AGE COUNCIL 2008/08/27 2006-2008

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Hawaii County Council-44 Page 6 August 27, 2008 ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING) Bi11292 Amends Ordinance No. 93-36 Which Reclassified Lands from Agricultural - (Draft 4): 20 Acres (A-20a), Agricultural - 10 Acres (A-l0a), and Agricultural - 3 Acres (A-3a) to Residential and Agricultural - 1 Acre (RA-la) at Kukuau 1st, South Hilo, Hawaii, Covered by Tax Map Key:2-4-8:Portions of 14 and 26; Request: Amendment to Change of Zone Ordinance No. 93-36. {Hilo Hillside Corporation, Applicant. } Bi11318 Adopts the County of Hawaii Puna Community Development Plan (CDP). {The (Draft 4): planning area for the Puna CDP encompasses the judicial district of Puna and the Volcano Census Designated Place that includes the Volcano Golf Course Subdivision in the District of Ka`u. } Bi11325: Amends Chapter 21, Article 5, Section 21-37 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended) Relating to the Sewer Connection Loan Program. {Adds "Honoka`a" to the list of connection sites authorized to participate in the Sewer Loan Connection Program. } Bi11326 Amends Chapter 20, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended) by (Draft 2): Adding a New Article 5 Pertaining to Plastic Bag Reduction. {Chapter 20, Relating to Refuse, adds a new Article 5 which prohibits the use of plastic shopping bags by County businesses; encourages the use of environmentally preferable alternatives (such as recyclable paper bags or reusable bags); provides for penalties of fines up to $1,000 and/or up to 200 hours community service, as well as removal of all plastic bags; and requires the director of Environmental Management to adopt administrative rules to implement the article within one hundred eighty days of its effective date. } Bi11328: Amends Ordinance No. 08-78, as Amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawaii for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2009. {Appropriates revenues in Contribution from Private Source ($101,500); appropriates same to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Settlement-Private (funding for a Supplemental Environmental Project at the old closed Kailua-Kona landfill to combat the underground fire that has continued since the early 1990's). } Bi11329: Amends Ordinance No. 08-78, as Amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawaii for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2009. {Appropriates revenues in Fund Balance from Previous Year ($593,663); appropriates same to the following: Geothermal Finance-Other Current Expense ($13,413), Geothermal Public Works- Other Current Expense ($24,000), Geothermal Mass Transit-Other Current Expense ($116,250), Geothermal Mass Transit-Equipment ($380,000), and Geothermal Parks and Recreation-Other Current Expense ($60,000), for a total of $593,663. A number of items have been requested for Lower Puna (utilizing the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Fund), which include the following: Pahoa