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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 04/03/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONSJ Yoshimoto Chair Pete Hoffmann i ice Chair DATE: April 3, 2012 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i Comm. 646: HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY 5th Session TIME: 10:15 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER — 10:15 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Fred Blas, Member Brenda Ford, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member K. Angel Pilago, Member Brittany Smart, Member Dominic Yagong, Member POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY MR. JAY IGNACIO, PRESIDENT, HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY (HELCO) From Council Member J Yoshimoto, dated March 16, 2012, stating that a presentation will be made by Mr. Ignacio regarding recent stories covered by the media relating to photovoltaic systems, energy pricing, and geothermal. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Blas and Onishi - 2. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Harm 7 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer AWESC -5 Comm. 651: ADJOURNMENT — 4:00 p.m. CLOSE FILE: Page 2 April 3, 2012 PRESENTATION BY MS. PATRICIA K. BRANDT, CEO, INNOVATIONS DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. From Chairperson Dominic Yagong, dated March 23, 2012, stating that a presentation will be made by Ms. Brandt regarding renewable energy resources of indigenous people. Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Blas - 1. Excused: None. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-824 by March 29, 2012. Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to contact our office. 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): • Council Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 • Kona Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A If audio stream is lost between Hilo and Kona for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Public Attendance via Videoconference is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: • Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15 -2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 304 • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5 Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council -Clerk web page at http: / /www.hawaiicountv.gov /lb- council- committee /. For further information, please call 961-8245. 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, Hawai`i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961 -8912; or (3) by e -mail to counciltestimonv (jco.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. AWESC -5 Page 2 April 3, 2012 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, April 10 and 17 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Planning Human Services, Social Services, and Public Safety; Environmental Management; and Governmental Relations Committee meetings - Thursdays, April 12 and 19 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 14 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.ty /schedule.