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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWMTC 2021/01/19 (2020-2022) ACTIONS SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY SV Os p AARON S. Y. CHUNG Chao+• � MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer �?•' �� HOLEKA GORO INABA MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ -: Vice Chair ��'�Mo; HEATHER L.KIMBALL �'rE oF'N►+'� 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 2nd Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii January 19, 2021 1:00 P.M. Pursuant to Governor Ige's most recent proclamation, in order to minimize physical contact and maximize social distancing, this meeting will not be open to the public. Oral Public Testimony: The public may provide oral testimony via Zoom. To register to testify, please email jean.muramoto(a]hawaiicouno�.go or call (808) 961-8255 no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, January 15, 2021. 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-2 January 19,2021 CALL TO ORDER—1:00 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 33: REQUESTS AN UPDATE FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HAWAII COUNTY TRAFFIC DIVISION AND THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING ONGOING TRAFFIC ISSUES AND IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY RESULTING FROM THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 11 AND KIPIMANA STREET, NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO W. H. SHIPMAN BUSINESS PARK From Council Member Matt Kaneali`i- Kleinfelder, dated November 30, 2020. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Lee Loy —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 29-21: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A RIGHT-OF-ENTRY AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, PURSUANT TO HAWAII REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, TO ACCESS CERTAIN STATE LANDS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII The agreement would allow the County to enter onto State property, identified as Tax Map Keys 2-4-056:17 and 2-4-001:167, to repair damages to existing drainage facilities that were sustained during heavy flooding and other natural disasters. Reference: Comm. 55 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Lee Loy —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 2 PWMTC-2 January 19,2021 Res. 30-21: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A RIGHT-OF-ENTRY AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PURSUANT TO HAWAII REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, TO ACCESS CERTAIN STATE LANDS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII The agreement would allow the County to enter onto State property, identified as Tax Map Key 2-2-029:001, to repair damages to existing drainage facilities that were sustained during heavy flooding and other natural disasters. Reference: Comm. 56 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Lee Loy —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT—1:46 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 January 14, 2021. If a response is received after January 14, 2021, 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 Office, 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. Page 3 PWMTC-2 January 19,2021 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_gov 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 4