HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GREDC 2017/10/17 (2016-2018) ACTIONS
DRU MAMO KANUHA AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding Officer MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID
KAREN EOFF
SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
JENNIFER RUGGLES EILEEN O’HARA
Vice Chair VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
HERBERT M. “TIM” RICHARDS, III
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
th
11 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
October 17, 2017
11:00 a.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 12:50 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
GREDC-11 October 17, 2017
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 361-17: APPROVES LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2018
HAWAIʻI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
Includes seven five proposals submitted by the County of Kauaʻi and two by the
County of Maui, and 10 that are carried over from the previous year’s legislative
package.
Reference: Comm. 534
Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Lee Loy,
O’Hara, Poindexter, Ruggles, and Chair Kanuha – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Richards – 1.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT – 3:41 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.
The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by October 13, 2017. Relay users please call
711(961-8245) to contact our office.
Public attendance via courtesy site is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the
event public testimony has not been completed:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401;
Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; and
Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109.
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony
has been completed:
Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway; 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 meeting will continue.
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GREDC-11 October 17, 2017
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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, Hawai‘i 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to
counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address
(url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.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.
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