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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWIRC 07/09/2007 2006-2008 Brenda Ford Stacy K. Higa, Member Chair ~.v w "'w. Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Bob Jacobson, Member Dominic Yagong Emily I. Naeole, Member Vice Chair '%'o:'d~" K. Angel Pilago, Member J Yoshlmoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & _ INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS - 12th Session ~ = DATE: July 9, 2007 (Monday) PLACE: Councilroom _ Ben Franklin Building, 2nn Floor - 333 Kilauea Ave. Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 8:30 a.m. (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. 491: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, SUBSECTION 5-1.0.12(D) (Bill 116) (BUILDING), CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 5, DIVISION 2, SECTION 9-42 (ELECTRICITY), AND CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 5, DIVISION 5, SECTION 17-28 (PLUMBING), HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), AS AMENDED, TO EXEMPT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FROM BUILDING. ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING PERMIT FEES From Council Chairperson Pete Hoffmann, dated June 19, 2007, transmitting the above bill. Habitat for Humanity Hilo and Habitat for Humanity Kona are Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations that work with economically disadvantaged people to provide affordable housing units in the County of Hawaii. The proposed fee exceptions for Habitat construction projects will reduce costs for the Habitat participants who will occupy these affordable homes. Penalty fees which may be assessed on Habitat projects are specifically excluded from the permit fee exemptions. Comm. 504: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 1~8) 1983 (2005 EDITION), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (proposed yield ~ zt location -Kilauea Avenue Bridge Number 22-7, approaching Haihai Street) From Public Works Director Bruce McClure, dated June 27, 2007, transmitting the above bill. Serving the Interests ojthe People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWIRC-12 Page 2 July 9, 2007 ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by July 5, 2007. Persons using TDDs may ca11961-8521. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available at the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea Avenue, 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. For further information, please call 961-8245. Videoconferencine 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 or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff. Those testifying in person and submitting written testimony at the meetings should bring fifteen (15) copies of the testimony for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimonyna co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. For testimony received via e-mail or fax, copies will be distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, §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, §2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code}. Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo. Viewin¢ of Meetin¢s on Government Access Television -Channel 52 Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, Public Safety and Parks & Recreation, and Finance Committee meetings -Tuesdays, July 17 & 24, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; Planning Committee meeting - Thursdays, July 19 & 26, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; and all four Committee meetings -Sun., July 29, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.