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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWMTC 2020/11/17 2018-2020 ACTIONS SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY SY Os i� AARON S. Y. CHUNG o+• ChaMAILE MEDEIROS DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer �?•' �� KAREN EOFF ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER VALERIE T.POINDEXTER Vice Chair HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS,III REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND MASS TRANSIT 29'h Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii November 17, 2020 11:00 a.m. Pursuant to Governor Ige's most recent proclamation, in order to minimize physical contact and maximize social distancing, these meetings will not be open to the public. Oral Public Testimony: The public may provide oral testimony via WebEx. To register to testify, please email jeanette.aiello(a]hawaiicouno�.gov or call (808) 961-8255 no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, November 16, 2020. Written Testimony: The Council encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) email to counciltestimony(a]hawaiicouno�.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3) mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made a part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on Council Meetings on the County's homepage at hLtp://www.hawaiicounly.gov. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWMTC-29 November 17,2020 CALL TO ORDER—11:16 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 779-20: ADOPTS THE COUNTY OF HAWAII STREET DESIGN MANUAL TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPLETE STREETS AND MULTIMODAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR HAWAII COUNTY ROADWAY PROJECTS Urges the Planning Director, Public Works Director, and Mass Transit Agency Administrator to update policies, rules, and ordinances in accordance with the County of Hawaii Street Design Manual to ensure consistency with Complete Streets principles. Reference: Comm. 1154 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Lee Loy —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 217: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 4, SECTION 24-278 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS Amends Section 24-278, Schedule 26 (Roads closed to pedestrian traffic), Subsection (a), Hamakua, by adding aportion of Waipi`o Valley Road running from the Waipi`o Valley lookout to a point near its entry upon the valley floor. Reference: Comm. 1130 Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter Postponed: November 5, 2020 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Poindexter, seconded by Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder to recommend passage of Bill 217 on first reading. (Vote on Bill 217 is on the next page) Page 2 PWMTC-29 November 17,2020 AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Richards, Poindexter, Villegas, and Chair Lee Loy —8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung— 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT—12:34 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by November 13, 2020. If a response is received after November 13, 2020, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Council Members will also be present at the Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A. The full text of the agendas are made available on the County website at www.hawaiicounly.gov. Click on Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For copies of the agenda(s) or questions, please contact Council Services at 961-8255. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)to videotestimony�ic,hawaiicountygov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Page 3