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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GRC 09/18/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONS K. Angel PilagoFred Blas, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Brittany Smart Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice-ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘ICOUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS th 29 Session DATE: September 18, 2012 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i TIME: 2:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 3:50 p.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 786.2: AMENDS THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE (Res. 279-12) COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I BY AMENDING RULE NO. 13, PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND (Draft 2) TESTIMONY, RELATING TO VIDEO TESTIMONY Amends Rule No. 13, Public Statements and Testimony, by adding provisions regarding the submission of video testimony from any member of the public. Intr. by: Mr. Hoffmann Postponed: July 31, 2012 Postponed: September 5, 2012 RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF RES. 279-12, AS AMENDED TO DRAFT 3: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Pilago. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Yagong - 1. ; and Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer GRC-29 Page 2 September 18, 2012 Comm. 786.1: From Council Member Pete Hoffmann, dated August 10, 2012, transmitting proposed amendments to Resolution 279-12. The amendments relate to the “Be it Further Resolved” clause, and Item 2 (Video Testimony). Comm. 787: URGES THE HAWAI‘I STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADEQUATELY FUND BOTH THE (Res. 280-12) HAWAI‘I CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION AND A STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC FUNDING SYSTEM FOR ELECTIONS States that the State Legislature take immediate action to adequately fund the Hawai‘i Campaign Spending Commission and a statewide comprehensive program upon convening the 2013 legislative session, and that the Council of the County of Hawai‘i supports legislative efforts to expand comprehensive public funding throughout the state. Intr. by: Ms. Smart Postponed: July 31, 2012 Postponed: September 5, 2012 RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF RES. 280-12, AS AMENDED TO DRAFT 2: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Pilago - 7. Noes: Committee Members Ikeda and Onishi -2. Absent: None. ADJOURNMENT - 5:20 p.m. 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, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401  Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole 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:  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa 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.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. GRC-29 Page 3 September 18, 2012 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. 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