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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWPRC 10/04/2011 2010-2012 ACTIONS Fred BlasPete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, ChairMember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member K. Angel Pilago, Member Brenda Ford Brittany Smart, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS AND RECREATION th 16 Session DATE: October 4, 2011 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 3:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 4:00 p.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 384: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 2 OF THE (Bill 111) HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO MOVING VEHICLES From Public Works Director Warren Lee, dated September 13, 2011. The bill adds “Old Māmalahoa Highway, northbound approach to Bridge No. 29-2,” “Old Māmalahoa Highway, southbound approach to bridge adjacent to parcels 3-5-9:19, 3-5-9:20, and 3-5-30:49,” and “Old Māmalahoa Highway, westbound approach to Bridge No. 35-1,” to Article 10, Division 2, Section 24-265, Schedule 13 (Yield Locations), paragraph (b), North Hilo. These amendments will assign the right-of-way at the approaches to these one-lane bridges. Recommends passage of Bill 111 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Blas. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWPRC-16 Page 2 October 4, 2011 Comm. 385: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF (Res. 167-11) PUBLIC WORKS TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE HABITAT ORDINANCE From Council Member K. Angel Pilago, dated September 22, 2011. The resolution requests the Department of Public Works to establish minimum requirements for owners/builders of rural dwellings on agricultural parcels, through waiver or exemption from existing codes, which will allow the use of substitute materials, procedures and alternatives, to the extent that a reasonable degree of health and safety is provided. Recommends adoption of Res. 167-11: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Blas. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Onishi. Comm. 392: A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPLETE (Res. 171-11) STREETS POLICY FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I From Council Member J Yoshimoto, dated September 21, 2011. The Complete Streets Policy seeks to reasonably accommodate convenient access and mobility for all users of the public highways within their respective jurisdictions, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists, and persons of all ages and abilities. Recommends adoption of Res. 171-11: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Blas. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. ADJOURNMENT - 5:00 p.m. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for September 29, 2011. this meeting should call 961-8245 by 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, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A;  Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 105;  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa 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. PWPRC-16 Page 3 October 4, 2011 fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by Please submit separate facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Planning, Governmental Relations and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 11 and 18, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance and Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings - Thursdays, October 13 and 20, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All five Committee meetings - Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, or to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/schedule.