HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWIRC 058 03/11/2008 2006-2008 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
DATE: March 11, 2008 Re: Comm. No. 1029
PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa
78-128 Ehukai Street
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred
Communication No. 1029, reports as follows:
Communication No. 1029, from Mayor Harry Kim, dated February 11, 2008, nominates
Mr. Amos Meyers, Jr. of Council District 6 to serve on the County of Hawaii Transportation
Commission.
Mr. Meyers is a six-year resident of Hawaii. He is a former educator with the East Pennsboro
Area School District in Enola, Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1998. Mr. Meyers is a current
member of the Ka`u Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Hawaii County Committee
on Aging. He is a volunteer at the Volcanoes National Park and helps with various community
activities at Volcano's Cooper Center. If confirmed, Mr. Meyers will serve a term to end on
December 31, 2012, replacing Mr. John Lockwood, whose term expired on December 31, 2007.
Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida commended Mr. Meyers for his willingness to serve, and
spoke in favor of his nomination and seeks the support of the Council members. Council
member Bob Jacobson is looking forward to the Transportation Commission's recommendation
addressing transportation needs.
The Committee agreed that Mr. Meyers does not have to appear before the Council for final
confirmation.
PWIRC RPT. 58
Page 2 Comm. 1029
Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations recommends confirmation of
the appointment of Mr. Meyers to the County of Hawaii Transportation Commission.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted,
FORD X
HIGA X COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
HOFFMANN X INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
IKEDA X
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X BRENDA J. FORD, CHAIR
PILAGO X
YAGONG X PWIRCREPORTNO. 58
YOSHIMOTO x ADOPTED: MAR 2 5 20~fl