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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWPRC 09/18/2012 2010-2012 Fred Blas Pete Hoffmann, Member Chair sa<".°i.!:� �. Donald Ikeda, Member : == a,1,170 • Dennis"Fresh"Onishi, Member ••:(!�_'•!'if. • K. Angel Pilago, Member Brenda Ford ' Brittany Smart, Member Vice-Chair .......;;',0 ' Dominic Yagong, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS AND RECREATION 33rd Session - .,;� DATE: September 18, 2012(Tuesday) ` PLACE: Council Chambers a.m. v West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, 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. 826: AMENDS CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 15-3, AND ARTICLE 2, SECTION (Bill 293) 15-21, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AT HONAUNAU BOAT RAMP Amends Chapter 15, Article 1, Section 15-3 (Definitions)and Chapter 15, Article 2, Section 15-21, by adding a new item and renumbered as required and by revising an existing item: (4) "Commercial"or"commercial activity" means a use or purpose designed for profit, which includes but is not limited to the exchange or buying and selling of commodities; the providing of services relating to or connected with trade or commerce in general; any activity performed by the commercial operator or its employees or agents in connection with the delivery of such commodities or services; and the soliciting of business. The use of the premises and facilities for official canoe club activities and races shall not be considered commercial activity.; and SECTION 3. Chapter 15, article 2, section 15-21 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 15-21. [ ] Solicitation and commercial activity. (a) Engaging in or soliciting any business in park areas, except in accordance with the provisions of a permit, contract, or other written agreement with the County is prohibited. (b) Subsection(a)notwithstanding, commercial activity is prohibited at the following: (1) Honaunau Boat Ramp." These amendments were generated due to amend Chapter 15, relating to prohibition of commercial activities at Honaunau Boat Ramp. Intr. by: Mr. Pilago Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWPRC -33 Comm. 837: (Bill 304) Comm. 838: (Bill 305) ADJOURNMENT Page 2 September 18, 2012 AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 6, SECTION 24 -288 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO FREIGHT LOADING ZONES Amends Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 6, Section 24 -288, Schedule 36 (Freight loading zones), subsection (c), South Hilo, by revising an existing item: "R-20- )1(19) Ponahawai Street, [Pu'u'ee] northwest side, [mauka] from a point nineteen feet southwest of Punahoa Street, [thin five f ct] and extending thirtv two feet in the southwesterly direction." Intr. bv: Mr. Blas AMENDS CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 5, DIVISION 1, SECTION 9 -33 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS Amends Chapter 9, Article 5, Division 1, Section 9 -33 (Plans and Specification requirements; deviations), subsection (b), by revising an existing item: "[All photovoltaic systems for residential and non residential installations shall require a building permit. Plans and specifications for building work shall bear the approval of an architect or structural engineer registered in the State of Hawai`i. Electrical design drawings and specifications shall bear the approval of an electrical engineer registered in the State of Hawai`i.1 Installation of photovoltaic systems shall require: (1) A building permit for residential and non residential installations; (2) Electrical design drawings and specifications bearing the approval of an electrical engineer registered in the State of Hawai`i for residential and non residential installations; and (3) Plans and specifications for building work bearing the approval of an architect or structural engineer registered in the State of Hawai`i for non residential installations onlv." Intr. bv: Mr. Yoshimoto The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by September 14, 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 Chambers, 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 PWPRC -33 Page 3 September 18, 2012 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 Testimonv: 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 c;co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability; and Planning Committees - Tuesdays, September 25 and October 2nd at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Public Works, and Parks and Recreation; Governmental Relations; and Finance Committees - Thursdays, September 27" and October 4th at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, September 29 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.