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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PWPRC 2014/01/07 2012-2014 ACTIONS DRU MAMO KANUHA KAREN EOFF BRENDA FORD Chair and Presiding Officer GREGGOR ILAGAN ZENDO KERN DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI VALERIE T. POINDEXTER MARGARET WILLE Vice Chair J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS AND RECREATION th 16 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i January 7, 2014 1:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) - 1:32 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 174: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 1, SECTION 24-255 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS Amends Schedule 3 (25 mile per hour limit), subsection (c), South Hilo, by adding “Haleloke Street.” Reference: Comm. 584 Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha (B/R) Recommends passage of Bill 174 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Kanuha - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ford and Onishi - 2. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PWPRC-16 January 7, 2014 Bill 175: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 1, SECTION 24-257 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS Amends Schedule 5 (35 mile per hour limit), subsection (c), South Hilo, by deleting “Haleloke Street.” Reference: Comm. 585 Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha (B/R) Recommends passage of Bill 175 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Kanuha - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ford and Onishi - 2. Bill 176: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 2, SECTION 24-265 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO YIELD LOCATIONS Amends Schedule 13 (Yield locations), subsection (a), Hāmākua, by adding “Old Māmalahoa Highway, southwestbound approach adjacent to parcel 4-6-011:046.” Reference: Comm. 586 Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha (B/R) Recommends passage of Bill 176 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Kanuha - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ford and Onishi - 2. Bill 177: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 5, SECTION 24-280 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PARKING Amends Schedule 28 (No parking at anytime), subsection (c), South Hilo, by adding “Punahele Street, southeast side, from Komohana Street to Hāla‘i Street.” Reference: Comm. 587 Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha (B/R) Recommends passage of Bill 177 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Kanuha - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ford and Onishi - 2. Page 2 PWPRC-16 January 7, 2014 Bill 178: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 6, SECTION 24-288 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO FREIGHT LOADING ZONES Amends Schedule 36, (Freight loading zones), subsection (c) South Hilo, by adding “Keawe Street, southwest (mauka) side, from a point sixteen feet northwest (Hāmākua) of Kalākaua Street and extending sixteen feet in the northwesterly (Hāmākua) direction.” Reference: Comm. 588 Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha (B/R) Recommends passage of Bill 178 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Kanuha - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ford and Onishi - 2. ADJOURNMENT - 1:39 p.m. 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 January 3, 2014. accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by 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 testimony has not been completed:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa 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 Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala;  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; and  Pāhoa 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-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. Page 3 PWPRC-16 January 7, 2014 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 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 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: 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 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