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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GRC 10/02/2012 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 30 Session DATE: October 2, 2012 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 1:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 1:04 p.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 839: ANNUAL REPORT OF SISTER-CITY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES From Charmaine Shigemura, Executive Assistant to the Mayor and Sister City Protocol Officer for the County of Hawai‘i, dated August 31, 2012, submitting a report of activities in the active sister-city programs, pursuant to Article 31, Section 2-166, Hawai‘i County Code. Attaches a report entitled “2011 Aloha Friendship Aloha Mates Report,” presented by Japanese exchange students in August , 2011. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Ikeda, Smart and Chair Pilago -5 Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann, Onishi, Yagong and Yoshimoto - 4. Comm. 846.1: PRESENTATION ON NACo DENTAL DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM BY MR. ANDREW GOLDSCHMIDT CAE, MBA, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP MARKETING From Council Member Brittany Smart dated September 13, 2012; and (Note: Comm. 846, Res. 304-12, also related to Comm. 846.1, continues on the next page.) Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer GRC-30 Page 2 October 2, 2012 Comm. 846: AUTHORIZES THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL TO (Res. 304-12) TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO ENROLL THE COUNTY INTO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES’ DENTAL DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM The Dental Discount Card Program DDCP) may provide 20 percent savings for special dental procedures, and up to 50 percent on routine procedures. The DDCP can be used at participating dentists and specialists nationwide. The program will accept all county residents, with annual rates for individuals at $59 and for families at $69, for access to participating providers. Intr. by: Ms. Smart RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF RES. 304-12: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Ikeda, Smart and Chair Pilago -5 Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann, Onishi, Yagong and Yoshimoto - 4. ADJOURNMENT – 1:40 p.m. 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 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://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm. 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. 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 (808) 961- Please submit separate testimony for each item. 8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. GRC-30 Page 3 October 2, 2012 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Governmental Relations thth Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 9 and 16 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee meeting - ththth Thursdays, October 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, October 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/.