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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND PARKS & RECREATION
DATE: May 4, 2010 Re: Comm. No. 784/Bill No. 239
PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Hotel
78 -128 `Ehukai Street
Kailua -Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 5:33 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
The Committee on Public Safety and Parks and Recreation, to which was referred Bill No. 239,
reports as follows:
Bill No. 239, transmitted by Council Member Guy Enriques, via Communication No. 784, dated
April 7, 2010, is an ordinance amending Chapter 7, Civil Defense, Article 2, and amending
Chapter 29, Water Use and Development, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended), by establishing a system for public water spigots to be used by the populace to obtain
potable water for everyday needs. This ordinance further provides that during times of
impending or declared disaster, the civil defense agency shall assume control of any or all public
water spigots to ensure water needs in an expeditious, organized, and effective manner.
Council Member Guy Enriques shared that one of the main factor in introducing this measure
was based on the expressed feelings from several members of the community as to the "waiting
time" in the line at the spigots when there are vehicles with large capacity tanks. He also met
with the Civil Defense Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of
Water Supply to get input on the matter of water spigots.
Civil Defense Administrator Quince Mento stated that it has no problems with handing over the
water spigots to the Department of Public Works. Mr. Mento also stated that the funding for the
spigots will be transferred into the budget of the Department of Public Works. Civil Defense
will only have authorization of the water spigots in the event of impending or declared
disaster /emergency.
Public Works Director Warren Lee stated that his department will assume the maintenance of the
water spigots and the area around it.
Deputy Director Quirino Antonio of the Department of Water Supply stated that DWS will
maintain the waterline up to the meter. check with Quirino if the meter maintenance is by
DWS.
PSPRC REPORT NO: 28
Bill No. 239
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Your Committee on Finance forwards Bill No. 239 to Council with a negative recommendation.
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AYES NOES A &E EX Respectfully submitted,
ENRIQUES X
FORD x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND
GREENWELL x PARK ND RECREATION
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
NAEOLE - BEASON X
ONISHI x DOMINIC YAGONG, A
YAGONG X PSPRC RE ' • : 7 ). 2:
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: 1 '