Minutes: July 15, 1997

Kailua Bay Advisory Council

Kaneohe Community Center

July 15, 1997

CALL TO ORDER: Chair Fred Madlener called the meeting to order at 6:15pm

MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Harris, Edward Laws, Roland Libby, Jr., Fred Madlener, and Christine Woolaway. There was no quorum.

MEMBERS ABSENT: Karen Archibald, Mark Heckman, Steve Holmes

CSF: Judy Nakamura

Guests: Alex Ho, Colleen Allen, and Mark Ridgley

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the June 10, 1997 meeting was not approved because there was no quorum.

PROXY: It was again recommended and agreed upon by the five members that if there is no quorum the standing members would form a committee and make recommendations and a vote would be taken by fax. This would enable the work to proceed smoothly. If the voting was not approved the matter would be discussed at the next meeting.

COLLEEN ALLENUS SALARY: ColleenUs salary will be tabled until the next meeting.

COSMO: Dr. Mark Ridgley gave a presentation on the COSMO software.

INSURANCE: Rich Proctor forwarded a new quotation for general liability insurance coverage for both KBAC and the independent contractor. Julie will call other insurance companies to compare coverage and premium costs. Fred consulted with the Sierra Club and they said they have a standard insurance for a legal defense.

COMMUNITY MEETING: It was decided that two meetings would be held to discuss the main issues before the community meeting is held. The first meeting would be held on August 6, 1997 and Ed will try to get individuals from the Department of Health to share information on the watershed issues. Alex and Roland will try to get someone from the City and Fred will try to bring in some individuals from the community. The second meeting would be held on August 20, 1997 to discuss with Peter Adler (facilitator) how the community meeting should be conducted. Fred will contact Peter. The community meeting would be held in October and would include Susan MillerUs report and an introduction of the Volunteer Water Quality Coordinator.

SUSAN MILLER: Fred will contact Susan to check on the progress of the report.

NEW ACTING CHAIR: The new acting chair of KBAC will be Roland Libby, Jr.

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned by acting chair Roland Libby, Jr. at 8:45pm.