HomeMy WebLinkAbout 08/05/2013 Special Committee Agenda (EDR & COW) SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2013
8:30 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER ` C.FIv 'r
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4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201
LIHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766
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A. PUBLIC COMMENT Tt COtii '`"�
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Pursuant to Council Rule 13(e), members of the public shall be allowed a total of
eighteen (18) minutes on a first come, first served basis to speak on any agenda
item. Each speaker shall be limited to three (3) minutes at the discretion of the
Chair to discuss the agenda item and shall not be allowed additional time to speak
during the meeting. This rule is designed to accommodate those who cannot be
present throughout the meeting to speak when the agenda items are heard. After
the conclusion of the eighteen (18) minutes, other members of the public shall be
allowed to speak pursuant to Council Rule 12(e).
B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SUSTAINABILITY/AGRICULTURE /
FOOD / ENERGY) & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
1. Bill No. 2491 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE KAUAI
COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW
ARTICLE 22 TO CHAPTER 22, RELATING TO PESTICIDES
AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
(Public Hearing held on 07/31/2013)
C. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
D. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) §92-7(a),
the Council may, when deemed necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda
item without written public notice if the Executive Session was not anticipated in
advance. Any such Executive Session shall be held pursuant to HRS §92-4 and shall
be limited to those items described in HRS §92-5(a). (Confidential reports on file in
the County Attorney's Office and/or the County Clerk's Office. Discussions held in
Executive Session are closed to the public.)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE 2 AUGUST 5, 2013
MEETING AGENDA
1. ES-661 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4, 92-5(a)(4),
and Kaua`i County Charter Section 3.07(E), on behalf of the Council,
the Office of the County Attorney requests an Executive Session with
the Council, to provide the Council with a briefing on Bill No. 2491
relating to pesticides and Genetically Modified Organisms and related
matters, to provide a legal framework and address questions related to
the enactment and implementation of Bill No. 2491. This briefing and
consultation involves the consideration of the powers, duties,
privileges, immunities and/or liabilities of the Council and the County
as they relate to this agenda item.
E. NOTE: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER AND INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING PERSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FIVE
(5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE, TO THE
COUNTY CLERK, 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 209, LIHU`E,
KAUAI, HAWAII, 96766. TELEPHONE NO. (808) 241-4188.
FACSIMILE NO. (808) 241-6349.