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Home My WebLink AboutREP PWC 032 04/30/1970 1969-19727 f �` 0 411 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT REPORT NO 32 • Councilmen County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Public Works Committee which were considered at its meeting of April 30, 1970: COMMUNICATIONS 4"- " • No . 619 .1: Albert Jeremiah, Jr. , Deputy Corporation Counsel Re : C-619JPWC-22 Responds to Council 's request as to the County's position relative to the repair and maintenance of the wooden bridge and road connecting upper and lower Kalaoa . Advises as follows : 1 . the road and bridge do not belong to the County; 2 . that in their opinion, the repair and maintenance of the road and bridge do not come under a moral obligation classification of claims : Received and file . Send a copy of the letter to the Kalanianaole School PTA and inform them of the County's policy not to expend public funds on private property. am No . 759 : Yutaka Imata, S .I .A . Engineering, Inc . Re : Nanawale Estates Subdivision - Unit 4, Puna, Hawaii Transmits road dedication deed for the above subdivision. 759 .1: Corporation Counsel Re : Road Dedication Deed, Nanawale Estates Subdivision, Unit IV, Puna, Hawaii Transmits for acceptance the road dedication deed for the above subdivision. Informs that the Public Works Department has recommended acceptance : Recommends acceptance of the road dedication deed . ReportNo. LCC — ADOPTED: May 6, 1970 File No. PWO, M. B. No. 47/ Date: MAY 6 1970 4 1 PWC-32 - 2 - April 30, 1970 No . 794 .1: . Mayor Re : t-794/PWC-30 - Keauhou Rubbish Dump Submits a copy of his letter to the 7th Grade Social Studies Class of Konawaena. High &o Intermediate School containing a detailed report on the rubbish dump situation and the County's plans for sanitary landfill operation and transfer stations for the Kona area : • Received and file . . No . 797 : Philip Hooton, Chairman, Highway Safety Council Submits the following traffic safety matter for consideration: 1 . Freight Loading and Unloading Zone on Keawe Street Recommends that the proper amendment be made to establish the subject loading and unloading zone on the mauka side of Keawe Street, 56 feet Puna of Kalakaua Street for a distance of 23 feet : 797 .2 : Terence T . Yoshioka, Deputy Corporation Counsel Re : C-797 - Item 1 Transmits as per request, Bill No . 712 to amend Ordinance No . 39, Traffic Code: Recommends passage of Bill No . 712 on first reading . No . 798: Councilman Frank De Luz III Re : County Sponsorship of Flood Control Project - Honokaa Transmits a letter from the Mauna Kea Soil and Water Conservation District Coordinator explaining what is required for Honokaa to qualify for federal assistance under the Small Watershed Act (PL-566 ) and requests that the Council adopt a resolution to "sponsor an application for a watershed project for the Honokaa area" : 798.1: Chief Engineer Re: C-79£3 - County Sponsorship of Flood Control Project Recommends that the County of Hawaii support the water- shed project as a co-sponsor with the Mauna Kea Soil and Water Conservation District by adopting a resolution: Recommends support of the project and adoption of Resolution No . 238. L • 4 4 PWC-32 - 3 - April 30, 1970 • No . 823 : Chas . L. Schuster, District Engineer, State Highways Division Re : Safety Improvements Along Hawaii Belt Road, Hookena to Milolii, _Project No . 11C-02-70 Requests that a temporary 35 mph speed limit be established for the duration of the construction for that portion of the Belt Highway involved in the subject improvement : Approve request and recommend passage of Bill No . 713 on first reading . No . 825 : Herbert A . Watson, Pres . , Haihai Community Assoc . Transmits a resolution adopted by their association requesting that the County improve Laula Road to the standards required under current county regulations: Refer to the 1970-71 CIP budget for consideration. No . 826 : Chief Engineer Re : M-133 - Street Light at Laupahoehoe Informs that an investigation was made into the subject request and authorization was given to HELCO to install the light : Received and file . 828: Chief Engineer Re : Study of Installing Parking Meters in All Existing Commercial Parking Areas within City of Hilo (PWC meeting of March 6, 1970) Submits a list showing the location of approximately 214 stalls that may be marked by parking meters . The estimated cost is $19, 260, plus shipping charges : Received and file . Arc- ",- No . 830 : Chas . L. Schuster, District Engineer, State Highways Division Requests the extension of the 35 mph speed limit zone on Kuakini Highway with the following amendment to Ordinance No . 39, Sec . 10-5 (c ) , Paragraph 6 : T46 . Kuakini Highway from a point 500 feet south (mauka) of the Ala Keanawai intersection to Palani Road . " Approve request and recommend passage of Bill No . 714 on first reading . 411 410 PWC-32 - 4 - April 30, 1970 /S_4_( e„y,,, No . 831: Director of Finance Submits Resolution No . 234 to transfer additional funds of $39, 359 .82 for county share of the Hoonanea Improvement District : Recommends adoption of Resolution No . 234 . No . 840: Mayor Re: M-92 - Consolidation of Sewer and Water Departments Advises that he can see no real advantage at this time in combining the sewer section with the Department of Water Supply where related to the concern of elimination of water pollution: Received and file . No . $41: Chief Engineer Re : Hawaiian Telephone Company's Request to Install Manholes and Underground Conduit Along Palani Road Recommends approval of the above request subject to the conditions stated : Accept recommendation. /Stc. (261,,,,,, • No . 842: Corporation Counsel Re : Road Dedication Deed, Kulaimanu Heights, Unit III, S . Hilo Hawaii Transmits for acceptance the road dedication deed for the above subdivision. Informs that the Public Works Department has recommended acceptance : Recommends acceptance of the road dedication deed . „Let (1,7“,,,, . No . 845 : Chief Engineer Re : Flood Insurance Asks Council's favorable consideration in approving the requirements necessary to make the sale of flood insurance possible in Hilo and vicinity starting in May, 1970 by adopting the attached Resolution No . 236 : Recommends adoption of Resolution No . 236 . L _ _ • • PWC-32 - 5 - April 30, 1970 .4 (�0-,,.�,�, . No . $1,7 : Director of Finance Re: Improvement District No . 7, Kimo Place Road, S . Hilo, Hawaii Submits for the Councilrs adoption Resolution No . 237 authorizing the issuance and sale of $7$, 97$.96 improvement district bonds and fixing the form and content of such bonds : Recommends adoption of $81° Resolution No . 237 . 100#00 ION M-146: Council meeting of April 22, 1970 It was moved, seconded and carried that the doing away with marked parking stalls for Councilmen at the County Building be referred to the Public Works Committee : Concurs with the motion to eliminate the marked parking stalls for Councilmen. RECOMMENDATIONS /No . 1: Recommends adoption of Resolution No . 22$, Providing for the Acquisition of Land for the Kaimu Black Sand Beach Park in Kalapana, Puna', County and State of Hawaii, as amended, on second and final reading. 4, 4c. . No . 2: Recommends that the Public Works Department place signs designating the various districts on the boundaries along the main highways . <4„ 0- Saa,tdj�r=..�� C-3 Respectfully submitted, PUBLIC WORKS COAMITTEE • ller APF/NE R. YADAO /AIRMAN e B,1 •T T A Y 114111621 f b►_ +WE K . CARPiNTER VICE CHR. AMES S . SOUZA , MEMBER 1111,4$:. 2_0 l^ 4, 1 (ABSENT & EXCUSED) , HERWOOD R . H . ENWELL, MEIBER ROBERT M. YAMADA, MEMBER PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT REPORT NO. 32 / . MOTION 146: Council meeting of April 22, 1970 It was moved, seconded and carried that the doing away with marked parking stalls for Councilmen at the County Building be referred to the Public Works Committee: Leave the signs as they are. May 11, 1970`. Rec. 2/PWC-32 Mr. Edward Harada Chief Engineer County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The County Council at its May 6 meeting adopted the following recommendation of its Public. Works. Committee: "Rec. 2: Recommends that the Public Works Department place signs designating the various districts on the boundaries along the main highways." Tadashi Suzuki COUNTY CLERK Report No. 3cZ File No. ..:e.... . M. B. No Date: Y MAY 6 1970