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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN PCIA 2023/06/20 (2022-2024) Policy Committee on Infrastructure and Assets 2°d Session West Hawai`i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i June 20, 2023 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Policy Committee on Infrastructure and Assets ORDER: was called to order at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona,by Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Chair Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz,Vice Chair Ms. Cindy Evans, Member Ms. Michelle M. Galimba, Member Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Member Ms. Jenn Kagiwada, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member Ms. Heather L. Kimball, Member(came in later) Absent&Excused: Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.) CHR. LEE LOY: Mr. Clerk, if you could read in Communication 320? COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. Comm. 320: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY JORDAN LERMA OF NENE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION REGARDING THE CURRENT SITUATION AFFECTING OUR NATIVE NENE POPULATION From Council Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy, dated May 31, 2023 Motion to Close File: Mr. Inaba moved to close file on Comm. 320. Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz. PCIA-2 June 20,2023 CHR. LEE LOY: Actually,because this is my communication, if I could let the record reflect that I'll be handing this over to my Vice Chair, Ms. Kierkiewicz. Relinquish Chair: At this time,the Chair relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Kierkiewicz. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Let the record reflect that at 1:32 p.m. I have assumed the role of Chair of this Committee. Council Member Lee Loy,this is your communication,please introduce your guest presenter. MS. LEE LOY: Yes, thank you. Today we have the pleasure of having Mr. Lerma here,he is a member of our community down in Keaukaha. And just to lay some foundation for my colleagues, over the course of maybe the last year, there's been a lot of activity down in Keaukaha which relates to the re-establishment of our loko i`a, our fishponds in the area. My colleagues are probably reminded of an open space resolution that we passed for some of the ponds down in Keaukaha. And we also have members of community who have been doingand restoration at Loko Waka. With that re-establishment of our P spaces in Keaukaha and the rehabilitation of our ponds, it begunto invite a open lot of our native plants and birds back to the area, and because of this we've seen and has been reported by newspaper some bird strikes. As a community,the members began to put their heads together as to, you know, what would we need to do in light of the great stewardship work that we're doing down in Keaukaha. You know, the County as a whole and the support of the open space fund, and the stewardship monies that are kind of moving into community, it's actually really having an impact. And what we're seeing now is the need to start finding place and space for the re-establishment of our ponds, our native species that are returning back, and how we blend that together with the existing environment and community. And so I have the pleasure of turning it over now to Mr. Lerma who has put together a presentation for our members of the dais,but also members of the community which I hope at the end of this presentation and leading into the next bill that I have on the agenda,that this information is basically a community driven data-based solution. And I hope I can get my colleagues' support. Mr. Lerma, go ahead. (Note: At this time Nene Research and Conservation Biologist Jordan Lerma came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. LERMA: Thank you so much, Council Member Lee Loy. And thank you fellow Council Members for allowing me to come here and speak today. Introduce myself,my name is Jordan Lerma. I'm born and raised in Hilo, graduated from Kamehameha in 2009. And went to the continent for college, where I studied Finance and Economics. I work full time as a wildlife biologist, mainly studying whales and dolphins,but more importantly using technology and Page 2 • PCIA-2 June 20,2023 using data to drive legislation to increase protections for native species around Hawai`i. (Note: At this time, Mr. Jordan Lerma and Kumiko Hasegawa Mattison provided a PowerPoint presentation to the members of the Committee. For viewing of the presentation, see the DVD copy of the proceedings on file in the Clerk's Office, or online at http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com. A hard copy of the presentation is made a part of the record. See Comm. 320.1.) MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Jordan. Thank you, Kumiko. You know, I'm just going to let you guys ask the questions. I think they make a compelling argument and provide a lot of great data, along with the reason why I advanced the bill that's on the agenda following this, is to demonstrate that this is a real community effort. This was not something that I just thought up on my own. And as they demonstrated,this has been ongoing efforts for a while, down in Keaukaha, a place that is incredibly special for everyone. Thank you, Chair. I yield. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Council Member Lee Loy. Council Member Evans. MS. EVANS: Thank you. I'd like Steve Pause from Public Works, if that would be alright, to ask a question about the—or do you want to wait until the next bill. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Let's take any questions for Jordan and Kumiko now. And I'd like for them to stick around in the event that Council Members have questions related to their research, and how that is used to inform the bill that we'll be discussing later. MS. EVANS: Right. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Any questions related to their— MS. EVANS: Yes, I do. The first question, is this property that you've been working on,who owns it? Was it finder the jurisdiction of the State because it's below the high-water mark, and did you have to get permission to get on the land? MR. LERMA: Yes, its State property,but the restaurant, Seaside, the owner has the permit to operate and is responsible for that area. Kumiko and her husband, Partick, actually worked at the restaurant,that's how they got involved in restoring that area. MS. EVANS: Okay. Did the division of Forest and Wildlife, I'm assuming—or did you get any support financially through grants from the State? Nothing on those? Page 3 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 MS. MATTISON: No, we're not funded at all. We would love to be funded, eventually. MS. EVANS: Okay. When the bird gets harmed, is there some process that,that information goes into some data bank or goes to the road department,because it's an endangered probably the Federal Government. How does that play out when an animal gets harmed? MR. LERMA: Yeah, it is very complicated because there's a lot of agencies involved in that process. Like you said, they are threatened species and they're federally protected. As of right now, the way the chain command works is that when a nene gets harmed, the call goes to DOFAW(Division of Forestry and Wildlife), DLNR(Department of Land and Natural Resources). DLNR will send out DOCARE (Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement) and DOCARE enforcement will take the information from all parties involved. In the event of C10, HPD (Hawai`i Police Department)was actually informed as well, because the car in question had expired plates, and expired insurance, and all that stuff. So in some circumstances HPD gets involved. To the best of my knowledge,that information is summarized in a report that's due to U.S. Fish and Wildlife every year. So, it's not somethingthat someone tally's upan syndicates dicates to everyone in real time, it's something that gets summarized at the end of the permitting year. MS. EVANS: Okay. And my last question. Very impressed by your work both of you, thank you. The data collection thing, I think you got it right. If you can't measure it,you can't approve it. So I really like that. When you went to the County officials and you spoke to them, I'm assuming you had a lot of data to present; were they receptive of your data collection and what you had brought to them? MR. LERMA: They haven't responded to our emails yet. We did meet with Mayor Roth, and we presented preliminary data from this, it was during our data collection period. So that reading was on May 20. So, any data they collected before May 20th was shared during that meeting and unfortunately, we haven't heard back from any of the County officials in response to our data collection, our data, and our findings. MS. EVANS: Okay, alright, thank you. Thank you, Chair. I yield. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Council Member Evans. Anyone else? Council Member Kagiwada. MS. KAGIWADA: Thank you, Chair. I just wondered,have you had a chance to reach out to Big Island Invasive Species, especially since you're dealing with some invasive grasses and things like that. Is that a group that you guys had a chance to reach out to? Page 4 II PCIA-2 June 20,2023 MS. MATTISON: Well we haven't reached out to them yet. MS. KAGIWADA: Okay. That might be a good partner, at least have some things they can suggest,maybe. MR. LERMA: My partner is actually doing her masters at UH (University of Hawai`i) Manoa while doing virology work with native `akala(deciduous shrub with arching canes). So she is working with BIISC (Big Island Invasive Species Committee), mostly to find diseases and stuff,but yeah, it would be great to get more hands-on deck to restore those areas. MS. KAGIWADA: Alright. Thank you for your work. I think this is a great example of what a community can accomplish when they work together for something they really care about. So, looking forward to learning more. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Council Member Villegas. MS. VILLEGAS: Yes. I just thoroughly and whole heartedly want to thank you for your work, as well. It's ironic that the work of all those that have come before you have brought the nene to the numbers, and the close interactions, unfortunately, that then ensue with humans. And so there's this odd dichotomy of all the effort to bring them back and negligence, and we as humans and our busy lives then continue to put them in danger. We have some similar things with the Native Hawaiian stilts at Kohanaiki when they're nesting. So, I thank you for the work that you do and how you've taken this upon yourselves to be champion for the nene. I whole heartly support, and I look to my Council Members who have the experience in this area on what the speed limits could be or should be in order to help mitigate the issue. I am really hopeful that the nene find the best habitats possible for them, and that they continue to be teachers to us on how to slow down, and how to pay attention, and how to respect and cherish and prioritize the species that reside in the ecosystems. That is our responsibility to malama and ensure, as you said, are there for your keiki, and your mo`opuna, and those that come after us. So thank you, this just really kind of aligns with some of the comments spoken by a gentleman earlier today about our water sheds and the connections in the ahupua`a systems. So interesting you said the nene fly from Volcano to then eat at these cat feeding stations. I have a big heart for animals,but I also have big frustration with the feral cat colonies and invasive species, right along with the mongoose and how they're devastating our native birds. And I think there is an imperative for action to be taken on that account. So, thank you for your diligence, and volunteerism, and stepping in and holding that place. Ms. Margaret would say never doubt the actions of a small community can make a difference, for that's the only thing that Page 5 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 ever has, and you guys are exemplifying that. So, thank you for your work. Appreciate you, I yield. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. There is a motion to close file on Communication 320, all in favor please say"aye." Vote on Comm. 320: The motion to close file on Comm. 320 was carried (Filed) by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kierkiewicz—7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and Kimball—2. Excused: None. BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances. Bill 51: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 1, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS Amends Section 24-256, Schedule 3 by adding Kalaniana`ole Street, James Kealoha Park Access Road to Leleiwi Street to decrease the speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour, and removes the same from Section 24-256, Schedule 4. Reference: Comm. 321 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend passage of Bill 51 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Ms. Lee Loy, you have the floor. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. For my colleagues,you know, first of all I just want to appreciate each and every one of you in the wisdom of us adopting our Council Rules and Procedures; we restructured our committees. And the brilliance of that was the opportunity to provide a presentation such as this, right in front a community ask, for a policy shift that a we could then take action on. Before calling up Mr. Pause, I was just hoping Mr. Lerma, in setting a little bit more foundation,we all know of the headaches that Kalaniana`ole had with that road for many, many years. But the section that they're talking about is beyond that construction work, and recently the Department of Public Works continued to pave from the harbor all the way down to Kings Landing, to the very end. And at Page 6 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 at that time, Jordan and Kumiko we all started talking about hey, they're already paving the road,what other things could we jump in on, such as striping,vertical delineators,those are thosep lastic tall pipes, p g restri in of bike paths, maybe skinning up the road. Just looking at all the alternatives that we could introduce while paving was going on, and hey since you guys are there. So Jordan, I just wanted you to take a few minutes to share a little bit about your meeting with the Mayor, and what other alternatives we're trying to kind of implement at a very low cost before moving on to other more expensive treatments. And a visual kind of queuing and prompts that we could create on the road to help slow everybody down. Go ahead, Jordan. MR. LERMA: Thank you. Yeah, we met with Mayor Roth on May 22nd,and there were a lot of suggestions. And we've all come to the collusion that basically we should work towards the cheapest, most easiest options toward and in the direction of the more difficult, more expensive, and more physical barriers that can slow people down. So there are a lot of solutions that were discussed. And the ones that Mayor Roth had sent an email to Parks (Department of Parks and Recreation) and to Public Works for vertical delineators, so those plastic strips that would basically outline the shoulder lane so that cars could stay on the actual road and not over the shoulder lane; increased enforcement, so Police HPD was also cc'd on that email to see if there's more enforcement action that could potentially increase compliance with this posted speed limit in that area. We actually did write down that lowering the speed limit in that area was a possible solution to addressing this problem. And then after that, more expensive options included those speed feedback radar signs and making them more permanent, some that you see on Railroad or coming down Palisades. Installing those in areas where nene have been historically hit by cars, and then after that it's the speed tables. So, those are the solutions that we've discussed. And like I said previously, we received no response to that email from any of the people that were included on that email. MS. LEE LOY: Thanks, Jordan. You know I'm going to leave the rest of this to my colleagues. Mr. Pause is here, Steve if you don't mind coming up. We kind of voided each other a little bit because I didn't tell them this bill was coming, because I really wanted us to just kind of step into these spaces, listening to what community has done, and how they're trying to engage policy makers and the administration to help them continue the good work that they're doing in community. And just trying to step through, as Jordan mentioned, the most inexpensive ways,while we continue to blend nature with community. So Mr. Pause if you don't mind coming forward, I know you didn't see this, well you saw this,but you didn't know what was going to be advancing this. I'll yield, I really will yield because I know my colleagues have questions for Mr. Pause. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Good afternoon, Director. Page 7 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 (Note: At this time, Public Works Director Steve Pause came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. PAUSE: Good afternoon, Steve Pause Director for Public Works. Just to make a couple quick statements here if you don't mind. So Council Member Lee Loy and I did have a conversation about this yesterday. Didn't have a whole lot of background, I did spend some time with our traffic folks, and to be quite honest, I didn't realize there was as much data available as what was presented. I think it looks like it was some pretty good work. And also for the record, I did get an email from you on April 25th, Jordan, and I responded on the 26th of April. I was not aware of the meeting with the Mayor. So, I just want to kind of set the tone that there seems like there's an incredible opportunity here for collaboration. And the resources that Public Works has that could bring to the table. The incredible amount of work that you've already done, we're hiring in traffic by the way, if you're looking for a job. But an incredible amount of work, and I think Council Member Lee Loy made the statement about science based, data based, I think we have a lot of information here to work with. And conversations with our traffic folks, same thing where we had discussed going out and doing some traffic data collection ourselves, and obviously school is out, so August, September time frame would be the good time to go out and do that; do some speed studies. I don't know, that was my thought coming in here today before I listened to the presentation. So, I think there's opportunities here. And I think at least Public Works, the folks from the group that did the presentation. I think Police is probably another one that should be a part of this collaboration. But yeah, I think this is all real good information, and provides a really strong start to go forward, and I think Jordan again mentioned,you know, there's a lot of options here. There's a lot of things in toolbox, and I think exploring together in a collaborate manner would be a really good opportunity to try things. But at the same time to kind of do it in a scientific matter, where we're looking at what the information is telling us, and going forward to come up with good solutions. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Director for being here, and your initial insights. Council Member Evans, you have the floor. MS. EVANS: Thank you. Wow, I thought I'd told just one quick story, so you haven't been here very long. There used to be these donkeys that lived—were prolific around the Kukio Four Seasons, and so they lowered the speed limit to 45, which I still think it's 45 through there. But they had going in both directions a sign that said donkey crossing. So, what dawn on me is that in fact these fishponds are truly habitat through these endangered species, I would think that the Federal Government and the State Department of Forest and Wildlife would be talking to us at the County level saying this habitat is—we're going put more money, resources,we're going to develop it. We expect an explosion and a lot Page 8 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 more nene to be there because we're giving a habitat they need,that it might lend itself to,what would that look like. Nene crossing, nene habit areas, slow down, that might be something that needs to be put on notice to people that are in the area. The other thing is, I do agree with the idea of the Police Department,because it sounds like it's a straight away. I mean, if they caught someone going 80 miles an hour or 55 or 60 miles an hour on this road, it may be part of it is it's a straight away. So how do you mitigate slow down traffic just with nene there or not, it sounds like it's an attractive nuisance maybe because it is a straight away. And then the third thing is, I was curious because I have an issue in my community where we need to lower the speed limit. But is this kind of data and this type of equipment that is being used, is that something that your traffic folks would accept as reliable? Is that something that they'd be willing to look at. MR. PAUSE: Well, I guess as the science and engineer person, no data are bad data, right? We can always do something with what has been collected. I think that at least what I'm seeing looks like really good starting point. And, you know, the work that our traffic folks were doing with both a speed study, as well as account, it would fit right in nicely. And I think we'd have a really good pool of data to look at. NS. E A : Does speed studies take longer V p than a month? MR. PAUSE: No. I talked to them and we're talking August, September time frame, a couple of weeks. You know, typically they do it Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; middle of the week. Typically, they'll do it,you know, they want to have school back in session, so that it's the best representation. The one comment I would like to make though,you know, that road is scheduled to be paved, and you know as well as I know, every time we pave a road somehow it increases the speed or there's just some sort of connection there that the road is smoother and instead of getting complaints to our department about speed bumps and people's vehicles breaking, instead we get complaints about everybody going too fast, what can you do? Can you put speed humps, speed tables, all sorts of traffic calming measures. So, I think this is a really good time, I think, if we take and build on the information that is already been assembled, work together with this group, and as we get ready to do the paving, I think it's a really good time to try to come up with collaborative solutions. And again, I'd like to just reenforce I think the police have to be part of this, as well. 1 MS. EVANS: I hope this is a model on how we do things in other e places on the island,because I think this is going to be repeated in different places. I know the nene there up by the Big Island Country Club. You know, there's just certain areas where the water is in the pond, you know,just last as learned. So appreciative, that you brought this before us. It's so great to see communities Page 9 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 focused on something and bring attention to it. And I want to thank Steve, because I know your group and you are going to focus on this. So I appreciate it, I yield. • ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Council Member Evans. Anyone else, questions or comments. Director I'm going to ask you point blank,because I don't think I heard you say you are in support or have concerns about the bill before us. But the proposal is to decrease the speed limit from 30 miles per hour, to 25 miles per hour. And it's a pretty long stretch. James Kealoha Park through Leleiwi, so Four Mile to Richardson's. Recognizing that there are loko i'a throughout that stretch of road. Your position on the proposed measure. MR. PAUSE: Just to be clear, we are supportive of identifying and implementing the right treatments to address the situation at hand,which is obviously lowering the speed and at the same time providing a safer roadway for vehicles, for pedestrians, for nene, for bicycles. It's been pointed out here that this is a situation that needs to be addressed. So again, my desired path forward is to build on what the group has already put together with our resources and work together. And if lowering the speed is the right—what we all agree on, if lowering the speed and putting speed tables, if more signage, whatever sorts of treatments are appropriate. I think what you'll get me to admit is yes, this is an issue that needs to be addressed and I think we all have a good plan forward. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Director. I'm going to ask the introducer of this legislation what she would like to do. I'm hearing there is a desire by Public Works to collaborate with community partners. I do get worried that government has a tendency to study things too death, and I also raise a little eyebrow around the ability for us to get traffic speed studies done within a month. There's a lot that Public Works is handling, and so I just want to make sure that we are able to swiftly respond. So, I'm just going to leave it to Council Member Lee Loy to identify how she would like to proceed,but you have a very supportive Council. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Rocks in hard places. I really want to thank my colleagues; I think Mr. Pause can read the room already. I would love to just keep marching this along. I want to give DPW(Department of Public Works) an opportunity to work with our community because in addition to the speed limits as was discussed, there are many other traffic calming devices that can be implemented throughout this entire area of Keaukaha. I want to share with my colleagues, we attempted speed humps or speed tables in the past,but that was shot down by Fire (Fire Department)because it is an ocean recreation area, and they won't be able to respond effectively or efficiently. We have Charter schools in the area that use these spaces as outdoor classrooms. So, we do actually have segmented speed reductions along that roadway because of the schools,but as you can see this area is really emerging as an outdoor classroom/conservation area. And I think this is when we start really planning for the long-range future of that Page 10 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 area, and invest our money wisely. As Mr. Pause mentioned,they're currently paving the area. So, Mr. Pause, two weeks? Can I put this on hold a little bit and you can go talk to your traffic division and then invite Jordan and Kumiko back into that conversation and help,because there's other areas on that roadway as you saw on the map. There are specific nesting areas, and I'm not sure what other type of treatments we could do specially in that area and really focus some of those resources. Mr. Pause. MR. PAUSE: Two weeks, huh? Two whole weeks,urn yeah, I would commit that within the next two weeks we would collaborate with the folks in traffic and at least come up with a plan so that we come back and be a bit more concrete, and maybe remove the doubt of the slowness of government that some Council Members may have. MS. LEE LOY: Just some Council Members? MR. PAUSE: No, I think that's a fair thing to come back to you and let you know what it looks like. Again, I talked to traffic, that August, September timeframe seems to be the sweet spot for us to go out and do our work. Another thing I was remiss in maybe mentioning, and I think you brought this up, it's the Ka `Umeke Ka`eo School. MS. LEE LOY: Ka `Umeke Ka`eo. MR. PAUSE: Thank you. We have that targeted in our safe routes to school. So, that was an area where we were looking at putting flashing signs before and after for reduced speed during school from 35 to 20, along with flashing beacons for that crosswalk. I don't have the date but that is in on our radar to do, and that may help a little bit at least for vehicles traveling towards Kings Landing,but that's another project that we have. So, yeah, if you give me a couple of weeks, we'll try to tie all this together and come up with something that's a bit more comparable. MS. LEE LOY: Yeah, I mean that really is the goal,right? If we actually have projects planned, maybe reorganizing them to tailor them in all around the same time. I would dedicate right now, I'm not going to take my foot off of this speed reduction at all, because I actually believe this is part of the solution. It's going to be speed reduction along with vertical delineators, it's going to be a crayon box of solutions. So, I don't mind giving the department a real hard place to lean up against, that they need to come back in two weeks and come up with a comprehensive solution for this community. I'm always reminded that Keaukaha is very special. Right now it's summer and we get a lot more users. And Ms. Kierkiewicz knows this, I see this all the time,because we lost our ocean resources after lava down in Puna,we are seeing tremendous carrying capacities of all of our ocean resources in that area. And now that it's summer, and god bless Mo Messina over at Parks Department, they're habilitating all of our beach Page 11 PCIA-2 June 20,2023 parks and making them handicapped accessible. There is really a lot going on, and I will not, will not take this off the books because I really believe it has a place. So, I'm going to be making a motion to postpone Bill 51 to our July 5, 2023 meeting. Vote on Motion to Ms. Lee Loy moved to postpone Bill 51 to July 5, 2023. Postpone: Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: (Approved) Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kierkiewicz—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 2:37 p.m., Mr. Inaba moved to adjourn the MENT: meeting. Seconded by Ms. Galimba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,Kagiwada, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kierkiewicz—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: We are adjourned at 2:37 p.m. Thank you. Approved: 1141!-. 111p,,, s i K. Lee Loy, Chair W (Date) '. ._e ittee on Infrastructure --1 A 'ets SL/rk Page 12