HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 027 2015/06/02 (2014-2016) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: June 2, 2015 Re: Comm. No. 309
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 2:07 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Communication No. 309, reports as follows:
Communication 309, transmitted by Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated May 7, 2015, requests
review and favorable recommendation of the nomination of Ms. Susan E. Fischer of Council
District 9 to the Hawai`i County Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
Commission (PONC).
Ms. Fischer is a 52 year resident of Hawai`i and was a member of the North Kohala Community
Development Plan Action Committee and served on that committee's Power, Viewplanes,
Erosion Control Subcommittee. Ms. Fischer is currently a member of the North Kohala Coast
Volunteer Fire Company 14-Alpha and has been serving since 1994.
Ms. Charmaine Shigemura, Executive Assistant to Mayor Kenoi, came forward and provided
background information on Nominee Fischer, expressed the Mayor's support, and requested
Council's favorable action of this appointment. If confirmed, Ms. Fischer will be eligible for
reappointment to serve a full term that will end on December 31, 2020.
Council Member Wille commented that Ms. Fischer is an incredible asset, having chaired
numerous committees and is extremely knowledgeable regarding the promotion of detention
ponds as opposed to drywells.
Nominee Fischer appeared by videoconference from the Waimea Council Office and commented
regarding the low cost technique of sedimentation/retention basins that are good for desert areas
because these basins hold the fine matter that are saved instead of going into the ocean.
Committee Chair Eoff informed Ms. Fischer that she did not need to appear before the full
Council for confirmation and thanked her for her willingness to serve.
Pursuant to Article 42, §2-215(a), Hawai`i County Code, there is established a Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission, which shall consist of nine
members, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council.
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Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication No. 309,
and recommends confirmation of the appointment of Ms. Susan E. Fischer to the Hawaii County
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
EOFF X
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
ONISHI X LEA4e,
PALEKA x KAREN EOFF, CH R
POINDEXTER X FC REPORT NO.: 27
WILLE X ADOPTED: JUN 1 6 2015