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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0608.001 2008-2010 PETE HOFFMANN Council Member District 9 - North & South Kohala Phone. (808) 887-2043 (Waimea) (808) 961-8273 (Hilo) Fax. (808) 887-2072 Email: phojJmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Hawai'i County Council County of Hawai 'i (') Go Cn 6 s::~ "".:f~~~ ,(,"'. ~ $ t::I rr1 C'":> TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and Members ofthe Hawai'i County Council r'--- _"" -0 ::3 Holomua Center 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite C-5 Kamuela, Hawai 'i 96743 N t..... N I-~ FROM: Pete Ho~fl11allli;-C~mber ~~." .' Date: December 2, 2009 Subject: Amendments to Resolution No. 269-09. Please find amendments to Resolution No. 269-09. The amendments are a product of recommendations made by the Director of Research and Development, Mr. Randy Kurohara, to rename the Food Policy Council as the Agricultural Advisory Commission. The amendments are the following: 1. The title is amended to read: A RESOLUTION URGING ADOPTION OF MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE AGRICUL TlJRAL POLICY FOR THE COUNTY OF HA\VAI'I BY MEANS OF [}'1 FOOD POLICY COUNCIL] AN AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMISSION. 2. The ih WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows: WHEREAS, though the County Council recognizes the need for an Agricultural Plan, currently underway, a [Food Policy Council] Agricultural Advisory Commission is also needed; and 3. The 8th WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows: WHEREAS, similarly to energy policy, this [Food Policy Council] Agricultural Advisory Commission would respond to the urgent need for community experts in food policy and Serving the Interests o/the People o/Qur lv/and Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Com.. No. ',i.1 Raf. TOJ!-t:ll1~C.=~ t Rof. Dat& '. C 2 . . agricultural know-how to provide the County \vith key insights and recommendations regarding future County or State agricultural legislation; and 4. The last WHEREAS clause is amended to read as follows: WHEREAS, this [Food Policy Council] Agricultural Advisory Commission can provide State representatives with a clear and concise direction the County wishes to pursue in terms of agricultural policy measures; now, therefore 5. Paragragh 11 is amended to read as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I that a [Food Policy Council] Agricultural Advisory Commission be created to act as a focal point for agricultural and food related issues in the County. Please find attached Reso. No. 269-09, Draft 2 with amendments included in bold for illustrative purposes only. Thank you. PH/kf A RESOLUTION URGING ADOPTION OF MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE AGRICULTURAL POLICY FOR THE COUNTY OF HA WAPI BY MEANS OF AN AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the Hawai'i County Council is responsible for the promulgation of regulatory actions regarding the development and enforcement of agricultural policies for Hawai'i Island; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawai' i has identified food security and food self- sufficiency as priorities in the Hawai'i 2050 Report; and WHEREAS, our future food supply will depend on educated policy-making at County level to include an emphasis on smaller, more diversified family farms; and WHEREAS, the Hawai'i County Council recognizes its responsibility to be more pro-active in this critical policy arena, particularly in light of the recent threat by the State Department of Agriculture to reduce the number of agricultural inspectors servicing farmers and residents of this County; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawai'i must preserve and protect the natural ecosystems (watershed, dry forest, stream management, water resources, coastal lands, and reefs) ofthe Island to insure the viability of agricultural systems into the future; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawai'i must protect the health, safety and general welfare of all County residents; and WHEREAS, though the County Council recognizes the need for an Agricultural Plan, currently underway, a Agricultural Advisory Commission is also needed; and WHEREAS, similarly to energy policy, this Agricultural Advisory Commission would respond to the urgent need for community experts in food policy and agricultural know-how to provide the County with key insights and recommendations regarding future County or State agricultural legislation; and WHEREAS, this Agricultural Advisory Commission can provide State representatives with a clear and concise direction the County wishes to pursue in terms of agricultural policy measures; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I that it hereby urges the Mayor to prioritize administrative efforts to prepare and adopt an effective County Agricultural Plan with emphasis on food sustainability, include programs designed to promote local community food production and distribution facilities, the expansion of the County's Senior Nutrition Program, effective incentives to increase the amount of farm land in current production, and the use of food stamps at all farmers markets. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I that a Food Agricultural Advisory Commission be created to act as a focal point for agricultural and food related issues in the County. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HA W AI'I that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this resolution be sent to the members of the Hawai'i State Legislature; the members of County Council of Kaua'i, Maui, and the City and County of Honolulu; and the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County ofHawai'i; the Honorable Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor, County ofKaua'i; the Honorable Charmaine Tavares, Mayor, County of Maui; and the Honorable Mufi Hannemann, Mayor, City and County of Honolulu.