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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PSMTC 2014/01/07 2012-2014BRENDA FORD Chair and Presiding Officer MARGARET WILLE Vice Chair COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai `i Hawai `i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MASS TRANSIT NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELATION January 7, 2014 3:30 p.m. KAREN EOFF GREGGORILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI VALERIE T. POINDEXTER J YOSHIMOTO 0- - G —: r7l .o -- Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes 92 -7(c), notice is hereby given that the meeting of the Committee on Public Safety and Mass Transit scheduled for January 7, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. is canceled. The following item was listed on that agenda: BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Comm. 385: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (Bill 109) (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE RESTRICTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated August 13, 2013. Prohibits the cultivation, development, or use of any genetically modified organism (GMO), or to genetically modify any specific or non - specific parts of an organism's genome. Exempts state or federally licensed medical or agricultural research institutions provided all activity is located in a biosafety level 3 containment facility. Allows those currently engaged in GMO practices to continue for a period of 30 months, provided operations are not increased or expanded, and that those operations be registered with the Department of Environmental Management within 90 days of the effective date of the ordinance with a registration fee of $100 per location per year. Referred to Department of Environmental Management and Environmental Management Commission: September 23, 2013 ; and Comm. From Environmental Management Commission Chair Anne Lee, dated 385.209: October 31, 2013, submitting comments and recommendations. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer BRENDA FORD Chair and Presiding Officer MARGARET WILLE Vice Chair 14th Session COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai `i Hawai `i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MASS TRANSIT ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii January 7, 2014 3:30 p.m. KAREN EOFF GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI VALERIE T. POINDEXTER J YOSHIMOTO r .-3 1 J (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 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer P SMTC -14 January 7, 2014 Comm. 385: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAII COUNTY CODE (Bill 109) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE RESTRICTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated August 13, 2013. Prohibits the cultivation, development, or use of any genetically modified organism (GMO), or to genetically modify any specific or non - specific parts of an organism's genome. Exempts state or federally licensed medical or agricultural research institutions provided all activity is located in a biosafety level 3 containment facility. Allows those currently engaged in GMO practices to continue for a period of 30 months, provided operations are not increased or expanded, and that those operations be registered with the Department of Environmental Management within 90 days of the effective date of the ordinance with a registration fee of $100 per location per year. Referred to Department of Environmental Management and Environmental Management Commission: September 23, 2013 ; and Comm. 385.209: From Environmental Management Commission Chair Anne Lee, dated October 31, 2013, submitting comments and recommendations. 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 January 3, 2014. Relay users please call 711(961 -8245) to contact our office. Page 2 P SMTC -14 January 7, 2014 Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public 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 public testimony has 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 and /or audio connection cannot be made 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 counciltestimony2c 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 videotestimony2c 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: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, and Planning Committee meetings - Tuesdays, January 14 and 21 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance, and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meetings - Thursdays, January 16 and 23 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, January 18 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 1-ittp: / /www.nateo.ty /tv- schedules /channel -55/. Page 3