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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PSMTC 2014/11/06 2012-2014 ACTIONS BRENDA FORD KAREN EOFF GREGGOR ILAGAN Chair and Presiding Officer DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN MARGARET WILLE DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI VALERIE T. POINDEXTER Vice Chair J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MASS TRANSIT nd 22 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i November 6, 2014 9:15 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 9:24 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. PSMTC-22 November 6, 2014 COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 1064.2: REQUESTS AN UPDATE BY THE CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ON THE ISLAND-WIDE COORDINATION OF THE LAVA FLOW EMERGENCY From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated October 17, 2014. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kern and Poindexter – 2. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 302: AMENDS CHAPTER 14 (GENERAL WELFARE), ARTICLE 4 OF THE HAWAI‘I 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: October 14, 2014 (Note: There is a pending motion by Mr. Kanuha and duly seconded by Ms. Eoff to recommend passage of Bill 302 on first reading.) Recommends passage of Bill 302 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Kanuha, Kern, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford - 6. Noes: Committee Members Ilagan and Onishi - 2. Absent: Committee Member Poindexter - 1 Page 2 PSMTC-22 November 6, 2014 ADJOURNMENT - 12:24 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 November 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 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. Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14)before 12:00 noon copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted on 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). Page 3 PSMTC-22 November 6, 2014 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Human Services and Social Services, Public Safety and Mass Transit, Planning, Finance, and Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committees meetings - Tuesdays, November 18 and 25 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, November 15 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