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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GREDC 2015/03/17 2014-2016DENNIS`FRESH"ONISHI Ch'—dr.e...dn OOde, MARGARET WII.1.1 COUNTY COUNCIL. Count}' ut Hau=al'i Ha v,,W, C.....n Budding 21 :Ltpuni Street Hila, Hawaii 96720 AARON S_ Y_ CHONG _ViAII,F. "MEDEIROS" DAVID KAREN EOFF GREGGORILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA DANNY PAI.EKA VALERIE 1. POINDHXIYR COMMITTEE, ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2i° Session n z c ORDER OF BUSINESS �y West Ilawavi CIVIC Center 74-5044 Are Keohok5lolc Highway, Building A ,m Kailua-Kona, Ilawai 1' y N March 17, 2015 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROIL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Comm. 182: REQUFS I'S AN UPDATE ON AUDIO COMMUNICATION IMPROVEMENTS IN HILO AND WEST IIAWAPI COUNCIL CHAMBERS From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated February 27. 2015. Sewing the Interests ojthe People aJOur Island Hawai'f County is an Egtrsd Opporm...It Provide and Employee GREDC-2 March 17, 2015 Comm. 183: REPORT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS' ATTENDANCE AT INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WITH THE HAWAII CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated February 27, 2015. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 105-15 NOMINATES ENTERPRISE ZONES FOR CONSIDERATION AND DESIGNATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF HAWAII Requests that the Governor designate the following areas as enterprise zones according to the attached exhibits: (1) Hamakua — (Exhibit E) on the date of the Governor's designation; (2) Hilo -Puna — (Exhibit F) on the date of the Governor's designation; (3) Kona — (Exhibit G) on the date of the Governor's designation, provided that, at midnight of the day before the Governor's designation the South Kona designated District shall be terminated; and (4) Ka`u — (Exhibit H) on May 2, 2015. Enterprise zones provide tax incentives to foster economic development and generate employment. Reference: Comm. 169 Intr. by: Mr. Onishi 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 March 13, 2015. 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. Page 2 GREDC-2 March 17, 2015 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. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on Council Meetings on the County's homepage at http://www.hawaiicounty_.gov. 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 counciltestiinonyLq)hawaiicouno�.ov. 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: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Environmental Management, Planning, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and Mass Transit, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 24 and 31 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 28 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.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.) Page 3