HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE AWESC 2017/03/21 (2016-2018) ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III ,os AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding offices ��,�,':, MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID
KAREN EOFF
DRU MAMO KANUHA
:;�T M;• �. SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY
EILEEN O'HARA °°F"" VALERIE T.POINDEXTER
Vice Chair JENNIFER RUGGLES
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER
AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
3rd Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
March 21, 2017
10:45 a.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER—11:54 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 145: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY JOSE DIZON, GENERAL MANAGER OF
PANIOLO POWER, LLC, ENTITLED "ALTERNATIVE THINKING ABOUT
ENERGY FOR THE BIG ISLAND"
From Council Member Tim Richards, dated February 21, 2017.
(Vote on Comm. 145 is on the next page)
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
O'Hara, Poindexter, Ruggles, and Chair Richards —9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 159: NOMINATION OF BRONSTEN-GLEN KOSSOW TO THE HAWAII GAME
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
From Mayor Harry Kim, dated February 22, 2017, submitting for the Council's
review and confirmation the above nomination.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: April 16, 2017 (Section 13-4(1), Hawaii
County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
O'Hara, Poindexter, and Chair Richards —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Ruggles — 1.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT—12:48 p.m.
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has
agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not
necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal.
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accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by March 17, 2017. Relay users please call
711(961-8245)to contact our office.
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Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the
Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via videoconference. If audio stream
between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated.
Council Member will be present at the following location:
• Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401.
(Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy will
be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.)
Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location.
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following location until 4:30 p.m. or later in
the event public testimony has not been completed:
• Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road.
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony
has been completed:
• Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu; and
• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,
the scheduled meetings will continue.
Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click
on Council Meetings on the County's homepage at http://www.hawaiicounty_.gov.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web
page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call
961-8245.
Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring
fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon
on the business day prior to the meeting: (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3)by e-mail to
counciltestiinonyLq)hawaiicouno�. ov. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address
(url) to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date,
agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video
submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may
contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video
testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members
prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing
inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and
Testimony).
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Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
Planning; Public Safety and Mass Transit; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Agriculture,
Water and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 28 and April 4, 2017, at
7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays,
March 30 and April 6, 2017, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 1,
2017, at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State
Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo `O Hawaii. Please check the current legislative
broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `O Hawaii website at http://www.naleo.ty/ty-schedules/channel-
55/.)
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