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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 09/01/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS Kelly GreenwellGuy Enriques, Member Pete Hoffmann, Chair Member Donald Ikeda, Member Emily I. Naeole, r Membe Brenda Ford Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT th 12 Session DATE: September 1, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 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. 472: A RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION REQUIRING (Res. 220-09) THE LABELING OF ALL FOOD PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE BEEN GENETICALLY ENGINEERED OR CONTAIN INGREDIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GENETICALLY ENGINEERED From Council Chair J Yoshimoto, dated August 3, 2009, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 220-09, as amended to Draft 2: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Greenwell. Noes: None. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer EMC-12 Page 2 September 1, 2009 ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special August 27, 2009 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . 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. For further information, please call 961-8245. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i 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 nd ? County Councilroom, Ben Franklin Tower, 2 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 wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk’s staff. fourteen (14) Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 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. Copies will be distributed at the meeting only if they before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting are received . All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Finance Committee meeting - Tuesdays, September 8 and 15, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, Public Safety and Parks & Recreation, Environmental Management, and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, September 10 and 17, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.