REP PWPC 066 09/02/1997 1996-1998

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS DATE: September 2, 1997 RE: COMM. NO. 454/RESO. NO. 148 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 9:07 a.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Public Works and Parks, to which was referred Communication No. 454 and attached Resolution No. 148, reports as follows: The purpose of Resolution No. 148 is to request that a task force, composed of representatives from the Legislative Auditor's Office, the Office of the Corporation Counsel, and the Department of Public Works' Building Division, be formed to review Chapter 3 of the Hawaii County Code, relating to advertising and signs, and to develop a preliminary draft bill. Resolution No. 148 provides that at a minimum, the task force is requested to address the following areas of concern: 1. Definitions; 2. Sign permit and variance process; 3. Enforcement of the sign code; 4. Constitutionality of the sign code; and 5 Continuity between sign regulations set out in Special Districts. Communication No. 454 is a memo from Council Member Joe Reynolds, dated August 21, 1997, which transmits Resolution No. 148 to Council Chair James Arakaki and the Members of the County Council for thew consideration. During the discussion on this matter, Your Committee clarified that the Legislative Auditor's Office would serve as the lead agency in the task force. Members of Your Committee also requested that input from interested groups in the community such as: the Outdoor Circle, the Chambers of Commerce and other business groups, and community associations be sought out prior to developing the draft bill. Your Committee is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. ]48 and recommends its adoption. Ic AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submined YAGONU X CO 1TTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS RF,YNOLDS X CHUNG X LEITEIEAD=TOllD X - RAY X DOMINIC YAGO SANTANGELO X PW&PC RE OR O. 66 SMITH X ARAKAKI E.O.M X ADOPTED: ~SEP ~ 7 ~ !'I~