Minutes: April 14,1998

CALL TO ORDER: Chair Christine Woolaway called the meeting to order at 6:55pm.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Mark Heckman, Steve Holmes, Edward Laws, Roland Libby, Jr., Fred Madlener, Elaine Murphy and Christine Woolaway. There was a quorum.

MEMBER ABSENT: Jeff Harris

CSF: Judy Nakamura

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER: Donna Ashizawa

GUESTS: Eugene Dashiell, Alex Ho, John Knox, Clara Olds from Save Our Bays & Beaches, and Steve Anthony, Anne Brasher, Gordon Tribble and Bill Meyer from U.S. Geological Survey.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the March 24, 1998 meeting were approved.

COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY: Clara Olds commented on the need to be able to call someone to report water concerns and have that individual (a volunteer?) be able to react quickly to the given situation such as getting a sample of water tested.

OLD BUSINESS:

A. Discussion on Susan Miller’s final report - D&S Computing Services has completed the requested job and has submitted an invoice in the amount of $52.01. A check has been forward to the company for services rendered. The balance of $447.99 along with a letter of thanks to Susan Miller has been mailed.

A letter acknowledging receipt of final payment and thanks for the council’s hard work, both past and yet to come, has been received from Susan Miller.

B. Mini Grants - Thirteen proposals were submitted for the mini-grants and the sub-committee consisting of Edward Laws and Mark Heckman have compiled a short list for the council. Discussion ensued and it was decided that the members would review the proposals and continue further discussions at the next meeting.

A. Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator - Donna Ashizawa has submitted the attached list.

B. Report from Technical Coordinator - Eugene Dashiell has submitted the attached list and discussion ensued. Steve made a motion and Mark seconded it to

accept everything except #5, which is to be struck out. The motion passed.

C. Report from John Knox - John presented an updated proposal on "Alternative Strategies and Budgetary Implications" concerning the community meetings.

Strategy #1 emphasized informed stakeholder feedback (major organizational contacts)

Strategy #2 emphasized visibility in the general community (mass mailing)

Strategy #3 emphasized a middle course of #1 and #2

Discussion followed and #3 was selected and voted on. It passed unanimously. John suggested that due to the short time frame before the community meetings a liaison was needed so decisions could be made in a timely manner. Chair Chris volunteered to act as liaison.

D. Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey. Steve Anthony, Anne Brasher, Gordon Tribble and Bill Meyer were invited to appear before the council to answer questions. They explained the need for matching funds from KBAC for federal monies under the Clean Water Initiative. A question was asked about what the council wanted the agency to look for. The answer was that they could provide answers on sediments, nutrients, pesticides, and trace metals, to name a few. Fund allocations occur after October but by July there must be an indication that the council is interested in funding. It was suggested that the chair form a sub-committee and report back at the next meeting. Ed Laws, Eugene Dashiell, Steve Holmes and Mark Heckman have volunteered to meet with Gordon Tribble for further discussions.

E. Report on Kaneohe Bay Regional Council Meeting - Acting Chair Woolaway represented KBAC and gave a brief history at the April 1^st meeting.

F. Discussion concerning student surveys - Chris suggested a student survey to involve the high school students. She had already contacted two high school teachers in the Windward area and they were enthusiastic in their response. A sample survey was shown to the members asking if the participants felt there was a water quality problem in their area, where the problem was, and a solution. They could also give their name and phone/fax number if they were interested in the community meetings. A motion was made to involve the students in the survey and compensate the clubs $50 each for their efforts. It passed unanimously.

G. Discussion on Ex-Officio Members - Alex Ho explained that an ex-officio member is usually a director or a CEO who is appointed to serve because of their position. Because of questions about the appropriateness of the term ex-officio it was decided that the term be discontinued. The motion passed unanimously.

H. Discussion on textbook "TARO - Mauka to Makai". The hardcover book is available through CTAHR (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources) at a cost of $15 per book or 10 books for $100. Chris will call the Windward libraries to see if they are planning to purchase the book for the public and report back at the next meeting.

I. Fax vote - A fax vote was undertaken to decide Ed Laws’ attendance at the Water Management Conference to be held in Denver, Colorado from May 2-6, 1998. The vote passed.

J. Announcements: Judy Nakamura will be on vacation from April 15-26, 1998. Fred Madlener will be away from July to November 1998. The community side of the council will discuss a replacement for Fred.

The following are tentative KBAC dates for future meetings to be held at Windward Community College: