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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GREDC 2015/09/01 (2014-2016)25 Aupuni Street Hilo. Hawaii September I. 2015 1:00 P.M. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 349: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY JENNIFER BROOKS OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES REGARDING THE SUNSHINE LAW AND TO PROVIDE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE From Council Member Greggor Ilagan, dated June 19, 2015. Serving the interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Eutpinyet DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI "t AARON S. Y. CHUNG cha,—dP,,,h ,Ofre, "' MAHT'MEDEIROS" DAVID KAREN EOF12 GREGGOR ILAGAN MARGARETWILLS DRU MAMO KANUHA rae Ce DANNY PAI.EKA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER COUNTY COUNCIL Cmm1y t f Huwai'i County Building 25 Aupuni .Streel Hila, Hawaii 96720 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS o o� AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 91h Session c , ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaii County Building o 25 Aupuni Street Hilo. Hawaii September I. 2015 1:00 P.M. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 349: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY JENNIFER BROOKS OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES REGARDING THE SUNSHINE LAW AND TO PROVIDE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE From Council Member Greggor Ilagan, dated June 19, 2015. Serving the interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Eutpinyet GREDC-9 September 1, 2015 Comm. 358.2: REQUESTS DISCUSSION ON THE STATE — COUNTY TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX WORKING GROUP MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 5. 2015 From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated August 12, 2015. Comm. 419: REPORT OF SISTER CITY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, PURSUANT TO HAWAII COUNTY CODE SECTION 2-166 From Executive Assistant, Sister City Protocol Officer, Charmaine Shigemura, dated July 29, 2015. Postponed: August 18, 2015 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Wille, seconded by Mr. Kanuha, to close file on Comm. 419.) ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS 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 August 28, 2015. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Public attendance via courtesy site 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 Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via courtesy site 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; • Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu; 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. Page 2 GREDC-9 September 1, 2015 Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on Council Meetings on the County's homepage at htip://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: Planning, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Finance, and Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 8 and 15 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, September 12 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/.) Page 3