HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GREDC 2019/08/20 2018-2020 ACTIONS ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ tv OF a AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding Officer MEDEIROS DAVID
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KAREN EOFF
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY VALERIE T.POINDEXTER
Vice Chair
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REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1 Ofh Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
August 20, 2019
1:00 P.M.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER—1:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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GREDC-10 August 20,2019
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 49.6: REQUESTS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE JULY 29, 2019, MEETING OF
THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE AND THE MAY 9, 2019, COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated July 19, 2019.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, and Chair Kierkiewicz—8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Villegas — 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 49.7: PROVIDES MATERIALS RELATING TO RECENT HAWAII STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' AND REQUESTS SUGGESTIONS FOR THE
2020 STATE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated August 1, 2019.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, and Chair Kierkiewicz—8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Villegas — 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 405: REPORT OF SISTER CITY ACTIVITIES: JULY 1, 2018 TO JUNE 30, 2019
From Executive Assistant and Sister City Protocol Officer, Rose Bautista, dated
July 31, 2019, submitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-166 of the
Hawaii County Code.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, and Chair Kierkiewicz—8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Villegas — 1.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT—2:25 p.m.
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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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possible, preferably by August 15, 2019. If a response is received after August 15, 2019, we will try to
obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be
fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or
electronic copy.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the
Hawaii County Council will be conducting this 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:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401.
(Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Aaron S. Y. Chung will be
participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.)
Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location.
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:
• 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:
• Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway;
• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; and
• Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,
the scheduled meeting will continue.
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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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