HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 180 Draft 01 2010-2012OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY
Meeting: Council — March 21, 2012
Action: Filed on I st reading due to vote count of 4 ayes, 3 noes (Ikeda, Onishi
Y oshimoto), and 2 absent (Hoffman, Pilago).
Re: Bill 180; Comm. 559 (2010-2102 term); FC -207 (Negative; report was
adopted at first reading on above date although not indicated on report)
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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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BILL NO. 180
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 8, DIVISION 5 OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
RESERVED PARKING AT COUNTY FACILITIES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this amendment is to redefine the responsibility
of the director of public works, eliminate the monthly rental charge paid by County employees
and officials for parking stalls at three County buildings, establish priorities for assigning
reserved parking spaces, and eliminate any shifting of reserved parking privileges.
SECTION 2. Chapter 24, article 8, division 5, section 24-228 of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 24-228. Director of public works to regulate parking at County [building.]
buildings.
The director of public works shall assign and re -assign reserved parking stalls and
be responsible for regulating parking at the County [building.] buildings listed in section
24-229."
SECTION 3. Chapter 24, article 8, division 5, section 24-229 of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 24-229. [Area] Areas of County lands regulated; hours.
(a) The [area] areas of County land on which parking is regulated [will :ni fi l! 10e]
are confined to:
(1) [the] The Hawaii County building complex [in] at 25 Aupuni Street,
Hilo[...]_ -
(2) The Hawaii County building complex at 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo; and
The West Hawaii Civic Center at 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway,
Knilim-Kone_
(b) Other areas may be subjected to parking controls and this division shall also be
applicable to those areas on a date to be designated by written notice, which date
shall be not less than thirty days after the giving of such notice.
[(b)](c) The provisions of this division shall have application only during the regular
working hours of the County."
SECTION 4. Chapter 24, article 8, division 5, section 24-230, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 24-230. [Dir-eetor-f finanee to set rates; t><,,..,+er p ,long; rental
eomputatien] Reserved parking for employees and officials of the County.
[(.a) Rental r-eser-ved ,,.,,-king shall be establish o.l by the difeeter- offincn ee. -The
d t f finanee may ,.L.. nge the rates ofd efiye ., of a .late to be designated -mi
a Nwit4en nefiee thereof-, whieh date shall be not less than thift-), da�,s after- the
„f sueh , efi
(b) The Tntcl for- rescivca par -king shall be-vi-u-nentlrto-ivitrrtefm, the app..eab.e
payr-Y-ent to be in advanee without nefiee or- demand. County empleyees shall u4ilize
,11 .loduetio f the payment of the -king stalls.
!„l Rentals h ll be . „te a „tb,ly .,,-,.l „tl,ly basis „unable to
l`4) > and >
C�7Countrental for- par -king stalls shall be deposited in the.
general
(a) County employees assigned to work in a building listed in section 24-229 shall be
assigned a reserved parking stall, which shall be provided at no cost to that
employee. These reserved parking stalls shall be assigned based on a list of
applicants maintained in chronological order by the earliest filing date for the
facility at which the employee is permanently assigned, provided all reserved
stalls described in subsection (b) have been assigned and further provided that
parking stalls remain available. Should an employee of the County apply for a
reserved parking stall and be denied due to unavailability, that employee shall be
placed on a waiting list and be assigned a reserved parking stall as soon as
practicable.
(b,) Reserved parking stalls shall be assigned for the mayor, managing director,
deputy managing director, all departmental directors and administrators and their
respective deputies, all council members, the County clerk, and the deputy
clerk. These reserved parking stalls shall be provided at no cost to the respective
official and be located as close as possible to the building entrance nearest to the
respective official's assigned office."
SECTION 5. Chapter 24, article 8, division 5, section 24-233 of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is repealed in its entirety:
"Section 24-233. [ .] Reserved.
[Dur -i g eouneilor- eommittee sessions or any ather- time When. lF,dfr par -king
is high (e.g., afinual r -e lieensing period), par -king pr-ivileges and restr4etions may be subje
privileges and festfietions so as to eause the least possible ineonvenienee to those r-en4ing par -king
spaees.].
SECTION 6. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are to be severable.
SECTION 7. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect on May 1, 2012. The department of
finance shall refund any reserved stall parking rental charges collected for the month in which
the ordinance becomes effective.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1 st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
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