HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWPRC 028 2017/11/14 (2016-2018) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
PARKS AND RECREATION
DATE: November 14, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 588/Res. No. 397-17
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 9:21 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation, to which was referred Res. No. 397-17,
reports as follows:
Resolution No. 397-17,transmitted by Council Members Susan Lee Loy and Dru Mamo Kanuha,
via Communication 588 dated October 19, 2017, accepts the donation of two "mobile multi" counting
devices to the Department of Public Works. These devices are manufactured by Eco-Counter and
valued at $8,000 each. The units are self-contained, battery-powered, and pole mounted devices that
count pedestrians and bicyclists, and differentiates between the two, for statistical analyses of path
and trail use patterns.
There was a general discussion about training and the use of these devices. The Council Members were
in favor of utilizing these devices.
Article XIII, Section 13-12, of the Hawai`i County Charter provides that the Council, on behalf of the
County, may accept gifts of donations of money, securities or other personal property or of real estate or
any interest in real estate, and Chapter 2, Article 30, Section 2-162(a) of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), states that any gifts or donations of money, securities, or personal property
which fall within the capitalization procedures of the Department of Finance, may be accepted by
resolution approved by the Council.
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 397-17, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X •
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
EOFF x PARKS AND RECREATION
KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X /
POINDEXTER x JE FER RUGGLES, CHAIR
RICHARDS X PWPRC REPORT NO.: 28
RUGGLES X ADOPTED: DEC 0 5 2017.