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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PSMTC 2014/04/15 2012-2014 JNty os p, KAREN EOFF BRENDA FORD ,?• `!+, Chair and Presiding Officer �'I'1'ti% GREGGOR ILAGAN •c DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN MARGARET WILLE '�iE °'�► DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI Vice Chair VALERIE T. POINDEXTER J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & tag n MASS TRANSIT s Co a 18th Session .o -D—< ORDER OF BUSINESS °�IC> � x r- M West Hawaii i Civic Center W y;a 74-5044 Ane Keohokdlole Highway, Building A -M- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii April 15, 2014 11:00 a.m. (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. 697: DISCUSSION AND FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE VOLCANO-PAHOA EMERGENCY ROAD PROJECT From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated February 11, 2014, requesting formation of an ad hoc committee pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5, to review, assess, and make recommendations for an emergency route from Volcano to Pdhoa or any other emergency route in Ka`u. Postponed: March 18 and 31, 2014 (Note: There is a pending motion by Ms. Ford and duly seconded by Ms. Poindexter to close file on Communication 697.) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PSMTC-18 April 15, 2014 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS 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 April 11, 2014. Relay users please call 711(961-8245)to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Council Members will be present at the following locations: • Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 (Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi will be participating from the above location.) • Kona Council Chambers,West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Bldg. A Public attendance via videoconference will be available at both of the above locations. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following location until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed: • 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. 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 2 PSMTC-18 April 15, 2014 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 counciltestimonygco.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 videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.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: Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability; Human Services and Social Services; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meetings - Tuesdays, April 22 and 29 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee meeting - Thursdays, April 24 and May 1 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 26 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.ty/tv-schedules/channel-55/. Page 3