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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-31 Arborist Advisory Committee Agenda Mitchell D. Roth James B. Friday Mayor Chair County of Hawai‘i Arborist Advisory Committee Pueo Conference Room, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2601, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553 AGENDA DATE: Thursday, August 31, 2023 TIME: 11:00 A.M. PLACE: Pueo Conference Room, and via Zoom 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2601 Hilo, HI 96720 Committee members will participate in person, via ZOOM, or by teleconference. Members of the public may attend this meeting either in person at the meeting location or via ZOOM. To sign up for access to the meeting via ZOOM, please contact Pomaikaʻi Bartolome at pbartolome@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8504 no later than 12 noon, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Anyone wishing to testify orally via ZOOM must sign up by 12 noon, Wednesday, August 30, 2023, by contacting Pomaikaʻi Bartolome. The meeting shall be automatically recessed for up to thirty (30) minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting and with the in-person location identified in this agenda. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this section within thirty (30) minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting shall be automatically terminated. Public Testimony: The public may provide oral testimony either in-person at the meeting location or via ZOOM. Pursuant to HRS Section 92-3, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the Board takes public statements on items on the agenda or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Arborist Advisory Committee Page 2 August 31, 2023 1. Call to Order 2. Statements from the Public on Agenda Items 3. Approval of Minutes  April 18, 2023, meeting. 4. Public Testimony 5. Old Business  New Exceptional Tree Nomination Form  Hawaiʻi County Arborist Position 6. New Business  New Site visit protocols – presented by Myles Ritchie, HNL AAC Chair  New Exceptional Tree Nominees 1. Banyan Drive, Don Inouye lessee @ Reeds Bay Hotel Ficus Microcarpa Laurence Doggett, Principle YMCA College Planted 7-20-1936. 2. Nomination form sent to HNL AAC in 2022 due to HI AAC inactivity. Metrosideros Polymorpha by Chenoa Stone Reeds Bay Park Trees. 3. New Dedication of Memorial trees in Reeds Bay Park, Last new dedication in 1993. a. Lg unnamed Ficus Benjimina next to Bathroom to dedicate to 100th Batallion. b. Medium unnamed Ficus Benjimina at point to dedicate to Mrs. Helene Hale. 7. Announcements  Update from C&C of Honolulu “Criteria, Definitions and Thresholds” Permitted Interaction Group – Presented by Myles Ritchie, HNL AAC Chair. 8. Next Meeting  To be discussed. 9. Adjournment If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Pomaikaʻi Bartolome at (808) 961-8504 or by email at pbartolome@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible Arborist Advisory Committee Page 3 August 31, 2023 will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Submitting Written Testimony: The Committee encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Committee members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) email to pbartolome@hawaiicounty.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-6553, or (3) mail to the Arborist Advisory Committee at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. All written testimony, regardless of the time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record. Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the Committee packet provided to members of this committee for this meeting is available for public inspection during regular business hours at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist \[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code\]. A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.” \[Article 15, Section 2-91.3 (a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code\]. Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.