HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE HSSPSC 12/06/2011 2010-2012 K. Angel Pilago Fred Blas,Member
Chair 01:.Y!N Brenda Ford,Member
Pete Hoffmann,Member
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Dominic Yagong,Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES,
SOCIAL SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY
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DATE: December 6, 2011 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA
REFERRAL(S)
Comm. 461: PRESENTATION BY DR. STEVEN LUTZKY, PhD, PRESIDENT, HOME AND
COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES (HCBS) STRATEGIES, INC., REGARDING THE
HAWAII SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVE
From Vice-Chair K. Angel Pilago, dated November 2, 2011,transmitting a letter from
Executive on Aging Alan Parker. As part of a national effort to address increasing health care
costs accompanied by an exploding elder population,Area Agencies on Aging across the
country are embarking on various "systems change" initiatives to position themselves to be
eligible for expanded or redirected federal dollars geared to promote efficiency and cost
savings, especially in the area of Long Term Care Supports and Services.
Comm. 479: PRESENTATION BY THE ARC OF HILO REGARDING THEIR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS THEY PROVIDE TO THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII
COUNTY
From Vice-Chair K. Angel Pilago, dated November 18, 2011.
ADJOURNMENT
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for
December 1, 2011
this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our
office.
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
Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304
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.
Copies of this agenda and item(s) 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.
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Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies
before 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 1, 2011:
for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to
Please submit separate testimony for
(808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
each item.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety Committee
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meetings - Tuesdays, December 13 and 20 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance, Governmental Relations, and
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Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, December 15 and 22 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee
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meetings - Saturday, December 17 at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by
broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject 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.