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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GREDC 2016/03/01 (2014-2016)DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI chn,r mid !,ending Officer MARGARLI WILLS I )ce ('hov COUNTY COUNCIL Cantly [ f llamai'i Hanoi', Conn!}' Building 25 Anpuni S(reel Hilo, Hu.,, , 96720 AARON S. Y. CHUNG MAILS"MEDEIROS' DAVID KAREN EOFF GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA DANNY PALLKA VALERIE T. POINDLA AER COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 15" Session �. ORDER OF 131 JSINF.SS t Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street :9 - Hilo, Hawaii March I, 2016 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Serving the lnleresls of the People o/ OmIsland Hamm;'; County is an Equal Opportunm Provider and Ernploper. GREDC-15 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES March 1, 2016 Bill 142: AMENDS CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 36-1; ARTICLE 4, SECTION 36-6; AND ARTICLE 5, SECTION 36-8 AND SECTION 36-9 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REDISTRICTING Increases the allowable deviation from an ideal council district population when establishing district boundaries during the redistricting process from ± 4.99% to ± 9%. Reference: Comm. 674 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Bill 152: AMENDS ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4-4 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO ADVISORY COMMISSIONS Requires Council confirmation of mayoral appointments to advisory commissions. Reference: Comm. 703 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Bill 153: AMENDS ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-18 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR Prohibits the annual audit plan from including specific agencies, funds, programs, services, or operations that have been selected for an audit in the coming year. Reference: Comm. 704 Intr. by: Ms. Wille 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 February 26, 2016. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Page 2 GREDC-15 March 1, 2016 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 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: • Conference Room adjacent to Hisaoka Gymnasium, Kamehameha Park Complex, 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapa`au; • 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. 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: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Planning, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 8 and 15 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 12 at 8 a.m. and 5 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