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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWIRC 04/21/2009 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 7'h Session DATE: April 21, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 2:30 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. 251: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 62) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {adds Ali`i Drive/Kaleiopapa Road to Article 10, Division 2 (Moving Vehicles) Section 24-274.1, Schedule 22.1 (Traffic signal systems), paragraph (f) Konal From Public Works Director Warren H.W. Lee, dated March 31, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 62 on first reading. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Enriques. (Mr. Yagong voted "kanalua" then "aye.") Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWIRC-7 Page 2 April 21, 2009 Comm. 256: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 63) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {adds Haleki`i Street, at mid-block crosswalk, two hundred seventy feet east of Mamao Street to Article 10, Division 2 (Moving Vehicles) Section 24-274.1, Schedule 22.1 (Traffic signal systems), paragraph (f) Konal From Public Works Director Warren H.W. Lee, dated March 31, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 63 on first reading. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Enriques. (Mr. Yagong voted "kanalua" then "aye.") UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Comm. 220: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A BAN ON THE RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL (Res. 80-09) CONTROL AGENTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII, INCLUDING INSECTS, FUNGI, BACTERIA, VIRUSES, OR OTHER PATHOGENS, FOR ANY TREE SPECIES RELATED TO THE `OHI`A (METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA), INCLUDING ALL SPECIES OF THE FAMILY MYRTACEAE, SUCH AS THE STRAWBERRY GUAVA (SPIDIUM CATTLEIANUM) From Councilmember Kelly Greenwell, dated March 19, 2009, transmitting the above resolution. Postponed: April 7, 2009 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Ms. Naeole and duly seconded by Mr. Onishi to close file on Comm. 220 and recommend adoption of Res. 80-09.) Postponed Res. 80-09 to the Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations Committee meeting scheduled for July 7, 2009. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi and Yoshimoto. Noes: Committee Members Naeole, Yagong and Chair Ford. Absent: Committee Member Enriques. (Mr. Greenwell voted "kanalua" then "aye." Mr. Hoffmann voted "kanalua times two.") ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by April 16, 2009. Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to contact our office. PWIRC-7 Page 3 April 21, 2009 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. 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: • Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kona; and • County Councilroom, Ben Franklin Tower, 2nd Floor, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo. Public Attendance Via Videoconferencing is available at the locations above and at the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5 until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed. 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 submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting (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 counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Human Services & Economic Development, Public Safety and Parks & Recreation, Environmental Management and Finance Committee meetings -Tuesdays, April 28 and May 5, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Planning and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings - Thursdays, April 30 and May 7, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all six Committee meetings - Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.