03-29-2012 Infrastructure A Notes 3-29-2012

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Infrastructure Subcommittee A Mtg. 3/29/12 Meeting Minutes March 29. 2012 Present: Giovanna Gherardi, Toni Withington, John Winter, Bill Aierstuck and Andi Longpre We have a new member for the Infrastructure Subcommittee A. We are pleased to welcome Bill Aierstuck who has been living in North Kohala for the past 3 years. Bill has a background in infrastructure and maintenance from The National Parks Service. Bill said he is interested in the culture of our parks and how they operate. Toni provided Bill with a short history of what has occurred since the 1993 rezoning regarding improvements at the parks and some of the history with the owners/developers. Giovanna reported that she and Joe Carvahlo are working on the design for the proposed website. She also reported that Keoka Park looks fabulous and that the blessing is set for some time in May. She noted that Kapaa also looks wonderful. John corrected an error that was reported in the Kohala Mountain News: The North Kohala National Guard Alumni not the Lions Club has adopted Kapaa Park, the Lions Club supports the Alumni. Giovanna is still waiting to hear from Bob Fitzgerald, Director of Parks and Recreation regarding a meeting here in North Kohala. Three primary topics will be the focus of the meeting. A. To present our non-profit North Kohala Park Management Program and clarify how that will fit with his department as the umbrella for stewardship of the parks. B. to do a walk-through at Mahukona to see first hand the conditions at the parks, especially those areas in need of repairs. C. to provide an update on the work being done to address the feral cat issue. Toni agreed to contact Wally Lau at the Mayors office to follow through on obtaining his support. Toni provided us with a draft flyer re: the issue of feral cats at Mahukona.To date there have been 2 meetings and Kristi Kranz is developing an educational program for the public schools re: how to responsibly address the issue of unwanted felines and/or other unwanted pets. One suggestion is to develop a drop-off location for unwanted felines so that they may be transported to the Humane Society in Kamuela. John will be meeting with the Friends of Mahukona to assess materials needed for the improvements projects. Bill offered to do a cost assessment for the work done by the volunteers so that this informationcan be presented to the P&R Dept.