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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GREDC 2016/03/01 (2014-2016) ACTIONS DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHIAARON S. Y. CHUNG MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer KAREN EOFF GREGGOR ILAGAN MARGARET WILLE DRU MAMO KANUHA DANNY PALEKA Vice Chair VALERIE T. POINDEXTER COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT th 15 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i March 1, 2016 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 9:07 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. GREDC-15 March 1, 2016 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES 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 HAWAI‘I 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 Wille Bill 142 Withdrawn by Introducer (Ms. Wille). Bill 152:: AMENDS ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4-4 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO ADVISORY COMMISSIONS Requires Council confirmation of mayoral appointments to advisory commissions. Reference: Comm. 703 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Bill 152 Withdrawn by Introducer (Ms. Wille). Page 2 GREDC-15 March 1, 2016 Bill 153: AMENDS ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-18 OF THE HAWAI‘I 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 Postponed: March 1, 2016 Bill 153 Postponed to April 19, 2016: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Onishi – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 10:22 a.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 accommodations February 26, 2016 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. 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. Page 3 GREDC-15 March 1, 2016 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 on the business copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted 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 (url) before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov . 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: 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 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 4