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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PSMTC 2013/09/04 2012-2014Brenda Ford Chair Margaret Wille Vice Chair HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MASS TRANSIT Karen Eoff, Member Greggor Ragan, Member Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member Zendo Kern, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Valerie T. Poindexter, Member J Yoshimoto, Member 11th Session a =� AMENDED DATE: September 4, 2013 PLACE: Council Chambers Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 1:30 p.m. (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 NOTE: Two (2) minutes of testimony will be allowed for the total agenda whether a person speaks on one or more agenda item(s). REFERRALS Comm. 385: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 109) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE RESTRICTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated August 13, 2013. Prohibits the cultivation, development, or use of any genetically modified organism (GMO), or to genetically modify any specific or non - specific parts of an organism's genome. Exempts state or federally licensed medical or agricultural research institutions provided all activity is located in a biosafety level 3 containment facility. Allows those currently engaged in GMO practices to continue for a period of 30 months, provided operations are not increased or expanded, and that those operations be registered with the Department of Environmental Management within 90 days of the effective date of the ordinance with a registration fee of $100 per location per year. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PSMTC -11 Page 2 September 4, 2013 Comm.', 393: AMENDS CHAPTER 14 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 (Bill 1113) EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS AND PLANTS From Council Member Margaret Willie, dated August 15, 2013. Prohibits open air cultivation, propagation or development of genetically engineered crops or plants. Exempts those currently engaged in these practices in areas where such activities have customarily occurred. Also exempts current and future genetically engineered papaya cultivation, propagation and development. Requires that all persons engaged in any form of cultivation, propagation, or development of genetically engineered crops or plants be registered within 90 days of the effective date of the ordinance, with a registration fee of $100 per location per year. Comm.'1394: DISCUSSION AND FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE RELATING TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS AND PLANTS From Council Member Margaret Willie, dated August 15, 2013. Comm.404: REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE 2013 HAWAII ISLAND GMO SUMMIT From Council Member Karen Eoff, dated August 22, 2013, requesting time to report her attendance at the 2013 Hawaii Island GMO Summit held on August 19, 2013. Council Members Dru Kanuha and Margaret Wille were also in attendance. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by August 29, 2013. Relay users please call 711(961 -8245) to contact our office. 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: Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keoho"lole Highway, Building. A; ea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following location until 3:00 p.m., 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: / /co. hawaii. hi. us / council /agendas_and_actions.htm. For further information, please call 961 -8245. PSMTC -11 Page 3 September 4, 2013 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. Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961 -8912; or (3) by e -mail to counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony�ic hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each 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: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Planning and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 10 and 17 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meeting - Thursdays, September 12 and 19 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, September 14 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 Hawaii. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `O Hawaii website at http://www.naleo.tv/tv- schedules/channel-55/. STEWART MAEDA County Clerk County of Hawai `i Office of the County Clerk 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961 -8255 • Fax (808) 961 -8912 August 28, 2013 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL MAILE DA VID Deputy County Clerk NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY OF VIDEO CONFERENCING AT THE PAHOA COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE Notice is hereby given that there was an error on the following Hawaii County Council Committee Agendas scheduled on 09/04/13. The incorrect agendas were posted on 08/27/13: 1. Governmental Relations and Economic Development 2. Planning 3. Finance 4. Public Safety and Mass Transit The Committee agendas posted on 08/27/13 indicate that the Pahoa County Council Office is available for videoconferencing and public testimony. The Pahoa County Council office closed as of August 23, 2013, and will not be available for videoconferencing until further notice. New "Amended" agendas have been posted with the correct information. We apologize for any inconvenience. Other videoconferencing and public testimony sites will be available as indicated on the agendas. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer