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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GREDC 2013/10/15 2012-2014Dennis "Fresh" Onishi Chair Greggor Ilagan Vice Chair Karen Eoff, Member Brenda Ford, Member Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member Zendo Kern, Member Valerie T. Poindexter, Member Margaret Wille, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL a COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS w CD C-) AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ° ' 111h Session i DATE: October 15, 2013 PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawaii Civic Center CID -- 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua -Kona, Hawaii TIME: 1:45 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 REFERRALS Comm. 10.9: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' AUGUST 23, 2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated September 17, 2013. Comm. 439: DISCUSSION ON SELECTION OF HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HAWAII EMPLOYER -UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND TASK FORCE From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated September 17, 2013. Comm. 448: APPROVES PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2014 HAWAII STATE (Res. 181 -13) ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated September 25, 2013. The resolution lists 14 proposals, which were submitted to the HSAC Executive Committee by all four counties. Only those proposals approved by all four counties will be included in the 2014 HSAC package. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer GREDC -11 Page 2 UNFINISHED BUSINESS October 15, 2013 Comm. 407: URGES THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO (Res. 170 -13) SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII From Council Chair J Yoshimoto, dated August 27, 2013. Each Council Member will designate a priority capital improvement project in his or her district, which projects will then be ranked for priority by the Council to be submitted to the State Legislature and Governor seeking their support. Postponed: September 17, 2013 (Note: There is a pending motion by Mr. Yoshimoto and duly seconded by Ms. Eoff to recommend adoption of Res. 170 -13.) ; and Comm. 407.1: From Council Chair J Yoshimoto, dated September 26, 2013, transmitting proposed amendments to Resolution 170 -13; and Comm. 407.2: From Council Chair J Yoshimoto, dated September 26, 2013, providing instructions for ranking the top priority capital improvement projects for Resolution 170 -13. ADJOURNMENT The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by October 10, 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 Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following locations 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; and • Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15 -2710 Kauhale Street. 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. GREDC -11 Page 3 October 15, 2013 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 counciltestimonyic ,,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). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Finance, and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meetings — Tuesdays, October 22 and 29 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p. m. Planning, and Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee meetings — Thursdays, October 24 and 31 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, October 26 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.ty /tv- schedules /channel -55/.