December 6, 2004 Committee Meeting Minutes prepared December 12, 2004 Action items: 1) If you can make calls to line up volunteers for the January 22 work day, please contact Thomas Noyes to get a calling list--it¹s not too early to get the word out and secure commitments! 2) We need small sturdy containers for individual sealer portions. Plastic yogurt or tofu containers work well, so please save these and drop them off at the storage facility. 3) Next meeting, Monday, January 3, 2005 Clearing of driftwood from Pond--was done by County workers by Nov. 4, 2005. The installation of two recycled plastic benches donated by Marge Freeman was completed by Doug Nielsen, Marge Freeman and Thomas Noyes. These benches are located adjacent to the Comfort Station and along the walkway near the Kamalani Pavilion. A donation will be made to The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park from the sale of Salt of the Earth seasoning. This support is from Lily Dowling. Camping Ordinance: This may possibly come before the County Council in January, depending on legal review currently in progress by the Administration. Support before the Council by Friends will be very helpful in getting a County employee stationed at the South end of the Park, the camp grounds available for reserved overnight camping, and a means to reserve the Kamalani Pavilion. An ugly tree has heaved the sidewalk near the Playground. Clayton has submitted a work order to Doug Haigh to have the tree removed and the sidewalk repaired. Denis Kavanaugh raised the concern about the mud puddle under the Bridge compromising the fence footings. The low spot under the Bridge has been filled in with beach sand by the County Roads crew, on or around December 10. They apparently did not want to introduce another material such as crushed coral or stone since it is a Special Management Area. Completed work days: 11/20/04: at Comfort Station and Bridge, turn out was about 15 people. Completed reinforcing the fences at the Bridge & remounting two signs near the Bridge. Also, the completed was half of first application of grout color field at the Comfort Station. 12/11/04: ten volunteers completed the first coat application of the color field on the Comfort Station. The lettering was repainted on the sign indicating that people driving on the beach should only go South, and the bushes around that sign were also trimmed back. Upcoming Work day dates: 1/22/05: Playground sealing wrap-up & Bridge Sealing work day: 7:30 AM to noon on Saturday. Target volunteer count is 60 volunteers. Phone number sheets were distributed to Committee members to make calls & obtain commitments. If you can make calls, please contact Thomas Noyes to get a calling list--it¹s not too early to get the word out and secure commitments! We need small sturdy containers for individual sealer portions. Plastic yogurt or tofu containers work well, so please save these and drop them off at the storage facility. Annaleah Atkinson and Wayne Soma will coordinate food for lunch. Thomas Noyes will arrange for donated pastries from Safeway. John Lydgate will arrange for coffee. Committee members are urged to get commitments from organizations that are likely to participate. April 23, 2005: Brush cutting at the North end of the Park, mauka of the Heiaus. Also Beach cleaning and gardening are capability based activities. Participation from Kauai¹s Great Weigh Out could be as high as 200 individuals, according to Jo Manea. This project will require a good deal of organization of the various work crews since we¹ll be using chain saws and heavy equipment. Please give some thought to organizational issues and bring your ideas to the January Committee meeting. Tim Bynum has verbally informed Kauai Parks District Superintendent Wayne Souza of the project--he requested notification in writing so that he can arrange for State personnel to be present. Thomas Noyes will notify Mr. Souza by mail. The donation of a heavy duty chipper & crew is being sought for the operation--pass leads on to Thomas Noyes (639-1018) or Doug Nielsen (823-6672).   Committee members are urged to get commitments from organizations that are likely to participate. Next meeting, Monday, January 3, 2005, 5:30 PM Aloha Beach Resort. Prepared by Thomas A. Noyes General Coordinator The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park

November 16, 2004 November 1, 2004 Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park Committee Meeting Minutes Attended by Pat Arthur, Annaleah Atkinson, Sandi Brewer, Tim Bynum, Pat Fleck, Marge Freeman, Denis Kavanaugh, John Lydgate, Bruce Netzer, Doug Nielsen, Thomas Noyes, and Wayne Soma. Treasurer¹s Report (none available as Leila Fuller was traveling) Doug Nielsen reported that the sticker ball weed in the playground has been eradicated. Work days: 11/7/04: A few people were asked to work on preparing the Comfort Station near the Kamalani Pavilion for completion of the artwork and also weeding the planting area in front of that Comfort Station on Sunday, November 7, 2004. A total of  fourteen people assisted with that effort. The walls were sprayed with a TSP solution, scrubbed, and hosed. Application of the mermaid¹s arms will be completed before the next work day. 11/20/04: Tim Bynum, Denis Kavanaugh, John Lydgate, Bruce Netzer, Doug Nielsen, and Thomas Noyes committed to a mini workday on Saturday, November 20, 2004. Additional workers will be welcome. Objectives are installing eight fence posts and remounting two signs on four new sign posts in the area of the Kamalani Bridge. Work entailed is digging twelve holes in the sand, cutting and setting the twelve posts, attaching the signs and fence sections to the posts, and mixing concrete with a concrete mixer.    Additionally, Pat Arthur needs a crew of artists to work on applying grout to create color fields on the walls of the Comfort Station. Start at 7:30 AM, refreshments & plate lunches will be served. 1/22/05: There will be a major workday starting at 8:00 AM on Saturday, January 22, 2005. The objectives will be to seal all the Kamalani Bridge and complete the portion of the Playground that was not sealed on 9/11/04. We are targeting 60 people to come & work. Refreshments & lunch will be served. 4/23/05: Brush cutting at the north end of the Park on Saturday, April 23, 2005. Objective is to cut and clear brush and haul it to greenwaste. We are targeting 40 people to come & work. Other Park maintenance topics: Clearing driftwood from the ³Ponds² was considered as a volunteer project to be organized for November 13, but that became unnecessary when the County cleared the Ponds and beach on November 4.    John Lydgate will work with the County to plan an operation to remove sand that has accumulated in the Ponds. Target date is May, 2005 during low tide conditions. This will NOT be a volunteer operation. Pat Fleck will key in contact information for volunteers who worked on the Kamalani Pavilion. There is an ugly tree that has heaved the sidewalk near the Playground. Solution is to remove the tree and remove and repour a section of the concrete sidewalk. A date has not yet been set for that work. Maui lumber sale: per River Sussman¹s e-mail 10/20/04: ³The money that we will be using to pay you is in the last phases of getting signatures from all the county offices.  I expect to have that money within two weeks.² No word yet on payment being received. Discussion of Goals and Objectives for the 2005-6 period. The major goal for 2005 is to restore the vegetation line along the beach to the south of the park. Current objectives are: determine the scope of work, estimate project costs, and write & secure grants to fund the project. Target date for the work is October, 2005. The Final Report to Hawaii Community Foundation for grant funds spent on the Kamalani Pavilion project in 2004 needs to be written and submitted. Two recycled plastic benches donated to The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park by Marge Freeman will be shipped from Maui on Friday 11/19. The benches will be placed in the Kamalani Bridge area near the Comfort Station and along the walkway near the Pavilion. Tim Bynum gave an update on the Sports Fields progress. A consultant has been hired by the County to design a state of the art underground irrigation system for one of the three fields. Installing similar systems for the other two fields would cost somewhere on the order of an additional $300,000. The Camping Ordinance will be before the County Council again. An e-mail will be sent giving you notice of that hearing date so representatives of The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park can be present to testify and hopefully neutralize any obstructions to getting that ordinance enacted. Next committee meeting, Monday, December 6, 2004, 5:30 PM, Aloha Beach Resort.

Monday, October 11, 2004

The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park Committee Monday, October 4, 2004 Meeting Minutes
Aloha Beach Resort, 10/4/04, 5:30 pm Ali'i Room--Attendees: Annaleah Atkinson, Sandy Brewer, Doug Haigh, Jo Manea, Doug Nielsen, Thomas Noyes, Rudy Raralio

Next meeting, Monday, November 1, 2004, Aloha Beach Resort 5:30 PM

The Treasurer¹s report for the period 9/1 04 through 9/30/04 was reviewed and accepted

September 11 2004 workday recap: Doug Nielsen reported this was our most successful Playground sealing workday so far--focused and productive. Approximately 40 people were there. About 25 of those were members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Also there has been several days of follow-up sealing work done at the Bridge by Dr. Tomas Guest¹s Work Readiness crew. All of the Playground that had been power washed (about 80%) was sealed. The rest of the playground will be power washed by a paid vendor and sealed at the next work day--see below.

Eradication of sticker ball weed: Doug Nielsen will pursue.

New committee member--Rudy Raralio, representing the Church of the latter Day Saints

Jo Manea, State Health Department, attended to coordinate FKLP volunteer efforts with the upcoming Great Weigh Out program. She'll work to bring in volunteers for the Playground Sealing Workday Jan 15 and subsequent events.

Trex (6² x 6² sections) from the removal of one of the ADA campsite platforms has been returned to The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park.

Maui Tools have been returned; Doug, Rudy and Thomas checked them in, all were returned/replaced in good condition.

See Hawaiian Airlines¹ Oct/Nov in flight magazine Hana Hou article on page 109 for a feature on The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park.

Doug Nielsen pointed out that additional supports need to be placed along the new fence line below the Bridge to stabilize the long unsupported sections; he'll use the Trex 6 x 6s as posts & set them in concrete. Workday & time TBD.


Discussion for Goals and Objectives for 2005-6:

Volunteer workday Saturday 1/15/05 to complete sealing of Playground

Volunteer workday in April 2005 to:

1) Heavy work: clear State Park area between Aloha Beach Resort and Wailua River-chain saw crews and coordinate with County to provide trucks to haul cuttings to Greenwaste, and
2) Light work: Clean the Beach (volunteers pile up driftwood and debris for county pick-up).


Spread new chips on Playground, projected cost = $10,000 approx, date TBD.

Review draft Shoreline Restoration Grant Proposal by Denis Kavanaugh (attached, comments welcomed).
Preparation work will need to be done on:

funding
coordination with Coastal Pathways project (Phase IV: Ahukini to Lydgate Park, initial design phase soon to begin)
beach cleaning
plant propagation
boulder placement
main public workday(s) for planting & installing drip lines, etc. 10/05 target date