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<br />REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br />INTERGOVERNMENT AL RELATIONS <br /> <br />DATE: <br />PLACE: <br /> <br />October 20, 2009 <br />Council Chambers <br />Ben Franklin Bldg, 2nd Floor <br />333 Kilauea Ave. <br />Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <br /> <br />Re: Comm No. 420/Res. 205-09 <br /> <br />TIME: <br /> <br />2:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawai'i County Council <br />Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <br /> <br />Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred <br />Communication 420 imd Resolution 205-09, reports as follows: <br /> <br />Resolution No. 205-09, transmitted via Communication 420, from Council Chair J Yoshimoto, <br />dated June 24,2009, urges the Congress ofthe United States to support and provide Federal <br />funding for the highest priority Capital Improvement Projects in the County of Hawai'i. <br /> <br />Your Committee first heard Resolution 205-09 on August 4,2009. Chair Yoshimoto explained <br />the process by which council members could add projects to the priority list. The measure was <br />postponed to September 15, 2009 in anticipation of receiving additional priority projects from <br />council members. <br /> <br />On September 15,2009 your Committee amended Resolution 205-09 to Draft 2, adding eight <br />project priorities to send to the Congress, as submitted by members. The measure was postponed <br />to October 6, 2009 to allow some members more time to submit projects. <br /> <br />Communication 420.13, from Legislative Specialist Lorraine Acdal, dated September 28, 2009, <br />compiles factual information from Communication Nos. 420.1, 420.2, 420.3, 420.4, 420.6 and <br />420.7. On October 6, 2009, the Resolution was amended to Draft 3 to add further projects <br />submitted to the list and to change a project submitted by one member. The resolution was again <br />postponed to allow members time to clarify and/or submit projects. <br /> <br />At the meeting of October 20,2009, Communication 420.15, from Council Chair J Yoshimoto, <br />dated October 8, 2009, transmitted a proposal to amend Resolution 205-09 to include the Ainaloa <br />Waterline Installation project and also, Communication 420.16 from Council Chair J Yoshimoto, <br />dated October 20,2009, transmitted a proposal to amend Resolution 205-09 to include the Puna <br />Makai Alternate Route project. The motions to amend Res. 205-09 to Draft 4 with the contents <br />ofComm. 420.13,420.15 and 420.16 were all unanimously approved. <br /> <br />PWIRC Rept. No. 52 <br />