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Home My WebLink AboutREP PWC 041 09/15/1970 1969-1972 •1111 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT REPORT NO 4.1 Councilmen County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Public Works Committee which were considered at its meeting of September 15, 1970: COMMUNICATIONS �No . 959 : SIGN VARIANCE L. M. Prince, Hawaiian Land Consultants, informs that three signs identifying the ownership of land companies, namely Kau Kona Land Co. , Puapuaa Kona Land Co . , and Onouli Kona. Land Co . , were installed, and requests that a variance from the Sign Ordinance be granted to permit their signs to remain: C- No . 959.1: Chief Engineer informs that the signs do not fall into any of the categories listed under Section 2, Permissible Signs, of Sign Ordinance No . 4$ but they could be made to conform to Sec . 3 (b) , exempt signs not exceeding 2 sq. ft . in display surface: Deny request for a sign variance and transmit a copy of the Chief Engineer's letter to Mr. Prince for his information. f ,C- No . 1012: TRAFFIC SAFETY MATTERS Philip Hooton, Chairman, Highway Safety Council, submits the following traffic safety matters for the Council's consideration: 1. Establishment of Speed Limit Zone from Keauhou Junction to Holualoa Recommends that the Traffic Ordinance be amended to establish a speed limit zone of 30 mph for Mamalahoa Highway from the Honokohau (Palani) junction to the Keauhou junction, Kona. Report No. / ,,T, ADOPTED: September 23, 1970 File No. fatve- M. B. No. Date: SEP 2 3 1970 ... , 111 110 PWG-41 - 2 - Sept . 15, 1970 No. 1012 2. Midblock Cross walk for Kainaliu Village, Kona (cont . ) Recommends that the Traffic Ordinance be amended to establish a crosswalk in the vicinity of Ben Franklin Store in Kainaliu, Kona: Approve of the recommendations and refer to the Corporation Counsel for the proper amend- ments. „Ku 0 - No . 1013 : SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG HAWAII BELT ROAD, HOOKENA TO MILOLII, PROJECT NO. 11C-02-70 Chas. L. Schuster, District Engineer, State Department of Transportation, requests that the temporary 35 mph speed limit be continued until the completion of Phase II with the following change in Ordinance No . 324: In the first sentence of "Section 2" change "Project No. 11C-02-70" to "Project .No . 11C- 03-70. " Approve of the request and refer to the Corporation Counsel for the proper amendment . RESOLUTIONS Res. 2$1: Relating to driveway ordinance variance Keauhou Beach Hotel: Approve and recommend adoption of Resolution No. 2$l. Res. 2$3 : Relating to driveway ordinance variance Emdeko Development of Hawaii, Inc . : Approve and recommend adoption of Resolution No . 2$3 . ,-4. 11 • 4 PWC-41 - 3 — Sept . 15, 1970 RECOMMENDATIONS 4,, ,e« No. 1: RE: ORDINANCE NO. 309 Recommends that Ordinance No . 309 relating to slow- moving vehicles be repealed and request the Corporation Counsel to prepare the proper amendment . Request the State Highway Safety Coordinator to consider the inclusion in the Uniform Vehicle Code, a provision to require slow-moving vehicles to be equipped with some kind of warning signal to indicate that they are traveling below the minimum speed regulation. rNo. 2: TRAFFIC SAFETY MATTERS Refer the following to the Highway Safety Council for their consideration and recommendation back to the Committee: A. Consider the possibility of establishing a crosswalk by the M. Okamura Store in Kainaliu, Kona. B. Removal of five parking spaces on Wailuku Drive by the former Tax Office Building because of the narrowness of the road. t, e- t► o,!/pwwe.- C. Look into the traffic problem on Wailuku Drive in the vicinity of the triangular island (near the Hilo Post Office) . < k4... e_ rr5a•yo«x,-sem,?. Respectfully submitted, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE rr:"421 "'.1. . �; 'HI/ R R. YAD'0, C A I'' A N Ht R: RT T T. Tri`_A Ye ,;fir, MEMBER atima1 l 4,, l4' i di lir '/ Di PTE K. C'RPsNTER, VIC 'R. J'4 S . SOUZ' , MEMBER 04 ; 1 ,-, A '. .. ' ° 0\,..r., _AIM ' (---,._...._, .„, St.- SHE• OOD R. H. GREENWELL, M DITTs,6 ROBER . Y1TVI ' , MEMBER ice of the .County Clerk Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 September 24, 1970 To: CORPORATION COUNSEL Refer to: Rec. 1/PWC-41 Re: Ordinance No: 309 The following action was adopted by the Council at its meeting held September 23, 1970 Recommends that Ordinance No. 309 relating to slow-moving vehicles be repealed and request the Corporation Counsel to prepare • the proper amendment. • • I'•;.. T' 0. County Clerk Date: SEP . 2 3 1�7t September 24, 1970 Rec. 1/PWC-41 Mr. E. .Alvey Wright Acting Safety Coordinator Department of Transportation 869 Punchbowl Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 The Hawaii County Council at its meeting, of September 23, 1970 adopted• the following. recommendation of its Public Works Committee: "Request the State Highway Safety Coordinator to consider the inclusion in the Uniform Vehicle Code, a provision torequire slow-' moving vehicles to be equipped with some kind• of warning signal to indicate that they are traveling below the minimum speed regulation." Tadashi Suzuki COUNTY CLERK ecaPted e.,4 aataii .25 412ani ghee/ Jczwau 967.20 M %. Mr. C. F. Tong 4,4012: Councilman Herbert Matayoshi &A • Traffic Problem - Wailuku Drive As per your request, the attached matter was brought to the attention of the Public Works Committee. It has been referred to the Highway Safety Council for consideration and will be referred back to the Public Works Committee for further consideration and implementation. --[ `k 6-1 iO Dated: September 25, 1970 410 411 September 24, 1970 Rec. 2/PWC-41 Mr. Philip: Hooton,. Chairman • Highway Safety Council County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The County Council at its September 23, 1970 meeting adopted the following recommendations of its Public Works Committee: "Rec. No. 2: Refer the following to the Highway Safety Council for their consideration and recommendation back to . the Public Works Committee: A. Consider the possibility of establishing a crosswalk by the M. Okamura Store in Kainaliu,, Kona. B. Removal of five parking spaces on Wailuku Drive by the former Tax Office Building because of the narrowness of the road. C. Look into the traffic problem on Wailuku Drive in the vicinity of the triangular island (near the Hilo Post Office)." With regard to Item "C", it was pointed out that thosepeople living in the Puueo area, especially the older people, have a rather hard time crossing . WailukuDrive over to the post office and, therefore, use this island as -.a stopping place. It was suggested that perhaps this island should be paved to make it easier for these people-as they crossover. Tadashi. Suzuki COUNTY CLERK . cc: Dept. of Public Works Police Dept.. Traffic Engineer Report No. 4./ --•- Mr. C. F. Tong PWC File No. pW Ivi. B. No. .......o - . . Date: SEP 2 3 1970 • 410 • � �' / ° u "�' � WENDELL K. KIMURA SHUNICHI KIMURA AA �\� MAYOR t ilh y .; * CORPORATION COUNSEL COUNTY OF HAWAII OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL 25 AUPUNI STREET HILO, HAWAII 96720 October 7, 1970 County Council County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Gentlemen: Re : Rec. 1/PWC-41 - Ordinance No. 309 Pursuant to yourrequest, we transmit an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 309 relating to slow-moving vehicles . Very truly yours, `'WENDELL K. KIMURA Corporation Counsel WKK:pa Enclosure ; QYCA. 363 L