I. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Toby Rushforth called the meeting to order at 6:55 pm. There was a quorum.
Attendance:

1. Board members present: Andrew Brittain, Scott Derrickson, Jeffrey Harris, Mark Heckman,
   Snookie Mello and Toby Rushforth. Members excused: Gerry Silva and Ronald Walker.
2. Director: Maile Bay
3. GIS Coordinator: Mike McMahon
4. Guests: David Nagamine (C&C Environmental Services), Bill Sager (Kaneohe Neighborhood Board, Malama Souza (PILI) and Judy Nakamura (CSF).

II. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
A. Community Input - none

B. Maile M. Bay – Executive Director’s Report

1. The City has appointed Professor Andrew Brittain from Hawaii Pacific University to replace Christine Woolaway as its community representative. Welcome to KBAC, Andy.
2. McMahon reported on the results of the sample material dredged mauka of the Ka`elepulu Stream bridge and that were stockpiled in back of Kapa`a Quarry Road. The Oceanic Analytic Laboratories report stated that the material was free of contaminates with the exception of the sample taken as a control adjacent to the stockpiled material. This closes the query on this matter.
3. KBAC Coordinator Mike McMahon led KBAC members Scott Derrickson and Mark Heckman through the Kailua Fourth of July Parade. Many thanks to Scott Derrickson’s brother Rick for lending us his convertible to look sharp that morning. A letter of thanks will be sent to Rick.
4. Met with the City and the Department of Health on leveraging Section 319 funding to follow up on the directive from KBAC’s last meeting. KBAC, under the Consent Decree, can act by either RFP or invitation to bid. A draft invitation to bid was presented for review by KBAC members to initiate proposals to negotiate a contract for storm runoff devices in Kaelepulu, Temple Valley near the shopping center, and makai of Windward Mall near the Safeway store and Pu`uali`i with institutions that have the authority to directly negotiate with DOH for Section 319 funding.
   Action: Vote to circulate the invitation to bid.
   Harris moved, seconded by Derrickson, to task the director to put out an invitation to bid for
   Section 319 funding. Vote: 6 ayes.
   (Derrickson suggested adding that KBAC would provide matching funds).
5. DOH’s RFP for a second round of funding for this year is expected to be released by the end of July 2003. KBAC is considering applying for funding to conduct 4-5 projects in Ko‘olaupoko. The timeframe is generally 30 days to respond. With the number of KBAC projects remaining to be completed, recommend reducing the number of projects to just 2-3. Guidance from the KBAC Executive Committee to complete the proposal would be helpful.
   Action: Vote to delegate authority to Executive Committee to work with the director on the application.
   Harris moved, seconded by Mello, to task the Executive Committee to work with the director on the application for DOH funding. Vote: 6 ayes.
6. Shannon Wood has requested KBAC’s input on behalf of her Ad Hoc Committee addressing clean-up of the shoulder of Kapa`a Quarry Road on the possibility of providing funding for three weeks of research to determine the dumping patterns on Kapa`a Quarry road to initiate other initiatives to address the problem. The estimated cost is $1,500 to $2,000 to be paid to students doing the work for Windward Community College Professor Dave Krupp. Advised Wood to submit a proposal but she wanted an initial take by KBAC before completing a proposal. Advised that KBAC is moving away from planning actions to restorative actions that she acknowledged was the same policy that Castle Foundation is taking.
   Action: Provide a “take” on the effort as potential KBAC proposal. Discussion ensued and members voiced concerned about the safety and liability issues. It was decided to request a proposal from Wood before a decision could be made; addressing the members concerns.
7. Work continues to try to bring Dr. Doug McKenzie-Mohr, an expert in “social marketing to get the environmental message out”. Details remain to be determined as noted in last month’s report.
8. Met with Laurie McGilvary, head of the NOAA National Estuary and Research Reserve. She noted that the first step by each state is to survey the state for a site based on specific criteria; a state cannot just nominate a specific site. She noted that the rookery noted in the KBAC master plan is a poster child program for her programs. Shortages in funding at the federal level limit fiscal resources for their program to consider a site in Hawaii at this time although NERR does currently have a vacancy for its Hawaii geographic region. KBAC projects continue to receive press. KBAC has become a clearinghouse on water quality for Ko`olaupoko, including the reporting of water quality concerns and request for speakers for groups. Staff continues to direct the queries to resource people and agencies addressing water quality; connecting people and organizations to appropriate resource.
9. KBAC Contractors’ status and proposals: Matrix and attachments on contractors to be presented in executive session will be forwarded under separate cover.

C. Mike McMahon – GIS Coordinator

1. On Saturday, June 7th, attended the Friends of He`eia State Park Water Quality Sampling Day. About 10 community members turned out to learn about what the Friends are monitoring along He`eia Stream. Dr. Andrew Brittain and Michelle Bronaugh explained the various water quality parameters and how they are measured, and Dr. Carl Evensen presented the HAPPI Home materials.

   Leticia Colmenares of the Marine Options Program at WCC has posted the data at http://www.wcc.hawaii.edu/water/.

2. On June 12, 4 of the 10 contractors attended a Networking Meeting at Camp Kokokahi. Malama Souza developed a survey for the contractors to complete to help provide direction for future networking meetings. The feedback from this meeting was positive, and the contractors shared knowledge regarding subjects such as rodent control, re-vegetation with native plants, and organochlorines.
3. Kia Weaver has worked out excellently as an intern. Tremendous progress has been made in our goal to create a database-driven web application using the data assembled from the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Services using the skills acquired during the construction of the Stream Awareness Survey Data Access Tool.

   McMahon said that the webpage compares the data within the database with Hawaii’s Water Quality Standards (HWQS) and displays this information to the user. Mello asked whether it compared geometric means or discrete samples with the HWQS. McMahon replied that it used discrete samples; only the most recent measurement is compared with the HWQS. It was done this way so that month-to-month changes would be evident and the public might be able to perceive situations where the situation is improving or getting worse.

   Mello replied that it is not correct to compare discrete samples with the HWQS. Discrete samples may reflect transient conditions (eg storm events), which may give a distorted picture of the site’s condition. She suggested that by calculating a geometric mean of the most recent 10 measurements and comparing this to the HWQS would give a more reliable result. If this is not possible Mello suggested that a disclaimer be included on the site, indicating that the data is for educational purposes only, in an effort to keep from alarming people. Other board members also indicated the value of a disclaimer. McMahon said that creating a geometric mean is possible and that he would talk to Mello.

   M. Souza said she would like information available online on who is monitoring what location so site users could get back to the individual/organization for more information.

4. On Saturday, June 28, approximately 10 community members attended KBAC’s Kahawai Streamwalk led by Matt Schirman and Rick Barboza of Hui Ku Maoli Ola Native Hawaiian Plant Nursery. Matt and Rick touched on many subjects, including:
   a. The traditional uses of many of the plants being used to stabilize the stream;
   b. The widespread use of fertilizers by nurseries upstream of the site;
   c. The uptake of excess nutrients by the `ae`ae on the streambed;
   d. The return of several native bird species after restoration (e.g. `Alae`ula and Auku`u).

   The KBAC awareness survey was performed, and the data is available online within 48 hours.

5. On Friday, July 4th, members of KBAC participated in the Kailua’s Fourth of July parade. Scott Derricksen arranged with his brother to get a 1965 Rambler convertible for use in the parade. 200 Waterwoman coloring books as well as 1000 colorful pencils and more than 1000 stickers provided by the Hawai`i Department of Health were passed out to the children watching the parade.
6. Arrangements have been made for an August 2nd KBAC Community Meeting focusing on Water Quality. Dr. David Krupp (Windward Community College) will start with an introduction to Water Quality parameters, followed by a talk from our intern Kia Weaver and myself, who will follow up with how the community can now access this information online for the Ko`olaupoko area through the Ko`olaupoko Water Quality Information Database (KWQID).
7. From July 7-11, attended the ESRI conference in San Diego where I attended many useful seminars and presented the KWQID. Feedback for the KWQID was extremely positive. It seems that many other groups have similar tasks of providing data to the public and very few have been able to present such data in such a simplified, user-friendly format as KBAC.

III. MINUTES
June 4, 2003 minutes
Harris moved, seconded by Mello, to approve the minutes. Vote: 6 ayes.

IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Discussion – KBAC contracts and pending proposals.

V. MEETING
Meetings will be held at Windward Community College, Hale Alaka`i #118 at 6:45 pm:

September 17, 2003 (Wednesday)
November 19, 2003 (Wednesday)
January 21, 2004 (Wednesday)

VI. ADJOURNMENT
The business meeting was adjourned at 9:35 pm.