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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWIRC 01/06/2009 2008-2010 Brenda Ford Guy Enriques, Member Chair ~,,t.<:'.~t!;,,~ Pete Hoffmann, Member e~ Donald Ikeda, Member Emily I. Naeole, Member Kelly Greenwell - Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Vice Chair ~,,r• Dominic Yagong, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 2"a Session DATE: January 6, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom Ben Franklin Building, 2°d Floor 333 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, Hawaii 96720 TIME: 9:00 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. 48: APPOINTMENT OF MR. WARREN H. W. LEE AS COUNTY OF HAWAII PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated December 16, 2008, requesting confirmation of the above appointment. Mr. Lee will serve a term co-terminus with the Mayor. This appointment was effective December 8, 2008. Comm. 8: PRESENTATION BY ROBERT KELIIHO`OMALU AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REINSTATED GOVERNMENT OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM ON THE ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPLES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES From Councilmember Emily I. Naeole, dated November 24, 2008, requesting time for presentation. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 1514: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 2, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY (Bi11385) CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO BUILDING ENERGY (2006-2008) EFFICIENCY STANDARDS (repeals Article 2 of Chapter 5, Hawaii County Code, and replaces those provisions relating to building energy efficiency standards with the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code, March 2007 Edition; and adds a new Article 3 to retain the indigenous architecture provision contained in Division 15 of Article 2); and From Councilmember Pete Hoffmann, dated October 9, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Postponed: October 21, 2008 (Comm. 1514.1 continues on the next page) Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawae `i County is an Equal Opportunrry Provider and Employer PWIRC-2 Page 2 January 6, 2009 Comm. 1514.1: From Councilmember Pete Hoffmann, dated October 17, 2008. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should ca11961-8245 by December 31, 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 ca11961-8245. Videoconferencin~ is available at the following locations unti14:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: • Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; and • Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center Videoconferencing from the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility will not be available. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. In the event of an unanticipated emergency situation, including but not limited to: severe adverse weather conditions, road closures, or natural disasters, the Hawaii County Council and its Committees may conduct its meetings via videoconference pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. If that occurs, individual Councilmembers maybe at either the meeting site or one of the videoconference sites. If the audio stream 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 ~ a,co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Copies will be distributed only if they are received before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television -Channel 52: Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, Food & Energy Sustainability, and Human Services & Economic Development Committee meetings -Tuesdays, January 13 and 20, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Finance Committee meeting - Thursdays, January 15 and 22, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. and all four Committee meetings -Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.