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Home My WebLink AboutAGE COUNCIL 03/12/2011 2010-2012 SPECIAL MEETING ACTIONS DOMINIC YAGONG FRED BLAS BRENDA FORD Chairperson and Presiding Officer DONALD IKEDA PETE HOFFMANN DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI K. ANGEL PILAGO Vice Chair BRITTANY SMART J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 th 10 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL Council Room West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kona, Hawai‘i Saturday, March 12, 2011 5:30 p.m. INVOCATION Council Member Pete Hoffmann CALL TO ORDER 5:35 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Hawai‘i County Council-10 Page 2 March 12, 2011 MEMORIALS, CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE 5:30 P.M.: STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL OF MINUTES COMMUNICATION Comm. 132: REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL – TSUNAMI EMERGENCY BRIEFING BY CIVIL DEFENSE From Council Chairperson Dominic Yagong, dated March 11, 2011, requesting that the Hawai‘i County Council schedule a “Special Meeting of the Hawai‘i County Council” to be held on Saturday, March 12, 2011, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Room, at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A, Kona, Hawai‘i. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a special meeting for a civil defense briefing on the March 11, 2011 tsunami emergency and response. CLOSE FILE: AYES: Council Members Ford, Hoffmann, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Yagong – 6. NOES: None. ABSENT: Council Members Blas, Ikeda, and Onishi – 3. EXCUSED: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES (FIRST READING) ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING) REPORTS REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A 2/3 vote pursuant to HRS Section 92-4 and Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the County Council is necessary to hold an executive meeting. OTHER BUSINESS (Including but not limited to consideration of vetoed items, if any, or reconsideration of actions on agenda items.) ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT 7:05 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 place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Hawai‘i County Council-10 Page 3 March 12, 2011 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 961-8255. 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 meeting via videoconference. Council Member(s) will be present at the following location(s):  County Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and  Kona Council Room, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the locations(s) above and at the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for distribution. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: rdthth Wednesdays, March 23 and 30 at 6 p.m. (to follow the Council meeting scheduled on March 16); Fridays, thstth March 25 and April 1 at 12 p.m. (to follow the Council meeting scheduled on March 16); and Sundays, March thrdth 27 and April 3 at 9 a.m. (to follow the Council meeting scheduled on March 16). (These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.) UPCOMING MEETINGS MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011 COUNCIL PUBLIC 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL ROOM – HILO HEARING RE 2011 25 Aupuni Street OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011 COMMITTEES TBA COUNCIL ROOM – HILO 25 Aupuni Street WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011 COUNCIL 9:00 A.M. COUNCIL ROOM – HILO 25 Aupuni Street