HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0497.018 2022-2024Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba
Council Member, District 8, N. Kona
ice
FROM
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
West Hawai `i Civic Center, Bldg. A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
November 21, 2023
Heather L. Kimball, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Member
Office: (808) 323-4280
Email: holeka. inaba ahawaiicounty.gov
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Resolution No. 287-23; a Resolution Urging the Office
of the Mayor to Require that All Board and Commission Meetings Provide
Virtual Access for Public Participation, Live Viewing, and Post -Meeting
Viewing.
Please see the below proposed amendments to Resolution No. 287-23.
The proposed amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format as applied to the current
contents of Resolution 287-23; material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to
be added is underscored. Due to the limited scope of these amendments, a draft copy of
Resolution No. 287-23, in its entirety, that would result if these amendments were adopted is not
attached.
1. The 7th WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, maximum levels of public participation are paramount to effective
information gathering and decision making; [new,the fe f ] and"
2. An gth WHEREAS clause is added to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, the Office of the Mayor is requested to provide a report to the County
Council regarding its progress on providing virtual access for public participation live viewing
and post -meeting viewing for all board and commission meetings by March 31 2024• now,
therefore,"
- 7,
Comm. No. .' .
Ref. To: I
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportuuity Provider and Employer Ref. Date N23
3. Exhibit A is amended to read as follows:
COUNTY OF HAWAPI BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
As of November 29131
Virtual Access
Arborist Advisory Committee
YES
Banyan Drive Redevelopment Agency (in the process of being Le -established)
N/A
Board of Appeals
YES
Board of Ethics
YES
Charter Commission
N/A
Committee on Aging
NO
Committee on People with Disabilities
[N-0-1 YES
Committee on the Status of Women
YES
Cost of Government Commission
N/A
Cultural Resources Commission
YES
Environmental Management Commission
YES
Fire Board of Appeals in the process of being established)
N/A
Fire Commission
NO
Game Management [A4viesefy] Advisory Commission
YES
Hdmdkua CDP Action Committee
YES
Ka'a CDP Action Committee
NO
Kailua Village Design Commission
YES
Kona CDP Action Committee
YES
Leeward Planning Commission
YES
Liquor Commission
NO
Liquor Control Adjudication Board
NO
Local Emergency Planning Committee
YES
Merit Appeals Board
YES
North Kohala CDP Action Committee
N/A
Pension Board
NO
Police Commission
NO
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission
NO
Puna CDP Action Committee
YES
Redistricting Commission
N/A
Salary Commission
YES
South Kohala CDP Action Committee
YES
Tax Board of Review
NO
Transportation Commission
YES
Veterans Advisory Committee
YES
Water Board
[YES] NO
Windward Planning Commission
YES
Youth Commission
YES
Mahalo.
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