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Hawaii County Council-28 Page 2 January 24, 2008 MEMORIALS, CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE 8:30 A.M.: STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON COMMUNICATIONS AND ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 589.8: UPDATE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON From Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, dated January 16, 2008, requesting this matter be agendized in order for the Ad Hoc Task Force to update the Council on the activities of the legislative liaison. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 439-07: Urges Our State Legislators to Pass HB661 HD1 with Amendments that Establish Comprehensive Public Funding for Elections to Hawaii County Council. {Urges the 2008 Legislature of the State of Hawaii to pass HB661 HD1 in an amended form allowing for public funding of the 2010 Hawaii County Council election.}; and PWIRC-49. Res. 459-08: Authorizes the Payment of Funds of a Later Fiscal Year and of More Than One Fiscal Year for aMulti-Year Lease (5 years) of a Digital Mailing System (Postage Machine) for the Office of the County Clerk-Reprographic Division. {Current postage machine is obsolete due to U. S. Post Office regulation in 2008 and needs to be replaced at a cost of $500 per month.}; and FC-212. Res. 462-08: Supports S.B.958 S.D.I H.D.1 to Impose aTen-Year Moratorium on Developing, Testing, Propagating, Cultivating, Growing, and Raising of Genetically Modified Taro in the State of Hawaii. {Urges the Hawaii State Legislature to pass S.B.958 S.D.] H.D.1.}; and EMC-11. Res. 463-08: Supports H.B.1577 H.D.1 to Temporarily Prohibit the Growing of Genetically Modified Coffee for a Period of Five Years and, at the Same Time, Permit Research in an Environmentally Secure Facility. {Urges the Hawaii State Legislature to pass H.B.1577 H.D.I, however, does not support locating the research facility within the County of Hawai `i. } ; and EMC-12. Res. 464-08: Transfers/Appropriates an Appropriation Out and From the Designated Fund Account(s) and Credits Same to a Designated Fund Account(s). {Transfers/appropriates $10,000 out and from Clerk-Council Services-Contingency Relief account; credits same to Department of Liquor Control Public Programs, Miscellaneous Contract Services (Kealakehe Project Grad). Contingency Relief funds from District 8 would be used towards Kealakehe Project Grad, a drug and alcohol free graduation celebration.}; and FC-213.