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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP RTC 046 05/29/1975 1972-1976 r _ All I RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Report No. 46 Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Recreation and Transportation Committee which were considered at its meeting of May 29, 1975 : COMMUNICATIONS No. 429. 6: GULCHES ALONG HAMAKUA COAST Statement made by Dorothea Carvalho at the Recreation and Transportation Committee meeting of May 14, 1975 on the gulches along the Hamakua Coast. Receive and file; and transmit copy of communication to Mr. Chas L. Schuster and Mr. E. Alvey Wright, State Department of- Transportation. No. 714.4: ALAE CEMETERY Copy ofletter to, Mr. Andy Higa, Acting Administrator, • Department of Social Services and Housing, from Mayor Matayoshi dated May 13, 1975 advising them to seek alternative locations and/or means immediately for indigent burials in view of the probability that the County will not be able to provide burial plots for deceased indigents at Alae Cemetery. Receive and file. No. 714. 5: Copy of letter to Mayor Matayoshi from Corporation Counsel Clifford H. F. Lum dated May 21, 1975 informing that the State and the County have reached an agreement to temporarily resolve the current shortage of burial plots in Alae Cemetery permitting utilization of the cemetery while the legal issues are resolved. Receive and file. ADOPTED: June 4,- 1975 RTC-46 -2- May._29-, --1975 714.8 From Deputy Corporation Counsel Earl T. Nakasato dated May 22, 1975, transmitting for filing an agreement between the County and Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Dodo, wherein the Dodos have agreed to permit the County to use their parcel of land for burial purpose,® Receive and file. No. 975. 2 : KUA BAY From Councilman William S . Kawahara dated March 17, 1975 , stating that it is imperative that the Council exercise prudence and commonsense in view of the recent action at the Kona Airport park where the State has decided against turning over lands to the County for the park and rescind all past actions to purchase 9 acres of Kua Bay land which may be landlocked should the State refuse to turn over surrounding lands to enable the County to establish a park. 975. 7: From Assistant Corporation Counsel Stephen G. Bess dated May 19, 1975 responding to questions raised by Councilman Kawahara in C-975. 2. Receive and file. • No. 1009. 10 : LAUPAHOEHOE POINT - COAST GUARD PROPERTY From U. S. Representative Patsy T. Mink submitting copy of her letter to Rear Admiral William L. Morrison, Commander 14th Coast Guard District, dated May 12, 1975 asking for a status report regarding the Council ' s interest in obtaining an interim permit for the use of a certain parcel of land at the Coast Guard' s Laupahoehoe Point Light Station site. Receive and file. No. 1274. 2 : DRAG STRIP Statement made by Dorothea Carvalho at the Recreation and Transportation Committee meeting of May 14, 1975 regarding placement of the drag strip. Receive and file. 411 • RTC-46 -3- May 29, 1975 No. 1323 : AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFIC ORDINANCE From Chas L. Schuster, District Engineer, Highways Division, State Department of Transportation, dated May 14, 1975 , requesting amendments to the Traffic Ordinance, Section 10-5 (Speed Zones ) for the Hilo Bayfront Highway and Kailua-Kawaihae Road. Approve request and refer to Corporation Counsel to prepare the proper amendments. No. 1324: AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFIC CODE From Chief Engineer Edward Harada dated May 15 , 1975 requesting amendments to Chapter 6 of Ordinance 1 by adding: Haihai Street, Hamakua side, from Kinoole Street to Nalani Street; and Ainako Avenue, Hamakua side, from Kaumana Drive to Lahi Street for designation as official safety zones to prohibit vehicles from driving or parking on the pedestrian walkways. Approve request and refer to Corporation Counsel to prepare the proper amendments. No. 1330: AHUALOA OLD SCHOOL ROAD From Councilman De Luz dated May 14, 1975, submitting a _ copy of letter from the Hamakua Traffic Safety Committee to the Department of Public Works dated April 25 , 1975: regarding the Ahualoa Old School Road. Informs that he supports their request and seeks approval of same. Support request of the Hamakua Traffic Safety Committee to improve and resurface a portion of the Ahualoa Old School Road. RESOLUTION Res. 410 : AMENDMENT TO SALARY ORDINANCE Amends the Salary Ordinance for the Department of Parks & Recreation. Approve and recommend adoption. 1 RTC-46 -4- ' May_ 29, 1975 • RECOMMENDATION • No. 1 : PARKING - BAYFRONT HIGHWAY AREA Request the administration to allow parking on the grassed area between the Bayfront Highway and Kamehameha Avenue on July 5 , July 19, and August 2, 1975 during the canoe regattas. Further request the administration to consider allowing parking in that area in the future. (Yadao/Lai ) </ut e- /38(/R7 '() i Mr . . ea - ,wr,„ . N 4 Icsii_ddi DANTE N. CAR ''7_ TER, . AIRMAN r, r' AM S . A WAHARA, VICE CHAIRMAN . di/ , ,4,4to46./0 A tall, " � IKU+ HISAOKA, MEMBER MERLE K. LAI , M B' ..- , .._ Z _____ __,_ •. ,- , . ANDREW C. LEVIN, MEMBER •SEPH:`NE R. YADA/ MEMBER