HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/2011 Public Hearing Transcript re: Bill #2421PUBLIC HEARING
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
A public hearing of the Council of the County of Kauai was called to
order by Nadine K. Nakamura, Chair, Planning Committee, on Wednesday,
November 16, 2011, at 2:20 p.m., at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room
201, Lihu`e, Kauai, and the presence of the following was noted:
Honorable Tim Bynum (present 2: 04p. m.)
Honorable Dickie Chang
Honorable Mel Rapozo
Honorable JoAnn A. Yukimura
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i, Ex-Officio Member
Honorable Jay Furfaro, Ex-Officio Member
The Deputy County Clerk read the notice of the public hearing on the
following:
Bill No. 2421 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8,
ARTICLE 24 OF THE KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, FOR THE
IMPOSITION OF CIVIL FINE AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI
PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
which was passed. on first reading and ordered to print by the Council of the County
of Kauai on October 19, 2011, and published in The Garden Island newspaper on
November 1, 2011.
The following communication was received for the record:
. • Dorothea Hayashi, dated November 15, 2011
Committee Chair Nakamura: Okay we're going to go on to Bill No. 2421 the
Civil Fine bill. Do we have a list of speakers?
Mr. Topenio:
We have no registered?
Committee Chair Nakamura: We do have one (1) written testimony and
everyone should have received it from Dorothea Hayashi in support of the draft Bill. Is
there anyone who would like to testify at this time? Can you please read the Bill?
Mr. Topenio: The next Bill is Bill No. 2421. A bill for an
ordinance amending Chapter eight (8), Kauai County Code 1987, as amended, for the
imposition of civil fine authority for the County of Kauai Planning Department.
Committee Chair Nakamura: Thank you. Would anyone like to testify at this
time?
Mr. Furfaro:
Chair.
Committee Chair Nakamura: For those of you in the audience here, the process
is today was the public hearing. This item will show up in the five (5) member Planning
Committee headed by Committee Chairwoman Nakamura next week Wednesday. There is
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no pre-determined time for that to come up on the agenda but it will be next week in which
the Committee members can interact with you. I just wanted to share that Committee
Chair.
Committee Chair Nakamura: And typically the Committee Meetings starts
at 9:00 and Planning Committee is the first on the agenda, usually but not always.
There being no further testimony on these matters, the public hearing adjourned at
2:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
RICKY WATANABE
Interim County Clerk
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