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<br />COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION <br /> <br />c/o Office of the Corporation Counsel, 101 Aupuni Street, <br />Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br />AGENDA <br />Friday,January 14, 2011 –10:00 a.m. <br /> <br />Liquor Control Conference Room <br /> <br />Hilo Lagoon Centre <br /> <br />101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230 <br /> <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br />1.CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />2.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br /> <br />3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES (December 10, 2010) <br /> <br />4.DISCUSSION, AND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER PETE HOFFMANN REGARDING RESPONSE TO <br />QUESTIONS IN THE COST OF GOVERNMENT’S DECEMBER 7, 2010 <br />LETTER TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS <br />. <br />5.CORRESPONDENCE <br /> <br />A.Comm.2010-145:Response from Guy Toyama, Energy Advisory <br /> <br />Commission Re: August 5, 2010 letter requesting responses. <br />B.Comm. 2010-146: Response from Fred Blas, Council Member. <br /> <br />C.Comm. 2010-147: Response from Eric Tanouye, Agricultural Advisory <br /> <br />Commission Re: August 5, 2010 letter requesting responses. <br />D.Comm. 2010-148: Response from Department of Information Technology. <br /> <br />E.Comm. 2010-149: Response from Brittany Smart, Council Member, <br /> <br />Re: December 7, 2010 letter requesting responses. <br />6.REPORTS FROM SUBCOMMITTEES <br /> <br />A.Operations, Budget, and Consolidation (G. Wong, G. Matsuda) <br /> <br />B.Revenue Enhancement and Collections (K. Armour, P. Provalenko) <br /> <br />C.Technology Recommendations and Adoption (E. O’Hara, M. Nicholson) <br /> <br />7.DISCUSSION REGARDING ITEMS PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED TO BE <br /> <br />PLACED IN DRAFT REPORT <br />A.Review the process for qualifying agricultural property tax exemptions and <br /> <br />consider including financial documentation to show agricultural activity <br />(November 3, 2010 Minutes,page 25; December 10, 2010 Minutes, <br />page 34); <br />Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />