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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE DATE: June 14, 2011 Re: Comm. No. 875.6Bi11 No. 269, Draft 2 PLACE: Council Chambers Kona, Hawaii TIME: 2:17 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation, to which was referred Bill 269, Draft 2, reports as follows: Bill 269, Draft 2, transmitted by Councilmember Guy Enriques, via Communication No. 875.6, dated September 21, 2010, proposes the adoption of the 2006, Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) with amendments, with the exception of the administrative portion of the code which varies by each County. There are substantial changes to most sections. The legislative history of Bill 269 Draft 2, is as follows: • Originally heard by the 2008 -2010 term Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations ( PWIRC) on August 3, 2010, and postponed to the call of the Chair; • On August 16, 2010, Bill 269, was waived from PWIRC to the full Council; • On September 9, 2010, the Council amended Bill 269 to Draft 2 and then postponed action on the Bill and related communications; • At its March 16, 2011 meeting, the Council heard Bill 269, Draft 2 and "recommitted" the Bill and related communications back to the Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation ( PWPRC); • On May 16, 2011, Bill 269 Draft 2, was postponed in the Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee ( PWPRC) until June 14, 2011. Department of Public Works Director Warren H.W. Lee, delivered a PowerPoint presentation informing Your Committee and the public about the changes in the Bill and the rational for adopting the 2006 Uniform Plumbing Code at this time. The PowerPoint presentation is numbered Communication 126.3, and is available to the public in the County's Laserfiche system. PWPRC Rept. No.: 21