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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
AGENDA
23an Session
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS ~
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Dominic Yagong, C7zair °
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Leningrad Elarionoff, Vice Chair ~ ? --i
Aaron Chung, Memher = rn ~l~
Julie .Tacobson, Member --fl
Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Member 3
Nancy Pisicchio, Member - rv
AI Smith, Member _ cn
Curtis Tyler, Memher = a
James Y. Arakaki, F.x-QfTcio Memher
DATE: November 3, 1999 (Wednesday)
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
CALL "I~O ORDER
STA7~F,MEN"fS FKOM THE PUBLIC ON COMMUNICATION NO. 494:
Comm. 494: APPOINTMENTS `I'O THE HAWAII COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION -LAURA Y. CHOCK AND BiJRNALYN L. YEE
From Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, dated October 15, 1999, submitting
for confirmation, the following appointments to the { iawaii County
"transportation Commission:
Laura Y. Chock of Council District 2, replacing Gary H. Ichinose
ofi Council District 2, whose term will expire on December 31,
1999. Ms. Chock, a retired Teacher/Supervisor with the State
Department of Education, has no affiliation to any political party.
Burnalyn L. Lee of Council District 5, replacing Sophie T. Keller
of Council District 5, whose term will expire on December 31,
1999. Ms. Lee has been a Community Facilitator with HCEOC
since 1985 and is a member of the Democratic Party.
If confirmed, both Mses. Chock and Yee will serve terms ending
December 31, 2000.
PW&PC-23 Page 2 November 3, 1999
STATIsMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA:
Comm. 508: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, RELATING '1'O
(Bill 159) GENERAL WELFARE, CHAPTER 22, RELATING TO
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, AND CHAPTER 24, RELATING
TO VEHICI_,F,S AND TRAFFIC, OF THE HAWAII COi1NTY
CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION)
from Deputy Chief Engineer Jiro A. Sumada, dated October 14,
1999, transmitting the subject bill. The ordinance bill moves
provisions established by Ordinance 98-135 relating to "Coasters,
Roller Skates, Roller Blades, Skateboards and Similar Devices"
out of Chapter 22 and into Chapter 24, Article 1, Section 24-4.
Further, it moves the provisions established by Ordinance 99-1
relating to "Soliciting for Money or Objects of Value" out of
Chapter 22 and into Chapter 14 as a new article.
Comm. 513: I~Y 2000-2002 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Copy of letter to Chief Engineer Robert K. Yanabu from
Councilmember Dominic Yagong, dated October 22, 1999,
transmitting a letter from Kazu Hayashida, State Director of
Transportation, to Ann C Peterson, Executive Director of Peoples
Advocacy for Trails Hawaii dated September 23, 1999. Informs
Mr. Hayashida's letter will be placed on the November 3, 1999
PWPC agenda for discussion and requests that the Chief Engineer
brief the Councilmembers on the status of the projects listed in
Mr. Hayashida's letter.
PW&PC-23 Page3 November 3, 1999
Comm. 514: SIGN CODE VARIANCE REQUEST
BAY L[GHTING AND DESIGN (BLD)
From Chris A. Tamm, Bay Lighting & Design, dated October 14,
1999, informing they have been in business in Hilo since 1984 in
their present location and are currently in the course of
constructing a new building in nearby 76 Kalanianaole Street
(TMK: 2-1-6-3) and anticipate a move at the end of
November/early December 1999. Their new building property is
zoned "Resort", and they have obtained approval from the County
Planning Department for their lighting business.
States, in order to more effectively advertise their business,
requests approval for a variance from the sign code to allow them
to comply with all existing regulations for the "Commercial and
Industrial Districts" (Section 3-29) instead of "Resort-Hotel and
Multiple-Family Residential Districts (Section 3-28). They seek
no other variation to the code.
NF,W BUSINESS
STAI'F.MENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with physical disabilities. Persons who need
special accommodations to attend this meeting should call 961-8245 by November 1,
1999. Persons using TDDs may call 961-8521.
(Copies of this agenda and the communications are posted and filed at the C ounty Clerk's
Office, 25 Aupuni St., Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite
103. Kailua-Kona; and the Kona Councilmembers' Office, 77-6399 Nalani St., Suite ] 04,
Kailua-Kona. For further information, please call 961-8245. Those wishing to testify,
please register with the County Clerk's staff prior to the convening of the meeting. If
possible, submit fifteen (15) written copies of testimony to staff prior to the convening of
the meeting.)
UOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION: Channel 9 (Hilo) and Channel 12 (Kona)
The Public Works & Parks Committee and Finance Committee meetings can be seen on
Wednesday, November 3 at 6 p.m. and Tuesday, November 9 at 830 p.m, 'The Planning
Committee meeting can be seen on Saturday, November 6 at 1 p.m. and Thursday,
November 11 at 830 p.m. All the above meetings will be aired on Sunday, November 14
at 9 a.m.