HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-02-18 Veteran Advisory Committee AgendaVETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
February 18, 2010, Thursday
HILO - AUPUNI CENTER - OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
655 Kilauea Avenue
VIDEO CONFERENCE — WEST HAWAII MAYOR'S OFFICE - CONFERENCE ROOM
3:00 p.m.
PROPOSED AGENDA
1) CALL TO ORDER
(Check for Quorum — 9 Members Needed)
2) ATTENDANCE
A) East Hawaii - County Councilroom
B) West Hawaii Kona Mayor's Office — Conference Room
3) STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
RELATING TO VETERANS CEMETERIES I, II or III
(Both East Hawaii and West Hawaii)
4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
(Approval of Minutes of the November 19, 2009 Meeting)
5) REPORT ON CEMETERIES - STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD
Hawaii Island - East Hawaii Representative — Dr. Norman Stahl
(Veterans Cemetery I & II — Columbariums - Report on Status)
Hawaii Island - West Hawaii Representative - Mr. Herb Lum
(WH Veterans Cemetery Expansion Project Update)
6) UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Veterans Cemetery III -West Hawaii
Report on Status of Reforestation Project
(Chairperson Penny Fox - Report from Dr. Stevens)
7) NEW BUSINESS
a) Solar Lights — Veterans Cemetery I and II
Discussion on cost to install solar lights for security purposes at Veterans I and II
(Delbert Nishimoto)
b) Veterans Cemetery III -West Hawaii
Received request to allow leaving flowers on graves from second week of
December until the first week of January.
(Director Robert Fitzgerald, Department of Parks and Recreation)
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C) Veterans Cemetery III -West Hawaii
DOH Kona will cease monthly treatment of spraying for mosquitoes at
W.H. Veterans Cemetery effective December 2009 due to manpower
shortage.
(Director Robert Fitzgerald, Department of Parks and Recreation)
d) STATE MAINTENANCE FUNDS CANCELLED FOR FY 2010
County of Hawaii received a Notice of Non - Renewal of the Fiscal Year 2010
MOU for Cemetery Services for $22,500
(Director Robert Fitzgerald, Department of Parks and Recreation)
8) EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS
9) ANNOUNCEMENTS
a) Homeless Veterans
Homeless /Displaced Veterans & their Families in Need — Outreach Event
May 28, 2010, Friday, Time: Sam to 3pm
Requesting veterans organizations get involved
(Chairperson Penny Fox)
b) Project Sarah
(Rex Shaffer — Short Presentation Regarding Veterans - Homeless Housing)
10) NEXT MEETING — MARCH 18,2010,3:00 PM
(Hilo Location - Office of the Prosecuting Attorney)
(Kona Location - West Hawaii Mayor's Office - Videoconference)
11) ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with physical disabilities. Persons
who need special accommodations to attend this meeting should call 961 -8311 at
least five (5) days prior to meeting date.
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becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2- 91.3(b), Hawaii County Code}
A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends
more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six -month period for the purpose of attempting
to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to
communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2- 91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code}
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the
County Clerk- Council, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.