HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/05/2020 Public hearing minutes on BILL 2769 PUBLIC HEARING
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
A public hearing of the Council of the County of Kaua`i was called to order by
Felicia Cowden, Chair, Public Safety & Human Services Committee, on Wednesday,
February 5, 2020, at 1:47 p.m., at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201,
Historic County Building, Lihu`e, and the presence of the following was noted:
Honorable Arthur Brun
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Excused: Honorable Luke A. Evslin
Honorable Ross Kagawa
The Clerk read the notice of the public hearing on the following:
"Bill No. 2769 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 15A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING
TO THE KAUAI COUNTY FIRE CODE,"
which was ordered to print by the Council of the County of Kaua`i on
January 16, 2020, and published in The Garden Island newspaper on
January 21, 2020.
The following communications were received for the record:
1. Contractors Association of Kaua`i, dated February 5, 2020
2. Esaki, Dennis, dated February 5, 2020
3. Harris, Jeremy, dated February 5, 2020
4. Lau, Laurence, E-mail received on February 4, 2020
The hearing proceeded as follows:
SCOTT K. SATO, Deputy County Clerk: We received four (4) written
testimonies and we have three (3) registered speakers that signed up for both Bills
Nos. 2768 and 2769.
Committee Chair Cowden: Do we have anyone who would like to testify?
Jeremy?
JEREMY HARRIS: Chairman, members of the Council, my name
is Jeremy Harris and I am here as the President of the Nawiliwili Estates Association
of Apartment Owners (AOAO). I want to start by thanking you for addressing this
issue. It is important to a lot of people around the island, especially the people here
PUBLIC HEARING 2 FEBRUARY 5, 2020
BILL NO. 2768
in the Nawiliwili area. I just want to reiterate my testimony from the first reading,
which was to point out the discrepancy between Section 18.2.3.2.1 and Section
18.2.3.4.4. The first, I believe correctly, basically says, "The fire truck has to get
within three hundred (300) feet of the structure." The second says, "The fire truck
has to be able to turnaround within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the structure. I
understand there may be an amendment in process to correct that. We would
certainly support language that says, "The fire truck has to be able to turnaround
within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the end of the road. I think that is what they
were going after when they drafted this in the first place. With that, I want to thank
you again. I would be happy to answer any questions.
Committee Chair Cowden: Do we have any other speakers.
MAKA`ALA KA`AUMOANA: Maka'ala Ka'aumoana. I would just like to
stand on my previous testimony as applying to both Bills.
Committee Chair Cowden: Okay. Larry?
LAURENCE LAU: Larry Lau. I stand on my previous testimony.
I would like to add that I personally wrote to the heads of the Hanalei-Ha'ena
Community Association, the Kilauea Neighborhood Association, and the
Wailua-Kapa'a Neighborhood Association about this issue.
Committee Chair Cowden: Fred, did you want to testify? Okay. If there
is no further testimony, this will be coming up on an upcoming agenda. We appreciate
all that you have to say. This concludes this public hearing.
There being no further testimony, the public hearing adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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SC K. SATO
Deputy County Clerk
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