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Chair and Presiding Officer ��di;� MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID
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Vice Chair JENNIFER RUGGLES
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i COUNTY CLERK
Hawai`i County Building • COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
25 Aupuni Street RECEIVED
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Time Date 3 , By 12.1C
JAN 1 8 201.7
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,WATER
AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
1St Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai`i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
January 24, 2017
9:15 a.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 60: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY JEFFREY MELROSE, PROJECT
MANAGER AND LAND USE CONSULTANT, REGARDING THE
"2015 STATEWIDE AGRICULTURE LAND USE BASELINE,"TO EXPLAIN
WHERE HAWAI`I ISLAND FITS INTO THE STATE'S AGRICULTURAL
EQUATION
From Council Member Tim Richards, dated January 3, 2017.
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Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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Comm. 63: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY WILLIAM ROLSTON, ENERGY
COORDINATOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT, REGARDING HAWAII ISLAND'S ENERGY PROGRAM
From Council Member Karen Eoff, dated December 9, 2016.
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 January 20, 2017. Relay users please call
711(961-8245)to contact our office.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the
Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via videoconference. If audio stream between
Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Council
Members will be present at the following location:
• Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401.
(Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Members Aaron S. Y. Chung and
Susan L. K. Lee Loy will be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.)
Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location.
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony
has been completed:
• Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu;
• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; and
• Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,
the scheduled meetings 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.
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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; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability;
Human Services and Social Services; and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, January 31 and
February 7, 2017, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, February 4, 2017, 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/.)
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