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Home My WebLink AboutREP PWC 053 04/02/1971 1969-1972 • PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT REPORT NO 53 Councilmen County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Public Works Committee which were considered at its meeting of April 2, 1971: COMMUNICATIONS ,fie 0- No . 797. 5 : AMENDMENT TO TRAFFIC CODE ( -797/PWC-51) Assistant Corporation Counsel transmits for Council action, Bill No . 7$5 making the necessary corrections in Ordinances 357 and 35$ and the creation of a no parking zone on the mauka side of Kahoa Road: Approve and recommend passage of Bill 7$5 on first reading. %I- No . 1060.3 : SPEED LIMITS ON HAWAII BELT ROAD AT HONOKAA Chas. L. Schuster, District Engineer, State Highways Division, requests that the Committee defer action on Bill No . 75$ affecting the speed limits on the Hawaii Belt Road at Honokaa as their Traffic Engineering Section will be making speed studies throughout the island during the latter part of April: Receive and file . vNo . 1135 : REDUCTION OF SPEED LIMIT FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN PAHALA TO 25 MPH (CM-211C/1) Traffic Engineer informs that the report regarding the subject request will be made to the Highway Safety Council and .County Council after a site observation • is made sometime in December : 1135 .1: Traffic Engineer informs that a request will be forth- coming from the Highway Safety Council for an amend- ment to Ordinance No . 39 to reduce speed limits in Pahala to 25 mph : Receive and file . ReportNo. .......e File No. P1 4-)e---' .... ADOPTED: April 7, 1971 M. MEBat$. No. APR 7 7(97I-". • 411 PWC-53 - 2 - April 2, 1971 Lu� C- No . 1302 : PROPOSED STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE Councilman Yamada submits for information, a copy of a letter from Police Chief Fergerstrom regarding the proposed statewide traffic code which pertains to overtaking and passing school buses : Support amendment to proposed statewide traffic code . C - No . 1315 : PROPOSAL - CONVERSION OF OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK County Clerk submits for consideration, a proposed office layout of the Clerk's Office: Authorize the County Clerk to proceed with the conversion of the Office of the County Clerk and to submit cost estimates for the renovations . <h a-,31-6 -25.67 A4- - - 1315 .1: Council Chairman and Councilman Edwards request the Committee 's consideration to have their offices enclosed with floor to ceiling partition for greater comfort and privacy when Communication 1315 is considered : Refer to the Chief Engineer for a recommendation. .i- C-No . 1327 : STREET LIGIITS FOR CAMP AREAS (PORTUGUESE & MILL CAMPS ) IN PAHALA - 1J1-208 Chief Engineer reports on the street light requests of Clyde Silva, Pahala. Informs that Portuguese and Mill Camps in Pahala are located on Hawaiian Agricultural Company's land and since these areas are private, County street lights cannot be installed : Receive and file, and transmit a copy of the Chief Engineer's letter to Clyde' Silva for, his information. f • PWC-53 - 3 - April 2, 1971 44t., C - No . 132$: REQUEST FOR DRIVEWAY VARIANCE BY C . BREWER & CO. , LTD . Chief Engineer submits for consideration and adoption, Resolution No . 340 to grant a driveway variance to C . Brewer & Co . , Ltd. for their warehouse facility on Kalanianaole Avenue . The Planning Director has recommended approval of the request : Approve request for driveway variance and recommend adoption of Resolution No . 340. 44. 0- No . 1330: ROAD DEDICATION DEED HUALALAI . ESTATES SUBDIVISION KAILUA KONA Deputy Corporation Counsel transmits for acceptance, the road dedication deed for the subject area and informs that the Public Works Department has recommended acceptance: Accept road dedication deed . Ace- G° - No . 1331: REQUEST OF MR . WILL CHESNUT TO INSTALL PRIVATE WATERLINE WITHIN. GOVERNMENT-RIGHT-OF-WAY Chief Engineer recommends that the waterline installation be allowed, subject to the conditions listed : Approve request, subject to the conditions listed. a - No . 1334: . ROAD IMPROVEMENT BONDING PROGRAM West Hawaii Committee suggests that the Council • immediately float a sufficient bond issue to finance the repair to. widen roads and shoulders, install proper warning and speed signs, resurface, and in general bring all heavily traveled County roads to a safe and acceptable standard . Also submits for consideration, an order of priorities for North and South Kona roadways : Refer to the administration for a recommendation. tA.,.c-i33s�•/Pwc-5 4 PWC-53 - 4 - April 2, 1971 4a- - No . 1340: ALII DRIVE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY - KAILUA, KONA Chief Engineer recommends approval of payments to the following property owners as just compensation for the acquisition of the easement rights for the Alii Drive Pedestrian Walkway in Kailua, Kona: Owner Area Amount Francis K. Akana, Jr. , sf $9, 913 .00 et al Islander Inns, Inc . 1, 229 sf $7, 374.00 Approve recommendation and that payments be made to the property owners . PETITIONS Pet . 4.1: KALAOA ROAD Residents of Papaikou request the County to reconsider their request to take over and repair the private road in Kalaoa which links the old Mamalahoa Highway to the new, in light of the Council's decision on Kaohe Homestead Road in Puna: 4.2: Chief Engineer recommends that the County policy on substandard private road acceptance be held in this case as the situation at Kalaoa differs from the Kaohe Road in Puna in the fact that access to the Belt: ' Highway and the old Mamalahoa Highway would not be stymied by the non-acceptance of Kalaoa Road : L /w. 4 ,3 : Chief Engineer submits as requested, the following information regarding the ownership of Kalaoa Road: a . TMK: 2-7-0$:52 (Mauna Kea Sugar Co . , Inc . ) b . TMK: 2-7-31:11 (Sylvia P . Costa) c . TMK: 2-7-31:14 (Joseph Puaa, et al) d . TMK: 2-7-32:1 (Mauna Kea Sugar Co . , Inc . ) The wooden bridge is located within Parcel 52 (Mauna Kea Sugar Co . , Inc . , Owner) : Receive and file, and reaffirm position of not accepting substandard private roads . (Oppose : Mr. Souza) L � t . ' 410 PWC-53 - 5 - April 2, 1971 Pet . 15: CAPTAIN COOK HEIGHTS - WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Morinaka Takaki, Chairman, transmits a Petition for Creation of Improvement District from the property owners of the Captain Cook Heights Subdivision for a waterline improvement . Requests the assistance of the Chief Engineer and the Department of Water Supply in the preparation of the preliminary data, engineering, and planning of the improvements : 4c fc- . 15.1: Manager, Department of Water Supply, informs that they have prepared the plans and specifications for the water system and will submit them to the various agencies for their review, comment and approval. The Department of Water Supply will absorb the cost of preparing the plans and specifications for the water system: Refer to the administration to take the proper steps to implement the water improvement district . ORDINANCE Bill No . 756 : AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 350 IMPROVEMENTS BY ASSESSMENT Amends Ordinance No . 350 relating to improvements by assessment : (Intr. By: Mr. Hisaoka) Approve and recommend passage on first reading . (Public Works Committee to further discuss the Bill with Finance Director and Corporation Counsel before second and final reading. ) RECOMMENDATIONS 4. No . 1 : REED 'S ISLAND BRIDGE Refer to the Chief Engineer to investigate the safety aspect and limited weight capacity of the Reed 's Island bridge for the- purpose of handling emergency vehicles and other necessary equipment . (Souza/Hisaoka) ;Apr, (2 -i6o,7/pa)e--/ e.-1509/Fc 6/ f • PWC-53 - 6 - April 2, 1971 /No . 2: FUEL TAX - DISTRIBUTION FACTORS Refer to Councilman Carpenter and Chief Engineer to refine the proposed factors on the distribution system for discussion at the April 7 Council meeting. (Hisaoka/Souza) Respectfully submitted, PUBLIC WORKS CO}4MITTEE a I /40of ,E•H,-"N R. YADAO, 1!LAIRMAN DSO: E . CARPEN ER, VICE Ha. C S ti RWOOD R. H. GREENWELL, MEMBER IKUO ' SAOKA, ,MBER t X r JAM S . SOUZA, MEMBER (ABSENT AND EXCUSED) ROBERT M. YAMADA, MEMBER • - • c . _ . . April 8, 1971 Rec. 1/PWC-53 Mr. Edward Harada Chief- Engineer County of Hawaii Hilo„ Hawaii 96720 Re: Reed's Island Bridge The Hawaii County Council at its April 7, 1971, meeting adopted the ' following recommendation of its. Public Works Committee with regard to the above: "Refer to the Chief Engineer to investigate - the safety aspect and limited weight capacity of the Reed's Island bridge for the purpose of handling emergency vehicles and other necessary equipment." • (Souza/Hisaoka) „ • Tadashi Suzuki COUNTY. CLERK- • Report File No. ..» M. B. No. • .._..... - Daze: . APR 7 1�7L._