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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWIRC 12/15/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS Guy Enriques Brenda Ford, Member Chair -4 Of Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Emily L Naeole-Beason, Member Kelly Greenwell Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Vice Chair .;~r=.".°•~~~ OF N? Dominic Yagong Member E J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 19th Session DATE: December 15, 2009 PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 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. 633: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 178) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC {revises "no parking" areas along Kalanianaole Street by amending Article 10, Division 5 (Parking), Section 24-280, Schedules 28 (No parking anytime); and 29 (parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets, tow away zone) paragraph (c) South Hilo! From Public Works Director Warren H. W. Lee, and approved by Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated November 30, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 178 on first reading. Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong and Chair Enriques. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Yoshimoto. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWIRC-19 Page 2 December 15, 2009 Comm. 639: A RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF THE USE OF (Res. 281-09) MARIJUANA (urges the State Legislature to initiate legislation that will decriminalize the cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana) From Councilmember Kelly Greenwell, dated December 1, 2009, transmitting the above resolution. Postponed to January 5, 2010. Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason and Yagong. Noes: Committee Members Onishi and Chair Enriques. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Yoshimoto. Comm. 642: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 24-167 OF (Bill 182) THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO OPERATION OF VEHICLES {requires safety chains (stay chains or cable) for vehicles towing trailers to ensure that the level of safety on our roads and highways are increased} From Finance Director Nancy E. Crawford, dated December 2, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 182 on first reading. Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong and Chair Enriques. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Yoshimoto. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by December 10, 2009. Relay users please call 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. PWIRC-19 Page 3 December 15, 2009 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the Hawaii 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 • County Councilroom, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, 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 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, Hawaii, 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. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Planning and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, Dec. 22 and 29, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations and Public Safety and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings - Thursdays, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all four Committee meetings - Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.