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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GREDC 2013/10/15 2012-2014 ACTIONS Dennis “Fresh” OnishiKaren Eoff, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member Zendo Kern, Member Greggor Ilagan Valerie T. Poindexter, Member Margaret Wille, Vice ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT th 11 Session DATE: October 15, 2013 PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i TIME: 1:45 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 1:45 p.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 10.9: HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES’ AUGUST 23, 2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES From Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated September 17, 2013. Close file : Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None . Comm. 439: DISCUSSION ON SELECTION OF HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES’ REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HAWAI‘I EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND TASK FORCE From Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated September 17, 2013. Close file : Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer GREDC-11 Page 2 October 15, 2013 Comm. 448: APPROVES PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2014 HAWAI‘I 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. Postponed Res. 181-13 to November 5, 2013: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi - 8. Noes: Committee Member Ford - 1. Absent: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 407: URGES THE HAWAI‘I STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO (Res. 170-13) SUPPORT AD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I 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. Recommends adoption of Res. 170-13, as amended to Draft 2: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. ADJOURNMENT - 3:20 p.m. GREDC-11 Page 3 October 15, 2013 The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special October 10, 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:  Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401; 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 locations until , or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; and  15-2710 Kauhale Street Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, . 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)before 12:00 noon on copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted the business day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to Please submit separate testimony for each item. counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov 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 Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item submittal. . 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. 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