HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2023/10/31 (2022-2024) ACTIONS CINDY EVANS �tY o�H MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
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REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
20'h Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
October 31, 2023
11:00 a.m.
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CALL TO ORDER—11:13 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.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 317-23: APPROVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII AND HATSUKAICHI, HIROSHIMA
PREFECTURE, JAPAN, AND AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII TO ENTER INTO A FORMAL SIGNED AGREEMENT
Authorizes the Mayor to formally establish this sister-city relationship, pursuant to
Section 2-165 of the Hawaii County Code.
Reference: Comm. 542
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball and Mr. Inaba
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
and Acting Chair Lee Loy —6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, and Villegas —3.
Excused: None.
Res. 329-23: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO ANNUAL FLOOD-MONITORING
AGREEMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into five-year agreements to fund a Flood-Monitoring
Program to collect long-term data related to annual peak streamflow, which would be
used to map flood-prone areas for land use management and for the planning and
design of flood management systems.
Reference: Comm. 558
Intr. by: Ms. Evans (B/R)
(Vote on Res. 329-23 is on the next page.)
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RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
and Acting Chair Lee Loy —6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, and Villegas —3.
Excused: None.
Res. 330-23: STRONGLY URGES PROTECTION OF IWI KUPUNA AT KUMUKAHI AND
COLLECTIVE ACTION TO PRESERVE AND MANAGE CULTURAL AND
NATURAL RESOURCES OF KUMUKAHI
Seeks to preserve and protect this site by limiting exposure to burial sites and cultural
features.
Reference: Comm. 559
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
and Acting Chair Lee Loy —6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, and Villegas —3.
Excused: None.
Res. 333-23: STRONGLY URGES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO INCREASE CAPACITY
AND FUNDING FOR THE HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PROACTIVELY
MITIGATE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF WILDFIRES
Reference: Comm. 565
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
and Acting Chair Lee Loy —6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, and Villegas —3.
Excused: None.
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ADJOURNMENT—1:28 p.m.
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