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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br /> INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS <br /> <br /> DATE: September 1, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 486/Res. 226-09 <br /> PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa <br /> 78-128 `Ehukai Street <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 1:00 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo. Hawaii 96720 <br /> <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred <br /> Communication No. 486, regarding Resolution 226-09, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution 226-09, transmitted by Council Member Dennis Onishi, via Communication No. 486 dated <br /> August 17, 2009, urging the Hawaii State Board of Education to move the Keaukaha School Cafeteria <br /> Project into the Top Ten on The Department of Education CIP Allotment Priority List. <br /> <br /> There was testimony from members of public, including two sixth grade students, in support of the <br /> proposed resolution. <br /> <br /> Committee Chair Brenda .1. Ford relinquished her seat to Committee Vice Chair Kelly Greenwell. <br /> Mr. Onishi provided pictures of Keaukaha School Cafeteria and commented that overcrowded, <br /> dilapidated conditions violate fire safety and OSHA regulations. Furthermore, improper food preparation <br /> due to space limitations, obsolete equipment, and cramped and deteriorated working conditions is an <br /> unhealthy and dangerous environment for the children and school employees. He seeks the support of his <br /> colleagues on this proposed resolution. <br /> <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations is in accord with the purpose and <br /> intent of Resolution 226-09, and recommends its adoption. <br /> <br /> dkr <br /> AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> ENRIQUES X <br /> FORD X COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br /> GREENWELL x INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS <br /> HOFFMANN X <br /> IKEDA X <br /> NAEOLE X BRENDA J. FORD, HAIR <br /> ONISHI X <br /> <br /> YAGONG X PWIRC REPORTNO. 38 <br /> YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: SEP 1 6 2009 <br />