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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 05/16/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONS J Yoshimoto Fred Blas, Member , C Brenda Ford hairMember Donald Ikeda, Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member K. Angel Pilago, Member Pete Hoffmann Brittany Smart, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice-Chair Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY th 6 Session DATE: May 16, 2012 (Wednesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 10:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 10:10 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 701: PRESENTATION BY MS. JENNA LONG, FUEL SALES MANAGER, PACIFIC BIODIESEL REGARDING THE NEW BIG ISLAND BIODIESEL PLANT From Council Member Brittany Smart, dated April 26, 2012, stating that a presentation will be made by Ms. Long regarding the new Big Island Biodiesel plant that is scheduled to open on July 2, 2012 in Shipman Park. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Onishi, and Pilago - 2. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer A WESC-6 Page 2 May 16, 2012 Comm. 710: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 36, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS (Bill 256) AMENDED), BY RENAMING AND REDEFINING THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM TO THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM Renames the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Program to the Geothermal Relocation and Public Safety Program, and proposes substantial revisions throughout this measure. RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 256, AS AMENDED TO DRAFT 2, ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Hoffmann, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto - 5. Noes: Committee Members, Blas, Ikeda and Onishi - 3. Absent: Committee Member Pilago -1. (For informational purposes, Mr. Yoshimoto voted “kānalua” twice.) ADJOURNMENT – 4:43 p.m. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by May 14, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. 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  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. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting 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 each (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. item. A WESC-6 Page 2 May 16, 2012 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Finance; and Agriculture, Water and Energy ndth Sustainability Committee meetings - Tuesdays, May 22 and 29 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Planning; Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety; and Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings - Thursdays, May thstth 24 and 31 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, May 26 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.