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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GRC 11/01/2011 2010-2012 AMENDED K. Angel Pilago Fred Bias,Member Chair '.►1:'.°i., Brenda Ford,Member ''-: Pete Hoffmann,Member . 4 ' ':!- �/ Donald Ikeda,Member •Brittany Smart ''` Dennis"Fresh"Onishi,Member Vice Chair ,,o N',.•° Dominic Yagong,Member J Yoshimoto,Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 12th Session AMENDED AGENDA cc Q -4 -<—� DATE: November 1, 2011 (Tuesday) r PLACE: Council Chambers -� Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawai`i TIME: 11:00 a.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. 445: INFORMATIONAL TALK REGARDING FRANCHISE CABLE TELEVISION IN HAWAII BY STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE& CONSUMER AFFAIRS CABLE TELEVISION DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR DONN YABUSAKI From Chairperson Dominic Yagong, dated October 19, 2011. On June 21, 2011, Governor Neil Abercrombie signed into law House Bill 1342, which is the first step in the expansion of broadband, or ultra high-speed internet access, in the State of Hawaii. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer GRC-12 Page 2 November 1, 2011 Comm. 446: AN ORDINANCE INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY (Bill 134) CHARTER (2010 EDITION) BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO MANDATORY DRUG TESTING FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND AMENDING ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-5, ARTICLE V, SECTION 5-1.6, AND ARTICLE IX, SECTION 9-6, RELATING TO REMOVAL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS From Chairperson Dominic Yagong, dated October 25, 2011. The proposed amendments to the Hawai‘i County Charter within this ordinance will provide the public the assurance that the decision makers of the County are not under the influence of any illicit substances. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by October 27, 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. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Council Members will be present at the following location(s):  County Councilroom, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hiloand ;  Kona Council Office, at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A. Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the locations(s) above and at the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5; and the Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 105, 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. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring before 12:00 noon on the business day copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, Please 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. submit separate testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Planning; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Economic Development and Mass Transit; and Governmental Relations Committee meetings - Tuesdays, November 8 and 15, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, November 10 and 17, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All five Committee meetings - Saturday, November 12, 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.