HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PSMTC 2014/10/14 2012-2014 ACTIONSBRENDA FORD
Chair and Presiding Officer
MARGARET WILLE
Vice Chair
21" 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
KAREN EOFF
GREGGORILAGAN
DRU MAMO KANUHA
ZENDO KERN
DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI
VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
J YOSHIMOTO
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
October 14, 2014
2:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER - 2:27 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
October 14, 2014
Bill 302: AMENDS CHAPTER 14 (GENERAL WELFARE), ARTICLE 4 OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING
TO PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN CERTAIN PLACES AND THE USE OF
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES
Prohibits the use of electronic smoking devices in all enclosed and partially
enclosed places within the County where use of tobacco products are currently
prohibited, and also prohibits use of electronic smoking devices at all County parks
and recreational facilities.
Reference: Comm. 1091
Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha
Postponed to November 6, 2014:
Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern,
Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford - 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ADJOURNMENT - 4:55 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
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by October 10, 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 location:
• Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401.
(Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Members Dennis "Fresh" Onishi
and J Yoshimoto will be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.)
Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location.
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:
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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.
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) 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 e-mail a complete web
address (url) to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day
prior to the meeting. The e-mail 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:
Human Services and Social Services; Governmental Relations and Economic Development; Finance;
Planning; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; Public Safety and Mass Transit; and Public Works
and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 21 and 28 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. ;
and Saturday, October 25 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/ty-
schedules/channel-55/.
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