Minutes: October 13,1998

CALL TO ORDER: Acting Chair Jeffrey Harris called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Harris, Roland Libby, Jr., Edward Laws, Elaine Murphy, Donna Wong and Christine Woolaway. There was a quorum.

ABSENT: Mark Heckman and Steve Holmes

CONSULTANTS: Donna Ashizawa and Eugene Dashiell

CSF: Judy Nakamura

GUESTS: Alex Ho, Dave Krupp and student interns Daneka Spencer and Jason Denis

COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY: none

VOLUNTEER WATER QUALITY MONITORING COORDINATOR REPORT - Donna Ashizawa Coordinator

Work highlights can be accessed at the above web site under the Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator column.

Trimble equipment - Donna reported that the equipment is performing well but does not do as well when under canopy; she needs to purchase an extension pole.

EPA study - Janet Hashimoto, Chief, Monitoring and Assessment Office, USEPA, Region 9, San Francisco, informed Donna that they will begin a study to measure sediment and nutrient loading of Waimanalo Stream. Member Laws has volunteered to call Janet to inquire about the study and obtain more detailed information. It was suggested that he direct attention to Inoa’ole Stream instead of Waimanalo Stream when talking to her.

Volunteer Waiver Release Form (modified from the Sierra Club) - After some discussion member Wong moved and member Woolaway seconded the motion to accept the release form. Member Harris suggested that the council amend the form to include "participant/parent/guardian if under 18" signature. It passed unanimously.

National Make a Difference Day (Oct. 24, 1998 - Saturday) - The KBAC Volunteer Program and the Surfrider Foundation are coordinating a beach cleanup at Kailua Beach Park, 9am-noon.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM REPORT - Eugene Dashiell Coordinator

Eugene made another plea to the council to seriously consider introducing legislation to assist in funding a plastic recycling enterprise program. He had previously tried twice to introduce legislation but believes with the backing of KBAC and the legislators who he knows are in favor of such legislation, this time we may be successful. He firmly believes that we cannot continue to only clean up the litter; much more needs to be done. He proposes charging an advance deposit at time of purchase, as is now done with bottles. The consumer would pay a tenth of a cent when purchasing something with plastic and the fund would be given back to the recycler to refund to the consumer. This discussion will be tabled until another meeting.

He also said that the problem with drift on the beaches must be dealt with on an international level. Hawaii needs to work together with countries all over the world to alleviate this problem.

Memo of Understanding between KBAC and WCC - Dr. Joe Ciotti, Associate Professor of Physical Sciences at WCC, needs pre-approval before going forward with discussions on the MOU so member Harris will meet with him and Dave Krupp to discuss the MOU and report back to the council.

Work order - Member Laws said the council needs a non-biased report from someone on the education issue. Member Libby requested Eugene to submit a proposal to prepare a "straw" budget and program which members could respond to in order to assist with selection of initial starting points in the Technical Program, and also to assist in considering the overall budget and program, especially with regards to education and GIS. Eugene agreed to submit the proposal soon after his return with the objective of completing a brief report on this subject to KBAC prior to the November general meeting. Eugene suggested that he meet with the plaintiff side to discuss the steps needed to see the end. The council needs to: 1)identify the projects; 2)prioritize the projects; and 3)set the direction. The technical program will not be successful without a strong educational program and the work order must be consistent with the goals of the consent decree. Eugene will report back to the council at the next meeting.

Member Libby voiced concern that the council is not making progress toward prioritizing the technical program projects for implementation.

ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS: Chair Jeffrey Harris Coordinator

Approval of September 22, 1998 minutes - The approval of minutes has been tabled until the next meeting.

Mini-grant #2 - One proposal has been received and has been forward to the council members for review. Subsequent proposals will be faxed to the members.

Newsletter - The subcommittee consisting of members Harris, Heckman, Laws, Wong and Woolaway approved the publishing of a newsletter. A fax vote was taken on the three remaining members and it was unanimously approved.

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

November 10, 1998 (Tuesday) - Hale Alaka’i #102

December 8, 1998 (Tuesday) - Hale Alaka’i #102

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned by Acting Chair Jeffrey Harris at 10:10 pm.