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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWIRC 11/06/2008 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 43rd Session DATE: November 6, 2008 (Thursday) PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 10:45 a.m. Start Time 11:22 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. 1543: APPOINTMENT OF MR. DUANE HOSAKA TO THE HAWAII COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION From Mayor Harry Kim, dated October 20, 2008, requesting confirmation of the above appointment. Recommends confirmation of Mr. Duane Hosaka. Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. Comm. 1550: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 2008 From Councilmember Bob Jacobson, dated October 23, 2008, transmitting agenda and communications from the above meeting for Councilmembers' review. Close file. 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-43 Page 2 November 6, 2008 Comm. 1560: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF ROAD LOT A (NOELANI (Res. 810-08) LOOP), BEING TAX MAP KEY: (3)2-2-044:119, AND A 5-FOOT WIDE STRIP FOR KAHAOPEA STREET WIDENING, SITUATE AT WAIAKEA, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAII, FROM HILOLANI ENTERPRISES, LLC. From Assistant Corporation Counsel Gerald Takase, dated October 22, 2008, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 810-08: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Comm. 1495: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY (Bill 375) CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (replaces the Freight Loading Zones with diagonal parking stalls on Kamehameha Avenue, mauka side, between Shipman Street and Wailuku Drive) From Public Works Director Bruce McClure, dated September 17, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Postponed: October 21, 2008 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Mr. Jacobson and duly seconded by Mr. Hoffmann to close file on Comm. 1495 and recommend passage of Bill 375 on first reading.) Recommends passage of Bill 375 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, Jacobson, Naeole, Pilago, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Higa. Comm. 1496: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY (Bill 376) CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (removes no parking at any time on Pauahi Street, Puna Side, from Kilauea Avenue for a distance 220 feet in the makai direction and from Aupuni Street for a distance 200 feet in the mauka direction) From Public Works Director Bruce McClure, dated September 17, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Postponed: October 21, 2008 PWIRC-43 Page 3 November 6, 2008 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Mr. Jacobson and duly seconded by Mr. Pilago to close file on Comm. 1496 and recommend passage of Bill 376 on first reading.) Recommends passage of Bill 376 on first reading: 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 October 31, 2008. TTY users may use Relay Service 771-961-8245 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. 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 Va,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. PWIRC-43 Page 4 November 6, 2008 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52 - Human Services & Economic Development, Planning, and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings - Tuesdays, November 11 and 18, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Finance Committee meeting - Thursdays, November 13 and 20, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. and all four Committee meetings - Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 8 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.