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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br />PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />DATE: January 4, 2011 Re: Comm. No. 28 /Bill No.7 <br />PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa <br />78 -128 `Ehukai Street <br />Kailua -Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br />TIME: 9:00 <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation, to which was referred Bill 7, <br />reports as follows: <br />Bill 7, transmitted by the Director of Public Works Warren H. W. Lee, via Communication <br />No. 28, dated December 10, 2010, requests amending the Hawaii County Code 1983, (2005 <br />Edition, as Amended), Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 2 (Moving Vehicles), Section 24 -264, <br />Schedule 12 (Stop Intersections), subsection (f) Kona, by adding: <br />(_) Rock Bottom Road, both approaches to Middle Ke`ei Road. <br />Council Member Ford informed the committee that she lives near this intersection and is very <br />familiar with the safety hazards, she asked Mr. Ron Thiel to provide background information and <br />explain why the changes are necessary. Mr. Thiel commented that this is not a "normal" <br />intersection and that there was limited site distance; he said that just putting stop signs was a <br />temporary fix and that a re- alignment of the roadway needed to be done. <br />Council Member Smart commented that this was a good short term fix and looks forward to a <br />permanent solution for this intersection in the future. <br />Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and <br />intent of Bill 7, and recommends its passage on first reading. <br />bl <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />�P/ <br />FRED BLAS, CHAIR <br />PWPRC REPORT NO. 2 <br />ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 2911 <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />A &E <br />EX <br />BLAS <br />X <br />FORD <br />X <br />HOFFMANN <br />X <br />IKEDA <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />PILAGO <br />X <br />SMART <br />X <br />YAGONG <br />X <br />YOSHIMOTO <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />�P/ <br />FRED BLAS, CHAIR <br />PWPRC REPORT NO. 2 <br />ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 2911 <br />