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BRENDA J. FORD
Council Member
District 7 - Central Kona
Phone:
Fax:
E-Mail :
(808) 326- 5684
(808) 329- 4786
bford@co.hawaii.hi.us
HA W AI'I COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai 'i
Kailua Trade Center
75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
DATE:
November 23, 2009
TO: J. Yoshimoto, Chairperson,
and Members of the Hawai'i County Council
FROM: ~~enda 1. Ford, Council Member
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill 168, Extension of Chapter 18, Section 18-90(h), of
the Hawai'i County Code - Island-wide Transportation Free Zone
Attached please find a proposed amendment to Bill 168. The amendment further extends the
proposed termination date from December 31, 2010, to June 30, 2011. The proposed
amendments are illustrated below via Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill 168
(material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken through; material to be added is underscored)
and bolded for illustrative purposes only.
1. Amend SECTION 1, Findings and Purpose, to read as follows:
"Findings and Purpose. The Hawai'i County Council, in amending Section 18-90(h), of
the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), seeks to extend the County-wide
transportation k6kua zone to [Deeember 31, 2010.J June 30, 2011."
2. Amend proposed amendments to section 18-90, subsection (h), Hawai'i County
Code, to read as follows:
"(h) Island-wide transportation free zone~
(1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide the public with a
transportation alternative to the private automobile. The provision
of an effective public transportation system for the residents of the
County of Hawai'i will produce economic, social and lifestyle
benefits for the residents of Hawai'i County. The distances
residents must travel for work, medical, education, and social
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
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needs will be alleviated by providing public transportation at no
cost to the user.
(2) The County of Hawai'i shall be designated a transportation k6kua
zone. Riders boarding and alighting any regularly scheduled bus
route operated by the County of Hawai'i or its designee shall ride
free of charge.
(3) The transportation k6kua zone shall not apply to County contracted
shared-ride taxi services, County operated curb to curb van
services, or County operated non-scheduled bus services.
(4) The County wide transportation k6kua zone shall terminate on
[December 31,2010.] June 30. 2011.
(5) Within one year of the k6kua zone's effective date, and again not
later than ninety days prior to [December 31,2010,] June 30.
2011, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawai'i County
council on the impact of its implementation."
A draft copy of Bill 168, Draft 2, is attached with the proposed amendment incorporated therein.
Ramseyer format is applied with respect to the contents of the Hawai'i County Code; bolding
retained for illustrative purposes only.
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art.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, SUBSECTION 18-90(h), OF
THE HAWAI'I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I:
SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The Hawai'i County Council, in amending
Section 18-90(h), of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), seeks to extend
the County-wide transportation k6kua zone to June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, article 4, section 18-90(h), of the Hawai'i County Code 1983
(2005 edition, as amended), is hereby amended to read as follows:
(h) Island-wide transportation free zone.
(1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide the public with a
transportation alternative to the private automobile. The provision
of an effective public transportation system for the residents of the
County of Hawai'i will produce economic, social and lifestyle
benefits for the residents of Hawai'i County. The distances
residents must travel for work, medical, education, and social
needs will be alleviated by providing public transportation at no
cost to the user.
(2) The County of Hawai'i shall be designated a transportation k6kua
zone. Riders boarding and alighting any regularly scheduled bus
route operated by the County of Hawai 'i or its designee shall ride
free of charge.
(3) The transportation k6kua zone shall not apply to County contracted
shared-ride taxi services, County operated curb to curb van
services, or County operated non-scheduled bus services.
(4) The County wide transportation k6kua zone shall terminate on
[December 31, 2009.] June 30, 2011.
(5) Within one year of the k6kua zone's effective date, and again not
later than ninety days prior to [December 31, 2009,] June 30,
2011, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawai'i County
council on the impact of its implementation.
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. If any provision ofthis ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.