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Home My WebLink AboutREP PWC 049 01/22/1971 1969-1972 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT REPORT NO 49 Councilmen County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Public Works Committee which were considered at its meeting of January 22, 1971: COMMUNICATIONS No . $24.6: RADIO INTERFERENCE Edwin H. , Honda, Director, State Dept . of Regulatory Agencies, reports on the subject matter and suggests that the County of Hawaii contact the Federal Commu- nications office in Honolulu regarding radio inter- ference: Receive and file. (Chief Engineer to coordinate with Hilo Electric Light Company and the Federal Commu- nications Commission on this matter) No . 1029.2: NO PARKING ZONES - KILAUEA AVENUE (Bill Nos. 749, 750„ and 751) Chief Engineer submits redrafted bills with recommended corrections: File Bill No . 749 . (Oppose: Souza) Approve and recommend passage of Bill Nos. 750 and 751 on first reading. (Oppose: Souza Yamada) e No.,.. _9 ....... File No. ADOPTED: January 27, 1971 Date: , . ...». { Pr.„ , PWC-49 - 2 - Jan. 22, 1971 �No . 1143 .1: IMPROVEMENT ON KAOHE HOMESTEAD ROAD (Rec . 1, C-1143/PWC-47) Cie `—Engineer submits for information, a copy of a letter which was sent to Governor Burns requesting the release of $25,000 appropriated by Act 155, SLH 1969, for the subject project : L.. 1143 .2: IMPROVEMENT ON KAOHE HOMESTEAD ROAD (Rec . 2, C-1143/PWC-47) Chief Engineer reports as requested on the creation of the Kaohe Homesteads and the original government access to it : Receive and file communications. (Information only) Waive the County policy of not accepting sub-standard private roads and request the Corporation Counsel to: 1. Look into the acquisition of the Catholic Church property for the right-of-way; and 2. Acquire the right-of-entry from the land owner so that the County can proceed with the improvements on Kaohe Homestead Road as soon as possible . No. 1157 .1: TTILET FACILITIEp - KAWAIHAE WHARF (Rec . 4/PWC-44; C-1157/PWC-47) Copy of a letter from Dr. Fujio Matsuda, Director, State Department of Transportation, to the Mayor regarding the subject facilities: Receive and file. (Information only) No . 1211: UTILITY POLE INSTALLATION Planning Director advises that in creating an ordinance controlling the installation of utility poles, the following should be included: 1. All new utility poles that are installed be reviewed by all appropriate agencies for aesthetic and other reasons. 2. Applicant submit plans showing all existing conditions r ® S PWC-49 - 3 - Jan. 22, 1971 No. 1211 adjacent to utility poles and notes explaining (cont . ) what is to be done, etc . 3 . Approval required only by the Traffic Safety and Control Division for replacement of poles damaged by vehicles, termites, rot, etc . : Concur with the Planning Director's recommendations for inclusion in creating an ordinance controlling the installation of utility poles and refer to the Corporation Counsel to prepare the proper ordinance. SLn,. No . 1213 : REQUEST FOR DRIVEWAY VARIANCE BY ALFLO RONCO DEVELOPMENT, INC . Chief Engineer submits for adoption, Resolution 312 to grant a driveway variance to Alflo Ronco Development, Inc . , for the Waiakea Peninsula Golf Course Clubhouse: Approve request and recommend adoption of Resolution 312. ,A,„ .No. 121$: PROCEDURE WHEREBY TEMPORARY SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED DURING ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE PROJECT. IS. COMPLETED (CM-202) Deputy Corporation Counsel reports that the above problem is adequately covered by Sec . 2-2 of Ordinance No. 39, revised ordinances of the County of Hawaii 1967 . Recommends that applications for special speed limits during construction work should be processed by the Chief of Police who, when the project is terminated, may have the original speed limit restored by the removal of the temporary signs posted during the con- struction period: Accept recommendation. No. 1219 : PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE CONSTRUCTION OF BARRIERS, WALLS, ETC . (14-195) Deputy Corporation. Counsel informs that the subject matter of the motion is already covered appropriately by the ordinances of the County of Hawaii (Section 2, Ordinance 310; Ordinance 103 ; Ordinance 41) : Receive and file. (Motion 195 has been referred • • PWC-49 - 4 - Jan. 22, 1971 No . 1219 back to the Corporation Counsel (cont . ) for reconsideration. ) <.6„, c -/a rq, -, 0�sL . No. 1220: HILO BAYFRONT PARKING AREA President and Parking Committee Chairman of the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association, request the following changes in the Hilo Bayfront Parking Area: That the 21 parking stalls in the 2nd row, 21 parking stalls in the 3rd row, 23 parking stalls in the 4th row of parking stalls along Kamehameha Avenue from Mooheau Park to Haili Street, and the 7 parking stalls near the bus terminal, a total of 72 parking stalls, be changed back to the maximum $ hours parking at 5¢ for 2 hours: Approve of changes as requested by the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association and refer to the administration for implementation. RECOMMENDATION kc, No . 1: TOILET FACILITIES - KAWAIHAE WHARF Request the Corporation Counsel to look into the possibility of acquiring permission from the State Department of Transportation so that the County can construct toilet facilities at Kawaihae Wharf. (Yamada/Hisaoka) Respectfully submitted, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE OSEPHINE R. YAD ' , CHAIRMAN cIKFOHISK9cA/\MEMBER (ABSENT & EXCUSED) P/1/1/bcA(0-647L/ DANTE K. CARPENTER, VICE CHR. JAMES SvSfJUZA, MEMBER • j I "991 �� L, 'I :E'. - ROBERT M. YAMADA; _EMBER 110 411 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Report No. a AMENDMENT / C ,No. 1029.2: NO PARKING ZONES - KILAUEA AVENUE (Bill Nos. 7h9. 750 ,nd 751) Chief Engineer submits redrafted bills with recommended corrections: File Bill No. 749 (Oppose: Souza) Refer Bill Nos. 750 and 751 back . to Committee. January u y 28, 1971. Rec. No. 1/P1-7C-49 Mr.. Wendell Kimura Corporation Counsel County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Toilet Facilities - Kawaihae Wharf The County Council at its January 27, 1971 meeting adopted the following recommendation of its Public .Works Committee with regard to the above: "Request the Corporation Counsel to look into the possibility of acquiringpermission. from, the State Department of Transportation so that the .County :can construct toilet facilities at Kawaihae Wharf. Tadashi Suzuki COUNTY CLERK.