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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 2017/07/17 (2016-2018) ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III �qV"OF„� AARON S. Y. CHUNG Chair and Presiding Offices c+. MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID KAREN EOFF DRU MAMO KANUHA SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY EILEEN O'HARA dF""'� 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 4fh Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii July 17, 2017 10:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER—10:42 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 349: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY KEITH OKAMOTO, MANAGER-CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY, REGARDING KONA'S CURRENT WATER EMERGENCY From Council Members Karen Eoff and Dru Mamo Kanuha, dated July 3, 2017. (Vote on Comm. 349 is on the next page) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. AWESC-4 July 17,2017 FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, Ruggles, and Acting Chair O'Hara—7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Poindexter and Richards —2. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT—11:50 a.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. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by July 13, 2017. Relay users please call 711(961-8245)to contact our office. 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 Members 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 Aaron S. Y. Chung 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 location until public testimony has been completed: • Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu. 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. Page 2 AWESC-4 July 17,2017 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). Viewing of Meetings is Available on Public, Education, and Government Television. Please call Na Leo TV at (808) 935-8874 for Channel 55 schedule of Council and Committee meetings. Page 3