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Home My WebLink AboutREP PWC 002 01/31/1969 1969-1972 r y AIL IP . 0 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Report No. 2 Councilmen County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Public Works Committee which were considered at its meeting of January 31, 1969: COMMUNICATIONS h 6„, . No. 2910: Governor Burns Submits reply deferring the Board's request for the reconsideration of the overpass-underpass at Hilo High, Hilo Intermediate, and Hilo Union-Riverside Annex Schools; would appreciate continuing investigation of the matter: Refer to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. No. 11: Raymond Suefuji, Director of Planning Submits the Commission's recommendation to change two (2) parcels of land (62.45 acres) located adjacent to the. new Kealakehe School site from Agricultural 1-acre in an Urban District to Residential Single- Family 7, 500 sq. ft. minimum sized lot (RS-7.5) .. Recommends adoption of the proposal and subsequent amendment to Section 7.02 of Ordinance No. 74: Received and file ; action taken on PEDLC Report 2. Acs &,;, No. 22: Chief Engineer Re: Request of Mrs. Catherine S. Ozawa to Lay Private Waterline Within Government Road Right-of-Way (Canney Road, Mt. View) - Recommends that Council approve the waterline installation subject to the conditions stated : Approve recommendation. N Adopted: February 5, 1969 report No. —731c/0---7, -_ Fire No. /3100_, FEB 5 1969 1 PWC Rep. 2 - 2 - Jan. 31, 1969 No. 23 : Chief Engineer Re: Driveway Ordinance Variance Request by Gus Fujimoto & Tetsuo Nagao of Honokaa - Recommends that a variance be granted by resolution and with concurrence of the Planning Department. 23 .1: Chief Engineer submits follow up of C-23 : Approve recommendation. No. 24: Larry S. Isemoto, Chairman, Highway Safety Council Submits the following for consideration: 1. PWC-53/Rec . 5 - Placing of "caution signs" near parks and playground areas. Recommends against the placement of caution signs near parks and playground areas. 2. PWC-55/Rec . 2 - Extending Lowered Speed Limit on Belt Highway Beyond Papaikou Up to the Residential Area. Recommends that subparagraph 10-5 (e-4) of Ordinance No. 39 be amended to read: "Hawaii Belt Road, in Papaikou, from the Honokaa side of Kapua Bridge to the Kalaoa Camp Road", thus extending the 45 mph speed limit to this area: Accept both recommendations; request Corporation Counsel to prepare amendment (Item 2) . No. 25: Larry S. Isemoto, Chairman, Highway Safety Council Submits the following for consideration: 1. Logging Trailer Hazards Hazard caused by the protruding steel beam of the trailer extending beyond the rear axle when adjusted for shorter loads. Recommends that Ordinance No. 39 be amended by adding paragraph (a) to Section 20-15 to correct hazard. Paragraph (a) requires the installation of safety features as red lamps and/or red flags to the extreme rear of trailer on sections extend- ing in excess of six (6) feet back from center of rearmost axle. i �► • PWC Rep. 2 - 3 - Jan. 31, 1969 (25) 2. Pedestrian Walkway in Keaau, Puna Requests that an a.c. pedestrian walkway be constructed, a distance of about $46 feet, along the makai side of the road fronting Puna Hongwanji Church to the first entrance of Keaau Loop Road. Cost estimate is $$, 500.00. 3 . No Parking on Gym Side of Kaohe Homestead Road from Pahoa Road to Pahoa School Gym Recommends that Section 6-7 of Resolution No. 175 be amended to prohibit parking by adding: "On the west side of Kaohe Homestead Road from the .Pahoa Road to and including the Pahoa School Gym." 4. Amendment to Regulate Angle Parking . Recommends that Section 16-3 of Ordinance No. 39 be amended to regulate parking in angled parking stalls to prohibit a motorist from parking with a portion of his vehicle extending out onto the roadway: Approve recommendations 1, 3 and 4 and request Corporation Counsel to prepare amendments. Refer recommendation No. 2 to the 1969-70 CIP budget . Request Highway Safety Council to look into the possibility of requiring slow moving vehicles travelling under the minimum speed limit to be equipped with a more noticeable rear safety feature in order to preclude accidents. ,t,, No. 26: Edward Silva, Director of Personnel Services Re: PWC-56/d-2886 - Request amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the Department of Public Works as follows: SECTION 8.12 (a) BUREAU OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION, (DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS) . Add : 1 position Civil Engineer VI SR-2$ Delete : 1 position Head, Bureau of Building Construction and Inspection SR-28 ® • PWC Rep. 2 - 4 - Jan. 31, 1969 (26) SECTION $.12 (b) BUREAU OF PLANS AND SURVEYS (DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS) . Add: 1 position Civil Engineer VI SR-2$ Delete : 1 position Head, Bureau of Plans and Surveys SR-2$ SECTION 8.12 (d) BUREAU OF SEWERS AND SANITATION (DEPART- MENT _OF PUBLIC WORKS) . Add: 1 position Civil Engineer VI SR-2$: Approve requests and amend Salary Ordinance. kc,,CcIlwn. N . 34: George S. Yuda of Law Office of John T. Ushijima, Representing Mr. Patterson, Dolphin, Inc . Re: Sewer Easement, Dolphin Property in Kailua, Kona - Considers easement unnecessary as property serviced by said easement is now owned by Dolphin, Inc. Recommends that County sell them the easement rights for the original cost of $2,49$ plus interest and informs that Dolphin, Inc. would bear construction cost for the realignment of the sewer line : Accept offers of purchasing the sewer easement and of bearing cost of relocating sewer line. Refer to Corporation Counsel for easement agreement. No . 3$: Chief Engineer Re: 7C-2759/PWC-54 & 55 - Land Exchange Concerning County Park in Kailua-Kona -- Submits copy of letter from Board of Land and. Natural Resources denying the request from Joseph Y. Sotomura for land exchange involving state land at Puaa 2nd, North Kona, Hawaii: Request County Clerk to transmit copy of the Board of Land and Natural Resources ' letter to Mr. Joseph Y. Sotomura. PWC Rep. 2 - 5 - Jan. 31, 1969 No. 5$: Dr. Fujio Matsuda, Director, State Dept . of Transportation Re: Palani Road, FAS 190 - Informs that the improvement of Palani Road will be given a priority consideration: Refer to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. r ; 59: Richard T. Ishida, Attorney for Petitioners of Kealakekua V°V.P"- Heights Subdivision_.Improvement District (PWC-11/Pet . 19) Request that County act upon theapplication solely for the construction of the roadway improvement district : Refer to the Chief Engineer for study and report back to Committee. RECOMMENDATIONS No . 1: Request Chief Engineer to study and submit cost estimates for the removal of rock heads in the Holualoa Stream and report back to the Committee. 4,, c-i z/pco - /No. 2: Request Chief Engineer to study and submit cost estimates to provide adequate roads for large buses to pass on Canney Road in Mt. View (near Hawaiian Heart Inc . farm) . No . 3 : Request Chief Engineer to study and submit cost estimates of oil treating the road mauka of the Veterans Club House off Haihai Street . 0-°/2#c-u e- -/ to. 4.: Request Chief Engineer to study and submit cost estimates to correct the drainage problem on Alaloa II't Road (near Carl Saitor s residence) , Waiakea Uka. No . 5 : Request Finance Director to prepare a resolution to transfer_$46,076.31 from S/W, Dept . of Public Works, to advance for the North Kona Flooding Project . This amount will be reimbursed by the State. �No. 6: Re: Mrs. Kenichi Kunimitsu's Request - Flooding Problem on Wiliwili Street Refer to Chief Engineer for study and recommendation on diversion of water coming into the affected area. No. 7 : Re: Mr. Walter Freitas' Request - Kupulau Road Refer to Chief Engineer for cost estimate of cutting the grade of the road and report back to Committee. �' � 12 Pte. 7` w -a/rcuc•s?› 0 PWC Rep. 2 - 6 - Jan. 31, 1969 Respectfully submitted, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 404ISEP ' NE R. YADAO, ,IRMAN NTE K. 'CARPENT CHR. SHERWOOD R. H. GR NWELL, MEMBER A4-. - HERBERT T. MATAYOSHI,AEMBER (:)z • JAMES SOUZA, MEMBE • ROBERT M. Y=iiAri , MEMBER PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Report No.' 2 AMENDMENTS COMM. 34: George S. Yuda of Law Office of John T. Ushijima, representing Mr. Patterson, Dolphin, Inc. re: Sewer Easement, Dolphin Property in Kailua, Kona - Considers easement unnecessary as property serviced by said easement is now owned by Dolphin, Inc. Recommends that County sell them the easement rights for the original cost of $2,498 plus interest and informs that Dolphin, Inc. would bear construction cost for the realignment of the sewer line: Refer the legal question as to whether • the easement can be sold and the questions posed by Mr. Twigg-Smith and the Rev. Boshard to the Corporation Counsel and the Chief Engineer for study and recommendation to the Public Works Committee. COMM. 59: Richard T. Ishida, Attorney for Petitioners of Kealakekua Heights Subdivision Improvement District (PWC-11/Pet. 19) - Requests that County act upon the application solely for • the construction of the roadway improvement district: Refer to the Chief Engineer to contact Mr. Ishida and proceed with the improvement district application on the • basis of road improvement only. • • • • • Report No....- P W C-a Fi?e No. • M. B. No. Date: FEB 5 1969 • 110 February 6, 1969 PWC=2 ' • Mr. Edward Harada ' Chief Engineer County 'of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii • Dear Mr. Harada: • The Council of the County of Hawaii at .its February 5 meeting adopted the following recommendations of the Public Works Committee: ' RECOMMENDATIONS:. . No. 1: Request Chief Engineer to 'study and submit cost - estimates for the removal of rock heads in the Holualoa Stream and report back to Public Works Committee; No. 2: Request Chief Engineer to study:and submit cost . estimates to provide adequate roads for large buses to pass on Canney- Road in Mt. View (near, • - : Hawaiian Heart Inc. farm); No. 3:. Request Chief Engineer to study -and' submit cost estimates ,of oil' treating the road mauka of ' the Veterans Club House off Haihai 'Street; • . • No. 4: Request Chief Engineer to study and submit cost estimates to correct the drainage problem on Alaloa Road (near Carl -Saito's residence), Waiakea Uka. • Report No: e W G'- File No. M. S:'.,1\•13,. Date: :FSB . 5 1969 • ♦. _ - - - • . Mr.::Edward Harada • ... • : • - • . Page 2. ' � .No. 6a• _Res Mrs..Kenichi'Kunimitsu."s. Request ®. Flooding • • • Problem on'Wiliwili Street.' „'Refer to Chief -Engineer' for -study -and. recommendation -on diversion--of water . coming into the affected area; . . .No.'7•s Res _Mr. Walter Freitas' Request -' Kupulau Road.,:. - • . Refer to-Chief Engineer for...--Cott estimate of cutting. , - . • 'the •grade :of the.road and .report back to Public Works-Committee'. . . .. Very •truly yours,', ' . • . . ' .. Tadashi Suzuki COUNTY CLERK • •\ COUNTY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PHILO, HAWAII • • • • • • February 20, 19G9 • Mr. lan-44o Kido Cbairman and Madbor Board of Land and Natural Roaourees P. 0. !lox a21 Honolulu, 4wali 1,*7.U10 Dear %.r. ?ado: • UDJECT: Clearing or Oebris within Tributary to Wailuku Fiver Our County Council has directed us to• investigets and report the possible drainage isproveient to the properties bordering the tributary in the vicinity of Wiliwill , Street in. Kaumana. Our attention has been called- to. the obstruction caused by debris arid houl4ern within the stream totween Uiliwili Street end Walanuanue Avenue .. We recently improved the portion of the stream within the Waianuenuo Avenue right-of-way. The affecte4 laus are S,tate-ouned. 1, TAX Mnp .Key 2-3-25U7 State of Hawaii 2, fax 'lap Key 2-3-25047 .State of 13awaii leased t Thomas R. Araujo • .(C.L. 35314) 3. Tax Map rey 2-1-3241 State of Hawaii leased to Katana Kea Sugar Co. ft,L. 3510 May we hear from you AM tO 0;d thbftatter can beat be resolved. As you know, the Couhty has no drainage ItaNsmttt over this patural existing w*tercourso. Priuts of Tax Yepl(eye2-a-25 atd 2-3-32 ere enclosed. We are sending cap cf thAa letter to the lessees for their information and reply. yery truly yours, (,. 9 // . PARADA, Chlop ';ngineer • . • . SNVOICUi xA yor rnc. co: MAU114 Kea0ugar Co.., Zr r. Tho R. Araujo • • 14.rs. taldred X. Yamamoto Et. Norman Koshiyama v/County CleeelPr-217100. 6) • 111 411 C. COUNTY OF HAWAII ED DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HILO, HAWAII February 20, 1969 Mr. Thomas R.Araujo 1682 Xaumana Drive Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Mr. Araujo: SUBJECT: Clearing of Debris within Tributary to Wailuku Drive Enclosed is a copy of our February 20, 1969 letter to the State Board of Land and Natural Resources, which we believe is self- • explanatory. Any assistance you can give us on this matter will be sincerely appreciated. Very Duly yours, EDWARD HARADA Chief Engineer Enc. cc: /County Clerk (P1C-2/Rec. 6) Mr. Sunao Kido, DLNP C COUNTY OF HAWAII 15) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS YHILO, HAWAII February 20, 1969 Mr. Martin J. f:lack, Manager Mauna Kea Sugar Co. , Inc. 526 ',1ainaku Street Filo, Hawaii 98720 Dear Mr. Black: SUBJECT: Clearing of Debris within Tributary to Wailuku River Enclosed is a copy of our February 20, 1969 letter to the State Board of Land and Natural Resources, which we believe is self- explanatory. Any assistance you can Five us on this matter will he sincerely appreciated. Very truly yours, EDWARD HARADA Chief Engineer Enc. cc: /County Clerk (PWC-2/Rec. 6) Br. Sunao Kido, BLNR • Of .mice of the CountyClerk Hawaii County Building 25 Aupugi Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 February 6, 1969 To: FINANCE DIRECTOR , Refer to:. Rec. 5/PWC-2 • Re: Transfer of Funds - Dept. of Public Works • • The following action was'adopted by the Council at its meeting held February/. 5, 1969 • RECOMMENDATION • No. 5: Request Finance, Director to prepare a resolution to transfer $46,076.31 from S/W, Dept. of Public Works, to advance for the North Kona Flooding Project. This amount will be reimbursed by the. State. (See Res. #32) • Report No: ; POe- File No. M. D. No. _ r,,.- •y Ci.eel• . FEBDate: . 5 1969 •