HWEA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, July 23, 2015, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Sand Island Treatment Center – Conference Room
ATTENDANCE: | |
Board of Directors | |
Emily Dong | President |
Staci Taniguchi | Vice-President |
Audrey Haerle | Secretary-Treasurer |
Shannon Holman (on phone) | Past President |
Wayne Salas | PWO Representative |
Jon Baker | PWO Vice Representative |
Committee – Representatives | |
Greg Arakaki | Biosolids/Co-Generation Committee Co-Chairperson |
Scott McAdam | Conference Committee Co-Chairperson 2015/16 Safety Co-Chairperson |
Audrey Haerle | Public Education Co-Chairperson, Rebrand Co-Chairperson |
Lori Morikami | Public Education Co-Chairperson |
Brad Takenaka | Water Quality Co-Chairperson |
NOT ABLE TO ATTEND: | |
Lance Manabe | Delegate |
Pat Markham | PWO Committee |
John Katahira | Ad-Hoc Committee |
Roy Abe | Ad-Hoc Committee |
Wayne White | Biosolids/Co-Generation Committee Co-Chairperson |
June Nakamura | Board Advisory/Constitution & Bylaws Co-Chairperson |
Lee Mansfield, | Board Advisory/Constitution & Bylaws Co-Chairperson |
Kristie Ching | Board Advisory/Constitution & Bylaws Co-Chairperson |
Jon Nishimura | Collection Committee Chairperson |
Tina Ono | Collection Committee Chairperson |
Leland Lee | Communications Vice-Chairperson |
Mark Goodrowe | Communications Chairperson |
Lori Kahikina | Conference Committee Co-Chairperson 2015 |
Puna Kaneakua | Conference Committee Co-Chairperson 2016 |
Tim Steinberger | Government Affairs Chairperson |
Walter Billingsley | Government Affairs Vice-Chairperson |
Merlita Alimagno | Laboratory Co-Chairperson |
Layne Otomo | Laboratory Co-Chairperson |
Joni Tanimoto | Membership Chairperson |
Edie Alipio | Pretreatment/On-Site Treatment Chairperson |
Quintin Beltran | Pretreatment/On-Site Treatment Co-Chairperson |
Dorreann Kaehuaea | Pretreatment/On-Site Treatment Committee |
Lori Morikami | Public Education Co-Chairperson |
Jason Nakata | Rebrand Co-Chairperson |
Jack Tano | Registration Committee |
Rebrand Co-Chairperson | |
Carol Zuerndorfer | Registration Committee |
Trudy Hamic | Registration Committee |
Roger Babcock, Jr. | Research Chairperson |
Carly Kaneko | Safety Co-Chairperson |
Mindy Yoneshige | Student Affairs Co-Chairperson |
Keith Miyashiro | Student Affairs Co-Chairperson |
Jay Stone | Water Quality Co-Chairperson |
Eassie Miller | Water Reuse Co-Chairperson |
Elson Gushiken | Water Reuse Co-Chairperson |
Susan Mukai | Young Professional Co-Chairperson |
Alyssa Smith | Young Professional Co-Chairperson |
Jessica Agsalda | Young Professionals Co-Chair |
PRESIDING: | Emily Dong |
RECORDER: | Audrey Haerle |
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Call to Order
- The meeting was called to order at 11:40 am.
Approval of June Meeting Minutes
- No comments received.
- Scott moved to approve the June meeting minutes as amended. Staci seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Committee Reports
- Board Advisory/Constitution & Bylaws Committee – Lee Mansfield, Kristie Ching & June Nakamura
- Unable to attend. No report.
B.Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Facilities – Kevin Nakamura
- Unable to attend. No report.
- Wayne Salas or Eassie Miller are possible nominees to replace Kevin whose term is up. Emily to speak with them this week.
C.Biosolids/Co-Generation Committee – Greg Arakaki & Wayne White
- Waiting for payment from ENV (storm water).
D.Collection Systems Committee – Jon Nishimura/Tina Ono
- Unable to attend.
- Emily: Conference in December.
E.Communications committee – Mark Goodrowe & Leland Lee
- Unable to attend. No report.
- To be merged with Rebrand Committee. A meeting will be scheduled.
- HWEA emails need to be switched over to new people.
F.Conference Committee 2016 – Scott McAdam & Puna Kaneakua
- Call for papers out next month
- Registration opening August 1st.
G.Government Affairs Committee – Tim Steinberger & Walter Billingsley
- Unable to attend. No report.
H.Laboratory Committee – Merlita Alimagno & Layne Otomo
- Unable to attend. No report.
- Emily followed up with Merlita and she is no longer available to do lab event but will help Alicia and Darnell with golf tournament.
- Jon will ask around Sand Island and talk to Lyle Shizomoto and Layne.
I.Membership Committee – Joni Tanimoto
- Unable to attend. No report.
J.Pretreatment Committee – Quintin Beltran & Edie Alipio
- Unable to attend. No report.
K.Public Education Committee – Lori Morikami & Audrey Haerle
- No report, looking into events.
L.Research Committee - Roger Babcock, Jr.
- Unable to attend. No Report.
M.Safety Committee – Scott McAdam &Carly Kaneko
- No report.
N.Student Affairs Committee – Mindy Yoneshige/Keith Miyashiro
- Unable to attend. No Report.
O.Water Reuse Committee – Eassie Miller & Elson Gushiken
- Unable to attend. No report.
- Emily: Eassie is looking for a replacement.
P.Water Quality Committee – Jay Stone & Brad Takenaka
- WEF is adding more storm water material to website, they will review it.
Q.Young Professionals Committee – Susan Mukai, Alyssa Smith & Jessica Agsalda
- Unable to attend. No report.
- June 27th Beach clean-up at Magic Island with AWWA/ASCE & Sustainable Coastlines. Founder Kahi Pacarro spoke at our luncheon last year.
- Audrey is considering doing a clean-up at Sand Island Beach Park. There are a lot of cigarette butts so we will need sand sifters.
Board of Directors Items | |
Secretary/Treasurer's Report: Audrey Haerle | |
o Account Balances as of 7/21/2015 | |
ML Conference Checking | $296,391.85 |
Bank of Hawaii | $1,667.04 |
Petty Cash | $50.00 |
CD Investments | $100,000.00 |
TOTAL ASSETS: | 398,108.89 |
Total Income | $40,632.64 |
Total Expenses | $45,841.07 |
Rolling Balance | ($5,208.43) |
- Merrill Lynch completed processing to add Audrey and Puna as authorized signatories.
- Board voted to pass the proposed changes to the WEF Constitution & Bylaws.
- Received a thank you letter from student Chase Nakagawa for scholarship.
- $10,000 to be transferred from the ML account to the Bank of Hawaii account after Taryn reconciles some unknown payments in the ML account.
·President Report: Emily Dong
- New website is now live, along with mobile app and Instagram account.
- Rebrand Committee will meet with developer about app.
- Operators Study Session Program is still going well, around 8-10 participants
·Vice-President Report: Staci Taniguchi
- Quarterly luncheon occurred on July 1st.
- Attendance was 56, 64 RSVP’d, we paid them for 60.
- Scott said that we can normally get refunded if we return extra tickets.
- $960 income, will be $1008.00, expense was $1010.00
- Registered for WEFTEC, needs to decide which days/workshops to go to. Scott: WEF Leadership Day. Staci to email Diane Crilley.
·Federation Matters: Delegate, Lance Manabe
- Unable to attend. No report.
·PWO Matters: Jon Baker
- Next tour KK Tunnel, sometime in August.
- Planning for chili cook-off, recipe calendar and Subway fundraiser (BOGOF).
- Ops Challenge team is finalized and they are going to register.
- Scaffold for training is getting moved from ENV facility, Jon inquired about
getting it moving to SI or borrowing it.
- Working with pump rental company Pacific Pump for estimates.
·Past President: Shannon Holman
- Met with June Nakamura, we did not get picked for the BWS grant. She will plan Leadership Workshop for March or April.
Old Business
- None.
New/Miscellaneous Business
- None.
Internet Inquiries
- None.
Next Meeting:
Thursday, Aug 20th at 11:30 am
Up-Coming Events:
- December 4, 2015 - Collections Systems Conference (call for papers)
- February 2-4, 2016 - Pacific Water Conference
Up-Coming Webcasts
Meeting adjourned at 12:15 PM.