park, the one that's 99 percent completed?
MS. O'HARA: Yeah, that one.
MS. KAMAKA: Okay.
MS. O'HARA: The first phase is 99 percent completed?
MS. KAMAKA: Yes.
MS. O'HARA: But there are additional phases to that, correct?
MS. KAMAKA: Yes, there are.
MS. O'HARA: Okay, can we speak about that a little bit?
MS. KAMAKA: I have no idea right now.
MS. O'HARA: Oh, okay. You okay? Maybe at later date we can have that
presentation.
MS. KAMAKA: Mmmhmm, we can.
MS. O'HARA: I know we recently met with some folks about the HPP
(Hawaiian Paradise Park).
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MS. KAMAKA: Correct.
MS. O'HARA: And I'm very glad to hear that we're able to proceed with the
master plan for that park.
MS. KAMAKA: Correct.
MS. O'HARA: It looks like it will be done on time, because there was a mandate,
through the Council, that the land be transferred, that's been completed, and that
the master plan be completed within a two-year time frame.
MS. KAMAKA: Right.
MS. O'HARA: So it looks like we're on schedule for that?
MS. KAMAKA: Correct.
MS. O'HARA: That's really great. I know that we have some newer Council
Members, who may not be so familiar with the Friends of the Park agreements,
and we've talked about it in the context of Ahalanui Park, maybe even the
Paradise Park facility once it gets moving forward. So perhaps you can enlighten
them, how that works and what that allows.
MS. KAMAKA: Well, we could do is we could send you the form so you can
maybe share them with your communities, and I'd be happy to have our office
email you the total package. It's not very big, but there's application forms and it
explains the whole program, so I'd be happy to have you each sent a copy of that.
Maybe you can help us recruit Friends.
MS. O'HARA: And what is the scope, in terms of being Friends of the Park?
They can do construction themselves? Try to explain the scope a little bit.
MS. KAMAKA: In general, they submit what they'd like to us, and in general,
we buy the materials and they do the work—
MS. O'HARA: Okay.
MS. KAMAKA: under the County's Maintenance Division supervision.
MS. O'HARA: Okay, that's a good short summary. Also, I know that maybe in
our careers technology seems a little challenging, but I would very much
encourage to consider that in terms of putting together your audit inventory list
because it's going to carry forward and be a lot easier to maintain, if it's done in
such a manner.
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Another technology that I know our Mayor observed, is we have a model
photovoltaic solar electric powered pool pumping system in Lower Puna,
MS. KAMAKA: Correct.
MS. O'HARA: which has turned out to be very effective, and it is something
that over time saves cost. The upfront costs are higher.
MS. KAMAKA: That's the VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) that I was referring
to. We're installing them incrementally in all the pools.
MS. O'HARA: Yeah, so great. I'm glad to hear that's being done, and it will
bring down our long-term costs over time, yeah. Thank you.
CHR. RUGGLES: Is there any more discussion? Council Member Eof£
MS. EOFF: Thank you. Good morning.
MS. KAMAKA: Good morning.
MS. EOFF: The pool in Kona is actually located in District 7, but I have a lot
constituents that use the pool as well. I've been getting questions lately, and I
forgot to check with Mr. Kanuha about this, if he knew answer already. But is the
pool cutting back on hours? They said they can't use the pool.
MS. KAMAKA: Not that I'm aware of. I think it's probably if it is, it's
probably staffing issues.
MS EOFF: Yeah, it's a staffing issue, but I don't know if it's a temporary
situation.
MS. KAMAKA: It would be a temporary situation, I believe.
MS. EOFF: Okay. So maybe I could give you a call later and have an answer for
people that keep asking me.
MS. KAMAKA: Yes, ma'am. I would have an answer for you. Okay, other
than that I just want to thank you for, of course, your help and prompt response
with the commercial tour camping at Kohanaiki. Just in general, I believe the
parks—we did pay a lot of attention to parks in the last couple of years, which I
supported. I think it's great that we have places for our communities to gather,
and I think it's healthy.
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So if there are ways we can help you with the future, especially Friends of the
Park type agreements, I think that's the key to keeping the parks nice and cutting
down on our costs. I'm all about that. I think we experience how partnerships
can work. So, thank you.
MS. KAMAKA: Thank you.
CHR. RUGGLES: Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Good morning, Director. Thank you for coming.
MS. KAMAKA: Good morning.
MR. RICHARDS: Just couple of things. I think my district has the newest park,
with Waimea district park, and I know we're working on to move forward on that
one.
First, a great thank you, but thank you for responding to the static electricity. For
Council Members, they know we have a new, I guess, they call it artificial turf,
underneath the playground. Here I Hawaii, we generated quite a static electricity
charge, which cause some two-year olds to get quite a shock, climbing on—long
story short, though, Parks and Recreation did respond within 24 hours to start
attending to that. And, to my knowledge, since we're improving substantially
with that.
MS. KAMAKA: Yes.
MR. RICHARDS: So again, thanks very much. Do you want to get together at
some point with the, I guess, the term wind tunnel, going into the gymnasium
there? It appears that we're catching quite a bit of wind.
MS. KAMAKA: Mmmhmm.
MR. RICHARDS: We talked story about that initially, and I think we can do
some testing for Boeing there, at some point, if we don't change some things.
MS. KAMAKA: Okay.
MR. RICHARDS: So, with that, I'll look forward to working with you on that.
MS. KAMAKA: Thank you.
CHR. RUGGLES: Council Member Kanuha.
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MR. KANUHA: Thank you. I wanted to know how you dealt with the static
electricity. I know it's not a huge thing. You know, I took my nephew up to one
of our parks in our neighborhood, and he was running around. He's one -and -half
years old, and I was getting shock trying to hold on to the bars and everything,
you know, like every single time I touched the playground. So I was just
wondering, with him, you know. But the static electricity, how are you guys
what do you do with that?
MS. KAMAKA: It's Downy fabric softener.
MR. KANUHA: Really?
MS. KAMAKA: And the put it on before the kids come out, so it evaporates off,
and over time it makes static electricity go away. It's magic.
MR. KANUHA: That's interesting.
MR. CHONG: The static electricity will be there for about six to twelve months.
They said the higher level get generated just be because the newness of the turf,
but we checked with an industrial hygienist, and he said that's the accepted way.
So, full strength, Downy free and clear right on the turf.
MR. KANUHA: Interesting. Okay. You know, yeah because I was talking about
Alii Kai Park, which is a new park, and it's great to have that in one of the
neighborhoods.
But, I know this is about the major projects underway and I know we're dealing a
lot nowadays with our homeless population within our parks. And I know we're
working towards—and I know the Mayor set up a group to figure a lot of that out.
But in our facilities and in our parks, these are the major hubs for a lot of our
people that don't have places to live. You don't have to go into further detail
about that. I know we're working on it, but is there something that you guys
are—you want to say right now?
MS. KAMAKA: We're working on it
MR. KANUHA: Okay, that's what I thought. I know it's a huge issue.
MS. KAMAKA: It is a huge issue, and it's multi -faceted. It's not simple, it is not
simple. The administration is working on putting something together because it's
big.
MR. KANUHA: Yeah, it is. We're here to help out in any way possible as well,
so mahalo for that. As Ms. Eoff said, we have been—spending a lot of—focusing
a lot of time, and a lot of effort, and a lot of money, a lot of resources the last
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several years on parks because it's the best way to keep our kids safe, our families
together. We all come as family, to join enjoy and build these communities
within our parks. I really think it's a hugely important division and just keep on
imua, moving forward. And, I just want to mahalo you guys. So, thank you.
MS. KAMAKA: Thank you.
CHR. RUGGLES: I there any more discussion?
MS. LEE LOY: I just have one follow-up question. You know with our Open
Space Fund we end up purchasing a lot of open space, does that end up in the
inventorial parks?
MS. KAMAKA: No, it doesn't.
CHR. RUGGLES: Any more discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all in favor of
closing Communication 83?
Vote on Comm. 70: The motion to postpone Comm. 70 to March 7, 2017, was
(Filed): carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Richards,
and Chair Ruggles - 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. RUGGLES: Motion carries. Thank you for doing the presentation and
taking the time to coming out, you guys. I really appreciate it.
MS. KAMAKA: Thank you.
ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions.
(There were none.)
BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances.
(There were none.)
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CHR. RUGGLES: May I have motion to adjourn?
February 7, 2017
ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 9:46 a.m., Ms. Poindexter moved to adjourn
MENT: the meeting. Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Richards,
and Chair Ruggles - 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. RUGGLES: Meeting is adjourned.
Approved:
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Ms cnm cr Ruggles, Chair (Date)
Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee
JR/na
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