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REPORT OF THE FIRST JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING
ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, j
FINANCE, AND PLANNING
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DATE: March 11, 2008 Re: Comm.1019/Bi11249
PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa
78-128 Ehukai St.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 8:27 p.m.
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Council Chair and Members I
Hawaii County Council j
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
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Because this item was one of several items on three committee agendas which were related,
Bill 249 was postponed to a Joint Committee Meeting on Planning, Finance, and Public Works and
Intergovernmental Relations, which was convened at the end of the scheduled committees for the day.
The Chairman of each committee consecutively called the meetings to order and relinquished their I
respective chairs to Council Chair Pete Hoffmann. !
Your Committee on Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred in
Communication 1019, regarding Bill 249, reports as follows: f
Bill 249, transmitted by Director of Public Works, Bruce McClure via Communication 1019, dated
February 4, 2008, amends Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 2, Section 24-264, Schedule 12 (Stop
intersections), subsection (f) Kona, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) by
adding Ali`i Drive, Lunapule Road Intersection, All Approaches and Ali`i Drive, Royal Poinciana
Drive Intersection, All Approaches. In this request, it is further explained that with the Mamalahoa
Highway Bypass opening, these two intersections are warranted for traffic signals as state in the
Traffic Impact Analysis Report, by Wilson Okamoto Corporation. The "Manual On Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (MUTCD) in Section 213.07 Multiple Stop Applications" allows the installation of
multiple stops as an interim measure that can be installed quickly to control traffic while arrangements
are being made for the installation of the traffic control signal.
Several comments from the public were presented at the February 20 and March 11, 2008 meeting on
this proposed bill addressing increased traffic use in the last few months on Lunapule which is a steep
road and the poor visibility of traffic at the intersection when entering onto Ali`i Drive.
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Committee Chair Brenda Ford relinquished her seat to Vice Chair Dominic Yagong on February 20
and March 11, 2008 on this agenda item.
Council Member Ford made a motion on February 20, 2008 to postpone consideration of Bill 249 due
to technical errors. This motion was duly seconded and approved.
Mr. Ron Thiel, Traffic Division Chief; Mr. Bruce McClure, Director; and Mr. Jiro Sumada, Deputy
Director, from the Department of Public Works (DPW) appeared before your Committee. DPW gave
similar comments on Bill 249 and other proposed traffic codes introduced at the February 20, 2008
meeting.
JC-PWIRC; FC & PC REPORT NO. 2
Page 2 Communication No. 1019 / Bill 249
Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations is in accord with the purpose and
intent of Bill 249, and recommends passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E Ex Respectfully submitted,
FORD X FIRST JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING ON PUBLIC
WORKS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
RIGA X FINANCE, AND PLANNING
HOFFMANN X
BRENDA J. FORD, C IR
IKEDA X PUBLIC ORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATI S COMMITTEE
JACOBSON X_
NAEOLE X DOMINIC YAGONG CH I
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PILAGO X
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YAGONG X K. A GEL PILAG , CHAIR
PLANNING COMMITTEE
YOSHIMOTO X JC-PWIRC; F & PC REPORT NO. 2
ADOPTED: 8
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