2014-12-18 Cost of Government Commission Agenda

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F. Examine "The Expanding Transportation Opportunities on Hawaii Island" comprehensive report authored by the University of Michigan sponsored by The Kohala Center, April 2014, and implement the reports recommendations in the short, medium and long term as much as possible within budgetary constraints. G. Mass Transit may be able to streamline the Hele On Bus system by identifying redundancies or unnecessary overlap in the current routing and scheduling system. Mountain View, Pahoa and Pahala, are served by one bus route and the very popular Mauna Kea State Park is without service. According to the report, the airports have limited bus service. H. Recommend collaboration with Maui transit officials and look into incorporating some of their innovations that offer the best path forward for Hawaii County mass transit by utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Google Transit to enhance the quality of mass transit. Examine and establish a public - private partnership (P3) with the County for a unique rideshare- vanpool network. Combining and coordinating existing County, business and private person resources, such as the private sector Vride system, with mild additional funding will likely have significant impacts on traffic, drive time, pollution, gasoline consumption and vehicle wear and tear. 8. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA 9. DISCUSSION REGARDING LOCATIONS /DATES /TIMES OF FUTURE MEETINGSIVIDEO CONFERENCING 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS Notice if hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes § 92 -3.5, the Cost of Government Commission will be conducting this meeting via videoconference. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. A commission member(s) will be present at the following location: • Kona Council Room, Conference Room A, West Hawai'i Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A, Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i 96740. (Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes § 92 -7.) Public attendance via videoconference will be available at both the Hilo and Kona locations. The next meeting of the Cost of Government Commission will be held on January 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Puna Conference Room, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1501, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. K