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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 2013/02/05 2012-2014Margaret Wille Chair Valerie Poindexter Vice Chair Karen Eoff, Member Brenda Ford Member Greggor Ilagan, Member Dru Kanuha, Member Zendo Kern, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY 2nd Session DATE: February 5, 2013 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawaii County Building ,```Q -3.< -3�� 25 Aupuni Street -0 : c-) Hilo, Hawai`i -g- rrl TIME: 1:00 p.m. ° w �. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS: Comm. 90: NOMINATION OF WILLIE -JOE CAMARA, DWAYNE D. YOSHINA, ANTHONY H. SYLVESTER II, PAUL E. BEULTMANN, THOMAS H. LODGE, FRANCIS L. BENEVIDES, ROBERT P. WHITE, MARK C. BARTELL, AND CLEON M. BAILEY TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated January 11, 2013, submitting the above nominations for the Council's review and favorable recommendation. Hawai`i County Charter Section 6 -9 requires the empanelment of this new advisory commission with the purpose of advising County, State and Federal agencies on matters related to the preservation of subsistence hunting and fishing, as well as protecting traditional and cultural gathering rights. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer AWESC-2 Page 2 February 5, 2013 Comm. 97: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY (Bill 32) CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES FOR THE LONG-TERM WELLBEING OF THE COUNTY AND ITS INHABITANTS From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated January 18, 2013. Adds a new article to Chapter 16, Planning, which requires the Planning Department to prepare an impact strategy action plan prior to issuance of any approval, determination or advisory recommendation under the department’s jurisdiction. Also requires an annual report to the council on the county’s progress with sustainability planning; an annual assessment by the council on the county’s sustainability efforts; and requires the department to keep a record of all decisions and plans made pursuant to the article. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special January 30, 2013 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. 4:30 p.m. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following locations until , 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; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. 3:00 p.m. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following location until , or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. 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. fourteen Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring (14)before 12:00 noon on the business copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, Please 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. submit separate testimony for each item. AWESC-2 Page 3 February 5, 2013 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov . The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item Each (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item . Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Planning; Finance; and Human Service and Social Services Committees - Tuesdays, February 12 and 19, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability Committee meeting - Thursdays, February 14 and 21, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, February 16, 2013 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/.