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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
AGENDA
6Te Session
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Curtis Tyler, Chair
Julie Jacobson, Vice Chair
Aaron Chung, Member
Leningrad Elarionoff, Member
Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Member
Nancy Pisicchio, Member
Al Smith, Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
James Y. Arakaki, Ex-O~cio Member
DATE: April 7, 1999 Wednesday
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 1:00 p.m
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
PRESENTATION ON FEDERAL MILLION SOLAR ROOFS (MSR) INITIATIVE BY
PETER DREYFUSS, NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE MSR PROGRAM
REFERRALS:
Comm. 191: FEDERAL MILLION SOLAR ROOFS (MSR) INITIATIVE
From Mr. Tom Goya, Manager, Customer Service, Hawaii
Electric Light Company, Inc., dated Mazch 9, 1999, submitting
request to apprise the Council on the Federal Million Solar Roofs
(MSR) Initiative.
Informs Mr. Peter Dreyfus, National Coordinator of the MSR
Program, will be visiting our island on April 7. Since the County
of Hawaii, in partnership with HELCO and other community
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(Cont'd partners, has already been recognized as an early participant in the
Comm. 191) MSR Initiative, informs they are fortunate to have him on hand to
personally provide information on the MSR program from the
federal perspective. He will provide information on how other
communities across the country are responding to the goals and
objectives of the MSR Initiative, and how the County of Hawaii
can assist in promoting this community-based effort to
commercialize solar energy technologies.
Comm. 70.13: LANNY SINKIN'S CONCERNS ON THE Y2K ISSUES
From Lanny Sinkin, dated March 8, 1999, expressing his concerns
on the above issue.
Comm. 203: KONA HERITAGE CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY REPORT
Report submitted to the Department of Business, Economic
Development and Tourism Community Based Economic
Development Program, State of Hawaii, by the Pulama is Kona
Heritage Preservation Council entitled Kona Heritage Corridor
Feasibility Report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Comm. 150: APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
From Finance Director Hany A. Takahashi, dated February ] 2,
1999, submitting in compliance with Chapter 2, Article 25 of the
Hawaii County Code, applications from qualifying organizations
and a list showing amounts requested for Council's review and
appropriation of funds for FY 1999-00.
Comm. 150.001: From J. Curtis Tyler, III, Chair, HS&EDC, dated March 25,1999,
transmitting recommendations of the Human Services Non-Profit
Grant Review Committee for funding ofNon-Profit agencies for
Hawai i County in fiscal year 1999-2000.
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NEW BUSINESS/STATEMENTS 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 April 5, 1999.
Persons using TDDs may call 961-8521.
(Copies of this agenda and the communications are posted and filed at the County 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 104,
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.)
GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION: Channel 9 (Hilo) and Channel 12 (Kona)
The Public Works & Parks Committee and Finance Committee meetings can be seen on
Tuesday, April 13 at 8:30 p.m. The Human Services and Economic Development
Committee and Planning Committee meetings can be seen on Thursday, April 8 at
8:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 15 at 8:30 p.m.
All the above Committee meetings will be aired on Sunday, April 18 at 9 a.m.