HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PWPRC 2017/12/04 (2016-2018) ACTIONS
JENNIFER RUGGLES AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding Officer KAREN EOFF
DRU MAMO KANUHA
SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID 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 PUBLIC WORKS &
PARKS AND RECREATION
th
12 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
December 4, 2017
9:15 a.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 9:16 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 2 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE
Bill 80:
1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO MOVING VEHICLES
Amends Section 24-267, Schedule 15 (One way streets), Subsection (c), South Hilo, by
adding “Keaukaha Road, from Kalaniana‘ole Street to Kamokuna Street.” The new one-
way traffic pattern through James Kealoha Beach Park is intended to increase safety in and
surrounding the park area.
Reference: Comm. 596
Intr. by: Ms. Ruggles (B/R)
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, and Acting Chair David – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
Bill 81: AMENDS THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY SCHEDULE,
CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE
1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NAMING THE SKATE PARK
AT THE PĀHOA NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY IN PĀHOA, THE “GINNY ASTE
SKATE PARK”
Names the skate park in honor of long-time community advocate Virginia Brautigan Aste,
in recognition of the significant contributions she has made in her community.
Reference: Comm. 601
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, and Acting Chair David – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 9:39 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 November 30, 2017. Relay users please call
711(961-8245) to contact our office.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the
Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee 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:
Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A.
(Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Dru Mamo Kanuha will be
participating from the Kona Council Office.)
Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Kona location.
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in
the event public testimony has not been completed:
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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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
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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
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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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