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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 09/18/2012 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 11 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: 8:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 8:30 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL Comm. 825: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 (Bill 292) EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL DRILLING Initiates an amendment to Chapter 14 relating to geothermal drilling, by adding a new article that would restrict geothermal drilling to the operating hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Intr. by: Mr. Yagong RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 292 ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Onishi - 2. ADJOURNMENT – 10:17 a.m. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer A WESC-11 Page 2 September 18, 2012 Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. 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. Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) 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. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: th Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability; and Planning Committees - Tuesdays, September 25 and nd October 2 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Public Works, and Parks and Recreation; Governmental Relations; and thth Finance Committees - Thursdays, September 27 and October 4 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee th 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.tv/schedule.