HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE AWESC 2017/11/01 (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
9th Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
November 1, 2017
10:00 a.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER—10:52 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
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AWESC-9 November 1,2017
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 65: AMENDS THE HAWAII COUNTY WATER USE AND DEVELOPMENT
PLAN TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR THE KEAUHOU AQUIFER SYSTEM,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-3 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED)
Addresses regional water needs and source development strategies of the Keauhou
Aquifer System area, accounting for demand projections identified by the Kona
Community Development Plan as well as traditional and customary practice
considerations.
Reference: Comm. 414
Intr. by: Mr. Richards (B/R)
Postponed: September 19, 2017
(Note: There is a motion by Ms. Poindexter, seconded by Ms. Eoff, to
recommend passage of Bill 65 on first reading.)
WITHDRAWN BY INTRODUCER
; and
Comm. 414.2: From Department of Water Supply Manager-Chief Engineer Keith Okamoto, dated
September 27, 2017, requesting Bill 65 be withdrawn.
ADJOURNMENT—11:10 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.
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accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by October 30, 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:
• Kona Council Office,West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A;
• Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and
• Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109.
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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; 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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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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Na Leo TV at (808) 935-8874 for Channel 55 schedule of Council and Committee meetings.
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