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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-28 Redistricting Commission Agenda RENÉ SIRACUSA VALERIE POINDEXTER Chairman JEFFREY MELROSE JOHN ÐMIKEÑ MIDDLESWORTH ‘ DRU MAMO KANUHA PATRICK KAHAWAIOLAA Vice Chair LINDA UGALDE CRAIG ÐBOÑ KAHUI JOSEPH CARVALHO 2011 HAWAI‘I COUNTY REDISTRICTING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:30 p.m. Council Chambers 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720 th 4 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS ROLL CALL INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (Testimony will be taken only on items on the agenda and will be limited to three minutes per item.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 23, 2011 COMMUNICATIONS COMM. 22: POPULATION ADJUSTMENTS 2011 Memo from Elections Program Administrator Patricia Nakamoto, dated July 14, 2011, regarding information from State Reapportionment Project Manager, David Rosenbrock, as to the extraction of non-resident and non-resident students from the online software population base. COMM. 23: QUOTE FOR ESRI REDISTRICTING CONSULTING SERVICES Memo from Elections Program Administrator Patricia Nakamoto, dated July 14, 2011, transmitting Esri Professional Services Quote for Redistricting Consulting Services for Commissioners, Staff, and the General Public. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer th 2011 Redistricting Commission Î 4 Page 2 July 28, 2011 COMM. 24: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER MELROSE Memo from County Clerk Jamae K. K. Kawauchi, and Elections Program Administrator Patricia Nakamoto, dated July 18, 2011, responding to a request made by Commissioner Jeffrey Melrose for copies of historical Council district boundaries from 1970 through 2001; and transmitting maps depicting historical judicial districts and Council districts. COMM. 25: REQUEST FROM KAWAIHAE LOCAL RESOURCE COUNCIL Memo from Commission Secretary Karen Eoff, dated July 18, 2011, transmitting invitation from Kawaihae Local Resource Council to have a member of the HawaiÒi County Redistricting Commission speak at their monthly meeting on August 7, 2011. ORDER OF THE DAY COMM. 26: PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING REDISTRICTING PLANS Memo from Commission Chair René Siracusa, dated July 18, 2011, requesting discussion on how the 2011 HawaiÒi County Redistricting Commission will receive and consider Redistricting Plans submitt Commissioners and the General Pubic. COMM. 27: SETTING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALTERNATE PLAN AND COMMISSION DEADLINES Memo from Commission Chair René Siracusa, dated July 18, 2011, regarding setting the date for submission of Alternate Redistricting Plans by members of the General Public, and other Commission deadlines. UNFINISHED BUSINESS REPORTS REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT th 2011 Redistricting Commission Î 4 Page 3 July 28, 2011 The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 323-4264 by July 26, 2011. Relay users please call 711-323-4264 to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to HawaiÒi Revised Statutes £92-3.5, the HawaiÒi County Redistricting Commission will be conducting its July 28, 2011 meeting via videoconference. Commission Members will be present at the following locations: County Council Room, HawaiÒi County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Kona Council Office, West HawaiÒi Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohlole Highway, Building A Waimea Council Office, . Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mmalahoa Highway, Suite 5 Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at all of the above locations. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the audio stream between Hilo Waimea and Kona is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the Commission fourteen (14) Secretary. Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted: (1) by mail to Karen Eoff, County Council Office, West HawaiÒi Civic Center Building A, 74-5044 Ane Keohoklole Highway, Kailua-Kona HawaiÒi 96740; (2) by facsimile to (808) 329-4786; o Please submit separate testimony for each item keoff@co.hawaii.hi.us. . Copies will be before 12:00 noon on the business day distributed at the meeting only if they are received prior to the meeting . All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record.