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II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The Committee approved the agenda. III. MINUTES The Committee approved the minutes of the August 23, 2013, Executive Committee meeting. IV. REPORTS A. Treasurer's Report The following item was approved by the Executive Committee: 1. Treasurer's Report for August 2013 as submitted by the HSAC Treasurer. Vice President Onishi queried whether rental car fuel was reimbursable by HSAC under the current HSAC bylaw definition of"ground transportation." Treasurer Victorino confirmed that rental car fuel was not covered and thus not eligible for reimbursement. B. County Reports 1. Maui County Report. Treasurer Victorino reported that the Council recently approved the County's first 100% affordable housing project located in central Maui. He opined that the planned Waikapu Gardens Phase II will be successfully completed on schedule. He further reported that at the Council Chair's monthly meeting with all Councilmembers, Council Chair Baisa encouraged all Councilmembers to get more active in HSAC related matters. To that end, he will be forwarding copies of HSAC minutes, agendas and Treasurer's reports to all Councilmembers. He informed the Committee that the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee is conducting an investigation into the demolition of the old Wailuku Post Office and the Planning Committee is reviewing the County's regulation of home-based businesses, He concluded by reporting that the County has submitted four proposals for consideration by the Committee to be included in the 2014 HSAC legislative package. 2. Hawaii County Report. Vice President Onishi reported that on September 23, 2013, the Council will continue its deliberations on Bill 79, which bans the propagation, cultivation, raising, growing, sale or distribution of genetically modified organism (GMO). He 2