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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 2014/09/16 2012-2014 (Continued on September 30 (see Notices folder)) MARGARET WILLE °JM<V^OFN,�7 KAREN EOFF Chair and Presiding Officer BRENDA FORD GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA ,.: ZENDO KERN VALERIE T. POINDEXTER °f"' DENNIS "FRESH"ONISHI Vice Chair J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai'i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY -o C) - 19"' Session � ORDER OF BUSINESS 01- '- West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii September 16, 2014 3:45 p.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 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. AWESC-19 September 16, 2014 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 500-14: REQUESTS THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) TO URGE THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT PROVISIONS FOR TRUTH-IN-LABELING FOR HAWAII-GROWN COFFEES Requests that HSAC urge the State Legislature to adopt provisions to protect Hawaii-grown coffees as premier, specialty coffees. Reference: Comm. 997 Intr. by: Ms. Ford Res. 501-14: REQUESTS THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT PROVISIONS FOR TRUTH-IN-LABELING FOR HAWAII-GROWN COFFEES Requests that the State Legislature schedule committee hearings, give floor consideration, and adopt into law provisions for truth-in-labeling for Hawaii-grown coffees. Reference: Comm. 998 Intr. by: Ms. Ford 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 September 12, 2014. Relay users please call 711(961-8245)to contact our office. Public attendance via videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public 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 public testimony has been completed: • County Facility (former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway,Kohala; and • Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle. NOTE: PUBLIC ATTENDANCE VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE PAHOA NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY. Page 2 AWESC-19 September 16, 2014 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.hawaiicount.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 counciltcstirnony'a-,co.ha>7)aii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. 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: Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Environmental Management, and Planning Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 23 and 30 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance; Public Safety and Mass Transit; Human Services and Social Services; and Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Thursdays, September 25 and October 2 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, September 27 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