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}',ate. „'(cl Z~~i1L._. ~;J1 ~?i4i`i 3~ Q~I ~ ~ n May 29, 2007 1-loraa~~l:d~: F'e c, #ioffmann, Chaitpf}~~n I-I~nwa'i f,:,:u.r~:1r Council 25 tir~f~u~g7ur! ~a. kilo, H;rmaii' t76T20 fae~: "°IIE:~•1"I III~.iNY iN OPPOSITION TO BILL 51 DRAFT 3, AN ORDINANCE ,i,h! Liil'~I ~;41~1G CHAPTER 27, FLOOD CONTROL, HAWAI'1 COUNTY CODE 19&3 l~'CO:i _.Ui7ION), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO STORMWATER l day l'~I u~.:ii~MEN7 [.eau f; •r;::lpi:.,rscm Hoffmann and Members of the Hawaii County Council: I any a u, is ralaa r of the Kona community and am very concerned that the amendments to IE3itl !i 1 frrcpcsc>ri by Councilpersons Ford and Hoffmann have far reaching impacts that hr 3'JI; nc d b~::~e n thoroughly considered. I consider it irresponsible for Councilpersons to V zrf:oa:;r; a rnfm Gments to an ordinance that impacts the entire island without some `IhaGU_Iht rr S7fr,rai ^g economic and ecological consequences. It appears that there was rr~ crci: a :;+1 ir. n with anyone in the agricultural, engineering, architectural, planning, or c:un~~str~.P : n i '~clf~stry regarding the tar reaching consequences of the proposed ;ar~eruhmE;nt~,. I am extremely worried that this type of legislative process is taking Iracf:. lae.liea,e that as Councilmen, you have a duty to the citizens of the County of I-ia+n~erii c; as;:•..Ire that proper consultation with professionals and other knowledgeable laa,iir:;; crrl,e::; :dace rior to introducing legislation. It seems that the Council's proposed ;:nrenchu:r Cs t!:, Sill 51 are being rammed through the process with all testimony by la'ofess ru•; iL:~ ;and others with vast experience in flood control issues completely ignan;~ I :u°•r ~aisappointed that the people who were chosen to represent the citizens c!f Ihis C,r.!unl}r :aeem to consider only their own opinions and interests and not the good t}I IFIe 3'ICI'!3! i 41fa1'ld. I stnan a „cp: ~ Ivw to delete from Bitl 51 all amendments introduced by Councilpersons f~,~,ci an:1 I• ~:41r~~i~ nn until proper consultation with professionals and other affected I)artis: r tar;: 1:~•oroughly completed and all consequences of the amendments can be 1L^on:w~'fl1 rr:;i~ienroed. I recnri •nenn:f <f.pproval of the amendments proposed by the Department of Public Works at the ,~,ar~,=f:,t possible date so that the County remains in compliance with FEMA require r~u:!^°;. :a~nca,r. Y. ~~['d ?I!if;~ :96 808~~1 BS22ZZ£808 flOHfati3~l J,1'1t13b .ydHlJ:wo.aa cc:cr iraa~_rr_iui.