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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 2015/12/01 (2014-2016)ACTIONS GREGGOR ILAGAN AARON S. Y. CHUNG KAREN EOFF Chair and Presiding Officer DRU MAMO KANUHA DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID DANNY PALEKA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER Vice Chair MARGARET WILLE COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON PLANNING th 18 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i December 1, 2015 10:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 10:30 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 536: REQUESTS A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE STATUS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND THE ACTION COMMITTEES From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated October 20, 2015. Postponed: November 3 and 17, 2015 (Note: There is a motion by Mr. Onishi and seconded by Mr. Paleka to close file on Comm. 536.) Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Onishi - 1. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. PC-18 December 1, 2015 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 116: AMENDS CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1, ARTICLE 2, AND ARTICLE 4 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM The bill would amend Sections 25-1-5(b), Definitions; 25-2-71(g), Applicability; and 25-2-75, Plan approval application requirements; as they pertain to Agricultural Tourism. Also would amend Section 25-4-15, Agricultural Tourism, to add and amend definitions and types of use for “major” and “minor” agricultural tourism activities; and sets forth specific regulations for each. Reference: Comm. 554 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Postponed: November 17, 2015 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Wille and seconded by Mr. Paleka to refer Bill 116 to the Planning Director and Planning Commissions, pursuant to Section 25-2-43(b), Hawai‘i County Code.) Postponed to January 5, 2016: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Onishi - 1. ADJOURNMENT – 12:40 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 27, 2015 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by. 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 Hawai‘i Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Page 2 PC-18 December 1, 2015 Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed:  Conference Room adjacent to Hisaoka Gymnasium, Kamehameha Park Complex, 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapa‘au;  Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu; 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. 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)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@hawaiicounty.gov. 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). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Finance, Planning, and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meetings – Tuesday, December 8 and 15 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Thursdays, December 10 and 17 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, December 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 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 3