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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWIRC 02/03/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS Brenda Ford Guy Enriques, Member Chair -4 Of Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Emily I. Naeole, Member Kelly Greenwell Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Vice Chair .;~r Dominic Yagong, Member E OF N?' J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 3rd Session DATE: February 3, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor 333 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, Hawaii 96720 TIME: 10:30 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. 78: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, (Bill 14) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {adds Manawale`a Street, both sides to Article 10, Division 5 (Parking), Section 24-280, Schedule 28 (No parkin at anytime), paragraph (fl Konal From Public Works Director Warren H. W. Lee, dated December 10, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 14 on first reading Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell. Comm. 79: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, (Bill 15) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {adds Manawale`a Street, both sides to Article 10, Division 9 (Bicycles) Section 24-294, Schedule 42 (Bicycle lanes), paragraph (fl Konal From Public Works Director Warren H. W. Lee, dated December 10, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 15 on first reading Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWIRC-3 Page 2 February 3, 2009 Comm. 80: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, (Bill 16) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {adds Manawale`a Street, both sides to Article 10, Division 1 (Speed Limits) Section 24-255, Schedule 3 (25 mile per hour limit), paragraph (f) Konal From Public Works Director Warren H. W. Lee, dated December 10, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 16 on first reading Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell. Comm. 81: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S DECEMBER 22, 2008 MEETING MINUTES AND MATERIALS From Councilmember Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated December 30, 2008, transmitting materials and highlights of the meeting. Close File Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell and Hoffmann. Comm. 108: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 24) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {adds Kino`ole Street/Kamana Street to Article 10, Division 2 (Moving Vehicles) Section 24-274.1, Schedule 22.1 (Traffic signal systems), paragraph (c) South Hilo From Public Works Director Warren H. W. Lee, dated January 9, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 24 on first reading Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell, Hoffmann and Yoshimoto. Comm. 109: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 25) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {adds Mohouli Street/Kumukoa Street to Article 10, Division 2 (Moving Vehicles) Section 24-274.1, Schedule 22.1 (Traffic signal systems), paragraph (c) South Hilo From Public Works Director Warren H. W. Lee, dated January 9, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 25 on first reading Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell and Hoffmann. PWIRC-3 Page 3 February 3, 2009 Comm. 110: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT AND DISPOSITION (Res. 47-09) OF GOVERNMENT REMNANT SITUATE AT WAPAHA, DISTRICT OF NORTH KONA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAII, BEING A PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY: (3)7-5-015:015 (a.293 acre parcel currently owned by the Department of Water Supply) From Assistant Corporation Counsel, Gerald Takase, dated January 21, 2009, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 47-09. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell and Hoffmann. Comm. 111: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE DONATION OF (Res. 48-09) LOT 13-C, SITUATE AT KAIWIKI 3RD, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAII, BEING A PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY: (3)2-9-004-028, FROM CHARLES P. CAVEDONI AND RONG HUA (a roadway encroachment in the Hakalau Homesteads Subdivision) From Assistant Corporation Counsel, Gerald Takase, dated December 17, 2008, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 48-09. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell and Hoffmann. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by January 29, 2009. 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. PWIRC-3 Page 4 February 3, 2009 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. 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