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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FESC 01/06/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS Dennis "Fresh" Onishi Guy Enriques, Member Chair Brenda Ford, Member Kelly Greenwell, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Pete Hoffmann o----- Emily L Naeole Member Vice Chair 4-OF 'MDominic Yagong, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FOOD & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY 1st Session DATE: January 6, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor 333 Kilauea Ave. Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 10:00 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 REFERRAL Comm. 57: A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING DIALOG BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF (Res. 26-09) HAWAII, THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REGARDING ELIGIBILITY UNDER ANY AND ALL EXISTING OR PROPOSED ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND STABILIZATION PACKAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NEW "FOOD, CONSERVATION AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008" (requesting identification of eligibility under any and all existing or proposed economic stimulus and stabilization packages for agricultural-related programs which the County and State of Hawaii may be deemed eligible) From Councilmember Kelly Greenwell, dated December 19, 2008, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 26-09, as amended to Draft 2: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi. Noes: None. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FESC-1 Page 2 January 6, 2009 ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 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 call 961-8245. Videoconferencing is available at the following locations until 4:30 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 may be 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 counciltestimonykco.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Copies will be distributed at the meeting 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.