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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GREDC 2014/09/16 2012-2014 ACTIONS DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHIKAREN EOFF BRENDA FORD Chair and Presiding Officer DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN GREGGOR ILAGAN 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 GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT st 21 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i September 16, 2014 9:15 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 9:19 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 383.1: REPORT OF HAWAI‘I COUNTY’S SISTER-CITY ACTIVITIES: JULY 1, 2013, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014 From Executive Assistant and Sister City Protocol Officer Charmaine Shigemura, dated July 31, 2014, submitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-166, Hawai‘i County Code. (Vote on Comm. 383.1 continues on the next page.) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. GREDC-21 September 16, 2014 Postponed Comm. 383.1 to the call of the Chair: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Kanuha, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ilagan - 1. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 499-14: REQUESTS THAT THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I PASS LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH “VOTE BY MAIL” FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS IN THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I, AND TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THIS METHOD OF VOTING Requests that the State Legislature utilize the State of Oregon’s “Vote By Mail Procedures Manual” to establish a Vote By Mail system as the exclusive method for casting ballots, beginning with the 2016 Primary Election. Reference: Comm. 996 Intr. by: Ms. Ford Res. 499-14 forwarded to Council with a negative recommendation (motion to approve was defeated): Ayes: Committee Member Ford - 1. Noes: Committee Members Eoff, Kanuha, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi - 7. Absent: Committee Member Ilagan - 1. (Note: Mr. Kanuha, Mr. Kern, and Ms. Poindexter voted “kānalua” then “no.”) Res. 507-14: REQUESTS THAT THE HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH “VOTE BY MAIL” FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS IN THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I Requests that HSAC support State legislation to utilize the State of Oregon’s “Vote By Mail Procedures Manual” to establish a Vote By Mail system as the exclusive method for casting ballots, beginning with the 2016 Primary Election. Reference: Comm. 1006 Intr. by: Ms. Ford (Vote on Res. 507-14 continues on the next page.) Page 2 GREDC-21 September 16, 2014 Res. 507-14 forwarded to Council with a negative recommendation (motion to approve was defeated): Ayes: Committee Member Ford - 1. Noes: Committee Members Eoff, Kanuha, Kern, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi - 7. Absent: Committee Member Ilagan - 1. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT – 9:59 a.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 September 12, 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 available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed:  County Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; 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; and  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle. NOTE: PUBLIC ATTENDANCE VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE PĀHOA NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio 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. 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 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. Page 3 GREDC-21 September 16, 2014 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: 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 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