HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWIRC 11/17/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS
Guy EnriquesBrenda Ford,
Member
Pete Hoffmann,
ChairMember
Donald Ikeda,
Member
Emily I. Naeole,
Member
Kelly Greenwell Dennis "Fresh" Onishi,
Member
Dominic Yagong,
Vice ChairMember
J Yoshimoto,
Member
HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS &
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
th
18 Session
DATE:
November 17, 2009 (Tuesday)
PLACE:
Councilroom
nd
Ben Franklin Building, 2 Floor
333 Kilauea Ave.
Hilo, Hawai‘i
TIME:
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: A RESOLUTION RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN
(Res. 268-09) 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.
Recommends adoption of Res. 268-09, as amended to Draft 2 (item 1 was deleted):
Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda,
Naeole, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Enriques.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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Comm. 609: A RESOLUTION NAMING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY AT THE AGING AND
(Res. 270-09) DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER AFTER THE LATE SALLY LEILANI WEHRSIG
From Councilmember Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated November 2, 2009, transmitting the
above resolution.
Recommends adoption of Res. 270-09.
Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda,
Naeole, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Enriques.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Comm. 618: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR ACCESS
(Res. 275-09) PURPOSES AFFECTING 753 AINAKO AVENUE, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO,
ISLAND OF HAWAI‘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 adjacent property owner)
From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated November 5, 2009, transmitting the above
resolution.
Recommends adoption of Res. 275-09.
Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda,
Naeole, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Enriques.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ADJOURNMENT
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November 12, 2009
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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:
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County Councilroom, Ben Franklin Tower, 2 Floor, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo; and
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Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa 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.
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Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted
meeting
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by
Please submit separate
facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
testimony for each item.
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