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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 01/31/2012 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 4 Session DATE: January 31, 2012 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni St. 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 – 1:02 P.M. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 470: PRESENTATION BY RICHARD HA REGARDING ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PEAK OIL (ASPO) CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. From Council Member J Yoshimoto, dated November 22, 2011, stating that Mr. Ha recently attended the ASPO Conference in Washington, D.C. and would like to share some information with the Council. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Pilago – 2. Excused: None. ; and (Note: Comm.(s) 470.1 and 470.2 continues on the next page.) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer AWESC-4 Page 2 January 31, 2012 Comm. 470.1: From Council Member J Yoshimoto, dated November 30, 2011, stating that due to a scheduling conflict, Mr. Ha is requesting to postpone his presentation. ; and Comm. 470.2: From Council Member J Yoshimoto, dated January 3, 2012, stating that Mr. Ha is available and would like to make his presentation at the next Committee meeting in Hilo. Comm. 551: PRESENTATION BY OTEC INTERNATIONAL LLC (OTI) REGARDING A 1-MEGAWATT OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION PLANT From Chairperson Dominic Yagong, dated January 23, 2012, stating that OTI is negotiating a lease with NELHA (National Energy Laboratory of Hawai‘i, Authority) for a 1-megawatt demonstration ocean thermal energy conversion plant. Note that OTI is also in advanced negotiations with Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) for a 100-megawatt plant off O‘ahu. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto – 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda, Onishi, and Pilago – 3. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 2:21 P.M. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by January 26, 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 Office, 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. AWESC-4 Page 2 January 31, 2012 fourteen Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring (14) copies for 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before (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: Finance; Planning; Human Services, Social Services, and Public Safety; and Governmental Relations Committee thth meetings - Tuesdays, February 7 and 14 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability; and thth Environmental Management Committee meetings - Thursdays, February 9 and 16 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All th Committee meetings - Saturday, February 11 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.