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Home My WebLink AboutAGE HSSSC 2013/09/17 2012-2014Karen Eoff Chair Valerie T. Poindexter Dice Chair Brenda Ford, Member Greggor Ilagan, Member Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member Zendo Kern, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Margaret Wille, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Q COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES w AND SOCIAL SERVICES 6th Session •y »"7 DATE: September 17, 2013 -a -; -;— PLACE: Council Chambers N Hawaii County Building Zi 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 9:45 a.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 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 310: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 13 AND CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 1 OF THE (Bill 89) HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE COUNTY HOUSING AGENCY AND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT From Council Member Brenda Ford, dated June 3, 2013. The bill removes the members of the Council as the members of the Housing Agency and replaces the phrase "housing agency" and word "agency" with "Office of Housing and Community Development." The bill also adds that the appointment of the Housing Administrator must be confirmed by the County Council. Postponed: July 9, 2013 August 20, 2013 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Ms. Ford and duly seconded by Mr. Kanuha to recommend passage of Bill 89 on first reading.) ; and Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer HSSSC -6 Page 2 September 17, 2013 Comm. 310.1: From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated July 8, 2013, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 89. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by September 13, 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 testimony has not been completed: • Kona Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; • Waimea 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 testimony has not been completed: • Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92 -8924 Leilani Circle. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and /or audio 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. 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@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). HSSSC -6 Page 3 September 17, 2013 Viewing of Meetinus on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Human Services and Social Services, and Planning Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 24 and October 1 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Finance and Agricultural, Water, and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings Thursdays, September 26 and October 3 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, September 28 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/.