HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWIRC 11/17/2009 2008-2010
Guy Enriques
Chair
Kelly Greenwell
Vice Chair
DATE:
PLACE:
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Brenda Ford, Member
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Emily I. Naeole, Member
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
HAW AI'I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS &
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
18th Session
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November 17, 2009 (Tuesday)
Councilroom
Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor
333 KIlauea Ave.
Hilo, Hawai'i
11:00 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. 607:
(Res. 268-09)
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN
THE 2010 HAWAI'I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE (lists five proposed measures for inclusion, as follows: 1) allowing counties to
access the State Department of Taxation income tax database; 2) urging the Hawai'i
Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund [EUTF] to conduct a feasibility study to
establish a captive insurance program and to add a trustee to represent the interests of the
counties; 3) transferring the duties, functions and responsibilities of the State Land Use
Commission to each respective County Planning Commission and abolish the State Land
Use Commission and State Land Use Districts; 4) asking the State to provide appropriate
levels of service for the 2010 elections; and 5) asking the State to refrain from utilizing the
Wireless Enhanced 911 Special Fund for purposes other than designated by Act 159 and to
remove the spending cap on the fund)
From Councilmember Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated October 30,2009, transmitting the
above resolution.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai'i County IS an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
PWIRC-18
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November 17, 2009
Comm.609:
(Res. 270-09)
A RESOLUTION NAMING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY AT THE AGING AND
DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER AFTER THE LATE SALLY LEILANI WEHRSIG
From Councilmember Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated November 2, 2009, transmitting the
above resolution.
Comm. 618:
(Res. 275-09)
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR ACCESS
PURPOSES AFFECTING 753 AINAKO AVENUE, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO,
ISLAND OF HAW AI'I TO HOWARD M. HIGASHI AND DONNA L. DODD (granting
of easement across flag lot owned by the Department of Water Supply for driveway
purposes for the adiacent property owner)
From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated November 5, 2009, transmitting the above
resolution.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for
this meeting should call 961-8245 by November 12,2009. Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to contact
our office.
Copies ofthis agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at
http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendasandactions.htm. For further information, please call 961-8245.
Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in the
event public witness testimony has not been completed:
. County Councilroom, Ben Franklin Tower, 2nd Floor, 333 KIlauea Avenue, Hilo; and
. Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mfunalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted,
the scheduled meeting will continue.
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, Hawai'i, 96720; (2) by
facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) bye-mail tocounciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate
testimony for each item.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Finance, Food & Energy Sustainability, and Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
meetings - Tuesdays, November 24 and December 1,2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Environmental
Management and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, November 26 and December 3, 2009 at
7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, November 28,2009 at 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.