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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWIRC 08/21/2007 2006-2008 Brenda Ford Stacy K. Higa, Member or M1 Chair ~ ~4 Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Bob Jacobson, Member Dominic Yagong ~ Emily 1. Naeole, Member Vice Chair o.'w:"~ K. Angel Pilago, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 14~h Session DATE: August 21, 2007 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom Ben Franklin Building, 2"d Floor 333 Kilauea Ave Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 1 I:15 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. 573: APPOINTMENT OF KENNETH S. OBENSKI OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL From Mayor Harry Kim, dated July 24, 2007, informing the Council of the appointment of the above individual. Comm. 577: DISCUSSION ON HAWAII COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 3, SIGNS, SECTIONS 3-22 AND 3-23 RELATING TO SIGN VARIANCES From Councilmember Brenda J. Ford, dated July 23, 2007, requesting time for a 30 minute discussion by the Council on Chapter 3, SIGNS, in general, and Sections "3-22, Variances" and "3-23, Variances; criteria for granting." Comm. 580: PROPOSED AUDIT PLAN FROM THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE FOR FY 2007-2008 (proposes audits for the Departments of Public Works, the Highway Fund, Water Sunply' and Parks & Recreation) From Legislative Auditor Colleen Schrandt, dated July 30, 2007, transmitting the above audit plan. ServJng the lnferests oflhe People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Oppor(uniry Provider and Employer PWIRC-14 Page 2 August 21, 2007 Comm. 591: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 1, (Bill 145) SUBSECTION 18-90(h), HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (to extend the original two-year time period of the designated transportation Kokua Zone until December 31, 2009) From County Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, dated August 2, 2007, transmitting the above bill. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should ca11961-8245 by August 16, 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 ca11961-8245. 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 counciltestimony(a~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. PWIRC-14 Page 3 August 21, 2007 Viewing of Meetin¢ on Government Access Television: Channel 52: Public Safety & Parks and Recreation, Human Services & Economic Development, Environmental Management and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings -Tuesdays, August 28 & September 4, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; Planning and Finance Committee meetings -Thursdays, August 30 & September 6, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; and all six Committee meetings -Sunday, September 9, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.