Minutes: August 22, 2001
Kailua Bay Advisory Council
Business Meeting Minutes
Windward Community College
Hale Alaka`i #118
August 22, 2001
www.kbac-hi.org
I. CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chair Christine Woolaway called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. There was a quorum.
Attendance:
1. Board members present: Scott Derrickson, Jeffrey Harris, Mark Heckman, Toby Rushforth,
Ronald Walker, Donna Wong and Christine Woolaway. Board member excused: Benjamin
Kama.
2. Director: Maile Bay
3. Guests: Dr. Malia Chow (Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology), David Nagamine (C&C of
Honolulu, Environmental Services), Judy Nakamura (CSF) and Jim Wood (Ko`olau News).
II. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
1. Community Input – none.
2. Welcome – Chair Woolaway welcomed Ronald L. Walker, appointed by the City to fill the vacancy for the scientific position. He replaces Dr. Christopher Winn who has resigned. Ronald is a retired wildlife biologist from the State of Hawaii, Dept. of Land and Natural Resources and is now a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
3. The Director advised the Council that the process should be started to request the additional funds now held by the City. Rushforth made a motion, seconded by Wong, to request the additional funds. Nagamine informed the members that nearly $.5 million is now available. After some discussion Rushforth amended the motion to authorize the Director to pursue funding of $1 million from the City as soon as possible and the Director would negotiate with the City on when funds would be received. The Director will draft a letter and circulate it to the members for review. The motion passed unanimously.
1. Continuing research, drafting, and meetings with project team on KBAC Master Plan /
WRAS. Researchers have been developing maps with the assistance of Scott Derrickson.
Preparing to present a preliminary draft to KBAC at the August 22 meeting. Met with
Department of Health staff, Lawana Collier and Denis Lau to discuss the progress; they advised
that any "gaps" identified in our report will be assigned to the Community Trust for
Kane`ohe Bay in its contract initially proposing to do the WRAS for the North Kane`ohe Bay
area of the region. I advised S. Derrickson and Amy Luersen, both directors of CTKB, who
have been in contact with me regarding the issues.
Dr. Malia Chow and the Director presented a preliminary draft report on the status of the DOH
assessment. The assessment includes five parts: a. introduction; b. overview text of history,
natural resources and public concerns; c. methods for public input; d. chart of identified
problems, solutions, and actors; and e. chart of studies of natural resources and gaps in
information regarding pollution sources. The Director has asked that the Council members
provide comments by Monday, August 27th.
Action: KBAC to get comments to Director by Monday, 8/27/01 on assessment.
2. Issued notices of RFPs with the assistance of Judy, and received 30 responses on August 16. See reviewed proposals, assigned points, as appropriate, and drafted confidential memo to be faxed to members by close of business today for review and discussion at the 8/22/01 KBAC meeting in Executive Session.
Action: Review recommendations by Director on memorandums faxed or delivered to KBAC yesterday. Council will meet on September 4th in executive session for further discussion.
3. DOH will be sending out a letter this Friday, August 24th,
regarding the Section 319 proposals.
4. Wendy Wiltse thanked KBAC for its comments on the draft Waimanalo TMDL
Implementation Plan.
5. Received a response from Ameron to KBAC comments on the draft Consent
Decree for Ameron regarding violations of its NPDES. Copy of letter
is available upon request.
6. Received reports from Dr. Maqs Alam on the contract; preparing memorandum
on the report to submit to KBAC.
7. Published notice of two new consulting positions for KBAC, resumes due
August 27, 2001. Several people have contacted me; I will prepare list
of applicants and proposed finalists for consideration and interview for
the September 19th executive session meeting.
8. Prepared memo on justification and list of proposed duties and contract
amendments for Director's position.
Action: Director's contract expires 9/12/01; needs to be considered
for renewal.
Council reviewed position in executive session; offered renewal to the Director
for another year.
IV. MINUTES:
July 25, 2001 minutes – Heckman moved, seconded by Derrickson, to accept the minutes. The minutes were unanimously approved.
V. Public meetings for the rest of the quarter - Meetings will be held at 6:45 pm at Windward Community College (these are tentative dates and are subject to change):
November 7, 2001 - Hale Alaka’i #118
November 17, 2001 - Public meeting on KBAC Master Plan/WRAS
VI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 pm.