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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWPRC 10/02/2012 2010-2012 Fred Bias Pete Hoffmann,Member Chair .".°'.. Donald Ikeda,Member `:, w-' Dennis"Fresh"Onishi,Member •��I!:`'! K. Angel Pilago,Member Brenda Ford — Brittany Smart,Member Vice-Chair ''441•a*aks Dominic Yagong,Member J Yoshimoto,Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL =" COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS& PARKS AND RECREATION 34th Session } - DATE: October 2, 2012 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers c'a co Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i TIME: 9:00 a.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. 842: URGES THE HAWAI`I STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO (Res. 302-12) ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE LIVING RESEARCH SITES ON PARCELS LESS THAN 15 ACRES THAT ARE DESIGNATED"AGRICULTURAL"UNDER STATE LAW IN HAWAI`I As set forth in the Hawaii 2050 plan, Sustainable Living Research Sites will allow citizens on agriculturally zoned parcels of 15 acres or less to explore innovative methods of self- sustainability. A Sustainable Living Research Site is an area of land on which the legal owners and/or occupants are permitted to engage in activities and erect structures that might otherwise be prohibited or unduly constrained by state and/or county law. Intr. by: Mr. Yagong ADJOURNMENT 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. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai`1 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWPRC-34 Page 2 October 2, 2012 The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by September 27, 2012. Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and items 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 distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile Please submit separate testimony for to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Governmental thth Relations Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 9 and 16 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee thth meeting - Thursdays, October 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, October th 13 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 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/tv-schedules/channel-52/.