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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE HSEDC 08/22/2006 2004-2006 rtv or N1 Fred C. Holschuh, M.D. ,p°,~~''"••*.z Stacy Higa, Member Choir ~ Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member ' ` Virginia Isbell, Member James Y. Arakaki o%'~""~ Bob Jacobson, Member Vice Chair K. Angel Pilago, Member Gary Safarik, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 13th Session ~i r-~ DATE: August 22, 2006 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom, Hilo - TIME: 1:00 p.m. J (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 1006: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND (Res. 419-06) DEVELOPMENT AND ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A HAWAII COUNTY ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN (to guide policies, initiatives, and collaborative efforts to move Hawaii Island to a higher decree of energy sustainability and reduce the County's dependence on fossil fuel) From Councilmember Pete Hoffmann, dated July 27, 2006, requesting the Department of Research and Development to work with experts in the energy field to determine current and future projections for energy demands on Hawaii Island, the applicability of various trends in the field of energy development, and establish clear goals and action steps for implementation, including a timeline for achieving objectives identified, within twelve months of the passage of this resolution. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations to attend this meeting should call 961-8245 by August 17, 2006. Persons using TDDs may ca11961-8521. Hawai'1 County a an Equal Opportumry Yrovlder and Employer HSEDC-13 Page 2 August 22, 2006 Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda 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; the Kona Councilmembers' Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and at the Waimea Council Members' Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea, Hawaii 96743. For further information, please call 961-8245. VideoconferencinQ is available at the following locations: • Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; and • Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center. If for technical reasons the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person or by videoconference must register with the County Clerk's staff. Those testifying in person and submitting written testimony at the Hilo meeting should bring seventeen (17) copies of the testimony for distribution. Those testifying from the Kona or Waimea Council Office should bring one copy of the testimony. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at the above address, (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912, or (3) by e-mail to counci/testimont~'a~co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit a separate testimony for each item. Copies will be distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. Al] oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Notice to Lobby: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii County Code} A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. VIEWING OF MEETINGS ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION - Channe152 (Hilo/Kona) Planning and Finance Committee meetings -Tuesdays, August 29 and September 5, 2006, at 8:30 p.m.; Human Services and Economic Development and Environmental Management Committees - Thursdays, August 31 and September 7, 2006, at 8:30 p.m.; and all four Committee meetings -Sunday, September 10, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. Published: Hawaii Tribune Herald and West Hawaii Today -August 16, 2006