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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND MASS TRANSIT <br /> DATE: March 27, 2019 Re: Comm. No. 160/Res.No. 93-19 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 4:15 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit,to which was referred Resolution No. 93-19, <br /> reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 93-19, transmitted by Department of Public Works (DPW)Director David <br /> Yamamoto, via Communication No. 160, dated March 8, 2019, authorizes the Mayor to enter <br /> into an agreement with the Hawai`i Department of Transportation(HDOT) for the cooperation <br /> and provision of assistance for various road and/or road-related projects on or for State or <br /> County highways, subject to a limitation of$2 million by either party per project. The Council's <br /> consent for such an action is required by Section 46-7 of Hawai`i Revised Statutes. <br /> Director Yamamoto explained that the purpose of the resolution is to establish an agreement with <br /> the Department of Transportation to strengthen State-County interconnectedness for various <br /> roads and highways. In many cases, the County has work that is within the scope of HDOT that <br /> is involved in the same contract, and this way there is a mechanism for the County to facilitate <br /> the contract,pay for HDOT's portion of the work, and work out the reimbursement. <br /> Director Yamamoto used by way of an example a flashing red light on a HDOT highway that is <br /> inoperable and requires spare parts that the County has on hand, so the County would work with <br /> the State to provide the spare parts and re-establish the light in a timely manner. <br /> Council Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder asked for other examples of projects that could fall <br /> under this agreement. Donald Smith, HDOT Hawai`i District Engineer, mentioned the current <br /> practice of the County maintaining HDOT signals. Once the State takes back control of its traffic <br /> signals, County resources might still be called upon to help with HDOT signals, or the other way <br /> around. Another example he gave was an excess of cold planing materials recovered from <br /> HDOT roadways that could be used on County roadways. <br /> Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder commented that it sounded like an efficient, kind of smart agreement <br /> that is mutually beneficial for both sides. <br /> Director Yamamoto said another example of HDOT and DPW working together was the effort to <br /> clean up vegetation between Kanoelehua Avenue and Old General Lyman Field Road to <br /> eliminate illegal activity in the bushes. <br /> PWMTC Report No: 5 <br />