HomeMy WebLinkAbout 11/07/2013 Special Council Agenda SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013
9:00 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER ?Fr 'iVr
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING
4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201 13 WV —1 P1 59
LIHUE, KAUA`I, HAWAI`I 96766
OFHCE OF
A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. THE COUNTY CLERK
COUNTY Or
B. ROLL CALL.
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
D. PUBLIC COMMENT.
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).
E. COMMUNICATION:
1. C 2013-363 Communication (10/31/2013) from the Mayor submitting his
veto of Bill No. 2491, Draft 2, Relating To Pesticides And
Genetically Modified Organisms. (See Bill to Lay on Table)
F. BILL TO LAY ON TABLE:
Pursuant to Section 4.03A of the Kaua`i County Charter, the Council must enter the
objections of the Mayor in the journal of the Council and "Lay the Veto on the
Table." The Council may, after five (5) and within thirty (30) days after the Bill has
been so returned, reconsider the vote upon the Bill.
This Special Council Meeting is only for the purpose of laving the veto on the table.
The Council will NOT be voting to override or sustain the Mayor's veto at this
meeting.
Any future Special Council Meeting to override or sustain the Mayor's veto will be
scheduled pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS), Chapter 92.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 2 NOVEMBER 7, 2013
1. Bill No. 2491, Draft 2 — 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 (Mayoral Veto 10/31/2013)
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Hawaii 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.)
H. ADJOURNMENT.
I. 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.