HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWPC 008 01/21/1997 1996-1998 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
DATE: January 21, 1997 RE: COMM. NO. 68
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks, to which was referred Communication No. 68 and
attached Bill No. 23, reports as follows:
The purpose of Bill No. 23 is to amend Chapter 24, Article 10, Section 24-280, Schedule 28, to
allow elimination of four marked parking stalls on the Hamakua side of Hualalai Street on the
mauka side of Kilauea Avenue.
Communication No. 68 is a letter from Chief Engineer Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki, dated
December 26, 1996, which transmits Bill No. 23 to the Council for its consideration. In
Communication No. 68, the Chief Engineer states that they received a request to eliminate the
four stalls, investigated this request, and concluded that adoption of this proposal will improve
traffic safety at the intersection of Kilauea Avenue and Hualalai Street. Their investigation also
revealed that other parking stalls are available approximately one hundred feet away.
In addition to the information contained in Communication No. 68, Your Committee also
considered testimony from Mr. Richard Nishimura of the County of Hawaii's Department of
Public Works' Traffic Division. During the discussion it was noted that employees of businesses
in the immediate area have been informed of this impending action. No testimony in opposition
to this bill was offered.
Your Committee is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 23 and recommends that it
pass first reading.
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Respectfully submitted
AYES NOES A&E EX COM~(ITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS
YAGONG X
REYNOLDS X v
cHtnvG X DOMIN[C YAGONG
LEITHEAD-TODD X g
RAY X PW&PC REPOR N
SANTANGELO X ADOPTED: FEB 4 7 '997
SMITH X
ARAKAKI E.O.M X