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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0538.001 2004-2006 r° Harry Kim ~~4:`>~`k~ag. Lincoln S.T. Ashida rtlcna r~,L'G,; Cor~~orutiorr Cotnace! ~ < Gerald Takase ~~~7?:f:~':,••::?%"'''- .'~,C.Sl5tul71 COl'~JOPU11011 --~~.~g Counsel 1 ~ ~ COUN°~~ O~ I-I~W~I`I OFFICE Off` ~'I~E COI~FO~~'T'ION COU'®t,~LL 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4202 • X08) 961-8251 • Fax (808) 961-8622 MEMO~~NDUM TO: Stacy K. Higa, Chair, and Members of the 1{awai`i County Council FROM: Amy G. Self ~ Deputy Corporation Counsel DATE: November 17, 2005 SUBJECT: Bill No. 171, Draft 2, to amend Chapter 2, Article 42, Hawai~ i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), relating to the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Bill No. 171, Draft 2 amends Bill No. 171, Draft 1 to change the language in Section 2-217(1) to read as follows: "Section 2-217, Duties and responsibilities of the commission. The duties and responsibilities of this commission are; (1) To develop and submit to the mayor, an initial island-wide prioritised list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation within six ~~Yias of being c~~tirmed to the commission by the council...." Ordinance No. OS 85 and Bill No. 171, Draft 1 required the list to be developed within six months of appointment of the commission. The commission members were appointed by the mayor on August 31, 2005. This means that under Ordinance No. OS 85 and Bill No. 171, Draft 1, the commission would be required to have the list developed by the end of February 2006. By changing the language to "six months of being confirmed to the commission by the council," the list will not be due until April 5, 2006, since the commission members were confirmed by the council on October 5, 2005. This minor amendment would greatly assist the commissioners to achieve their ultimate goal. When the commissioners met for the first time on Monday, November 14, 2005, they expressed concern over the short time ~~rame within which to develop the list because they want to have enough time to thoroughly ?•~°::~earch and process information regarding various lands before developing the list. Althougl=r the commissioners agree with the six months time frame for developing the list, under Bill No. 171, as presently written, the commissioners only have approximately three and a half months left to develop the list. Co~~~a. No. ~ Ref. To: `?,~.:_>:~k~$ Stacy K. Higa, Chair Hawaii County Council November 17, 2005 Page Based on my observations during the meeting, these commissioners are taking their roles very seriously and are intent on producing a well researched prioritized list of lands worthy of preservation. They exhibited a willingness to work hard to accomplish their goal by electing a chair and vice chair, organizing committees for information gathering purposes, scheduling two commission meetings per month, and more, all during their first meeting, which began at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 3:30 p.m. and included approximately four hours of training. In support of their efforts to produce a thorough and well researched list, I offered to try to have Bill No. U 1 amended to extend the time frame for developing the list. The commissioners were immediately relieved at the prospect of having additional time. After reviewing Bill No. 171, Draft 1, I determined that the easiest way to accomplish this would be to change the language to indicate the date of confirmation by counsel as the beginning date for counting the six months time frame. By doing so, the six months deadline would be on April 5, 2006, rather than the end of February. Based on the foregoing, I respectfully request your support for Bill No. 171, Draft 2. Should you have any questions, please call mc.