HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GREDC 2013/12/17 2012-2014DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI
Chair and Presiding Officer
GREGGORILAGAN
Vice Chair
13th Session
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai `i 96720
KAREN EOFF
BRENDA FORD
DRU MAMO KANUHA
ZENDO KERN
VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
MARGARET WILLE
J YOSHIMOTO
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
December 17, 2013
9:00 a.m.
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(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
Comm. 10.10: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated November 20, 2013.
Comm. 10.1 l: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' OCTOBER 22, 2013
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated November 22, 2013.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
GREDC -13
December 17, 2013
Res. 207 -13: DESIGNATES 2014 AS THE YEAR OF THE HAWAII -GROWN ORCHID
Creates a venue to increase public awareness and interest in Hawaii -grown orchids
and Hawaii Island's orchid industry.
Reference: Comm. 498
Intr. by: Ms. Wille
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
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.
The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special
accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by December 12, 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:
• Kona Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; 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 -Clerk web
page at http: / /www.hawaiicounty.gov /lb- council- committee /. For further information, please call
961 -8245.
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GREDC -13
December 17, 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
Street, 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).
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
Public Safety and Mass Transit, Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works
and Parks and Recreation, and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays,
December 24 and 31 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Planning; Agriculture, Water and Energy
Sustainability; and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, December 26 and January 2 at 7:00 a.m.
and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, December 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 httD: / /www.naleo.ty /tv- schedules /channel -55/.
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