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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWIRC 09/09/2008 2006-2008 ACTIONS Brenda Ford Stacy K. Higa, Member NSY OF h1 Chair Pete Hoffmann, Member ~yli;,,• Donald Ikeda, Member ` Bob Jacobson, Member Dominic Yagong o Emily L Naeole, Member Vice Chair K. Angel Pilago, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 38'h Session DATE: September 9, 2008 (Tuesday) PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 2:00 p.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. 1282.7: SIXTY DAY STATUS REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ON AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated August 28, 2008, requesting time for the above report. Close File: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. Comm. 1394: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 351) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (adds short-term active loading zone stalls on Kamehameha Avenue, mauka side, beginning I I I feet northwest of Shipman Street and extending 58 feet in the northwesterly direction) From Director of Public Works Bruce McClure, dated August 13, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 351 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWIRC-38 Page 2 September 9, 2008 Comm. 1395: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 352) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (removes the intersection of Kamehameha Avenue and Shipman Street from permitted U-turn areas) From Director of Public Works Bruce McClure, dated August 13, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 352 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. Comm. 1431: A RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE THE FUNDS (Res. 740-08) OF THE AWARD OF A $500,000 GRANT TO HAWAII ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL, INC. (for the purpose of establishing a veterans center and housing project to meet the needs of the island's veteran community) From Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, dated July 29, 2008, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 740-08: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. OTHER BUSINESS (Includes but not limited to consideration of vetoed items, if any, or reconsideration of actions on agenda items.) Comm. 1368.6: MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ON THE MOTION TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER TO HOLD A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON RESOLUTION 718-08 From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated August 18, 2008, requesting reconsideration of the vote to hold a public hearing in October; and Passes reconsideration: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. PWIRC-38 Page 3 September 9, 2008 Comm. 1368: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF (Res. 718-08) AGRICULTURE AND THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO DESIST IN THE PROPOSED RELEASE OF TECTOCOCCUS OVATUS (SCALE INSECT) ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII TO REDUCE THE VIABILITY AND REPRODUCTION OF PSIDIUM CATTLEIANUM (STRAWBERRY GUAVA) From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated July 29, 2008, transmitting the above resolution. Held over for public hearing in October 2008. (Note: There is a pending motion on the floor made by Mr. Yagong and duly seconded by Ms. Naeole to recommend adoption of Res. 718-08.) Held over for Special Meeting to be held in October 2008. Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by September 4, 2008. TTY users may use Relay Service 711-961-8245 to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas and actions.htm; the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; the Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea. For further information, please call 961-8245. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") § 92-3.5, the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Councilmembers will be present at the following locations: County Councilroom - Ben Franklin Tower, 2"d Floor, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa, 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Videoconferencing is available at the following locations: • Hilo Councilroom at the Ben Franklin Building, Second Floor; and • Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed. Videoconferencing from the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility will not be available. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. PWIRC-38 Page 4 September 9, 2008 Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff. Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fifteen (15) copies 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 counciltestimon ya,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. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: All Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 16 and 23, 2008, at 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, September 20, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.