HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-69 CERS 23Sep2014 Communication No. 2014-69
PCDP Subcommittee on Connectivity and Emergency Response
Meeting—September 23, 2014 Keaau Community Center
MINUTES
Call to Order: 5:00 p.m.
Attendance: Patti Pinto, Farris Etterlee, June Conant, Stephanie Bath, Jon Olson, Rusty
Jones, Marlene Hapai, Chair
Minutes approved as circulated (August 19 and 26, 2014)
Old Business:
• PREP Fair Debriefing:
Facilities: spacious, open, shady areas, safe enclosed area, walker friendly
Incident Command/Overall Operations: Excellent with Area Coordinators
Demographics:
Should be done by adults as need ability to approach and question
people as well as band them and record data. Suggest Sociology or Political
Science students who generally take surveys.
Wrist banding too time consuming in preparation as well as
implementation.
Mapping: Model successful. Keep separate from entertainment.
Emergency Planning Workshops: More of a presentation. Need more
interaction. Darryl Oliveira did a great job.
Entertainment: Great, but best to separate from other events so does not
distract from them.
Food: People left because they were hungry and school did not provide
enough variety. Recommend food trucks. Area to sit and eat.
Lucky Number Drawings: Met goal of interaction between vendors and
visitors. Some suggested fewer things and better quality, hourly prizes, and
vendors give them out. Giving out bags to those with ten or more tickets and
only one bag per recipient, would work well for both purposes of interaction
and ease of distribution.
Career Explorations: Good use of resource people
Rehab Center: Too small for number served. Recommend sandwiches,
chips, fruit, drinks —Keep it simple.
Resource/Information Tent: PA too loud. Test before starting. Separate PA
from this tent
Surveys: Good data. Better to place in central location where everyone
passes by.
Sponsorships: Best to send out letters at end of calendar year to help
sponsors plan their giving.
Volunteers: Need more mature volunteers for overall activities
Written Program: All satisfied
Other Concerns: No product promotion.
Time/Date of Event: Beginning of Hurricane season
• Discussion on Location of PREP Fair 2015
Recommend changing location to another district on Hawaii Island in
greatest need of emergency preparedness. CER Subcommittee will serve in
an advisory capacity for other interested districts.
• Subcommittee actions post-PREP Fairs
Revision and Implementation Phase: Put energies into budgeting and
planning and implementation of alternative connectivity locations/emergency
evacuation routes.
• New CL data from 2014 PREP Fair (if available)
Not available at this time.
• New Survey data from 2014 PREP Fair (if available)
Not available at this time.
• Discussion on supporting other recommendations regarding transportation
routes available after areas have been cut off from disasters, e.g. lava flows
Use media to help with mental health/Post Hazard Stress and how to deal
with it. Recommend PSA's that share what those experiencing disaster may
be feeling and where help is available.
Subcommittee members also voted to support the following
recommendations regarding alternative transportation after regular routes
are cut off:
Helipad
Air Strip
Connecting Chain of Craters Road
Increased looping of buses to include Keaau to Volcano and Keaau to
Pahoa. Add Park and Ride areas so feeder buses can work.
• Review of response letter to SeaView residents
Other Old Business: None
New Business: None
Next Meeting: October meeting cancelled. Next meeting: November 25, 2014.
Location: Keaau CC
Adjournment: 7:20 p.m.