HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GRC 03/01/2011 2010-2012K. Angel Pilago
Chair
Brittany Smart
Vice Chair
Fred Blas, Member
Brenda Ford, Member
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member "
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
3rd Session _>
DATE: March 1, 2011 (Tuesday) ,
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hawaii
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TIME: 2:00 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. 105: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER -CITY
(Res. 42 -11) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KUMEJIMA AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR,OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO ENTER INTO A
FORMAL SIGNED AGREEMENT
From Councilmember K. Angel Pilago, dated February 15, 2011, establishing a sister -city
relationship with Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan.
Comm. 107: APPOINTMENTS OF VALERIE T. POINDEXTER (COUNCIL DISTRICT 1),
JEFFREY M. MELROSE (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2), JOHN "MIKE" MIDDLESWORTH
(COUNCIL DISTRICT 3), PATRICK L. KAHAWAIOLAA (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4),
RENE SIRACUSA (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5), LINDA UGALDE (COUNCIL DISTRICT
6), SUSAN MADDOX (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7), DRU KANUHA (COUNCIL
DISTRICT 8) AND PETER HENDRICKS (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9) TO THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII 2011 REDISTRICTING COMMISSION,
From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated February 14, 2011, requesting confirmation of the
above appointments.
(Note: Comms. 10 7.1, 10 7.2, and 10 7.3 , also related to Comm. 107, continue on the next page.)
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Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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Comm. 107.1: From Council Chair Dominic Yagong, dated February 16, 2011, informing Council
Members that he is scheduling a Special Meeting of the full Council at 6:00 p.m. on
March 1, 2011, to consider the nine nominees to the County of Hawaii Redistricting
Commission, as submitted by Mayor William P. Kenoi on February 15, 2011. Pursuant to
Hawaii County Charter (2008 Edition), Section 3- 17(d), the reapportionment commission
shall be appointed by March 1 of the reapportionment year.
Comm. 107.2: From Council Chair Dominic Yagong, dated February 22, 2011, informing Council
Members that pursuant to Rule 10, Voting, of the Rules of Procedure and Organization of
the Council of the County of Hawaii, Item No. 15, adopted on February 16, 2011, all
nominees appointed by the Mayor to boards and commissions shall be voted on
individually.
Comm. 107.3: From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated February 22, 2011, withdrawing Comm. 107 and
replacing it with Comm. 107.3, which requests confirmation of the following individuals to
the County of Hawaii Redistricting Commission:
Valerie T. Poindexter (Council District 1)
Jeffrey M. Melrose (Council District 2)
John "Mike" Middlesworth (Council District 3)
Patrick L. Kahawaioloaa (Council District 4)
Rene Siracusa (Council District 5)
Linda Ugalde (Council District 6)
Dru Kanuha (Council District 7)
Craig `Bo" Kahui (Council District 8)
Joseph A. Carvalho (Council District 9)
ADJOURNMENT
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this meeting should call 961 -8245 by February 24, 2011. 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.
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:
• Kona Council Office, at the West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A;
• 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 fourteen (14) copies
for distribution. Public 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:
Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Economic Development and Mass Transit; Agriculture, Water and
Energy Sustainability; Finance; Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety Committee meetings -
Tuesdays, March 8 and 15, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Governmental Relations; Agriculture, Water and
Energy Sustainability; and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, March 10 and 17, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and
8:30 p.m. All eight Committee meetings - Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These
airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.