HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWMTC 2022/08/02 (2020-2022) ACTIONS SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY tv os M AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chaim and Presiding Officer MAILS MEDEIROS DAVID
HOLEKA GORO INABA
ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER _
Vice Chair ��°�ao;;:;• HEATHER L.KIMBALL
''�'� ° 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
23rd Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
August 2, 2022
9:00 a.m.
Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive
conference technology (ICT)pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be
participating via ICT at the:
• Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
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CALL TO ORDER—9:01 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 877: REQUESTS AN UPDATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC PROCESSING AND INFORMATION
CENTER (EPIC)PERMITTING SYSTEM
From Council Member Holeka Goro Inaba, dated July 12, 2022.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Richards, and
Chair Lee Loy —6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Chung, David, and Villegas—3.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 120: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 8, AND CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1
AND ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 5, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PROVIDING, MAINTAINING,
AND DEDICATING PARKING SPACES AND CHARGING STATIONS FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Requires all newly constructed "places of public accommodation"with at least 50
parking spaces to install electric vehicle chargers under a tiered schedule that
increases the required amount of electric vehicle chargers every two years through
2029.
Reference: Comm. 608
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
Referred to Planning Director
and Planning Commissions: February 22, 2022
(Note: There is a motion by Ms. Kimball, seconded by Mr. Inaba, to recommend
passage of Bill 120 on first reading.)
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and
Comm. 608.47: From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated June 22, 2022, transmitting for Council's
consideration and action the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions' letters
and enclosures.
; and
Comm. 608.48: From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated July 25, 2022, transmitting
proposed amendments to Bill 120.
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST
READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Richards, and
Chair Lee Loy —6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Chung, David, and Villegas—3.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—10:37 a.m.
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