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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 2017/01/24 (2016-2018) ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III ,os AARON S. Y. CHUNG Chair and Presiding offices ��,�,':, MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID KAREN EOFF DRU MAMO KANUHA :;�T M;• �. SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY EILEEN O'HARA °°F"" VALERIE T.POINDEXTER Vice Chair JENNIFER RUGGLES COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY 1st Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii January 24, 2017 9:15 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER—9:15 a.m. 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 HAWAII ISLAND FITS INTO THE STATE'S AGRICULTURAL EQUATION From Council Member Tim Richards, dated January 3, 2017. (Vote on Comm. 60 is on the next page) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. AWESC-1 January 24,2017 FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Ruggles, and Chair Richards —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. 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. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Ruggles, and Chair Richards —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT—11:43 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 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. Page 2 AWESC-1 January 24,2017 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. 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/.) Page 3