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Home My WebLink AboutAGE HSSSC 2013/12/03 2012-2014KAREN EOFF Chair and Presiding Officer VALERIE T. POINDEXTER Vice Chair 8`h Session COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai `i Hawai `i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua -Kona, Hawaii December 3, 2013 4:00 p.m. BRENDA FORD GREGGORILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI MARGARET WILLE J YOSHIMOTO -') (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 150: AMENDS CHAPTER 2 (ARTICLE 13) AND CHAPTER 11 (ARTICLE 1) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE COUNTY HOUSING AGENCY AND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Amends the Hawaii County Code to: (1) clarify the powers and duties of the Housing Agency; (2) recognize the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) as the administrative office charged with ensuring availability of adequate housing accommodations for Hawaii Island; and (3) clarify the powers and duties of the Housing Administrator, who oversees OHCD and the general administration and operations of the County's housing programs. Reference: Comm. 520 Intr. by: Ms. Ford Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer HSSSC -8 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT December 3, 2013 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. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by November 29, 2013. Relay users please call 711(961 -8245) to contact our office. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: • County Council Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until 3:00 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed • County Facility (former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54 -3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala; • 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 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 - Cleric 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 Cleric's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961 -8912; or (3) by e -mail to counciltestimony2 ,co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Page 2 HSSSC -8 December 3, 2013 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony2,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 Cleric 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: Planning and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, December 10 and 17 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management, Human Services and Social Services, and Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings - Thursdays, December 12 and 19 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, December 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/. Page 3