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WATER BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE POWER COST CHARGE
Department of Water Supply, Operations Center, Conference Room, 889 Leilani Street,Hilo
June 15,2010
PRESENT: Mr. Dwayne Mukai, Chairperson
Mr. Robert Meierdiercks,Vice-Chairperson
Mr. David Greenwell, Board Member
Mr. Ken Kaneshiro, Board Member
Mr. Bryan Lindsey, Board Member
Mr. Delan Perry,Board Member
Mr. Joe Reynolds, Board Member
Mr. Art Taniguchi,Board Member
Mr. Milton Pavao, Manager, Department of Water Supply
(ex-officio member)
Mr. Quirino Antonio, Jr.,Deputy Manager
Ms. Kanani Aton, Public Information and Education Specialist
Mr. Richard Sumada, Waterworks Controller
Ms. Candace Pua,Assistant Waterworks Controller
Mr. Daryl Ikeda, Chief of Operations
Ms. Julie Myhre, Operations Division
Mr. Kurt Inaba, Engineering Division
Mr. Larry Beck,Engineering Division
Mr. Keith Okamoto, Engineering Division
Ms. Crestita Hudman, Customer Service Supervisor
Ms. Kathy Garson, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Ms.Nancy Cook Lauer,West Hawaii Today
Mr. Don Nitsche
Dr. Rell Woodward
Mr. Tommy Goya
CALL TO ORDER: 9:45 a.m.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAI: Will the Public Hearing on the proposed new Cost of Power Adjustment Clause
please come to order? The notice of this public hearing was published in the
Hawaii Tribune-Herald and in the West Hawai'i Today on May 19, 2010.
Good morning. My name is Dwayne Mukai. I'm the Chairperson of the Water
Board, and I'll have our Board Members to introduce themselves. From my left
to right? (Members introduce themselves:Joe Reynolds, Delan Perry, Art
Taniguchi, Bob Meierdiercks, Bryan Lindsey, Ken Kaneshiro and David
Greenwell.)
Will the members of the staff please go around the room and introduce
yourselves for the record, left to right again?
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(Staff introduce themselves: Quirino Antonio, Deputy Manager;Kathy Garson,
Corporation Counsel;Kanani Aton, Public Information and Education
Specialist;Kurt Inaba, Engineering; Candace Pua, Finance;Rick Sumada,
Waterworks Controller;Julie Myhre, Energy Management, Daryl Ikeda,
Operations, Larry Beck, Engineering, Milton Pavao, Manager;Doreen Shirota,
Secretary, Janet Snyder, Senior Clerk-Stenographer; and Keith Okamoto,
Engineering.)
First, I'd like to welcome two of our newest Board members,Delan Perry,to my
left, and David Greenwell, to my right. Welcome, gentlemen.
As a reminder, if you have a cell phone or a pager, could you mute it or turn it
off or put it on vibrate?
The Department of Water Supply is operated and controlled by the Water Board
as provided by the Hawaii County Charter. Section 63 of Part I11, Chapter 54,
HRS, and it reads as follows:
"The Board of Water Supply may fix and adjust rates and charges for the
furnishing of water and for water services so that the revenues derived therefrom
shall be sufficient to make the waterworks and water systems self-supporting and
to meet all expenditures authorized by this part; the Board may establish variable
rates among the several districts of the County, or among the areas served by the
individual water systems within the County, for the purpose of establishing
charges as closely as possible to the necessary amount required for the
maintenance and operation of the particular individual water systems; provided
no rates and charges shall be fixed or adjusted prior to the holding by the Board
of a public hearing,public notice of which shall have been given not less than
twenty days before the date set for the hearing. The notice shall state the time
and place for the hearing and the proposed rates and charges to be considered
thereat. The time within which the notice shall be given shall be computed by
including the first day, and excluding the last day."
We are here to receive comments or testimony on the proposed amendment to
the Power Cost Charge, from$1.77 to $1.91. The Department recommends
increasing the Power Cost Charge from$1.77 to $1.91, based on April 2010
calculations of the Power Cost Charge.
As stated in the hearing notice, all comments or testimony were to be filed in
writing before the time of the hearing or are to be presented in person at the time
of the hearing. We would like to follow this format as closely as possible;
however, because there may be some of you who do not have any written
statements but would like to testify or comment,we would like to afford you this
opportunity to do so,but would like to limit such presentations to five minutes
because of the time limit.
The hearing is now open for comments from the floor. Will you please wait until
you are recognized by the Chair; and for the record, could you please step
forward, state your name and the organization which you represent, if any.
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Does anyone here desire to give oral testimony with regard to the Power Cost
Adjustment?
There being none,I would like to entertain a Motion that this Public Hearing be
closed.
MR. METERDTERCKS: So moved.
MR. REYNOLDS: Second.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAI: It has been moved and seconded that the Public Hearing is closed. All those in
favor, say"aye." Opposed,nay?
BOARD MEMBERS: Unanimous ayes.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAI: Motion carried.
(Public Hearing adjourned at 9:52 a.m.)
Senior Clerk-Stenographer
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity employer and provider.
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