HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWIRC 002 12/19/2000 2000-2002 REPORT OF THE
COIVIIvIITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS &
INTERGOVERN1ViENTAL RELATIONS
DATE December 19, 2000 RE: COMM. NO 9 /BILL N0.3
PLACE. Councilroom
TIME 9.05 a.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred
Communication No. 9 and attached Bill No. 3, reports as follows:
The purpose of Bill No. 3 is to amend Chapter 24 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995
Editton), relating to Vehicles and Traffic by deleting an existing bus stop and passenger loading
zone, and adding a new no parking zone on Kealaka`a Street located in North Kona.
Communication No. 9 is from Deputy Chief Engineer Jiro Sumada, dated November 13, 2000,
transmitting Bill No. 3 for the Council's review and consideration. Mr. Sumada states the
request to remove the bus stop and passenger loading zone was made by the Pnncipal of
Kealakehe Elementary School, Ms Nancy Matsukawa. According to Mr Sumada, there is also
a need to pro}ubit parking along a section of Kealaka`a Street near a horizontal curve with
limited sight distance
At the request of Chair Elarionoff, the Department of Public Works transmitted to the commmee
a letter from Ms. Matsukawa requesting the removal of both the bus stop and passenger loading
zone. A letter finm Assistant Police Chuef Lawrence K. Mahuna m support of Bill No. 3 was
also receivedandcirculated. Council Member Tyler voted kanalua times two.
Your Committee is m accordance with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 3, and recommends that
it pass first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted
ARAKAKI X COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS &
CHUNG X INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
ELARIONOFF X `j ~ _nn
JACOBSON X ^~^'wO~ a 1
LEITHEAD-TODD X enin rsd Elari o , C IR
P[SICCHIO X 2
SAFARIK X PW&,IRC REPQ~T 2
TYLER X '4DOPTED ,JAS
YAGONG X