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Home My WebLink AboutAGE COUNCIL 2013/11/05 2012-2014 SPECIAL MEETING J YOSHIMOTO o•Nty^os"4k; BRENDA FORD Chairperson and Presiding Officer �' \ ��i�4: GREGGOR ILAGAN :.c :_'�;. :./ DRU MAMO KANUHA KAREN EOFF ZENDO KERN Vice-Chairperson •+r•,4 •z DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI p ,E•�`• N'� VALERIE T. POINDEXTER MARGARET WILLE COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`1 Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 %,1 C7 C] --I 26th Session ==r c -,� ORDER OF BUSINESS w -r- N SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i Tuesday, November 5, 2013 2:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL 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-26 November 5, 2013 2:00 P.M.: STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS NOTE: Only two minutes of testimony will be allowed. ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING) Bill 113 (Draft 3): AMENDS CHAPTER 14 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS AND PLANTS Prohibits open air cultivation, propagation, development, or testing of genetically engineered crops and plants. Exempts persons currently engaged in these practices (except for testing) in locations where such activities have customarily occurred, provided those locations are registered within 90 days of the effective date of this ordinance. Also exempts current and future genetically engineered papaya cultivation, propagation, and development, provided the locations of such activities are registered as provided in this ordinance. Requires all persons engaged in any form of cultivation, propagation, development, or indoor testing of genetically engineered crops or plants to register annually and to pay a registration fee for each location annually, beginning within 90 days of the effective date of this ordinance. Allows the Council to grant emergency exemptions. Names and locations contained within the registry may be withheld, pursuant to Section 92F-13 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. Reference: Comm. 393.70 Intr. by: Ms. Wille First Reading: October 15, 2013 REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A 2/3 vote pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 92-4 and Rules No. 2 and No. 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 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. Page 2 Hawai‘i County Council-26 November 5, 2013 The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special November 1, 2013 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8255 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8255) to contact our office. 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. If audio stream between Hilo and Kona is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Council Members will be present at the following locations:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A (Pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 92-7, and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Dru Kanuha will be participating from the above location.)  County Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 Public attendance via videoconference will be available at both of the above locations. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations:  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle  Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street, Pāhoa  County Facility (former Bank of Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection regarding the Waimea Council Office, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, and the County Facility in Kohala 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-meeting. For further information, please call 961-8255. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring before 12:00 noon on the business copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted day prior to the meeting :(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, 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 e-mail a complete web address before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov meeting . The e-mail 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 Page 3 Hawai‘i County Council-26 November 5, 2013 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). Allowable video formats are to be internet-based, downloadable, and accessible to this office and the general public; e.g. YouTube being the most commonly known but any, of similar functionality and format we can access and review, is acceptable. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: thththnd Wednesdays, November 13 and 20 at 6 p.m.; Fridays, November 15 and 22 at 12 p.m.; and thth Sundays, November 17 and 24 at 9 a.m. (These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.) Page 4