NOTICE OF MEETING

 

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the

OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

POLICY COMMITTEE

will be held on

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.

in the City Council Committee Room

Room 205, Honolulu Hale

Honolulu, Hawaii

 

 

                                                                      AGENDA

 

FOR ACTION:

Executive Session:  The Policy Committee anticipates convening an executive session to act on a pay adjustment and related evaluation for an OahuMPO exempt excluded employee, pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(2).  Please note that the public will be asked to vacate the conference room during the Executive Session.  This portion of the meeting may take approximately fifteen (15) minutes.

I.Evaluation and Salary Adjustment for OahuMPO Office Manager

Open Session

         II.      Minutes of the May 4, 2007 Meeting

       III.      FY 2008 Overall Work Program

       IV.      Authorization to Hire and Select OahuMPO Staff

        V.      Change in Bylaws of the Citizen Advisory Committee Pertaining to Term of Officers

 

FOR DISCUSSION:

       VI.      Status of the Draft FYs 2008 to 2011 Oahu Transportation Improvement Programª

      VII.      Interactions Between The Policy Committee and Citizen Advisory Committee

     VIII.      Other Business (Announcements Only)

 

ª “The TIP public involvement process, as outlined in the Federal Highway Administration/Federal Transit Administration metropolitan transportation planning regulations, is being used to satisfy the program-of-projects requirements of the Federal Transit Administration’s Urbanized Area Formula Program.”

 

 

PUBLIC TESTIMONY will be accepted on any of the above-listed Policy Committee agenda items.  Testimony will be accepted as follows:

Oral Testimony

Oral testimony is limited to one minute per person.

·         Written documentation of oral testimony is requested (submit 1 original to OahuMPO staff).

·         Any person wishing to speak on an agenda item may register by:

o        Calling 587-2015 at least two (2) hours prior to the start of the meeting (calls to testify at meetings starting before 10:00 a.m. must reach the OahuMPO office prior to the close of the preceding business day); or

o        Signing up in person at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting.

Written Testimony

·         One (1) original and fifteen (15) copies of each written testimony is required.

·         Written testimony must reach the OahuMPO office at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting (for Monday meetings, written testimony must reach the OahuMPO office by the prior Friday morning).

·         Written testimony sent to OahuMPO via e-mail (ompotestimony@hawaii.rr.com) or fax (587-2018) will be accepted under the following conditions:

o        E-mailed and faxed testimony must reach the OahuMPO office at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting (for Monday meetings, e-mailed or faxed testimony must reach the OahuMPO office by the prior Friday morning).  To confirm receipt of your testimony, you may call the OahuMPO office at 587-2015.

o        E-mailed and faxed testimony should be limited to the equivalent of 4 single-sided 8‑1/2”_x 11” pages, including attachments and other supplemental information.

§         If testimony exceeds this requirement, OahuMPO will only copy and distribute the allowable number of pages.

·         OahuMPO staff will not be responsible for copying and/or distributing written testimony received after the deadline or brought to the meeting.  Written testimony received after the deadline will not be copied or distributed to the Policy Committee members prior to the start of or during the meeting; late submittals will be sent to the Policy Committee members at a later date. 

·         Any written testimony brought to the meeting by a testifier may be distributed to the Policy Committee members by said testifier.  The original of the written testimony should be given to OahuMPO staff for OahuMPO’s records.

·         Note:  Any personal information (such as home addresses, home phone numbers, cell phone numbers) included on the written testimony will become public information.

 

Participants who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting should call the OahuMPO office at 587-2015 at least 72 hours before the meeting.

 

** OahuMPO is a government agency responsible for coordinating transportation planning on Oahu **