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PUBLIC WORKS / PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE
February 17, 2016
A meeting of the Public Works / Parks & Recreation Committee of the
Council of the County of Kauai, State of Hawaii, was called to order by
Ross Kagawa, Chair, at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e,
Kaua`i, on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at 8:38 a.m., after which the following
Members answered the call of the roll:
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Honorable JoAnn A. Yukimura
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable Gary L. Hooser, Ex-Officio Member
Honorable Mel Rapozo, Ex-Officio Member
Excused: Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Minutes of the February 3, 2016 Public Works / Parks & Recreation
Committee Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by Councilmember Yukimura, seconded by
Councilmember Kaneshiro, and carried by a vote of 4:0:1 (Councilmember
Kuali i was excused), the Minutes of the February 3, 2016 Public Works /
Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting was approved.
The Committee proceeded on its agenda items as follows:
Committee Chair Kagawa: Next, we have two (2) bills that have been
requested for a deferral by the Administration, so can I have those read?
Bill No. 2612 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 14,
KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
THE PLUMBING CODE (This item was Deferred.)
Committee Chair Kagawa: Does anybody from the public want to speak
on this Bill? If not, may I have the motion to defer?
Councilmember Yukimura moved to defer Bill No. 2612, seconded by
Councilmember Chock, and carried by a vote of 4:0:1 (Councilmember Kuali`i
was excused).
Bill No. 2613 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 13 OF
THE KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE (This item was
Deferred.)
Committee Chair Kagawa: Before the motion to defer is made, I just
want to announce and remind the public that Mr. Haigh, who is in charge of this
item and who has requested approval of these upgrades to the Electrical Code and
Plumbing Code, is not on-island, so he is requesting a deferral until the next
Committee Meeting, which would be two (2) weeks. I also wanted to make that
request for the Administration. I am sure they are watching this telecast. I had
hoped that by the next Committee Meeting that we could get Mr. Haigh or whoever
PWPR COMMITTEE MEETING 2 FEBRUARY 17, 2016
is working with him from the Buildings Division on these upgrades to make contact
with some of the stakeholders, such as the Contractors Association of Kaua`i and
the unions, just so that we can get their input on what is coming. I think when you
make a change from 2008 to 2014 codes, there are some significant changes that are
being made and a lot of it is done for safety and more efficiency. We just want to
make sure that the stakeholders know what is coming, rather than we approve
something, and then they see problems with it. Let us do it the right way. In the
past, it used to be done. I was informed that this step may have been missed, so if
we could have those meetings done in the next week or so, so that in two (2) weeks,
everybody is on-board with what is coming. We can have all amendments be ready
prior to the Committee Meeting. The other thing I would like to ask is if the
Buildings Division and the Administration can let us know on the status of the
other islands in regards to adopting these Electric and Plumbing Code updates. I
think it is a valid question that the Council would like to know where the other
islands are as far as these upgrades. With that, any other requests from the
Committee? Seeing none, may I have the motion to defer made?
Councilmember Kaneshiro moved to defer Bill No. 2613, seconded by
Councilmember Chock, and carried by a vote of 4:0:1 (Councilmember Kuali`i
was excused).
Committee Chair Kagawa: Seeing no further business, the Committee is
now adjourned.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:42 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Co ie K. Yamai hi
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on March 30, 2016:
ROSS KAGAWA
Chair, PWPR Committee